Category: MLB Betting
Hosmer, Trout and defensive-metric dilemmas
Let’s talk for a minute about defensive statistics. These tend to be pretty controversial among traditional baseball fans; people get ticked off when the numbers tell them something that conflicts with what their eyes tell them. Click here to read the full article…
Why the Angels’ 6-man rotation won’t last
It is difficult to come up with a more ideal situation for using a six-man rotation than what the Los Angeles Angels currently find themselves in. Click here to read the full article…
Remember 2016? These Cubs could be just as good
What do you get when you combine a revitalized rotation with an elite lineup? For Chicago, it might just add up to another World Series at Wrigley. Click here to read the full article…
Rooting for laundry isn’t a joke — it’s why baseball works
As so many players arrive in spring training wearing new uniforms, we’re reminded of the old Jerry Seinfeld barb. But with team turnover now so dramatic from year to year, the game depends on fans cheering for clothes. Click here to read the full article…
Top 20 players who will shape AL East race
These aren’t necessarily the best players in the division, but they’re the ones whose 2018 performance will be most vital to their teams’ success this season, and seasons moving forward. Click here to read the full article…
Astros pitching prospect Whitley handed 50-game ban
Houston Astros top pitching prospect Forrest Whitley was suspended for 50 games on Wednesday for violating baseball’s minor league drug prevention and treatment program. Whitley’s suspension will be effective from the start of the 2018 Texas League minor league season. Neither the commissioner Click here to read the full article…
The newest terrible idea to ‘improve’ baseball
An notion that’s supposedly being floated around would allow teams to bat any three batters – regardless of order – in the ninth inning if you’re behind. Click here to read the full article…
Cuban prospect Martinez granted free agency
One of the top Cuban players is a step closer to signing with a big league team, as Major League Baseball cleared 21-year-old outfielder Julio Pablo Martinez to become a free agent on Tuesday, MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez reported. Click here to read the full article…
Duquette on Moose, Lynn, Cobb & Moore
The free-agent market has started to heat up as Spring Training camps have opened, but many big names are still without a home. Here to provide some insight on that situation and more is MLB.com analyst Jim Duquette. Click here to read the full article…
Duquette on Moose, Lynn, Cobb & more
The free-agent market has started to heat up as Spring Training camps have opened, but many big names are still without a home. Here to provide some insight on that situation and more is MLB.com analyst Jim Duquette. Click here to read the full article…
Power boost: J.D. arrives at Red Sox camp
Just a few hours removed from calling Boston his new home, J.D. Martinez arrived at JetBlue Park at Fenway South to report for Spring Training on Wednesday morning. Click here to read the full article…
Law: D-backs, Yankees profit from Tampa Bay’s teardown in three-way deal
Adding Steven Souza Jr. to a new-look outfield in Arizona might help get the D-backs get back to the postseason, but did the Rays get good value? Click here to read the full article…