Paul Skenes- P- PIT- Rookie- You may not have noticed that this obscure minor leaguer made his MLB debut yesterday. Just kidding. Skenes is the most anticipated pitching prospect since, arguably, Stephen Strasburg. Skenes threw 84 pitches,…
SS Nick Ahmed was placed on the 10-day IL with a left wrist sprain. The Giants called up SS Casey Schmitt in a corresponding move which means he is likely to fill in while Ahmed is out. SS Dansby Swanson (knee) was placed on the 10-day IL…
Bradley returned from pectoral pain May 10th and upon activation, he activated his top tier stuff vs the Yankees. 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB and 7 K will play. For those who held onto the phenom who struck out 129 over 105 IP in 2023, your reward…
Jorge Polanco was 0-4 with 2 K against the Twins. Polanco is struggling to start the year. He is hitting .182 with 5 HR, 14 R, 13 RBI, and 1 SB. He is striking out at the highest rate of his career (31% K). He is still walking (13% BB) but…
Sale was absolutely brilliant against his former team on Wednesday. It was his first scoreless appearance as an Atlanta Brave and the first double-digit strikeout game of the season. He allowed six hits and one walk in six innings while…
Carroll hit his second home run of the season and brought in five runs as part of a 2 for 5 night at the plate. He now has two consecutive two-hit efforts, which has brought him back over the Mendoza Line and is hopefully a sign that he is…
Mitch Keller had his best start of the season by far on Monday, throwing a complete game while allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, and 1 run. He struck out 5. He has had an extremely underwhelming season so far, sitting at a 4.41 ERA and a 44:16 K:BB…
Kyle Manzardo (1B/DH - CLE) - Manzardo is expected to get the call to Cleveland on Monday with Stevan Kwan likely headed to the IL with a strained hamstring, and he'll jump right into a 7-game week, facing 6 RHP. He should be expected to…
John Means- P- BAL- Hot- Means had a stellar injury-delayed 2024 MLB debut. He tossed 7 shutout IPs, allowing just 3 hits, walking no one, and striking out 8. He had an inconsistent rehab record but did the same 7 shutout IPs with 8 Ks in…
Gray was dominant on Friday, tossing seven shutout innings while allowing only three hits, one walk, and punching out six. He's been one of the best pitchers in baseball thus far. In five starts, he's gone at least five innings while…
Mountcastle continued his strong start to the season, hitting his fifth home run and driving in a pair as the Orioles jumped all over Carlos Rodon en route to a 7-2 win at Camden Yards. Mountcastle was hitless in his previous three games,…
Lugo had another strong outing against the Blue Jays on Wednesday, allowing just 1 ER on 2 hits and 2 BB's in 7 IP, while striking out 8. This comes on the heels of throwing 7 shutout innings against the Tigers his last time out, an outing…
Jack Flaherty's start on Tuesday was not only the best of his season, but one of the best for any starting pitcher all year. In a revenge matchup against the Cardinals, he struck out 14 batters while allowing 2 hits and 1 walk over 6.2…
Garrett Crochet (SP-CHW) bounced back against the Twins on Monday as he allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk while recording 7 punchouts over 5 IP. The lone blemish was a 2-run dinger by Carlos Santana as Crochet fired 53 of his 77…
JJ Bleday was 1-3 with 1 R and 1 RBI against the Orioles. He was playing every day and hitting in the middle of the order to start the year. Lately, he has been sitting more as his production has dropped. He is hitting .227 with 1 HR, 5 R,…
Bo Bichette- SS- TOR- Cold- Bichette went 0-for-4 with a K yesterday and is slashing .208/.264/.307 with 1 homer for the season. His EV of 88.1is down from 90.2 and his HardHit% has also dropped from 44.9% to 37.8%. Bichette's Chase Rate…
He's the reddest of the red on StatCast and the baddest of the bad on the hill, Miller's one bad mutha---shut your mouth---I'm taking about Mason Miller! Seriously, five 100th percentiles in pitching metrics, including K%, Whiff % xERA and…
MacKenzie Gore (SP-WSH) took the L against the Dodgers on Thursday but was solid overall as he allowed just 1 run on 7 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4 over 6 IP. He served up a homer while firing 66 of his 102 pitches for strikes in…
Jackson Chourio went 0-2 on Wednesday, punching out in both trips to the plate. Chourio has not been great in his first month in the bigs. He's swinging at everything (34% Chase, 32% Whiff, both 17th Percentile) and pounding the ball into…
Cristopher Sanchez (SP - PHI) - With Wheeler and Nola doing their usual stuff and Suarez, Turnbull, and Sanchez impressing in various amounts, is Taijuan Walker back to the rotation this weekend really a thing? Sanchez struggled a bit on…
Maikel Garcia (3B - KC) - Garcia hit his 4th HR of the year on Monday against Yusei Kikuchi and the Jays in a 5-3 defeat. He does have 4 SB to go along with the 4 HR.....and a 178/224/367 slash line. I will say this: if you liked Garcia a…
Despite an absolute flood of red on his StatCast page, easy to count 5 SBs and an enormous physique, Will Benson continues to take the seat vs. LHP. As the Cincinnati Reds struggle to utilize talent, avoid injury or do much of anything…
OF Tyler O'Neill (concussion) has been placed on the concussion IL. He hopes to be activated on Tuesday when first eligible to return. O'Neill has started off strong (.313 AVG with 7 HR, 14 R, 8 RBI, and 1 SB). He has shown good plate…
A.J. Puk was hit hard again on Friday, allowing seven runs on seven hits and three walks in three innings. This start raised his ERA to 9.22 and brought his K:BB to 12:17 on the season. He has shown very little promise as a starter thus…
Rosario extended his hitting streak to ten games on Thursday afternoon. He went 2 for 4 with a triple and an RBI. The 28-year-old also has five multi-hit games over the past six contests and is now hitting a robust .339 for the season.…
The Dodgers promoted their number three prospect on Tuesday. Pages has a very strong offensive resume. The 23 year old is slashing .371/.452/.694 in 15 AAA games, and while the ballpark environment he was playing in is super hitter…
Edward Cabrera (SP - MIA) - Well, the Marlins threw everybody for a loop on Monday. AJ Puk reportedly came down with an illness, so Miami decided to demote Max Meyer, fresh off an excellent outing against the Braves, and bring up Edward…
Luis Castillo went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 7 H, 0 BB, and 9 K's against the Cubs. Castillo has a 5.82 ERA and 1.66 WHIP through four starts. His surface stats paint an ugly picture for someone supposed to be one of the game's best…
Schwarber went 3 for 3 with a solo homer and a pair of walks, extending his modest hitting streak to four games. With 12 singles and three home runs, the 31-year-old hasn't been his normal boom-or-bust self so far this season. Schwarber's …