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Billy Stonick has over 20 years of fantasy baseball experience starting at the ripe old age of 11. Outside of the stats world, Billy tours sports stadiums and national parks throughout the country and is an adventure junkie.
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Jakob Junis Pitches Well Against Tigers
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis took advantage of an easy turn on Tuesday and threw seven innings against the Tigers while only allowing two earned runs. Junis struck out five and walked none while only giving up five hits, but he didn't factor into the decision as the Royals offense waited until the... Read More
Wade Davis Gets First Save Since Return
Colorado Rockies closer Wade Davis took care of the Cubs in the ninth inning on Monday to knock out his first save since returning from the Injured List. The oblique injury that sidelined Davis for a couple weeks seems to be fully healed, and Davis was back up at 93 MPH with his fastball on... Read More
Scott Oberg Snags Vulture Win
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Scott Oberg had a small hiccough on Monday evening when he allowed the tying run to score during the eighth inning, but Colorado's impressive offense bailed him out and ended up awarding him the win after Wade Davis closed out the game. Oberg has been on a stellar run recently, striking... Read More
German Marquez Struggles Again
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez had another rough turn against the Cubs on Monday, though his offense bailed him out this time. Marquez went six innings at home against Chicago while allowing four earned runs on three home runs. The outing was worlds better than last week's outing in Wrigley when he surrendered eight... Read More
Charlie Blackmon Continues Tear
Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is back from the Injured List with a vengeance. After he was sidelined for a couple weeks with a calf injury, Blackmon came back on Saturday and was right back in the groove. Blackmon homered on Monday, knocking out a two-run shot off Yu Darvish in the third inning of... Read More
Nolan Arenado Goes Deep For No. 17
Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado blasted his 17th home run on Monday, hitting the two-run shot off Cubs starter Yu Darvish to propel Colorado to an early lead. It had been eight days since Arenado hit a round-tripper, his longest drought in nearly a month, but he's still only had two hitless games in... Read More
Daniel Murphy Provides Late Heroics
Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy has gotten back into his groove after missing time at the start of the season with a thumb injury, and Monday's game was a perfect example of the kind of boost he provides to the team. With the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Murphy did... Read More
Ian Desmond Smashes Longest HR Of 2019
Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond has been on point recently, and that culminated in his pinch-hit solo bomb in the seventh inning of Monday night's game with the Cubs. Desmond's swing propelled the 1-2 curveball 486 feet to left field, the longest home run hit in the majors this season. Desmond is now 5-for-13 over... Read More
Jorge Soler Drills 17th Homer
Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler continues to provide souvenirs to the KC fans. Soler blasted a shot out to left-center in the fourth inning of Sunday's loss, giving him 17 home runs on the season. Soler's always been described as having massive power, but this is his first full season to get to show... Read More
Glenn Sparkman Takes Hard-Luck Loss
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Glenn Sparkman did his part on Sunday, holding the White Sox to just one earned run (two total runs) over 6 1/3 innings of work, but he was credited with the loss due to the poor performance of his offense and bullpen. Sparkman only struck out two during the outing,... Read More
Nicky Lopez Pulling Out Of Slump
Kansas City Royals rookie second baseman Nicky Lopez singled in Sunday's game against the White Sox to continue to pull himself out of a prolonged slump. The 24-year-old is only hitting .213 since his call-up in mid-May, but a big chunk of that was a 4-for-43 stretch that extended until this weekend. Since Friday, Lopez... Read More
Antonio Senzatela Wins With No Strikeouts
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela was expected to have an easier draw since he was facing the Mets, but it wasn't expected to be that easy. Senzatela didn't strike out a soul in six innings of one-run ball in New York, allowing him to take the win. Senzatela walked two and gave up four... Read More
Raimel Tapia Has One More Big Night
Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia is likely headed for part-time playing time now that star outfielder Charlie Blackmon is back from the Injured List, but he took advantage of one last night as a regular on Friday. Tapia went 2-for-5 with a run-scoring double and a stolen base, his first since May 1, in Colorado's... Read More
Tony Wolters Keeps Up Hit Parade
Colorado Rockies catcher Tony Wolters came into the 2019 season as a defensive specialist. He hit .170 last year, and his career-best was .259 back in 2016. Sure, he is 27, but everyone expected him to flirt with the Mendoza line, not .300. After knocking a single on Friday, Wolters is now sitting at .296... Read More
Danny Duffy Struck By Liner, Stays In Game
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy took a line drive to the knee in the second inning of Thursday's ball game against the Red Sox, but after writhing in pain for a few minutes, he decided to stay in to finish the job. He was instead chased in the next inning when he got... Read More
Alex Gordon Rips 10th Home Run
The corpse of Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon continued its rise from the dead on Thursday by drilling a line drive home run into the seats in the bottom of the seventh against the Red Sox. Gordon's home run was a laser that just snuck over the wall in right-center, but the solo shot... Read More
Ian Desmond Doubles Twice
Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond played a central role in carrying the team to victory over the Cubs on Thursday as he doubled twice, driving in one run and scoring another in the 3-1 game. The doubles broke an 0-for-12 streak that Desmond was caught up in, and it's his first game with multiple extra... Read More
Peter Lambert Sets Franchise Record In Debut
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Peter Lambert set a new franchise record by striking out nine batters in his major league debut against the Cubs on Thursday. Lambert tossed seven innings of one-run ball while allowing just four hits and walking one as he nailed down a win for the Rockies. Lambert was considered a top-five... Read More
David Dahl Keeps Hitting
Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl smacked three more hits on Wednesday including a double and a triple in the team's failed comeback bid against the Cubs, and he's now raised his batting average up to .337 for the season. That's been great for owners, but that's not even close to sustainable. While Dahl has cut... Read More
Trevor Story Walks Twice, Doesn't Strike Out
Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story has improved his strikeout rate pretty dramatically over the last few years, but he still strikes out more than 26% of the time. Due to this, Wednesday's game was a bit of a rarity for Story. In five plate appearances against the Cubs, Story walked twice and didn't strike out... Read More
German Marquez Rocked By Cubbies
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez got lit up at Wrigley on Wednesday when he surrendered eight earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Marquez gave up three in the fifth, but it all came crashing down in the sixth when he lost control. Over the course of six batters, Marquez gave up a double, a... Read More
Whit Merrifield Is Striking Out A Ton
Kansas City Royals utility man Whit Merrifield is known for his speed, his versatility, his late start in the majors, and his contact rate. He's not usually known for whiffing. That's what he's really excelling at recently though. Over his last eight games, the man with a career strikeout percentage of just 16% has struck... Read More
Jorge Lopez Continues To Struggle
Kansas City Royals pitcher Jorge Lopez was moved to the bullpen a few weeks ago to see if he could be the next KC convert from below-average starter to power reliever. It looks like a pretty big failure so far. After a spotless two-inning appearance to begin his relieving career, Lopez picked up one last... Read More
Jakob Junis Dominated By Red Sox
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis had a tough draw on Wednesday by facing off against Boston's ace Chris Sale, and unfortunately, he succumbed. After two quick runs in the first, only one of which was earned, Junis cruised until the fifth inning. It all fell apart in the fifth as he allowed three... Read More
Daniel Murphy Goes Yard At Wrigley
Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy pushed a Kyle Hendricks fastball out to left-center in the fourth inning of Tuesday night's game to extend his current hitting streak to five games. He also knocked in another run, and he's now hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games. He's hitting .360 during the span... Read More
Jeff Hoffman Hit Hard By Cubs
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jeff Hoffman got an extended run in the team's rotation two years ago, and he was bad. He's now been given three turns in a row this season, and he's been better, but only slightly. Tuesday's start against the Cubs featured some bad luck, like stranding half the runners who got... Read More
Brad Keller Victimized By Poor Offense
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller hasn't been lights-out this season, but he took another loss on a quality start on Sunday because his offense let him down. Keller allowed three earned runs in the start on Sunday, and that's been the magic number for him this season. So far, Keller has allowed three... Read More
Cheslor Cuthbert Continues To Hit Well
Since being called up three days ago, Kansas City Royals third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert has done a fine job of filling in for breakout star Hunter Dozier, who is sidelined with a pulled chest muscle. Cuthbert has hit safely in all three games, including a 3-for-4 day on Sunday and a solo shot on Friday.... Read More
Antonio Senzatela Pitches Well Against Toronto
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela put in another solid performance on Sunday as he shut down the Blue Jays for the series sweep. Senzatela went six innings while only allowing one earned run and four hits. The run and half the hits came in the first inning, when Senzatela worked out of an early... Read More
Nolan Arenado Teased For Home Run
Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado is playing so well that his teammates even make fun of some of his home runs. Arenado drilled his 16th of the season on Sunday, but the 432-foot blast came one inning after Chris Iannetta hit one 476 feet, so his teammates provided a polite golf clap and proceeded... Read More
