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2021 Starting Pitcher Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues (Part 1)

We now move on to starting pitcher in our mixed-league rankings analysis series. If you missed them, here is our review of CatcherFirst Base, Second Base, Third Base, Shortstop, and Outfield.

RotoBaller's rankers, JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Nick Mariano, and Ariel Cohen have updated our 2021 Mixed League rankings once more based on early spring training action.

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2021 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings

In case you missed it, our very own "Big Pick Nick" Mariano was named the #1 overall most accurate industry expert ranker for the 2018 season, and Ariel Cohen was the top ranker in 2019. In addition, ATC Projections by Ariel Cohen were the #1 most accurate projections system in 2019. Be sure to follow their updated rankings and projections all season long!

Ranking Tier Player Position
1 1 Jacob deGrom SP
2 1 Gerrit Cole SP
3 1 Shane Bieber SP
4 2 Yu Darvish SP
5 2 Trevor Bauer SP
6 2 Walker Buehler SP
7 2 Aaron Nola SP
8 2 Max Scherzer SP
9 2 Luis Castillo SP
10 2 Lucas Giolito SP
11 2 Jack Flaherty SP
12 2 Clayton Kershaw SP
13 3 Brandon Woodruff SP
14 3 Tyler Glasnow SP
15 3 Blake Snell SP
16 3 Zac Gallen SP
17 3 Carlos Carrasco SP
18 3 Hyun Jin Ryu SP
19 3 Corbin Burnes SP
20 3 Lance Lynn SP
21 3 Kenta Maeda SP
22 3 Sonny Gray SP
23 3 Max Fried SP
24 4 Jose Berrios SP
25 4 Kyle Hendricks SP
26 4 Stephen Strasburg SP
27 4 Zach Plesac SP
28 4 Zack Greinke SP
29 4 Zack Wheeler SP
30 4 Dinelson Lamet SP
31 4 Jesus Luzardo SP
32 4 *Framber Valdez* SP
33 5 Ian Anderson SP
34 5 Chris Paddack SP
35 5 Dylan Bundy SP
36 5 Lance McCullers Jr. SP
37 5 Sixto Sanchez SP
38 5 Joe Musgrove SP
39 5 Charlie Morton SP
40 5 Pablo Lopez SP
41 5 Kevin Gausman SP
42 5 Julio Urias SP
43 5 Frankie Montas SP
44 5 Patrick Corbin SP
45 5 Sandy Alcantara SP
46 6 Corey Kluber SP
47 6 German Marquez SP
48 6 David Price SP
49 6 Shohei Ohtani DH/SP
50 6 Marco Gonzales SP
51 6 Dustin May SP
52 6 Jose Urquidy SP
53 6 Andrew Heaney SP
54 6 Triston McKenzie SP
55 6 Chris Sale SP
56 6 Zach Eflin SP
57 6 Eduardo Rodriguez SP
58 6 Tyler Mahle SP
59 7 Chris Bassitt SP
60 7 Mike Soroka SP
61 7 Cristian Javier SP
62 7 Nathan Eovaldi SP
63 7 Aaron Civale SP
64 7 Dallas Keuchel SP
65 7 Tony Gonsolin SP
66 7 John Means SP
67 7 Elieser Hernandez SP
68 7 Marcus Stroman SP
69 8 Brady Singer SP
70 8 Jameson Taillon SP
71 8 James Paxton SP
72 8 Drew Smyly SP
73 8 Sean Manaea SP
74 8 Jordan Montgomery SP
75 8 Michael Pineda SP
76 8 Ryan Yarbrough SP
77 8 Dane Dunning SP
78 8 Nate Pearson SP
79 8 Noah Syndergaard SP
80 8 Michael Kopech SP
81 9 Kwang Hyun Kim SP
82 9 Tarik Skubal SP
83 9 Domingo German SP
84 9 Deivi Garcia SP
85 9 Griffin Canning SP
86 9 Luis Severino SP
87 9 Taijuan Walker SP
88 9 Justus Sheffield SP
89 9 Zach Davies SP
90 9 Casey Mize SP
91 9 Caleb Smith SP
92 9 Mike Foltynewicz SP
93 10 Matthew Boyd SP
94 10 Yusei Kikuchi SP
95 10 Josh Lindblom SP
96 10 MacKenzie Gore SP
97 10 Mitch Keller SP
98 10 Adbert Alzolay SP
99 10 Jake Odorizzi SP
100 10 Madison Bumgarner SP
101 10 Brad Keller SP
102 10 Mike Minor SP
103 10 Spencer Turnbull SP
104 10 Miles Mikolas SP
105 10 Spencer Howard SP
106 10 David Peterson SP
107 10 Trevor Rogers SP
108 10 Tanner Houck SP
109 10 Luke Weaver SP
110 10 Robbie Ray SP
111 10 Merrill Kelly SP
112 11 Carlos Martinez SP
113 11 Luis Patino SP
114 11 Brendan McKay 1B/SP
115 11 JT Brubaker SP
116 11 Grant Holmes SP
117 11 Adam Wainwright SP
118 11 Keegan Akin SP
119 11 Dylan Cease SP
120 11 Kyle Freeland SP
121 11 Tejay Antone SP/RP
122 11 Kyle Wright SP
123 11 Brent Suter SP
124 11 Johnny Cueto SP
125 11 Matt Shoemaker SP
126 11 Justin Dunn SP
127 12 Tyler Phillips SP
128 12 Dean Kremer SP
129 12 J.A. Happ SP
130 12 Garrett Richards SP
131 12 Tyler Ivey SP
132 12 A.J. Puk SP
133 12 Joe Ryan SP
134 12 Jesse Hahn SP
135 12 Rich Hill SP
136 12 Matt Manning SP
137 12 Mike Clevinger SP
138 12 Forrest Whitley SP
139 12 Kris Bubic SP
140 12 Alex Wood SP
141 12 Danny Duffy SP
142 12 Adrian Morejon SP
143 12 Cal Quantrill SP/RP
144 12 Chris Archer SP
145 13 Touki Toussaint SP/RP
146 13 Collin McHugh SP/RP
147 13 Alec Mills SP
148 13 Josh Fleming SP
149 13 Garrett Whitlock SP
150 13 Ross Stripling SP/RP
151 13 Taylor Widener SP
152 13 Brent Honeywell Jr. SP
153 13 Randy Dobnak SP
154 13 Adrian Houser SP
155 13 Jason Vargas SP
156 13 Kyle Gibson SP/RP
157 13 Jonathan Loaisiga SP
158 13 Antonio Senzatela SP
159 13 Jorge Alcala SP
160 13 Brock Burke SP
161 13 Ariel Jurado SP
162 13 Clayton Richard SP
163 13 Alex Cobb SP
164 13 Kyle Cody SP
165 13 Joey Wentz SP
166 13 Clarke Schmidt SP
167 13 Anthony DeSclafani SP
168 13 Logan Gilbert SP
169 13 Joey Lucchesi SP
170 13 Jon Gray SP
171 13 Trevor Stephan SP
172 13 Patrick Sandoval SP
173 13 Vladimir Gutierrez SP
174 13 Neftali Feliz SP/RP
175 13 Daulton Jefferies SP
176 13 Brian Howard SP
177 13 Dylan Covey SP
178 13 Jose Quintana SP
179 13 Austin Gomber SP
180 13 Daniel Lynch SP
181 13 Jasseel De La Cruz SP
182 13 Gray Fenter SP
183 13 Daniel Ponce de Leon SP
184 13 Logan Webb SP
185 13 Jhoan Duran SP
186 13 DL Hall SP
187 13 Sean Newcomb SP/RP
188 13 Edward Cabrera SP
189 13 Bryse Wilson SP
190 13 Parker Dunshee SP
191 13 Chad Kuhl SP
192 14 Dillon Peters SP/RP
193 14 Jose Soriano SP
194 14 Steven Brault SP
195 14 Trevor Cahill SP/RP
196 14 Nick Margevicius SP
197 14 Keegan Thompson SP
198 14 Jose Urena SP/RP
199 14 Michael Wacha SP
200 14 Thomas Szapucki SP
201 14 Reynaldo Lopez SP
202 14 Corbin Martin SP
203 14 Jackson Kowar SP
204 14 Jaime Barria SP
205 14 Joe Ross SP/RP
206 14 Josiah Gray SP
207 14 Matt Moore SP
208 14 Vince Velasquez SP/RP
209 14 Rick Porcello SP
210 14 Tucker Davidson SP
211 14 Cory Abbott SP
212 14 Jose Suarez SP
213 14 Jordan Balazovic SP
214 14 Packy Naughton SP
215 14 Huascar Ynoa SP
216 14 Carlos Rodon SP
217 14 Luis Oviedo SP
218 14 Eli Morgan SP
219 14 Tyler Chatwood SP
220 14 Connor Seabold SP
221 14 Jon Lester SP
222 14 Mike Fiers SP
223 14 Daniel Norris SP
224 14 Cole Hamels SP
225 14 Sean Hjelle SP
226 14 Martin Perez SP
227 14 Matt Harvey SP
228 14 Austin Voth SP
229 14 Dakota Hudson SP
230 14 Michael Fulmer SP
231 14 Wade Miley SP
232 14 Kolby Allard SP
233 14 Julio Teheran SP
234 14 Tanner Roark SP
235 14 Trevor Williams SP
236 14 Steven Matz SP
237 14 Jakob Junis SP
238 14 Tyler Beede SP
239 14 Shane McClanahan SP
240 14 Eric Lauer SP

 

Tier One

Mets ace Jacob deGrom couldn't capture his third-straight Cy Young award in 2020, but the NL strikeout leader had another fantastic season and tops our list of pitchers. DeGrom leads the Majors in strikeouts over the last three seasons and you need binoculars to see his closest competition. All those whiffs come with some of the most pristine ratios in the game. He's sported an ERA below 2.50 and a sub-one WHIP for three straight years. The one knock on deGrom over the years has been his lack of wins which is more of an indictment on the Mets. New York added some big bats this offseason so hopefully, deGrom can get some better run support.

The next name on the list is a short subway ride away in Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Like deGrom, Cole is a strikeout machine sporting the second-best strikeout rate in the Majors since 2018. Wins are tricky to predict for fantasy, but Cole is as likely as any hurler to reach 20 W's as he throws a ton of innings and will be backed by arguably the game's best offense. The Yankees' pitching staff features plenty of questions behind Cole so look for the team to lean on their ace to eat a ton of innings. Cole is the only starter to reach 200 innings in each of the last three full seasons and also reach 90 frames including the playoffs last year.

The last super-ace is Shane Bieber. The youngest of the trio, Bieber was as consistent as they come last season never allowing more than three runs in any of his 12 starts. The American League Cy Young winner averaged a whopping 6.4 innings per start and dazzled in almost all of them. He was the only qualified starter to post a strikeout rate over 40 percent and led the Majors with a 1.63 ERA supported by a 2.04 xFIP.

 

Tier Two

Tier two casts a wide net and is where most fantasy managers will take their first hurler. Trevor Bauer leads the bunch and is one of the most controversial players in fantasy and I'm not just talking about his social media personality. On one hand, he won the Cy Young award last season going 5-4 with a 1.73 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, and 100 strikeouts in 73 innings. On the other, many shy away from Bauer thanks to an ugly 2019 season sandwiched in between his two dominant years. I'm going to side with the Dodgers who just gave Bauer a record deal for a pitcher. Bauer has number one player in fantasy upside and should be a stud in all four SP roto categories.

Yu Darvish seems to be fully recovered from a couple of injury-plagued seasons, reasserting himself as one of the game's top arms with a 2.01 ERA and 0.96 WHIP last season. An offseason move to San Diego should only help his cause as he'll get a nice park-shift away from the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. Darvish will turn 35 this season but seems to be improving with age as he's raised his swinging-strike rate three years in a row and was top-10 in generating whiffs last year.

I personally would not draft Walker Buehler at his current ADP (20th) but I certainly understand the allure of the 26-year-old Dodger. Buehler's four-seam fastball is one of the best pitches in the game averaging 96.8 MPH and ranks in the 97th percentile in spin rate. Batters hit just .102 against the heater last season and the pitch earned a 26.1 percent whiff rate, an absurdly high number for a non-breaking pitch. Buehler won't throw as many innings as the other high-end arms but that matters less in a 5x5 context making Buehler a tantalizing ace if he falls to the 25-30 range of ADP.

My favorite name in tier two is Aaron Nola who's unassuming dominance goes underappreciated at times. The 27-year-old took his game to new heights last season posting a career-high 33.2 percent strikeout rate. Even if that number dips to his normal 27 percent range, Nola should return value. His 2.79 xFIP last season ranked fourth in the Majors and he had over 200 strikeouts in both 2018 and 2019. If he pitches 200 innings - which he stated was his goal - Nola could carry a pitching staff's ratios while piling up tons of wins and strikeouts.

If ignoring small 2020 sample sizes is your thing, might I recommend Max Scherzer? Mad Max had a down season pitching to a 3.74 ERA last year, the first time he's had an ERA over three since 2014 with Detroit. Despite the spike in earned runs, nothing Scherzer did was overly out of the ordinary. His strikeout rate dipped from his career-high mark in 2019, but was still at a strong 31.2 percent and he didn't lose anything off his fastball which averaged just 0.2 MPH less than in 2019. At 35-years-old, a return to dominance (i.e. Justin Verlander circa 2018) is not out of the range of outcomes, particularly if his fly-ball rate and BABIP regress to his career averages.

No player has quietly established himself as an ace in the past two years quite like Luis Castillo. While he's been overshadowed at times by teammates like Bauer and Sonny Gray, Castillo has been a rock for the Reds and fantasy managers alike. He's pitched to an ERA in the 3.40 range two straight years featuring a 29.4 percent strikeout rate in that span. At 28-years-old Castillo is in the prime of his career and is as safe as any starter can be this early in the draft.

After a year of fighting it, I'm fully on the Lucas Giolito bandwagon. The 26-year-old was one of the worst pitchers in baseball in 2018 but some mechanical changes transformed him into an ace in 2019. He emphatically backed up his performance by dominating again in 2020. With a strikeout rate north of 30 percent two straight years and a strong White Sox offense backing him, expect more dominance from Giolito.

Bringing up the rear in tier two are Jack Flaherty and Clayton Kershaw who possess a fair amount of risk, but for different reasons. Flaherty couldn't carry a strong finish to 2019 into last season when his ERA ballooned to 4.91. We've only seen a half-season of dominance from Flaherty so he's riskier than some of the other names we've seen, but his upside is monstrous and at just 25-years old the best is yet to come. Lastly, we have Clayton Kershaw who is younger than you think at just 32-years-old. It speaks to how dominant Kershaw once was that he is still being drafted among these other aces despite a clear drop from the height of his powers. He carries some injury risk, but Kershaw still posted a strong 6-2 record with a 2.16 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, and 62 strikeouts in 58 1/3 innings last year proving he's still got gas in the tank.

 

Tier Three

There must be something in the water (beer?) in Milwaukee because Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff both broke out in back-to-back seasons. I'm lumping the Brew Crew duo together not just for the rhymes, but because they took similar paths to success. Basically, what I'm saying is Woodruff's success dating back to 2019 helps validate Burnes' breakout performance in 2020. You know what, this is easier to show in clock form. 

For those unfamiliar, this "clock" displays how much spin affects the movement of a pitch with the pitcher view on the left, and the batter view on the right. What these illustrate is how Burnes (cutter/sinker) and Woodruff (four-seamer/sinker) each rely on two-types of fastball that look the same to the hitter (left) but break differently thanks to the spin (right). I'll draft a ton of each right after the arms in tier two are off the board.

Don't let Tyler Glasnow's 4.08 ERA from last season fool you, this is one of the best pitchers in the game who could contend for a Cy Young award if he stays healthy. The Tampa Bay hurler was cursed with an unlucky 23.8 percent HR/FB rate that is due for regression. Assuming a few more balls stay in the yard Glasnow should post an ERA closer to three with a ton of K's thanks to a strikeout rate over 30 percent two straight years. Buy a bounce-back season for Glasnow.

Blake Snell shouldn't go this high in a points league, but in a 5x5 context, the left-hander checks all the boxes. He won't throw as many innings as other top arms, but he should be good for about 150 innings with strong ratios, plenty of strikeouts, and a fair amount of wins backed by the Slam Diego lineup.

Sticking in the NL West, Zac Gallen has emerged as a legitimate number one starter for the Diamondbacks and is a great target as an SP1 in fantasy if you miss out on the top arms. The 25-year-old doesn't stand out anywhere, but has a well-rounded arsenal and does a little bit of everything above average. Gallen has three pitches that posted a negative run value - that's a good thing - in each of the last two seasons so he's got the tools to pitch deep into games which will help rack up the counting stats.

Speaking of steady but unspectacular, Lance Lynn and Hyun-Jin Ryu are a pair of pitchers who will turn 34 this year, but are still going strong. Lynn led the Majors in innings pitched last season firing 84 frames for the Rangers. He was traded to the White Sox whose thunderous offense should more than makeup for the fact Lynn gets a slight downgrade in home park. Ryu, on the other hand, is entering year-two with the Blue Jays and may finally pitch his first game in Toronto this season. Both of these guys will be relied on to throw a bunch of innings making them ideal candidates to draft as your SP2.

Max Fried is a pitcher I have no interest in at this price and I personally have him in the next tier down. Don't get me wrong, Fried is a good real-life pitcher, but his fantasy projections look too similar to plenty of pitchers going after him on draft day. I'm not paying a Braves/postseason tax for a pitcher who posted only eight K/9 last season.

Rounding out the tier are Carlos Carrasco, Kenta Maeda, and Sonny Gray. These are strikeout artists who earn a ton of swings-and-misses and put up strong ratios. The only thing separating any of these three from the tier two starters is innings but if I can have a name from this trio as my second starter I'm doing cartwheels.

 

Tier Four

Tier four is a bit of a dead-zone in the starting pitcher rankings. It's a hodgepodge of steady-but-unspectacular veterans, bounce-back candidates and highly-regarded prospects being drafted at their ceiling. The primary exception in this tier is Zach Plesac who is the latest success story of the Cleveland Pitching Factory. Plesac made eight starts last season and lasted at least six innings in all of them. He posted a whopping 14.3 percent swinging-strike-rate, usually a strong indicator of future success. Target Plesac near pick 60 or risk missing out on one of this year's breakouts.

At this point in his career, we know what to expect from Jose Berrios. He may never reach the lofty standards set for him as a prospect, but he's pitched to an ERA of four or under in four-straight seasons and hasn't missed a start since 2017. Throw in a top-20 swinging-strike-rate last season and a respectable strikeout-rate and you've got a solid top-25 starter for fantasy.

Stephen Strasburg was dominant the last time we saw him pitch a full season. He won 18 games in 2019 with sterling ratios and over 250 strikeouts. A lost 2020 season offers a nice discount on a pitcher who was overdrafted last year on the heels of the Nationals' World Series run. Reports indicate Strasburg is recovered from the hand injury that limited him to two starts last season. Strasburg has a career .213 xBA against and a career 29 percent strikeout-rate. If he pitches close to that level this season he'll be a steal at this price.

Kyle Hendricks is a perenially underrated arm for fantasy, but he holds more value in a points league as his innings pitched hold more value in that format. In roto scoring, his 20.8 career strikeout-rate holds him back some, but he's a fine SP3 who will put up dependable ratios as he's never had an ERA above four and never had a WHIP above 1.20 in his seven MLB seasons.

Like Hendricks, Wheeler holds more value in a points league as the Phillies will rely on him to throw a bunch of innings, but a low strikeout rate holds him back. Still, most projection systems have him coming in with a sub-four ERA and a WHIP near 1.20 across roughly 180 innings. That has value and if an improved Phillies bullpen leads to more wins then Wheeler looks good near pick 100.

Zack Greinke is one of the least sexy picks you can make in fantasy, but the 37-year old is still going strong. He made 12 starts last season and reached 200 innings each of the previous three seasons so he's been as reliable as they come. He may not rack up a ton of whiffs anymore, but he boasts an elite walk rate every season which makes him one of the best pitchers to target for WHIP. It's never fun to target wins or WHIP on draft day, but Greinke is a great source for the less heralded roto categories.

Rounding out tier four are two exciting, yet risky left-coast pitching prospects. Jesus Luzardo of the A's and Dinelson Lament of the Padres are two of the best future aces in the game. Luzardo was the top prospect in the A's system and has shown flashes of dominance at the Major League Level. The only issue is Luzardo's career-high for innings in a year is only 107 1/3 back in 2018. He should be brilliant on a start-to-start basis, but this ADP isn't factoring in the risk associated with a young pitcher. The same can be said for Lament who has proven to be one of the great swing-and-miss pitchers in his short career thus far. He's got elite upside, but you're probably not getting even 150 innings out of either young arm in this tier.

 

Tier Five 

By this point in the draft, you should have at least three starters as things start to get real thin, real fast. Now that we're past pick 100 in ADP, my primary concern is shooting for upside when building a pitching staff. Every player from here on has some flaw we must overlook, but the pitchers found in the middle tiers that do break out are often the difference-makers between good fantasy teams and great ones.

From here on out (i.e. in Part 2!) we'll focus less on every player and zero in on the highlights of each tier starting with Angels hurler Dylan Bundy. In his first year in Anaheim, Bundy dropped his four-seamer usage by about nine percent and it made all of his pitches more effective. The result was a 3.29 ERA supported by a 3.75 xFIP and a career-best 1.04 WHIP. He had the best strikeout and walk rates of his career and should carry that success into 2021.

The Pirates have a rich tradition of players having great careers after they leave Pittsburgh. The latest candidate is Joe Musgrove. The newest San Diegan has all the tools to be a successful Major League pitcher (see below) and a breakout with a new team feels imminent.

Don't look now, but the Marlins have arguably the most exciting rotation in baseball. Exciting doesn't necessarily mean good, but the upside of Pablo Lopez, Sixto Sanchez, and Sandy Alcantara is better than most teams' top-three. For fantasy purposes, give me Lopez who was the only one in the trio to average at least a strikeout-per-inning last year and was the only one whose FIP was lower than his actual ERA.

I consider Frankie Montas the most overdrafted pitcher in fantasy. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot to like such as an 11 percent career swinging-strike rate, but he hasn't reached 100 innings in a season since 2015 (in the minors) and got blasted in September of last season after returning from an IL stint with a back issue. Montas is a hard pass at this point in the draft given other names available later on. This is also too high for Julio Urias given his innings concerns and question marks over how the Dodgers intend to use him.

Patrick Corbin is one of the more intriguing names for fantasy. Much has been made of his decreased velocity last season which torpedoed his strikeout-rate, and his fantasy value. He's reportedly added a cutter this offseason which should pair nicely with his slider (what am I, a pitching sommelier?). I don't love Corbin, but I'm definitely intrigued by him at his ADP of 137th overall. For context, Corbin had an ADP of 48th overall and SP14 last season. He doesn't have to bounce back to his old self to return value in tier five.



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Texans Make Derek Stingley Jr. The Highest-Paid Defensive Back
Clarke Schmidt7 hours ago

Feels "Great" After Bullpen, Still Hoping To Pitch April 3
Tyler Reddick8 hours ago

Solid Performance Is Derailed By Late Pit-Road Issues At Las Vegas
Ryan Blaney8 hours ago

Struggles End In A Disappointing Exit Late At Las Vegas
Josh Berry9 hours ago

Impressively Earns First Cup Series Win At Las Vegas
AJ Allmendinger9 hours ago

Scores First Top-10 Finish Of Season At Las Vegas
Kyle Larson9 hours ago

Leads The Most Laps, But Settles For A Top-10 Finish At Las Vegas
Ross Chastain9 hours ago

Obtains A Hard-Fought Top-Five Finish At Las Vegas
Daniel Suarez9 hours ago

Scores Career-Best Finish At Las Vegas, But Falls Short Of Winning
Cole Perfetti12 hours ago

Tallies Goal, Assist In Victory
Karel Vejmelka13 hours ago

Earns Victory On Sunday
Jordan Kyrou13 hours ago

Tallies Three Points On Sunday
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins13 hours ago

Dishes Out Three Helpers
Cale Makar13 hours ago

Tallies Three Points On Sunday
Dmitry Kulikov13 hours ago

Injured On Sunday
NASCAR15 hours ago

Bubba Wallace Wrecks At Las Vegas But Shows Promising Speed
Alex Bowman15 hours ago

Recovers From Loose Wheel To Finish Seventh
Austin Cindric15 hours ago

Wins Stage 1, But Loose Wheel Foils Victory Bid
William Byron15 hours ago

Loses Las Vegas Race On Strategy But Expands Points Lead
Ryan Preece15 hours ago

Earns Best Career Non-Drafting Oval Finish At Las Vegas
Tee Higgins20 hours ago

Becomes Highest-Paid WR2 In NFL History
Ja'Marr Chase20 hours ago

Bengals Make Ja'Marr Chase The Highest-Paid Non-QB In NFL History
Miami Dolphins1 day ago

Ryan Stonehouse Signs With Dolphins
Sam Darnold1 day ago

Could Opt Out After One Season
Mark Andrews1 day ago

Unlikely To Be Cut
Igor Shesterkin1 day ago

Remains In Rangers Crease Sunday
John Gibson1 day ago

Still Out On Sunday
Nick Bjugstad1 day ago

Returns For Utah Sunday
Atlanta Falcons1 day ago

Keith Taylor Signs With Falcons
Atlanta Falcons1 day ago

Storm Norton Back With Atlanta
Ronnie Rivers1 day ago

Re-Ups With Rams
New York Jets1 day ago

Derrick Nnadi Signing With Jets
Washington Commanders1 day ago

Eddie Goldman Joins Commanders On One-Year Deal
Cooper Rush1 day ago

Agrees On Two-Year Deal With Ravens
Baltimore Ravens1 day ago

Ben Cleveland Remaining With Ravens
Seattle Seahawks1 day ago

Shemar Jean-Charles Signing With Seahawks
Christopher Bell1 day ago

Quest For Four Wins In A Row Just Got More Difficult
Kyle Larson1 day ago

Should Contend For Another Win At Las Vegas
Ryan Blaney1 day ago

Once Again The Chalk DFS Pick At Las Vegas
Ross Chastain1 day ago

Fastest In Practice At Las Vegas
Chris Buescher1 day ago

Has Sneaky Upside This Weekend
Chase Elliott2 days ago

May Be A Sneaky DFS Option For Las Vegas Lineups
William Byron2 days ago

Expect William Byron To Compete For The Win At Las Vegas
Tyler Reddick2 days ago

Is One Of The Top DFS Options For Las Vegas
Denny Hamlin2 days ago

Could Denny Hamlin Be A Quality Driver For DFS At Las Vegas?
Roman Dolidze3 days ago

Set For A Rematch
Marvin Vettori3 days ago

Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Chidi Njokuani3 days ago

Looks For His Third Win In A Row
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos3 days ago

Looks For His 12th UFC Win
Kurt Holobaugh3 days ago

An Underdog At UFC Vegas 104
Alexander Hernandez3 days ago

Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights
Cody Gibson4 days ago

Looks For His Third Consecutive Win
Da'Mon Blackshear4 days ago

A Favorite At UFC Vegas 104
Brendson Ribeiro4 days ago

Searching For Second UFC Win On Saturday
Jacob Bridgeman5 days ago

Use Caution For Jacob Bridgeman At TPC Sawgrass
Nicolai Hojgaard5 days ago

Looks To Stay Consistent Heading Into PLAYERS Championship
Karl Vilips5 days ago

Makes PLAYERS Championship Debut After First PGA Tour Win
Taylor Pendrith5 days ago

A Sneaky Play At TPC Sawgrass
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