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You won't find a bigger Cubs fan than myself. Aside from my love of fantasy sports, which includes MLB, NFL and NBA, I own my own animal care business. I graduated from Columbia College in Chicago and currently reside in Chicago, IL. My love of fantasy sports started for me in the early 2000's and I have steadily been active with the same group of friends year in and year out for every league in baseball, basketball and football. I am hoping to help all RotoBaller members with any questions they may have. I consider myself an expert with minor league prospects, as it is a love of mine. I hope to give the best advice I can to the RotoBaller world!
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Chris Taylor Hits 20th Homer In Victory
Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's victory versus the St. Louis Cardinals. Taylor earned his first All-Star appearance with a strong first half, but he has fallen off in the second half. Over his last 30 games, Taylor is hitting .205 with three home runs and... Read More
Max Scherzer Continues To Dominate In Dodger Blue
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer continues to excel with the Dodgers and picked up another victory on Monday. The veteran left his last start with a hamstring injury, but looked healthy this afternoon. Scherzer tossed eight innings and allowed six hits, one run (zero earned), zero walks and struck out 13 versus the... Read More
Adam Morgan Secures Second Save
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Adam Morgan recorded his second save of the season on Monday versus the Cincinnati Reds. Morgan worked a clean inning with no strikeouts to secure the save. The Cubs have rolled with reliever Rowan Wick for their last four save opportunities and he has secured three of those, but seemed to... Read More
Ian Happ Stays Hot With 19th Home Run
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Monday's victory versus the Cincinnati Reds. Happ crushed his homer to left field in the bottom of the first inning to give the Cubs a 3-0 lead at the time. The outfielder had an awful first half of the season, but he has... Read More
Justin Steele Goes Five Innings In No-Decision
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele went five innings in Monday's no-decision. The lefty allowed four hits, three runs, two walks and struck out four on the afternoon. Steele pitched very well out of the bullpen in the first half of the season and has been working strictly as a starter in the second half... Read More
Walker Buehler Suffers Rare Loss
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler got roughed up in Sunday's loss versus the San Francisco Giants. Buehler only lasted three innings and allowed seven hits, six runs, one walk and one strikeout. It was a rare poor performance for the right-hander and managers shouldn't be too concerned moving forward. Buehler is now 13-3... Read More
Zach Davies Has Another Bad Start
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Zach Davies put together another bad outing in Sunday's no-decision versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right-hander only went four innings and allowed eight hits, six runs, three walks and struck out three on the afternoon. Davies has had a dismal year for the Cubs and is 6-10 with a 5.16 ERA.... Read More
Rowan Wicks Snags Third Save
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Rowan Wick recorded his third save of the season in Sunday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wick tossed two frames and allowed no hits, no runs, two walks and struck out two on the afternoon. Wick has now been called upon for three of the last four save opportunities for the... Read More
Jason Heyward Hits Seventh Home Run
Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward went 2-for-5 with a solo home run Sunday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. The veteran has had another rough season at the plate and is hitting .212 with seven home runs and 27 RBI on the season. Despite the poor overall numbers, he is a favorite of manager David Ross... Read More
Frank Schwindel Won't Stop Going Yard
Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel literally won't cool off and has now homered in six of his last seven games. Schwindel went 3-for-4 with one walk, two runs and four RBI in Sunday's victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first baseman has been swinging one of the hottest bats in the league this week... Read More
Matt Duffy Hits Two Homers
Chicago Cubs infielder Matt Duffy went 3-for-5 with two runs and five RBI in Sunday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. The veteran hit two homers in the contest, including a grand slam in the bottom of the third inning. Duffy has been swinging a hot bat for the Cubs lately and is hitting .333 with... Read More
Dylan Cease Suffers Loss On Sunday
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease recorded a loss in Sunday's game versus the Kansas City Royals. Cease went five innings and allowed four hits, four runs (three earned), three walks and struck out nine on the afternoon. Despite the rough outing, he was still able to rack up strikeouts for managers and he... Read More
Cesar Hernandez Will Rest On Sunday
Chicago White Sox second baseman Cesar Hernandez will rest on Sunday versus the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez was acquired before the trade deadline, but has struggled in his short tenure with the White Sox. Hernandez is hitting .208 with three home runs and five RBI in 120 at-bats for the Pale Hose and overall is... Read More
White Sox Will Rest Andrew Vaughn On Sunday
Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Vaughn will get a routine day off in Sunday's contest versus the Kansas City Royals. Vaughn had a strong start to the second half, but has been in a major slump lately. Over his last 15 games, the rookie is hitting a poor .173 with one home run and seven... Read More
Cubs Rest Willson Contreras On Sunday Versus Pirates
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras will rest on Sunday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Contreras was activated from the 10-day injured list on Saturday and went 0-for-3 with a walk and run scored. When healthy, Contreras is one of the best catchers in the game and managers should feel confident with him moving forward. Backup catcher... Read More
Yasmani Grandal Will Rest On Sunday Afternoon
Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal will get a routine day off on Sunday versus the Kansas City Royals. Grandal has been on fire in the seven games that he has played in since his return and is hitting .545 with five home runs and 15 RBI during that span. Replacing Grandal on Sunday will... Read More
Julio Urias Improves To 16-3
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias improved to 16-3 with Saturday's victory versus the San Francisco Giants. Urias tossed 5 2/3 innings and allowed eight hits, one run, zero walks and struck out eight on the evening. The eight hits weren't ideal, but that was the only flaw for the talented lefty. Urias has... Read More
Corey Seager Goes Yard In Victory
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's victory versus the San Francisco Giants. Seager took Sammy Long deep for his eighth home run of the year to add some insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning. The shortstop has been swinging a hot... Read More
Trea Turner Hits Third Homer As A Dodger
Los Angeles Dodgers middle infielder Trea Turner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's victory versus the rival San Francisco Giants. Turner took Jay Jackson deep to start the game for his third home run as a Dodger. Acquired as part of a blockbuster deal on the trade deadline, Turner has driven in... Read More
Liam Hendriks Racks Up 32nd Save
Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks worked a perfect 1-2-3 inning to secure his 32nd save of the season Saturday versus the Kansas City Royals. Hendriks recorded one strikeout in the frame. Despite having some shaky outings in the second half of the season, Hendriks continues to get the job done and remains one of... Read More
Reynaldo Lopez Goes Four Innings In No-Decision
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez went four innings in Saturday's no-decision versus the Kansas City Royals. Lopez filled in nicely when Carlos Rodon missed a few starts last month and with Lucas Giolito (hamstring) and Lance Lynn (knee) both placed on the 10-day injured list earlier this week, Lopez got another chance to... Read More
Yasmani Grandal Stays Hot With Three More Hits
Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal continues to swing a hot bat and went 3-for-3 with a walk and four RBI in Saturday's victory versus the Kansas City Royals. Grandal has been on fire since returning from the injured list and has raised his batting average from .188 to .227 in the process. In the... Read More
Luis Robert Picks Up Four More Hits
Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert continued his impressive season with a 4-for-5 performance in Saturday's victory against the Kansas City Royals. The talented outfielder drove in three runs and also crushed a solo home run. Robert returned from the injured list on August 9 and clearly hasn't missed a beat since his return. Over... Read More
Kyle Hendricks Continues To Struggle
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks had another rough outing on Saturday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. The veteran only lasted 4 1/3 innings and allowed five hits, six runs, three walks and recorded just one strikeout. Hendricks was putting together another solid campaign, but had an awful month of August with a 7.81 ERA and... Read More
Frank Schwindel Stays Red Hot With Another Homer
Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel continued his hot hitting in Saturday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Schwindel went 3-for-5 with two RBI. His first RBI came on a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning and his second RBI came with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning.... Read More
Dallas Keuchel Continues To Struggle
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel had another rough outing in Friday's loss versus the Kansas City Royals. The lefty went three innings and allowed seven hits, six runs (five earned), two walks and struck out one on the evening. The former Cy Young winner has really been in a decline this season and... Read More
Michael Hermosillo Hits Third Homer
Chicago Cubs outfielder Michael Hermosillo started in place of Rafael Ortega and came through in the teams victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Hermosillo had a big game and went 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBI. He also hit his third home run of the season off of Steven Brault in the bottom... Read More
Frank Schwindel Continues Power Surge
Chicago Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel continued his power surge with a 3-for-4 performance in Friday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Schwindel hit a solo home run and drove in two runs on the afternoon. He has now homered in three of his last four games. The first baseman has spent the majority of his... Read More
Rowan Wick Converts Second Save
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Rowan Wick recorded his second save of the season in Friday's victory versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wick blew his first save of the season on Thursday, but bounced back with three strikeouts in a quick 1-2-3 inning to secure a Cubs victory. Wick has now been called upon for the last... Read More
Alec Mills Records No-Decision On Friday
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Alec Mills went 5 2/3 innings in Friday's no-decision versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mills cruised through the first four innings, but got hit hard in the fifth and sixth innings. Mills would end up allowing seven hits, five runs (two earned), zero walks and struck out six. Mills opened the year... Read More
