Can manager Joe Girardi lead Yu Darvish, Eric Hosmer, J.D. Martinez, Jake Arrieta, and the rest of the Nomads to the playoffs?
Ranking this offseason’s top free agents, and trying to figure out where and for how much money they’ll land.
Dave Roberts pulled Yu Darvish in the second inning, but too much damage had already been done.
Lance McCullers (and Dallas Keuchel?) vs. Yu Darvish (and Clayton Kershaw?), in Los Angeles.
Sometimes, it’s easier to have your starter get lit up for eight runs in three innings so that you know you’re out and there’s no sense in trying and you can just let the best members of your bullpen rest for tomorrow.
Yu Darvish took one of several novel tactics employed by pitchers stepping to the plate.
Almost everything worked out for the Dodgers in Game 3, as they pushed the Cubs to the brink of elimination.
On the 21th episode of the DFA podcast, R.J. rejoins the show to talk about some of the deadline deals, including the red-hot Tim Beckham’s move to Baltimore and the Yu Darvish blockbuster. Then it’s on to the Mariners (where Jerry Dipoto snagged another first baseman) and the regular league-wide roundup.
There were a dozen trades with fantasy implications in the days leading up to this year’s trade deadline. These are the players affected.
The biggest trade deadline rental on the market lands in Los Angeles for a three-prospect package led by Willie Calhoun.
On the 20th episode of the DFA podcast, Bryan hosts an all-star collection of BP writers in our first live episode! Listen in as Craig Goldstein, Patrick Dubuque, Jeffrey Paternostro, Emma Baccellieri, Kate Morrison, and Aaron Gleeman all share their thoughts on the major and minor moves as the deadline comes and goes. It’s a must-listen!
On the 19th episode of the DFA podcast, Bryan and R.J. hit the big questions, both literally and figuratively. Did the Mets get enough in return for man-mountain Lucas Duda? And where is Rangers ace Yu Darvish going to pitch in August? All that and much more!