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• It will be a tricky trade deadline for the Chicago Cubs

Jameson Taillon threw a gem on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field | Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images There aren’t a lot of expiring contracts that align with performing players The Cubs were always a long shot to play meaningful baseball down the stretch, but they’ve really failed to seize the sliver of opportunity. It’s been difficult to watch, honestly. The story of the Cubs season in a n...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats shut out, 4-0 by Padres; DJ Herz returns; Juan Yepez streaking...

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ loss to the Padres in the series opener on Tuesday... DJ HERZ IS BACK: Washington’s Nationals optioned 23-year-old southpaw DJ Herz to Triple-A Rochester earlier this month, after Herz’s seventh start in the majors and 17th start overall this season. “He’s another young pitcher that we’re really trying to take care of and keep him healthy,” Nationals’ skipper D...2024
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 102 thread: Cooper Criswell vs. Ty Blach

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The Rockies will look to win their series with the Red Sox. Tonight, the Colorado Rockies (37-64) will play their second game against the Boston Red Sox (53-46), hoping to build off the momentum of their 12th-inning walk-off win. (The Rockies have the third-most walk-off wins in MLB this season — they are tied with Miami and Boston.) Starting for the ...2024
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• Two key things to watch as the Braves head down the stretch and beyond

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Though not talked about nearly as much as things on the surface, these things will decide the Braves’ fate for the remainder of 2024 The Braves have done nothing but tread water since the calendar flipped to May, resulting in a fair bit of consternation surrounding a team that still has one of the better records in MLB, and is, at ...2024
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• Royals starting pitching has gone from disaster to outstanding

William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports Quantifying the effect of the Royals’ improved starting pitching Last season, I wrote an article titled “Avoiding the Disaster Start.” The Royals were 45 games into the season, floundering with a 14-31 record, and had recently gone through a stretch where the starting pitcher had failed to complete five innings and had given up more runs than innings pitche...2024
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• Minor League Roundup: Week 17

Photo by Ben Catapane/MLB Photos via Getty Images Tre’ Morgan is nearly hitting .400 since his promotion to High-A over a month ago This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. We are now 17 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays trade deadline primer

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Who will stay and who will go? The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching. This year the deadline falls on Tuesday, July 30th, at 6pm. By the time the deadline arrives, the Tampa Bay Rays could have a very different roster of players. Thus far in 2024, the Rays season has been plagued by injuries, illness, and lackluster play from key contributors. This ...2024
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• Braves set to begin second half with a three-game series against the Cardinals

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Braves lost a series in St. Louis earlier this season but will try to make up for it at home The sprint to the finish line begins for the Atlanta Braves Friday night, as they emerge from the All-Star Break to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series at Truist Park. The Braves entered the break 11 games over .500 at 53-42, but the firs...2024
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• Minor League Roundup: Week 16

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Top prospect Junior Caminero already has three homeruns since beginning his rehab assignment last week. This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. We are now 16 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their as...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: MLB Draft talk; Hunter Harvey trade + more...

Notes and quotes on an off-day during the All-Star break... 2024 MLB DRAFT RDS. 1-3: With their first three picks of 2024’s MLB Draft (Nos. 10; 39; and 44), Washington’s Nationals selected infielder/outfielder Seaver King (10), catcher Caleb Lomavita (39), and then shortstop Luke Dickerson (44). King, 21, hit 14 doubles, three triples, and 16 home runs, with 64 RBIs, 25 walks, 11 stolen bases, and...2024
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• Game thread XCVI - Royals at Red Sox

A visualization of what it’s like to try to anticipate Seth Lugo’s pitches | Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The Royals can officially reclaim playoff position with a win this afternoon After winning in convincing fashion against the team ahead of them in the Wild Card standings, the Royals have an opportunity this evening to guarantee themselves a winning series and - for only the se...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 13

On this day 85 years ago, Clint Brown had an off-day in an otherwise notable season. | George Burke A horrendous collapse to an abysmal A’s team 1919 You don’t see this every day: In a 14-9 win over Boston, three White Sox players scored on a routine single off the bat of Buck Weaver. 1939 The White Sox suffered a terrible fall-from-ahead loss, 12-10, against the Athletics at Comiskey Pa...2024
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• Better know a draft prospect: Jac Caglianone

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Florida two-way player has perhaps the best power in the class. With the MLB draft just days away, let’s continue evaluating some prospects that the Royals may consider drafting with the sixth overall pick. Following my write up of Chase Burns, there is just one of the presumptive top eight college prospects that we have yet to evalu...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 1, 2024

Garfield is right about Mondays, lasagna, and much more | Photo by Steve Parsons - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images Very nice series over the weekend! Ed note: I was mistaken on Friday. I guess I will be doing one day of Rumblings this month as Max is out for a few days. That said, I’m leaving on vacation this week so we’re not getting the full Friday Rumblings experience. Also, I ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 14, 2024

Yesterday was fun. Ok, the 8th inning wasn’t. But the rest of the game was. | Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Yesterday was a big win in a young(-ish) season already full of nice wins Roster move yesterday: Lynch down, Veneziano up We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/gjxt4TeqDP— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 13, 2024 As part of his series about Kansas Ci...2024
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• Weird but true: Remembering when two Devil Rays pitchers were shot in 2002

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A look back at two tragic events from 2002. During the early morning hours of a Summer day in Charleston, South Carolina, police were called after a shooting where a 24 year old man had been shot twice in what was later deemed as a random act of violence. A few months later, also in the early morning hours, police responded to a shooting in Raleigh, North C...2024
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• Braves complete sweep of Mets on Ozzie Albies walkoff, 13-10
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images It was another comeback win for the Braves in the series finale, but this one was markedly different than the first two. In what was rightfully billed to be a pitchers’ duel between Spencer Strider and Justin Verlander, the Braves and Mets combined for eight runs in the first inning and a half of baseball and ultimately 23 runs over 10 innings as Atlanta ...2023
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• Rick Porcello Is Worthy of Cy Young, but How Did Justin Verlander Lose?
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• It will be a tricky trade deadline for the Chicago Cubs
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• Diamondbacks series preview: The defending National League champs come to town

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Their pennant defense hasn’t gone as planned. Last fall, the Diamondbacks went on a run to win the second National League pennant in club history. They fell to the Rangers in the World Series, but had a good team led by a young star in Corbin Carroll, with expectations they had a window of contention. But the team stumbled out of the gate this year, and were...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays trade deadline primer
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 16, 2024

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Bobby hits some dingers! Bobby Witt Jr. fell just short to Teoscar Hernandez in the Home Run Derby finals. “Texas-sized crowd — it was just a lot of fun to be able to do that and experience that with my brother-in-law, with my family in the stands, and being able to make it to the finals,” Witt said. “It was awesome. Teoscar put on a great show. It was so...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: MLB Draft talk; Hunter Harvey trade + more...
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• MLB Draft 2024: Colorado Rockies draft RHP Brody Brecht with the 38th pick

Lee Navin/For the Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The flamethrower from Iowa joins Colorado’s ranks The Colorado Rockies picked up one of the highest-ceiling fastballs in the 2024 MLB Draft when they drafted University of Iowa right-handed pitcher Brody Brecht. With the 38th pick in the 2024 Draft, the @Rockies select @UIBaseball right-handed pitcher Brody Brecht, No. 21 on the Top 250 Dra...2024
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• Better know a draft prospect: Jac Caglianone
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Is a Cal Quantrill extension worth it?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, July 10, 2024 A few weeks ago I wrote the argument that Cal Quantrill is a great trade chip if the Colorado Rockies allow him to be one. My purpose was to highlight the two sides of the argument for the Rockies as to why they would trade him and why they wouldn’t trade him. There has been promising news on...2024
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• The Brewers’ bullpen is showing cracks. What should they do?

Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Examining the Brewers internal and external relief options All season long, the Milwaukee Brewers’ bullpen has been an unexpected strength. After Devin Williams was injured in spring training, the relief group entered the season with question marks, and season-long struggles for two of last year’s best relievers, Hoby Milner and Joel Payamps, could have spe...2024
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Stand Alone Pebbles (July 1st-July 7th)

Colorado Rockies minor league report for Monday, July 8th, 2024 This is the new home of the Weekly Pebble Report here on Purple Row, your weekly Colorado Rockies minor league update. We have decided to make the Pebble Report a stand-alone article for ease of access and to better even out our content for our readers, since it was essentially two articles on top of one another. Starting today, the P...2024
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• Two key things to watch as the Braves head down the stretch and beyond
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• Royals starting pitching has gone from disaster to outstanding
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• Braves set to begin second half with a three-game series against the Cardinals
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• Game thread XCVI - Royals at Red Sox
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• The Brewers’ bullpen is showing cracks. What should they do?
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• Takeaways from the Braves’ series win over the Phillies

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves flexed their muscles on Sunday and secured a series win over the Phillies. The Atlanta Braves finished off a series win over the Philadelphia Phillies with a 6-0 thumping on Sunday afternoon. The win pushed Atlanta back to 10 games over .500 at 49-39 and cut their deficit in the NL East down to eight games. The Braves are ...2024
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• Rockies series preview: It’s tough to pitch in high altitude

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado’s pitching is....BAD. It isn't easy to pitch in Denver. The high altitude and dry air cause the ball to travel farther - on average, a ball at Coors Field will carry 20 feet more than at an average ballpark - and pitches have less movement. The Colorado Rockies have finished dead last in the National League in runs allowed ...2024
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• Braves to host MLB-best Phillies in weekend set

Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s a less climactic series than it could’ve been, but the Braves need to soldier on anyway Last year, as the Braves romped all over the NL East and the league at large, I remember thinking ahead of some of the scheduled Braves-Mets series that things had changed so drastically: what were supposed to have been hotly-contested games w...2024
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• Dylan Lee’s return to form lengthens Atlanta’s bullpen

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The left-handed reliever has been putting up numbers in 2024 that are almost identical to his outstanding 2022 season. There’s no doubt that the 2024 Atlanta Braves have not met the lofty expectations many pundits and fans cast upon them prior to the start of the regular season. The team’s offensive output has been most at-fault as...2024
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• No June bloom for banged-up, beset upon Braves

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Can you expect more than a .500ish record considering what the Braves dealt with in June? Maybe, but that doesn’t mean they met those expectations. May 2024 was a low point for the Braves, their first sub-.500 month since May 2022. By the end of that month, they were down not just Spencer Strider but also Ronald Acuña Jr., Austin Riley had just returned fr...2024
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 102 thread: Cooper Criswell vs. Ty Blach
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• Two key things to watch as the Braves head down the stretch and beyond
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• Minor League Roundup: Week 17
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 98 thread: Kyle Harrison vs. Cal Quantrill

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Rockies will look to start the second half of the season on a winning note. Tonight, the Colorado Rockies (34-63) welcome the San Francisco Giants (47-50) to Coors Field for the first game of a six-game home stand. Starting for the Giants will be lefty Kyle Harrison in his 17th game of 2024. He’s earned a 4.08 ERA (1.36 WHIP) over 86.0 IP. During that tim...2024
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• Tampa Bay Rays trade deadline primer
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• Minor League Roundup: Week 16
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 16, 2024
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 92 thread: Cal Quantrill vs. Nick Lodolo

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Rockies will look to get back on track. Tonight, the Colorado Rockies (32-59) will play their second game of four against the Cincinnati Reds (43-48). Game 1 concluded with the Rockies losing, 6-0. Cal Quantrill will take the mound for the Rockies, making his 19th start of the season, Currently, he has a 3.77 ERA (1.33 WHIP) in 100.1 innings pitched. He’...2024
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• Minor League Roundup: Week 15

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Tre’ Morgan is on an offensive tear since being promoted to High-A This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. We are now 15 weeks into the 2024 minor league campaign campaign and several prospects have certainly continued their ascent up the organizational ladder whil...2024
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• E-Rod's stellar outing, bats lift Red Sox over A's
Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez helped the Red Sox avoid a four-game series sweep at the hands of the A's, matching his career-high with eight innings pitched as the offense went to work in a 12-3 victory at the Coliseum on Sunday afternoon....2017
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• E-Rod's stellar outing, bats lift Red Sox over A's
Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez helped the Red Sox avoid a four-game series sweep at the hands of the A's, matching his career-high with eight innings pitched as the offense went to work in a 12-3 victory at the Coliseum on Sunday afternoon....2017
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• Jon Lester to Cubs: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Astros Clinch 2015 Playoff Berth: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration
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• Jake Arrieta 1st Pitcher in 2015 to Reach 20 Wins: Latest Details and Reaction
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• Rangers rip 3 HRs as Hamels stymies Halos
Starter Cole Hamels, staked with an eight-run lead after two innings, pitched 7 2/3 scoreless frames and the Rangers hit three home runs en route to a 10-0 victory over the Angels on Friday night....2017
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• This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz records his 3,000th strikeout
Braves Franchise History 1966 - The Braves win their first game in Atlanta defeating the Mets, 8-4. 1982 - The Braves see their 13-game winning streak to start the season come to an end with a 2-1 loss to the Reds. 2008 - John Smoltz becomes the 16th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters. He is the sixth fastest player to the mark in terms of innings pitched with 3,386. MLB History 1876 - The Bos...2023
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• Andy Pettitte's No. 46 Reportedly to Be Retired by New York Yankees on Aug. 23
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• Abrams' Steal Appeal - June 25, 2024
CJ Abrams, SS, Nationals CJ Abrams went 3 for 5 with a double, two runs, and two stolen bases on Monday. He has had a surprising season so far, impressing with his overall hitting ability with a .275/.325/.502 slash line, but disappointing in the stolen base category, which was the sole reason most fantasy owners drafted him. After stealing 47 bases in 151 games last season, he had only 11 in 68 g...2024
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• Lopez's Latest Letdown - June 7, 2024
Pablo Lopez, SP, Twins Pablo Lopez had another poor outing on Thursday, where he gave up 7 runs on 4 hits and 6 walks. He struck out 4 over 4 innings. This is the third time in his last four starts that he's given up 6 or more runs, and the lack of control was especially concerning in this one. Lopez has been getting hit hard this season, but this is the first time that control seemed to be a majo...2024
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• Braxton's Brilliance - May 25, 2024
Braxton Garrett, SP, Marlins Braxton Garrett tossed a complete game shutout against the Diamondbacks on Friday. He allowed 4 hits and struck out 6 in what was the best start of the youngster's career. He was very efficient, throwing 71 strikes on 95 pitches, leading to an excellent 34% CSW%. It was just his third start of the season and came on the heels of a 5-run outing and 6-run outing in his f...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 19, 2024

Juan Carela pitched five innings of one-hit ball for Winston-Salem. | Salina Rae Silver/South Side Sox Danny Mendick cannot be stopped, Juan Carela’s offspeed baffles, and Ryan Galanie locks in Charlotte Knights 5, Syracuse Mets 1 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)For the second straight night, the Charlotte Knights posted five runs en route to a win against the Syracuse Mets. And for the fourt...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 23, 2024
Wyatt Langford, OF, Rangers Wyatt Langford is officially making the opening day roster, according to manager Bruce Bochy. Langford has already been flying up draft boards due to his massive spring, where he's slashed a ridiculous .388/.446/.796 with 6 home runs in 56 plate appearances. He has crept all the way up into 8th round ADP, and that number should continue to rise over the weekend. I would...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 2, 2024
Bryce Miller, SP, Mariners Bryce Miller showed off a new splitter in his recent spring training start. Already featuring a six-pitch mix, adding a splitter might not seem like a big deal. However, it may be exactly what he needs since his secondary offerings were underwhelming in 2023. He actually got the most whiffs on his fastball (27.1%), followed by his slider (24.4%), changeup (17.9%), and sw...2024
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• Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2022: Week 3
I'll be honest: a lot of the job of a fantasy sports writer is constrained by search engine optimization and giving audiences what they expect. This article, for example, is ostensibly about starting pitchers. But what *is* a starter, anyway? So many teams are using openers now. So many teams are letting pitchers go 4.2 IP, or piggybacking, or bullpen games, or long reliever, or, or, or. And tee-b...2022
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• RCL Update: The Week That Was, Week 13, 2021
I hope you all had a Happy 4th of July weekend, my fellow Razzball Commenter Leaguers! This weekend not only marked the birthday of our fine U.S. of A., but more importantly, marked the halfway point of the fantasy baseball season! We just finished ~13 weeks and there are ~13 weeks remaining. While we typically use the All-Star Break to mark the halfway point, this week is the real deal. If yo...2021
• Erick Fedde Waps the Mets
Washington Nationals fifth starter slash long reliever slash wait, really, that guy?--Erick Fedde was awesome Friday night as he limited the New York Mets to just two hits (seven base runners) in seven innings pitched. He struck out seven and had 31 called strikes plus whiffs, which baseball nerds tell me is pretty good. I'm Fedde up with these crazy pitching lines, ya'll! I thought the bans were ...2021
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• The 2020 effect on building your fantasy baseball pitching staff

Years ago, baseball analyst Tom Verducci opined that starting pitchers who threw more than 60 innings above their total innings pitched the season prior were more susceptible to injury. Case studies were done and after witnessing the “Verducci Effect” in action, many teams and their training staffs adhered to similar guidelines to prevent ruining young......2021
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• It will be a tricky trade deadline for the Chicago Cubs
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats shut out, 4-0 by Padres; DJ Herz returns; Juan Yepez streaking...
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• Two key things to watch as the Braves head down the stretch and beyond
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• Royals starting pitching has gone from disaster to outstanding
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• Minor League Roundup: Week 17
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• Diamondbacks series preview: The defending National League champs come to town
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• Game Thread #98: Milwaukee Brewers (55-42) @ Minnesota Twins (54-42)

Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Brewers open their post-All-Star schedule with two-game series in Minneapolis Welcome back for the first game thread in nearly a week! The Milwaukee Brewers open their “second half” (they’re actually about 60% of the way through their schedule) this evening in downtown Minneapolis with the first of two games against the Minnesota ...2024
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• Braves to host MLB-best Phillies in weekend set
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• Austin Riley awakens and Chris Sale rolls as Braves down Rays, 7-3

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Braves use early offensive onslaught and the outstanding Chris Sale to take down Tampa/ After a rough road trip, the Braves used a big game from Austin Riley and a tremendous start from Chris Sale to win their second game in a row, and take down the Rays 7-3 Friday night at Truist Park. Despite how well it ended going, it was actually an ominous beginning to th...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: June 3-4, 2024

Hi, hello, I am consummate masher Edgar Quero and I’ll be coming to a White Sox game near you, soon. | S.R. Silver/South Side Sox An abridged night of action still brought full-season wins Programming note: The Dominican Summer League (DSL) is under way, with the DSL White Sox seeing their first game (Monday) postponed by rain but first action underway this morning. Last year, given how s...2024
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• The All-Star Game is coming Part 2: Votepocalypse

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates with Salvador Perez #13 after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 26, 2024 in St Petersburg, Florida. | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images This democracy can be dominated by royalty Last week we talked about what would have to happen to get a Royals catcher or baseman into the Al...2024
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• Braxton's Brilliance - May 25, 2024
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• Bryce Elder’s rough evening and absent offense sinks the Braves, 9-1 in game 2

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Bryce Elder continued to struggle, failing to make it more than 3 innings, while the offense is in a really rough spot at the moment. The Braves were hoping Bryce Elder could lead the way to tying the four game series and crucially eat some innings, with the Monday double-header looming. Things did not go according to plan in the top of the first, as Bry...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 16, 2024

Infielder Javier Mogollón continues to turn heads in the ACL. | Javier Mongollon / Instagram Charlotte splits its doubleheader, Birmingham shuts out the Lookouts, and other storylines from the farm Durham Bulls 4, Charlotte Knights 3 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)I’ve got to be honest with you, reader. I just worked a doubleheader here in Bowling Green, and having to cover one in Triple-A t...2024
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• Rain can’t stop Charlie Morton or the home run ball as Braves top Mets 4-2

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Charlie Morton looked great and the top of the Braves lineup finally hit the ball out of the ballpark for a series opening win. Well they say the best things come to those who wait and that proved to be true this evening, unless you’re a Mets fan of course. After a 55-minute rain delay before first pitch, baseball was eventually played and worth the wait. ...2024
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• Braves return home against Red Sox with hopes of returning to good form

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images That road trip was nasty, wasn't it? Let's keep it int he past. After going on a nasty road trip that saw them go 1-5 against Seattle and Los Angeles, the Atlanta Braves are looking to snap out of their first real funk of the season with some home cooking as they open up a quick series against the Boston Red Sox. Over the past six games, Atlanta’s offens...2024
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• Gamethread: Rays at White Sox

Celebrations from last night’s walk-off winner that had fans buzzing into today’s game. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Last night the White Sox had fun. Can they... sweep the Rays today? Last night we saw some much needed excitement from this team, and with the stands full the crowd got to enjoy it. It was the teams first win of the series, and their first time winning back-to-back games th...2024
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