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    NL Player Analysis - September 4, 2021

    Juan Soto went 1-for-4 with a solo homer against the Mets on Friday. Soto started Washington's game-tying rally in the bottom of the ninth with his 24th home run of the year, which also extended his hitting streak to six...

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    NL Player Analysis- September 2, 2021

    Logan Webb-Giants-SP Logan Webb went 7 IP and gave up 1 ER on 4 H, 1 BB, and 10 K's against the Brewers. Webb has taken a major step forward this year. He has a 2.56 ERA and 1.09 WHIP...

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    Hammerin'... Jorge Polanco? - September 4, 2021

    Jorge Polanco (SS-MIN) went 2-4 with a homer and 2 RBI against the Rays on Friday. The 28 year-old switch-hitter has really turned it on after an ice-cold start to the 2021 campaign and is now hitting .274 with 25...

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    Things Are Starting to Work Out for E-Rod - Sept 3, 2021

    Eduardo Rodriguez, SP, BOS Rodriguez pitched 6 scoreless innings against the Rays on Thursday, striking out 6 while allowing 4 hits and 1 BB. E-Rod has been one of the most frustrating players in fantasy this season, as his peripherals...

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    Things Are Starting to Work Out for E-Rod - Sept 3, 2021

    Eduardo Rodriguez, SP, BOS Rodriguez pitched 6 scoreless innings against the Rays on Thursday, striking out 6 while allowing 4 hits and 1 BB. E-Rod has been one of the most frustrating players in fantasy this season, as his peripherals...

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    NL Daily Player Notes - September 2nd, 2021

    Brendan Rodgers (SS - COL) - Rodgers walked, doubled, and homered to start September in Colorado's 9-5 win over the Rangers. The 25 year old hasn't been quite as good as expected with the Rockies, but he's made some huge...

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    Al Daily Analysis - September 2, 2021

    Leodys Taveras (OF-TEX) - Don't look now, but Taveras is playing every day and he's hitting the ball. Taveras was 2-for-5 with two RBI, a double, and his seventh stolen base on Wednesday. He's still hitting just an anemic .118/.183/.224...

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    Robert's Improvements - September 1, 2021

    Luis Robert, OF (CHW) Tim Anderson is ailing and so Robert made an appearance as the White Sox leadoff hitter on Tuesday. It led to him snapping a six-game hitting streak with an 0-for-4 night and one strikeout. Anderson should...

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    NL Player Analysis- September 1, 2021

    Victor Robles- OF- WAS- Drop Value- With the emergence of Lane Thomas, Robles has seen a lot of bench time with the Nationals lately. Yesterday they decided it would be better for him to see regular playing time at AAA...

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    Don't Give Up On Story - August 31, 2021

    Trevor Story, SS (COL) Story showed up on Monday with two home runs and three RBIs in four plate appearances. Maybe the first round fantasy pick can reward his owners with a late-season surge. After going hitless in five straight...

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    NL Player Analysis- August 29, 2021

    Tylor Megill-Mets-SP Tylor Megill went 5 IP and gave up 2 ER on 1 H, 3 BB, and 5 K's against the Nationals. Megill has now made thirteen starts at the major league level and has a 4.04 ERA and...

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    AL Player Analysis - August 30, 2021

    Rafael Devers went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo homers against the Indians on Sunday. Devers smashed several hard-hit balls against Cleveland, two of which left the park for his 31st and 32nd long balls of the season. His first-inning...

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    AL Player Analysis - August 29, 2021

    J.D. Martinez lifted the Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Indians on Saturday by going 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs scored. Martinez slammed a clutch game-winning homer in the top of the 10th to seal...

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    Sandy Alcantara Has Announced His Presence With Authority - August 29, 2021

    Sandy Alcantara (SP-MIA) dazzled against the Reds on Saturday evening as he tossed 7 innings in which he allowed 1 run on 6 hits and a walk while piling up 12 strikeouts. The 25 year-old righty fired 75 of his...

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    A Closer Look - Week 23

    Ahh, playoffs! Can you smell that? Sweet, sweet playoffs. The fantasy baseball regular season is coming to a close and the fantasy playoffs will be starting within the next couple of weeks in most head-to-head formats. For those in roto...

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    NL Player Analysis - August 28, 2021

    Patrick Wisdom went 2-for-4 with two homers, three runs, four RBIs, and a walk against the White Sox on Friday. Wisdom spearheaded the Cubs' 13-run attack with a three-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the ninth,...

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    Who is Glenn Otto? - August 28, 2021

    Glenn Otto (SP-TEX) made his MLB debut against Houston on Friday, firing 5 shutout innings in which he allowed just 2 hits and walked none while racking up 7 punchouts. The 25 year-old righty was one of the pieces that...

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    AL Player Analysis- August 26, 2021

    Shohei Ohtani-Angels-DH Shohei Ohtani was 1-2 with an HR (41), 1, 1 RBI, and 2 BB against the Orioles. Ohtani has a .269 AVG with 41 HR, 83 R, 89 RBI, and 19 SB. He is on pace for a...

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    NL ROY Runs Through India

    Jonathon India, 2B, CIN India went 2-4 with a HR and 3 RBI against the Brewers on Thursday, giving him 17 HR's in what has been a tremendous rookie season. The strong performance breaks India out of a mini-slump in...

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    Typical Goldschmidt, August 25th, 2021

    Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, STL Goldschmidt went 2 for 4 with a pair of solo homers on Wednesday afternoon against the Tigers. He later walked, stole a base, and scored the game-winning run for the Cardinals in the bottom of the...

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    Brandon Belt-ed - NL Player Analysis, August 25th 2021

    Brandon Belt, San Francisco Giants - Brandon Belt had a huge game Tuesday with four hits and a pair of homers against the Mets. Belt has missed a huge chunk of the season with injuries but he's been extremely productive...

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    AL Player Analysis- August 25, 2021

    Carlos Correa- SS- HOU- Hot- Correa went 2-for-3 with a walk and 2 RBI last night. In his last 7 games he is 10-for-26 with 5 walks, 7 runs, 4 RBI, a double, and a triple. There could be some...

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    Will the Orioles Ever Win Again? - Aug 24, 2021

    The Orioles are in the midst of a treacherous 18-game losing streak in which they have been outscored 149-47. (That's an average score of 8.3 - 2.6.) It's the longest losing streak in MLB since the Royals lost 19 straight...

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    NL Player Analysis - August 24, 2021

    Dansby Swanson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer against the Yankees on Monday. Swanson scored Atlanta's only run of the game on his second-inning solo shot, which raised his home run and RBI totals to 25 and 75 -- both...

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    Miggy Joins the Club - August 23, 2021

    Miguel Cabrera, 1B (DET) Miguel Cabrera joined the 500-home run club as its 28th member after taking a Steven Matz 85-mph changeup the opposite way, just over the right field fence. He is the ninth player in major league history...

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    NL Player Analysis- August 23, 2021

    Odubel Herrera- OF- PHI- Hot- Herrera has had some nagging injuries this season and has been out of the occasional game this month. When he's been in recently, though, he's produced. Yesterday Herrera went 4-for-5 with a homer, 3 RBI,...

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    Yelich Goes Deep Twice - August 22nd, 2021

    Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers - Christian Yelich went 3-5 at the plate on Saturday with a pair of homers and six RBI. This single game accounted for one-fourth of Yelich's homers for the season as his power has been absolutely...

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    AL Player Analysis - August 22, 2021

    Jose Ramirez powered Cleveland to a 5-1 win over the Angels on Saturday by going 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, two runs, three RBIs, a walk, and a stolen base. Saturday marked Ramirez's third straight game with multiple hits...

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    Ian Anderson Close to Returning - August 21, 2021

    Ian Anderson (SP-ATL) continued to make progress toward returning to big league action as he fired 4.1 scoreless innings in a recent Triple-A start, scattering 4 hits and a walk while recording 6 punchouts. He appears on track to return...

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    AL Player Analysis - August 21, 2021

    DJ LeMahieu paced New York's 10-2 win over Minnesota by going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, three runs scored, and a walk from the leadoff spot. LeMahieu saved his best for last, cracking a two-run shot in the bottom of...

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    AL Player Analysis- August 19, 2021

    Wander Franco-Rays-SS Wander Franco was 1-2 with 2 R and 1 BB against the Orioles. Franco is now hitting .259 with 6 HR, 29 R, 26 RBI, and 2 SB as a 20-year-old in the major leagues. He struggled initially...

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    Good Times for Bumgarner - Aug. 20, 2021

    Madison Bumgarner, SP, ARI Bumgarner allowed 1 ER in 8 IP against the Phillies on Thursday, giving up just 3 hits and 1 BB while striking out 5 in the victory. MadBum has been on quite a tear since returning...

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    AL Player Analysis- August 18, 2021

    Shohei Ohtani-Angels-SP Shohei Ohtani went 8 IP and gave up 1 ER on 6 H, 0 BB, and 8 K's against the Tigers. He also hit his 40th HR of the year. Ohtani has made 18 GS for the Angels...

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    NL Analysis - August 19th, 2021

    C.J. Cron, 1B, COL Cron went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBI on Wednesday afternoon. Cron has been in the zone recently. Since August 3rd, the 31-year-old is batting .449 (22-49) with seven homers and 25 RBI....

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    AL Player Analysis - August 18th, 2021

    Nelson Cruz, DH, TB Cruz went 2 for 4 with a pair of homers and five RBI on Tuesday night. Since coming over to the Rays, the ageless wonder has struggled, hitting a paltry .198 with a 29.9% K%. However,...

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    AL Daily Player Notes - August 17th, 2021

    Brandon Lowe (2B - TB) - Lowe had a massive day Monday, singling and hitting two homers against the Orioles in a blowout win. Lowe is up to 28 HRs on the year now, and you'd be forgiven for casting...