NEW YORK – For the first time in a month, Gerrit Cole threw a baseball. On Monday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, the reigning AL Cy Young winner, who has been on the shelf since early March due to elbow problems, played catch from 60 feet. Fortunately for him and the Yankees, Cole felt no pain… Read More »
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 »
Is Anthony Volpe destined for great fantasy stuff? (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images) We’ve spent most of the spring talking about baseball’s glamor teams. Good lord, the Dodgers are loaded. Oh my, look at that ridiculous Braves lineup. How did the Rangers find such great rookies? And how do the Orioles continue to crush in… Read More »
With just just a few more days until Opening Day 2024Dalton Del Don delivers his fantasy baseball predictions for every MLB team – American League first! Fantasy and real-life predictions for the AL East 1. New York Yankees 2. Tampa Bay Rays (Wild Card) 3. Toronto Blue Jays (Wild Card) 4. Baltimore Orioles 5. Boston… Read More »
After experiencing discomfort in his right elbow, Yankees great Gerrit Cole underwent tests in Florida this week before flying to California to meet with industry expert Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Fortunately for the Yankees and their ace, ElAttrache advised against surgery, noting that there was no tear in Cole’s ligament. Instead, the reigning AL Cy Young… 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 »
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 »