Blue Jays Will Jose Bautista bounce back in 2017 or is it the end of the road? Jose Bautista is coming off an injury-riddled 2016 season in which he hit .234 with 22 HR and 69 RBI. He is being

Jose Fernandez-Marlins-SP Jose Fernandez was killed early Sunday morning in a boating accident. This is one of the saddest moments in baseball history in recent memory. Fernandez was an extremely talented and popular player in his time in Miami. What

Freddie Freeman-Braves-1B Freddie Freeman was 1-3 with a run scored and two walks against the Marlins. Freeman raised his season line to .303/31/85 and he has even thrown in 6 SB. He also has been extremely hot as of late.

Ivan Nova-Pirates-SP Ivan Nova went 3 IP and gave up 3 ER on 9 H, 0 BB, and 2 K's against the Reds. Nova now has a 4.13 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, and 19% K. He has posted a 2.79 ERA

Seth Lugo-Mets-SP Seth Lugo went 7 IP and gave up 2 ER on 6 H, 1 BB, and 5 K's against the Braves. Lugo now has a 2.40 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and 19.2% K. He has now made five starts

Jonathan Villar-Brewers-SS Jonathan Villar was 1-4 with a run scored against the Cardinals. Villar is now slashing .298/.377/.464, which is an absolute ridiculous line from someone that was supposed to lose their job to a rookie during the season. Villar

Seth Lugo-Mets-SP Seth Lugo went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 6 H, 0 BB, and 4 K's against the Nationals. Lugo now has a 2.38 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, and 20% K. He has now made four starts

Jon Lester-Cubs-SP Jon Lester went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 3 H, 0 BB, and 4 K's against the Dodgers. Lester now has a 2.70 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 25% K. He has put together another fine

Andrew McCutchen-Pirates-OF Andrew McCutchen was 1-4 with a walk and a run scored against the Brewers. McCutchen's season line is still a major disappointment at .250 AVG with 18 HR, 55 RBI, and 6 SB. The good news is that

Josh Bell-Pirates-OF Josh Bell was 1-3 with a RBI against the Marlins. Bell was excellent in his limited time at the big league level earlier this year. However, Bell struggled when sent back to Triple-A. He hit .211 with a

Steven Matz-Mets-SP Steven Matz went 7.1 IP and gave up 0 ER on 1 H, 2 BB, and 8 K's against the Padres. Matz now has a 3.40 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and 23% K. Matz no-hit the Padres through 7.1

Adam Wainwright-Cardinals-SP Adam Wainwright went 2 IP and gave up 7 ER on 6 H, 3 BB, and 2 K's against the Cubs. Wainwright now has a 4.72 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and 18.7% K. He still has a SwStr that

Kyle Hendricks-Cubs-SP Kyle Hendricks went 7.1 IP and gave up 1 ER on 3 H, 0 BB, and 4 K's against the Athletics. Hendricks is in the middle of a Cy Young type season for the Cubs. He has a

Carlos Martinez-Cardinals-SP Carlos Martinez went 7 IP and gave up 4 ER on 7 H, 4 BB, and 4 K's against the Marlins. Martinez has been pitching well as of late and has a 2.99 ERA with a 1.16 WHIP.

Junior Guerra-Brewers-SP Junior Guerra went 8.2 IP and gave up 1 ER on 4 H, 1 BB, and 5 K's against the Pirates. Guerra now has a 2.70 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 21% K. Guerra has been fantastic and there

Vincent Velasquez-Phillies-SP Vincent Velasquez went 6 IP and gave up 4 ER on 7 H, 4 BB, and 5 K's against the Pirates. Velasquez has a 3.34 ERA with an excellent 27.8% K. He has an average walk rate (8.5%)

Christian Yelich-Marlins-OF Christian Yelich was 2-4 with a run scored and 3 RBI in the win against the Cardinals. Yelich has his season line up to .318 with 7 HR and 48 RBI to go along with 4 SB. Yelich

Francisco Liriano-Pirates-SP Francisco Liriano went 6 IP and gave up 3 ER on 5 H, 4 BB, and 5 K's against the Nationals. Liriano finished the first half with a disappointing 5.15 ERA (5.01 SIERA). The strikeout rate is down

John Lackey-Cubs-SP John Lackey went 6 IP and gave up 5 ER on 7 H, 2 BB, and 9 K's against the Pirates. Lackey came into the game with a 3.50 ERA (3.83 SIERA) and left with a 3.70 ERA.

Josh Tomlin-Indians-SP Josh Tomlin went 6.0 IP and gave up 1 ER on 7 H, 2 BB, and 6 K's against the Blue Jays. The Indians starters are on one heck of a role. Tomlin came into today's game with

Tanner Roark-Nationals-SP Tanner Roark went 7 IP and gave up 1 ER on 7 H, 1 BB, and 7 K's. It looks like Roark is going to fill in for Strasburg while he misses two starts unless something unforeseen happens.

Carlos Rodon-White Sox-SP Carlos Rodon went 6.1 IP and gave up 2 ER on 8 H, 1 BB, and 8 K's against the Indians. Rodon came into the game with a 4.28 ERA (4.15 SIERA) and left with a 4.16

Christian Friedrich-Padres-SP Christian Friedrich went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 2 H, 3 BB, and 9 K's against the Rockies. Friedrich came into the game with a 2.57 ERA, but his 5.17 SIERA suggests that it is

Will Harris-Astros-RP Luke Gregerson has blown his last two saves and now has an 4.56 ERA. Will Harris came on in the ninth and recorded his first save. There is no indication that Gregerson is out as closer, but if

Francisco Liriano-Pirates-SP Francisco Liriano went 3.1 IP and gave up 6 ER on 10 H, 4 BB, and 2 K's. Liriano's ERA now sits at 5.25 and there is clearly something wrong with him. His walk rate has shot up

Brandon Finnegan-Reds-SP Brandon Finnegan went 6.1 IP and gave up 4 ER on 6 H, 4 BB, and 4 K's. Finnegan has been a nice surprise for the Reds this year. He has a 4.14 ERA with a 5.04 SIERA,

Carlos Rodon-White Sox-SP Carlos Rodon went 6.2 IP and gave up 2 ER on 8 H, 2 BB, and 4 K's. Rodon was someone who looked poised to have a huge breakout 2016 season. He showed improved command to go

Carlos Martinez-Cardinals-SP Carlos Martinez went 5 IP and gave up 4 ER on 7 H, 3 BB, and 3 K's. Something is not right with Carlos Martinez. His ERA looks good at 3.56, but his advanced metrics do not like

Rubby de la Rosa-Diamondbacks-SP Rubby de la Rosa went 6.2 IP and gave up 1 ER on 1 H, 4 BB, and 7 K's. Rubby came into the game with a 3.93 ERA (3.52 xFIP), which means that his advanced

Vincent Velasquez-Phillies-SP Vincent Velasquez went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 2 H, 4 BB, and 6 K's. Velasquez has posted a 1.44 ERA (2.73 xFIP), 33% K, and 6% BB. Velasquez has shown the ability to miss

Drew Smyly-Rays-SP Drew Smyly went 7 IP and gave up 1 ER on 6 H, 1 BB, and 6 K's. Smyly has been excellent when on the mound over the past two seasons. He has been a great source of

Matt Harvey-Mets-SP Matt Harvey went 5 IP and gave up 2 ER on 7 H, 1 BB, and 5 K's. Harvey has not looked right to start the year. He is down 2 mph on both his fastball and slider.

Michael Conforto-Mets-OF Michael Conforto went 2-3 with 2 doubles, 2 R, and 2 RBI against the Indians. Conforto was recently moved into the three-hole against right-handed pitchers, which is a big vote of confidence for the youngster. He showed the

Jerad Eickhoff-Phillies-SP Jerad Eickhoff went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 4 H, 0 BB, and 9 K's. Eickhoff is someone who pitched well at the end of last year prior to being traded to the Phillies. Eickhoff

Michael Pineda-Yankees-SP Michael Pineda went 5 IP and gave up 6 ER on 8 H, 0 BB, and 5 K's against the Astros. Pineda was on the wrong end of some bad luck last year. He had a 4.37 ERA

Cincinnati Reds-News and Notes J.J. Hoover as closer Reds manager Bryan Price has stated, if the season started today that J.J. Hoover would be the closer. J.J. Hoover has saved five games over his career, so this is going to

Cincinnati Reds-News and Notes Can Cody Reed make the jump from Double-A? Cody Reed has been the most impressive player at Reds camp. He has caught everyone's attention and that is a good thing for someone trying to make the

Cincinnati Reds-News and Notes What can we expect from Devin Mesoraco this year? Is he fully healthy? Devin Mesoraco played in just 23 games a year ago and saw just 53 plate appearances. He had surgery on his left hip

Michael Pineda-Yankees-SP Michael Pineda went 6 IP and gave up 7 ER on 7 H, 0 BB, and 4 K in the loss to the Red Sox. The owners who held onto Pineda through all of his injuries and missed

Josh Tomlin-Indians-SP Josh Tomlin went 9 IP and gave up 2 ER on 4 H, 0 BB, and 6 K in the loss to the Royals. Josh Tomlin has had a career resurgence in the second half. He has posted

Tyson Ross-Padres-SP Tyson Ross went 7 IP and gave up 3 ER on 4H, 0 BB, and 6 K in the loss to the Rockies. Tyson Ross has been excellent once again. He has a 3.24 ERA (2.90 FIP), despite

Drew Smyly-Rays-SP Drew Smyly went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 4 H, 1 BB, and 10 K in the win against the Orioles. Drew Smyly has been an interesting case this year. He pitched well early on

Zack Greinke-Dodgers-SP Zack Greinke went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 4 H, 2 BB, and 9 K in the win against the Reds. At this point Greinke has to be battling his teammate for the NL Cy

Eduardo Rodriguez-Red Sox-SP Eduardo Rodriguez went 6 IP and gave up 2 ER on 7 H, 0 BB, and 1 K in the loss to the Royals. Rodriguez looked good and has continued his up and down rookie season. Through

Trevor Bauer-Indians-SP Trevor Bauer went 1.2 IP and gave up 5 ER on 6 H, 1 BB, and 1 K in the loss to the Red Sox. There are a couple of thing that we know about Trevor Bauer. He

Carlos Carrasco-Indians-SP Carlos Carrasco went 7 IP and gave up 2 ER on 6 H, 3 BB, and 7 K in the loss to the Twins. Carrasco's season line sits at 3.63 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and 162 K in 151.1

Khris Davis-Brewers-OF Khris Davis was 0-3 with a walk in the loss to the Brewers. Davis has been earning his nickname this month (crush). He has a .257 AVG, but you are not expecting that from him, but are expecting

Marco Estrada-Blue Jays-SP Marco Estrada went 6.1 IP and gave up 0 ER on 3 H, 3 BB, and 6 K in the win to the Yankees. Estrada has continued to defy logic, that a flyball/HR prone pitcher could succeed

Carlos Martinez-Cardinals-SP Carlos Martinez went 5 IP and gave up 5 ER on 10 H, 0 BB, and 6 K in the win against the Rockies. Carlos Martinez has been great this year, but has a 2.34 ERA and 3.42

Rougned Odor-Rangers-2B Rougned Odor was 2-5 with his 8th HR and 3 RBI in the loss. Odor is hitting .348 with 4 HR, 4 3B, and 5 2B in July. Odor has been red hot since being called up and

Carlos Rodon-White Sox-SP Carlos Rodon went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 2 H, 0 BB, and 6 K in the win against the Cubs. Rodon has shown flashes of greatness and flashes that he is far from

Francisco Liriano-Pirates-SP Francisco Liriano went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 5 H, 3 BB, and 5 K in the win against the Tigers. Liriano has a 2.99 ERA with 119 SO in 102.1 IP. Liriano has been

Jeff Samardzija-White Sox-SP Jeff Samardzija went 7.1 IP and gave up 4 ER on 5 H, 3 BB, and 4 K in the loss to the Tigers. Which qualified starter has given up the most hits this season? If your

A.J. Burnett-Pirates-SP AJ Burnett went 9 IP and gave up 0 ER on 5 H, 1 BB, and 4 K in the win against the Phillies. Burnett has been excellent in his return to Pittsburgh. Burnett has a 1.89 ERA

Phil Hughes-Twins-SP Phil Hughes went 7.2 IP and gave up 3 ER on 7 H, 1 BB, and 3 K in the loss to the Royals. Hughes has gone back to the old Hughes after his breakout 2014 season. Hughes

Yordano Ventura-Royals-SP Yordano Ventura went 7 IP and gave up 1 ER on 4 H, 1 BB, and 6 K in the loss to the Cubs. Ventura was someone that fantasy owners were looking to take the next step forward

Edinson Volquez-Royals-SP Edinson Volquez went 5.2 IP and gave up 3 ER on 6 H, 1 BB, and 9 K in the win against the Cubs. Volquez is once again enjoying a fine season after re-inventing himself in Pittsburgh. The

Wei-Yin Chen -Orioles-SP Chen went 5 innings and gave up 3 ER on 11 H, 0 BB, and 6 K in the win against the Astros. Chen has exceeded expectations so far in 2015. He has a 3.13 ERA over

Ian Desmond-Nationals-SS Ian Desmond was 1-3 with walk and a RBI in the win against the Phillies. Desmond is slashing .246/4/13 with 1 SB. Desmond has gone 20/20 the past three seasons and is in a contract year. Desmond was

Noah Syndergaard-Mets-SP Noah Syndergaard pitched well in his second major league start on Sunday against the Brewers. Syndergaard showed good control and an overpowering fastball. Syndergaard struggled in 2014 at Triple-A and for that reason was not receiving as much

Jeff Samardzija-White Sox-SP Jeff Samardzija went 6 IP and gave up 5 ER on 8 H, 1 BB, and 6 K in the loss against the Brewers. Samardzija was drafted as a fantasy ace coming into 2015. Samardzija has some

Brandon Moss-Indians-OF Brandon Moss was 0-3 with 2 RBI in the win over the Blue Jays. Moss is slashing .230/4/18 over his first 22 games. Moss is not going to hit for a high average, but should return to being

Mike Moustakas-Royals-3B Mike Moustakas was 4-5 with 2 R and 1 RBI in the win against the Indians. Moustakas is hitting .342 with 3 HR and 7 RBI. Moustakas has showed an increased contact rate (88%) and decreased strikeout rate

Dan Haren-Marlins-SP Dan Haren picked up his first win Wednesday by giving up 2 ER over 7 IP on 3 H, 2 BB, and 5 K. Haren is in a good spot in Miami, pitching half his games in a

J.D. Martinez-Tigers-OF J.D. Martinez was 1-3 with a HR (4), 1 R, 2 RBI, and 1 BB. Martinez has shown no signs of slowing down after his breakout 2014 season. If you purely look at his numbers, he would be

Corey Dickerson-Rockies-OF Corey Dickerson went 2-5 with a HR, 4 RBI, and a run scored. Dickerson starts off 2015, just like he ended 2014. Dickerson's power is legit, evidenced by his 104 BBS and 405 average distance on home runs.

Cincinnati Reds Has Johnny Cueto established himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball? Johnny Cueto was brilliant in 2014. Cueto went 20-9 and posted a 2.25 ERA over 243.2 IP. Cueto had been labeled as a health risk

Cincinnati Reds What to expect from Joey Votto in 2015? Joey Votto had an injury plagued 2014 season. His quad injury never seemed to heal up and forced him to the DL. Votto only played in 62 games, but is

Will the real Padres please stand up? Every year at least one team goes out and spends big and is deemed the winner of the off-season and a pre-season favorite to win their division. I wouldn't go as far as

Thank you for being with us with this year. Hopefully championships were won and a lot of fun was had!* Bryce Harper-Nationals-OF Bryce Harper was 1-3 with 2 runs scored and a walk in the win against the Marlins. Harper

Mookie Betts-Red Sox-SS,OF Mookie Betts was 1-4 with a RBI and a steal (6) in the loss to the Pirates. Betts is slashing .283/4/14 with 6 SB over his first 43 big league games. Betts should see regular playing time

Shelby Miller-Cardinals-SP Shelby Miller went 6 innings and gave up 1 ER on 5 hits, 0 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Miller has a 3.75 ERA over 172.2 innings with 115 strikeouts. Miller has been up and down this year. He

Hector Santiago-Angels-SP Hector Santiago went 5 innings and gave up 4 ER on 8 hits, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts in the win against the Twins. Santiago has a 3.46 ERA over 112 innings with 97 strikeouts. Santiago showed promise

Jason Heyward-Braves-OF Jason Heyward was 3-4 in the loss to the Marlins. Heyward is slashing .275/11/54 with 14 SB. Heyward has never lived up to his potential, but remains a solid fantasy player because of his contributions across the board.

Billy Hamilton-Reds-OF Billy Hamilton was 2-2 with 2 runs scored, 2 walks, and 2 RBI in the win over the Cubs. Hamilton is slashing .267/6/46 with 69 runs scored and 51 stolen bases. Hamilton has really slowed down post all-star

Phil Hughes-Twins-SP Phil Hughes went 7 innings and gave up 1 ER on 5 hits and 8 strikeouts in the win against the Indians. Hughes has a 3.65 ERA over 165 innings with 148 strikeouts. Hughes has a 3.23 x

Miguel Cabrera-Tigers-1B Miguel Cabrera was 3-9 with 2 runs scored in the loss to the Blue Jays. Cabrera is slashing .304/17/84. Cabrera hasn't been hitting for power like we have all come to expect. Cabrera has been slowed by injuries

Justin Masterson-Cardinals-SP Justin Masterson went 6 innings and gave up 5 ER on 7 hits, 3 BB, and 4 strikeouts in his debut against the Brewers. Masterson has had a disappointing 2014 season, but a move to the National League

Carlos Santana-Indians-3B Carlos Santana was 2-4 with 2 RBI in the loss to the Mariners. Santana is slashing .234/20/52. Santana has been a disappointment overall, but has really picked it up as of late. Santana has hit .304 with 8

Johnny Cueto-Reds-SP Johnny Cueto threw 7 innings of shutout ball with 9 K's in the win against the Nationals. Cueto has not slowed down and has a 2.08 ERA over 155 innings with 157 K's. Cueto has remained healthy and

Brian Dozier-Twins-2B Brian Dozier was 1-4 with an RBI in the loss to the Indians. Brian Dozier parlayed a strong start to his 2014 season into an All-Star and HR Derby appearance. Dozier's season line reads .239/19/47 with 16 SB

Jason Kipnis-Indians-2B Jason Kipnis was 2-7 with a run scored in the loss to the Yankees. Kipnis has been a disappointment to many fantasy owners who expected him to build on his breakout 2013 season. Kipnis is slashing .251/3/23 over

Erick Aybar-Angels-SS Erick Aybar was 1-4 with a run scored in the win against the Astros. Aybar is in the midst of a very fine season for the Angels. He is slashing .277/6/42 with 8 SB. Aybar has been a

Will the real J.D. Martinez stand up? J.D. Martinez was 2-4 with his 9th HR and a walk in the win against the Rangers. J.D. Martinez has an OPS over 1.100 in June to go along with 6 HR and

Trevor Bauer-Indians-SP Trevor Bauer managed to give up 4 ER over 6.1 innings against the Tigers. Bauer gave up 8 hits with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks. Bauer has seen much better results this year than his previous stints at

Billy Hamilton-Reds-OF Billy Hamilton was 2-3 with a homerun, 2 runs, and a walk. Hamilton has been a work in progress for the Reds. The only thing stopping Hamilton from wreaking havoc on the bases is his ability to get

Michael Brantley-Indians-OF Michael Brantley went 2-4 against the Royals. He is hitting a cool .310 with 10 HR and 43 RBI. The 10 HR matches a career high for Brantley, which he set last year. The increased power has been

John Jaso-Athletics-C John Jaso went 2-4 with his 6th homerun of the year off of Masahiro Tanaka. Jaso is starting to get some love in the fantasy community and it is righlty deserved. The Oakland Athletics have used the platoon

Matt Kemp-Dodgers-OF Matt Kemp went 2-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored in the win over the Pirates. Kemp was benched earlier in the week because Mattingly wasn't happy with his defense in centerfield. It was not until Carl

George Springer-Astros-OF George Springer went 1-3 with his 9th homerun on Wednesday against the Royals. It was his sixth homerun in six games. He also walked twice and had two runs batted in. Springer has been one of the hottest

Wil Myers-Rays-OF Wil Myers is enduring the dreaded sophomore slump. It might be a case of major league pitchers adjusting to Myers or Myers is not making the necessary adjustments. Either way, he his hitting .252 with 4 HR and

Brandon Belt-Giants-1B Brandon Belt went 1-4 with his 8th homerun of the year Saturday night. Belt has been a pleasant surprise to many so far this season. Belt posted strong numbers in the second half of 2013 and has carried

Yordano Ventura-Royals-SP If you have not seen Ventura throw yet this year, you definitely need to. He has an effortless delivery that routinely reaches into 100's with his fastball. Ventura is averaging 96.8 on his fastball. The real improvement that

Dee Gordon-Dodgers-2B Dee Gordon went 2-5 with a run scored and a triple Saturday night against the Rockies. Dee Gordon has taken a hold of the Dodgers 2B job. Gordon has hit .342 with 10 runs and 12 SB as

Matt Adams- Cardinals-1B Matt Adams went 1-4 on Saturday against the Washington Nationals. Adams has been hitting for average in the early going to the tune of a .348 AVG. Adams is known for his left handed power stroke, not

Christian Yelich-Marlins-OF Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton are the cornerstone hitters for the Miami Marlins. Yelich has the potential to go 15/20 this year. He does need to make strides to get into #2 OF territory. Yelich is going to

Ian Kinsler-DET- 2B The days of Ian Kinsler going 30/30 are likely over, but he still has the potential to go 15/20 at 2B, which would make him very valuable. He also hits in one of the better lineups in

I know it's not the official start to the MLB season, but it is Opening Night for baseball in America. This marks the season long grind for players and fantasy owners alike. Good luck! Senior Circuit News and Analysis from

Milwaukee Brewers Who will be the starting LF? Khris Davis showed great power numbers in limited action at the end of the 2013 season. Davis was able to hit 11 HR's in only 136 AB's. That projects out to 40

Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun-MIL-OF: Post PED Suspension Ryan Braun is out to prove all of his critics wrong in 2014. He wants to prove that he is one of the top players in the game and more importantly, he wants

Milwaukee Brewers Jonathan Lucroy-MIL-C: Top Fantasy Catcher or Career Year in 2013? Some fantasy owners will question whether last year was a fluke for Lucroy or was it the beginning of Lucroy establishing himself as a top tier option at

Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun-MIL-OF: Out to Prove Doubters Ryan Braun had been one of the most valuable and consistent fantasy performers over the past couple of years. He was penciled in for a slash line of .300 avg./30 HR/100 RBI/20