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Kole Calhoun (LAA) - Calhoun continued his white-hot hitting by crushing his first homerun of the season in a matchup against the Twins. Calhoun has had at least one hit in every game except one, and has multi-hit games in...

Aledmys Diaz (SS, StL): Aledmys Diaz, whose name will set off any spell check, had himself a night Friday in the Cardinals shellacking of the Reds, going 2-5 with a home run, two runs and three RBI from the eight...

John Jaso- 1B- PIT- Idea- Jaso is off to a hot start, with an average of .351. He did some damage against RH pitching in 2015 with a slash line of .285/.365/.465. The Brewers will be starting Jimmy Nelson, who...

Mark Trumbo (BAL - 1B/OF) - Mark Trumbo hit his third home run of the young season last night. That's not that unusual given his power, but there is a LOT to like with Trumbo right now. His SwStr% is...

Jerad Eickhoff-Phillies-SP Jerad Eickhoff went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 4 H, 0 BB, and 9 K's. Eickhoff is someone who pitched well at the end of last year prior to being traded to the Phillies. Eickhoff...

Delino DeShields (OF, Tex) - DeShields set out to silence his doubters Wednesday, going 3-5 with a home run, an RBI and two runs scored. It's a huge game for him considering his early season batting average struggles and days...

JD Martinez, Detroit Tigers - Martinez was on fire Tuesday afternoon turning in a 4-for-5 game with two RBI which was his first RBI beside a solo homerun he's hit this season. While the power numbers aren't quite what we...

Noah Syndergaard (SP-NYM) - Syndergaard was my highest-rated Mets pitcher coming into the season, so I liked him quite a bit, but now other than Kershaw and Scherzer, I might not rank any other pitcher higher in terms of rest...

Jose Altuve, 2B, HOU Altuve had a big game Monday against Kansas City, going 3-4 with 3 runs scored and 2 SB's. The two steals give him an MLB leading 6 on the season, twice as many as the second...

Marco Estrada - Estrada came off the DL Sunday and pitched a gem against Boston, shutting out the Sox over seven innings on just five hits and two walks, striking out eight. There are a few powerful reasons to expect...

Jeanmar Gomez (SP-PHI): Gomez preserved the W for the Phillies to earn his 2nd consecutive save, enticing fantasy players to spend those FAAB dollars. Three issues, however, led me to limit my bids to less than 5% of my total...

Nomar Mazara, Texas Rangers - It's expected that we'll see an announcement later tonight/early about Nomar Mazara being called up to make his major league debut Sunday. Shin Soo Choo suffered a calf injury Saturday and Mazara was pulled from...

Matt Kemp (OF -SD) - Matt Kemp tagged Jorge De La Rosa for two homeruns on Saturday in Coors, finishing the night 3-for-5 with 6 RBI. As we shouted all pre-season, Kemp looks poised for a bounceback season in 2016,...

Chris Archer (SP-TB): The Orioles torched Chris Archer for 6 earned runs while racking up 10 hits and 2 walks across his 5 innings. While he has been quite unfortunate through 2 starts (7.20 ERA/2.91 xFIP) and has struck out...

Jorge Soler - OF, Cubs - Trending Upward - With Kyle Schwarber out for the rest of the season, the Cubs will turn to Jorge Soler to fill the void in left field. Soler makes for an interesting pickup, particularly...

Didi Gregorius- SS- NYA- Idea- Gregorius is looking to continue his hot start in Cleveland. Posting a .272/.321/.391 slash line against RH pitching in 2015 (and hitting 8 of his 9 homers against them) as well as a .306/.355/.399 slash...

Eugenio Suarez (CIN - 3B) - Suarez has officially caught my eye, as he hit a grand slam yesterday, his second home run of the season. Suarez displayed some power in limited time last year with a 12.1% HR/FB rate,...

Patrick Corbin, SP, ARI Corbin allowed 4 ER's in 7 IP against the Rockies on Wednesday, giving up 3 HR's but also striking out 6 without a BB. While his ERA doesn't look good, it's important to remember that two...

Michael Pineda-Yankees-SP Michael Pineda went 5 IP and gave up 6 ER on 8 H, 0 BB, and 5 K's against the Astros. Pineda was on the wrong end of some bad luck last year. He had a 4.37 ERA...

Zack Greinke (SP-ARI) - Monday was a glorious day for Dodgers fans, as not only did the boys on blue roll to a 15-0 win over Tyson Ross and the Padres, but Zack Greinke was hammered for seven runs in...

Brian Dozier, Minnesota Twins - DraftKings Salary $4,500 There are a pair of Twins who have great numbers against Yovani Gallardo, Joe Mauer and Brian Dozier. Unfortunately all of Mauer's hits have been singles whie Dozier has at least put...

Denard Span Span was gathering quite a bit of preseason buzz as a strong rebound candidate in 2016, and he made those writers feel smart, at least for a day, with a massive Opening Day performance. Span went 2-for-4...

Felix Hernandez (SP - SEA) - King Felix was on the mark early yesterday through 4 IP before running into some problems against the Texas lineup, partly aided by an infield error, and further exacerbated by a walk and another...

And now the games count! Chris Tillman- P- BAL- Idea- The righthanded Tillman will be facing a Twins' lineup that is weighted towards righthanded hitting and at least one of the lefties had reverse splits in 2015. Tillman didn't perform...

Dodgers - Starting Rotation in Flux As usual, injuries have struck the Dodgers' rotation. Brett Anderson is out until at least July after undergoing back surgery. Hyun-Jin Ryu is targeting mid-May for his return from labrum surgery, but a torn...

Dodgers Shortstop - Just One Man In an announcement that surprised exactly no one, new LA manager Dave Roberts announced this week that Corey Seager would play shortstop exclusively this year. Most scouts eventually expect that as he fills out,...

Carlos Santana- It has been a struggle for Carlos Santana this season, which isn't necessarily a great thing considering that we have been saying that for some time. It seems the decrease in Santana's batting average that we saw in...

DFS Picks: Logan Forsythe (2B-TB) - It's hard not to pick Logan Forsythe in DFS leagues when a lefty is pitching. Forsythe's .299 AVG against LHP is 26 points higher than his AVG against RHP. He also has a 16.7...

Xander Boegarts, SS, BOS Boegarts has been one of the few bright spots for the Red Sox this season and has by far been the top fantasy SS in 2015 according to the ESPN player rater. While he does boast...

Michael Conforto- As we close out the 2015 season, we need to look towards 2016 assets for fantasy purposes. Michael Conforto certainly classifies as an asset of interest heading into the 2016 season. His .236 ISO has been a huge...

Michael Pineda-Yankees-SP Michael Pineda went 6 IP and gave up 7 ER on 7 H, 0 BB, and 4 K in the loss to the Red Sox. The owners who held onto Pineda through all of his injuries and missed...

Matt Wisler (SP-ATL) - Perhaps the Nationals are feeling a bit deflated being out of the playoffs and having to have Jonathan Papelbon as a teammate, but Wisler's seven innings of one-run ball Tuesday was still a nice stat line....

David Peralta - The standard September caveat of "make sure he's in the lineup" applies, but I like Peralta very much against Christian Bergman tomorrow. Peralta is priced at $3600 and is hitting 318/375/541 against RHP this year. I also...

Justin Turner- 3B- LAN- Idea- Turner has a chance to exploit some reverse splits in today's game. His slash line against RH pitching is .316/.384/.532. Jake Peavy's slash line against RH hitting is .268/.310/.414. This puts Turner in a dominant...

Mike Morin Huston Street is officially out for the season, and can be cut in all non-dynasty leagues in which owners were hoping for better news. Street left Saturday's game with a groin injury, and it turned out serious enough...

Carlos Correa - Carlos Correa launched two homers Saturday giving him on the season with 61 runs driven in. Even those who felt Correa would be a superstar have to be impressed/surprised about exactly how fast he reached the level...