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Marcus Stroman (SP - TOR) Stroman's first start off the DL was his best as the Blue Jays downed the Angels 4-1 Saturday. The 27-year-old went five innings, allowing no earned runs on six hits while striking out five and...

Brandon Nimmo (OF-NYM) went 3-5 with a triple against the Dodgers on Saturday. Finally locked into a full-time role (and batting leadoff), Nimmo is absolutely raking over the past eight games, recording a .395 average (15-28) with five extra-base hits...

James Shields: Shields allowed eight runs (two earned) over 4.2 innings while taking the loss against the A's on Friday. Shields hasn't been posted an ERA below 4.00 since 2015, and that streak will likely continue through 2018. The 36-year-old...

In what could end up being the busiest Sunday of the year on the FAAB market for bullpen arms, this week brought numerous changes to the closer landscape that could significantly alter the standings in fantasy leagues moving forward. To...

Rockies righty Jon Gray won after allowing one run on eight hits (one homer) and no walks with 12 strikeouts in seven innings Friday vs. the Marlins. Gray exploited Miami's anemic offense with one of his best starts of the...

Trevor Story-Rockies-SS Trevor Story was 1-4 with a double against the Mets. Story is having a monster season following a disappointing 2017 season in which he was injured. Story is slashing .266/.338/.525 with 16 HR, 40 R, 56 RBI, and...

Mookie started getting his groove back yesterday going 3-for-6 with a HR. Betts is having a phenomenal year and should end up as a top 5 player when it's all said and done. The power numbers (19 HR) are somewhat...

Jeimer Candelario, 3B, DET Candelario broke out of a 3-26 slump, going 2-3 with a HR and 2 BB's on Wednesday, giving him 11 HR's for the season. This June has been a struggle for Candelario as he entered Wednesday's...

Reds righty Tyler Mahle won after allowing two runs on five hits (two homers) and four walks with eight strikeouts in six innings vs. the Tigers on Wednesday. Mahle didn't have his best stuff on Wednesday, yielding a pair of...

Yankees righty Domingo German won after allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits (one homer) and no walks with nine strikeouts over seven innings Tuesday vs. the Mariners. Backed by four homers from New York's explosive offense, German yielded...

Juan Soto (OF-WAS) - Soto made his official big league debut on May 20, striking out as a pinch-hitter. He went on to go 2-for-4 with a home run in his first start the following day and the rest has...

Trevor Bauer (SP-CLE) Bauer threw 7 shutout innings vs the White Sox Monday night, allowing 3 hits and walking 2 while striking out 8. Bauer delivered another strong start in what has been a career year, although owners will note...

Zack Wheeler (SP) NYM - Wheeler was very solid in Arizona Sunday, allowing just 3 hits and 2 runs over 6 innings, walking 2 and fanning 8 in a no-decision. There is a discrepancy in velocity readings between the two...

Bartolo Colon- P- TEX- Idea- Yes, Colon has been hit hard in 2 of his last 3 starts, but he seems to be in a pattern of a solid start following a bad one. His last one was 8 runs...

IN THE FIELD Kole Calhoun is still dealing with stiffness in his injured oblique as of Friday but he's still been playing in his rehab assignment with AAA Salt Lake. He homered on Friday and tripled on Saturday. He's been...

Luis Severino (SP - NYY) Severino's 2018 success continued to roll as he defeated the Rays 4-1 Saturday. The Yankees ace went eight innings, allowing zero earned runs on three hits, striking out nine and walking two. Saturday's outing lowered...

Eugenio Suarez (3B-CIN) continued his strong 2018 campaign, going 1-3 with a solo homer and a walk against the Pirates on Saturday. He now boasts a .299 batting average (.388 OBP) to go along with 13 home runs and 50...

Brian Dozier(2B-Min): The slugger went 1-for-4 with a homer and three RBI's out of the five-hole against Cleveland. Dozier is shockingly the 19th ranked 2B on the ESPN Player Rater thanks to a .230 AVG and a low steals total...

Addison Russell (SS-CHC) Russell was right in the middle of the Cubs' offensive barrage on Friday. The young shortstop was 3-4 with a pair of doubles, lifting his batting average over .280 for the first time since April 7. I...

Alex Bregman-Astros-3B Alex Bregman was 0-4 with a walk against the Athletics. Bregman is slashing .262/.372/.448 with 8 HR, 37 R, 33 RBI, and 6 SB. His overall numbers are down from last year and what fantasy owners expected coming...

Anibal Sanchez (SP - ATL) The 34-year-old righty recorded his third win of the season in the Braves' 4-2 win over the Padres Thursday. Sanchez went seven innings, allowing no runs, on four hits, while striking out six and walking...

Evan Gattis, Houston Astros - Evan Gattis homered twice Wednesday which gives him three homers already in this current series against Oakland. Gattis has been on a tear over the last week hitting just shy of .400 with five of...

Mike Soroka (SP-ATL) Soroka, making his first start since May 17, tossed 6 and 1/3 innings of no hit ball before allowing a single to Michael Conforto in the 7th, striking out 4. The 20-year old was on a pitch...

Aaron Nola (SP - PHI) The young Phillies ace ran his record to 8-2 on the season with the Phillies 5-4 win over the Rockies Tuesday. Nola went 6.2 innings, allowing one earned run on four hits, while striking out...

Ehire Adrianza (SS-MIN) Adrianza exploded Tuesday night going 3-4 with a Grand Slam and a stolen base. The slam, his 3rd home run of the season was the decisive blow that ended up driving in the go ahead and winning...

Dylan Bundy (SP-BAL) - Given the lack of competition, Bundy looks to be a lock to represent the Orioles in the All-Star game this season. The right-hander held the Red Sox to just three hits over eight shutout innings Monday,...

Dallas Keuchel struggled again for the Astros allowing six runs, five earned, and 13 hits in just 4.1 innings but didn't factor in the decision for the game. We all know that the key to Keuchel's game is generating ground...

Matt Carpenter (3B-STL) went 2-5 with a double and a run scored against the Reds on Sunday. The effort raised his batting average to .236 while his ISO now sits at .193. After hitting a horrid .145 in May, Carpenter...

Rafael Devers(3B-BOS): Devers went 1-for-4 vs. the White Sox and his OPS sits at .682 on the season. The 21-year-old has really scuffled, as his contact rate has decreased to 72 percent from last season while his swinging strike and...

Gerardo Parra- OF- COL- Idea- Parra has been swinging a hot bat of late. With a slash line of .326/.364/.432 against RH pitching he is in a great position to keep his streak going. He will be facing Zach Godley...

Gerardo Parra- OF- COL- Idea- Parra has been swinging a hot bat of late. With a slash line of .326/.364/.432 against RH pitching he is in a great position to keep his streak going. He will be facing Zach Godley...

Kris Bryant (3B-CHC) Kris Bryant hit leadoff for the first time in his career on Friday, and he rewarded the Cubs with three hits. However, there are overt concerns with the former MVP. Bryant is in the longest homerless drought...

Trevor Bauer: Bauer was strong again on Friday as he allowed just one run over eight innings while striking out 12 Tigers batters. Bauer has been fantastic so far in 2018 and had posted a sparkling 2.77 ERA over his...

Jameson Taillon-Pirates-SP Jameson Taillon went 5 IP and gave up 3 ER on 8 H, 1 BB, and 7 K's against the Dodgers. Taillon came into today's game with a 3.97 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 3.70 SIERA. He left with...

Jose Berrios flexed some muscle yesterday, going 9 innings with 10 Ks while allowing just 2 ER to the White Sox. It was Berrios' 7th win of the season and he reduced his ERA to 3.66. His ERA is right...

Sonny Gray, SP, NYY Gray pitched 8 shutout innings against the Blue Jays on Wednesday, giving him 5 quality starts in his last 7, and a 3.38 ERA during that stretch after a rough start to the season. Gray is...