NEW YORK — Carlos Rodón ended his 2023 season with perhaps the worst start in baseball history. By Tuesday, that nightmarish outing felt like a distant memory. Against the lowly Royals on September 29, the Yankees starter allowed eight earned runs without recording a single out, just the third such example in MLB history. The… Read More »
With more than a week of action in the MLB season (and some injuries and uneven performances to deal with), fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don gives us an updated look at each team’s bullpen hierarchy. ALL EAST Baltimore Orioles Closer: Craig Kimbrel Next: Yennier Canó Boston RedSox Closer: Kenley Jansen Jansen hasn’t allowed a… Read More »
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits his first home run with the team during the seventh inning of a victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday evening. The fan who caught the home run ball says she felt pressured by the team to exchange it for souvenirs. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) It… Read More »
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 »
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 »
Juan Soto is a yankee. The Dodgers super team is stacked. The Mets have a slugger who will be in the news all season, as well as one of the best young stars in the game. Those are just some of the mega storylines the 2024 MLB season has to offer. There’s plenty more to… 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 »
The term “bust” may be harsh to some, but the following players are overrated in fantasy baseball drafts. Go here for my American League fantasy busts. Gallen is a very good pitcher who is being drafted as an elite pitcher, thanks in part to his 2023 book. He threw the most pitches in a season… Read More »
The second in a series, we’re stepping into the box to talk about underrated players in this article after wading through the safest players to the plate last time. These are hardly considered under-the-radar players, as the first player a few paragraphs down has almost as many paparazzi following him as Taylor Swift. These are… Read More »
Kiké Hernández of the Dodgers celebrates after hitting a double during a spring training game against the Cleveland Guardians in Phoenix on March 1. (Ashley Landis/Associated Press) One day the pain would be in his groin. The next day it would be in his stomach. Then it would shift to his hips or his adductors… Read More »