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Santander Back To Normal- June 17, 2024

Anthony Santander- OF- BAL- Hot- Santander slugged 2 homers yesterday to give him 17 for the season. He has hit 8 homers so far in the month of June. Santander started slow in 2024 but his EV and HardHit% have picked up in this power surge…

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AL Week 13 Strategy-June 15, 2024

1B Triston Casas (ribs) is swinging a bat off a tee at lower intensities. He has experienced a setback during his recovery so the Red Sox and Casas are taking his recovery slowly so that he doesn't have another setback. OF Taylor Ward …

Saturday, Jun 15

07

Gerrit Cole Rehabs, Eyeing Return Soon - June 15, 2024

Cole made another rehab start in AAA tonight, obviously dominating a helpless Rochester lineup. He went 4.1 innings, throwing exactly 70 pitches, and punched out 10 batters while allowing no runs. This was his third rehab start. The prior…

Friday, Jun 14

08

Reliever Ratio Re-Balancers To Target - June 14, 2024

With the Twins holding onto a four run lead, they turned to Jax in the 8th, who threw a clean inning, punching out two hitters. While the closer job is currently occupied by someone else, I still love Ja for mid-season ratio help. He's let…

Thursday, Jun 13

06

Veteran Starters and Mashers

Pablo Lopez went 5 IP and gave up 2 ER on 5 H, 0 BB, and 5 K's against the Rockies. Lopez now has a 5.33 ERA and 1.21 WHIP through 76 IP. He has not had the results that fantasy owners expected when they took Lopez early in drafts…

Wednesday, Jun 12

08

Schwarber Finds the Seats...Twice - June 12th, 2024

Schwarber went 2 for 4 with a pair of solo shots and a pair of strikeouts. This is the kind of game we like to see from Scwarbs. However, the powerful lefty has been more often found pummeling the ball into the ground rather than lifting…

Tuesday, Jun 11

06

Callups & Debut Dudes - June 11, 2024

Tis the Season for promotions, call-ups, debuts & spot start rookies.

Monday, Jun 10

07

Nasty Nate Is Looking Healthy- June 10, 2024

Nathan Eovaldi- P- TEX- Hot- Eovaldi picked up his first win in 3 starts since coming off the IL. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and a walk while striking out 5 in 7 IP. In the 3 post-IL starts Eovaldi has allowed 5 runs in 15.2 IP on 13 hits…

Sunday, Jun 9

05

Desperately Seeking Saves? - June 9, 2024

Saves are the most volatile stat in Fantasy. If your're seeking Saves, roster high Whiff Rate RPs with nice ratios who can provide the vulture save or win.

Saturday, Jun 8

Pitching with Smoke & Mirrors? - June 8, 2024

These SPs are magicians...but will their tricks last? Read on for Starting Pitchers with Tricks Revealed and the question of questions: Can the Magic Last?

Friday, Jun 7

08

Lopez's Latest Letdown - June 7, 2024

Pablo Lopez had another poor outing on Thursday, where he gave up 7 runs on 4 hits and 6 walks. He struck out 4 over 4 innings. This is the third time in his last four starts that he's given up 6 or more runs, and the lack of control was…

Wednesday, Jun 5

06

Jack Flaherty Exits Stellar Start Early - June 5, 2024

Jack Flaherty (SP-DET) continued his resurgence as he completed 5 shutout IP against the Rangers (2 H, 0 BB, 4 K) before exiting after throwing just 60 pitches (44 strikes). His average fastball velocity was down about 1 mph in the outing…

Tuesday, Jun 4

08

Just Vlad Luck - June 4th, 2024

Guerrero went 2 for 4 with a solo shot, his 6th of the season. Six dingers by early June isn't exactly what you want in an investment like Guerrero, but make no mistake, he has been great at the dish this season. He is slashing .295/.389/…

Monday, Jun 3

07

Surprise Demotions Abound - June 3rd, 2024

Spencer Torkelson (1B - DET) - I wish I had a giant "sad face" emoji for this one, but the Tigers aren't waiting around for Torkelson any longer, sending him down to bring up Justyn-Henry Malloy. Torkelson hit 4 homers in the two weeks up…

Sunday, Jun 2

06

Garrett Crochet Continues to Impress - June 2, 2024

Garrett Crochet (SP-CHW) was effective again on Saturday as he allowed 1 run on 5 hits and a walk while fanning 8 over 6 IP, although he did not factor into the decision against the Brewers. The 24 year-old southpaw fired 68 of his 103…

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AL Week 11 Strategy-June 1, 2024

2B Brandon Drury (hamstring) told Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com that he expects to return from the IL on June 11. He has been out since May 9 with this injury but has been able to ramp up his activity level. Drury will need a rehab assignment…

Saturday, Jun 1

06

Struggling Studs - June 1, 2024

Remember draft day? Safe bat at the hot corner? Easy pick: Austin Riley. At shortstop, nobrainer: Francisco Lindor. At 2B, no safer pick than Ozzie Albies! Topshelf power at 1B: Only Olson seemed a sure thing (maybe Alonso). All these…

Friday, May 31

07

Schmidt Heads to IL, Gallen Pulled Early - May 31, 2024

Gallen was pulled from his start just six pitches in due to a hamstring injury. Gallen has a decorated history of hamstring issues, which makes it all the more concerning. He referred to his hamstring injury prior in the year as "minor,"…

Thursday, May 30

Skubal Dominates Again - May 30, 2024

Skubal rebounded from his worst start of the season, which wasn't actually that bad, to deliver a dominant performance on Wednesday against Pittsburgh. The electric left-hander threw a season-high seven shutout innings, holding the Pirates…

Wednesday, May 29

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Seager Heater Continues - May 29th, 2024

The "Seager Heater" continued on Tuesday night as the 2023 WS MVP went deep for the 7th time in as many games. The off day Monday didn't do much too cool Seager's bat. He went 1 for 3 with a homer, three RBI, and a walk in Tuesday's…

Tuesday, May 28

07

Cooking with Gasser - May 28th, 2024

Robert Gasser (SP - MIL) - Gasser went zero for zero with Justin Steele for 6 innings on Monday, allowing just 3 singles and fanning 7. Once again he didn't walk a batter, and for a guy that showed his lack of control in the minors to…

Monday, May 27

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Rough News for Ronald - May 27, 2024

Acuna was diagnosed with a torn ACL on Sunday and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season. He left the game against the Pirates on Sunday after injuring his knee while baserunning in the first inning, and had clearly suffered a serious…

Sunday, May 26

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Turang: 39 Succcessful Steals and Counting- May 26, 2024

Brice Turang- 2B- MIL- Hot- Turang stole his 19th base of the season yesterday. He has not been caught since July 4 of last year and is working on a string of 36 successful steals. Turang is slashing .301/.356/.429 so is contributing other…

Saturday, May 25

07

Braxton's Brilliance - May 25, 2024

Braxton Garrett tossed a complete game shutout against the Diamondbacks on Friday. He allowed 4 hits and struck out 6 in what was the best start of the youngster's career. He was very efficient, throwing 71 strikes on 95 pitches, leading…

Friday, May 24

05

Veteran Hitters and Julio's Disappearing Power

Giancarlo Stanton was 1-3 with an HR (12) against the Mariners. Stanton is hitting .246 with 12 HR, 22 R, 27 RBI, and 0 SB. He has stayed healthy so far and has looked like the power hitter we expected. Stanton strikes out too much (31% K)…

Thursday, May 23

06

Waiver Wire Bats for Hire - May 23, 2024

The Waiver Wire in late May can feel a bit picked over, but bargain finds are there for teams in need. If you have injury woes, take a look at one of these 5 bargain bats...

Wednesday, May 22

Oneil Cruz Makes Exit Velo History - May 22, 2024

Cruz went 3-5 with two doubles on Tuesday, but more notably hit two baseballs over 120 EV, the first time that has ever been recorded in a single game by a single player in tracking history. In fact, he hit three balls over 115, which also…

Tuesday, May 21

Stock Rising: Ryan Weathers - May 21, 2024

Danny Jansen (C-TOR) went 3-5 with a homer, a 2B, 5 RBI, and an additional run scored as he batted 2nd against the White Sox on Monday afternoon. The 29 year-old has - as usual - missed part of the campaign while on the IL, but he's been…

Monday, May 20

07

Five Sell High Candidates - May 20, 2024

We see starters turn into relievers all the time, but rarely is it that relievers, especially closers, turn back into starters. Hicks went five innings surrendering one earned run on a solo homer, but only punched out one batter. He now…

Sunday, May 19

06

Has Jo Adell Finally Arrived? - May 19, 2024

Jo Adell (OF-LAA) continued what appears to be a breakout campaign as he went 1-3 with a solo homer, a walk, and a stolen base against the Rangers on Saturday evening. The 25 year-old former first-round pick seemed to be a bust after…