MLB Picks and Pivots – FanDuel Picks April 3 - Fantasy CPR New York Mets 2016 Fantasy Outlook by Mike Marteny Oct 12, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes (52) hits a three run home run during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game three of the NLDS at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports MLB Picks and Pivots – … [Read more...]

Our 100 percent guaranteed-to-be-right expert picks for 2016 - FOXSports.com Quite a season we witnessed in 2015, wasn’t it? The San Diego Padres validated A.J. Preller’s dramatic overhaul by winning the National League West, and the Miami Marlins ended the National League’s longest playoff drought under NL Manager of the Year Mike Redmond. And on the subject of postseason longing, of course the … [Read more...]

Tristan's Twenty: High-value picks for fantasy baseball in 2016 - ESPN 6:40 PM ET Tristan H. CockcroftESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Co-host of the Fantasy Focus Baseball podcast Two-time LABR, three-time Tout Wars champion Member of the FSWA Hall of Fame print Copy, paste, done: Value is relative. Need custom rankings and values for your auction draft? … [Read more...]

Chicago Cubs Win Total Odds – 2/25/16 MLB Picks and Predictions - TheSpread.com View Comments Will the Cubs get to 90 wins in 2016? Following a playoff appearance in 2015, are the Chicago Cubs lining up to make a return to the postseason in 2016? The opening list of wins for the MLB teams came out recently and the Cubs were listed at 89, which is the second-most of any team in baseball … [Read more...]

2016 MLB season preview: World Series picks, storylines, awards and more - Newsday David Lennon David Lennon is an award-winning columnist and author who has been a staff writer at Newsday since 1991. As bone-chilling temps sink to the single-digits in the Bronx and Flushing, what better time for the start of spring training, with its sunny images of pitchers throwing and the endless rounds of … [Read more...]

Female pitcher Sarah Hudek picks up first collegiate win - CBSSports.com Sarah Hudek picked up her first college win Wednesday. (YouTube screen grab) Sarah Hudek, who is believed to be the only female playing college baseball this season, has her first career win. The Bossier Parish Community College (La.) freshman southpaw came out of the bullpen to beat Hinds Community College (Miss.) on … [Read more...]

MLB's qualifying-offer system is stacked against low-revenue clubs - FOXSports.com The qualifying-offer system doesn't only screw certain free agents. It also screws certain teams. The Rays should sign shortstop Ian Desmond. The Indians should sign outfielder Dexter Fowler. But neither move likely will occur, in part because neither low-revenue team is comfortable sacrificing its first-round … [Read more...]

Padres currently hold six of top 85 draft picks - The San Diego Union-Tribune There’s been some confusion about what level of draft picks the Padres recouped from the departures of left fielder Justin Upton and pitcher Ian Kennedy. Let’s attempt to clear it: ▪ After last season, the Padres made a one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offers to Upton and Kennedy. Each player declined, opting instead … [Read more...]

Draft Pick Compensation Continues to Throw Wrench in MLB Free Agency - Bleacher Report Gregory Bull/Associated Press Back in November, it seemed the San Diego Padres were taking a risk when they offered $15.8 million to pitcher Ian Kennedy. It seemed like Kennedy was taking just as big a risk when he turned it down. Seriously, $15.8 million for one year, for a guy who lost 15 games and … [Read more...]

Mike Piazza and the lowest draft picks ever to make the Hall of Fame - CBSSports.com Since MLB's First-Year Player Draft was instituted in 1965, we've seen 32 former draftees -- including Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza, who were elected on Wednesday -- go on to make the Hall of Fame. As noted, Griffey became the first top overall pick to make the Hall, while Piazza became the lowest-ever draftee … [Read more...]