Dec22019 by mlbnewsblog.comNo Comments

Fantasy Baseball the first two rounds for 2020

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Right across the All-Star break, I took a timeout from the 2019 corporate jungle to imagine what the initial two rounds of a 20 20 draft could look like.

Could there be a case to be made, then, given that the amount of hitters capable of producing production at each position, until they gone for producing nothing but pitchers? My instincts tell me that is taking it too much, though I’ll need more draft reps to say for sure.

How could it be possible so much has changed since that time? Whether you are liking fantasy soccer, fantasy football, fantasy premierleague , or only watch baseball on account of the dream factor.
It should cause much less a consensus mock draft results are popping up anywhere and than once the draft prep season is in positions and full swing.

It also has me asking myself where itself will be revealed by a scarcity soonest, figuring this is the approach and the answer should be obvious. What’s the career we all (yes, every one of us) have fought to fulfill all season long, seeing every transaction deal refused and every waiver wire hopeful flattened?

Needless to say, it kind of feels just like I’m banking in an unspoken arrangement between aspiring Fantasy players not to go hog-wild for pitching early simply because… nobody does. And maybe by the time drafting begins in earnest, I’ll be contested out of my trance to detect sequences would be the money and a paradigm shift has happened.

For now, I’m building a concerted effort to ask myself at every turn if the hitter I’m drafting here is genuinely irreplaceable, of course, if not, I’m taking a pitcher as an alternative. It’s starting pitcher, of course. There are certainly a couple dozen who are good and also a couple dozen who pass for days. Everybody stinks.

We’ll see. But here is a place, if nothing else.

Dec12019 by mlbnewsblog.comNo Comments

Plan to cut 42 minor league teams would hurt

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@BernieSanders
“Andyou know, it’s this important part of the city’s history,” he said. “We’ve had professional baseball in Daytona since 1916. We’ve had little league baseball since 1920.”
According to Baseball America, MLB would limit the number of affiliates for each professional team to five with up to 150 minor league contracts.

“There’s a lot of financial development that is happening around the scene. We employ over a hundred people on game nights which have jobs that they rely upon. Restaurants affect. It affects hotels,” he said. “In Daytona, it’s the only professional sports company that we have, therefore it would impact [the] quality of life and matters which people have an opportunity to accomplish in the evenings”
House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that represents the district in which the JetHawks drama, has been among the signers of the correspondence, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Hunting on”America’s News HQ Weekend” with host Ed Henry, French said,”The fact that you’re looking to contract 42 teams in which Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is such an integral part of those communities and still saying that you want to grow the game defies logic.”
Bernie Sanders
The remaining 29 teams would be stripped of their affiliation with MLB, as the league plays with the idea of newly created independent leagues. The players would be drafted in what would be called the”Dream League”
It could ruin a large number of jobs and devastate local economies.
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According to The Boston Globe, the list that MLB presented to MiLB in March had 13 teams — two each in Iowa, Tennessee, Florida and Maryland, along with one apiece in Washington, California, Kentucky, Oregon and West Virginia — slated to cease operation completely.
MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem said in a statement that their principal goals in this proposal are”upgrading the little league facilities we think have insufficient standards for potential MLB players, so improving the working conditions for MiLB players — including their own compensation, improving transportation and hotel accommodations, providing better geographic affiliations between leading league teams and their associates, as well as better geographic lineups of leagues to reduce player travel”
The problem became politicized later Rep.

Lori Trahan, D-Mass., and Rep. David McKinley, R-W. Va., co authored a bipartisan letter with 104 signees into MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, beseeching him to rethink.
In addition, French told Henry that the plan would hurt planned downtown redevelopment in Daytona.
Sanders echoes House members’ dismay with MLB’s reported plan to eliminate minor league teamsVideo
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is your only 20 20 presidential candidate to speak out against the proposition.
Major League Baseball’s (MLB) regeneration and reform intend to eradicate 42 Minor League teams could hurt local communities across the country, Daytona Tortugas owner Rick French said Saturday.
(Aldrin Capulong from the Daytona Tortugas — a Class A Advanced Affiliate)
This has nothing to do with what’s great for baseball and everything related to greed.
[email protected] is suggesting to cut 42 Minor League Baseball clubs.
SANDERS ECHOES HOUSE MEMBERS’ DISMAY WITH MLB’S REPORTED PLAN TO ELIMINATE MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS
However, opponents of the plan argue the shift would reduce the value of franchises, have a negative economic impact, and that Player Development Contracts could be easily dissolved.

Nov282019 by mlbnewsblog.comNo Comments

Yankees want Cole this fall

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Agent Scott Boras symbolizes Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg, the two free-agent starters, and the Yankees is going to be interested listeners.

As for the potential for losing free agents, it appears the Yankees are satisfied which Gleyber Torres can replace Didi Gregorius at short, Kyle Higashioka, who is out of minor league selections, may simply take over for Austin Romine since Gary Sanchez’s backup and there is enough depth in the bullpen if Dellin Betances split, although adding yet another rib would not become a surprise.

Leading league clubs need to offer unsigned players contracts for the 2020 season before Monday’s 8 p.m. tender deadline. A player not offered a contract becomes a free agent.

Cole and Strasburg have Southern California roots, so it isn’t out of the question Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and other Yankees officials leave the encounters . Cole is currently a Newport Beach indigenous and Strasburg, that relocated to the Washington D.C. place, went to San Diego State. Before spending upward of 200 million, any team interested in the stud pitchers would likely need to fulfill face-to-face.

A look at the Yankees’ 40-man roster — which will not include Domingo German, who is on the restricted list and also waiting word on a likely suspension at the start of season while being investigated for potentially violating MLB’s national violence policy — does not offer many non-tendered chances.

With winter opening Sunday in San Diego, the Yankees is going to be busy in each field since the meat market will dominate the news until its completion Dec. 12.
Cashman’s standing as a person who earns contact agents and also different GMs and circles was on successful and display shortly after becoming Sabathia by hooking Mark Teixeira having an estimated contract.

The recent narrative is the fact that it’d be surprising when the Cole, a first-round pick of the Yankees in 2008 who chosen to attend UCLA as an alternative, signed with the Yankees.

The candidate is right-hander Chance Adams. This type of movement would clean 1 roll place for even a commerce purchase up or a signing. Naturally, the Yankees could require more room if they create trades or register free agents.

Nov262019 by mlbnewsblog.comNo Comments

Phillies still eyeing Yankees free agents, Twins in on Zack Wheeler

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Even with Jake Odorizzi admitted the team’s qualifying offer, the AL Central champion Twins continue to be faced with declines in the turning. To plug one of the openings, the Twins could pursue free representative right hander Zack Wheeler, overdue of those Mets.

On this front, Darren Wolfson of 5 Eyewitness News reports reports that the Twins will likely make an offer to Wheeler soon.
Phils interested in Yankees
Twins in about Wheeler
In Terms of Romine, the Phillies would have him in your head as copy to J.T. Realmuto. Romine, 3-1, has a 7 3 OPS+ round parts of eight seasons.
Betances, who’ll turn 3 2 before Opening Day, was limited by merely one appearance this season due to shoulder, rectal, and Achilles’ injuries. Otherwise, he has been notable: due to his career, Betances owns an ERA of 2.36 (177 ERA+) with 621 strike-outs 381 2/3 innings. Betances is a four-time All-Star.

Wheeler will probably be one of the very vigorously chased free agent novices on the other side of the class of Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg. Wheeler, 29, has generated 60 starts over the previous two seasons with an ERA+ of 107 and a K/BB ratio of 3.56. Teams will even attracted at front of the four-pitch repertoire to his 97-mph fastball. Besides the Twins, the White Sox, Angels, and Padres are also predicted to have interest.

The Phillies are likely to be one of the teams of this off season as they try to contact the playoffs for the first time since 2011. Speaking of which, the Phillies may possibly be seeking Joe Girardi’s understanding of the roster of the team, the Yankees.

Already the Phillies have been linked to free agent shortstop Didi Gregorius, and now George A. King III of this New York Post reports that the Phillies have interest in right-handed reliever Dellin Betances and catcher Austin Romine.
Even the MLB off season of 2019 20 is ongoing but has not yet reach at full stride, meaning the majority of the action has yet to transpire as we head toward December. That said, rumors regarding trades and team pairings and free agent player already are circulating, and we’re here to get you up to speed on all the scuttle. We also have a run down of all the major dates in this year’s off season and our ranking of the top 50 free agents available on the marketplace, and here is an explainer on the”luxury tax” and its consequences for winter. Now here’s what’s buzzing for Saturday.

Oct242019 by mlbnewsblog.comNo Comments

Fantasy Baseball for 2020 draft review for first 10 rounds

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Matt Olson p Pete Alonso for the 20 20 #FantasyBaseball year old. 

10. @HeathCapps
Steamer: 40 HR, 84 R, 92 RBI, 7 SB, .230 AVG
Steamer: 29 HR, 80 R, 79 RBI, 4 SB, .240 AVG
Muncy is one of my picks of this draft. Sure, the batting average isn’t elite, but provide those dingers to me. . .and at 2nd base.
Steamer: 3-7 HR, 9 1 R, 98 RBI, 3 SB, .275 AVG
2. @MikeGianella
Let us talk about this, will we? #LGM #RootedInOakland
There were sharps in all of these mocks, of course. I am talking about we have been degenerate to be doing this in November, after all. You can follow this link to find my league’s draft plank. Here is the format we drafted for:
Pitcher List
9. @C_Blessing
Steamer: 14 HR, 6 7 R, 64 RBI, 21 SB, .255 AVG
2. @PitcherList
Okay it was time to ignore pitching for some time. I desired some WOOD, and also my disagreement here was Alvarez versus Pete Alonso. I knowI understand. Editor Pete is going to fire me for skipping his boy over. But, I happen to LOVE my very first base pick (that obviously comes after on) and I guessed I would draft said basemen before any of my fellow amusing drafters. Thus Alvarez it absolutely was.
Round 9 (106): Eduardo Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox
5. @CTowersCBS
One of my favorite picks. I can not help but think that Mercado’s ADP is going to soon be higher than that particular come draft season. He will be still a 15/20 hazard and should bring about batting average. He handled a 15/15 season in only 482 plate looks in 20-19 (115 games). He should have everyday playing time as a defensive standout in center field, where his elite speed (97th percentile) and former time as a short stop seem to have interpreted nicely. Power isn’t his tool, but I’ll simply take digit soda.

1. @BrentHQ
4. @jeffwzimmerman
Steamer: 1 3 W, 4.18 ERA, 202 SO, 1.31 WHIP
Round 1 (10): Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
Round two (1-5 ): Justin Verlander, Houston Astros
· Nov 4, 20-19
Round 3 (3 4 ): Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
Round seven (82): Gary Sanchez, New York Yankees
Mock two Experts and Draft Order:
@Mike_Kurland
10:40 PM – Nov 21, 20-19
Mr. Barrels himself, as previously mentioned before. I told youI need dingers. Sanchez cranked 3-4 homers in 106 games this past year. The man can smack on a homer. Listed here are his ranks with respect to barrels each plate appearance as his Sanchez burst onto the scene in 2016: 6th (10.0%), 26th (8.0%), 24th (8.6%), and second (11.7%). Therefore his floor has been Top 25, and he is a turning catcher. But on a premise, there’s no backstop I’d rather have if I’m chasing power. And for the changing days that Sanchez may be hurt, and I’ll just put in the latest backstop. This is only a 12-team league, even after all.

8. @benjpalmer
1-5
Mike Kurland
7. @batflipcrazy
*Ducks while people throw things
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@PitcherList
My ranks no reflect that change.
Might as well add this to the thread. Haha
8. @CraigMish
Round 4 (3-9 ): Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees
1 1. @EricCross04
Projections don’t love Gallo, since the average is very likely to be considered a drawback in 2020. His .368 BABIP of 20-19 is destined to come down, so last year’s .253 average might not be repeatable. Still, Gallo’s floor is 40 dingers if he is healthy. . .and when they can satisfy up with the projection of .230 I think I’ll go on it. Gallo’s 11.4percent rate of barrels each plate appearance ranked third in the MLB, behind just Nelson Cruz (12.5%) and Gary Sanchez (11.7%). There’s a fantastic chance After the ball is hit by the dude. Gallo beefed his walk rate as much as 17.5percent in 2019 and increased his linedrive speed five percent points to a wholesome 25.6 percent. He fits the mold of everything I’m doing, but I knew when I drafted him I’d either be punting average or seeking to find a method to create some ground afterwards.
7. @DerekVanRiper
· Nov 21, 20-19
Mock 1 Experts and Draft Order:
Because who does not love their team immediately after a draft my intention will be to say nice things about each of my decisions? I weave in some Steamer projections. I’ll discuss my idea process along the way…I’d like to know any feedback!
10. @SteveAGardner
5. @bobbyfantasypro
And here is part of the reason why I was fine departure on Pete Alonso. Alonso is projected two fewer runs, for four homers, also a dead heat in RBIs, and 3 points less on batting average in contrast to Olson. And I snagged the 25-year-old Olson from the first round, two selections before the 32-year-old enigma that is Paul Goldschmidt has been hailed. I think my pick this was aggressive, also it may be possible to snag him somewhat later in your draft. For your visual learners out there, here’s Mike Kurland of The Double Switch Podcast doing exactly the holy Work with Twitter:
Replying to @PitcherList
Steamer: 16 W, 3.48 ERA, 265 SO, 1.04 WHIP
1 2. @claywlink#PLExpertsMocks
12-team 5×5, 3 OF, two UTIL, 9 P, 4 bench spots, H2H, 2-3 rounds.
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@Mike_Kurland
3. @scott_pianowski
I’d have drafted out the fire of Alonso here, but he travelled to Eric Cross directly after I drafted Alvarez. I’d also have believed the skill set of Austin Meadows here, but he travelled to Matt Modica from the 12-spot. Any way, choosing a theoretically well-rounded bat like George Springer was an option, however in the end I chose to chase the power tide together with Stanton’s ceiling. And my big bopping plan begins. Just gaze as of this particular projection, why don’t you…
Round 5 (5-8 ): Joey Gallo, Texas Rangers
6. @IanKahn4
Yours truly participated in a 20 20 fantasy baseball mock draft at Pitcher List week. Take a look at the shark-infested waters by which I was swimming…
1 1. @djshort
Steamer: 3-7 HR, 8 9 R, 98 RBI, 1 SB, .254 AVG
Round 10 (111): Oscar Mercado, Cleveland Indians
9. @Jeff_Erickson
11:19 PM – Nov 4, 20-19
If you give up fretting about wins, deGrom is justifiable as the No. 1 pitcher in the fake game. But sure, go ahead and simply take Gerrit Cole ahead of him (I won’t assert ). However, if Cole always gets accepted , that may only let me consider doing the doubletap with starting pitching together with my very first two selections when I really have a later pick in the first round. This is the plan I wanted to try out in a room filled with sharps. I’d like to see my hitting stacks up after spending two picks on pitchers. And for whatever it’s worth, Steamer projects 1-5 wins for Cole and deGrom in 2020. Cole is just a free agent and we don’t yet understand where he is going and how he will be affected by that move. I just like the equilibrium that deGrom gives me.
@PitcherList
Steamer: 1-5 W, 3.13 ERA, 259 SO, 1.06 WHIP
Steamer: 3-1 HR, 6-8 R, 78 RBI, 2 SB, .242 AVG
Round 6 (63) Matt Olson, Oakland Athletics
1 2. @ctmbaseball#PLExpertsMocks
Steamer: 52 HR, 108 R, 122 RBI, 3 SB, .267 AVG
Verlander or even Max Scherzer has been my choice, and I chose Verlander on the doubt that is Scherzer’s litany of injuries his back and throat problems. Yikes. Sure, the Verlander is 3-6 yrs old, but Scherzer’s no spring chicken at 35 years old. Besides, for this punch I have 2019’s NL and AL Cy Young winners. That’s a start, right?

Pitcher List
4. @sporer
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1. @RotoGut
E-Rod has plenty of nice things happening under the hood that is proverbial. Beefed up his ground ball rate to 48.5percent this past year, generated more tender touch, got hitters to chase longer, increased his brute attack rate a bit, and let less contact. He also started a whopping 3-4 matches and gathered 203 1? 3 innings pitched. He was a 19-game winner using 213 strikeouts and a 3.81 ERA in 20-19.
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Mike Kurland
6. @enosarris
Point is, that these guys are much closer than you think with regard. I’ll choose.
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Round 8 (87): Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers
3. @bdentrek

Sep122019 by mlbnewsblog.comNo Comments

10 of the best MLB players of all time

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The choice process for the 20-19 All-MLB Team runs through 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, using 50% of their vote originating out of fans along with 50% from a panel of experts.
His in-field partner, Yoán Moncada, would have made this list, too. But Anderson’s offensive breakout felt much more dramatic, as he moved from batting .240 at 2018 (with a career average of .258) into directing the Majors at .335.

Anderson still drew only 1-5 walks but combined with an higher contact rate using an improved hard-hit rate to help raise his OPS nearly 200 points (.687 to .865).
Entering 20-19, Bell’s .436 slugging percent and 110 OPS+ were best for a first baseman, notably one. Most troubling, Bell’s home run total had fallen from 26 in’18. But this past season finally saw the rise of a true power threat. Even with a second-half dip, the first-time All-Star ranked in the top 10 in the NL in homers (37), RBIs (116), slugging (.569) and OPS+ (143).
It was always clear that he possessed power. Yet from his August 2014 debut through’18, Soler had hit at a total of 38 home runs in 307 league matches and slugged just .424, while handling accidents rather than playing the complete season. The baseball world watched what Soler can try as he logged 162 matches and led the AL with 48 homers, obliterating the Royals’ franchise album whilst slugging .569.
Sep 30th, 2019 · 0:40
Anderson wins AL batting name
Here is a glance at 1 1 players (listed alphabetically) whose inclusion on the ballot would have been widely regarded as a surprise on Opening Day.
Relief pitchers, by their nature, are unpredictable.

And so while at least a few of Hendriks’ peers might have joined him on this checklist, we will limit the bullpen here. The righty is evidence of the temperament of the role. In the exact middle of the 2018 season, the A’s designated him for assignment and outrighted him to Triple-A (before he returned to serve as the opener at the AL Wild Card Game). Last calendar year, Hendriks submitted a 1.80 ERA, made the All-Star team and rescued 25 games.
Nov 25th, 2019 · 0:58
But for a number of these competitors, that was not the situation. Heading into 20-19, these players hadn’t tasted the form of recent success would make sure they are frontrunners to get awards. Things can change fast.

Liam Hendriks, RP, A’s
There’ll be a primary team and second team, when casting their ballots, and voters are requested to consider performance only. Each team should comprise one selection at every position (including designated hitter and several outfielders, regardless of specific outfield position), five starting pitchers and two discomforts.
All-MLB Team catcher nominees
You can vote here, and may do this once every twenty four hours between today so when voting ends. The inaugural All-MLB Team will be announced Dec. 10 in baseball’s annual Winter Meetings in San Diego.
All-MLB Team catcher nominees
Tim Anderson, SS, White Sox
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Heading into 2019, Semien might have seemed exceptionally unlikely to author any All-MLB-worthy surprises. In the five previous seasons, he had posted OPS+ figures of 93, 98, 99, 97 and 95 — settling in just below average. A solid defensive shortstop with those sorts of offensive numbers is a strong contributor, but Semien took it to another level this year, batting .285/.369/.522 (138 OPS+) with 33 homers, 92 RBIs, and about 8 WAR, per FanGraphs. He was third in the AL MVP race.
All-MLB Team outfield nominees
A number of the candidates for the inaugural 2019 All-MLB Team presented with Scotts could have been preseason favorites for the honor. By appearing on the ballot, players such as Alex Bregman,

Mike Trout and Christian Yelich were meeting expectations.
We’ll list these two because there exists a story here. Back in 2018, Perez (.519) and Vazquez (.540) both ranked in the bottom seven among MLB hitters at OPS (minimum 200 plate appearances) while dividing behind-the-plate duties. In ’19, both seized an opportunity to take control of starting jobs, producing roughly league-average offense, topping 20 homers and ranking among the game’s best pitch framers, according to Statcast.
A ninth-round Draft pick, Garver was never a hyped prospect and didn’t exactly enter 2019 with a lot of buzz. Then he went out and launched 31 homers in just 311 at-bats as part of Minnesota’s “Bomba Squad,” finishing eighth in MLB in OPS (.995) among those with at least 300 plate appearances. Garver backed that up by ranking near the top of MLB in hard-hit rate and barrel rate, per Statcast.
Nov 25th, 2019 · 0:59
Lance Lynn, SP, Rangers
It wouldn’t have seemed like a stretch to predict that Giolito would get here back when he was a top-10 prospect. But by the end of 2018, that bright future had been clouded. Giolito allowed the most earned runs in the Majors in 2018 (118) —


then cut that down to 67 this year, posting a 3.41 ERA in roughly the same numbers of innings. Giolito finished sixth in the AL Cy Young Award race and now seems to be the ace the White Sox envisioned. 

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Marcus Semien, SS, A’s
Nov 26th, 2019 · 1:59
Jorge Soler, DH, Royals
All-MLB team: Catchers
It came like a bit of a surprise when the Rangers handed Lynn a three-year deal last December, coming off a 4.77 ERA and going right into his age-32 year old. Lynn honored that faith by dropping his ERA into 3.67 in more than 200 innings, forming a lively rotation duo with Mike Minor. The righty rated fourth in the AL with 246 strikeouts and third at the Majors in pitching WAR, per equally Baseball Reference and FanGraphs.
Josh Bell, 1B, Pirates
Roberto Pérez, C, Indians; Christian Vázquez, C, Red Sox
All-MLB Team outfield nominees
Lucas Giolito, SP, White Sox
Ketel Marte, OF, D-backs
Nov 28th, 2019 · 2:10
Mitch Garver, C, Twins
Anderson wins AL batting name
All-MLB team: Catchers
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Marte hinted in 2018 at a breakout, showing substantial progress. Still, he went out of the roughly league-average agreeing to some valid star this season, doubling .329/ / .389/ / .592 (14-9 OPS+) with 32 homers while handling both centre field and second base. Marte produced roughly 7 WAR and placed fourth at the NL MVP race.