Mookie Betts has been on a fantasy disaster this season. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) The goal of each edition of The Buzz is to start with a high-profile baseball story and incorporate fantasy talk where it makes sense. It’s a reporter’s notebook, meant to be shared with anyone who loves baseball or fantasy baseball.… Read More »
Jared Jones has been generating a lot of hype lately, but should you stream him in fantasy this week? (Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images) The MLB season is in full swing and April’s pitching stats are just as important as the stats that have accumulated over time. This is a tough week to target two-starters… Read More »
Five observations from the season-opening series of Giants vs. Padres originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN DIEGO – Blake Snell may have been the busiest man at Petco Park this weekend, even though he didn’t pitch in a big league game and spent Friday night in Scottsdale for a simulated game against the… Read More »
Spring Training isn’t over yet, but with the Dodgers and Padres playing a regular season game in South Korea on March 20 and the U.S. version of Opening Day just over a week away, the teams are very close to finalizing their selections. . In an effort to help fantasy managers distracted by basketball, hockey… Read More »
For a little over a month, the baseball world waited for something, something to come out of Shohei Ohtani’s camp to guess where he would sign for the upcoming MLB season. Rumors circulated; many were unfounded. Then on December 9, 2023, news broke via Ohtani’s Instagram that he had signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers,… Read More »
Right now, all over the sun-drenched diamonds of Florida and Arizona, there are very wealthy and talented men who wish they were somewhere else. For many in the sport, spring training is too long: four weeks of goal-oriented work, stretched into seven weeks of trudging, a marathon before the marathon. Although the regular season is… 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 »
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 »
For a little over a month, the baseball world waited for something, something to come out of Shohei Ohtani’s camp to guess where he would sign for the upcoming MLB season. Rumors circulated; many were unfounded. Then on December 9, 2023, news broke via Ohtani’s Instagram that he had signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers,… Read More »
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s debut is one of the top spring training storylines for fantasy managers to keep an eye on. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) The time has finally come, spring training 2024 is here. Pitchers and catchers will report this week, while position players will trickle in a few days later. [Join or create a… Read More »