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John Gant: Gant got shelled by the Dodgers on Saturday and allowed six runs on ten baserunners over just 4.1 innings of work. Gant has been in the midst of a strong season overall and he's gotten better over every...

Trey Mancini(DH-Bal): TM went 2-for-4 with two solo homers vs. the White Sox. While Mancini struggled mightily during the early part of the season, he has picked it up as of late and is now within one homer of last...

Jack Flaherty (SP - STL) Flaherty pitched well but earned his seventh loss of 2018 in the Cards 3-0 loss to the Dodgers Friday. The 22-year-old went six innings, allowing one earned run on four hits while striking out eight...

Dylan Bundy (SP-BAL) This was supposed to be Dylan Bundy's breakout season. After a solid 2nd half in 2017, the 25-year-old was poised to show off his upside. And early on he did. In fact, over his first five starts,...

Sandy Alcantara (SP-MIA) Alcantara was brilliant again Thursday, limiting the Mets to 2 ER on 2 hits over 7 IP, striking out 6. The only blemish he allowed was a home run to opposing pitcher Steven Matz. Alcantara has picked...

Carlos Correa, SS, HOU There's no two ways about it at this point; Correa has been downright awful since returning from the DL in early August. In 29 games since his return, Correa has hit just .163 with 3 XBH's...

Yan Gomes, Cleveland Indians - Gomes has provided some very cheap power at the catcher position this year and he belted his 14th homer of the season on Tuesday. He now has back to back seasons of 14+ homers and...

Tanner Roark was shelled as he allowed 10 hits in just 4.2 innings while being fortunate to allow just 5 ER. Roark offers minimal fantasy value in all but the nicest of matchups; his K% is down over 2% YOY,...

will be the Houston 1B of the future?", that's exactly what has happened. A.J. Reed was supposed to be that guy, but while Reed hit .255/.344/.506 with 28 homers in Triple-A this season, he's also 25 with a career MLB...

German Marquez (COL) - German Marquez turned in another quality outing in Coors Field on Monday as he moved to 12-9 while continuing to be a bright spot in this Rockies despite a difficult park environment. On the night, Maruqez...

Joey Votto (1B) CIN - On the surface it does look like Votto, who has homered in two straight days now, is just having some poor fortune this year. The hard contact is nudging up near 40% like always, the...

Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 2-for-5 with a solo homer Sunday against the Blue Jays. Lindor got Cleveland on the board in the third inning with his 34th long ball of the year, setting a new career high after he...

Paul DeJong (SS) STL - DeJong hit a solo shot on Saturday, his 17th, in a 4-3 loss to Detroit. DeJong has improved his LD rate, FB rate, hard contact rate, BB rate, chase rate, and swinging strike% this season,...

Rowdy Tellez (1B-TOR) continued his stellar MLB debut on Saturday against the Indians by going 2-4 with a walk and a solo home run, which was his first dinger of his young career. The 23 year-old is now batting .571...

Billy McKinney- OF- TOR- Idea- Entering last night's game, McKinney had 3 homers in 45 ABs against RH pitching since joining Toronto. His slash line against RH pitchers as a Blue Jay was .356/.444/.644. ON the mound will be Adam...

Lewis Brinson (OF-MIA) Brinson had a huge night Friday going 3 for 4 with a 3-run homer. The home run off Chris Archer gave the Marlins the lead in the 6th inning, as Brinson continues to swing a hot bat...

Shane Bieber went 6.1 innings, allowing 3 ER and 6 strikeouts. Bieber's final line was average, though he remains a solid option from a peripheral standpoint as his SIERA stands at a very impressive 3.49. His SwStr% is solid at...

Francisco Mejia (C - SD) The rookie made the most of his first Major League start in the Padres'6-2 win over the Reds Thursday. Mejia finished the game 2 for 4, with both hits being home runs, and four RBI....

Mike Foltynewicz-Braves-SP Mike Foltynewicz went 6 IP and gave up 1 ER on 2 H, 2 BB, and 5 K's against the Red Sox. Foltynewicz has been fantastic all year with a 2.75 ERA with a 1.14 WHIP over 157...

Adrian Beltre, 3B, TEX After a rough August, Beltre has heated up to start September, hitting 3 HR's in the first 5 games this month, giving him 10 dingers for the season. It's been a disappointing season for Beltre, whose...

Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels - Ohtani was held out of the lineup on Monday but was back in it on Tuesday and he launched his 16th homer of the season. The homer was the first homer all season for...

Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett went 2-for-4 with two solo homers Tuesday against the Pirates. Gennett accounted for nearly all of Cincinnati's offense in a 7-3 loss, putting the Reds on the board in the seventh and contributing their third...

Chris Shaw (OF-SF) - Shaw had a pinch-hit home run against the Rockies on Monday in what was his first big league hit after striking out five times in his previous six at-bats. Shaw, long one of the team's top...

Trevor Cahill- P- OAK- Idea- When he has pitched in the pitcher-friendly Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum this season he has looked like the second coming of Cy Young. With a .156/.215/.247 slash line and 0.85 ERA there has been a sharp...

Ronald Acuna (OF-ATL) continued to impress in his rookie season, going 3-4 with a double, a homer, and two runs scored against the Pirates on Sunday. The 20 year-old phenom now boasts a .296 average, 23 longballs, 50 RBI, and...

On The Mound Tyler Skaggs threw from 80 feet on August 24th, which was the first time he had thrown since initially going on the DL on August 12th. The Angels said on Friday that he's not a close to...

Jon Gray: Gray pitched six innings and allowed two runs against the Padres on Saturday but only got one strikeout in the process. Gray has made headlines this season for his poor overall numbers but encouraging peripherals, and his ERA...

Eduardo Rodriguez (SP-BOS) was good in his return from the DL against the White Sox on Saturday, tossing 5.2 innings in which he gave up one run on three hits and a walk while fanning a dozen. The 25 year-old...

Tyler Glasnow(P-TB): Glasnow won after allowing one run on two his (one homer) and one walk with six strikeouts over seven innings against Cleveland. The tall right-hander has allowed one run or less in four of six starts since arriving...

Scott Schebler (OF-CIN) Schebler had a big night Friday going 3 for 5 with a double, home run and 2 RBIs. Schebler had been in a 2-20 slump since returning from a shoulder injury that kept him out over a...

Brewers lefty Wade Miley took a no-decision Thursday after allowing one run on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. Miley finished August with a flourish, posting his longest start of the season while throwing...

Giancarlo Stanton (OF-NYY) Stanton went 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and a walk Thursday night. Stanton had been in a bit of a cold spell since home run number 32, going 5-35 with just...

Jake Arrieta-Phillies-SP Jake Arrieta went 3 IP and gave up 4 ER on 4 H, 3 BB, and 3 K's against the Nationals. Arrieta has pitched well this year for the Phillies with above average surface numbers (3.37 ERA). The...

Matt Chapman, 3B, OAK Chapman has been sizzling since the all-star break, hitting .342 with an OPS north of 1.100, including 11 HR's and 35 runs scored in a span of 37 games. He has benefited from a .398 BABIP...

Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians - Carrasco was dominant on Tuesday striking out 11 batters over 7.2 shutout innings, improving his season record to 16-7. This was an excellent rebound start from his 3.2 inning, 5 ER outing last time out...

At age 34, Nick Markakis is having his best season since he was 24. His double last night drove in his 82nd and 83rd RBIs on the season. His performance is likely the biggest surprise to me of 2018 -...