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Alec Bohm (1B/3B - Phillies) Bohm returned from the IL and hit cleanup going 2-4 with his 9th HR of the season. He was hitting a solid .278 before his rib injury but it was mostly empty batting average as...

Andrew Kittredge- RP- CHC- Hot- In 7 games with the Cubs Kittredge has recorded 4 holds and his first win with them came yesterday. His ERA is inflated due to one bad outing were he was charged with 4 ones...

Geraldo Perdomo (SS - ARI) - Perdomo extended his hitting streak to 10 (and his on-base streak to 14) with his 13th HR on Wednesday, and he kicked in a pair of walks and his 19th SB to go along...

Spencer Strider, SP, Atlanta Braves Strider had a night to forget, going 4 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 2 BB and 2 K. He allowed three homers on 9 hard hit balls. He posted a 22% CSW. Strides is obviously...

Zach Neto, SS, Angels Zach Neto had a monster day at the plate on Monday against the Dodgers, going 3 for 3 with two solo home runs and two walks. He's now up to three homers in his past four...

MacKenzie Gore (SP-WSH) returned to form against the Giants on Sunday afternoon, firing 6 shutout IP in which he scattered 3 hits and a walk while racking up 10 punchouts on 96 pitches (67 strikes). The 26 year-old lefty is...

Jo Adell (OF-LAA) continued his recent power surge as he went 1-4 with a 3-run blast at the Tigers on Saturday. The 26 year-old slugger is now hitting .232 with 25 homers, 70 RBI, 44 runs scored, and 3 steals...

Brandon Woodruff- P- MIL- Hot-Woodruff ran his record to 4-0 since coming back from the IL after missing more than a season. Last night he allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 8 in 7...

James Wood, OF, WAS It was another tough day at the office for Wood, who went 0-4 with 2 K's against the Athletics on Thursday. He has really struggled over the last month so - since July 4, he's hitting...

Luke Keaschall (2B-MIN) enjoyed another productive day at the dish as he went 2-5 with a pair of 2B and 3 RBI against the Tigers on Wednesday. The 22 year-old rookie is now hitting .393 with a homer, 5 2B,...

Luke Keaschall, 2B, Minnesota Twins Keaschall returned from the IL with a bang, going 2-4 with R, HR, 3 RBI on three hard hit balls. You're seriously not ready for how good Luke Keaschall is. I'm all in. In 2024,...

Kyle Schwarber, OF, Phillies Kyle Schwarber had a great day at the plate on Monday, going 3 for 5 with two home runs and six RBI in a 13-3 rout against the Orioles. These two homers brought his season total...

Jose Ramirez, 3B, CLE Ramirez hit a homer and collected two hits for the second day in a row. The 32-year-old third baseman has continued his steady across-the-board fantasy production again in his 13th big league season. He's slashing .302/.377/.533...

Yandy Diaz (1B - Rays) Diaz went 3-4 and crushed 2 HR off Blake Snell Saturday. Diaz played Friday after being hit by a pitch and leaving Thursday's game and hit leadoff Saturday. Diaz has long been a fantasy head...

Yesterday was the first day after the trading deadline. The dust was settling from the plethora of deals as players joined teams and teams made plans based on the new landscape. Carlos Correa- SS- HOU- Trade- Correa played 3B for...

Shota Imanaga-Cubs-SP Shota Imanaga went 5 IP and gave up 3 ER on 5 H, 0 BB, and 8 K's against the Brewers. Through 15 GS, Imanaga has a 3.25 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. Everything on the surface looks in...

Kyle Schwarber, OF, PHI Schwarber's summer of swat continued on Tuesday night as he went deep for the 12th time in July, giving him 37 on the season. The three exhibition pitches Schwarber hit for homers to win the All-Star...

Emmanuel Clase, RP, CLE Clase has been placed on administrative leave as part of a sports-betting investigation by MLB. He will be out until at least until August 31, but it's obviously possible that he ends up missing more time...

Tyler O'Neill, OF, BAL Oneill went 1-3 with a HR against the Rockies on Sunday, making it 3 straight games with a long ball for the oft-injured slugger. O'Neill has spent most of his first season with the Orioles so...

Randal Grichuk- OF- ARI- Trade- Arizona continues being early sellers and sent Randal Grichuk to Kansas City for minor league reliever Andrew Hoffman. Grichuk will likely take over RF for Jac Caglianone, who went on the IL Grichuk's results have...

Spencer Torkelson-Tigers-1B Spencer Torkelson was 1-4 with an HR (22) against the Blue Jays. Torkelson has bounced back in July (.281 AVG with 5 HR, 12 R, 10 RBI, and 0 SB) after a dismal June (.207 AVG with 3...

Nick Lodolo, SP, Reds Nick Lodolo had the best start of his young career on Wednesday, tossing a complete game shutout against the Nationals. He allowed four hits and struck out eight. His curveball was exceptional, as he induced 9...

Despite measuring at or below the 20th percentile in Bat Speed, each of these five hitters have solid power production in 2025. What gives? Does Bat Speed matter? Is it part of the bigger picture of what predicts power? Jury...

Francisco Alvarez (C - NYM) - Alvarez is back with the Mets, getting the start on Monday against the Angels and going 1-2 with a double and a pair of walks in the 7-5 win. Hamate bone breaks can often...

Eugenio Suarez, 3B, ARI Suarez cracked two more HR's against the Cardinals on Sunday, giving him back-to-back multi HR games and 3 such games in his last 5 contests. Since the start of June, Suarez has taken his game to...

Luis Severino- P- ATH- Idea- Severino was away from Sacramento and went back to his solid ways. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in 5 IP in Cleveland while striking out 3. Severino's splits are extreme....

Kyle Stowers (OF - Marlins) Fresh off a 3 home run game the day before the All- Star Break Stowers is at it again as he launched his 20th home run of the season Friday in the second inning and...

Eury Perez (SP - MIA) - Perez was brilliant again on Sunday against the Orioles, throwing 7 shutout innings and allowing just 3 hits while striking out 6. In his last 3 outings, Perez has gone 18 innings and allowed...

Byron Buxton, OF, Twins Byron Buxton continued his breakout season on Saturday, hitting for the cycle as part of a 5 for 5 day. He tallied one homer, one triple, one double, and two singles with three runs and two...

Cody Bellinger, OF, New York Yankees Bellinger had quite the day, going 3-5 with 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI on three hard hit balls. Homering thrice will certainly garner attention. The former MVP winner has traditionally been a very...

Bryan Woo and the Mariners were absolutely dominant at Yankee Stadium. Until they weren't. Woo no-hit the Yankees through seven innings and entered the 8th inning with a 5-0 lead. He quickly gave up two singles to lead off the inning and then his first run on a sacrifice fly. He was charged another run when the bullpen gave up two more runs in the inning. The Mariners would eventually blow the lead in the 9th and lose the game in the 10th, erasing what was truly a magnificent performance by the 25-year-old breakout starter.

Andrew Abbott (SP-CIN) was effective in a win over the Marlins on Wednesday as he allowed just 1 run on 6 hits and 2 walks while fanning 5 over 7.2 IP. The 26 year-old lefty kept the ball in the...

Jacob Misiorowski (SP - Brewers) Misiorowski allowed 1 ER on 4 hits over 6 innings, striking out 12. Coming off his worst start last time out he righted the ship in an big way with a leadoff home run to...

Ceddanne Rafaela (OF-BOS) went 1-4 with a solo shot against the Rockies on Monday. The 24 year-old is now hitting .263 with 12 homers, 39 RBI, 51 runs scored, and 11 steals through 323 PA on the year. He's stuck...

Brandon Woodruff (SP - MIL) - Brandon Woodruff made his long-awaited return on Sunday, throwing 6 innings of 1-run ball against Miami, allowing 2 hits and striking out 8 without walking a batter. Since we last saw him, Woodruff has...

Evan Carter- OF- TEX- Hot- Carter is healthy and is looking more like the player who burst on the season in the Rangers' World Series run in 2023. He is working on a 9-game hitting streak in which he has...