Menachem is a Mathematics major at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and he has always had a passion for sports and statistics. He is originally from Cleveland and has followed baseball ever since the Indians ascended into relevance in the mid to late 90s. He continues to root for the Indians, Browns, and Cavaliers, through good times and bad.
Trey Yesavage, SP, TOR Yesavage was unhittable against the Yankees on Wednesday, allowing just 2 hits and 0 BB's in 6 shutout innings while striking out 8. This lowers his ERA to a microscopic 1.07 through 5 starts this season,...
Stephen Kwan, OF, CLE Kwan was bumped to the #6 spot in the lineup for the second game in a row against the Reds on Sunday, and he finished 0-2 with 2 BB's and a run scored in the contest....
Kyle Bradish, SP, BAL Bradish was superb against the Yankees on Wednesday allowing just 1 hit in 6 shutout innings, while striking out 7 and walking 3. That makes two straight strong starts for Bradish who struck out 10 in...
Andy Pages, OF, LAD Pages had a career game against the Astros on Wednesday, crushing 3 HR's and driving in 6 in the blowout victory. Pages started the season on a power surge, homering 5 times in his first 16...
Payton Tolle, SP, BOS Tolle was incredible against the Yankees on Thursday, striking out 11 across 6.0 IP, while allowing 1 ER on 3 hits and 1 BB. He picked up right where he left off in AAA, where he...
Orioles Rotation Dean Kremer, SP, BAL Kremer was optioned to AAA by the Orioles on Saturday, leaving the Orioles with a rotation of Trevor Rogers, Kyle Bradish, Shane Baz, Chris Bassitt, and Zach Eflin. This is somewhat of a surprise...
Hitters to Target Ben Rice, C, 1B, NYY Only 5 qualified hitters in 2025 posted a HardHit% above 55% and an xSLG north of .500 - Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber, and... Ben Rice. And Rice had...
Pitchers to Target Jack Flaherty, SP, DET Flaherty's ERA took a big hit last season, dropping from 3.17 in 2014 to a disappointing 4.64 in 2025. The decline wasn't completely undeserved as his BB/9 rose from 2.11 to 3.30, but...
Kevin Gausman, SP, TOR Gausman was spectacular against the Astros on Thursday, throwing a complete game shutout, allowing just 2 hits and a BB while striking out 9. He has been phenomenal since the all star break, compiling a 2.25...
Freddy Peralta, SP, MIL Peralta continued his fantastic stretch against the Phillies on Thursday, tossing 5 shutout innings, while striking out 8 and allowing just 2 hits and 3 BB's. He has now not allowed a run in five straight...
Cal Raleigh, C, SEA Raleigh had a historic day against the Athletics on Sunday, hitting two HR's to give 49 on the season, breaking the record for most HR's hit in one season by a catcher. Amazingly, he broke the...
Kyle Tucker, OF, CHC Tucker was held out of the lineup for both games of the doubleheader against the Brewers on Tuesday, as the Cubs try to give him some rest amidst his recent struggles. The all-star slugger is going...
James Wood, OF, WAS It was another tough day at the office for Wood, who went 0-4 with 2 K's against the Athletics on Thursday. He has really struggled over the last month so - since July 4, he's hitting...
Emmanuel Clase, RP, CLE Clase has been placed on administrative leave as part of a sports-betting investigation by MLB. He will be out until at least until August 31, but it's obviously possible that he ends up missing more time...
Tyler O'Neill, OF, BAL Oneill went 1-3 with a HR against the Rockies on Sunday, making it 3 straight games with a long ball for the oft-injured slugger. O'Neill has spent most of his first season with the Orioles so...
Eugenio Suarez, 3B, ARI Suarez cracked two more HR's against the Cardinals on Sunday, giving him back-to-back multi HR games and 3 such games in his last 5 contests. Since the start of June, Suarez has taken his game to...
Jo Adell, OF, LAA Adell homered yet again against the Yankees on Thursday, giving him 9 home runs in his last 18 games. When he's going well, Adell possesses an enticing power/speed combination, but he has been held back by...
Salvador Perez, C, KC Perez hit his 4th HR of the season against the Twins on Monday as he is trying to shake off one of the worst slumps of his career. The veteran catcher has reached 20 HR's in...
Chris Bassitt, SP, TOR Bassitt was superb against the Braves on Wednesday, striking out 10 across 5 shutout innings, surrendering just 3 hits and 2 BB's. It's been an otherworldly start to the season for the veteran who now owns...
Kris Bubic, SP, KC Bubic was dominant again against the Orioles on Sunday, allowing 1 ER on 5 hits 1 BB in 6.2 IP while striking out 8. This follows a similar performance from Bubic in his season debut when...
Nestor Cortes, SP, MIL Cortes' Brewer career could not have gotten off to a worse start, as he became the first pitcher in MLB history to give up homeruns on three consecutive pitches to start a ballgame. He finished the...
Landen Roupp, SF Roupp will be the Giants' 5th starter to start the season, winning that job over Hayden Birdsong. Roupp pitched mostly out of the bullpen as a rookie in 2024, and produced mixed results. His 3.58 ERA was...
Alexis Diaz, CIN Diaz has struggled mightily this spring, allowing 5 ER's in 2.1 IP with 5 BB's, 1 HBP and just 1 K across his 3 appearances. It was almost a given heading into spring training that Diaz would...
Max Scherzer, TOR Scherzer is currently dealing with a sore right thumb and will not be making his scheduled start on Thursday. The Blue Jays are hopeful that this is a short time issue and that the former ace will...
Javier Assad, SP, CHC Assad fell apart against the Phillies on Wednesday, allowing 8 ER's including 3 HR's in 4.1 IP, while striking out 3 and walking 3. Assad spent the first two years of his career far outpitching his...
Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAD Ohtani went 2-4 with 2 BB's, 2 runs, and 3 SB's against the Diamondbacks on Monday, and is now up to 46 SB's along with 44 HR's this season. The most shocking thing about Ohtani's season...
Bryce Miller, SP, SEA Miller was excellent against the Tigers on Thursday, tossing 7 shutout innings with 9 K's, while allowing just 2 hits and no walks. This marks Miller's fourth scoreless outing of 6 IP or more in his...
Jackson Chourio, OF, MIL Chourio had perhaps the best game of his young career against the Braves on Thursday, going 3-5 with 2 HR's and 4 RBI, giving him his first multi-HR game at the major league level. At one...
Kutter Crawford, SP, BOS Crawford had another forgettable outing against the Royals on Wednesday, allowing 6 ER's in 3.2 IP, as he gave up 5 hits while striking out 3 and walking 4. That makes four consecutive bad starts for...
Royce Lewis, 3B, MIN Lewis had another big day against the White Sox on Sunday, going 2-4 with a HR, 3 runs, and 3 RBI. His 3-run homer off Chris Flexen in the 2nd inning gave the Twins a 7-0...
Dylan Cease, SP, SD Cease threw a no-hitter against the Nationals on Thursday, striking out 9 and walking 3 in the second no-hitter in MLB this season. Cease has been on some kind of roll lately; over his last 3...
Jonathan India, 2B, CIN India stayed hot on Thursday, going 3-5 with a HR and 3 runs scored against the Yankees on Thursday. Over his last 15 games, India has been nearly unstoppable, hitting .446 with 2 HR's, 12 doubles,...
Matt Waldron, SP, SD Waldron allowed 1 ER in 7 IP against the Phillies on Wednesday, allowing 5 hits and 2 BB's, while striking out 6. That makes 8 straight starts for Waldron in which he has allowed 2 ER's...
Ronald Acuna Jr., OF, ATL Acuna was diagnosed with a torn ACL on Sunday and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season. He left the game against the Pirates on Sunday after injuring his knee while baserunning in the...
Clarke Schmidt, SP, NYY Schmidt dominated the Twins on Thursday, pitching 8 shutout innings and allowing just 3 hits and no walks while striking out 8. The scoreless outing lowers his ERA to a sparkling 2.49 and this is backed...
Seth Lugo, SP, KC Lugo had another strong outing against the Blue Jays on Wednesday, allowing just 1 ER on 2 hits and 2 BB's in 7 IP, while striking out 8. This comes on the heels of throwing 7...
