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Wade Miley (SP-MIL) was stellar against the Cardinals on Thursday as he completed 6 shutout innings in which he scattered 3 hits and 2 walks while fanning 7. The 36 year-old lefty tossed 59 of his 92 offerings for strikes...

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...

Ronald Acuña homered twice and stole a base Tuesday, now sitting one homerun shy of a 40-40 season. He's really in the midst of one of the best seasons in MLB history slashing .338/.418/.596 with the 39 homers, 67 stolen...

Joe Ryan (SP-MIN) took the L against the Reds on Monday as he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks while fanning 5 over 5 IP. The 27 year-old righty threw 54 of his 84 offerings for strikes...

Rafael Devers (3B-BOS) was a bright spot in the Red Sox's 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday, going 2-for-2 with a solo homer and two walks. Devers did everything he could to prevent Boston from getting swept, reaching...

Grayson Rodriguez (SP-BAL) put together perhaps the most complete outing of his young MLB career against the Rays on Saturday as he fired 8 shutout IP in which he scattered 5 hits, walked none, and fanned 7. The 23 year-old...

Aaron Judge- OF- NYY- Stats- Injuries have greatly impacted Judge in 2023. His slash line of .259/.394/.588 with 32 homers in 406 PAs are very good but not up to the standard he set in 2022 of .311/.425/.686 with 62...

Matt Vierling, OF (DET)Vierling hit a home run on Thursday, only his second since June 16, but he contributed to the Tigers eight-run outburst with two runs and four RBI's. He also recorded his first stolen base since July 4th....

Taj Bradley-Rays-SP Taj Bradley went 4.2 IP and gave up 4 ER on 4 H, 3 BB, and 7 K's against the Twins. Bradley through 19 GS has a 5.56 ERA and 1.41 WHIP. His 3.75 SIERA paints a completely...

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...

C.J. Abrams (SS-MIL) powered the Nationals to a 6-2 win over the Pirates on Monday at PNC Park, going 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs out of the leadoff spot. Abrams broke a scoreless tie with his two-run shot...

Lars Nootbaar- OF- STL- Stats- Nootbaar went 0-for-1 yesterday but drew 3 walks. It gives him a BB% of 14.8% for the season. Nootbaar's slash line is .273/.388/.443 so his OBP and OPS are helpful in leagues that count those....

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...

Zac Gallen (SP-ARI) went the distance during Friday afternoon's tilt at Wrigley Field, firing a complete-game shutout against the Cubs. He scattered three hits (all singles) and one walk while punching out nine, throwing 71 of his 107 pitches for...

Luis Castillo, SP (SEA) Castillo rebounded nicely from a poor performance last week against the Mets. On Thursday the Mariners ace shut out the Rays in six innings, allowing four hits and striking out eight. His control was a little...

Tyler Glasnow-Rays-SP Tyler Glasnow went 6 IP and gave up 1 ER on 3 H, 1 BB, and 14 K's against the Red Sox. Through 16 GS, Glasnow has a 3.07 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He has continued to strike...

Royce Lewis (3B - MIN) - Lewis singled twice and homered again on Monday, knocking in 6 runs in the Twins' 20-6 shellacking of the Guardians. Lewis has 7 homers in his last 12 games now, bringing his season slash...

Cody Bellinger, 1B/OF, CHC Bellinger went 2 for 5 with a homer and three RBI on Sunday afternoon. He has hit safely in five consecutive contests and has three home runs during that span. The new scenery in Chicago appears...

Javier Assad (SP-CHC) blanked the Reds over 8 IP on Saturday, scattering 7 hits and a walk while striking out 7, but did not factor into the decision after Mark Leiter, Jr. blew the save. The 26 year-old righty threw...

Jasson Dominguez- OF- NYY- Rookie- Dominguez lived up to the hype of his MLB arrival. In his first MLB PA he homered off Justin Verlander. He didn't get any other hits, but that first one was notable. Dominguez will likely...

Jasson Dominguez (OF-NYY) will reportedly get the call to the majors on Friday ahead of the Yankees' series opener with the Astros. The 20 year-old switch-hitter is ranked as the #78 prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline and has spent...

Bryce Harper-Phillies-1B/OF Bryce Harper was 1-4 with his 300th career HR (15) against the Angels. Harper is hitting .308 with 15 HR, 65 R, 55 RBI, and 7 SB. He continues to be an elite fantasy option due to his...

Trea Turner (SS-PHI) continued his recent hot streak against the Angels on Tuesday, going 2-5 with a 3B, a homer, and 3 RBI. The 30 year-old has begun to turn his season around and now owns a .257 average to...

The Red Sox called up Ceddanne Rafaela (OF-BOS) from Triple-A Worcester on Monday. With the Astros in town for the start of a three-game series, Boston needed reinforcements and called up its No. 3 prospect. Pablo Reyes was placed on...

Vlad Guerrero Jr (1B - TOR) - Vlad finally picked up HR #20 in game #127 on Sunday, and he's now hit in 8 straight. He's basically had one good week a month since April, so it's worth trying to...

Tyler Glasnow- P- TB- Hot- Despite throwing only 49 of 85 pitches for strikes, Glasnow got some solid results yesterday. He tossed 6 scoreless IP, allowing 1 hit and walking 2 while striking out 4 in 6 IP. Glasnow has...

Framber Valdez, SP, HOU Valdez was pulled after 7.0 innings of no-hit ball in Detroit. Naturally, the second batter of the 8th inning hit a single off of Astros' reliever Bryan Abreu and the Tigers would eventually win the game...

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...

Bryan Reynolds-Pirates-OF Bryan Reynolds was 1-5 with a run scored against the Cardinals. Reynolds has had an up-and-down year but his overall line still looks good (.267 AVG with 18 HR, 65 R, 62 RBI, and 9 SB). He has...

Alex Bregman (3B - HOU) - Bregman reached base 5 times on Monday via 2 walks, 2 singles, and a double in a 9-4 win over Boston. He's an easy player to be disappointed by, as after a pair of...

Julio Rodriguez- OF- SEA- Great Player- Rodriguez has seen a massive amount of regression to the mean over the last week. After the Mariners' game on August 15 he was slashing .256/.319/.432 with a .318 BABIP. In the 5 games...

Eury Perez (SP-MIA) dazzled against the Dodgers in LA on Saturday afternoon, firing 6 shutout IP in which he allowed just 2 hits while walking none and racking up 10 punchouts. The 20 year-old righty threw 60 of his 90...

Bobby Witt Jr. (SS-KC) powered the Royals to a 4-3 comeback win over the Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs scored. Witt launched a go-ahead two-run shot in the top...

Triston Casas (1B-BOS) continued to surge as he went 1-3 with a solo bomb and a walk against the Nationals on Thursday. He's now hitting .256 with 20 homers, 48 RBI, 54 runs scored, and a wRC+ of 127 through...

Mookie Betts, OF (LAD) Ronald Acuna is still very much the front-runner in the race for National League MVP, but with a month-and-a-half of the season remaining, there are still opportunities for several other players to wrestle the trophy away....

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,...