Tag: Best Bets

What to think about Shane Bieber coming off a big-pitch count outing Tuesday night.

With notes on Drew Smith, Joey Lucchesi, Shane McClanahan, and Anthony Kay.

One of the surer baseball bets, what to expect from Riley Smith, and grabbing another Yankees future before the market turns.

Luis Castillo is doing badly. But how badly?

How beat up are the Cubs, how bad is the Padres’ bench, how good are the Toronto and Atlanta offenses, and some bullpen parsing between St. Louis and Milwaukee.

Logan Webb’s luck, injuries to the Cubs, John Means rides again, Ramón Laureano has a thumb, and Pablo López is good.

What to make of Kyle Gibson’s stong start.

Don’t give up on Germán Márquez, plus a counterintuitive cold weather play.

Emmanuel Clase’s WAR and Vince Velasquez’s home run problem.

The best offseason signing has not disappointed, and yes, we’re still talking about Chris Flexen. Also: How real are Brad Keller and Ross Stripling’s struggles? And an NL Central future to boot.

The weather in New York, the Red Sox lineup, the Rangers bullpen, Mike Fiers, and how to measure Jazz Chisholm’s absence.

The wind’s blowing out in Cincinnati, trying to guess if Jon Gray’s start’s for real, what to expect from Hyeon-Jong Yang, Shane Bieber and the over, and Anthony Rendon’s knee.

Diamondbacks injuries and Mike Minor’s slow start.

Shohei Ohtani’s elbow, what to expect from Miguel Diaz, and now’s the time to grab a Yankees future.

Five ballgames for your afternoon.

Jon Lester’s Washington debut, Jake Arrieta and Wade Miley have been getting lucky, and where the line stands with Matt Olson’s status up in the air.

Trying to thread the needle.

The Brewers try Zack Godley, Sonny Gray tries to get on track, the Red Sox try to figure out Jacob deGrom, and Dane Dunning tries to bounce back.