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Joe Biagini (SP/RP, TOR) - Biagini started his fifth game of the year and it was a good one, as he finished with a line of 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K's. It was the first...

Charlie Blackmon - Charlie Blackmon has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball as of late, but took an 0-for-4 line on Saturday for the Rockies. Over his last 12 games entering Saturday he posted a .511 wOBA and...

SALVADOR PEREZ (KC) - For Sunday's DFS slate, Josh Tomlin is someone to pick on, especially with Tomlin owning the second highest BABIP against (.364) in the league. Combine that with his 8.22 ERA and 1.74 WHIP and a strong...

OF Yoenis Cespedes was expected to return early this week but owners may have to wait a bit longer as he was scratched from Saturday's rehab appearance with quad soreness. Cespedes is a must-start fantasy OF once he's activated, but...

Michael Conforto-Mets-OF Michael Conforto was 0-4 with a run scored and a walk against the Pirates. Conforto is red hot as he has a .476 AVG with 3 HR and 6 RBI over his last seven games. On the season...

Eduardo Rodriguez (BOS) - It's officially time to refer to Eduardo Rodgriguez as "The Magic Man"! His top act? Making his ERA disappear! Rodriguez notched his 7th quality start of the season on Friday and improved his ERA (and widened...

Jed Lowrie- 2B- OAK- Idea- The switch-hitting Lowrie has put a hurting on RH pitching this season, with a .315/.384/.554 slash line against them. All 6 of his homers this season have been against RH pitchers. Masahiro Tanaka has had...

Brad Hand For the second straight night, Hand closed out a Padres victory, giving him two saves on the season. However, there are a few caveats before you start jumping on Hand for your waiver wire pickup. First of all,...

Jonathan Villar-Brewers-2B/SS Jonathan Villar was 1-3 with a run scored and a walk against the Blue Jays. Villar is hitting .222 with 5 HR/23 R/24 RBI/12 SB. The average is not where you would like it to be but he...

Jason Kipnis (2B) CLE - Kipnis has finally hit his stride after a miserable April and early May, hitting 15-44 with 3 2B and 4 HR over the past 10 games. The stats look pretty awful still, but the underlying...

German Marquez Marquez had yet another outstading performance on Tuesday, as the 22-year-old is starting to make a name for himself in the Rockies' rotation. The 6' 1" righty is now 3-2 on the season with a 3.86 ERA, 3.26...

Ervin Santana earned his 7th win of the season yesterday as he pitched a CG SO with 6 strikeouts. I can't believe it either. His ERA is now 1.80 on the season, all while posting some pretty average numbers. His...

Brett Gardner, OF, NYY The power surge continues for Gardner, who hit his 9th HR on Monday, all of which have come in his last 21 games. He has also scored 22 runs, driven in 19, and batted .354 over...

Jerad Eickhoff (SP, PHI) - Eickhoff failed to notch a second consecutive quality start, yielding four runs over six innings against the Rockies with no walks and four strikeouts. The overall start wasn't great, but the zero in the walks...

Billy Hamilton-Reds-OF Billy Hamilton was 0-5 with a run scored and two stolen bases against the Rockies. Hamilton is hitting .258 with 1 HR and 15 RBI, which is nothing spectacular. However, he has scored 31 R and stolen 23...

Salvador Perez (C, KC) - Perez made the most out of the Sunday doubleheader, going 3-9 on the day with three home runs and five RBI. He's now sitting pretty with a career-high .267 ISO over his first 162 plate...

Vince Velasquez(SP-PHI): Vince Velazquez lost after allowing five runs on seven hits (one homer) and two walks with six strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings Saturday against the Pirates. While VV's 5.98 ERA/4.11 xFIP indicate he's been unlucky, the right-hander has...

2B Ian Kinsler is day-to-day after leaving Saturday's game with hamstring tightness. Keep an eye on his status before plugging him into lineups this week. 1B Yonder Alonso remains day-to-day as he continues to recover from a banged up knee....

Yolmer Sanchez, Chicago White Sox - Yolmer Sanchez continued his excellent two week stretch he's been on with a 2-for-5 performance Saturday, walking once and scoring twice. Entering Tuesday he was hitting .395/.500/.579 over the last 14 days, which is...

Jacob deGrom-Mets-SP Jacob deGrom went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 4 H, 3 BB, and 99 K's against the Angels. He is sporting a 3.56 ERA (3.16 FIP) through nine starts. His peripheral stats are excellent with...

Chris Sale (BOS) - Chris Sale continues to build his case that he's the best pitcher in baseball after striking out at least 10 batters for the 8th straight start in a row. He dominated the Athletics and finished with...

Adam Duvall- OF- CIN- Idea- Tyler Anderson has been a poor performer against RH hitting this season, with a .299/.363/.589 slash line and 7 homers allowed against them in 30.2 IP this season. It's not a matter of Coors inflation,...

Bradley Zimmer (OF) CLE - Zimmer doubled and homered in his second MLB game, showing off the tools that make him a projectable 20/20 OF. He's also showed off the swing-and-miss portion of his game, fanning in 4 of his...

Very quietly, Justin Turner has a .446 OBP, with an insane 152 wRC+ on the year. Still he has just 1 HR. Turner's BABIP as you might imagine is quite high at .421, about 100 points over his career average....

Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, CLE Encarnacion went 2-4 with his 6th HR of the season on Tuesday, as he tries to break out of a season long slump. His BA still sits at a paltry .207 mostly thanks to his shockingly...

Dansby Swanson, Atlanta Braves - Dansby Swanson has begun to come alive a bit over the last week or so and went 2-for-4 with his third homer of the season Tuesday in Toronto. Swanson is now in the middle of...

Joe Musgrove (SP-HOU) - Musgrove took 91 pitches to get through 5.2 innings against Miami on Monday, but he ended up with the win after allowing just one run on eight hits with a 5:1 K:BB to lower his ERA...

Luis Perdomo (SD) - Luis Perdomo was getting it done both on the mound and in the batter's box on Monday night, racking up a double and a triple in addition to posting a line of 6 IP, 5 H,...

Eric Thames- 1B- MIL- Idea- Thames still isn't at the top of 1B salaries, despite his 13 homers and .315 average. He took a .290/.416/.624 slash line against RH pitching into yesterday's game. The Brewers are facing Luis Perdomo and...

Scott Schebler(OF-CIN): Scott Schebler went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo homer vs. the Giants. Schebler is taking full advantage of a full-time gig and is making gains across the board. He has increased his fly ball rate, hard...

OF Billy Hamilton is day-to-day with a minor calf injury but is expected to return to the Reds' lineup soon. Keep watch of Hamilton's status going into this week but plan on having the speedster available. OF Ryan Braun is...

Ervin Santana(SP-MIN): Ervin Santana won after allowing two hits and five walks with four strikeouts over seven shutout innings vs. the Indians. While Santana continues to deliver elite fantasy value, his peripherals suggest a major course correction looms. The veteran...

Hernan Perez drew the start in left field and hit third in the lineup with Ryan Braun on the DL, and makes for a decent short-term pickup with full time at-bats coming his way in the near future. He went...

Zach Greinke, SP, ARI Greinke carried a no-hitter into the 8th inning on Thursday, and ultimately allowed 1 ER on 1 hit in 8 IP with 11 K's. Greinke has been on fire lately with a ridiculous 38 K's and...

Craig Kimbrel Kimbrel was a player I was down on before 2017, his batted ball profile seemed primed for a blowup season, and I thought fantasy players were drafting him way too early. Well, it's time to eat crow, as...

George Springer-Astros-OF George Springer was 1-4 with a double and a RBI against the Braves. Springer is hitting .256 with 7 HR and 18 RBI out of the leadoff spot for the Astros. He has lowered his strikeout rate to...