"June 2015" Monthly Archives

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    AL Daily Recap - July 1, 2015

    Yesterday, my colleague Menachem Greenfeld rightfully cautioned you against the expectation of Mitch Moreland's excellent average continuing going forward. I wanted to add a few things since I'm in the driver's seat on the Moreland bandwagon. This year, Moreland's batted...

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    AL Player Analysis - June 30, 2015

    Cody Anderson, SP, CLE Anderson was excellent again for the Indians again on Monday, allowing only 1 ER on 2 hits in 8 IP. His 0.57 ERA through two big league starts is likely good enough to keep him in...

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    NL Daily Notes - June 30th, 2015

    Eugenio Suarez - Suarez was 3-5 with 3 RBIs, a 2B, and 2 SBs on Monday in the 11-7 win over the Twins. He's now hitting 316/361/421 on the year, and as long as the defensive woes (5 errors over...

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    AL Player Analysis-June 28th, 2014

    Jeff Samardzija-White Sox-SP Jeff Samardzija went 7.1 IP and gave up 4 ER on 5 H, 3 BB, and 4 K in the loss to the Tigers. Which qualified starter has given up the most hits this season? If your...

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    NL Player Report - June 29, 2015

    Curtis Granderson (OF-NYM): Curtis Granderson continued to drink from the fountain of youth, as the veteran went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI in game 2 of the doubleheader. What a resurgence 2015 has been for the Grandyman! The underlying numbers back...

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    AL Player Analysis - June 27, 2015

    Carlos Correa Correa is most certainly proving his bona fides at the major league level to start his career, as the number one overall pick from 2012 now has five home runs in just nineteen games, thanks to another bomb...

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    June 27th NL Player Analysis

    Mallex Smith, Atlanta Braves - A name for dynasty leagues to keep an eye on is speedster Mallex Smith. Smith came over to Atlanta for Justin Upton and has done nothing but tear the cover off the ball, and he...

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    Week 13 Waiver Targets by Kyle Elfrink

    If you're going to steam pitchers over the course of the season, you have to ask yourself, 'What offenses do I stream against?' Nearing the half-way point of the season, we have better (but, not perfect) read on which teams...

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    MyFantasyFix DFS - 6-27-15 - Beware Of The Weather Today!

    Update: There are a lot of bad weather situations today. White Sox @ Detroit - This game looks extremely risky with both hitters and pitchers. It's been raining for most of the morning in Detroit and it appears to be...

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    NL Player Analysis 6-26-2015

    Noah Syndergaard (SP- Mets) Noah Syndergaard pitched brilliantly today allowing only 1 run and 5 hits while striking out 5 for his 2nd win of the season. Syndergaard has rallied from a few rough outings to bring his ERA down...

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    AL Player Blog- June 27, 2015

    Corey Kluber- The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner has had a strange first half of the 2015 season thus far. Kluber remains one of the elite strikeout artists in the game today with a 28% K Rate and his...

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    NL Player Report- June 26, 2015

    Ben Paulsen- 1B- COL- Idea- The Rockies will face Tim Hudson today. He turns 40 on July 14th. He carries a slash line this year of .279/.359/.406 against LH hitting. Paulsen's slash line against RH pitching is .293/.363/.565 and all...

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    A.L. Player Report June 26th, 2015

    DFS Picks: Mark Buehrle (SP-TOR) - Nick Martinez is no match for Mark Buerhle and the Blue Jays. Over his last five games, Buehrle is 2-0 with two complete games. In four of those five starts, he has given up...

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    AL Daily Notes - June 25th, 2015

    Kendall Graveman - Graveman is one out against the Yanks away from posting 7 straight quality starts since his return from the minors after a 7 IP, 2 ER outing against Texas on Wednesday. If you're looking at his season...

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    NL Player Blog- June 25, 2015

    Marlon Byrd- Over the last two seasons, Marlon Byrd has become a very acceptable source of power as a 2nd or 3rd outfielder for fantasy owners. While you would expect that Byrd's power would decrease with age, it has actually...

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    June 24th AL Player Analysis

    Joe Kelly, Boston Red Sox - Joe Kelly got hammered by the Orioles for five runs over 3.2 innings Tuesday. Kelly is really frustrating for owners because he'll string a few solid starts together before dropping a bomb like this...

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    NL Daily Notes - June 24, 2015

    Kevin Plawecki (C-NYM) - Plawecki's fantasy value gets yet another boost due to yet another injury to starter Travis d'Arnaud. Tuesday, d'Arnaud was placed on the DL with an elbow injury. No timetable has been set, but it could be...

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    NL Player Analysis - June 23, 2015

    Dexter Fowler, OF, CHC Fowler sprained his ankle in Monday's game against the Dodgers and is considered day to day. Fowler has been relevant in mixed leagues this year thanks to his power-speed potential, as he already has 8 homeruns...

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    Tuesday's FanDuel Top Plays - Analyzing Batted Ball & Pitch Type Splits

    Let's talk about splits. I'm not talking about your ordinary righty/lefty or home/away statistics. I'm talking the splits that the geeks in the back of your high school math class were looking up while everyone else was learning how to...

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    AL Daily Recap - June 22, 2015

    Michael Pineda had a start to forget last night. In what seemed to be a great matchup against the Phillies, Pineda got rocked for eight earned runs in 3.1 innings. Six weeks ago, I was all-in on Pineda. His peripherals...

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    AL Player Analysis - June 22, 2015

    Brett Cecil Cecil's recent struggles continued Sunday, as he took the loss, giving up four runs in two-thirds of an inning, and taking the loss as a result. Cecil came in in a non-save situation, and has now given up...

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    N.L. Player Report June 22nd, 2015

    High Risk High Payoff: Domonic Brown (OF-PHI) - Due to the limited slate of NL games on Monday, very few guys qualify as good DFS value picks. Most players are iffy at best, and few have a high upside. As...

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    MyFantasyFix DFS 6-21-15 - Build Around Offense On Sunday

    Happy Father's Day everyone! Each weekend, we publish our free analysis of the daily plays position-by-position. If you haven't already tried out Daily Fantasy Baseball, now is the perfect time to take it for a test spin. The beauty of...

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    June 21st NL Player Analysis

    Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals - Poor Max Scherzer.... One strike away from perfection and he plunks Jose Tabata on the elbow. But I guess finishing off Josh Harrison one batter later to complete the no-hitter is a pretty solid consolation...

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    AL Player Report- June 21, 2015

    Chris Colabello- OF- TOR- Idea- Colabello has a fantastic slash line against LH pitching (.406/.457/.750.) So why are we talking about him when RH Chris Tillman is starting against the Jays? First, it's Tillman's reverse splits, with a .279/.370/.544 slash...

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    Week 12 Waiver Targets by Kyle Elfrink

    If you somehow missed it, hacking is in the news this week. And, unfortunately, it's not concerning a return to the ring for the legendary, Hacksaw Jim Duggan. The St. Louis Cardinals organization is currently in the middle of an...

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    AL Player Report- June 20, 2015

    Mookie Betts (OF-BOS): Mookie Betts stayed hot, going 4 for 5 with 1 RBI and 1 SB to back Eduardo Rodriguez and lead the Red Sox' trouncing of the Royals. Betts has 19 hits in 16 June games, a run...

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    NL Player Analysis 6-19-2015

    Ian Desmond (SS-Nationals) Ian Desmond is not in the Nationals' lineup Friday as he is getting a scheduled day off. Danny Espinosa is filling in for Desmond at shortstop. Desmond is having a very bad year with only 5 HR's,...

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    AL Player Report- June 19, 2015

    Ezequiel Carrera- OF- TOR- Idea- Carrera has put up decent but far from spectacular numbers against RH pitching with a slash line of .275/.338/.348 and 2 steals in 81 PAs (after topping 40 steals in each of the last 2...

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    NL Daily Recap - June 18, 2015

    Jace Peterson continued his solid season last night, reaching base twice against the Red Sox. Peterson came to the Braves as part of the Craig Kimbrel deal and so far it's paying off. His .278 average is well supported by...

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    AL Player Analysis- 6-17-15

    Drew Hutchinson (SP-Toronto) Drew Hutchison was the winning pitcher tonight as he tossed 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball to pick up his 5th win of the season. Hutchison needed 105 pitches and was unable to get through the sixth inning....

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    June 17th AL Player Analysis

    Luis Valbuena, Houston Astros - Luis Valbuena has been one of the biggest power surprises in baseball this season as another two homers Tuesday gives him 16 on the season. He drove in four on the game pushing his total...

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    NL Daily Notes - June 17, 2015

    Danny Espinosa (INF-WAS) - Sure, the Nats scored 16 runs and Bryce Harper homered again, but how about Espinosa's day Thursday? He went 5-for-5 (all singles) with three runs scored. He didn't have an RBI, as all the runners kept...

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    AL Player Analysis - June 16, 2015

    Joey Butler, OF, TB Butler continued his fantastic rookie campaign, going 2-4 with a BB on Monday and raising his season line to a remarkable .344/.378/.516 and giving him a .400 BA (24-60) over his last 15 games. There are...

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    NL Daily Recap - June 15, 2015

    Francisco Liriano's strong start last night against the White Sox was just about written in the stars prior to the game. Liriano threw an 8 inning gem with 12 strikeouts and only 2 hits. The White Sox came into the...

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    NL Player Analysis - June 14th, 2015

    A.J. Burnett-Pirates-SP AJ Burnett went 9 IP and gave up 0 ER on 5 H, 1 BB, and 4 K in the win against the Phillies. Burnett has been excellent in his return to Pittsburgh. Burnett has a 1.89 ERA...