Washington's bench, led by Howie Kendrick, could come into play early as Murphy and Eaton recover. Plus OF alignments in New York and Atlanta; Miami's long shot starters, and Philadelphia's plan for Scott Kingery.
BaseballHQ.com's health scores do a very good job at reflecting a player's injury risk. But there are some injuries and players who defy the system. We'll review a bunch of those players here.
If it works well, the Rays may make every fifth day a "bullpen day" all year long. How should you react? Also: Santander may have an opening in BAL, Johnson's velocity surprises in BOS, an investment in Gray may pay off in NYY and batting order thoughts in TOR.
Free agent Mike Moustakas agreed to a one-year contract with former employer Kansas City. Plus Carlos Gonzalez similarly returns to the Rockies, and injury updates on Stroman, Carpenter, Baez and more.
After an offseason trade from Houston, Colin Moran finds himself with the starting third base job in the Steel City. Plus, a review of infields in CHC and CIN, the MIL bullpen, and an update on STL’s rotation battle.
The Rockies starting rotation, after a strong 2017, are looking to take the next step. Plus the ARI middle infield situation, SF catchers, SD third basemen and the LA bullpen.
The acquisition of Gerrit Cole and HOU's newfound rotation depth seems to leave Collin McHugh out in the cold, but we say not so fast. The LAA 1B/DH and OAK CF outlooks, and more.
Is Leonys Martin really the starting CF for DET? Who could fill in at 1B for MIN and CHW if need be? What does the Napoli signing mean in CLE, and can Bubba Starling emerge in KC? That and more in this week's look into the AL Central.
Washington's bench, led by Howie Kendrick, could come into play early as Murphy and Eaton recover. Plus OF alignments in New York and Atlanta; Miami's long shot starters, and Philadelphia's plan for Scott Kingery.
BaseballHQ.com's health scores do a very good job at reflecting a player's injury risk. But there are some injuries and players who defy the system. We'll review a bunch of those players here.
If it works well, the Rays may make every fifth day a "bullpen day" all year long. How should you react? Also: Santander may have an opening in BAL, Johnson's velocity surprises in BOS, an investment in Gray may pay off in NYY and batting order thoughts in TOR.
Free agent Mike Moustakas agreed to a one-year contract with former employer Kansas City. Plus Carlos Gonzalez similarly returns to the Rockies, and injury updates on Stroman, Carpenter, Baez and more.
After an offseason trade from Houston, Colin Moran finds himself with the starting third base job in the Steel City. Plus, a review of infields in CHC and CIN, the MIL bullpen, and an update on STL’s rotation battle.
The Rockies starting rotation, after a strong 2017, are looking to take the next step. Plus the ARI middle infield situation, SF catchers, SD third basemen and the LA bullpen.
The acquisition of Gerrit Cole and HOU's newfound rotation depth seems to leave Collin McHugh out in the cold, but we say not so fast. The LAA 1B/DH and OAK CF outlooks, and more.
Is Leonys Martin really the starting CF for DET? Who could fill in at 1B for MIN and CHW if need be? What does the Napoli signing mean in CLE, and can Bubba Starling emerge in KC? That and more in this week's look into the AL Central.