Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki are just the start: All of Dodgers' 2025 starting rotation options
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Fantasy baseball: How Blake Snell's signing impacts his fantasy value - ESPN
Defending NL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell mercifully found a team to pitch for, as the veteran left-hander and the San Francisco Giants agreed on Monday to what may be a two-year contract, but it may also be just for one season due to an opt-out clause. Regardless, fantasy baseball managers concerned about investing in Snell on the premise that he was not employed on the eve of the season can rest easy, as at least that issue is taken care of.
Do Not Draft: Snell, Scherzer and others to avoid in fantasy baseball - ESPN
Left-hander Blake Snell took the mound on May 31 in Miami last season with one win over his first 10 starts and an unsightly 5.04 ERA. Fantasy investors, quite obviously, were not pleased and many moved on. Snell had walked four-plus hitters in half of those outings and, while he had more strikeouts than innings pitched, a 1.60 WHIP does damage. Sure, Snell had won 21 games and the 2018 AL Cy Young Award with the Rays, but it had been a roller coaster of inconsistent fantasy numbers and low volume even since for the Rays and Padres.
Gerrit Cole, Sonny Gray, Kevin Gausman each vying for first Cy Young Award of career
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Padel-QSI buys World Padel Tour to form unified Premier Padel tour
Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) has acquired World Padel Tour (WPT) from its organisers Damm and unified the world's professional tour under one entity, QSI said on Thursday.
2023 MLB odds, predictions update: World Series, awards, more - ESPN
A pair of red-hot National League teams have shaken up the betting landscape.
MLB 2023: First-half grades for all 30 teams - ESPN
It was a surprising and spectacular first half. Average game times are down 25 minutes and stolen bases are up 41% for the highest rate since 1997, thanks to the new rules. Five of the six division races are within two games. Shohei Ohtani continues to do things we've never seen before, including an awe-inspiring June in which he hit .394 with 15 home runs and had a 3.26 ERA in five starts as a pitcher. Ronald Acuna Jr. is on pace for a season we've never seen before: 38 home runs, 75 stolen bases and the most runs scored since 2001.
LTA Awards celebrate inspirational figures from across the country
The great and good of British tennis gathered at the LTA's National Tennis Centre this week as the sport paid homage to inspirational figures that have made a difference in 2022. The ceremony was hosted by LTA President Sandi Procter and presented by Leon Smith OBE, with several high-profile guests in attendance, including Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester.