Fantasy Baseball From Prospect361.com

Fantasy Baseball Live – November 5, 2023 – 3 pm, ET Segment 1 – News and Notes1.The Rangers win the World Series in five games. Final thoughts on the series.2.The series had the lowest ratings in history – down 23% from 2022. In 2016, Hou vs. LAD, each game averaged 18.9 million viewers. This year, it was less than half at 9.1 M.a.You can argue that the Rangers and D-Backs don’t have National appeal, but viewership is declining. The last four WS are the four lowest-rated series in history.b.Is this just the way it is? So far, it hasn’t affected TV rights, but is this coming?c.What about the Padres having to take a loan out to make payroll?3.The White Sox did not pick up Tim Anderson’s option. No surprise here as he slashed .245/.286/.296 with one home run. You can make the argument that he was the worst full-time regular in the big leagues. a.Statcast shows nothing good. Poor average exit velo and hard-hit rate. He’s lost his speed, now ranking 46% in the league. 23% K-Rate and of course, he still n