Big Jeff Hoffman makes a game-saving tag, Pache’s preparation pays off and the walk-off win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jeff Hoffman has the build of a linebacker and a pitcher, and that mattered Monday night. With two outs and runners on the corners in the top of the ninth inning of a tied… Read More »
Game 2 for Phillies even more disastrous than Opening Day originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Zack Wheeler left after six glorious innings on Opening Day and pretty much everything has gone wrong for the Phillies since. The Braves’ relentless attack followed with nine runs on Friday and another twelve on Saturday. Aaron Nola delivered… Read More »
The offseason is finally over for Scott Boras. It wasn’t a good time. The 2023-2024 MLB offseason will be remembered by many as the winter in which Shohei Ohtani signed his record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract. Or for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ total $1 billion splash on the open market. Or for the New York… Read More »
It’s been a fantastic baseball preseason at Yahoo Sports. We’ve ranked and we’ve mocked. We’ve given you sleepers, picks and pans, broken down the positions and offered a long-form strategy. Today’s goal is a little different. Fast hitters. Cliff Notes. Imagine if you and I ran into each other at the airport or at the… Read More »
Under normal circumstances, when presenting the results of a fantasy mock draft, we like to discuss general themes and trends, while perhaps also spotlighting a small number of specific players. Ideally, we would examine each manager’s team building strategies, assessing their successes and shortcomings. A thoughtful mock-up should result in a useful, educational piece of… Read More »
For the second straight season, the San Francisco Giants have been extremely active in free agency. Also for the second consecutive offseason, we’re left wondering if they’ve done enough to meaningfully change a projection that once again has them heading toward mediocrity. Don’t get me wrong: This year’s crop of additions, most recently bolstered by… Read More »
Taking a look at contract status can be a bit of a cheat code that many fantasy managers don’t look at when building a draft strategy. Remember Aaron Judge’s 62 home runs in 2022? What about Alex Rodriguez, way back in 2000, who hit 41 home runs on top of 134 runs, 132 RBI and… Read More »
In the Chevy Chase movie Spies like usthe ethos boiled down to “We mock what we don’t understand.” The fantasy ethos at Yahoo Sports? We want to understand, so we mock. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2024 MLB season] Yahoo gathered six fantasy managers from the crew last week and… Read More »
There weren’t many relevant changes to the stadiums during the offseason, with the possible exception of Toronto eliminating some foul grounds. Of course, Rogers Center surprisingly dropped its home runs last season (-4%) increasing them an MLB-high 28% in 2022 despite renovations which were expected to make Toronto an even bigger launchpad. Whether that’s a… Read More »
If you solve the pitching better than your opponents, the kingdom is yours. But pitchers are the most fickle part of fantasy baseball: the maddening chase. You keep waving that wide butterfly net, but the butterfly is always out of your reach. Here are a series of ranks and guesses. It’s going to look absurd… Read More »