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Are You For Real? Surprising MLB Pitcher Starts from Week 23
Dominic Smith Is Red-Hot At Triple-A
New York Mets first baseman Dominic Smith had a tumultuous offseason that saw him start off seemingly as the favorite for the big league gig come Opening Day, to falling behind the acquired Adrian Gonzalez on the depth chart, to suffering a quadriceps injury that kept him on the shelf throughout spring training and the... Read More
Paul Blackburn Progressing Well In Return from Injury
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Paul Blackburn is working his way back to the A's rotation following a forearm injury sustained in spring training. He is scheduled to partake in a throwing program on Friday and is set to throw from 60 feet away. The righty made 10 starts for Oakland last year and went 3-1... Read More
Jason Vargas Strikes Out 12 In Intrasquad Game
New York Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas is nearing closer to his return from a fracture in his non-throwing right hand, and if Monday’s intrasquad game was any indication, he’s more than ready to do so. Vargas struck out 12 hitters across six hitless innings, throwing a total of 82 pitches. He’ll likely get a... Read More
Orioles-Tigers Wednesday Game Moved To Afternoon
If you were planning on setting lineups later in the day on Wednesday, you need to change that. Since there's inclement weather due to hit Detroit on Tuesday night, the team, after talking it over with the Orioles and Major League Baseball, moved the game to 1:10 pm. Be sure to set your lineups early... Read More
Matthew Boyd Has Favorable Matchup Wednesday
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd had his last start postponed by rain, snow, and frigid temperatures over the weekend, but he'll be back in action Wednesday as Detroit takes on Baltimore. It looks to be a favorable matchup for the lefty, who is off to a hot start this season with a 1.38 ERA... Read More
Curtis Granderson Sitting Out First Game Of Doubleheader
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Curtis Granderson is sitting out the team’s first game of their doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. Teoscar Hernandez will be making his second start of the season in Granderson’s place. It’s the same plan the Blue Jays had for Granderson on Monday before that game was postponed due... Read More
Greg Allen Called Up for the Puerto Rico Series
The Cleveland Indians called up outfielder Greg Allen from Triple-A Columbus. Allen will serve as the 26th player on the roster for the series against the Minnesota Twins in Puerto Rico. He will serve as a bench bat, perhaps using his speed as a pinch runner late in a game if necessary. He won't have... Read More
Keibert Ruiz Breaks Slump With Multi-Homer Game
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Keibert Ruiz broke out of his slump in a big way on Monday. Playing for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, Ruiz hit two home runs, breaking his 2-for-22 slump. He's got a terrible .637 OPS right now, but he's the second youngest player in the Texas League (behind Fernando Tatis Jr.) at... Read More
Howie Kendrick Hits Home Run, Continues Quietly Hot Start
Washington Nationals second baseman Howie Kendrick went 1-for-4 on Monday with a home run and a walk. The veteran is now slashing .309/.345/.527 with two home runs and seven RBI, providing owners with sneaky value. He's gotten hits in all but two of his last 10 games dating back to April 4. While he has... Read More
Anthony Rizzo Still On Track To Return Tuesday
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (back) remains on track to return Tuesday evening versus the St. Louis Cardinals. Rizzo had missed over a week with back tightness and the Cubs are hoping that his time on the disabled list will prevent any further issues during the season. Owners should be ready to roll with... Read More
Jacob DeGrom Strikes Out 12
New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is off to a great start this season but had perhaps his best outing yet on Monday against the Washington Nationals. deGrom allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk across 7 1/3 innings pitched, striking out a season high of 12 in the process. As... Read More
Asdrubal Cabrera Has 1.192 OPS Over The Last Week
New York Mets second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera has been crushing it this year, but you might not have realized just how good he’s been. He owns a .356/.397/.644 slash line, which includes a .385/.385/.808 (1.192 OPS) line over the past week. Accompanied by three home runs, two doubles, eight runs scored and four RBI thus... Read More
Tyler Flowers Progressing Well In Rehab
Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers (oblique) has looked good during catching drills and says he feels better. If all goes well, he could wind up joining the Braves during their next road trip, which would start in Cincinnati on April 23. Kurt Suzuki would resume backup duties. Given how fast players have been getting hurt,... Read More
Daniel Mengden Picks Up Second Victory
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Daniel Mengden tossed eight innings in an 8-1 win against the White Sox on Monday. He allowed one run on six hits with six strikeouts and only one walk. Mengden lowered his ERA to 4.50 with this stellar outing. He is only the second Athletics starting pitcher to get through the sixth... Read More
Yoan Moncada Gets First Stolen Base
Chicago White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada stole his first base of the season Monday evening. He finished the game 1-for-3. Moncada has been struggling with the bat early on, but it is good to see him being aggressive on the base paths when he has the opportunity. He has 20/20 potential and despite his... Read More
Reynaldo Lopez Strikes Out 10
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez continues to shine. On Monday he struck out 10 hitters and gave up four hits and two runs. Lopez’s only issue was that he walked four batters. He now has gone 19 innings and only allowed three runs. He is making a case to be universally owned and... Read More
Jordan Zimmermann Scheduled To Start Thursday
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (jaw) took a Jason Kipnis line drive to the face in his last trip to the mound on April11 , but he's set to toe the rubber again on Thursday after suffering no major structural damage and passing the team's concussion protocol. The incident gave Zim a scare, but... Read More
Wilson Ramos Drives In Two Monday Versus Texas
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos continued his recent upswing Monday versus Texas. He went 3-for-5 while driving in two runs (he had one RBI going into the game). He is now batting .217 (it was .115 five games ago). Ramos spent much of the 2017 season fighting injuries. He only managed to play 64... Read More
Blake Snell Strong Again Monday Versus Texas
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell came up big for the Rays again Monday versus Texas. He went 6 1/3 innings while giving up only one run. He struck out nine batters. Snell now has gone 12 1/3 innings with two runs allowed with 19 strikeouts in his last two outings. Snell just recently... Read More
Mallex Smith's Fantasy Value Rises With Kevin Kiermaier Out
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Mallex Smith stands to benefit from the long absence of Kevin Kiermaier due to injury. Some may flinch from such opportunistic thinking, but the truth is that Smith will start the vast majority of games (often in center field) while Kiermaier is out due to injury. This eliminates one of the concerns... Read More
Brad Miller Will Possibly Play Rehab Game Tuesday
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Brad Miller will test out his groin and if all goes well, he will play a minor league rehab game Tuesday. If all goes well in the game and he feels OK in the days after, he could be activated and be part of the Rays on Friday. The plan... Read More
Yonny Chirinos To Start Tuesday Versus Texas
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos will be the starting pitcher for Tampa Bay on Tuesday versus Texas. He now has gone 14 1/3 innings in 2018 without allowing a run. Each time out, he has gone a bit longer in terms of outs recorded. Chirinos was named the Rays 2017 minor league pitcher... Read More
Matt Duffy DL Decision A Morning Wait-And-See Situation
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy injured his hamstring in the game Monday versus Texas. The Rays are already short-handed, so if Duffy is going to be out at least four to five games, they will probably put him on the disabled list. The main negative of his season so far is the fact... Read More
Victor Robles Won't Need Surgery
Washington Nationals top prospect and outfielder Victor Robles (elbow) won't need surgery on his right elbow after all. He went down last week and it was feared that he might be done for the year. He'll be out of commission for a while, but the season isn't lost. That's good news for Nats fans and... Read More
Christian Villanueva Homers In Third Straight Game
San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva went yard for a third consecutive game on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Villanueva socked a two-run homer off of Hyun-jin Ryu in the second inning and finished 3-for-4. An unknown before 2018, Villanueva has firmly usurped scuffling third baseman Chase Headley at the hot corner and... Read More
Ryan Zimmerman Continues Terrible Slump
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman continued the terrible start to his season on Monday versus the Mets. He went 0-for-5 and has six hits through 54 at-bats with only one home run and four walks. He was due for some regression after his monster 2017 campaign, but this cold spell is making him downright... Read More
Ryan Madson Earns Save
Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Madson earned his second save of the season on Monday against the Mets. Regular closer Sean Doolittle was unavailable after throwing 20 pitches on Sunday, his second appearance in a row over the weekend. Madson gave up one hit and struck out a batter. Eight of his 11 pitches went for... Read More
Joe Biagini to Start Game 2 Tuesday Against Royals
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Joe Biagini will come up from Triple-A Buffalo to make his season debut Tuesday against the Royals. He'll face off against Danny Duffy in Game 2 of the doubleheader. J.A. Happ was slated to start the second game, but he'll have his start pushed back until Wednesday against Ian Kennedy.... Read More
Aaron Nola Fails To Win Without Run Support
Philadelphia Phillies ace Aaron Nola took the mound Monday at SunTrust Park looking to extend the club’s winning streak to seven games against the Atlanta Braves. He certainly did his part, going six strong innings while surrendering just two runs on four hits, walking one and striking out two. He tossed just 85 pitches along... Read More
J.P. Crawford Exits With Possible Injury
Philadelphia Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford was on his way to another strong game when he was removed in the eighth inning in favor of Pedro Florimon. It appears that this was the case because the 23-year-old was hit by a foul ball while inside the Phillies dugout. Philadelphia’s athletic trainer was seen following Crawford back... Read More
