Thomas Harrigan

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    NL Daily Notes - July 13, 2013

    Jeremy Hefner, SP, NYM Hefner has been an above-average starter for most of the season, but he's still owned in just 27 percent of Yahoo! leagues, likely because he has just four wins. Over his last 15 starts, Hefner has...

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    AL Daily Notes - July 11, 2013

    Albert Pujols, 1B, LAA Pujols has snapped out of a 4-for-41 funk by going 8-for-21 with two home runs, seven RBI, four walks and one strikeout over his last six games. Any hope for a turnaround for Pujols is directly...

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    NL Daily Notes - June 28, 2013

    Matt Garza, RHP, CHC Garza limited the Brewers to one run on eight hits and struck out 10 over seven innings Thursday afternoon to pick up his third win. After a rough start - he had a 6.26 ERA over...

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    NL Daily Notes - June 27, 2013

    Michael Cuddyer, OF COL The red-hot Cuddyer went 2-for-4 with two solo homers Wednesday against the Red Sox, giving him 13 homers and 45 RBI this season. Cuddyer's 20.6 percent HR/FB isn't much higher than what he put up last...

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    AL Daily Notes - June 20, 2013

    Rick Porcello, RHP DET Porcello came into Wednesday's start with a 1.33 ERA and a 30/4 K/BB in 27 innings over his last four starts and a 2.84 ERA and a 56/10 K/BB in 57 innings since allowing nine runs...

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    AL Daily Notes - June 16, 2013

    Elvis Andrus, SS TEX Andrus went 0-for-5 Saturday against Toronto and is 17-for-95 (.179) with a 17.4 percent strikeout rate over his last 24 games. Andrus' flyball rate is down this season, which is a positive for a player with...

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    NL Daily Notes - June 14, 2013

    Adam Wainwright, RHP STL Wainwright became the majors' first 10-game winner with a dominant effort against the Mets Thursday afternoon. Wainwright outdueled Matt Harvey by allowing four hits and no runs over seven innings to lower his ERA to 2.18....

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    AL Daily Notes - June 6, 2013

    CC Sabathia, LHP NYA Sabathia tossed a complete game and allowed four runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts Wednesday against Cleveland. Sabathia has a 19/1 K/BB over his last two starts. Sabathia is still seemingly learning how to work...

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    AL Daily Notes - June 2, 2013

    Ubaldo Jimenez, RHP CLE Jimenez was bombed for seven hits and six runs in four innings on May 22 against the Detroit Tigers, but even including that start he is 4-1 with a 2.74 ERA and a 3.37 BB/9 over...

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    AL Daily Notes - May 25, 2013

    Matt Moore, LHP TB Moore is still cruising along with a 2.29 ERA and an 8-0 record, but he's due for a regression. The left-hander has a .197 BABIP overall, a .161 BABIP with men on base and a .035...

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    NL Daily Notes - May 23, 2013

    Madison Bumgarner, LHP SF Bumgarner matched Gio Gonzalez by going seven innings and allowing one run on four hits in a no decision Wednesday to bounce back from his worst start of the season. The left-hander is 4-2 with a...

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    AL Daily Notes - May 18, 2013

    Jeremy Hellickson, RHP TB In his two full seasons in the majors, Hellickson has posted a K/9 below 7.0, a BB/9 above 3.0 and a HR/9 of 1.0 or higher, so his FIP has been extremely high. However, he has...

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    AL Daily Notes - May 16, 2013

    Adam Lind, 1B TOR Lind has been used almost exclusively against right-handed pitchers this year, and has responded well to the platoon. He's batting .286 with a 0.71 K/BB and a 12.6 percent strikeout rate and has hit all three...

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    AL Daily Notes - May 11, 2013

    Max Scherzer, RHP DET Scherzer is not deserving of the numbers he has posted; he's been much better than a 3.61 ERA. The right-hander has a 1.85 FIP, 11.6 K/9, 1.71 BB/9 and a 0.57 HR/9, but has had some...

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    NL Daily Notes - May 9, 2013

    Andrew McCutchen, OF PIT McCutchen has gone 13-for-28 (.464) with two homers and five RBIs over his last seven games to raise his batting average from .217 to .275. McCutchen has trimmed his strikeout rate from 19.6 percent to 13...

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    NL Daily Notes - May 5, 2013

    Stephen Strasburg, RHP WAS From a health perspective, Saturday's start against the Pirates was encouraging, as Strasburg, who dealt with forearm tightness after his last start, threw 95 pitches over seven innings. However, the results were mixed. Strasburg struck out...

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    AL Daily Notes - May 4, 2013

    A.J. Griffin, RHP OAK After two straight non-quality efforts, Griffin blanked the Yankees over seven innings Friday night, allowing six hits, walking one and striking out four. His ERA is now 3.79. However, Griffin seemingly has been extremely lucky at...

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    AL Daily Notes - April 27, 2013

    Paul Konerko, 1B CHA Konerko is batting .234 and has a 15/5 K/BB this season. It could be age catching up to him, or it could be his awful batted ball luck so far. He has a 31.3 percent line-drive...

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    NL Daily Notes - April 25, 2013

    Matt Holliday, OF STL Holliday went 3-for-4 with an RBI Wednesday against the Nationals and is 5-for-8 over the last two days, raising his average from .233 to .279 in the process. Holliday got off to a slow start but...

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    AL Daily Notes - April 20, 2013

    Elvis Andrus, SS TEX An 0-for-5 Friday dropped Andrus to .206 on the year, but he has been incredibly unlucky. Andrus grounded out five times Friday and has a 62.3 percent groundball rate, which isn't far off from his career...

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    AL Daily Notes - April 13, 2013

    Justin Masterson, RHP CLE Masterson twirled a complete game shutout Friday night against the White Sox, allowing five hits and a walk and striking out seven to become the first pitcher in the majors to reach three victories. In 2013,...

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    NL Daily Notes - April 11, 2013

    Adrian Gonzalez, 1B LAN Gonzalez is doing exactly what he did in 2012 - drive in runs without the benefit of the longball. He had 108 RBIs with just 18 home runs last season, and recorded a 9.6 percent HR/FB,...

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    AL Daily Notes - April 10, 2013

    Torii Hunter, OF DET There isn't a better lineup spot in all of baseball than the No. 2 spot in Detroit's order, behind Austin Jackson and in front of run producers Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Victor Martinez. Torii Hunter...

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    NL Daily Notes - April 6, 2013

    Justin Upton, OF ATL Upton has given his new home fans a show early this season by hitting three homers in four games, all of which have been at Turner Field. It's already clear that Upton's 2012 numbers were largely...

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    Preseason Prep, March 28, 2013

    Philadelphia Phillies Roy Halladay, RHP PHI For fantasy owners who drafted Halladay expecting a bounce-back season, the right-hander's spring results have been disheartening to say the least. In 12 Grapefruit League innings, Halladay has allowed 13 hits, seven walks and...

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    Preseason Prep: March 23, 2013

    Atlanta Braves Third base update Since Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson have both performed well this spring, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has decided to go into the season with a platoon, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The problem is that...

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    Preseason Prep - March 9, 2013

    Atlanta Braves Third base battle: Juan Francisco vs. Chris Johnson - Both players are raking in spring training games, with Francisco hitting .370 with two homers and Johnson batting .364 with a pair of round-trippers. Francisco has more pop...

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    Preseason Prep - February 18, 2013

    Brian McCann, C, ATL - We already know McCann will miss at least the first two weeks of the season after having shoulder surgery back in October, but we really care about the other 24. The 28-year-old catcher is coming...