Fantasy managers will lose Shane Bieber this year. (Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images) I close my eyes and can see them all vividly and in perfect color. Jacob deGrom paints the corner and Justin Verlander works on a no-hitter. Max Scherzer blows hitters away and Clayton Kershaw runs his curve, that slow… 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 »
In virtually every fantasy baseball league, there is at least one manager who wants nothing to do with the game’s top players. Last year, when someone else drafted Corbin Carroll in the sixth round, the most dour and joyless old fool in your league rolled his eyes, grinned, and muttered something about the pick being… Read More »
SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE EAST COAST – After a period of total immersion in Metsland in Port St. Lucie, here are thoughts and observations on the state of the organization. Carlos Mendoza The new Mets manager is already showing why he won the veteran skipper’s interview process Craig Counsell. In November, Mendoza impressed Steve Cohen 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 »
Sean Manaea could be a “secretly good asset,” as one MLB talent evaluator told me on Sunday. But even if that’s the case, it’s now as clear as can be that the Mets are indeed taking a step back in 2024 and will need a best-case scenario to reach the postseason as a wild-card team.… Read More »