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Zach Neto (SS-LAA) was out of the starting 9 again on Saturday night as the Angels faced the Rangers. He injured his right shoulder during a stolen base attempt on Thursday and did not play on Friday while manager Ron...

Corbin Carroll OF ARI Corbin Carroll's complicated 2024 season caused consternation across fantasy baseball. Next to zero production in the first half of the season followed by a return to his rookie form in the second half of the season,...

Oneil Cruz-Pirates-SS Oneil Cruz was 0-4 with a strikeout against the Brewers. Cruz has come on strong in the second half (.297 AVG with 7 HR, 30 R, 32 RBI, and 15 SB). On the year, he is hitting .263...

Javier Assad, SP, CHC Assad fell apart against the Phillies on Wednesday, allowing 8 ER's including 3 HR's in 4.1 IP, while striking out 3 and walking 3. Assad spent the first two years of his career far outpitching his...

Your 2024 American League Cy Young winner was in his element on Tuesday. Skubal shut the Rays out for seven innings, allowing only two hits and striking out seven en route to his 18th win.

Spencer Arrighetti (SP - HOU) - The childish part of me had a really hard time not titling this "Spencer Spaghetti". Arrighetti has, in the space of one season, gone from unusable to possible streamer to "use most of the...

Christian Walker- 1B- ARI- Stats- Walker lost the month of August due to an oblique strain but has put up decent numbers for the season, He is slashing .252/.337/.474 with 26 homers in 526 PAs. His homer per PA is...

Francisco Alvarez (C-NYM) went 2-4 with a homer and 3 RBI against the Phillies on Saturday. The 22 year-old backstop has underwhelmed in 2024, in large part because of a torn ligament in his thumb that kept him out of...

Adley Rutschman Adley went 0-4 with 2 Ks in an empty day at the plate. I pegged Adley as one of my favorite backstops to target and drafted him on plenty of teams this year. He rewarded me by having...

Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAD Ohtani became the first-ever player to record a 50 Homer - 50 Stolen Base season, and he did so in STYLE. He went 6 for 6 with three homers, 10 RBI, and 2 SBs. His last...

Brent Rooker-Athletics-OF Brent Rooker was 2-3 with 1 RBI, 2 BB, and 1 SB against the Cubs. Rooker is hitting .304 with 38 HR, 80 R, 110 RBI, and 11 SB. He's had a top-10 hitter season after many fantasy...

Blake Snell, SP, Giants Blake Snell was lights out against one of the best offenses in the league, striking out 12 Orioles batters over 6 shutout innings. He allowed one hit and two walks. After a rocky start to his...

Jackson Merrill The rookie phenom went 2-3 R, HR, RBI, BB as he continues to compete with Paul Skenes for NL Rookie of the Year. Merrill has been a fantasy goldmine, hitting 24 homers and stealing 16 bases. He slowly...

James Wood, OF, WSH Wood recorded his first multi-homer game of his young career on Sunday afternoon. Both long balls were solo shots and he added a walk to round out his day. With seven homers and 12 SBs, the...

Joe Musgrove- P- SD- Hot- Musgrove bounced back last night from a bad start in his previous outing to toss his 4th quality start in 5 outings. He threw 6 shutout IPs, allowing 3 hits, walking none, and striking out...

Zach Eflin-Orioles-SP Zach Eflin went 6.2 IP and gave up 1 ER on 5 H, 1 BB, and 3 K's against the Tigers. Eflin has a 3.55 ERA and 1.13 WHIP through 154.2 IP. He has demonstrated elite command this...

Kumar Rocker, SP (TEX) Rocker was impressive in his major league debut, striking out seven batters in four innings. He allowed one run on three hits and two walks. The only damage came on a Justin Turner solo home run...

Taylor Ward OF LAA What's hotter than a 100% Sweet Spot percentile of 43%? Step into the burn Ward: Over the last two weeks, Ward has warmed from hot to scalding: .347 BA with 5 HR and 11 Runs scored....

Cristopher Sanchez (SP - PHI) - Sanchez had a very solid outing against the Rays on Monday, tossing 6 shutout innings while allowing just 4 singles and a walk with 4 K's. In typical Sanchez fashion, he generated 17 swinging...

Shohei Ohtani-Dodgers-DH Shohei Ohtani was 2-4 with an HR (46), 1 R, and 1 RBI in the win against the Guardians. He is hitting .291 with 46 HR, 113 R, 101 RBI, and 46 SB. It is one of the...

Clarke Schmidt- P- NYY- Hot- Schmidt came off the Il and tossed 4.2 shutout IP against the Cubs. He threw 75 pitches, 44 of them strikes. Schmidt gave up 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. He matched his...

Mark Vientos (3B-NYM) had a productive game against the Reds on Friday as he went 3-5 with a pair of 2-run blasts. The 24 year-old is now batting .289 with 24 homers, 62 RBI, and 50 runs scored through 368...

Josh Jung Jung went 3-4 with three hard hit balls on the day. Many were hoping for a continued breakout given his strong 2023. Unfortunately, injuries derailed him this year, and we're only getting a glimpse of what he can...

Shota Imanaga-Cubs-SP Shota Imanaga went 7 IP and gave up 0 ER on 0 H, 2 BB, and 7 K's against the Pirates. Through 26 GS, Imanaga has a 2.99 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He has been better than advertised...

Kyle Schwarber, OF, Phillies Kyle Schwarber had a monster game on Tuesday to lead the Phillies to a 10-9 win over the Blue Jays. He went 5 for 6 with 3 home runs and a double, tallying 4 runs and...

Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAD Ohtani went 2-4 with 2 BB's, 2 runs, and 3 SB's against the Diamondbacks on Monday, and is now up to 46 SB's along with 44 HR's this season. The most shocking thing about Ohtani's season...

Kyle Manzardo (1B/DH - CLE) - Manzardo returned to the majors with a bang on Sunday, hitting two solo homers against the Pirates in a 6-1 win. I expect that he'll be the primary DH (at least against RHP) down...

Luis Garcia Jr.-Nationals-2B Luis Garcia Jr. was 0-3 with a walk against the Cubs. Garcia Jr. came into the game hot in the second half (.319 AVG with 4 HR, 15 R, 18 RBI, and 9 SB). On the year,...

Zach Neto-Angels-SS Zach Neto was 1-4 with an HR (20), 1 R, and 2 RBI against the Tigers. Neto is hitting .254 with 20 HR, 58 R, 66 RBI, and 23 SB. He has been a nice value based on...

Spencer Arrighetti, SP (HOU) Things looked bleak a couple months ago for Arrighetti, but the tide has turned for the rookie. After blanking the Orioles for six innings in Camden Yards last week, Arrighetti was even better on Wednesday, holding...

Riley Greene Greene went 1-4 with a solo homer and 2 K on Tuesday. He is slashing .241/.313/.517 since coming back from the IL. Greene has been fairly consistent all season long, posting at least an .830 OPS in four...

Bailey Ober, SP, Twins Bailey Ober got lit up by the Braves on Monday, allowing 9 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks in 2 innings. He struck out two. This was reminiscent of his first start of the season...

Johnkensy Noel (OF - CLE) - Noel homered for the 3rd time in the past 4 games on Sunday, giving him 12 in his first 112 ABs in the majors. He's 18th in maximum exit velo this year and knocking...

Bowden Francis (SP-TOR) dazzled against the Angels on Saturday afternoon as he allowed 1 run on 1 hit and 3 walks while racking up 12 punchouts over 8 IP; he carried a no-hitter into the 9th inning. The 28 year-old...

Ryne Nelson (SP - ARI) - Nelson was solid again on Friday against the Red Sox, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs over 6 innings with 1 walk and 7 K's to pick up his 9th win of the season....

Justin Steele-Cubs-SP Justin Steele went 7 IP and gave up 2 ER on 4 H, 0 BB, and 10 K's against the Tigers. Steele has been excellent this year with a 3.07 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. The only downside to...