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Detroit Tigers vs Arizona Diamondbacks 6/24/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Detroit Tigers (26-43) will be stealing bases against the Arizona Diamondbacks (32-39) in Game 1 of 3 of the MLB Interleague at Chase Field in Phoenix on Friday, June 24, 2022, at 9:40 PM ET. Detroit will try to snap a three-game losing streak in coming to this match-up…

The Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks will begin a four-game series in Arizona on Thursday night. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Brewers-Diamondbacks prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Milwaukee Brewers own a 69-60 record, good for second place in the NL Central, six games…

Re-signing Andrew Benintendi had been the Yankees' primary intention for left field this offseason, but the 28-year-old found a better offer elsewhere Friday. Benintendi took a five-year, $75-million deal from the White Sox on Friday, according to ESPN's Jesse Rogers. The outcome wasn't terribly surprising for the Yankees. Some inside the…

After three straight winning seasons from 2017-2019, the Arizona Diamondbacks have been one of the worst teams in baseball in the last two seasons. Their 25-35 record in 2020 netted them the #6 pick in the 2021 draft, which they used on Jordan Lawlar, and they'll now have the #2 pick in the 2022 draft thanks to a 110 loss 2021 season. Needless to…

SAN DIEGO - A little less than a week ago, Diamondbacks General Manager Mike Hazen framed the possibility of trading one of his talented young outfielders as roughly a 50/50 proposition. Those odds make a trade seem fairly likely, particularly coming from a GM who often remarks on the difficulty of deal-making. Hazen seems to be getting the sense…

For the ninth time, and first since 2019, Major League Baseball, all 30 MLB Clubs, Minor League Clubs and other partners have organized a charity auction during Baseball's Annual Winter Meetings to benefit a special cause close to the game. The auction this year, which was spearheaded by the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, will support 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…

ARE YOU KIDDING ME TY FRANCE?? We were a Ty France game-tying single away from a perfect 2-0 day, but we ended 1-0 with a push on the Angels vs. Mariners under. We needed a bounce-back day like that, but I'm not satisfied. Today, I have three more MLB Best Bets to keep us in the green. Let's have a Saturday. Nathan Eovaldi (RHP, Red Sox) [5-3, 4.11…

On March 31, 2019, Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Elvis Luciano became the first player born in the 2000s to reach the big leagues. In the years since, a wave of talented young players who weren't even born when Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire were chasing down Roger Maris during the 1998 season has descended on Major League Baseball. 2022 Rookie of…

Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo have worked together since 2017. Theirs is one of the longest current partnerships in baseball for a head of baseball operations and manager. Only the Dodgers (Andrew Friedman and Dave Roberts), Guardians (Chris Antonelli and Terry Francona), and Mariners (Jerry Dipoto and Scott…

The Kansas City Royals are destined to have a better 2022 campaign than their previous season, but they will have plenty of competition along the way. Their schedule is no joke, nor are many of the teams they'll play over the course of the year. If the Royals are competitive this season, it will be well-earned. Alright, let's have some fun. Here is…

Philadelphia has an implied win probability of 69.7% as a -230 favorite. The Phillies have World Series odds of+5000 and the Diamondbacks are+90000 long shots. It could be a rainy day in Philadelphia as the weather forecast calls for a 70% chance of precipitation, including a possible thunderstorm. The high temperature is expected to 78 degrees…

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox will face off in the second of their three-game series Saturday in Chicago. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Diamondbacks-White Sox prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Arizona Diamondbacks have struggled to a 57-67 record in 2022. Given the…

LAS VEGAS - Perhaps the biggest question facing the Blue Jays this off-season is whether they'll trade from their enviable catching depth to address other needs. Thanks to Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk and Gabriel Moreno, Blue Jays catchers generated an MLB-best 7.3 WAR in 2022. They combined to lead MLB in batting average (.273) and on-base…

We're now nearly one-third of the way through the 2022 MLB season with Memorial Day in the rearview mirror. I really hope you've enjoyed the versatility of this column, running the entire gamut of baseball analysis as we continue to move seamlessly from betting theory to handicapping to fantasy baseball waivers and even stopping to do a quick…

The Diamondbacks have been playing good baseball since the All Star Break, resulting in a 25-17 second half record, which is the 8th best in MLB. Their overall record is now 65-69, giving them an outside chance to finish at.500 in 2022. Coming off a 52-110 season in 2021, they'll need to go 16-12 the rest of the way to achieve that mark. That will…

With a month of regular season baseball left, two players have separated themselves from the pack in the National League Rookie of the Year race … and they both play for the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta is hoping to repeat as World Series Champions and, if they do, Michael Harris II and Spencer Strider will have played a key role in the…