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Corbin Carroll (OF - ARI) - Corbin Carroll made his major league debut on Monday, going 1-5 with a 2-run double in the victory over the Phillies. Carroll is a must-add in all formats immediately, as the 22 year old...

German Marquez- P- COL- Hot- Marquez came out on the winning side of a 1-0 contest that was a match up with Max Scherzer. Marquez allowed just a single hit and walked 2 while striking out 5 in 7 shoutout...

Shohei Ohtani (SP-LAA) was sharp against Toronto on Saturday afternoon as he fired 7 shutout innings in which he allowed just 2 hits, walked 1, and recorded 9 punchouts. The 28 year-old righty hurled 72 of his 109 offerings for...

Ian Happ single-handedly willed the Cubs to victory over the Brewers on Friday, going 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs. Happ accounted for all four of Chicago's runs in its 4-3 victory over Milwaukee with his go-ahead two-run...

Jacob deGrom, SP (NYM) Besides a Ryan McMahon home run, deGrom was absolutely dominant on Thursday, allowing one run on three hits and a walk while striking out nine batters in six innings. His fastball velocity was "down" to 98.5...

Nathaniel Lowe (1B-TEX) continued what appears to be a breakout campaign by going 3-6 with a 3B, a homer, 5 RBI, and 3 runs scored against the Rockies on Wednesday. The 27 year-old now boasts a .295 average to go...

Albert Pujols (future HOF - STL) - Can we talk about what the future Hall-of-Famer is doing? He has looked done since 2016, including a 215/301/376 line in the first half this year. Something happened during that HR Derby I...

Morton Aging Gracefully, Joe Ryan's TTO Penalty, and Peter Fairbanks picking up saves in TB.

Aaron Ashby- P- MIL- Caution- In his last start, Ashby was touched for 6 runs in 5 IP against the Cubs. It marked the 3rd time in his last 4 starts that he has given up at least 4 runs...

Jeremy Pena's Cold Streak and Improvements from Zac Gallen, Max Muncy, and Andrew Vaugn.

Kevin Gausman pitched a gem against the Yankees on Friday, tossing seven scoreless innings with four hits and one walk while striking out seven. Gausman dominated New York's reeling lineup at Yankee Stadium, throwing 58 of his 86 pitches for...

Ross Stripling, SP, TOR Stripling had a triumphant return from the IL on Wednesday, allowing just 1 hit and 0 BB's in 6.1 shutout innings against the Orioles, while striking out 7. Stripling spent some time in the bullpen earlier...

Johnny Cueto (P - CWS) - Cueto baffled the Astros for 8 innings on Monday, allowing 6 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) despite only striking out 3. That's Cueto's 9th straight QS, and through 16 starts he's allowed more...

Josh Naylor's Breakout, Braxton Garrett, Brady Singer, Shane Bieber, and Aaron Ashby

Mookie Betts paced the Dodgers' 13-3 rout of the Royals on Saturday, going 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored. Betts led Los Angeles to its 12th straight win with a huge game from the leadoff spot, setting...

Josh Naylor (1B-CLE) went 2-5 with a 2-run blast against Toronto on Friday. In what has easily been his strongest big-league season, the 25 year-old now boasts a .271 average to go with 15 homers, 56 RBI, and 3 stolen...

Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer, two runs, and three RBIs against the Rockies on Thursday. After a quiet pair of games at Coors Field, Goldschmidt erupted in the series finale slugfest by falling a triple shy...

Vaughn Grissom (2B/SS - ATL) - It was a heck of a debut for 21 year old Vaughn Grissom, who went 2-4 with a HR and a SB while starting at 2B on Wednesday for the Braves. Grissom has done...

Cole Irvin, SP, OAK Irvin had a strong outing against the Angels on Monday, allowing just 1 ER on 5 hits in 8 IP with 6 K's and no BB's. Irvin has been on quite a roll lately, posting a...

Ke'Bryan Hayes-Pirates-3B Ke'Bryan Hayes was 1-5 with an HR (6) against the Orioles. Hayes is hitting .246 with 6 HR, 42 R, 34 RBI, and 12 SB in 98 GP. Not much has changed about his profile since last year....

Franmil Reyes- OF- CLE- FYI- The Guardians designated Reyes for assignment yesterday in order to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for RP Jake Jewell. Reyes slugged 30 homers a year ago and hit 9 in 280 PAs with...

Nick Castellanos, OF, PHI Castellanos went 1 for 4 with a two-run homer in the Phillies' win over the Nats on Friday night. The struggling vet now has two homers in his past three contests and seven hits in his...

Rookie Hitters and Veteran Pitchers

Sandy Alcantara fired a complete-game shutout against the Reds on Wednesday, scattering six hits and one walk while striking out three. It was an efficient outing for Alcantara, who threw 75 of his 105 pitches for strikes and induced a...

Tyler Mahle, SP (MIN) In my opinion, the Tyler Mahle move creates the biggest fantasy impact of the deadline. It's not that Mahle was the best player traded, but he should get the biggest boost among all players dealt. Why?...

Frankie Montas, SP, NYY Montas was traded to the Yankees on Monday alongside reliever Lou Trivino, ending the right-hander's 6-year tenure with the A's. Montas has been excellent this season with a 3.18 ERA, 3.21 xFIP, and 109:28 K:BB though...

Hunter Renfroe went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer against the Red Sox on Sunday, accounting for both of the Brewers' runs in their 7-2 loss at Fenway Park. Renfroe was pretty much the only bright spot for Milwaukee on Sunday...

Matt Carpenter (OF-NYY) went 1-3 with a walk and a solo shot against Kansas City on Saturday. The 36 year-old has seemingly rejuvenated his career in New York, as he now boasts a .311 average to go with 15 dingers...

Aaron Judge powered the Yankees to another win on Friday, going 3-for-5 with two homers and six RBIs in an 11-5 rout of the Royals. New York was actually losing before erupting for eight runs in the bottom of the...

Young AL Central Arms Taking Off

Emmanuel Clase, RP, CLE Clase collected his 21st save of the season with a three up three down 9th inning in Boston. The 24-year-old hasn't given up a hit or a run in his last seven outings and has been...

Pablo Lopez, SP (MIA) Lopez rebounded from a poor start against Texas last week to deliver one of his best performances of the season on Tuesday. The Marlins' righty struck out 11 batters without walking anyone in seven one-run innings....

Nick Lodolo cruised to a win over the Marlins on Monday, limiting Miami to a pair of unearned runs on five hits and two walks with nine strikeouts over six innings. The 24-year-old rookie southpaw evened his record at 3-3...

Young starters turning it around (Keller and Detmers) with breakout hitters (Hoerner and Gurriel Jr.)

Alek Manoah- P- TOR- Great Player- Manoah threw his 16th quality start in 19 outings this season and ran his record to 11-4. He allowed 1 run on 7 hits in 6 IP while striking out 7 and walking no...

Aaron Judge slugged the Yankees to a 7-6 win over the Orioles on Friday, going 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs. Judge broke the scoreless tie with a three-run blast in the top of the third, then swatted...