Maybe Kelce qualifies more as an over-valued fantasy player than the harshly termed “bust,” but he’ll soon be 33 years old and is clearly in the decline phase of his career — yet being drafted as a top-20 pick. Kelce’s yards per route run have decreased nearly 20 percent over the last three seasons with Tyreek Hill off the field, and Kansas City added JuJu Smith-Schuster to play the slot during the offseason. Kelce is being drafted higher than Mark Andrews, who’s six years… Source link
Read More »White Sox unlikely to carry three catchers, highlighting backup battle
Three catchers unlikely for Sox, highlighting backup battle originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago As Tony La Russa and White Sox pitchers keep raving about the job every catcher in camp is doing, the idea of carrying three backstops isn’t a crazy one. But it doesn’t sound like that will be happening. “There is a lot of catching talent in this camp,” La Russa said before Wednesday’s spring game, a 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals. “Because of the quality of that talent, we thought about… Source link
Read More »Braves lose both their catchers hours before opening day because of coronavirus symptoms
The Atlanta Braves, hours before their opening day game against the New York Mets, are giving us an example of how playing baseball during a pandemic can quickly turn chaotic. Both Braves catchers, Tyler Flowers and Travis d’Arnaud, won’t be available to play Friday after showing coronavirus symptoms. Mark Bowman of MLB.com says both players tested negative but are back in Atlanta. The Braves, instead, summoned two catchers from their taxi squad: While things like this are to be expected —… Source link
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