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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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Jorge Soler Didn't Strike Out On Sunday
In what's likely more of a shot at the Angels pitching staff than a moment of hope for his batting eye, Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler didn't strike out a single time on Sunday. As a testament to his patience, Soler's strikeout-free day allowed Bryce Harper and Joey Gallo to surpass Soler and take... Read More
Hunter Dozier Shows A Little Life
Kansas City Royals breakout Hunter Dozier is fighting to prove he isn't just a blip. Following a superstar-worthy first month of the season, Dozier has been coming back down to Earth at a rapid pace. Over the last 10 days, Dozier is hitting just .176 and is slugging an amazingly wimpy .206. That said, he... Read More
Jake Diekman Finally Picks Up Fifth Hold
It took more than a week, but Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jake Diekman was finally able to nail down his fifth hold of the season with a shutout inning against the Angels on Sunday. The seasoned 32-year-old has been hampered by a combination of poor outings and poor team performance this year, but he's... Read More
Danny Duffy Impresses In Win
Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy impressed some Angels hitters with his six inning performance on Sunday. LA outfielder Kole Calhoun told reporters that it was the best he'd ever seen Duffy throw, and Duffy did hold the team to one run en route to the win. Unfortunately, the underlying numbers don't support Calhoun's assertion... Read More
Antonio Senzatela Skirts Through A Decent Outing
Colorado Rockies pitcher Antonio Senzatela did his best to fool everyone into thinking he had a good outing on Saturday, but he let one too many runs sneak in to escape without the loss. Senzatela threw five innings of two-run ball while making the wrong end of a highlight reel as Bryce Harper murdered a... Read More
David Dahl Is Poised For A Crash
Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl is currently hitting .296 after he went 1-for-4 on Saturday against Philly. He's living on borrowed time though. Dahl is sporting a strikeout rate of more than 33%, and he's being buoyed by a ridiculous .437 BABIP. He's hitting the ball softer than he ever has in the majors, he's... Read More
Raimel Tapia Keeps Hitting
Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia was the only member of the team to record more than one hit on Saturday against the Phillies. Tapia wasn't able to turn either single into a run scored as the Rockies lost, but he pulled his batting average up to .302 on the season and hit safely for the... Read More
Ryan McMahon Expected To See Less Time
Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon was up against Garrett Hampson in spring training for the second base job, but he seems to have won that since Hampson's been sent down after a terrible first month. Unfortunately, instead of getting a breather, McMahon's just gotten more celebrated competition. Top prospect Brendan Rodgers was called up to... Read More
Trevor Story Avoids Major Injury
Colorado Rockies superstar shortstop Trevor Story left Wednesday's game early after a big collision with outfielder Raimel Tapia, but he told reporters after the game that it's just a bruised knee that will keep him sidelined for a day or two. Story has continued his pounding of opposing pitching this season after breaking out last... Read More
Jorge Lopez Loses Third Straight Start
Another start, another poor performance by Kansas City Royals pitcher Jorge Lopez. This time, it was the Rangers who got to tee off on Lopez as he gave up a pair of blasts to rookie Willie Calhoun (in his first major league at-bat of the season) and Ronald Guzman. Lopez is sitting on a 7.67... Read More
Alex Gordon Continues To Shine
Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon has continued his Lazarus tour through the first half of May. In his last five games, Gordon has gone 7-for-19 with two walks, two strikeouts, two home runs, six RBI, four runs scored, and two stolen bases. On the season, he's now sitting at eight homers, 33 RBI, and... Read More
Nicky Lopez Knocks First Extra-Base Hit
Kansas City Royals rookie infielder Nicky Lopez has been utterly successful at the major league level so far as he's already smacked three hits in his first two games in the bigs, and he drilled his first extra-base hit, a double, on Wednesday. Lopez is known for being a defensive star who can lightly contribute... Read More
Adalberto Mondesi Steals Two More Bases
Kansas City Royals speedster Adalberto Mondesi was back at it again on Wednesday as he swiped a pair of bases from the Rangers. Mondesi's two thefts weren't enough to get him home as he was left without a run scored for the fourth straight game, but he's now got five steals in his last six... Read More
Tyler Anderson Deciding About Surgery
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tyler Anderson was sidelined again due to his ongoing knee issue, and according to manager Bud Black, it looks like he's weighing the option of surgical repair at this point. Anderson has a history of problems with his knee, and he's undergone an arthroscopic repair on it before in 2017. For... Read More
Kyle Freeland Tosses Quality Start
In his first relatively good outing in a month, Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland threw a solid six innings against the Red Sox on Tuesday. Freeland allowed three earned runs in six innings while striking out seven, though he was overshadowed by his opponent's 17-strikeout performance. Freeland still walked three, and he was incredibly... Read More
Nolan Arenado Hits 11th Home Run
Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado knocked his 11th home run of the season on Tuesday, and he's quietly stalking the MVP frontrunners once again. Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich are rightfully getting a ton of attention in the MVP race, but Arenado's cruising along behind them like a race horse waiting to make his... Read More
Mark Reynolds Knocks In Winning Run
Colorado Rockies first baseman Mark Reynolds was the hero on Tuesday in Boston as he smacked a game-winning single in the 11th inning of a game Colorado should have lost. The Rockies overcame a 17-strikeout performance by Chris Sale to send the game into extra innings, and Reynolds came through in the clutch. Reynolds has... Read More
Charlie Blackmon Extends Home Run Streak
Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon did it again against the Red Sox. Trailing 3-2 in the top of the eighth inning, Blackmon drilled his ninth home run of the season to give the Rockies a one-run lead. It extended his hitting streak to 11 games, his run scored streak to 11 games, and it was... Read More
Nicky Lopez Getting Called Up
The Kansas City Royals have elected to call up 24-year-old prospect Nicky Lopez for Tuesday's game. The second baseman is one of the team's top 10 prospects according to pretty much every scout out there, and he has raked so far this year in Triple-A Omaha. Lopez has hit .353 with three home runs and... Read More
Brendan Rodgers Hits Two Home Runs
Colorado Rockies top prospect Brendan Rodgers continued his pummeling of Triple-A pitching on Monday by drilling a pair of solo homers in Fresno. The 22-year-old has been destroying pitching so far this season to the tune of a 1.060 OPS with nine long balls. He's cut his strikeout rate down to 15.5%, he's walking nearly... Read More
Pat Valaika Called Up Once Again
The Colorado Rockies have summoned infielder Pat Valaika back to the majors to replace the struggling Garrett Hampson. Valaika is still riding high off a bout of success he had in a short stint in the majors two years ago, but so far this season, he's hit .074 in his first 27 at-bats in the... Read More
Garrett Hampson Demoted To Triple-A
The Colorado Rockies have sent second baseman Garrett Hampson back to Triple-A to try to work out what's wrong with his swing, and they've called up atrocious utility man Pat Valaika to take his spot because they apparently hate Brendan Rodgers. Hampson was given 93 scattered at-bats to prove himself, and he hit a paltry... Read More
Jorge Soler Expected To Become Main DH
The Kansas City Royals are making a big move, and it will push outfielder Jorge Soler into the main designated hitter role. The Royals are calling up their top second base prospect, Nicky Lopez, and that's going to shuffle a few guys around. One of those moves is that Whit Merrifield will move to right... Read More
Kelvin Gutierrez May See Less Playing Time
The Kansas City Royals have been impressed with rookie Kelvin Gutierrez's strong debut in the majors, but he may find himself the odd man out in the near future. KC has elected to call up top prospect Nicky Lopez, and that move could have repercussions across the lineup. Lopez is exclusively a second baseman, but... Read More
Whit Merrifield To Spend More Time In OF
The Kansas City Royals moved utility man Whit Merrifield to second base recently due to concern over the wear and tear of playing the outfield every day, but they've reversed course on that decision now that they've elected to bring up Nicky Lopez. Merrifield assured management that he'd have no problem handling the job, so... Read More
Ryan McMahon Doubles In A Run
Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon got the scoring started early on Sunday by doubling in Raimel Tapia in the second inning. He'd also single later in the game, hopefully opening the flood gates for more hits this week. McMahon has been slumping over the last couple weeks, and the double was particularly rare while he's... Read More
David Dahl Hits Well Against SD
Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl had been struggling along through a 5-for-31 stretch before the Padres came to town over the weekend, but their pitching seemed to cheer him up. Dahl went 6-for-14 in the series and hit a pair of doubles over the course of the last two games. While Dahl hasn't been artificially... Read More
Daniel Murphy Drives In Three
Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy is still recovering some from his hand and back ailments, but that isn't slowing down his ability to hit for extra bases. Murphy stepped in as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Sunday's contest and promptly cleared the bases with a three-run double. The concern coming off... Read More
Raimel Tapia Continues Blistering May
Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia took one deep against San Diego on Mother's Day, continuing a monster of a month. Tapia is now hitting .313 with five home runs for the season, but a lot of that is precipitated by a ridiculous .419 average in the month of May. His OPS of 1.261 is by... Read More
Jake Newberry Gives Up More Home Runs
Kansas City Royals reliever Jake Newberry was called upon to put out the fire in the third inning of Wednesday's shellacking by the Astros, and he did escape a jam by only allowing a sacrifice fly. Unfortunately, Michael Brantley put one in the seats off him in the next inning, and that now makes three... Read More
