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Should you take the plunge with these risky players?
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Saturday, 25 March 2023 10:22
You can't win a fantasy baseball championship without taking some chances.Whether it's a player's injury history, inexperience, year-over-year inconsistency or a skill set or advanced metrics that don't match his raw statistics, many factors can attract us to certain players, as well as scare us away from them entirely. Deciphering these, in order to make our best estimates on their…
Yanks' Severino again has lat strain, likely to IL
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Saturday, 25 March 2023 09:10
New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino again is dealing with what is being described as a low-grade right lat strain and will likely start the season on the injured list, manager Aaron Boone told reporters Saturday.Severino was scratched from his final spring training start and will miss at least his first scheduled regular-season start, Boone said.It is the latest hit…
Back with Angels, Ohtani 'fine-tuning' for opener
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Friday, 24 March 2023 22:34
TEMPE, Ariz. -- It was back to business as usual for Shohei Ohtani on Friday.The two-way star returned to Los Angeles Angels camp after his MVP performance in the World Baseball Classic. Three days after striking out Mike Trout to clinch the WBC title for Japan against the United States in Miami, Ohtani was on the back fields in Tempe,…
Cardinals, RHP Mikolas reach two-year extension
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Friday, 24 March 2023 11:50
Ahead of making the Opening Day start for the St. Louis Cardinals, right-hander Miles Mikolas has received a two-year contract extension, the team announced Friday.Sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers that Mikolas is getting $40 million in the new deal. He will receive a $5 million signing bonus and a $3 million boost to his 2023 salary from $15.75 million to…
Aces wild: 8 Cy Young winners start Opening Day
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Friday, 24 March 2023 11:50
Eight former Cy Young Award winners are scheduled to start Opening Day next Thursday, including a matchup between reigning National League winner Sandy Alcantara and three-time honoree Max Scherzer, whose New York Mets travel to face the Miami Marlins.Major League Baseball teams announced their Opening Day starters Friday as part of an effort by the league to gin up interest…
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