Birdsong was 3-0 with a 2.97 ERA, 1.220 WHIP, 11.3 strikeouts per nine, a .204 opponents’ average and a 15 percent swinging-strike rate in his first six big league starts.
Missing out on the top five third basemen — players such as José Ramírez or Austin Riley — in the first 35 or so picks of your fantasy draft is not the end of the world.
Though he might not get the call to the majors until later this month (or even some time in June), stashing a pitcher such as top Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler is a solid investment.
Now imagine this park was in a place called Buxton, Minn. (not a real place), and you’ve been trying to go every year since 2015. Every time you go, it’s closed for maintenance. Eventually, your de…
