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 Dodgers answered one big roster question on Saturday night. But in a 6-5 overtime loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, another personnel problem quickly took its place. The good news for the team: Yoshinobu Yamamoto rebounded from his disastrous debut in South Korea to throw five shutout innings in his first career start at… 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 »
How will things play out during the 2024 MLB season? Here are predictions from SNY staff and contributors for playoff teams, World Series matchups and winners, and the top prizes… Andy Martino, SNY MLB insider NL East champion: BraveNL Central champion: CubsNL West champion: Evaders1st NL Wildcard: Diamond ridges2nd NL Wildcard: Phillies3rd NL Wildcard: MetsAL… Read More »
Under normal circumstances, when presenting the results of a fantasy mock draft, we like to discuss general themes and trends, while perhaps also spotlighting a small number of specific players. Ideally, we would examine each manager’s team building strategies, assessing their successes and shortcomings. A thoughtful mock-up should result in a useful, educational piece of… Read More »
Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don volunteers a set of draft sleeper candidates per position – he wraps things up with the pitchers! Pfaadt struggled after initially being drafted out of Arizona last season, but he posted a 19.1 K-BB% after the All-Star break, which would have been in the top 15 among starters. He… Read More »
A week before Opening Day is Opening Day. On Wednesday morning US time, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will start the 2024 MLB season with a bang, as they line up for the first of two regular season games at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. It marks the first… 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 »
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 »
One of the fun things about fantasy analysis is finding a hidden gem, either through statistical analysis or the eyeball test. Then comes the hype train that follows with a lot of positive spin (the other kind of spin rate). But there is the other side of the spectrum. The fades. The downgrades. Yes, even… Read More »