Picks for today, what’s gone wrong for J.A. Happ, a look at Edwin Jackson’s brutal numbers, and appreciation for an oft-overlooked piece of the Dodgers’ excellence.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, August 13th
Picks for tonight, plus notes on the Yankees’ starting pitching problem, Yusei Kikuchi’s enabling of the home run boom, and a bad combination of worse-than-usual performance and terrible timing for Chris Sale.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, August 12th
Picks for today, along with a look at when the Blue Jays might contend, and why the Pirates should feel confident in Mitch Keller.
Today’s Best Bet: Sunday, August 11th
One pick for today, and some appreciation for Ronald Acuña Jr., the best asset in baseball.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, August 10th
Picks for today, plus notes on Mike Trout’s historic season, Jake Odorizzi’s best year yet, and Joe Musgrove’s importance in Pittsburgh.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, August 9th
Picks for tonight, along with notes on Brian Anderson’s improvement at third base and Phillip Ervin’s impressive, narrow production.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, August 8th
Picks for tonight, how Josh Donaldson is winning his bet on himself, and how Jon Gray figures to continue to be reliable going forward.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, August 7th
Picks for today, Iván Nova’s struggles with the long ball, Ariel Jurado’s serviceability, and a look back at that Zac Gallen trade.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, August 6th
Picks for tonight’s games, plus notes on Héctor Noesí’s return stateside, a look at the last time Zack Greinke changed teams in the middle of a season, and an examination of Miles Mikolas’ good three months.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, August 5th
Picks for tonight, plus notes on Danny Santana’s return from the dead, Mike Montgomery’s outlook the rest of the year, and Mike Soroka’s continued excellence.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, August 4th
Picks, plus notes on Caleb Smith’s future, the Twins’ lack of a sixth starter, Justin Verlander’s impending regression, Mike Yastrzemski’s breakout, and how Fernando Tatís Jr. is playing like an MVP candidate.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, August 3rd
Picks for today, what’s changed for the Cubs since 2016, and what’s changed for Chris Archer since 2015/2018.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, August 2nd
Picks for tonight, plus looks at the Mets’ and Pirates’ recent shifts in performance, Mike Clevinger bolstering Cleveland’s hopes, what changed for the Reds since May, and a look at Tyler Alexander’s strong entry to the MLB.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, August 1st
Picks for today, plus notes on Jordan Yamamoto’s increasing sample size, the return of Danny Salazar, and Joey Lucchesi.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, July 31st
Picks for today, plus notes on Bo Bichette, Shane Greene, the Rays’ pitching depth, and Lucas Giolito.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, July 30th
Picks, the return of José Ramírez, reasonable expectations for Yu Darvish, Adrian Houser’s starting struggles, and some encouragement about Drew VerHagen.
Today’s Best Bets: Monday, July 29th
Four picks for today, along with notes on Caleb Smith’s impending regression, why Kenta Maeda isn’t the Dodgers’ ideal starter, and the interesting silence around Nicholas Castellanos.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, July 28th
Picks for today, along with notes on Marlins Park’s weird park factor, Robel García and the Cubs’ offense, and a possible reason Cleveland is considering trading Trevor Bauer.
