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I take a look at hot hitters J.D. Martinez, Ian Kinsler, and Coco Crisp. I also examine the struggles of Evan Longoria.

Tim Lincecum (SP-SF): Tim Lincecum no-hit the Padres yet again, striking out 6 and walking 1 in an incredibly masterful 113-pitch outing to pick up his 6th win of the season. While Lincecum can be maddening to own with his...

Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs - Arrieta was dominant yet again Tuesday as he took a perfect game into the 7th inning before Billy Hamilton led off the inning with a single. He completed with seventh and was able to pick...

Dexter Fowler- Last month I wrote up Dexter Fowler, and I discussed how he was trending in a strange direction during his power prime. A hot June has helped Fowler's numbers regress back towards his career mean, but he is...

Steve Pearce is playing above his head, but fantasy owners should be reaping the rewards while he is locked in at the plate. Pearce hit No. 2 in the Orioles' order for a sixth straight game and entered Monday's game...

Kris Bryant- CHN- Hot- Bryant slugged his 4th homer in 5 games since being promoted from AAA. That move came on the strength of 22 homers for AA Tennessee. All of Bryant's AAA hits have been homers so his average...

Derek Norris -- Norris was hit with a backswing yet again on Sunday, leaving the game to receive concussion tests. There is no news as to the severity of the injury at present, but it seems safe to assume that...

Tanner Roark (SP-WAS). Roark picked up a win against the Braves on Sunday afternoon, although he lasted only 5.1 innings in the effort. Roark gave up only 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3, dropping...

I take a look at some over/under performing pitchers and a struggling 3B.

Marcell Ozuna (OF-Miami) Marcell Ozuna broke out of a 0-13 slump with a hit in 2 official AB's and two walks. In his 2nd year with the big club, Ozuna has displayed the power and the inconsistency that made him...

Starling Marte (OF, Pirates) Starling Marte was 0 for 4 today with two K's as his BA dropped to .258 in this somewhat disappointing follow-up to his fine season last year. Much was expected of Marte after a season where...

Adam Eaton (OF-CHA). Eaton went 2 for 4 with a 2B and an RBI against the Twins on Friday night, raising his season slash line to .276/.343/.367. I was very high on Eaton coming into the season and, while his...

A small sampling of today's player notes available to subscribers: Chase Anderson (SP-ARI) - Anderson was respectable again on Thursday, holding the Brewers to three runs (two earned) over six innings, lowering his ERA to 3.18 in seven starts covering...

Quietly, C.J. Wilson puts consistently solid year-end numbers up. 2014 has been more of the same. He is susceptible to bad outings, but his draft value, the past two years at least, has him deemed a low-end third starting arm....

A sampling of today's 70+ prospect notes available to subscribers: Hitters 2 Kris Bryant CHC 3B A 1.160 OPS gets him to AAA, one step closer to taking over 3B or a corner OF slot in Chicago. 3 Gregory Polanco...

Ron Belisario (CL- CWS) Ron Belisario gave up a run and two hits over 1.2 innings to pick up his 7th save of the year. In the very muddled CWS closer situation, Belisario has emerged to pick up 4 saves...

Jake Arrieta- It's time to start taking Jake Arrieta very seriously. Arrieta has struggled through injury, ineffectiveness and a lack of command of the strike zone for most of his professional career. It seems like he has finally come into...

Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers - Lucroy, the most valuable catcher in the MLB according to fWAR, launched two homers and drove in five runs with four coming on a grand slam off reliever Brad Zeigler. After Ryan Braun was hit...

Carlos Santana- Carlos Santana looks like a different player since returning from a seven (7) day stint on the Disabled List for a concussion, and fantasy owners could not be more pleased. It seems the regression that so many, including...

Mark Buehrle- TOR- FYI- Buehrle will get an extra day of rest before taking the mound tomorrow. Maybe it will help him bounce back from his third non-quality start of the season. Then again, maybe some regression to the mean...

Scooter Gennett was a trendy sleeper pick this draft season after a solid finish to the 2013 season with the Brewers. His 2014 numbers mirror last season's late surge, and with Monday's home run, the pop is checking out too....

Hisashi Iwakuma (SP- Seattle) Hisashi Iwakuma picked up his 5th win of the season today pitching 8 innings of 1 run ball giving up six hits and striking out 6. This strong performance brought his ERA down to 2.59. Looking...

Billy Hamilton (OF-CIN) - Billy Hamilton hit his 3rd homerun in the last 7 days and now has 4 roundtrippers on the season. After a slow start, the Reds' speedster has stolen 14 bases and hit a respectable .267/.308/.392 since...

Billy Hamilton-Reds-OF Billy Hamilton was 2-3 with a homerun, 2 runs, and a walk. Hamilton has been a work in progress for the Reds. The only thing stopping Hamilton from wreaking havoc on the bases is his ability to get...

Eugenio Suarez, Detroit Tigers - The Tigers shortstop got all the hard parts of the cycle completed, but couldn't seem to add a single as he finished the game 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBI. Since being called up...

Gregory Polanco, Pittsburgh Pirates - While Polanco was actually called up a few days ago, June 13th is when he truly arrived. He recorded his first multi-hit game, capped off with a two run game winning homer in the top...

Justin Masterson (SP-CLE). The bad Masterson showed up in Fenway on Friday night, as he lasted only 2 innings while giving up 5 ER on 3 hits and, most disturbingly, 4 walks while not registering a single strikeout. It appeared...

Brock Holt (3B/OF-BOS): Brock Holt continued his impressive 2014 campaign with a 2 for 4, 2 RBI night to lead Jon Lester and the Red Sox over the Indians. Holt has posted a .336/.373/.466 line through 32 games with 17...

A small sampling of today's player notes... David Peralta (OF-ARI) - Peralta made his big league debut this year after spending most of his previous pro career in the Cardinals organization...as a pitcher. He played the outfield in independent ball...

I take a look at Michael Brantley's hot start and what to expect of Chris Davis going forward...

Tanner Roark (SP-WAS): Tanner Roark tossed 6 strong innings and, thanks in large part to Jayson Werth, picked up the win against Matt Cain and the Giants. Roark allowed 2 earned runs on 7 hits (0 walks) and added 4...

A small sampling of the 70+ prospect updates available to our subscribers: Hitters 2 Kris Bryant CHC 3B A Owns Southern League pitching - 1.419 OPS in last 10 G as of Monday's action. 3 Gregory Polanco PIT OF A...

Ian Kennedy (SP-San Diego) There was some real optimism that Ian Kennedy would have a much better year in 2014 as he moved to a much more comfortable ballpark in San Diego. For a pitcher who has had trouble with...

Ian Kinsler- The Tigers and fantasy owners both have to be pretty happy with the production Ian Kinsler has brought to their squads through the first 59 games of the season. Kinsler has shown increased value from a disappointing 2013...

Andrew Heaney- MIA- FYI- Just about everyone is expecting Heaney to make his major league debut soon. The Marlins' Director of Scouting said he "is really close on the cusp of the Major Leagues." The question is when. If it...

David Price (SP-TB). Price took the hill for a matinee against the Mariners on Monday and pitched well, allowing only 3 ER over 8 IP on 7 hits with 1 walk and 10 Ks. However, he received absolutely no support...