Phil Double - Page 5

Jeremy Pena's Cold Streak and Improvements from Zac Gallen, Max Muncy, and Andrew Vaugn.

Josh Naylor's Breakout, Braxton Garrett, Brady Singer, Shane Bieber, and Aaron Ashby

News, Injuries, Changes in playing time, Waiver Wire Adds, and Bullpen Situations

Ke'Bryan Hayes-Pirates-3B Ke'Bryan Hayes was 1-5 with an HR (6) against the Orioles. Hayes is hitting .246 with 6 HR, 42 R, 34 RBI, and 12 SB in 98 GP. Not much has changed about his profile since last year....

Rookie Hitters and Veteran Pitchers

News, Injuries, Changes in playing time, Waiver Wire Adds, and Bullpen Situations as the Trade Deadline approaches

Young AL Central Arms Taking Off

Young starters turning it around (Keller and Detmers) with breakout hitters (Hoerner and Gurriel Jr.)

News, Injuries, Changes in playing time, Waiver Wire Adds, and Bullpen Situations as the Trade Deadline approaches

We take a look at some hot hitters over the last month and examine why the Pirates optioned Roansy Contreras to Triple-A.

News, Injuries, Changes in playing time, and Waiver Wire Adds

Springer's stealing bases, Bieber working with less stuff, and much more.

News, Injuries, Changes in playing time, and Waiver Wire Adds

Deep dive into Albies power drought and a look at some under-the-radar hitters (Rizzo, Happ, and Naylor). New closer in OAK?

Shane McClanahan is making a case for being the best pitcher in baseball and two buy-low opportunities (Pham and Yelich).

Better times for Giolito? Mancini's Power has Disappeared. Ronald Acuna Jr.'s Power Problem.

News, Injuries, Changes in playing time, and Waiver Wire Adds

Tarik Skubal-Tigers-SP Tarik Skubal went 7 IP and gave up 3 ER on 5 H, 1 BB, and 5 K's against the Guardians. Skubal came into the game with an excellent 2.22 ERA and 1.05 WHIP across 8 GS. The...

Injuries, Changes in Playing Time, Speculating Saves, and Adds for the week ahead.

Rookies to Watch and Potential Landmines to Avoid

Juan Soto-Nationals-OF Juan Soto was 2-4 with an HR (8), 1 R, and 1 RBI in the loss to the Mets. Through 33 GP, Soto is hitting .264 with 8 HR, 23 R, 11 RBI, and 3 SB. Overall it's...

Injuries, Changes in Playing Time, Speculating Saves, and Adds for the week ahead.

West Coast Bounce Backs (Rendon and Winker) and should we be concerned about J.D. Martinez?

Julio Rodriguez-Mariners-OF Julio Rodriguez was 1-3 with 2 SB against the Rays. Rodriguez has struggled out of the gate. He is hitting .194 with 0 HR, 8 R, 6 RBI, and 8 SB. The power has not been there due...

Injuries, Changes in Playing Time, Speculating Saves, and Adds for the week ahead.

Carlos Carrasco returns to form. Is Paul Blackburn legit? Jordan Romano's league-leading 7th save.

Luis Severino-Yankees-SP Luis Severino went 5 IP and gave up 0 ER on 2 H, 2 BB, and 6 K's against the Blue Jays. Severino is being eased back into the rotation after missing a lot of time in recent...

All the important information from Week 1 including who to pick up for Week 2 and players to watch.

Around the League Keston Hiura-Brewers-1B Keston Hiura is having a very strong spring. He is hitting for average (.409) and driving the baseball (4 HR and 1.545 OPS). He spent the offseason retooling his swing trying to get back to...

Around the League DJ LeMahieu-Yankees-1B/2B/3B DJ Lemahieu was a major disappointment last year. He followed up his breakout 2019 in NYY with another strong year in 2020 but came crashing back to earth last year with a .268 AVG, 10...

Around the League Noah Syndergaard-Angels-SP Noah Syndergaard signed a one-year, $21 million deal with the Angels prior to the lockout. Syndergaard was able to make two appearances late last year as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. He enters a...

Kyle Gibson-Phillies-SP Kyle Gibson went 4.1 IP and gave up 4 ER on 4 H, 2 BB, and 8 K's against the Braves. Gibson has been one of the pleasant surprises this year. He has a 3.71 ERA and 1.22...

Kyle Tucker-Astros-OF Kyle Tucker was 0-4 with 2 K's against the Athletics. Tucker has been excellent this year but has really come on strong in the second half. Coming into today's game he was hitting .328 with 13 HR, 32...

Zack Wheeler-Phillies-SP Zack Wheeler went 6 IP and gave up 1 ER on 4 H, 2 BB, and 9 K's against the Orioles. Wheeler was the first pitcher to get to 200 IP which has immense value in of itself...

In The Field OF A.J. Pollock (hamstring) is expected to start a rehab assignment soon. If there are no setbacks he should be able to return next week sometime. OF Brian Anderson had shoulder surgery on Tuesday and is out...

Juan Soto-Nationals-OF Juan Soto was 2-3 with 1 R and 2 BB against the Pirates. Soto has started the year slowly but has bounced back very nicely in the second half. He came into the game hitting .349 with 14...