Some light action for your Sunday.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, August 15th
Spencer Turnbull’s strong start, the stinginess of San Francisco, and are the Nationals undervalued again?
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, August 14th
Spencer Howard, Trevor Richards, and why bullpen games aren’t the worst thing for the struggling Red Sox.
Where the College Football Dust Has Briefly Settled
“When Rob Manfred is the guy you’re emulating, things aren’t going well.”
Today’s Best Bet: Wednesday, August 13th
When it comes to mid-season time off, we just don’t know the effect.
The Cubs’ Division Lead Is Their Largest Since 2018
And is therefore nowhere close to safe.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, August 12th
More Cubs, more futures.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, August 11th
Respectful disrespect for Zack Wheeler. Disrespectful disrespect for Adam Plutko and Mike Fiers.
Could the Cubs Make the Coronavirus a Competitive Advantage?
If you didn’t like Moneyball, you’ll hate this.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, August 10th
The Padres, another Royals future, and Mitch Moreland.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, August 8th
Kyle Wright’s command, another weird total in Washington, and Ryan Castellani is in fine company.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, August 7th
Very weird-looking total tonight in Washington.
Ian Happ’s Bat Leads the Cubs into St. Louis
Ian Happ’s been the best hitter of the Cubs’ young season. Statcast thinks he’s been unlucky.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, August 6th
JT Brubaker, Mike Minor, and the White Sox are banged up.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, August 5th
This week’s look at futures, plus some value in the early evening.
UConn Doesn’t Matter. The Big 12 Does.
Sifting through the tea leaves with college football and the coronavirus.
Today’s Best Bet: Tuesday, August 4th
Bullpen availability might not matter much, but it isn’t inconsequential.
The Cubs Are Having Fun
And doing some winning, too.