Jaylon Thompson writes that Carlos Estévez is pumped to be with the Royals. “Just pounding the strike zone right there,” Estévez said after his bullpen session. “I knew the locations I had to go with my changeup and slider. “But with my fastball, I’ve just gotta keep pounding the strike zone. You know, just getting … Read more
Guys (and gals), we’re to this point of the offseason: That said, it’s almost over. By this time next week, pitchers and catchers will have reported. HOORAY! Another Tweet? Bobby Witt Jr. is projected for 31 HR & 36 SB, per Steamer that’d be his third consecutive 30-30 season only player to record at least … Read more
Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs writes that the Royals missed an opportunity to improve the outfield. We have position-specific data going back to 2002, so starting in that year, I looked at the positional WAR for every single team that made the playoffs. I omitted DH for NL teams during the non-DH seasons, since most of … Read more
MI Cape Town 181 for 8 (Esterhuizen 39, Brevis 38, Gleeson 2-22) beat Sunrisers Eastern Cape 105 (Abell 30, Rabada 4-25, Boult 2-9, Linde 2-20) by 76 runs Rashid Khan’s MI Cape Town have been crowned the new champions of the SA20, after they denied Aiden Markram’s Sunrisers Eastern Cape a three-peat and decimated them … Read more
OVERALL TOP 5: THEY’RE BAAAAACK: Matt Wright and Riley Newman are partners. Yes, you can get back together. SINGLED OUT: Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, and Catherine Parenteau are not playing singles. BOOMERANG: How will the Carvana PPA Tour stars who played in Australia fare in Arizona? SUPER BOWLING: Parris Todd, Hunter Johnson, and Jaume … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at (6) Minnesota Duluth Each team scored in the opening frame on Saturday and those stood as the only goals late into overtime. Grace Sadura gave UMD the lead seven minutes in as she tipped a shot from Brenna Fuhrman to make it 1-0. The Badgers responded a few minutes later when Marianne … Read more
UConn won both games last weekend at the annual CT Ice tournament (photo: UConn Athletics). Welcome to Week 3 of Bracketology. Each week from now until Selection Sunday, March 23, I will outline the current 16 teams in the Men’s NCAA Division I tournament and attempt to seed a bracket based on the current field. … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have announced this year’s Fan Fest location and activities for February 15 from 1-5 PM. Befitting the state of Tropicana Field, and a brilliant idea, Rays 2025 Fan Fest will take place at the St. Pete Pier (600 Second Ave. NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701). Activities will include opportunities to interact … Read more
On Monday, Zimbabwe Cricket announced a seven-match all-format series against Ireland, which will take place in February 2025. However, the month-long tour will kick off with a one-off Test match at Bulawayo from February 6 to February 10, followed by three ODIs and three T20Is in Harare. The series bears witness to a considerable opportunity … Read more