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Alec Bohm Shines In Doubleheader Vs Miami
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm went 4-for-7 across two games Friday night with two runs scored and an RBI. The top-prospect is now batting .323 on the season with 17 RBI and 12 runs scored through 27 Big League games. Bohm never maintained a batting average this high in the minors and his average... Read More
Rhys Hoskins Collects Tenth Homer Of Season
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI in the first game of a doubleheader vs Miami on Friday. Hoskins added another RBI in game-2 to bring his RBI total on the season to 26 to go along with 34 runs scored. Hoskins got off... Read More
Aaron Nola Twirls Seven-Inning Complete Game
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola threw seven shutout innings with 10 strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader vs the Marlins on Friday. Nola allowed just three hits and didn't allow a walk in his first career complete game, albeit one of the seven-inning variety. Nola has been dominant this season with a... Read More
Clint Frazier (OF, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Yankees' offense is a shell of what we expected them to be in the preseason, but that's led to the emergence of Clint Frazier who has taken full advantage of his first crack at everyday at-bats. Frazier was a former top prospect... Read More
Sean Manaea Finding His Rhythm This Season
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea got off to a rough start to 2020 but has bounced back with four straight wins to emerge as a viable fantasy option down the stretch. Manaea sports an impressive 1.98 ERA in his last five starts, which includes a one-run, seven-inning gem Thursday night against Houston. The left-hander's... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/11/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Another Friday means another jam-packed MLB slate with a plethora of aces taking the hill. Shane Bieber, Lucas Giolito, Kenta Maeda, and Luis Castillo headline the pitching. Those four pitchers rank second through fifth in the league in swinging-strike rate which is among my favorite metrics for evaluating a pitcher's skill. With so many top-flight... Read More
Robbie Grossman Continues To Struggle
Oakland Athletics outfielder Robbie Grossman continues to have a rough September after another 0-for-4 performance Wednesday night versus Houston. Grossman is batting just .192 since the calendar flipped after getting off to a hot start to the season. He has completely stopped walking, as he posted an elite 19.3 percent walk rate in August, but... Read More
Jesus Luzardo Fans Seven Astros Wednesday
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo allowed two runs in seven strong innings in a no-decision versus the Astros on Wednesday. The rookie left-hander struck out seven while only allowing five baserunners on the night. It was a nice bounce-back start for Luzardo after giving up four runs in his last start. Luzardo's 3.97 ERA... Read More
Tommy La Stella Sparks A's Offense Wednesday
Oakland Athletics second baseman Tommy La Stella went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in a win versus the Astros on Wednesday. La Stella extended his hitting streak to seven games, as he's been stellar in the leadoff spot for his new team. The 31-year-old has five runs and four RBI in eight... Read More
Liam Hendriks Notches 11th Save
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks allowed a, hit but needed just 13 pitches to nail down his 11th save of the season Tuesday vs Houston. Hendriks picked up two strikeouts which has become par for the course for the right-hander thanks to an elite 19.7 percent swinging-strike rate. Hendriks is a rare four-category contributor... Read More
Mike Minor Struggles In First A's Start
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Mike Minor allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched vs the Astros in his first start since being traded from Texas. Minor started the game strong, but the wheels came off in the fourth inning as he loaded the bases and then allowed three runs to score, one via hit-by-pitch... Read More
Frankie Montas Lasts Five Innings Vs Houston
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas allowed two runs in five innings and earned his third win of the season vs the Astros Tuesday. It was the first time he lasted five innings since August 8. In his previous three starts, Montas pitched just 10 2/3 innings and allowed 18 runs. The right-hander started the... Read More
Brandon Workman Pitches Scoreless Ninth, Earns Win
Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Brandon Workman pitched a scoreless ninth inning and earned the win vs the Mets Monday. Workman was brought into a tie game in the bottom of the ninth and pitched around a walk to get the game to extra innings where he was rewarded with a win thanks to a Jean... Read More
Hector Neris Earns Save Vs Mets Monday
Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris needed only 10 pitches in the bottom of the tenth to earn a save for the Phillies Monday. Neris allowed an unearned run - the automatic runner at second base to start extra innings scored - but Neris preserved the two-run lead he was tasked to protect. Brandon Workman... Read More
Zack Wheeler Records Quality Start Vs Mets
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings pitched Monday vs the Mets. Unfortunately, the Phillies bullpen cost Wheeler a win, but he did record seven strikeouts and didn't allow a walk to produce a good start for fantasy. Wheeler hasn't been the flashiest pitcher, but he is... Read More
Jean Segura Has Huge Game On Labor Day
Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Jean Segura went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs scored in a wild win over the Mets Monday. Segura started early with a three-run double to open the scoring in the first inning. He'd leave his mark at the end of the game as well launching a... Read More
Rhys Hoskins Continues Home Run Binge
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a win vs the Mets on Monday. Hoskins has been scalding-hot at the plate lately as he has eight homers in his past 13 games. In that span, he's batting .327 with an absurd .820 slugging percentage and 13 RBI. Hoskins got... Read More
Sean Murphy Launches Third Homer
Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-3 with his third homer of the season in a loss to the Padres Sunday. Murphy had some sleeper appeal coming into the season, but the rookie has been largely disappointing batting just .213 as the nine-hole hitter for Oakland. He is striking out 29.8 percent of the time... Read More
Matt Olson Drives In Two Runs Vs Padres
Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a loss to the Padres Sunday. Olson had two RBI-singles, driving in the newly acquired Tommy La Stella each time. Olson also struck out twice which has held him back somewhat as his K-rate is over 27-percent which has his batting average still... Read More
Tommy La Stella Scores Twice As Leadoff Hitter
Oakland Athletics second baseman Tommy La Stella went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a loss to the Padres Sunday. La Stella batted leadoff for the first time since being traded to Oakland and immediately sparked the offense by doubling and scoring in the first inning. He has been batting second for Oakland and should... Read More
Jean Segura's Struggles Continue
Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Jean Segura went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in a loss to the Mets on Sunday. It was a brutal matchup vs Mets' ace Jacob deGrom, but Segura was struggling coming into the game as well. Segura is now just three hits in his last 19 at bats and hasn't driven in... Read More
Bryce Harper Swipes Two Bags Vs Mets
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 1-for-2 with a walk and two stolen bases in a loss to the Mets Sunday. Harper has clearly made running more of a priority as the superstar outfielder now has seven stolen bases to match his seven homers this season. Harper has 30 walks to 27 strikeouts on the... Read More
Aaron Nola Strikes Out Ten Mets
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola struggled Sunday vs the Mets, but still struck out 10 to salvage a good day for fantasy managers. Nola allowed six runs, three earned, in 5 1/3 innings while taking his third loss of the season. Nola had given up just two runs in 15 innings in his two... Read More
Antonio Gandy-Golden Opening Season As Fourth Receiver
Washington Football Team wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden has been behind Dontrelle Inman in team drills and seems to be opening the season fourth on the depth chart. Head coach Ron Rivera mentioned Gandy-Golden has been struggling to pick up the offense. Gandy-Golden is an intriguing small-school prospect Washington drafted in the fourth round, but it... Read More
Logan Thomas Projected Starter At Tight End
Washington Football Team tight end Logan Thomas has been working with the starting offense in training camp and will open the season as the starter. Thomas had a career-high 16 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown last season with Detroit. Thomas is not someone fantasy managers need to draft, but he could work his... Read More
Bryce Love Makes 53-Man Roster
Washington Football Team running back Bryce Love made the 53-man roster and will compete for carries in a backfield that also features rookie Antonio Gibson and veteran passing-downs back J.D. McKissic. Love missed all of 2019 with injuries but was a standout running back at Stanford and could find himself as the starting running back... Read More
Steven Sims An Intriguing Sleeper For Washington
Washington Football Team wide receiver Steven Sims finished the 2019 season strong and will look to carry that momentum into 2020. Over the last four weeks of last season, Sims made 20 catches for 230 yards and four touchdowns. He played primarily in the slot and should see plenty of snaps in that role this... Read More
Terry McLaurin Looking To Improve On Strong Rookie Year
Washington Football Team wide receiver Terry McLaurin enters 2020 as the top-dog in the offense and will look to improve on his strong numbers he put up as a rookie. The Ohio State Buckeye racked up 919 yards on 58 receptions, 15.8 yards-per-catch, and had seven touchdowns. He was the only Washington player with more... Read More
Evan Engram Looking To Join Elite Tight End Class
New York Giants tight end Evan Engram has some of the most upside at the position, but he needs to stay healthy. Engram has played just 19 games in the past two seasons and missed the end of last season after getting foot surgery. When Engram has been healthy, he's been good for Big Blue... Read More
Sterling Shepard Looking To Bounce Back In 2020
New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard will look to match his strong numbers from 2018 after a disappointing 2019 season. Two years ago, when Shepard played all 16 games, he put up 872 yards and four touchdowns on 66 catches. He's capable of better numbers than that in what should be an improved Giants... Read More
