Phil Double - Page 11

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...

I take a look at hot hitters J.D. Martinez, Ian Kinsler, and Coco Crisp. I also examine the struggles of Evan Longoria.

I take a look at some over/under performing pitchers and a struggling 3B.

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...

I take a look at Michael Brantley's hot start and what to expect of Chris Davis going forward...

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...

I take in depth look at the struggles of Matt Kemp, the breakout of Charlie Blackmon, and what to make of Daniel Murphy.

A quick analysis of AL action on May 28th. I take a look at Chisenhall, Carter, Springer, Archer, and Hardy.

I take a look at some players that are under performing and some that are over performing based upon their peripheral stats.

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...

AL Player Analysis from April 30th

Senior Circuit Player Analysis from April 26th