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Dylan Bundy (SP-LAA) - I imagine a lot of us started trusting Bundy after the relatively-failed top prospect started the season with a 1.57 ERA in his first four starts, including a great 35:3 K:BB in 28.2 innings plus three...

Kyle Freeland (SP - COL) - Let's get it out of the way up front: Freeland is due some major regression, with a strand rate and BABIP that are eye-popping right now. That said, this guy looks like a completely...

Randall Grichuk (OF-TOR) Grichuk went 2 for 5 hitting his 3rd home run of the season and driving in 4. After a slow start where he did not hit a home run until this past Friday, he now has 3...

Jake Cronenworth- SS- SD- Idea- Somewhat lost in the 21st century version of Fernando(Tatis)mania going on in San Diego, Cronenworth has been putting up solid numbers in his rookie season. He is slashing .306/.358/.592 overall. Cronenworth is better against RH...

Edwin Encarnacion (1B - CHW) Encarnacion's poor start to the season continued on Sunday, with the 37-year-old going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts while bringing full-season batting average down to .149 and his OPS to .460. Nothing is encouraging...

The Cardinals returned to play on Saturday, despite the fact they had another coach test positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The Reds also had a player test positive for COVID-19 which canceled the rest of their series with the Pirates....

Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-8 in Saturday's doubleheader against the White Sox, slamming his second homer of the year in the process. After a relatively quiet 1-for-4 performance in the opener, Goldschmidt helped power St. Louis to a doubleheader sweep by...

Shane Bieber (SP-CLE) was dynamite again, as he tossed 7 scoreless innings against the Tigers in which he scattered 3 hits and a walk while racking up 11 strikeouts. The 25 year-old righty is putting together a historic campaign, as...

Nick Senzel- OF- CIN- Idea- Senzel has been on a roll in the last couple of games. Today the Reds will be facing Steven Brault, who had a .270/.368/.454 slash line against RH hitters in 2019. Senzel posted a .316/.371/.526...

Teoscar Hernandez (OF-TOR) Hernandez went 3-5 launching 2 more home runs and driving in 4. That gives Hernandez 3 multi-HR games and 7 total HR in just 3 weeks of play as well as 13 RBIs on the season, and...

Tyler Glasnow-Rays-SP Tyler Glasnow went 4 IP and gave up 5 ER on 8 H, 2 BB, and 8 K's against the Red Sox. Through four starts he has a 7.04 ERA and 1.76 WHIP which is not what you...

Mookie Betts, OF, LAD Betts had a monster game for the Dodgers on Thursday, going 4-4 with 3 HR's, 4 runs, and 5 RBI in a blowout win over the Padres. This was easily his biggest game since joining the...

Chance Sisco- C- BAL- Idea- In a season where hot streaks are valuable commodities, Sisco is on a tear. After going 2-for-4 last night with a homer, run scored, and 3 RBI he is now slashing .381/.536/.762. Sure, his BABIP...

Kole Calhoun (OF - ARI) Calhoun continued his productive play on Wednesday with a 3-for-6 game, bringing his full-season OPS to .834. Quietly a solid power hitter, Calhoun clubbed 33 home runs last season and is probably under-rostered with an...

Andrew Benintendi (OF-BOS) - Benintendi returned to the leadoff spot Tuesday in what has been an awful season. He had a pair of singles and a HBP in four PA, "lifting" him to .103/.314/.128. He's obviously maintained his plate discipline,...

Bryce Harper went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs scored and a walk Tuesday as the Phillies lost to the Orioles, 10-9. Harper continued his strong start to 2020 by homering for the second straight game, giving him four...

Charlie Blackmon, OF, COL Blackmon went 4-5 with 3 runs scored and an RBI against the Diamondbacks on Monday, extending his hitting streak to 14 games, while raising his BA to a league-leading .484 for the season. During the current...

Niko Goodrum enjoyed a monster day at the dish on Monday, going 4-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored vs. the White Sox. After managing just five hits through his first 31 at-bats, Goodrum has suddenly caught fire...

Brandon Lowe played a key part in Tampa Bay's 4-3 win over the Yankees on Sunday, going 1-for-3 with a solo homer and two runs scored. Lowe's third home run of the year tied the game at 3-3 in the...

Stephen Strasburg (SP-WSH) made his first start of the 2020 campaign against the Orioles on Sunday. The 32 year-old (Where has time gone? I seems like it was yesterday that he was being touted as one of the game's greatest...

Spenser Howard's much-anticipated major league debut was delayed by COVID cancellations and then helped by Tropical Storm Isaias which set up a doubleheader for the Phillies today. Howard is set to start one end of today's slate.

Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins - Byron Buxton homered for the third straight game. Buxton got off to a slow start this year due to his foot injury at the end of summer camp, but he's starting to heat up now...

Rhys Hoskins- 1B- PHI- Idea- Hoskins put up disappointing numbers overall in 2019, but his performance against southpaws was solid. He posted a .261/.444/.536, with 9 homers and 45 walks in 188 PAs. Max Fried did not shine against RH...

Christian Vazquez (C - BOS) Vazquez went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts against the Blue Jays on Friday. Vazquez has been off to a hot start this season, but fantasy players should expect a sharp decline in his performance...

Trevor Bauer (SP-CIN) went 6 strong against the Brewers on Friday, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits and a walk while recording 12 punchouts. The lone run came on a Logan Morrison big fly. The 29 year-old is on...

Dylan Bundy, SP (LAA) Bundy delivered his first complete game in more than two years, stifling the Mariners for only four hits and one run while striking out 10. The outing continues Bundy's strong start to his Angels career as...

J.T Realmuto (C-PHI) Realmuto went 2-4 with 3rd home run of the season and drove in 3. Realmuto had a monster series vs the Yankees going 6-11 with 5 runs, 2 HR and 5 RBIs and has been the Phillies...

Zach Wheeler-Phillies-SP Zack Wheeler went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 6 H, 2 BB, and 2 K's against the Yankees. Wheeler was the Phillies top free-agent signing coming off back to back strong seasons for the Mets....

Mike Clevinger (SP-CLE) labored a bit through his 5.2 scoreless innings on the mound on Wednesday, allowing just 2 hits and striking out 4 while walking 5. The 29 year-old hasn't quite been himself so far in 2020, as he...

Luis Patino, San Diego Padres - One of the many top prospects for the Padres was called up on Tuesday as Luis Patino joins them to pitch out of the bullpen from the start. Obviously he'd be more interesting to...

Gerrit Cole, SP (NYY) Cole has been good but not good enough through three starts. Don't get me wrong. He served his purpose again on Monday, finishing with six one-run innings on five hits and one walk. However, he only...

Fernando Tatis Jr - Tatis looks bigger to me this season, which stands to reason since the kid is probably still growing at barely 21 years of age. That came to mind when I watched him hit his 3rd homer...

Carlos Santana (1B - CLE) Santana was one of the best values in fantasy baseball last season with a .281/.397/.515 slash line, but he's struggled so far this season with a .188 batting average and .631 OPS after a hitless...

Donovan Solano (2B-SF) Solano continued his white-hot season start by going 2-2 and drawing a pair of walks while scoring a run. Solano put up underwhelming numbers across parts of 4 season with the Marlins and 1 with the Yankees...

In the Lineup There was a brief rumor this week that we were going to see Joey Bart called up this week, but Andrew Baggarly of the Athletic ultimately shot down the rumor on Saturday saying that the team doesn't...

Kenta Maeda (SP-MIN) completed 6 innings of scoreless ball against Cleveland on Saturday, allowing just 1 hit and a walk while recording 6 punchouts. He fed Cleveland batters a heavy diet of off-speed stuff, mainly tossing breaking balls and changeups,...