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More than two months of the 2026 MLB season have now been completed. That’s a decent sample size to analyze the AL and NL MVP races. AL 1. Yordan Alvarez Alvarez is 1.2 fWAR behind…
May 28, 2026
Even with more than two months of the 2026 MLB season in the books, there are plenty of useful fantasy assets on the waiver wire. Intriguing prospects are getting called up and inj…
May 27, 2026
The San Francisco Giants are 20-30. This is their worst start to a season since they lost 98 games in 2017. San Francisco is 29th in wRC+ and 17th in xERA. Rafael Devers, Willy Ada…
May 22, 2026
There are changes aplenty from the last edition of our MLB power rankings. Two weeks is a long time in an MLB season, with hot streaks and slumps quickly reshaping the standings. 1…
May 21, 2026
Rookie of the Year races are often more volatile than MVP and Cy Young. Players can arrive later in the season, and the award isn’t always as directly tied to overall value as some…
May 20, 2026
It can get trickier to identify the best waiver wire picks when we get this far into the season. After all, plenty of prospects have already been snapped up, and it takes a lot fo…
May 19, 2026
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