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Sunday means plenty of early baseball, but also means a new edition of The Run Line tonight from 8-10 p.m. ET with pinch-hit host Holden Kushner and myself talking all things MLB. It should be a lot of fun and I hope you get the chance to tune in. You can listen live HERE or subscribers can watch the live videostream HERE. There isn't a lot of time…

When drafting Tampa Bay Rays players for a fantasy team I usually go by this principle: do I have to? Like in years past, the Rays have a core group of players that need to be drafted and started in all formats. Wander Franco (80 ADP), Tyler Glasnow (86), Shane McClanahan (33), Randy Arozarena (38), Jeffrey Springs (186), and Drew Rasmussen (187)…

Rays officials couldn't have been much more pleased with how the 2019 season turned out. They made it to the playoffs for the first time in six seasons as the core of young players they cleared room for in previous roster reshaping developed into impact players, and they boasted openly about how well set up they were for the future. "There's so…

Taking a look at three areas where the team may look to upgrade their roster heading into the 2023 season. The Diamondbacks have been busy churning their roster this off-season. Needing to address key needs such as adding a right-handed bat to add more balance to a roster that had gotten too left-handed, improving a bullpen that was arguably the…

It's that time of year where many people start creating wish lists and hoping a jolly person in a suit will bring them the gift they want most. I'm not talking about the holidays, I'm talking about the baseball off-season, where that jolly person is a baseball executive and the gift is a free agent signing or trade for a player that makes next…

It's amazing how quickly vibes can change during a baseball season, both for the better and worse. Last Saturday felt like the bottom was about to fall out of the Mariners season. Julio Rodríguez got hit on the wrist, and the immediate fear was a broken bone that would keep the rookie phenom out for months. On top of that, Seattle appeared poised…

When you look at the Pittsburgh Pirates you're probably not thinking the best of teams. They finished with 101 losses last year, making them the 4th worst team in 2021. But there is light on the horizon. Many predict that in 2023, we could see a team that could conceivably compete for a Wild Card spot. But could we see that come to fruition a year…

In anticipation of Opening Day, we've asked our writers and editors to share their boldest predictions for the 2022 season. Where will the team end up in the standings? Which individual performances will we remember? Who gets called up? How many times will a ball hit a catwalk when the team is on national TV? What other cities will be rumored to be…

General manager Ben Cherington and the Pittsburgh Pirates have been busy addressing the first position this offseason. After trading for Ji-Man Choi and claiming Lewin Diaz off waivers, Friday night the team signed veteran Carlos Santana to a one-year deal. Currently, the Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster is full. Due to this they will need to make…

The Rays do a lot of things differently. And that includes how they are defending their first American League championship since 2008. Since losing to the Dodgers in the World Series, the Rays have parted ways with two of their top three starting pitchers, Blake Snell and Charlie Morton, along with a few other players, while making only moderate…

On Tuesday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed first baseman Lewin Diaz off waivers from the Miami Marlins. With Diaz out of minor league options, it was clear that the Pirates would ahem to make a 40-man roster move. This 40-man roster move came later in the evening on Tuesday. In the corresponding move to make room for Diaz on the 40-ma…

The Boston Red Sox (63-41) and Tampa Bay Rays (61-42) open a hugely important three-game weekend series Friday at Tropicana Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Red Sox vs. Rays odds with MLB picks and predictions. LHP Martin Perez is the projected starting pitcher for the Red Sox. He…

St. Louis and Pittsburgh lock up for Game 1 of a Tuesday double header, with both sides looking for momentum heading into tonight's game. Who will gain it? Find out in our MLB betting picks and predictions for Pirates vs. Cardinals. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals will lock horns in a Tuesday twin-bill at Busch Stadium. It will…

We are now fewer than three weeks away from Opening Day, and for the most part, the transaction flurry has settled. While some teams may change in some ways before the start of the season, rosters are largely set and so we're going to take this opportunity to look at what the division looks like right now. For the next four days we'll look at the…

In order to separate the AL and NL so that there weren't any nights without playoff baseball, MLB did an odd thing and gave the four teams in the Junior Circuit a night off between Game 1 and Game 2. That means that the Mariners have had a long time to think about their devastating loss to the Astros and that the Guardians have had a lot of time to…

Similar to MLB DFS, there are going to be player lines that stand out on every slate. One big difference is that you are betting against the house and not other users. Therefore, pick the most favorable over/unders to build the best entry. Hello DFS Army fans! I am William and am super excited to be a part of the MLB staff this season. Feel free to…

The Seattle Mariners struck first in the best-of-three Wild Card Series, shutting out the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1. It was the first playoff game for the Mariners since the 2001 ALCS and they wasted no time in getting things going with a three-run first inning. Can the Mariners advance to the ALDS on Saturday? Or will the Blue Jays respond at…

The third game of today's Wild Card MLB Playoffs slate pits the Seattle Mariners against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mariners finally ended their 21-year postseason drought this year but will now have to travel to Toronto to face the Blue Jays who won 92 games in a loaded AL East. This MLB betting preview for the AL Wild Card MLB Playoffs Mariners…

This last week has been tough, yes, but everyone take a breath and look at that teal dot hanging tough at the top of this graph. To be fair, if there were ever a more Mariners-y moment to begin to play their worst baseball of the season, this would be it. A mere eight games away from clinching their first playoff appearance in two decades (thanks…

After a delayed start to the season, the Pirates play an actual regular season game on Thursday in St. Louis for Opening Day. The Pirates saw a good amount of roster turnover this offseason, and the Bucs will try and improve from their 61-101 showing from a season ago. It's expected that it will be another tough year for baseball in Pittsburgh as…