Tag Archives: James Paxton

Dodgers pitchers struggle, walking 14 in series-dropping loss to Padres

Dodgers reliever JP Feyereisen stares out of the dugout after giving up a three-run double to San Diego’s Jurickson Profar in the seventh inning of the Dodgers’ 6-3 loss Sunday at Dodger Stadium. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) For so-called superteams like the Dodgers, there is a universal kryptonite that even a $300 million payroll isn’t… Read More »

Fantasy Baseball: The best starting pitchers streaming this week

Logan Allen is the best two-starter pitcher available to stream in fantasy leagues for Week 2. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) Overall, the two-start options are a mediocre group this week. However, below is a long list of attractive one-start streamers for those who have the lineup and roster space to stream heavily in the… Read More »

Shohei Ohtani hits his first home run for Dodgers in sweep of Giants

Shohei Ohtani watches his first home run as a Dodger flies well over the fence. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The officials in the yellow windbreakers clambered into the right field pavilion – high and deep into the pavilion, following the arc of the ball. Shohei Ohtani had his first home run as… Read More »

Fantasy Baseball: 2-start pitcher rankings, streaming tips and more for the first week of April

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 »

2024 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Draft Levels for Starting Pitchers

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 »

Even Red Sox folks in Fort Myers seem to be embarrassed by the offseason

Even Red Sox folks in Fort Myers seem to be embarrassed because it originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston this offseason FORT MYERS, Fla. – Greetings from a week of training in Florida, where the Red Sox begin their search for… what exactly? To exist? John Henry want to save some money? Fill Fenway Park… Read More »

Of all teams, the Royals show us where the Red Sox went wrong this winter

Royals, of all teams, show us where Red Sox went wrong this winter originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Between the Dodgers signing everyone and the Marlins signing no one, there is a reputable middle ground. The Red Sox have largely abandoned it, but it’s instructive to consider a team that didn’t: the Royals. Imagine… Read More »