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Each year there is a struggle to not just field the best team in fantasy baseball, but also have the best team name. Here are good fantasy baseball team names. Most are based on player names. (Note: Some of these names will not be appropriate for everyone. More will be added before the season starts)…
The Red Sox tie the series with the Astros after losing in the first two games of the series, then coming back and winning the last two. Game 1: Astros win 9-4 The Red Sox did not look good in this game at all. James Paxton, normally a great starter, got blown up through four…
The Los Angeles Dodgers are well on their way to a 10th straight postseason appearance. Currently boasting the best record in baseball at 92-42 and on pace for a 111-win season, no team has dominated their opposition more than the Dodgers. Not-So-Wild West The Dodgers currently hold a staggering 19-game lead in an NL West…
The MLB NL MVP Award is given out annually to the best performing player in the National League. So far in 2022, the race for the NL MVP is a very close one, with a few surprising candidates. Today, we will dive a little deeper into a few of the leading candidates as of June…
After officially entering 2021, it seems like it is time to start making predictions about the next MLB season. One of the best ways to predict how a year will go is to think about who will win what awards. Here are who will win the NL awards during the 2021 MLB season. MVP- Mookie…
One cannot deny that baseball in 2021 will be one of the most interesting seasons on record. Discussions seem to fluctuate on whether the National League will have a DH next year or if the regular season will even start on time. Every baseball fan will be on the lookout for the next Devin Williams…
Coming into the 2020 MLB season, fans knew they would deal with unprecedented developments. First, there was no agreement about what players should be paid. MLB lost more than a month of the season trying to cross this hurdle. Then, the Marlins and Cardinals both shut down because of COVID-19 outbreaks. Players chose to opt-out…
The 2020 offseason yielded a top-notch class of free agents, especially on the mound. Headliners included Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg, both coming off career years. Their new deals broke, and then broke again, the record for the largest contract given to a pitcher. Cole’s 9 yrs/$324 million deal was the fourth most expensive at…
The Major League Baseball season is finally here after debates, negotiations and postponements. Teams will have 30-man rosters to start the season. Here is the Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day Roster. Pitchers Scott Alexander Pedro Baez Walker Buehler Caleb Ferguson Dylan Floro Brusdar Graterol Josiah Gray Kenley Jansen Joe Kelley Clayton Kershaw Adam Kolarek Dustin…
Opening Night is tomorrow! The manufactured matchups pit the defending World Series champs, the Nationals, against this year’s Vegas odds favorite, the Yankees. On the left coast, the Dodgers play host to the Giants, in a classic rivalry game. Both contests are exclusively on ESPN, with the Yanks-Nats game at 7 p.m. EST, and the…
Outfielder Mookie Betts and the Los Angels Dodgers are close to terms on an extension that will be worth between $350-$400 million. This is according to WEEI in Boston. If Betts extension is worth between $350-$400M he will be the second-highest paid player in the MLB. If his deal is worth more than $355 million…
Baseball player-managers have become myths, totally extinct in today’s game. Still, in the early 1900s major league players often doubled as managers for their clubs during the season. The strategy saved teams money and relied on these men to step into positions of leadership. Thus, veterans or revered players usually filled this role, hoping to…
Baseball player-managers have become myths, totally extinct in today’s game. Still, in the early 1900s major league players often doubled as managers for their clubs during the season. The strategy saved teams money and relied on these men to step into positions of leadership. Thus, veterans or revered players usually filled this role, hoping to…
The revised game schedule for the 2020 MLB season is set to be released on Monday. Fans got their first taste of baseball in months last week as players reported for aptly named ‘MLB summer camps’. The name, intended to evoke fond childhood memories for players and fans has already not been without incident. MLB’s…
Most MLB spring training facilities are shut down after several players and personnel tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. This marks yet another unprecedented development in baseball’s path to a return. It might be time for fans to consider which teams would be most impacted by a season cancellation. 1. Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers…
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been one of the powerhouses of the National League over the past five seasons. They made the World Series twice in a row in 2017 and 2018, and were in the NLCS in 2016. Although they won 106 games last year, they were ousted in the NLDS last season by…
Like many other sports, Major League Baseball is delayed in 2020. With this, fantasy baseball is also not operating as planned. However, there is still a possibility of the season happening, even if it is different than the typical Major League season. Should the fantasy baseball season happen this year, a lot of participants will…
*Disclaimer!* This story takes place in a world without COVID-19, where the 2020 baseball season happened as normal. Everything following is fictional (as far as we know). Trevor Story [shortstop, Colorado Rockies]: Well, jeez, I guess it all started with Monfort. On February 1, 2020, Rockies owner Dick Monfort was interviewed by Denver Post reporter…
The American League East has some very well-known franchises. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are two of the most established franchises in all of American sports. Heading into each MLB season, some people likely have questions. Here is one for each team in the AL East heading into the 2020 season. Baltimore…
After the 2019 Major League Baseball season, some all-decade teams have been speculated. Of course there are different opinions on what players should make the rosters, but if everyone agreed on the same roster, it could get boring. Some may even go as far as saying the decade should count as 2011-through-2020 while others say…
