Category: MLB Betting
5 pitchers aim to repeat breakout campaigns
MLB.com earlier profiled five breakout hitters from 2016 and examined their chances of sustaining that improvement this coming season. Now, it’s time to switch the focus to five starting pitchers who will face a similar challenge in ’17. Click here to read the full article…
Powerful presence: Encarnacion gives Indians booming bat (Sports Betting News)
As fans lining the chain-linked fence next to Cleveland’s main practice field jockeyed for better position to snatch an autograph or selfie with the team’s newest star, Edwin Encarnacion showed no emotion. With his glove balanced on his head, Encarnacion signed baseballs, bats, cards and whatever else was thrust in front of him. ”Hey,” he…
Kershaw, Wood look sharp throwing live BP
Dodgers Nation breathed another sigh of relief Monday when Clayton Kershaw threw to hitters for the first time this spring and afterward said he felt fine. Click here to read the full article…
Feliz in Brewers camp, ready to challenge for closer’s role (Sports Betting News)
After sorting out work visa issues in his native Dominican Republic, the Brewers’ Neftali Feliz arrived at Monday morning, ready to get to work with his new team. Feliz enters camp as Milwaukee’s leading candidate to be the closer after the team parted ways with Jeremy Jeffress and Will Smith at the deadline last season,…
Sox savor Sale’s skills in first live BP of spring
The Red Sox who stepped in against Chris Sale for Monday’s live batting practice session got a glimpse of what American League East hitters are going to have to deal with regularly this season. The most apt word? Nasty. Click here to read the full article…
Lagares gets pic with Yo’s latest crazy car
Another Mets Spring Training, another Transformer. Click here to read the full article…
Vote for your favorite Presidential first pitch
It’s one of the president’s most important duties. Click here to read the full article…
Miller time? Why there won’t be a bullpen revolution in the Bronx
Miller time? Why there won’t be a bullpen revolution in the Bronx Click here to read the full article…
Great expectations: Indians eye Series title after ’16 run (Sports Betting News)
Above the small cactuses and flowering plants dotting the concrete-blocked plaza outside the doorway to Cleveland’s training complex is a new sign that serves as both a reminder and motivator. The Indians have some unfinished business. One swing away from beating the Chicago Cubs in an epic World Series last year, the Indians, who pumped…
Clark: Comments “unprofessional” on Betances arbitration (Sports Betting News)
On Saturday, New York Yankees President Randy Levine said Betances’ representatives had ”over-the-top demands based on very little sense of reality” seeking a $5 million salary for 2017. The Yankees won Friday’s hearing and are set to pay Betances $3 million for this season. ”There was a lot said,” Clark, executive director of the Major…
Clark: Comments “unprofessional” on Betances arbitration (Sports Betting News)
On Saturday, New York Yankees President Randy Levine said Betances’ representatives had ”over-the-top demands based on very little sense of reality” seeking a $5 million salary for 2017. The Yankees won Friday’s hearing and are set to pay Betances $3 million for this season. ”There was a lot said,” Clark, executive director of the Major…
Verlander benefits from showdown with Miggy
Miguel Cabrera was joking around with Tigers ace Justin Verlander on Sunday. With pitchers facing hitters at this stage of camp, teammates were pitted against each other. In this case, the teammates were the two most recognizable faces on the team. Click here to read the full article…