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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...

Braxton Garrett, SP, Marlins Braxton Garrett tossed a complete game shutout against the Diamondbacks on Friday. He allowed 4 hits and struck out 6 in what was the best start of the youngster's career. He was very efficient, throwing 71...

Three veteran hitters doing well (Stanton, McCutchen, and Chapman) and Julio's Disappearing Power

The Waiver Wire in late May can feel a bit picked over, but bargain finds are there for teams in need. If you have injury woes, take a look at one of these 5 bargain bats... Matt Chapman 3B SFG...

Oneil Cruz Cruz went 3-5 with two doubles on Tuesday, but more notably hit two baseballs over 120 EV, the first time that has ever been recorded in a single game by a single player in tracking history. In fact,...

Danny Jansen (C-TOR) went 3-5 with a homer, a 2B, 5 RBI, and an additional run scored as he batted 2nd against the White Sox on Monday afternoon. The 29 year-old has - as usual - missed part of the...

Jordan Hicks We see starters turn into relievers all the time, but rarely is it that relievers, especially closers, turn back into starters. Hicks went five innings surrendering one earned run on a solo homer, but only punched out one...

Jo Adell (OF-LAA) continued what appears to be a breakout campaign as he went 1-3 with a solo homer, a walk, and a stolen base against the Rangers on Saturday evening. The 25 year-old former first-round pick seemed to be...

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...

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...

Michael King, SP, Padres Michael King got lit up for 6 runs on 8 hits over 5.1 innings against the Rockies on Wednesday. He struck out 7 and walked 2. After dominating the Dodgers in his previous starts, you would...

Matt Olson, 1B, ATL Olson hit his fifth home run of the season on Tuesday. He added an RBI double and a walk, finishing the night 2 for 3 with four RBI. After leading the league with 54 dingers in...

Jose Berrios (SP-TOR) largely held the Orioles lineup in check on Monday as he allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk while striking out 4 over 7 IP. The 29 year-old righty fired 59 of his 94 offerings...

Spencer Torkelson (1B - DET) - In a meaningless 9-1 game and on his 147th AB of the season, Torkelson finally hit HR #1 to extend his hitting streak to 7 games. It was (not surprisingly) his hardest-hit ball of...

Paul Skenes- P- PIT- Rookie- You may not have noticed that this obscure minor leaguer made his MLB debut yesterday. Just kidding. Skenes is the most anticipated pitching prospect since, arguably, Stephen Strasburg. Skenes threw 84 pitches, 54 of them...

Taj Bradley SP TAM Bradley returned from pectoral pain May 10th and upon activation, he activated his top tier stuff vs the Yankees. 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB and 7 K will play. For those who held onto the...

Struggling Hitters: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Chris Sale, SP (ATL) Sale was absolutely brilliant against his former team on Wednesday. It was his first scoreless appearance as an Atlanta Brave and the first double-digit strikeout game of the season. He allowed six hits and one walk...

Corbin Carroll, OF, ARI Carroll hit his second home run of the season and brought in five runs as part of a 2 for 5 night at the plate. He now has two consecutive two-hit efforts, which has brought him...

Mitch Keller, SP, Pirates Mitch Keller had his best start of the season by far on Monday, throwing a complete game while allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, and 1 run. He struck out 5. He has had an extremely underwhelming...

Kyle Manzardo (1B/DH - CLE) - Manzardo is expected to get the call to Cleveland on Monday with Stevan Kwan likely headed to the IL with a strained hamstring, and he'll jump right into a 7-game week, facing 6 RHP....

John Means- P- BAL- Hot- Means had a stellar injury-delayed 2024 MLB debut. He tossed 7 shutout IPs, allowing just 3 hits, walking no one, and striking out 8. He had an inconsistent rehab record but did the same 7...

Sonny Gray Gray was dominant on Friday, tossing seven shutout innings while allowing only three hits, one walk, and punching out six. He's been one of the best pitchers in baseball thus far. In five starts, he's gone at least...

Ryan Mountcastle, 1B (BAL) Mountcastle continued his strong start to the season, hitting his fifth home run and driving in a pair as the Orioles jumped all over Carlos Rodon en route to a 7-2 win at Camden Yards. Mountcastle...

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...

Jack Flaherty, SP, Tigers Jack Flaherty's start on Tuesday was not only the best of his season, but one of the best for any starting pitcher all year. In a revenge matchup against the Cardinals, he struck out 14 batters...

Garrett Crochet (SP-CHW) bounced back against the Twins on Monday as he allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk while recording 7 punchouts over 5 IP. The lone blemish was a 2-run dinger by Carlos Santana as Crochet...

Should we be worried about these slow starters?

Bo Bichette- SS- TOR- Cold- Bichette went 0-for-4 with a K yesterday and is slashing .208/.264/.307 with 1 homer for the season. His EV of 88.1is down from 90.2 and his HardHit% has also dropped from 44.9% to 37.8%. Bichette's...

Mason Miller, RP OAK He's the reddest of the red on StatCast and the baddest of the bad on the hill, Miller's one bad mutha---shut your mouth---I'm taking about Mason Miller! Seriously, five 100th percentiles in pitching metrics, including K%,...

MacKenzie Gore (SP-WSH) took the L against the Dodgers on Thursday but was solid overall as he allowed just 1 run on 7 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4 over 6 IP. He served up a homer while...

Jackson Chourio went 0-2 on Wednesday, punching out in both trips to the plate. Chourio has not been great in his first month in the bigs. He's swinging at everything (34% Chase, 32% Whiff, both 17th Percentile) and pounding...

Cristopher Sanchez (SP - PHI) - With Wheeler and Nola doing their usual stuff and Suarez, Turnbull, and Sanchez impressing in various amounts, is Taijuan Walker back to the rotation this weekend really a thing? Sanchez struggled a bit on...

Maikel Garcia (3B - KC) - Garcia hit his 4th HR of the year on Monday against Yusei Kikuchi and the Jays in a 5-3 defeat. He does have 4 SB to go along with the 4 HR.....and a 178/224/367...

Alex Bregman- 3B- HOU- Cold- Bregman went 0-for-4 yesterday, dropping his slash line 20 .213/.302/ 280. He has only 5 extra base hits (all doubles) in 86 PAs. Bregman is still walking at a solid clip of 11.6% and his...

Will Benson, OF CIN Despite an absolute flood of red on his StatCast page, easy to count 5 SBs and an enormous physique, Will Benson continues to take the seat vs. LHP. As the Cincinnati Reds struggle to utilize talent,...