![]() Hitting: New York brings back the same core of five, and I can’t really argue with it: Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, and Starling Marte. This starting rotation should have no problems getting the job done. It shakes out this way: Alcantara is basically the most consistent pitcher in baseball, Luzardo will be dominant if he can stay healthy, Rogers is in a great position to bounce back and Cueto’s mind games are as legendary as Taylor Swift’s. As soon as I saw Sandy Alcantara, Jesus Luzardo, Trevor Rogers, Johnny Cueto, and Braxton Garrett, I knew the Marlins were going over 75.5 wins despite a tough division. Pitching: I took Miami’s “Over” without even looking at their offense. Jazz Chisholm is the obvious fantasy stud here, though I wish he had better lineup protection than fading veterans Avisail Garcia and Jorge Soler. Arraez should enjoy Miami’s spacious confines, so I expect his Tony Gwynn-like precision to continue this season. Hitting: As the days of painfully annoying shifts fade away, Miami looks to slap some balls in the hole with Luis Arraez, Jean Segura, and Joey Wendle. That leaves MacKenzie Gore as my only viable fantasy play in Washington’s bottom-tier rotation. ![]() Patrick Corbin is one of the absolute worst starting pitchers in baseball, Stephen Strasburg is healthy as often as your co-worker who calls out sick three times a week and Josiah Gray’s name value exceeds his technical pitching ability at this point in time. Pitching: This scares me even more than their hitting, honestly. If I have to make a low-risk pick here, it’s Smith in a bounce-back scenario. Victor Robles always underperforms expectations, we all know Corey Dickerson will end up as a veteran bench player for a different team in the second half of the season, and I don’t believe Meneses can repeat his lightning-rod success because of a lack of legitimate protection in this light Nationals’ lineup. Hitting: It’s never good when you sit down and think, okay, who is the best offensive player on this team – Jeimer Candelario, Joey Meneses or Dominic Smith? Maybe the latter can return to his one-year MVP form of the 2020 Mets? I honestly don’t even know what to say about this debacle of a team. (Editor’s Note: This article was written on March 7th, transactions after this date are not noted.) Let’s dive in deep and take a real good look at my projected win totals for each team, as well as fantasy implications across the board. Now, as fantasy baseball analysts, it’s our job to unpack these moves and assess their impact on the landscape of the league. On the flip side, gone are Jacob deGrom ( Rangers), Kenley Jansen ( Red Sox), Justin Turner (also Red Sox), Josh Bell ( Guardians), Tyler Anderson ( Angels), Carlos Rodon ( Yankees), Andrew Heaney (also Rangers) and Chris Bassitt ( Blue Jays) amongst others. Martinez ( Dodgers) and Kodai Senga (also Mets). ![]() As consolation prizes, the NL also welcomes big names in Justin Verlander ( Mets), Trey Mancini ( Cubs), J.D. The National League nearly welcomed Carlos Correa twice – to the Giants first, then Mets – but instead he landed back in Minnesota with the Twins. It was a “keeping up with the Joneses” kind of offseason, one where one domino fell, then the next team said well, we can’t miss out on THIS guy now, too. ![]() Two of the absolute best shortstops in the game are anchored to the NL for quite some time now, not to mention Dansby Swanson and his $177 mil from the rebuilding Chicago Cubs. It was a wild offseason for the National League, one highlighted by Trea Turner’s lucrative ($300 million) transition from the Dodgers to Phillies, along with fellow shortstop Xander Bogaerts’ introduction to the NL, via the San Diego Padres and $280 mil of his own.
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