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The phenom is growing up. James Wood stuffed the stat sheet with three hits in four at-bats, including two home runs and five RBI's. He walked once and scored twice. He raised his OPS 237 points on Tuesday.

Hunter Greene (P - CIN) - It's only three starts, but it certainly looks like Hunter Greene has taken a step forward this year. The control appears to be significantly improved, with a zone% up almost 15% from last season,...

Kris Bubic, SP, KC Bubic was dominant again against the Orioles on Sunday, allowing 1 ER on 5 hits 1 BB in 6.2 IP while striking out 8. This follows a similar performance from Bubic in his season debut when...

Kerry Carpenter (OF-DET) went deep again as he went 1-5 with a 2-run jack against the White Sox on Saturday. The 27 year-old is now off to a solid start to the 2025 campaign as he's now hitting .250 with...

Spencer Schwellenbach, SP, Atlanta Braves Schwellenbach was a fan-favorite pick in drafts this year as a sleeper pick, and deep gambler's pick for Cy Young if you're into that sort of thing. He did everything he could to validate both...

Hunter Brown-Astros-SP Hunter Brown went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 5 H, 0 BB, and 8 K's against the Twins. Brown has turned himself into one of the top starters in the game. He was dominant in...

Ivan Herrera, C, Cardinals Ivan Herrera had an explosive day at the plate, going 3 for 4 with three home runs, a walk, three runs, and six RBI. This is the type of performance many fantasy managers were waiting for...

King was dominant on Tuesday, striking out 11 batters in five innings while allowing only two hits and one walk. King finished with a 40% CSW rate, including nine whiffs on his four-seam fastball.

Elly De La Cruz, SS, CIN De La Cruz filled the stat sheet on Monday evening, going 4 for 5 with 2 HR, 1 2B, 7 RBI, 4 R, and 1 SB. It was not your average four-hit day, either....

Kyle Manzardo (DH-CLE) continued his hot start to the new campaign by going 2-5 with a 2-run bomb against the Royals on Sunday afternoon. The 24 year-old did not impress in 156 PA as he made his MLB debut a...

Nestor Cortes, SP, MIL Cortes' Brewer career could not have gotten off to a worse start, as he became the first pitcher in MLB history to give up homeruns on three consecutive pitches to start a ballgame. He finished the...

Juan Soto (OF - Mets) Soto hit his first home with the Mets Friday night. There isn't much more to be said about one of the best players in all of baseball. Soto has a chance for a huge season...

Tyler O'Neill, OF, Orioles Tyler O'Neill continued his Opening Day dominance, going 3 for 3 with a home run, two walks, three runs, and three RBI. It's shockingly the sixth straight Opening Day that O'Neill has homered on, which sounds...

Welcome Back! We have an exciting Opening Day 2025 on tap for Thursday, March 27. Cam Smith-Astros-RF The Astros made the announcement that 3B Cam Smith has made the roster, and the expectation is that he will play right field....

Zach Neto (SS-LAA) was out of the starting 9 again on Saturday night as the Angels faced the Rangers. He injured his right shoulder during a stolen base attempt on Thursday and did not play on Friday while manager Ron...

Corbin Carroll OF ARI Corbin Carroll's complicated 2024 season caused consternation across fantasy baseball. Next to zero production in the first half of the season followed by a return to his rookie form in the second half of the season,...

Oneil Cruz-Pirates-SS Oneil Cruz was 0-4 with a strikeout against the Brewers. Cruz has come on strong in the second half (.297 AVG with 7 HR, 30 R, 32 RBI, and 15 SB). On the year, he is hitting .263...

Javier Assad, SP, CHC Assad fell apart against the Phillies on Wednesday, allowing 8 ER's including 3 HR's in 4.1 IP, while striking out 3 and walking 3. Assad spent the first two years of his career far outpitching his...

Your 2024 American League Cy Young winner was in his element on Tuesday. Skubal shut the Rays out for seven innings, allowing only two hits and striking out seven en route to his 18th win.

Spencer Arrighetti (SP - HOU) - The childish part of me had a really hard time not titling this "Spencer Spaghetti". Arrighetti has, in the space of one season, gone from unusable to possible streamer to "use most of the...

Christian Walker- 1B- ARI- Stats- Walker lost the month of August due to an oblique strain but has put up decent numbers for the season, He is slashing .252/.337/.474 with 26 homers in 526 PAs. His homer per PA is...

Francisco Alvarez (C-NYM) went 2-4 with a homer and 3 RBI against the Phillies on Saturday. The 22 year-old backstop has underwhelmed in 2024, in large part because of a torn ligament in his thumb that kept him out of...

Adley Rutschman Adley went 0-4 with 2 Ks in an empty day at the plate. I pegged Adley as one of my favorite backstops to target and drafted him on plenty of teams this year. He rewarded me by having...

Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAD Ohtani became the first-ever player to record a 50 Homer - 50 Stolen Base season, and he did so in STYLE. He went 6 for 6 with three homers, 10 RBI, and 2 SBs. His last...

Brent Rooker-Athletics-OF Brent Rooker was 2-3 with 1 RBI, 2 BB, and 1 SB against the Cubs. Rooker is hitting .304 with 38 HR, 80 R, 110 RBI, and 11 SB. He's had a top-10 hitter season after many fantasy...

Blake Snell, SP, Giants Blake Snell was lights out against one of the best offenses in the league, striking out 12 Orioles batters over 6 shutout innings. He allowed one hit and two walks. After a rocky start to his...

Jackson Merrill The rookie phenom went 2-3 R, HR, RBI, BB as he continues to compete with Paul Skenes for NL Rookie of the Year. Merrill has been a fantasy goldmine, hitting 24 homers and stealing 16 bases. He slowly...

James Wood, OF, WSH Wood recorded his first multi-homer game of his young career on Sunday afternoon. Both long balls were solo shots and he added a walk to round out his day. With seven homers and 12 SBs, the...

Joe Musgrove- P- SD- Hot- Musgrove bounced back last night from a bad start in his previous outing to toss his 4th quality start in 5 outings. He threw 6 shutout IPs, allowing 3 hits, walking none, and striking out...

Zach Eflin-Orioles-SP Zach Eflin went 6.2 IP and gave up 1 ER on 5 H, 1 BB, and 3 K's against the Tigers. Eflin has a 3.55 ERA and 1.13 WHIP through 154.2 IP. He has demonstrated elite command this...

Kumar Rocker, SP (TEX) Rocker was impressive in his major league debut, striking out seven batters in four innings. He allowed one run on three hits and two walks. The only damage came on a Justin Turner solo home run...

Taylor Ward OF LAA What's hotter than a 100% Sweet Spot percentile of 43%? Step into the burn Ward: Over the last two weeks, Ward has warmed from hot to scalding: .347 BA with 5 HR and 11 Runs scored....

Cristopher Sanchez (SP - PHI) - Sanchez had a very solid outing against the Rays on Monday, tossing 6 shutout innings while allowing just 4 singles and a walk with 4 K's. In typical Sanchez fashion, he generated 17 swinging...

Shohei Ohtani-Dodgers-DH Shohei Ohtani was 2-4 with an HR (46), 1 R, and 1 RBI in the win against the Guardians. He is hitting .291 with 46 HR, 113 R, 101 RBI, and 46 SB. It is one of the...

Clarke Schmidt- P- NYY- Hot- Schmidt came off the Il and tossed 4.2 shutout IP against the Cubs. He threw 75 pitches, 44 of them strikes. Schmidt gave up 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. He matched his...

Mark Vientos (3B-NYM) had a productive game against the Reds on Friday as he went 3-5 with a pair of 2-run blasts. The 24 year-old is now batting .289 with 24 homers, 62 RBI, and 50 runs scored through 368...