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Anthony Rizzo went 4-for-5 with a homer, three runs and three RBIs vs. the Phillies on Thursday. After jacking a monster three-run homer off the right-field scoreboard on Wednesday, Rizzo was at it again on Thursday with his first four-hit...

Justin Smoak (1B - TOR) - Smoak is a strong buy low candidate for me, as he is hitting just 220/376/400 despite showing some extremely strong underlying stats. His hard contact rate has skyrocketed to 52.3% (and his exit velo...

Yasiel Puig (CIN) - Yasiel Puig injured his shoulder on Sunday and he remained out of the Reds lineup on Wednesday. Puig has had a disappointing start to his Reds career, but his batted ball luck seems to indicate he's...

Clint Frazier (OF-NYY) Frazier went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs Tuesday. He has fallen into a deep slump in the month of May (.150/.209/.175), 1 extra base and 1 RBI so the big game Tuesday...

German Marquez cruised to his fifth win of the year with eight shutout innings against the Pirates on Tuesday, yielding just three hits and a walk while striking out seven. It was an encouraging return to form for the 24-year-old,...

Yu Darvish, SP, CHC Darvish allowed 3 ER's on 4 hits in 6 IP against the Phillies on Monday, striking out 7 and walking 3, lowering his ERA to a still unsightly 5.06 He now has 25 K's in 15.1...

Tommy LaStella LaStella had another strong, multi-hit game for the Angels on Monday. LaStella has enjoyed a breakout season so far after receiving regular playing time with the Angels, and the 30-year-old has displayed some strong abilities that should allow...

Kyle Freeland-Rockies-SP Kyle Freeland went 1.2 IP and gave up 3 ER on 4 H, 3 BB, and 2 K's against the Phillies. Freeland has been dismal in 2019 (6.02 ERA, 1.43 WHIP) after a magical 2018 season (2.85 ERA,...

Shane Bieber (SP-CLE) dominated Baltimore on Sunday, tossing a complete-game shutout in which he gave up 5 hits and walked none while striking out 15 batters. The 23 year-old righty now owns a 3.22 ERA through 58.2 innings pitched on...

IN THE LINEUP Nelson Cruz was placed 10 day IL on Friday, retroactive to May 14th. He's been dealing with an ailing wrist and it appears that this was mostly a precautionary move as he said Friday evening that he's...

Carlos Santana, 1B, CLE Santana went 2 for 3 with a home run and a double against Baltimore yesterday afternoon. The veteran first baseman has been enjoying his first season back in in Cleveland and is now batting .281 with...

Josh Bell (1B-PIT) Bell went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs (13,14), 2 runs scored and 4 RBIs; this is Bell's 3rd multi-home run game of the month of May. Bell was promptly dismissed by some following his 12-home...

Frankie Montas (SP - OAK) - Montas was terrific against Detroit Friday, coming within an out of a complete-game while allowing 4 hits and 2 runs. Montas fanned 10 without walking a batter, which illustrates the two major improvements that...

Ronald Acuna Jr. (OF-ATL) Acuna went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs Friday. His .290/.385/.481 line has come up in recent days thanks to hitting safely in 8 of his past 9 games and...

Trey Mancini, OF/1B, BAL Mancini went 2 for 4 and hit his 9th homer of the season yesterday against the Indians. He also walked, scored two runs, and drove in three runs in the contest. After a little slump, and...

Sean Doolittle from 2018 has not showed up yet, as he narrowly escaped total disaster yesterday by allowing 4 hits, 2 ER, and a walk while getting the save. Doolittle remains the top Nationals option for closing games, but even...

Willie Calhoun, OF, TEX Calhoun made his season debut for the Rangers on Wednesday, and went 2-5 with a HR in a win over the Royals. Calhoun struggled both in the majors and minors last season (11 HR's in 143...

Melky Cabrera- OF- PIT- Idea- Cabrera has been successful no matter which hand the ball is coming at him from, but against southpaws he is slashing .351/.368/.541. This bodes well for him facing Eric Lauer and the .287/.346/.496 slash line...

Chris Sale had one of the most dominant games ever on Tuesday, striking out an insane 17 batters over seven innings. He ended up with a no-decision though after the bullpen allowed Colorado to tie the game up in the...

Keston Hiura (2B-MIL) - This was a bit unexpected, but Hiura is getting the call from Triple-A. in a corresponding move, struggling 2B Travis Shaw will either be placed on the IL (likely with a phantom injury) or optioned to...

Shin-Soo Choo, OF, TEX After an excellent April in which he hit .333/.419/.569, Choo has struggled through the start of May, hitting just .189 with one XBH and a 34.1% K% across 10 games this month. His season BA of...

Aaron Nola, SP (PHI) After four really good outings, Nola took a step back on Monday, allowing three runs in three innings against Milwaukee. Nola walked three and gave up five hits, four of which went for extra bases. You'd...

Josh Bell-Pirates-1B Josh Bell was 4-4 with a HR (10), 3 R, and 5 RBI against the Cardinals. Bell has been one of the few bright spots in the Pirates offense. He is hitting .319 with 10 HR, 26 R,...

George Springer (OF-HOU) Springer went off Sunday to the delight of fantasy owners going 5 for 5 with 5 runs scored, 2 HR and 4 RBIs. It capped an absolutely monster week for Springer who finished the week with a...

Ji-Man Choi, 1B (TB) Facing a lefty, Choi hit out of the 9-hole for the first time this season. He has almost exclusively hit 3rd for the Rays. The good news for Choi owners is the Rays actually had him...

Willson Contreras (C-CHC) went 2-7 against the Brewers on Saturday, hitting his 10th homer of the year. So, in just 135 plate appearances in 2019, he's already hit as many longballs as he did across 544 plate appearances during the...

Kris Bryant Bryant went 0-3 with a walk against the Brewers on Friday. Bryant's power is back in full force after a relative down year last season, but the 27-year-old's batting average sat at just .250 entering Friday's game. Bryant's...

Mitch Garver (C-MIN) Garver went 1 for 1 with a home run and 3 walks Friday. What seemed like a possible position of weakness for the Twins entering the year Garver has been leading the Twins triple headed catching rotation...

David Fletcher, 2B/3B, LAA David Fletcher recorded his fourth consecutive two-hit game as the Angels leadoff hitter yesterday afternoon. He has four extra base hits in that span (2 HR, 1 3B, 1 2B) and is now hitting .310 with...

Eugenio Suarez was 3-for-4 with his 11th HR on the season. Suarez is simply hitting the ball on the ground far too often, which has knocked his BABIP down nearly 100 points compared to last year. While the power his...

Josh Bell (1B - PIT) - Bell is making the star turn here in 2019, at least as far as I can tell. The 26 year old doubled and hit his 9th homer of the year on Wednesday, a massive...

Tommy Pham (TB) - Tommy Pham walked two more times on Wednesday, giving him a perfect 1.0 batting EYE. Entering Wednesday, only 8 qualified hitters had a batting EYE of 1.0 or better. Pham has always had great plate discipline,...

Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies - Aaron Nola had a terrific outing on Tuesday allowing just one run over six innings against the Cardinals. He struck out seven and allowed just three hits while picking up his third win of the...

Jason Heyward, OF, CHC So friends and family have been asking, is Jason Heyward good again? His .299/.412/.495 slash line certainly is, as are his 5 HR's, 4 SB's, 17 runs, and 17 RBI through 30 games. But could somebody...

Luke Voit-Yankees-1B Luke Voit was 0-4 with 3 K against the Twins. Voit has taken the Yankees 1B job and run with it after a slow start. On the year he has a .260 with 9 HR, 23 R, 27...

Yoan Moncada went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and four RBI against the Indians on Monday, pacing Chicago's 9-1 victory from the two-hole. He kicked off the scoring with a 2-run homer off Trevor Bauer in the first inning...