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Adley Rutschman went 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, two runs, two RBIs, a walk, and a stolen base against the Astros on Friday. Rutschman stuffed the stat sheet, falling a triple shy of the cycle while powering Baltimore to...

Josh Jung, 3B (TEX) Sometimes it takes time. Jung hit a home run in his major league debut. He recorded a hit in seven of his first eight games, but since Sept. 16, the 24-year-old slugger has two hits in...

Deep dive on three pitchers (Kluber, Luzardo, and Gausman) and two big-name outfielders (Yelich and Acuna Jr.)

Nick Gordon (2B/SS/OF - MIN) - Gordon singled and homered on Monday, giving him 3 HR in his last 6 games. The 26 year old's progress toward a productive player has been much slower than expected, but he was hitting...

Strider's Dominance and Two Breakout Hitters

Ronald Acuna Jr. carried the Braves to victory on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, and four RBIs against the Phillies. Acuna plated all four of Atlanta's runs in its 4-3 win over Philadelphia. The leadoff man started...

Gunnar Henderson (SS-BAL) went 2-4 with a solo blast against Toronto on Friday evening. The 21 year-old has held his own in his first taste of big-league action, logging a .333 average with 2 dingers, 10 RBI, and a steal...

Shane McClanahan, SP, TB McClanahan returned from about a 2-week stint on the IL on Thursday and tossed 5 shutout innings against the Blue Jays allowing just 3 hits and a BB while striking out 5. After a couple of...

Young Pitchers and Hitters to Buy ROS and 2023

Alex Cobb (SP - SF) - Cobb bounced back from a rough outing in LA last week to toss a gem on Monday night: 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K against the Braves. Cobb has really...

Mitch Keller- P - PIT- Hot- After throwing 7 shutout IP against the Cardinals Keller now has 3 consecutive quality starts. He has progressed in each outing and allowed just 2 hits and walked 3 while striking out 6 yesterday....

Matt Manning (SP-DET) put together a quality start as he earned the win against the Royals on Saturday, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits and a walk while striking out 4 over 6.1 innings. The 24 year-old...

Josh Jung (3B-TEX) made an impression in his big-league debut, as he went 2-4 with a solo homer and a stolen base against Toronto. The 24 year-old was expected to begin the 2022 campaign as the club's starting 3B, but...

Corbin Burnes, SP (MIL) Burnes capped an uncharacteristic stretch of bad outings with his best performance of the season, holding the Giants to one run on three hits and no walks with 14 strikeouts in eight innings. He probably could...

Michael Toglia, 1B, OF, COL Toglia went 2-4 with a HR, a double, and 4 RBI against the Brewers on Wednesday, raising his slash line to .250/.294/.563 through 9 games with Colorado this season. Toglia showed plenty of power in...

Hunter Brown (P - HOU) - The Astros had been incredibly patient with Hunter Brown compared to most teams these days, giving him over 200 IP in the high minors over the past two seasons before tabbing him for his...

George Kirby is a Buddying Ace, Stripling's Value, Seth Brown and Joey Maneses providing value, and Max Fried's Excellence

Noah Syndergaard- P- PHI- Idea- Thor had another less than godlike performance on the mound for the Phillies. He was charged with 4 runs (3 earned) in 4.1 IP against the Giants yesterday. Syndergaard allowed 7 hits and walked 1...

Alek Manoah dominated the Pirates on Friday, throwing 7 1/3 shutout innings with six strikeouts en route to his 13th win. He also allowed five hits and a walk. Manoah was excellent in his first start of September, logging his...

Spencer Strider, SP, ATL Strider had a performance for the ages on Thursday striking out 16 batters in 8 shutout innings, while allowing just 2 hits and no BB's against the Rockies. Instead of fading down the stretch, Strider has...

Lance Lynn, SP, CHW Lynn surrendered one run across 7.0 innings in Kansas City on Wednesday night. The surging right-hander gave up four hits and walked none while striking out eight in the contest. After a putrid start to the...

Cal Quantrill earned a victory over the Orioles on Tuesday, allowing just one run on one hit and three walks with four strikeouts over six innings. Quantrill was nearly unhittable against Baltimore, which is unusual for a pitcher who pitches...

Corbin Carroll (OF - ARI) - Corbin Carroll made his major league debut on Monday, going 1-5 with a 2-run double in the victory over the Phillies. Carroll is a must-add in all formats immediately, as the 22 year old...

German Marquez- P- COL- Hot- Marquez came out on the winning side of a 1-0 contest that was a match up with Max Scherzer. Marquez allowed just a single hit and walked 2 while striking out 5 in 7 shoutout...

Shohei Ohtani (SP-LAA) was sharp against Toronto on Saturday afternoon as he fired 7 shutout innings in which he allowed just 2 hits, walked 1, and recorded 9 punchouts. The 28 year-old righty hurled 72 of his 109 offerings for...

Ian Happ single-handedly willed the Cubs to victory over the Brewers on Friday, going 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs. Happ accounted for all four of Chicago's runs in its 4-3 victory over Milwaukee with his go-ahead two-run...

Jacob deGrom, SP (NYM) Besides a Ryan McMahon home run, deGrom was absolutely dominant on Thursday, allowing one run on three hits and a walk while striking out nine batters in six innings. His fastball velocity was "down" to 98.5...

Nathaniel Lowe (1B-TEX) continued what appears to be a breakout campaign by going 3-6 with a 3B, a homer, 5 RBI, and 3 runs scored against the Rockies on Wednesday. The 27 year-old now boasts a .295 average to go...

Albert Pujols (future HOF - STL) - Can we talk about what the future Hall-of-Famer is doing? He has looked done since 2016, including a 215/301/376 line in the first half this year. Something happened during that HR Derby I...

Morton Aging Gracefully, Joe Ryan's TTO Penalty, and Peter Fairbanks picking up saves in TB.

Aaron Ashby- P- MIL- Caution- In his last start, Ashby was touched for 6 runs in 5 IP against the Cubs. It marked the 3rd time in his last 4 starts that he has given up at least 4 runs...

Jeremy Pena's Cold Streak and Improvements from Zac Gallen, Max Muncy, and Andrew Vaugn.

Kevin Gausman pitched a gem against the Yankees on Friday, tossing seven scoreless innings with four hits and one walk while striking out seven. Gausman dominated New York's reeling lineup at Yankee Stadium, throwing 58 of his 86 pitches for...

Ross Stripling, SP, TOR Stripling had a triumphant return from the IL on Wednesday, allowing just 1 hit and 0 BB's in 6.1 shutout innings against the Orioles, while striking out 7. Stripling spent some time in the bullpen earlier...

Johnny Cueto (P - CWS) - Cueto baffled the Astros for 8 innings on Monday, allowing 6 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) despite only striking out 3. That's Cueto's 9th straight QS, and through 16 starts he's allowed more...

Josh Naylor's Breakout, Braxton Garrett, Brady Singer, Shane Bieber, and Aaron Ashby