#AL Cy Young

The Los Angeles Dodgers are still in a position to compete despite their quiet offseason. But they could drastically increase their World Series odds by pulling the trigger on a high-profile trade. The MLB trade market has moved fairy slow for the most part with the exception of a few deals. With that being said, could the Dodgers stun the MLB…

After a slightly delayed start, Opening Day for the 2022 season is just days away. That also means you only have a few days remaining to get some final player prop bets in before the season starts. Several sportsbooks have set over/unders for some key players on the Red Sox. They've also set odds on certain players' chances to win the American…

The Houston Astros boasted one of the best and deepest rotations in baseball last season. It was a very big reason they were able to overcome the Philadelphia Phillies and win the World Series. Now, they've lost Justin Verlander, arguably the best pitcher in baseball and the reigning AL Cy Young award winner. That depth, as well as the true talent…

We're just about a week into the new MLB season and there is certainly no shortage of bets to choose from. We've looked through the market, so continue reading to find baseball's best betting MLB player props for today's slate. We got a jam-packed MLB schedule today with things kicking off at noon and going to 7:10 p.m ET. With all this action,…

The MLB offseason is winding down as we are getting closer and closer to pitchers and catchers reporting to start another full baseball season. We have seen some big moves made across the board this offseason, as playoff teams tooled up their rosters to make another series push at a title in 2023. Here are the early World Series odds with a little…

Between 2012 and 2018, Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale made the All-Star Team all seven seasons and finished between second and sixth in the AL Cy Young Award in all seven. He's also played in exactly 11 games over the last three seasons. Raking in $90 million in salary those three seasons from the Red Sox, he's been one of the biggest financial…

With the 2022 MLB All-Star festivities in the books, it's time for a quick round of bold predictions before the second half of the season gets underway on Thursday. What follows are 10 bold predictions for the remainder of the 2022 season, focusing mostly on individual players rather than teams since there will be plenty of postseason predictions…

The New York Mets suffered a brutal blow as Jacob deGrom signed a massive five-year deal to head to the Texas Rangers. The Mets lose their ace and a franchise icon in the process. This is rough information for Mets fans to digest, but it's comforting knowing they have the richest owner in the sport who's proven he's willing to spend unheard-of…

Whether it's the Astros' hunt for a second straight World Series title, the UH Cougars' pursuit of another deep NCAA tournament run or the continued rebuilding efforts of the Rockets and Texans, 2023 is shaping up to be an intriguing year in the Houston sports scene. Chron's Josh Criswell and Michael Shapiro tackled the top 10 questions facing the…

Earlier today we ran a piece on MLB.com's prediction of Cristian Javier as the 2023 AL Cy Young winner. We alluded to the Astros finally being given the respect they deserve from the national media. Love'em or hate'em, you have to respect Houston. Well, you can't win them all. Bradford Doolittle of ESPN is the latest to display a laughable level of…

This year certainly had its share of excitement for sports and sports bettors. Who saw the TCU Horned Frogs claiming the No. 3 seed in the college football playoffs or the San Diego Padres ousting the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS? Did anybody have money on Rich Strike to win the Kentucky Derby? How about Justin Verlander to win the AL Cy…

The Texas Rangers may not be a factor in the AL West or AL playoff race this season, but they do have one of the season's biggest surprises in pitcher Martin Perez. Today, Perez will look to continue his hot start against the Chicago White Sox and Lucas Giolito, who will be looking to pick up a valuable win for the home team. While Perez is not yet…

After an All-Star break festooned with nostalgia, home runs, and bullpen dominance, the MLB schedule restarts Thursday, with some 70 games remaining for each team. So before the second half begins, let's dive into the top 10 story lines to monitor between now and October-because there's a whole lot of baseball left, and just as much drama on the…

This story was excerpted from Scott Merkin's White Sox Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. Making predictions for an upcoming Major League Baseball season is tough enough following Spring Training, and those prognostications come after watching baseball for six weeks to gain a working knowledge of…

Philadelphia crushed Seattle last night, and with Robbie Ray's regression this season, we're not expecting the reigning Cy Young winner to save the M's this evening. Find out why Aaron Nola should continue to send the home side adrift in our Phillies vs. M The Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners clash in an interleague matchup on Tuesday…

With MLB free agency winding down, the league is beginning to take shape. Some teams have drastically improved their chances of competing in 2023 based on swift offseason moves. The New York Mets just pulled off a stunner to land Carlos Correa after the shortstop had previously agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants. Other teams such as the…

Friday's MLB slate is loaded with 15 games, with the most notable series taking place at Fenway Park between the Red Sox and Yankees. Elsewhere in the big leagues, the Phillies travel to Busch Stadium to face the Cardinals in an important three-game set for wild card and divisional purposes. While neither of those series presents the best betting…

The Philadelphia Phillies (9-2, 4-2 away) have been very good en route to their first World Series appearance in more than a decade. However, in getting back to the Fall Classic for the second time in as many years, the Houston Astros (7-0, 4-0 home) are the picture of perfection. Playing in the World Series for the fourth time over the past six…

With the All-Star break approaching, now's a good time to check back in on World Series futures odds. Given the nature of baseball, it's anyone's game come playoff time. We've seen teams with relatively mediocre odds entering the playoffs win the Commissioner's Trophy in two of the past three seasons (Atlanta in 2021, Washington in'19). Below,…

Through their recent struggles, the New York Yankees have shown a knack for winning right when they really needed to. They will need to call upon that timeliness once more in this afternoon's matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. As their once-hefty lead in the AL East has dwindled over the last several weeks, the Yankees have avoided a full-on…

Last year, Robbie Ray took the baseball world by surprise en route to winning the AL Cy Young. Could another left-handed pitcher come out of nowhere to take the trophy this year? As of now, the sportsbooks seem to think so since Shane McClanahan of the Tampa Bay Rays is the odds-on favorite to take home the prize. However, two-time winner Justin…

Baseball is returning and Opening Day is creeping towards us. And for White Sox fans, that means optimism is high that a deep fall run is in the 2021 plans. If you're especially confident about the upcoming 2021 White Sox season, there are a lot of interesting bets available. Opening Day for the 2021 MLB Season is on April 1. For the White Sox,…

As Major League Baseball continues its All-Star break, we'll continue updating our looks at the season-long awards by turning our attention to the AL MVP race. Yesterday we looked at AL Cy Young and NL Cy Young races, in the hopes of finding betting values among the top contenders. The AL MVP race is one of the most intriguing awards of the season.…

Really shocked at how bad my performance was yesterday. We won our first play of the day after the Cardinals beat the Royals through the first five innings. But we lost both under in the Diamondbacks vs. Marlins game. We took the NRFI, and David Peralta hit a two-run bomb to wipe that out quickly. We took the whole game under, which lost in the…

After waiting until a month after the World Series for the winter meetings to get the ball rolling, Major League Baseball's free-agent spending spree has been something of a runaway freight train. There have already been 30 free agents who signed contracts with an average salary of at least $10 million. And, no, we're not just talking about the New…

Last night in Oakland, Framber Valdez outdueled the previously unbeaten Paul Blackburn to lead the Houston Astros over the A's in the series opener between the two AL West rivals. Tonight, Cristian Javier will look to do the same against Frankie Montas to lead Houston to its seventh series win in its last nine series. The Astros lost two of three…

We've discussed the hapless Chicago White Sox, manager Tony La Russa and the woes of the South Siders pretty much all season long over here at FTW. Not much has changed. The team is still stuck at.500, still in third place in the American League Central and still trying to prove their best days are ahead. They likely won't make the playoffs. If…

The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox will face off in a battle of AL Central division foes on Saturday night in Chicago. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Twins-White Sox prediction and pick we have laid out below. Minnesota, with a 67-63 record, are in second place in the AL Central, just one…

In his season opener, last year's AL Cy Young Award winner got off to a winning start with his new team, as Robbie Ray pitched the Seattle Mariners to a win over the Minnesota Twins. This evening, Ray will get the ball as the Mariners look to even up their MLB series with the Chicago White Sox. After edging the Twins 2-1 to open the season behind…

We are just two championship series away from knowing our 2022 World Series matchup. The NLCS kicked off last night with game two on the horizon today, followed by game one of the ALCS. New users on BetMGM Sportsbook can cash in on a golden opportunity to wager on these battles with their fantastic welcome offer. BetMGM is offering new players $50…

SAN DIEGO - Re-signing Carlos Correa continues to be the Twins' focus at the Winter Meetings, but while they wait for the superstar shortstop and agent Scott Boras to make a franchise-altering decision, plenty of other Twins-related tidbits were circulating around the Manchester Grand Hyatt during the first two days of MLB's annual…

The Phillies did what they have become pretty proficient at over the last few offseasons: they signed the main player they targeted in free agency. The team on Tuesday agreed to an 11-year, $300 million deal with star shortstop Trea Turner. Turner's addition gives the Phillies an even more formidable lineup than the one that carried them just a few…

The New York Mets entered the postseason on a whimper, ended the playoffs with a thud, but got the Winter Meetings started with a boom. ESPN's National MLB insider Jeff Passan reports that after losing two-time National League Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom to a massive new contract with the Texas Rangers, the Mets are bringing in this year's AL Cy…

The MLB Winter Meetings are in person for the first time since 2019. And it is sure to be an insane week of big moves across the game of baseball. The Winter Meetings are an annual meeting of MLB front offices where each team hunkers down and tinkers with their rosters. The history of the meetings can be traced back to the 1870s, though it…

The 2022 MLB Winter Meetings officially got underway on Sunday night. Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Fred McGriff was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, with names such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens missing the cut. However, the Hall of Fame isn't what gets baseball fans excited for the Winter Meetings. It's the flurry of trades, signings,…

SAN DIEGO - Now that Jacob deGrom has used his opt-out to escape New York, let's flash forward 11 months when the Mets probably will be facing the same situation with Max Scherzer. If your first instinct is to think, why deal with that now when the deGrom pain is still fresh for the franchise and its fan base, then know this is a current issue for…

The Houston Astros used a no-hitter to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series last night. The World Series is now tied up at two. We're also guaranteed a Game 6 in Houston. That win from the Astros gave Houston home-field advantage back as well. The Phillies will be playing their final game at home tonight. The Phillies…

The Baltimore Orioles have reportedly jumped into the chase for one of the top pitchers remaining in MLB free agency. Not much was expected from the Baltimore Orioles in 2022. The organization is still in the midst of trying to build a core that can bring them back to prominence, and they have the bad luck of being in a division like the American…

In franchise lore, the list of all-time Mets starting pitchers for a while now has looked like this: Tom Seaver, and somewhere below grouped closely are Dwight Gooden and Jacob deGrom. It will stay that way. As of Friday night, deGrom is the ace of the Texas Rangers after signing a five-year deal with $185 million guaranteed. He's a generational…

We've got a doubleheader of playoff baseball as the League Championship series officially are underway in both leagues. Game 2 kicks off the day from San Diego this afternoon as the San Diego Padres host the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the NLCS, while Game 1 of the ALCS begins in Houston this evening with the New York Yankees in town. Here…

The Toronto Blue Jays went 91-71 in the 2021 season and just narrowly missed the playoffs. Despite this disappointment last year, expectations are sky-high moving forward. The Blue Jays have one of the most optimistic lenses on their season heading into the year and are in search of their first World Series victory since 1993. This also will be the…

The Post's Mark W. Sanchez previews the NL West O/U wins: 97.5 Key player: Mookie Betts. For the Dodgers to be historically great - which is a real possibility - they could use their $365 million man in peak form. The right fielder was merely very good (.854 OPS) but not great last season, and the lineup is even more ludicrous with the addition of…

With Opening Day right around the corner, it's important to get ahead of as many predictions as possible. At least, it's more fun that way. Think about it like this: Just a few weeks ago, we weren't sure when we might watch Major League Baseball again. Here we are after every major free-agent signing and plenty of marquee trades, with a decent look…

Back on the winning side! We were one strike away from a perfect 3-0 leather jacket today. The Astros decided that Ryan Pressly was the best man to close out the ninth off an injury. He wasn't; he left a hanging curveball that was launched into the seats to tie the game up. We lost on the spread, but our other picks BANGED. I said yesterday the…

The 2022 MLB All-Star Game is behind us, and the regular season's second half is underway. With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, the race for the playoffs is heating up. Over the next 12 weeks, contenders and pretenders will be revealed. Players will be moved, playoff spots will be earned, and awards races will be decided. The White…

The Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa has earned a place in baseball history as the site of the 1989 movie of the same name starring Kevin Costner. On Thursday, the MLB is coming to pay its respects for a historic regular-season game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. An MLB-ready ballpark was constructed in the corn next to…

The 2022-23 offseason will be dominated by discussion, speculation and, ultimately, historic contracts for some of baseball's best and most prominent pitchers. Mets star Jacob deGrom may be the most intriguing free agent-to-be, but veterans Chris Sale, David Price and Justin Verlander figure to have their names in the headlines as teams assess…

The Cleveland Guardians will be looking to bounce back from a rough three-game series when they face the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader. Cleveland was swept by San Francisco over the weekend after entering the series on a four-game winning streak. Chicago had won six games in a seven-game stretch prior…

Another winning day! We have been positive or even in five of the last six days. We swept the main card, but unfortunately, our bonus pick was lost. We had the over in Dodgers vs. Rockies, which was just the Dodgers as they put up 13 runs. We had the Reds through the first five innings, which ended in a walk-off. We had the Cubs as an underdog…

Progressive Field showcases a highly intriguing matchup between American League Central rivals on Thursday afternoon. The Minnesota Twins visit the Cleveland Guardians for a matinee clash between teams with winning records. Thursday's tilt also serves as the finale of a five-game series across four days. Minnesota and Cleveland split the first four…