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We are less than two weeks into the 2023 calendar year, but we've got bold predictions of a litany of things that will go down in Major League Baseball over the course of the next 11.5 months. Most of our predictions are about things that will happen during the 2023 MLB season, of course. A breakout rookie. An unlikely MVP. A surprise AL West…

Matthew Boyd will turn 32 next month, which may seem hard to believe if the image of the left-hander imprinted in your memory is still stuck in 2016. That was Boyd's first time as a regular in the Detroit Tigers' rotation and the last time the club seriously competed for the playoffs. Boyd has had ups and downs since then. His statistical peak came…

To much fanfare, MLB teams tossed aside their actuarial tables to spend huge sums on free-agent players who will age far out of their prime. Carlos Correa, pending his $315 million for 12 years with the Mets, will become the 16th free agent this winter to sign a contract that pays through at least age 36. Teams spent $896 million on 41 player…

Detroit is gotten off to a cold start to the season, and it doesn't get any easier tonight against a future HOF pitcher and a stacked offense at Dodger Stadium. Find out why we're all in on Los Angeles in our Tigers vs. Dodgers betting picks. The Detroit Tigers (6-13) are losers of six straight and the hopes that this year's revamped roster could…

As a Cleveland native growing up with the 1990s Indians, I got to watch a lineup that had Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, Roberto Alomar, Carlos Baerga, David Justice, Albert Belle, Sandy Alomar and many other great hitters. It's no wonder I became such a huge baseball fan. I saw something special every day. The Los Angeles Dodgers have the…

The 2022 MLB season will undoubtedly be the season of Aaron Judge. Not only is the towering Yankees outfielder the frontrunner for AL MVP and leader on the current best team in baseball, but he's also already the focal point of the offseason rumor mill. Just as the season was beginning in April, Aaron Judge turned down a seven-year deal worth…

Having publicly stated a desire to add elite talent to their roster this offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers are left to improve via trade in the wake of being passed over by Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg in free agency. The Dodgers have long been linked to trade speculation involving Cleveland Indians teammates Mike Clevinger…

Mookie Betts has been one of the elite hitters in baseball since making his debut with the Boston Red Sox in 2014. The outfielder out of Nashville, Tennessee, has been the essence of a five-tool player every season, hitting for contact and power with speed on the base path. He has also been an elite defender. Now entering his tenth season in the…

There were 11 different players who received a contract of $100 million or more in free agency last offseason, led by Corey Seager who signed a 10-year, $325 million deal with the Texas Rangers. That list will likely be shorter this offseason, but there are still a number of high-profile players set to hit the open market, including New York…

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…

It ended with Yankee-fueled heartbreak, but the Twins' 2019 season was a thrilling and unexpected triumph. They won 101 games, took home their first division title since 2010 and turned the bleachers and shrubbery beyond the walls of Target Field into their own personal target practice, launching a historic number of home runs and earning the…

An ugly 114-loss season in 2019, which followed on the heels of back-to-back 98-loss seasons in 2017 and 2018, would suggest that the Tigers' grueling rebuild has hit a low point, from which the only way to go is up. But was that really the bottom? And has a corner been turned? At the very least, their front office's piecemeal approach to the…

Pity the poor Houston Astros. Now that Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander has left to sign with the New York Mets, the Astros starting pitching rotation must be in shambles. Wait, you mean the Astros still have the best 5-man rotation in baseball? At less money all told than the Mets will pay one Justin Verlander? This is like the time…

Welcome to playoff baseball, where the "best" team wins the championship far less often than in other sports. To wit: According to Baseball Prospectus odds, no team in the 2021 playoff field has better than a 20 percent chance to win the World Series. With eight deserving teams ready to do battle, let's dive into the reasons each particular team…

Pity the poor Houston Astros. Now that Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander has left to sign with the New York Mets, the Astros starting pitching rotation must be in shambles. Wait, you mean the Astros still have the best 5-man rotation in baseball? At less money all told than the Mets will pay one Justin Verlander? This is like the time…

Pity the poor Houston Astros. Now that Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander has left to sign with the New York Mets, the Astros starting pitching rotation must be in shambles. Wait, you mean the Astros still have the best 5-man rotation in baseball? At less money all told than the Mets will pay one Justin Verlander? This is like the time…

The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays will finish their epic five-game series at the Rogers Centre on Thursday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rays-Blue Jays prediction and pick, laid out below. Tampa Bay has lost two in a row in this series, falling to 79-63, seven and a half games…

The MLB free-agency and trade market dominoes have continued to fall at a dizzying pace since the lockout was lifted as teams try to fit three months' worth of offseason activity into just a few weeks. Despite all of the activity, high-profile stars Carlos Correa and Trevor Story are both still searching for a new home as Opening Day fast…

Now that baseball is officially back, it's time to chuck out our old full-season projections and, instead, focus on which teams can get off to a hot start, break ahead of the pack early, and hold on for dear life. Bettors must adapt to the new 60-game season as well. After breaking down several notable longshots at 20/1 or higher as World Series…

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins will square off in some Saturday evening action in Miami. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Dodgers-Marlins prediction and pick we have laid out below. Simply put, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the best team in baseball. With an 87-37 record, by far the best…

For a franchise that suffered 10 full seasons of agony, starting in its inaugural 1998 season, being able to contend for the last three seasons has been an incredible luxury. The Tampa Bay Rays have averaged 92 wins over the last three seasons and have won the American League East two of these three years. To do this with such a modest payroll…

A rematch of last year's American League Division Series between the Boston Red Sox (97-44) and defending World Series champion Houston Astros (87-53) will start up on Friday at Fenway Park, with sportsbooks listing the opener as a pick'em matchup. The Astros won four of five games with the Red Sox last October en route to winning it all and have…

Years ago, before John Middleton became the face of the Phillies' ownership group, Jimmy Rollins equated him with George Steinbrenner. It's a comparison that Middleton never minded. Because the late Yankees owner was notoriously obsessed with winning, a trait that is admirable to a former college wrestler-turned-billionaire baseball owner. And like…

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…

J.D. Martinez, Michael Wacha, Nathan Eovaldi, Matt Strahm and Rich Hill became free agents at 9 a.m. Sunday. A vital Red Sox offseason has started. Xander Bogaerts and Tommy Pham are expected to join them in free agency soon. Bogaerts has until Tuesday to opt out of the remaining three years, $60 million left on his contract. He's expected to do…

Whether or not Jacob deGrom will be in New York Mets blue and orange next season will be one of the most intriguing storylines of the offseason. Ahead of the 2022 season, the decorated righty made it clear that he planned to opt out of his five-year, $137.5M contract despite having another year remaining and a team option for 2024. And even though…

The Minnesota Twins (40-36) will be going for a split in the finale of a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox (43-35) on Thursday when they wrap up their visit as big road underdogs at the sportsbooks. The Twins ended a two-game skid with a 4-1 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday to improve to 6-3 in their last nine games. Betting line: The…

The Dodgers got the best of the Giants in their first meeting of the season on Tuesday. We like Los Angeles to win again at home tonight against one of its former pitchers. Read more in our Giants vs. Dodgers betting picks. The Los Angeles Dodgers moved to 15-7 with their 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Dave Roberts' team will now…

The trade deadline has passed, and the race to the MLB postseason is heating up. But there are still some lingering questions about the future of a few of baseball's biggest stars and where they'll play in the future. Last winter, the lockout shook up free agency. Lucky for baseball fans, the labor strife is behind us, at least for now, and some…

The Toronto Blue Jays (37-62) play the second of a three-game weekend set against the Detroit Tigers (29-64) Saturday at 6:10 p.m. Eastern at Comerica Park. Toronto took Friday's series opener 12-1. SP Marcus Stroman pitched seven scoreless innings and all but one starter had at least one hit or one RBI. Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook; for a…

Dusty Baker finally got his long-awaited ring as the Houston Astros secured their second World Series title in six years, suffering just two postseason losses at the end of an outstanding regular season. Well done, Houston. Now, can you become the first back-to-back champion in more than two decades? An awful lot will change before Major League…

Though he wasn't completely healthy all year, Jacob deGrom was a big reason the Mets won 101 games. DeGrom helped New York top its MLB futures projection and finish with the second-most wins franchise history, behind only the World Series-winning 1986 team. But the 2022 edition ended sooner than expected, eliminated in the NL Wild Card round by the…

There is something about heartbreak as a sports fan that sticks with you above almost anything else, even the ultimate success. As a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, the 2003 season is just as vivid a memory for me as the 2016 World Series title, and every fanbase has that missed opportunity that haunts them even when the team is doing well. Ahead we've…

Four hours before the Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Thursday on a walk-off hit by Mookie Betts, the eyes of everyone in blue were riveted on the Dodger Stadium pitcher's mound. Manager Dave Roberts and bench coach Bob Geren stood near the third-base line, arms folded. President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman watched while…

Major League Baseball is a sport that millions of fans follow. The best teams have the strongest records of wins, followed by a list of impressive player and team statistics that continue for multiple seasons. The worst teams established a track record for the most losses and consecutive seasons of poor performance. Which are the ten worst MLB…

The Dodgers enjoyed celebrating their National League West title victory on Tuesday night, but they couldn't extend the party Wednesday. The Arizona Diamondbacks scored three runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to secure a 5-3 win over the Dodgers to close out the series. Final: Dodgers lose 5-3 as Craig Kimbrel gives up walk-off home run Craig…

Mookie Betts flung his pointer finger toward first base coach Clayton McCullough. Then, for the 33rd time this season, he began a slow trot around the bases. On a warm Saturday night in which the ball was carrying at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers hit four home runs to dispatch the San Diego Padres in a 12-1 rout. None was bigger than Betts' three-run…