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The 2022 Fantasy Baseball season has been a crazy one thus far. Some of the earliest drafted players like Vlad Guerrerro Jr. and Nick Castellanos have failed to provide the production fantasy managers expected. Meanwhile, players like Paul Goldschmidt, CJ Cron and Jazz Chisholm Jr. have far exceeded expectations. We have also seen a shocking […]

Joe Maddon’s time with the Los Angeles Angels came to an untimely end a few days ago. The long-time manager was fired from the team after they lost twelve straight games. After such a hot start to the season, the team’s slump forced something to change within. That’s not to say that Maddon didn’t try […]

The San Francisco Giants made the NL West race a bit more intriguing on Sunday, as they clinched a three-game series sweep over the Los Angeles Dodgers. As was the case in the opening two games of the series, the Giants relied upon their pitching staff to lead the way. Carlos Rodon guided the reigning […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are slumping hard. They have only four wins in their last 13 games and are coming off of a sweep at the hands of the San Francisco Giants. The team once destined to make the World Series with ease is looking very mortal. Los Angeles’ offense has been awful in their […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have all the tools necessary to win the World Series this year. After acquiring Freddie Freeman in the offseason, they practically trot out a lineup full of MVP candidates and All-Stars each and every night. The amount of star-power on the team is not matched by any other franchise in baseball, […]

The Chicago White Sox are straight-up not having a good time this season. Tony La Russa’s asinine decisions, namely his intentional walk on Trea Turner, and the boatload of injuries they have dealt with have left them closer to 4th place in the AL Central than first place. Fortunately, they are getting a break with […]

It was just last month that Matt Carpenter was released by the Texas Rangers organization after having featured for their Triple-A Round Rock Express team. Now, Carpenter is not only back in the majors, but he is proving to be quite a vital player for the New York Yankees in June. Carpenter starred in the […]

The Boston Red Sox’s starting rotation has dealt with a multitude of injuries throughout the first half of the season, and the unit will now be without another hurler for at least the coming week. Ahead of their road series finale against the Seattle Mariners, the Red Sox announced that they placed Nathan Eovaldi on […]

Chicago White Sox star pitcher Michael Kopech was just 12 pitches into his start against the Texas Rangers on Sunday when he appeared to be in some discomfort. Trainers immediately rushed out to the mound, and the young starting pitcher was subsequently removed from the game. Kopech was extremely frustrated by the injury he sustained […]

Chicago Cubs star rookie Seiya Suzuki has been dealing with a finger injury which landed him on the 10-day IL. Despite David Ross indicating that Suzuki could be ready to return at some point during the series against the New York Yankees but a recent update from Davis Ross revealed Suzuki had not been progressing […]

The New York Mets take on the Los Angeles Angels. Check out our MLB odds series for our Mets Angels prediction and pick. Taijuan Walker gets the call for the Mets, while Patrick Sandoval gets the start for the Angels. Taijuan Walker has a 3.28 ERA. He has allowed fewer than three runs in six […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants. Check out our MLB odds series for our Dodgers Giants prediction and pick. Julio Urias goes to the mound for the Dodgers, while Carlos Rodon takes the bump for the Giants. Julio Urias has a 2.78 ERA. His ERA would be much lower without two […]

The Colorado Rockies take on the San Diego Padres. Check out our MLB odds series for our Rockies Padres prediction and pick. German Marquez starts for the Rockies, while Blake Snell gets the ball for the Padres. German Marquez just pitched his best game since May 14. His win over the Giants on June 7 […]

The Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners will face off in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Red Sox-Mariners prediction and pick.   The Mariners defeated the Red Sox 7-6 on Saturday night. First, the Mariners trailed 3-2 in the second inning when Julio Rodriguez crushed […]

The Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox will meet in the finale of a three-game series on the southside on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Rangers-White Sox prediction and pick.   The Rangers defeated the White Sox 11-9 on Saturday. The Sox controlled the game early as they built an early 2-0 lead. Jose […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to salvage the three-game series as they finish up with the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Rays-Twins prediction and pick.   The Twins defeated the Rays 6-5 on Saturday. First, the Twins were trailing 3-0 in the third inning when Luis Arraez crushed a 96-mile-per-hour fastball […]

The Chicago Cubs made a major splash in the off-season when they signed star Japanese slugger Seiya Suzuki to a massive deal. It’s a no-brainer deal, given Suzuki’s star power. However, the Cubs have unfortunately not been able to play much games with their star hitter in the lineup. Seiya Suzuki’s prolonged absence is due […]

The power of Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees was simply too much to handle for the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, particularly to right-hander Matt Swarmer, who got absolutely taken to the woodshed by the Bronx Bombers. Swarmer, making just his third start of the season, allowed seven hits, six of which were crushed […]

During the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, fans got to see a powdery mess in the dugout. After Ronald Acuna Jr slammed a home run, he, alongside Guillermo Heredia, did a little nod to LeBron James. The Braves star tossed a fistful of powder up in the air in a clear […]

The return of Clayton Kershaw to the Los Angeles Dodgers has many fans jumping for glee. After an electric start to the season, the legendary pitcher has missed several games due to an elbow injury. His return from the injured list comes at the perfect time, as LA has struggled as of late. However, as […]

Even as the Atlanta Braves have reeled off 10 wins in a row, Ronald Acuna Jr. sees that the reigning World Series champions still have not played their best baseball this season. Acuna starred in the Braves’ 10-4 home win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. The two-time All-Star scored twice and upped his OBP […]

Frustration within the Chicago White Sox organization has been building for much of the season amid their losing start to the campaign. From the fans’ standpoint, they may have just had a breaking point with the team’s roller-coaster performances as of late. The White Sox wasted a golden opportunity to move within a game of […]

New York Yankees outfielder Miguel Andujar reportedly requested a trade from the team last week. This came after Yankees manager Aaron Boone informed him that he would be optioned to the team’s Triple-A squad in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for the third time this season. Since then, Andujar has remained in the Yankees organization despite his […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 4-6 over their last 10 contests. As they look to bounce back from their most recent loss to the rival San Francisco Giants, they will be doing so with Clayton Kershaw. The 34-year-old will be returning from injury and pitch for the first time since May 7th. The Dodgers officially […]

Week 10 of the fantasy baseball season is set to get underway. We are over 2 months into the 2022 MLB campaign and there has been no shortage of excitement. From a fantasy baseball perspective, streaming pitchers has been crucial for success due to the absurd amount of injuries to star pitchers such as Clayton […]

The Padres took Game 1 of the series last night as they host a doubleheader on Saturday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rockies-Padres prediction and pick.   Joe Musgrove inserted himself as the NL CY Young favorite at this point in the season with yet another quality start. Musgrove now […]

Alex Bregman is a World Series champion, 2-time All-Star, and 2019 MVP runner-up. The Houston Astros third baseman was once considered one of the best players in MLB. Despite dealing with injuries in 2021, Bregman still posted a quality season through 91 games. But he is enduring a terrible 2022 campaign so far and manager […]

The Blue Jays and Tigers meet in an AL battle! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Tigers prediction and pick.   The Toronto Blue Jays are rolling right now. After a slow start, the Jays have picked up their pace and won seven of their last 10 games. They are […]

The Boston Red Sox take on the Seattle Mariners. Check out our MLB odds series for our Red Sox Mariners prediction and pick. Michael Wacha takes the bump for the Red Sox, while George Kirby gets the assignment for the Mariners. Michael Wacha is back. The elite version of the pitcher who once had a […]

The New York Mets take on the Los Angeles Angels. Check out our MLB odds series for our Mets Angels prediction and pick. Carlos Carrasco gets the call for the Mets, while Michael Lorenzen takes the hill for the Angels. Carlos Carrasco has a 3.52 ERA. He has made 11 starts so far this season. […]

The Chicago Cubs take on the New York Yankees. Check out our MLB odds series for our Cubs Yankees prediction and pick. Matt Swarmer gets the start for the Cubs, while Jordan Montgomery gets the ball for the Yankees. Matt Swarmer has pitched twice for the Cubs this season. His first start was on May […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants will meet in the second of a three-game series between long-time NL West rivals at Oracle Park. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Dodgers-Giants prediction and pick.   The Giants defeated the Dodgers 7-2 on Friday night. Darin Ruf approached the plate with the Giants up 2-1 and […]

The Miami Marlins look to win their fifth straight game as they face the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Marlins-Astros prediction and pick.   The Marlins defeated the Astros 7-4 on Friday. They got off the ground running when Jazz Chisholm Jr. crushed a solo home run to deep right. […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks will continue their three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Diamondbacks-Phillies prediction and pick.     The Phillies defeated the Diamondbacks 7-5 on Friday in the opener of this three-game series. The Phillies ramped things up in the second inning as Kyle Schwarber approached […]

Chas McCormick is an American professional baseball player who plays as an outfielder for the Houston Astros of the Major League Baseball. He played collegiate baseball for the Millersville Marauders of the NCAA Division II school Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He was then drafted by the Houston Astros in the 21st round of the 2017 MLB […]

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge is fully proving this season that he’s worthy of being the highest-paid position player in baseball. But since the Bronx Bombers failed to give the slugger what he wanted before Opening Day (around $36 million per season), it means Judge will hit the market this winter, with many teams […]

On the heels of snapping their 14-game losing streak following the win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, the Los Angeles Angels have now received more much-needed good news. The Angels officially activated Anthony Rendon off of the 10-day injured list on Friday. Rendon had been sidelined as of late due to right wrist […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are currently at 34-23 on the year, but they’ve dealt with a flurry of injuries, especially to their bullpen. On Friday, the Rays were handed yet another setback and this time, it was to one of their most important relievers. Per Marc Topkin, All-Star Andrew Kittredge is set to undergo Tommy […]

Just a week after releasing veteran infielder Robinson Cano, the San Diego Padres have reunited with the former All-Star. However, this time, it’s on a minor league deal and he’s expected to hopefully figure out his swing in Triple-A El Paso. The #Padres have signed Robinson Canó to a minor league contract and assigned him […]