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Vladimir Guererro Jr., 1B, TOR Guerrero went 2 for 4 with a solo shot, his 6th of the season. Six dingers by early June isn't exactly what you want in an investment like Guerrero, but make no mistake, he has...

Spencer Torkelson (1B - DET) - I wish I had a giant "sad face" emoji for this one, but the Tigers aren't waiting around for Torkelson any longer, sending him down to bring up Justyn-Henry Malloy. Torkelson hit 4 homers...

Garrett Crochet (SP-CHW) was effective again on Saturday as he allowed 1 run on 5 hits and a walk while fanning 8 over 6 IP, although he did not factor into the decision against the Brewers. The 24 year-old southpaw...

Struggling Studs Remember draft day? Safe bat at the hot corner? Easy pick: Austin Riley. At shortstop, nobrainer: Francisco Lindor. At 2B, no safer pick than Ozzie Albies! Topshelf power at 1B: Only Olson seemed a sure thing (maybe Alonso)....

Zac Gallen Gallen was pulled from his start just six pitches in due to a hamstring injury. Gallen has a decorated history of hamstring issues, which makes it all the more concerning. He referred to his hamstring injury prior in...

Tarik Skubal, SP (DET) Skubal rebounded from his worst start of the season, which wasn't actually that bad, to deliver a dominant performance on Wednesday against Pittsburgh. The electric left-hander threw a season-high seven shutout innings, holding the Pirates to...

Corey Seager, SS, TEX The "Seager Heater" continued on Tuesday night as the 2023 WS MVP went deep for the 7th time in as many games. The off day Monday didn't do much too cool Seager's bat. He went 1...

Robert Gasser (SP - MIL) - Gasser went zero for zero with Justin Steele for 6 innings on Monday, allowing just 3 singles and fanning 7. Once again he didn't walk a batter, and for a guy that showed his...

Ronald Acuna Jr., OF, ATL Acuna was diagnosed with a torn ACL on Sunday and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season. He left the game against the Pirates on Sunday after injuring his knee while baserunning in the...

Brice Turang- 2B- MIL- Hot- Turang stole his 19th base of the season yesterday. He has not been caught since July 4 of last year and is working on a string of 36 successful steals. Turang is slashing .301/.356/.429 so...

Braxton Garrett, SP, Marlins Braxton Garrett tossed a complete game shutout against the Diamondbacks on Friday. He allowed 4 hits and struck out 6 in what was the best start of the youngster's career. He was very efficient, throwing 71...

Three veteran hitters doing well (Stanton, McCutchen, and Chapman) and Julio's Disappearing Power

The Waiver Wire in late May can feel a bit picked over, but bargain finds are there for teams in need. If you have injury woes, take a look at one of these 5 bargain bats... Matt Chapman 3B SFG...

Oneil Cruz Cruz went 3-5 with two doubles on Tuesday, but more notably hit two baseballs over 120 EV, the first time that has ever been recorded in a single game by a single player in tracking history. In fact,...

Danny Jansen (C-TOR) went 3-5 with a homer, a 2B, 5 RBI, and an additional run scored as he batted 2nd against the White Sox on Monday afternoon. The 29 year-old has - as usual - missed part of the...

Jordan Hicks We see starters turn into relievers all the time, but rarely is it that relievers, especially closers, turn back into starters. Hicks went five innings surrendering one earned run on a solo homer, but only punched out one...

Jo Adell (OF-LAA) continued what appears to be a breakout campaign as he went 1-3 with a solo homer, a walk, and a stolen base against the Rangers on Saturday evening. The 25 year-old former first-round pick seemed to be...

William Contreras- C- MIL- Idea- Contreras' performance this season has put his name in early MVP talk. He is slashing .353/.430/.543 with 6 homers in 200 PAs. Contreras owns a 94.4 EV and 60.3% HardHit%. His LA is only 6.9...

Clarke Schmidt, SP, NYY Schmidt dominated the Twins on Thursday, pitching 8 shutout innings and allowing just 3 hits and no walks while striking out 8. The scoreless outing lowers his ERA to a sparkling 2.49 and this is backed...

Michael King, SP, Padres Michael King got lit up for 6 runs on 8 hits over 5.1 innings against the Rockies on Wednesday. He struck out 7 and walked 2. After dominating the Dodgers in his previous starts, you would...

Matt Olson, 1B, ATL Olson hit his fifth home run of the season on Tuesday. He added an RBI double and a walk, finishing the night 2 for 3 with four RBI. After leading the league with 54 dingers in...

Jose Berrios (SP-TOR) largely held the Orioles lineup in check on Monday as he allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk while striking out 4 over 7 IP. The 29 year-old righty fired 59 of his 94 offerings...

Spencer Torkelson (1B - DET) - In a meaningless 9-1 game and on his 147th AB of the season, Torkelson finally hit HR #1 to extend his hitting streak to 7 games. It was (not surprisingly) his hardest-hit ball of...

Paul Skenes- P- PIT- Rookie- You may not have noticed that this obscure minor leaguer made his MLB debut yesterday. Just kidding. Skenes is the most anticipated pitching prospect since, arguably, Stephen Strasburg. Skenes threw 84 pitches, 54 of them...

Taj Bradley SP TAM Bradley returned from pectoral pain May 10th and upon activation, he activated his top tier stuff vs the Yankees. 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB and 7 K will play. For those who held onto the...

Struggling Hitters: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Chris Sale, SP (ATL) Sale was absolutely brilliant against his former team on Wednesday. It was his first scoreless appearance as an Atlanta Brave and the first double-digit strikeout game of the season. He allowed six hits and one walk...

Corbin Carroll, OF, ARI Carroll hit his second home run of the season and brought in five runs as part of a 2 for 5 night at the plate. He now has two consecutive two-hit efforts, which has brought him...

Mitch Keller, SP, Pirates Mitch Keller had his best start of the season by far on Monday, throwing a complete game while allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, and 1 run. He struck out 5. He has had an extremely underwhelming...

Kyle Manzardo (1B/DH - CLE) - Manzardo is expected to get the call to Cleveland on Monday with Stevan Kwan likely headed to the IL with a strained hamstring, and he'll jump right into a 7-game week, facing 6 RHP....

John Means- P- BAL- Hot- Means had a stellar injury-delayed 2024 MLB debut. He tossed 7 shutout IPs, allowing just 3 hits, walking no one, and striking out 8. He had an inconsistent rehab record but did the same 7...

Sonny Gray Gray was dominant on Friday, tossing seven shutout innings while allowing only three hits, one walk, and punching out six. He's been one of the best pitchers in baseball thus far. In five starts, he's gone at least...

Ryan Mountcastle, 1B (BAL) Mountcastle continued his strong start to the season, hitting his fifth home run and driving in a pair as the Orioles jumped all over Carlos Rodon en route to a 7-2 win at Camden Yards. Mountcastle...

Seth Lugo, SP, KC Lugo had another strong outing against the Blue Jays on Wednesday, allowing just 1 ER on 2 hits and 2 BB's in 7 IP, while striking out 8. This comes on the heels of throwing 7...

Jack Flaherty, SP, Tigers Jack Flaherty's start on Tuesday was not only the best of his season, but one of the best for any starting pitcher all year. In a revenge matchup against the Cardinals, he struck out 14 batters...

Garrett Crochet (SP-CHW) bounced back against the Twins on Monday as he allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk while recording 7 punchouts over 5 IP. The lone blemish was a 2-run dinger by Carlos Santana as Crochet...