Picks for tonight, plus notes on the encore to Juan Soto’s rookie year, Christian Yelich’s MVP candidacy, and the Rockies’ bad offense.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, August 18th
Picks for today, plus notes on Nathan Eovaldi’s return to starting, the Tatís-less Padres, and Jordan Yamamoto in the post-sensational part of his year.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, August 17th
Picks for tonight, the A’s are doing the thing, and a look at Logan Webb upon his MLB debut.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, August 16th
Picks for tonight’s games, plus notes on Kyle Hendricks’ struggles on the road, Chris Paddack’s continued success, and how Sandy Alcántara doesn’t get enough credit.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, August 15th
Picks for today’s games, plus notes on the Yankees’ bullpen starts, Nicholas Castellanos’ very good two weeks, and Marcus Stroman’s most valuable year yet.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, August 14th
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.