The Double-A Tennessee Smokies kicked off their Southern League Championship series with a win, beating the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins) 4-1.
(Note that Lance is just talking about the opponents helping the results, not the Stuff+, which is entirely independent of opponents or results – it’s just evaluating the movement and location of pitches.)
The Cody Bellinger trade leverage is shaping up nicely for the Cubs *IF* Juan Soto signs with someone other than the Yankees. Earlier tonight, one big-money fallback option (Willy Adames) came off the board on a massive seven-year deal with...
[BN_drinks] That's TWO franchise-record-setting contracts signed by free agents this offseason. First, Luis Severino helped the A's break an organizational record. And this afternoon, it's Willy Adames and the Giants. Of course, that's saying a lot more for San Francisco...
At long last, Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be posted for MLB teams. It's coming at the Winter Meetings, per Jeff Passan, Ken Rosenthal, and others. When else, right? Note that, once Sasaki is officially posted, he will have 45...
What a bizarrely-timed announcement from the Chicago Cubs, who just dropped the news that shortstop Dansby Swanson had surgery. TWO MONTHS AGO. Update from Cubs: Dansby Swanson underwent successful core injury surgery in early October with Dr. Bill Meyer. He...
Things really picked up the last two days, and the Winter Meetings are still two days away. I expect more movement around baseball this weekend - perhaps even a Juan Soto destination - in advance of potential floooooodgates on Monday...
The rumors popped up not that long ago out of New York, and turns out they had a lot of legs: Clay Holmes is converting into a starting pitcher. And he's staying in New York, but changing teams. From Jeff...
At one point earlier this offseason, free-agent starter Shane Bieber was among the plausible targets for the Chicago Cubs (and, indeed, he was one of their rumored trade targets last offseason). But after Jed Hoyer signed fellow free-agent starter Matthew...
[BN_drinks] CARLOS ESTEVEZ — At The Athletic, Jim Bowden identified one free-agent fit for each team as the Winter Meetings near. And while the article is NOT reporting any actual actual ties between various teams and the player to whom...
Craig Counsell finally has the last member of his coaching staff secured, hiring away a minor league coach from the Yankees' farm system. The Cubs are making Jose Javier their new first base coach, per Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma:...
Arguably the top catching free agent is heading off the board, with the Tampa Bay Rays set to sign Danny Jansen. https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Rays/status/1865094668205134063 https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1865095260759892142 Jansen was at one time a tremendous two-way catcher (in part-time duty) for the Blue Jays, but...
The New York Rangers are -185 on the moneyline versus the Seattle Kraken (+154) on Sunday, with this game being played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.Watch the NHL on Fubo!Rangers vs. Kraken Favorite, Moneyline, TotalFavorite: Rangers (-185)Underdog:...
SC Freiburg and TSG Hoffenheim will play on Sunday in the Bundesliga. SC Freiburg topped Borussia Monchengladbach last time out, 3-1, but TSG Hoffenheim was beaten by FSV Mainz 2-0. Below, you can find our prediction for this contest.SC Freiburg...
Both CA Osasuna (seventh in LaLiga) and Deportivo Alaves (16th) are coming off a draw, and they will face off on Sunday. For our prediction on this matchup, keep reading.CA Osasuna vs. Deportivo Alaves Prediction & OddsCA Osasuna Moneyline: +108Deportivo...
Brighton & Hove Albion will play on the road versus Leicester City on Sunday, after mixed results in their most recent matches in the Premier League -- a loss to Fulham and a win over West Ham United, respectively. We...
VfL Wolfsburg will play at home versus FSV Mainz on Sunday, after each won their most recent match in the Bundesliga -- beating RB Leipzig and TSG Hoffenheim, respectively. We provide our prediction for this matchup in the article below.VfL...
Coming off a victory over AS Saint-Etienne, Stade Rennes will play against FC Nantes, who just drew with Paris Saint-Germain, on Sunday. For our prediction on this matchup, continue reading.Stade Rennes vs. FC Nantes Prediction & OddsStade Rennes Moneyline: +135FC...
AFC Bournemouth, currently 10th in the Premier League, plays at 18th-place Ipswich Town on Sunday, in a top-half versus bottom-half matchup. Below, you can find our prediction for this contest.AFC Bournemouth vs. Ipswich Town Prediction & OddsAFC Bournemouth Moneyline: -114Ipswich...
Como 1907, currently 18th in Serie A, plays at 20th-place Venezia FC (+172) on Sunday, in a matchup of bottom-half clubs. Below, you can find our prediction for this contest.Como 1907 vs. Venezia FC Prediction & OddsComo 1907 Moneyline: +165Venezia...
Two clubs in the top half of LaLiga will meet on Sunday, when fourth-place Athletic Bilbao hosts fifth-place Villarreal CF. Find our prediction for this matchup below.Athletic Bilbao vs. Villarreal CF Prediction & OddsAthletic Bilbao Moneyline: -114Villarreal CF Moneyline: +296Draw...
Strasbourg (13th) is below Stade Reims (ninth) in the table, and they square off in Ligue 1 on Sunday. For our prediction on this matchup, keep reading.Strasbourg vs. Stade Reims Prediction & OddsStrasbourg Moneyline: +142Stade Reims Moneyline: +186Draw Moneyline: +243Predicted...
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