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.
Hunter Greene, SP, CIN Greene was sensational against the Twins on Wednesday, striking out 14 in 7 IP, allowing just 1 ER on 3 hits and 1 BB. He has been on a roll over his last 4 starts, posting...
Nick Pivetta, SP, RP, BOS Pivetta struck out 10 in 5.1 IP against the Yankees on Tuesday, allowing 3 ER's on 4 hits and a BB. He continues to rack up the strikeouts as he is now up to 160...
Michael King, SP, RP, NYY King had a strong outing against the Brewers on Saturday, striking out 9 in 5 IP, while allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 1 BB. He continues to get stretched out as...
Ryan Pepiot, SP, LAD Pepiot served as the bulk reliever against the Guardians on Thursday and allowed 1 ER on 3 hits and 0 BB's in 4 IP with 6 K's to record the win. This was only Pepiot's second...
Yusei Kikuchi, SP, TOR Kikuchi was dominant again against the Phillies on Tuesday allowing 1 ER on 4 hits and 0 BB's in 6 IP while striking out 7. Kikuchi has been getting excellent results for quite some time now,...
Anthony Rizzo, 1B, NYY Rizzo had a big day at the plate on Sunday, going 4-4 with a HR, a double, and 2 RBI against the Royals. The homerun was Rizzo's first since May 20, ending a span of 45...
Manny Machado, 3B, SD Machado went just 1-7 across both games of a doubleheader against the Phillies on Saturday, but that one hit was his 300th career HR. Machado struggled for much of the first half of the season, but...
Tyler Wells, SP, BALWells had another strong outing against the Blue Jays on Thursday allowing 2 ER's on 5 hits and 1 BB in 6.2 IP while striking out 8. This marks the 4th straight outing in which Wells has...
Seiya Suzuki, OF, CHC Suzuki had a huge day at the plate against the Astros on Wednesday, going 3-3 with 2 HR's, 3 RBI, and 2 BB's. That's 4 HR's in 4 games now for Suzuki, who is finally displaying...
Brandon Pfaadt, SP, ARI Pfaadt struggled in his MLB debut on Wednesday, allowing 7 ER's on 9 hits (including 4 HR's) in 4.2 IP against the Rangers, while striking out 3 and walking 1. He had allowed 2 runs on...
Taj Bradley, SP, TB Bradley was phenomenal against the Reds on Tuesday striking out 9 batters in 5.1 scoreless innings while allowing just 3 hits and 1 BB. In two starts with the Rays now, he has compiled a 17:2...
Andres Gimenez, 2B, CLE Gimenez is reportedly set to sign a contract extension with the Guardians worth $106.5 million over 7 years. He is coming off an all-star season in which he hit .297/.371/.466 with 17 HR's and 20 SB's...
Raisel Iglesias, RP, ATL Iglesias is dealing with inflammation in his shoulder and will open the season on the IL. He had been set to serve as the team's closer, a role which he has operated in for most of...
There were plenty of strong rookies in 2022. What should we expect from some those players in the upcoming season? Brendan Donovan, OF, STL Donovan displayed excellent contact skills as a rookie last season, recording a 15.0% K% and 5.4%...
Rodon to Open Season on IL The Yankees have announced that SP Carlos Rodon has a left forearm strain and will not be ready for the start of the season. Rodon signed a massive $162 million deal with New York...
Joey Meneses, 1B, WAS Meneses had another big day at the plate on Saturday, going a combined 4-7 with a HR, a double, 4 runs, and 4 RBI in a doubleheader against the Phillies. The 30-year-old rookie refuses to cool...
Shane McClanahan, SP, TB McClanahan returned from about a 2-week stint on the IL on Thursday and tossed 5 shutout innings against the Blue Jays allowing just 3 hits and a BB while striking out 5. After a couple of...
Michael Toglia, 1B, OF, COL Toglia went 2-4 with a HR, a double, and 4 RBI against the Brewers on Wednesday, raising his slash line to .250/.294/.563 through 9 games with Colorado this season. Toglia showed plenty of power in...
Spencer Strider, SP, ATL Strider had a performance for the ages on Thursday striking out 16 batters in 8 shutout innings, while allowing just 2 hits and no BB's against the Rockies. Instead of fading down the stretch, Strider has...
Ross Stripling, SP, TOR Stripling had a triumphant return from the IL on Wednesday, allowing just 1 hit and 0 BB's in 6.1 shutout innings against the Orioles, while striking out 7. Stripling spent some time in the bullpen earlier...
Cole Irvin, SP, OAK Irvin had a strong outing against the Angels on Monday, allowing just 1 ER on 5 hits in 8 IP with 6 K's and no BB's. Irvin has been on quite a roll lately, posting a...
Frankie Montas, SP, NYY Montas was traded to the Yankees on Monday alongside reliever Lou Trivino, ending the right-hander's 6-year tenure with the A's. Montas has been excellent this season with a 3.18 ERA, 3.21 xFIP, and 109:28 K:BB though...
Alex Cobb, SP, SF Cobb turned in a mediocre 4.09 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 14 first half starts, but the underlying numbers portray a much more promising forecast. Cobb posted a 2.94 xFIP, buoyed by an elite 62.9% GB%...
Nate Eaton, 3B, KC Eaton made his MLB debut against the Blue Jays on Thursday, and he didn't disappoint, going 1-4 with his 1st MLB homerun. With 10 Royals players unavailable for the team's series in Toronto, the team relied...
Kutter Crawford, SP, BOS Crawford served as the bulk reliever for the Red Sox on Monday and struck out 8 in 5.1 scoreless innings, while allowing just 2 hits and 1 BB against the Rays. He was used as a...
Dansby Swanson, SS, ATL Swanson had a big day against the Giants on Thursday, going 3-4 with 2 HR's, 3 runs, and 3 RBI. He has steadily improved each month this season, posting a .644 OPS in April followed by...
Christopher Morel, OF, CHC Morel went 2-4 with a HR and a SB against the Padres on Thursday and is now up to 5 HR's and 7 SB's through 28 games this season. Combine that with a .283/.359/.513 slash line,...
Jake Burger, 3B, CWS Burger stayed hot on Saturday going 2-5 with his 8th HR of the season in a loss to the Rangers. He is now slashing a strong .280/.326/.528 for the season along with 8 HR's and 22...
Javier Baez, SS, DET Baez remained on the bench Thursday for the second day in a row, presumably to get a mental break after getting off to a horrendous start to his Tigers career. Baez is slashing .197/.236/.306 through 40...
Mookie Betts, OF, LAD Betts went 1-4 with a HR (10) against the Phillies on Sunday as he continues his recent power surge. Over his last 10 games, Betts has hit .357 (15-42) with 5 HR's, 6 doubles, 11 RBI,...
Shohei Ohtani, SP, DH, LAA Shohei Ohtani was dominant on the mound on Thursday, striking out 11 without a BB in 7 shutout innings against the Red Sox. He also went 2-4 with a run and an RBI from the...
Jhoan Duran, RP, MIN Duran picked up his 1st MLB save on Monday, striking out 1 in a scoreless 9th inning against the Orioles. Duran has been dominant to start his career, posting a 19:2 K:BB across 12.0 IP in...
Shane McClanahan, TB McClanahan struck out 7 in 7 IP against the Red Sox on Sunday, allowing 2 ER's on 6 hits without a walk. McClanahan now owns a 2.45 ERA through 4 starts this season and his xFIP is...
Adam Wainwright, SP, STL Wainwright began his 17th season with the Cardinals on the right foot, tossing 6 shutout innings against the Pirates on Thursday, striking out 6 without issuing a walk. The veteran right-hander has incredibly rejuvenated his career,...
Red Sox Notes Rafael Devers, BOS Devers hit his 5th HR of the spring against the Twins on Thursday, and now has a .421 BA and 1.666 OPS this March. We didn't need to see a strong spring to have...
Mike Yastrzemski, SF Yaz continued to hit for power in 2021, hitting 25 HR's in 139 games, but his BA plummeted to .224 after he hit .281 over the course of his first two MLB seasons. His K% remained roughly...