We hate to start off on the Yankees by dumping it all on poor Sanchez, but after an offseason fueled by trade speculation, it's hard not to. Going easy on Sanchez would also be to ignore the fact that he hit .147 last season. Yeah, there are all sorts of caveats that apply to batting average in general and 2020 batting averages in particular, but .147 is .147.
Meyer stood out as a slighter-framed reliever for Team USA after his freshman year at Minnesota. His velocity was in the mid-90s in short stints with a decent breaking ball, but he looked like a long-term reliever.
Atlanta Braves
The last time Snell was on the mound, he was cruising against the Dodgers. It was Game 6 of the World Series, the Rays led by a run and Snell had allowed only one baserunner through the first five innings. Then he allowed a one-out single in the sixth, the top of the Dodgers' lineup was due up a third time, and Rays manager Kevin Cash abruptly removed him from the game, helping propel the Dodgers to victory.
Tampa Bay Rays
A small subjective adjustment was made heading into 2020, accounting for moving the right field fences in a few feet. There weren't ample games played to gauge the actual effect (and won't be for three full seasons), so the empirical adjustment was carried over to this season.
When it comes to the bench, the benefit to a larger number is a greater range of options as you set your active lineup, while the drawback is a smaller amount of talent available on your league's free agent list. I find that six is the optimal number of bench spots regardless of league, but you can freely experiment with your league's number.
Seattle Mariners
What seems significant to projecting a rebound season for Alonso is that the evaluators were in agreement his issues last year weren’t necessarily a case of pitchers making adjustments that he couldn’t handle.
Colorado Rockies
The A’s perennially perform better than expectations and easily led the division in run differential last year, but I’m not betting on them as the favorites. The Angels have a deceptively deep rotation, strong defense up the middle with Jose Iglesias, David Fletcher and Max Stassi, and I treat Dylan Bundy as closer to an ace than most. Replacing Albert Pujols with Jared Walsh will be like adding a star, while I expect a truly special season from Shohei Ohtani (there’s a reason his MVP odds are not long). And since I’m on them to win the division, and baseball is so wide open in tournament play (at least before the Dodgers), I’m also on the Angels at 40/1 to win the World Series. — Dalton Del Don
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