Category: MLB Betting
Drug ban a crushing blow to Robinson Cano’s Hall of Fame case
His Hall of Fame induction day was a matter of when, not if. But with Tuesday’s suspension, the Mariners star lost much more than just 80 games. Click here to read the full article…
Olney: Sellers beware — third basemen will be a dime a dozen
Need hot-corner help? You’re in luck. But for teams like the O’s, getting big value in return for Manny Machado might not be so easy this summer. Click here to read the full article…
Tipsheet: While Cardinals sputter, depleted Pirates soar in NL Central
Zach Kram, The Ringer: “Manny Machado hasn’t had that season yet. You know the one—when he optimizes all of his prodigious baseball talents in one splendiferous season that alters common perception of his already lofty ceiling. It’s Bryce Harper in 2015, reshaping—if just momentarily—the Click here to read the full article…
Real or not? Mookie Betts, not Mike Trout, is the real MVP
Sure, there’s a ton of baseball to be played, but that won’t keep us from taking a look at where the award races stand a quarter into the season. Click here to read the full article…
Cole, Scherzer could shatter Pedro’s K-rate mark
Through nine outings apiece both Max Scherzer of the Nationals and Gerrit Cole of the Astros sport strikeout rates above 40 percent. That puts Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez in their sights. Click here to read the full article…
Price turns in vintage outing with CG vs. O’s
David Price was an efficient, strike-throwing machine on Thursday night at Fenway Park, turning in his best performance of the season and one of his best as a member of the Red Sox. Click here to read the full article…
Teixeira ‘not surprised’ about Cano suspension
Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano’s teammate with the Yankees for five years, says he is “not surprised” by the Seattle star’s 80-game suspension for a banned substance. The ESPN analyst did not offer any specifics or examples to support the assertion. Click here to read the full article…
20 years later, Wells’ perfect game still resonates
Of the 23 perfect games in MLB history, none may be more memorable or unlikely than the one David Wells threw while hungover 20 years ago Thursday. Click here to read the full article…
Mock Draft: Mize not a slam dunk at No. 1
Usually when the Draft is two weeks away, teams have some idea what the first round will look like. That hasn’t really been the case this spring, with clubs picking later in the round saying they’ve expanded, rather than contracted, their pool of players. Click here to read the full article…
Surging Bucs edge Padres for 3rd straight win
Pittsburgh keeps finding ways to win. A fielding error would prove to be the difference in the Pirates’ 5-4 victory over the Padres at PNC Park on Thursday. Pittsburgh entered with the fewest strikeouts in the National League, and a Christian Villanueva gaffe is a representation of the success the Pirates have had when they…
Price turns in vintage performance vs. Orioles
David Price was an efficient, strike-throwing machine on Thursday night at Fenway Park, turning in his best performance of the season and one of his best as a member of the Red Sox. Click here to read the full article…
For second straight night, Xander hits 3-run HR
Just over a quarter of the way into the season, Xander Bogaerts already has more than half as many home runs as he hit in 2017. Click here to read the full article…