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Willie Calhoun (OF-TEX) enjoyed a tremendous day at the dish against the Orioles on Friday, as he went 2-4 with a pair of big flies and 4 RBI. The 24 year-old has been finally given a chance to play everyday...

Reynaldo Lopez, SP (CHW) As brutal as it is to have gone up against Lopez in your fantasy playoffs, it's even worse to be the owner that benched him after his blowup at Atlanta on Saturday. If you were one...

Aaron Judge-Yankees-OF Aaron Judge was 1-4 with an HR (20), 1 R, and 2 RBI against the Rangers. Overall, this has been a disappointing season for Judge in terms of fantasy. He has missed a large part of the season...

Colin Moran- 3B- PIT- Idea- Moran has been hot lately and for the season has a .287/.339/.457 slash line against RH pitching. Elieser Hernandez has had trouble with LH hitters, reflected in his .267/.356/.603 slash line against them. For the...

James Paxton, New York Yankees - James Paxton turned in 12 strikeouts over 7 innings to pick up his 12th win of the season. The 12 strikeouts tie his 2019 high that he hit in back-to-back starts back in April....

Jose Urena (SP-MIA) - Urena wouldn't be the first failed starter to be a great closer, and he's getting a one-month (or less if he's awful) chance to lock down that role going forward. Urena recorded his first save of...

Gavin Lux Lux made his major league debut on Monday with a 2-5, three-run performance, and the top prospect is generally expected to enjoy a strong month with the Dodgers. Although the Max Muncy injury probably didn't hurt Lux's chances...

Starling Marte-Pirates-OF Starling Marte was 1-4 with 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI, and 1 CS against the Rockies. Marte just Kevin Newman has been hot over the past two weeks with a .357 AVG, 3 HR, 11 R, 9...

Nick Solak (2B/3B - TEX) - Nick Solak has hit very well since coming up to the majors, going 333/451/524 in 13 games with 3 2B, a 3B, a HR, and a SB. Between the hitting environment and the obvious...

IN THE FIELD Byron Buxton (shoulder) is hoping to be able to return to the Twins this year but after a setback this week his timetable is extremely unclear. He played catch and did some fielding drills on Friday in...

Kolten Wong- 2B- STL- Idea- The Cardinals will be facing Tyler Mahle in the first game of today's doubleheader. He has a slash line of .295/.350/.553 against LH hitters. Wong brings a .277/.370/.411 slash lien against RH pitchers into the...

Matt Olson (1B-OAK) went 3-4 with a 2-run homer and a pair of walks against the Yankees on Saturday. The 25 year-old slugger missed most of the early portion of the 2019 campaign after suffering a broken hamate in the...

After today, we'll enter the final month of the fantasy baseball season! Saves are up across baseball and we're in the midst of the most parity at the position that we've seen in years. Perhaps it's the change in development...

Trevor Bauer (SP-CIN) has been a bit of a disaster since arriving in Cincinnati, as he owns a 7.62 ERA in August. But his peripherals suggest that there's been a good bit of bad luck involved. Entering Friday's contest, his...

Mike Trout returned to the Angels' starting lineup Friday against Boston after sitting out on Wednesday with a minor injury to the bottom of his right foot. The injury wasn't serious, but with an off-day on Thursday and the Angels...

Robert Dugger, SP, MIA Dugger made his 2nd MLB start against the Reds on Thursday, and allowed just 2 unearned runs on 3 hits and 1 BB in 7 IP, while striking out 7. This was a stark contrast to...

Mike Clevinger (SP-CLE) Clevinger tossed a gem Thursday, limiting the Tigers to 4 hits over 8 shutout innings, while striking out 10. He was masterful in this one throwing first pitch strikes to 22 or 27 batters and inducing a...

James Paxton was effective, yet only went 5 IP yesterday while allowing 2 ER. While he picked up the win, it continues to be a very strange year for Paxton. All his peripherals are in line for a successful 2019,...

Nick Castellanos Castellanos went 1-4 with a home run against the Mets on Wednesday. Castellanos has had a solid season so far but has been particularly hot since joining the Cubs at the trade deadline and owns a 1.114 OPS...

Mike Soroka-Braves-SP Mike Soroka went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 8 H, 0 BB, and 1 K against the Blue Jays. Soroka has been dominant this year with a 2.44 ERA and 1.09 WHIP through 147.2 IP....

Marcus Semien went 2-for-6 with a triple, a homer and seven RBIs against the Royals on Monday. Semien paced Oakland's 19-run, 22-hit assault with a three-run triple in the second inning and a three-run homer in the third. With 23...

Franmil Reyes (OF-CLE) enjoyed a fine day at the plate on Sunday, going 2-5 with a pair of homers and 4 RBI against the Royals. The 24 year-old slugger has now bashed 3 longballs in his last 2 games and...

Miguel Cabrera- 1B-DET- Idea- Miggy isn't the superstar he once was, but he owns a solid .333/.391/.551 slash line against southpaws. Martin Perez has a lackluster .277/.354/.454 slash line against RH hitters. The veteran Cabrera has an advantage here. Value...

Joe Ross, SP (WAS) Ross limited the damage but was extremely inefficient, thereby losing an opportunity to pick up a win against the Cubs. In 4.1 innings, Ross only allowed two runs but gave up six hits and four walks....

Matthew Boyd Boyd had his start pushed back to Sunday after the Tigers shuffled their rotation. Boyd owns a middling 4.24 ERA on the year, but his stellar 31.4% and 5.8% strikeout and walk rates, respectively, have kept him fantasy...

Anibal Sanchez (SP-WSH) Sanchez threw 8 and 1/3 innings of 1-hit ball, striking out 6. Sanchez had a shutout through 8 innings, but a walk an error opened the way to his removal and the Cubs scoring 3 runs in...

This time of year, it's not uncommon to read through the boxscores and come across an unfamiliar name. These occurrences will only increase in September as rosters expand to include the entire 40-man roster. As focus shifts from baseball to...

Howie Kendrick, 1B, 2B, 3B, WSH Kendrick went 3 for 5 and hit his 14th homer of the season on Thursday night. The three hits brought his average up to a stellar .323 on the season and the 14 homers...

Patrick Corbin was dominant, going 8 IP with no earned runs. Corbin has settled down following a bit of an up-and-down season. While his 3.34 ERA is in line with last year, his SIERA is up nearly a full run,...

Mike Tauchman, OF (NYY) Tauchman is the new Gio Urshela (although Gio Urshela is still really good), a New York Yankee that no one saw lifting the team to the top of the American League. No Miguel Andujar? No problem....

Willie Calhoun, Texas Rangers - Willie Calhoun is continuing to impress in his extended stint in the majors as he hit his 12th homer on Tuesday while going 3-for-6 in the double-header. Calhoun struck out twice Tuesday, something he's excelled...

Freddie Freeman (1B-ATL) - You don't need us to tell you Freeman is elite, but it's hard to ignore a 4-3-3-4 line in the box score. Freeman hit his 32nd and 33rd home runs while bumping his RBI total to...

Dakota Hudson (SP-STL) Hudson threw 6 and 2/3 innings of no-hit ball, striking out 7 and walking 4. The young righty was pulled in the 7th inning after throwing 111 pitches as Hudson wasn't particularly efficient throwing only 64 strikes...

Tom Murphy (C-SEA) crushed Rays pitching on Monday night, going 3-3 with a pair of jacks, 4 RBI, and a walk. The 28 year-old backstop now owns a .296 average on the year to go along with 15 homers and...

Rafael Devers-Red Sox-3B Rafael Devers was 4-5 with an HR (27), 2 R, and 4 RBI against the Orioles. Devers has been red hot over the past week hitting .519 with 2 HR, 6 R, 7 RBI, and 0 SB....