Schuyler Dombroske - Page 6

Chad Green (SP) NYY - It's easy to dismiss a start against the Padres from a RHP, but there might be a bit more to Chad Green's outing than the opposition. Green held the Padres to 1 run on 3...

Tyler Naquin OF (CLE) - I'm going to keep writing about Naquin until people start paying attention. The 25 year old homered again on Sunday, and he has 2 2B, 2 3B, and 2 HR in the past 5 games...

Robbie Grossman (OF) MIN - Grossman is sizzling, reaching base in his 13th straight game with a walk, a single, and his 5th homer of the year in the 9-4 victory over the Angels on Monday. Grossman is now hitting...

Carlos Beltran (OF) NYY - Beltran homered for the third straight game Wednesday, giving him 16 on the year and the 3rd highest ISO of his career. His avg HR distance isn't all that great (383 ft.) for the number...

Nathan Eovaldi SP - NYY - Eovaldi continues to make positive strides, holding the Rays to 1 run over 6 innings for his 6th win in his last 7 starts. He walked 2 and fanned 7 as his K rate...

Eduardo Nunez 2B/SS/3B - MIN - Nunez homered and doubled Wednesday, and he's now hitting 314/347/482 on the season. He's on pace for roughly 36 doubles, 16 homers, and 32 steals (figuring a quarter of the season has passed), and...

Michael Saunders OF (TOR) - Saunders wasn't even in the starting lineup, but he still managed to single and homer in 4 trips to the plate Wednesday, extending his hitting streak to 5 games. He's hitting 315/388/556 for the season...

Ian Desmond - OF (+SS?), TEX - 2016 is looking like 2015 a bit, as Ian Desmond is trying to crawl out of a statistical chasm created by an abysmal first few weeks of the year. Desmond is 14-34 with...

Chris Tillman, SP, BAL - Tillman didn't throw a ton of strikes on Wednesday, but he was effective enough to scatter a mere two singles and two walks over 6 2/3 shutout innings against the Rays, striking out 9. Beating...

Hector Santiago, SP, LAA - Santiago was brilliant Monday, shutting out the White Sox over seven innings on just 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 10 to pick up his first win of the year. There were some alarming...

Marco Estrada - Estrada came off the DL Sunday and pitched a gem against Boston, shutting out the Sox over seven innings on just five hits and two walks, striking out eight. There are a few powerful reasons to expect...

NAVA-MORE? - It's looking more and more like a Nava/Gentry platoon is what the Angels will roll into 2016 with in LF, and while Nava really struggled last season, there is a bit of cause for slight optimism. Nava has...

FORGET THE BIG THREE, HOW ABOUT THE BIG FOUR? - With the Big Three at the front of the rotation and Lucas Giolito waiting in the wings, Joe Ross has understandably flown under the radar a bit in Washington, but...

NEW LEAGUE, RETRO PERFORMANCE? - The converse of the "bet on pitchers moving to the NL" theory isn't quite as sure of a bet, but it does tend to help a bit, and in Andrelton Simmons' case in particular there...

David Peralta - The standard September caveat of "make sure he's in the lineup" applies, but I like Peralta very much against Christian Bergman tomorrow. Peralta is priced at $3600 and is hitting 318/375/541 against RHP this year. I also...

Justin Verlander - Verlander had a solid outing against the White Sox Wednesday, holding them to 5 hits and 3 runs over 7 innings to pick up his 10th QS in his last 12 outings. More importantly perhaps, he fanned...

Starlin Castro - Castro remains on fire, adding to a September hard contact rate of 39% with a pair of doubles in the 9-5 win over the Brewers. Since resuming "most of the time" status on 8/24, Castro is 30-73...

Logan Forsythe - Forsythe doubled and homered on Sunday, giving him 31 and 17 respectively on the year. This is pretty clearly a career year for Forsythe, who is pretty much maxed out at this level of power if you...

Anthony DeSclafani - DeSclafani has quietly been improving since the beginning of August, maintaining an ERA in the high 3.00's while cutting the walks and increasing the K totals. His strong outing Monday against the Pirates (7 1/3 IP, 1...

Eduardo Escobar - Escobar continued his hot hitting Wednesday, picking up a single and a walk while scoring a run for the 11th straight game. He's really blossomed playing every day, hitting 295/375/577 over the month of August and scoring...

Julio Teheran - Teheran only allowed four hits and a walk (and three ER) over 7 1/3 innings Monday to tally his 5th straight QS, striking out 5 and picking up his 9th win of the year. It's been a...

Jonathan Schoop - Schoop hit his 9th homer of the year against Noah Syndergaard, boosting his line to 301/335/529 through 153 ABs this year. People need to get on the bandwagon here, as 2B with 25-30 HR power do not...

Jonathan Gray - Gray was excellent on Monday, allowing a solo homer to Travis D'Arnaud and a couple of walks over six innings, striking out 5 Mets. He didn't get the win due to some very questionable managing from Walt...

Jonathan Schoop - Schoop was 1-3 with a 2B and a HBP on Wednesday, and he's hit in 7 of his last 8 to bring his line up to 299/336/551 for the year. His power numbers are extremely impressive, as...

Gerardo Parra - Parra came into Monday's game with a line of 408/469/704 for the month of July, and he managed a 1-2 line with two walks against Chris Heston and the Giants Monday night. Parra isn't really doing a...

Rougned Odor - I'm having a tough time containing my excitement about this kid lately, and another 3-4 day (single, triple, homer, walk) Wednesday isn't helping things any. Odor is now 40-108 (.370) with 7 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR,...

Tom Milone - Milone tossed his sixth straight QS Wednesday, holding the O's to 1 run on 5 hits over 7 innings, walking 2 and fanning 5 to move to 5-1 on the year. Sure, his peripherals look pretty ugly...

James Shields - Shields managed a QS Wednesday against the Mariners, just his second in the last 5 starts, with a 6 2/3 IP, 2 ER outing in which he walked 4 and fanned 7. Shields is generating swinging strikes...

Eugenio Suarez - Suarez was 3-5 with 3 RBIs, a 2B, and 2 SBs on Monday in the 11-7 win over the Twins. He's now hitting 316/361/421 on the year, and as long as the defensive woes (5 errors over...

Kendall Graveman - Graveman is one out against the Yanks away from posting 7 straight quality starts since his return from the minors after a 7 IP, 2 ER outing against Texas on Wednesday. If you're looking at his season...

Josh Reddick - I guess we should finally discuss Josh Reddick, huh? Reddick is exhibiting a severe increase in plate discipline this season by any measure (chase rate, swinging strike%, contact rate, swing%, BB rate, K rate), and it's coincided...

David Peralta - Peralta continued his assault on RHP Wednesday, going 2-5 with a double against the Braves in a 9-8 loss. He's hitting 282/353/534 against righties and is ranked #54 among OF despite his part-time play, yet he's still...

Billy Burns - Burns had two singles, a homer, and a steal in the 7-2 victory over the A's on Sunday, and he's now hitting 309/356/395 through his first 81 ABs of the year. Burns has the LD rate to...

Lucas Duda - Duda is certainly a changed hitter this year, combating the ever-present shift with a more level, spray-hitter sort of a swing than we've seen from him in the past. Unsurprisingly, due to the combination of a change...

Melky Cabrera - Another 0-5 on Sunday dropped Cabrera to 8-34 with 1 HR for the month of May, dragging his season line down to 264/314/309. That's a putrid performance from a LF, particularly from one that is a notorious...

Andrelton Simmons - Simmons had a pretty enjoyable series against the Phils, going 6-11 with a double, triple, and a homer while walking twice. He's now hit in 6 straight, picking up XBH in 4 of those contests. Looking at...