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Jordan Montgomery To Start On Friday
New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery will start for the first leg of the team’s doubleheader against the Mets on Friday. Montgomery has been decent this season with his 4.66 ERA inflated by one poor performance and a small sample, but the Mets represent a poor matchup for the 27-year-old. Montgomery has relied on... Read More
Mike Ford Stays Cold With Hitless Performance On Wednesday
New York Yankees first baseman and designated hitter Mike Ford continued his poor start to the season with an 0-for-3 performance across both games of Wednesday’s doubleheader, bringing his OPS down to .578. Even with the rash of injuries suffered by Yankees players so far this season, it’s hard to see Ford maintaining consistent playing time... Read More
Miguel Andujar Picks Up Two Hits
New York Yankees third baseman and outfielder Miguel Andujar picked up his first multi-hit game since 2018 with a 2-for-3 performance in the second leg of Wednesday’s doubleheader. Andujar was dialed in on Wednesday, making hard contact in all three of his at-bats while avoiding any whiffs. Andujar has a chance to claim at least... Read More
Gerrit Cole Picks Up First Loss In 28 Starts On Wednesday
New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole had a rare poor outing on Wednesday, allowing five runs over five innings of work. Cole allowed more than four runs in a start only twice last season (33 total starts), and his loss was the first since May of last season. Even a bad start from Cole... Read More
Yankees Pull Masahiro Tanaka Early On Wednesday
New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka lasted only 66 pitches on Wednesday despite tossing five shutout innings. Manager Aaron Boone had originally expected Tanaka to throw closer to 85 pitches on Wednesday, but the pitcher was tired after finishing the sixth inning. Still, Wednesday’s start was another solid outing from Tanaka, and fantasy players... Read More
Astros-Angels Wednesday Game Pushed To September
The Astros and Angels were scheduled to play again on Wednesday after a doubleheader on Tuesday, but the game has been pushed back to September 5 due to concerns surrounding Hurricane Laura. The teams were already expected to be in the midst of a series on September 5, and that day will now include a... Read More
Diamondbacks Place Merrill Kelly On The Injured List
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly (shoulder) was placed on the injured list with a nerve impingement in his throwing shoulder on Tuesday. Kelly had been off to a strong start to the season with a 2.59 ERA over his first five starts, but he was scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday with shoulder... Read More
Braves Demote Cristian Pache
Atlanta Braves outfielder Cristian Pache was optioned to the team’s alternate site on Tuesday. Pache only got into two major league games after his call-up last week, collecting one hit over four at-bats. Pache is likely still a year or two away from being a productive fantasy outfielder given his career .734 OPS in the... Read More
Braves Activate Nick Markakis
Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis was activated from the injured list on Tuesday and had been expected to start in right field before the team’s game against the Yankees was postponed. Markakis had been sidelined since August 19 after he may have been exposed to coronavirus, but he figures to reclaim the starting right field... Read More
Jalen Beeks Exits With Apparent Injury
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Jalen Beeks left his appearance on Tuesday with the team’s assistant athletic trainer after suffering an unknown injury. Beeks had been superb over his first 11 appearances this season with a 1.74 FIP and a 33% strikeout rate, and he tossed another 1.1 innings of shutout baseball before leaving the... Read More
Matt Chapman Hit In Head, Stays In Game
Oakland A’s third baseman Matt Chapman was hit in the head by a 91 mph fastball in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game. Chapman stayed in the game, so it seems as though he’s avoided a significant injury and a trip to the injured list. Chapman has enjoyed a productive season so far this year,... Read More
Seth Lugo Capped At 60 Pitches For Tuesday’s Start
New York Mets pitcher Seth Lugo will be held to a 60-pitch pitch count on Tuesday, according to manager Luis Rojas. The Mets are working to stretch Lugo out after the team suffered a rash of losses to their pitching staff, but Tuesday will be Lugo’s first start since 2018, and he didn’t throw more... Read More
Shin-Soo Choo Out Again On Tuesday
Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo (oblique) is out of the lineup again on Tuesday, making it six consecutive missed games for the 38-year-old. Choo is dealing with multiple ailments according to manager Chris Woodward, but Choo’s oblique is his most significant issue, and it seems likely that the outfielder will require an IL stint at... Read More
Yankees Call Up Miguel Andujar On Tuesday
New York Yankees third baseman and outfielder Miguel Andujar was called up from the team’s alternate site on Tuesday. Playing time isn’t readily available at third base or in the outfield despite Andujar’s call-up, so it’s unlikely that the 25-year-old will find his way into regular playing time. That being said, the Yankees have toyed... Read More
Yankees Activate Aaron Judge
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (calf) has been reinstated from the injured list, and he is expected to play in Tuesday’s game against the Braves. Judge was never expected to miss much more than the minimum 10 days with a mild calf strain, and he likely would have been activated over the weekend had the... Read More
Yankees Place Gleyber Torres On Injured List
New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres (hamstring) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday, retroactive to Aug. 21. Manager Aaron Boone said that Torres will require two to three weeks to recover from his hamstring and quadriceps strains before returning to the lineup, putting his best-case scenario return date sometime in the first... Read More
Yankees Place James Paxton On Injured List
New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (elbow) was officially placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday, retroactive to Aug. 21. The move came as no surprise, as Paxton has been shut down from throwing for the next two weeks at least, and it seems likely that the 31-year-old will miss most, if not... Read More
Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 6
It's hard to believe that most teams are nearing the halfway point of their seasons, but let's not forget that point sits at only 30 games. 30 games is still a small sample of performance for most players, and it's worth taking a look at some strange numbers from this season so far to illustrate... Read More
MLB DFS Prop Picks for Monday, August 24th - Monkey Knife Fight
Monday marks the beginning of the sixth week of the MLB season, and many teams are now nearing the halfway point in their seasons. 30 games is still a small sample for most metrics, though, so fantasy players should still rely on multiple season's worths of data (when possible) when making DFS decisions. Our friends... Read More
Gleyber Torres Expected To Return In Two Or Three Weeks
New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres (quad, hamstring) will miss the next two to three weeks as he recovers from strains in his hamstring and quad which he suffered during Thursday’s game against the Rays. Torres had been heating up prior to getting injured with a .917 OPS over his last 12 games, but that... Read More
James Paxton Shut Down For 14 Days
New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (elbow) will not throw for 14 days, according to manager Aaron Boone. Paxton left his start on Thursday early with elbow discomfort, and although he’s avoided Tommy John surgery, his elbow issue is likely to keep him out for most if not all of the rest of this... Read More
James Paxton Will Not Require Tommy John Surgery
New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (elbow) was diagnosed with a muscular issue after exiting his Thursday start with elbow discomfort. That’s encouraging news for Paxton, as it means that he’ll avoid Tommy John surgery. Still, it seems as though Paxton will miss significant time and is probably droppable in most redraft leagues as... Read More
Yankees Option Miguel Andujar To Alternate Site
New York Yankees third baseman and outfielder Miguel Andujar was optioned to the team’s alternate site on Thursday. Andujar got into three games since his most recent call-up before being sent back down, and it appears as though the Yankees want to load up on relievers given their impressive offensive depth and Zach Britton’s (leg)... Read More
Gerrit Cole Strikes Out 10 On Wednesday
New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole picked up 10 strikeouts over 6.2 innings of two-run ball against the Rays on Wednesday. Wednesday was only Cole’s second double-digit strikeout performance of the season after he struck out at least 10 batters in a ridiculous 21 of his 33 starts last season, but the 29-year-old has... Read More
Luke Voit Hits His Fourth Home Run In Three Games
New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit has been on a tear recently, picking up four home runs over his last three games including a one homer, two walk game against the Rays on Wednesday. Voit has followed up his strong 2019 season with a 1.067 OPS through his first 20 games so far this... Read More
Zach Britton Injures Leg
New York Yankees reliever Zach Britton (leg) left his appearance on Wednesday while grabbing his leg, and manager Aaron Boone announced after the game that Britton is being looked at. Britton had only recently been pushed back into a setup role with Aroldis Chapman’s return to the team, so Britton’s injury comes at a time... Read More
Rangers Want To Get Jose Trevino In The Lineup
Texas Rangers catcher Jose Trevino appears slated for a bigger role after manager Chris Woodward declared his intention to get Trevino in the lineup more frequently over the rest of the season. Trevino hasn’t hit particularly well over his professional career with a .687 minor league OPS and a .636 OPS over 49 major league... Read More
Alex Bregman Leaves Game With Lower Body Injury
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (lower body) was pulled from Wednesday’s game in the fourth inning with a lower-body injury. The exact nature of Bregman’s injury is unclear for now, but it looks like the infielder will miss a game or two at least and is likely to require an IL stint. Bregman had... Read More
Justin Upton Starting On Wednesday
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Justin Upton is in the starting lineup on Wednesday despite his awful start to the season. Manager Joe Maddon is trying to get Upton back on track after the 32-year-old posted a .100/.179/.200 slash line over his first 17 games, but Upton has shown few encouraging signs with a remarkably poor... Read More
Andrelton Simmons Nearing A Return
Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons (ankle) is reportedly nearing a return and was scheduled for a full workout on Wednesday. Simmons’s recovery from his ankle sprain isn’t likely to be complete even when he gets back in the lineup according to manager Joe Maddon, and the 30-year-old is expected to deal with ankle soreness... Read More
