Paul Sauberer

As the regular season ends today it's time to start taking an early look at which players are due to rebound in 2026, based on differences between their results and underlying metrics. Jo Adell- OF- LAA- Stats- Adell experienced a...

Corbin Carroll- OF- ARI- Hot- Carroll went 2-for-5 with a double, homer, 2 runs, 4 RBI, and a steal. The steal was his 30th of the season and enrolled him as a member of the 30/30 club, as he has...

Aroldis Chapman- RP- BOS- Great Player- Chapman saved his 28th game of the season for the Red Sox. He is sporting a 1.00 ERA and 1.77 FIP. Chapman's 12.83 K/9 is not surprising nor is his fastball velo of 98.5....

Jackson Chourio- OF- MIL- Hot- Chourio had a successful return from the IL yesterday. After getting a homer robbed in his first AB he singled. Then in the 9th Chourio hit his 18th homer of the season. He is now...

Andrew Kittredge- RP- CHC- Hot- In 7 games with the Cubs Kittredge has recorded 4 holds and his first win with them came yesterday. His ERA is inflated due to one bad outing were he was charged with 4 ones...

Brandon Woodruff- P- MIL- Hot-Woodruff ran his record to 4-0 since coming back from the IL after missing more than a season. Last night he allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 8 in 7...

Yesterday was the first day after the trading deadline. The dust was settling from the plethora of deals as players joined teams and teams made plans based on the new landscape. Carlos Correa- SS- HOU- Trade- Correa played 3B for...

Randal Grichuk- OF- ARI- Trade- Arizona continues being early sellers and sent Randal Grichuk to Kansas City for minor league reliever Andrew Hoffman. Grichuk will likely take over RF for Jac Caglianone, who went on the IL Grichuk's results have...

Luis Severino- P- ATH- Idea- Severino was away from Sacramento and went back to his solid ways. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in 5 IP in Cleveland while striking out 3. Severino's splits are extreme....

Evan Carter- OF- TEX- Hot- Carter is healthy and is looking more like the player who burst on the season in the Rangers' World Series run in 2023. He is working on a 9-game hitting streak in which he has...

Nathan Eovaldi- P- TEX- Cold- Eovaldi came off the IL and did not have a strong start. He allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2 in 3 IP. Eovaldi did throw 31 of his...

Shelby Miller- P- ARI- Rise Value- With AJ Puk as well as Justin Martinez officially done for the season, Miller is the closer for the Diamondbacks. He picked up his team-leading 8th save last night. Miller allowed a hit and...

Marcus Semien- 2B- TEX- Hot- Semien went 2-for-4 yesterday to continue his comeback from a dreadful start. Since May 30 he has gone 15-for-29 with 3 homers, 3 doubles, 5 walks, 9 RBI, 10 runs, and 2 steals. Before this...

Ronald Acuña Jr- OF- ATL- Hot- Acuña hit a homer on the first pitch he saw in his injury-delayed start to the 2025 season on Friday night. Last night he added another homer in his second game. Acuña hit 2...

Brice Turang- 2B- MIL- Hot- Turang hit his 4th homer of the season yesterday, in 197 PAs. In 2024 he slugged 7 homers in 619 PAs. Turang has a .297/.372/.390 slash line. The average will likely be hurt by regression...

Joc Pederson- DH- TEX- Stats- Pederson had been the coldest of the cold this year. The Rangers installed Bret Boone as their new hitting coach this week and since then Pederson has gone 5-for-11, hitting his first homer of the...

Eugenio Suarez- 3B- ARI- Hot- Suarez slugged 4 homers last night, 3 solo blasts and one with a man on. It extended his modest hitting streak to 4 games and he has scored in each one of those. Suarez got...

Brice Turang- 2B- MIL- Hot- Turang stole 3 bases yesterday, part of a franchise record 9 steals in the game. Overall he went 2-for-3 with a walk, sac fly, 3 runs and a RBI. Turang has 8 steals and seems...

Matt Olson- 1B- ATL- Cold- As in 2024, Olson is getting off to a slow start. After going 1-for-4 yesterday he is slashing .196/.339/.326. His EV of 94.0 and HardHit% of 54.5% are higher than in 2024. What's hurting him...

As we come close to the domestic Opening Day on Thursday, rosters and rotations are falling in line. Players are getting slotted into where they will open the season. There are also still some moves. And, of course, not a...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! The Luck o' the Irish hasn't been with several teams and players so far in Spring Training as a rash of injuries has hit them. The first game that counts will be tomorrow when the Dodgers...

As Spring Training rolls on, every day seems to bring up stories of injuries and prospects causing teams to examine who they are going to be putting on their rosters and in their starting lineups in a few weeks when...

Yesterday was the first full day of games in the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues. After an active offseason teams are getting work in and facing game conditions. Fantasy drafts are starting and for those not drafting yet it's time to...

Christian Walker- 1B- ARI- Stats- Walker lost the month of August due to an oblique strain but has put up decent numbers for the season, He is slashing .252/.337/.474 with 26 homers in 526 PAs. His homer per PA is...

Joe Musgrove- P- SD- Hot- Musgrove bounced back last night from a bad start in his previous outing to toss his 4th quality start in 5 outings. He threw 6 shutout IPs, allowing 3 hits, walking none, and striking out...

Clarke Schmidt- P- NYY- Hot- Schmidt came off the Il and tossed 4.2 shutout IP against the Cubs. He threw 75 pitches, 44 of them strikes. Schmidt gave up 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. He matched his...

Ryan O'Hearn- OF- BAL- Hot- O'Hearn picked up his second straight multi-hit game by going 2-for-3 with a walk and 2 RBI last night. For the season he is slashing .274/.352/.452 with 12 homers in 364 PAs. O'Hearn has showed...

Ben Joyce- RP- LAA- Rise Value- Joyce may have turned a corner. His stuff has been phenomenal, but control has been an issue. Last night he earned his first MLB save by retiring all 4 batters he faced in the...

Nestor Cortes- P- NYY- Cold- Over his last 3 starts against them, the Rays have been Cortes' kryptonite. Across a total of 14 IP he allowed 15 runs on 20 hits and 7 hits while striking out 10. Cortes gave...

Joe Ryan- P- MIN- Hot- As with his previous start, Ryan was one out away from a quality start. On June 30 he allowed 1 ER in 5.2 IP. Yesterday Ryan gave up 3 runs in 5.2 IP on 5...

Brenton Doyle- OF- COL- Hot- Doyle went 3-for-4 with 2 homers, 3 runs, 3 RBI, a steal, and a walk. He has 9 homers, only one fewer than the 10 he hit in his rookie season in 2023. Doyle has...

Jon Gray- P- TEX- Hot- Gray gave up 9 runs in his previous disastrous outing. He bounced back in a big way yesterday, blanking the Royals for 6 IP, allowing 2 hits, walking none, and striking out 3. Gray had...

Anthony Santander- OF- BAL- Hot- Santander slugged 2 homers yesterday to give him 17 for the season. He has hit 8 homers so far in the month of June. Santander started slow in 2024 but his EV and HardHit% have...

Nathan Eovaldi- P- TEX- Hot- Eovaldi picked up his first win in 3 starts since coming off the IL. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and a walk while striking out 5 in 7 IP. In the 3 post-IL...

Brice Turang- 2B- MIL- Hot- Turang stole his 19th base of the season yesterday. He has not been caught since July 4 of last year and is working on a string of 36 successful steals. Turang is slashing .301/.356/.429 so...

William Contreras- C- MIL- Idea- Contreras' performance this season has put his name in early MVP talk. He is slashing .353/.430/.543 with 6 homers in 200 PAs. Contreras owns a 94.4 EV and 60.3% HardHit%. His LA is only 6.9...