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Aaron Judge (OF, NYY) - The giant rookie made history Monday, in the Yanks' 11-3 beatdown of the Royals. Judge tied and broke Mark McGwire's single season rookie home run record by swatting numbers 49 and 50 in the win....

Jacob DeGrom(SP-NYM): Jacob DeGrom lost after allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits (one homer) and no walks with 11 strikeouts over six innings vs. the Nationals. I'm completely sold on the 29-year-old as a true fantasy ace, and...

Alex Bregman (3B) HOU - Bregman hit his 17th homer on Sunday as he continues a hot second half that's seen him hit 308/368/509 with a K rate that's reserved for slap hitters. Bregman may not ever show more than...

Zach Britton received an injection to help ease the pain in his injured knee but it's looking doubtful that he'll be able to contribute much this week. Brad Brach will likely see save opportunities for the Orioles this week and is worth adding if you're in need of saves.

Efren Navarro, Detroit Tigers - Efren Navarro launched the first two homers of his big league career since 2014 Saturday while getting the start at 1B while Miguel Cabrera was the DH. Navarro has been essentially a career minor leagues...

Orlando Arcia (SS, MIL) - Arcia come up with just one hit in the Brewers' 4-3 extra inning win over the Cubs Saturday, but it was a big one. The young shortstop hit his 15th home run of 2017 in...

Domingo Santana-Brewers-OF Domingo Santana was 0-3 with a strikeout against the Cubs. On the year he is hitting .279 with 28 HR, 84 R, 80 RBI, and 14 SB. He is having a true breakout season for the Brewers and...

Lance McCullers (HOU) - Lance McCullers will start for the Astros on Sunday after missing the last two weeks with arm fatigue. After starting the season in dominate fashion, McCullers has clearly worn down in the second half as he's...

Jake Arrieta (SP-CHC) - A hamstring injury had limited Arrieta to just 2.1 innings of work since August 29, but he took the hill against a tough Brewers team Thursday and held them to just one run on five hits...

Elvis Andrus- SS- TEX- Idea- Andrus has performed extremely well this season, but just a bit better against RH pitchers. He puts his .305/.345/.476 slash line up against Kendall Graveman. The A's pitcher has had his difficulties with RH batters,...

Brad Peacock (SP) HOU - Peacock was excellent again on Wednesday, going 6 innings and allowing just two walks and a 2-run homer to the White Sox, striking out 6. He's now 12-2 on the year, fanning 11.4 men per...

Mike Montgomery (SP/RP, CHC) - Montgomery had a no-hitter rolling until Brad Miller took him deep in the sixth inning. It was the only baserunner Montgomery would allow on the evening as he tallied six strikeouts without a walk over...

Dylan Bundy, SP, BAL Bundy struggled against the Red Sox on Monday, allowing 6 ER's in 4.1 IP while striking out just 2. Despite the rough outing, it doesn't seem that the Orioles are going to shut down Bundy for...

Starling Marte (PIT) - Starling Marte has been out since last Wednesday with hand and shoulder injuries resulting from a head first slide and his manager hinted on Monday that he could be shut down for the remainder of the...

Jose Reyes, SS, NYM Reyes went 1-4 with a 3B on Sunday, as he continues to enjoy his hottest stretch of the season; too bad the season has been long over for the Mets. Over his past 22 games, Reyes...

Joe Mauer(1B-MIN): Joe Mauer went 3-for-5 with a homer, a double, and five RBIs vs. the Blue Jays. The 34-year-old has quietly had a productive fantasy season with a .306/.385/.424 line and 65 RBIs with 63 runs. While his 2.22...

Addison Russell (SS, CHC) - The Cubs activated Russell from the DL and he hit a pinch-hit home run in his only plate appearance of the game. He hadn't played since August 2nd due to plantar fasciitis in his foot,...

Jake Arrieta threw another successful bullpen session on Saturday and may be ready to return for a start against the Brewers next weekend. Arrieta will certainly be worth a look in lineups if he gets the nod.

Luis Severino-Yankees-SP Luis Severino went 8 IP and gave up 2 ER on 3 H, 1 BB, and 7 K's against the Orioles. Severino through 29 starts has a 2.93 ERA (3.27 SIERA). The young right-hander has established himself as...

Brian Dozier(2B-MIN): Brian Dozier went 2-for-4 with a solo homer vs. the Blue Jays. The 30-year-old is second in homers at second base with 31, trailing only Jonathan Schoop. While Dozier is slightly behind last year's HR pace due to...

Welcome to the final rendition of A Closer Look for the 2017 baseball season! Looking back, it's been another really successful season formulating draft strategies, identifying handcuffs and managing the buying/selling of players. We certainly had some misses (Brad...

Kelvin Herrera (RP-KC) - Herrera had a shot at winning the KC closer gig back on Thursday, but he blew the save after allowing the Indians to tie the game in the ninth inning before the Tribe came back to...

Chase Anderson, SP, MIL Anderson worked his magic again on Wednesday, allowing just 1 ER in 5.1 IP despite giving up 7 hits and a BB and striking out only 2. His ERA for the season is an impressive 2.88...

Mike Clevinger was impressive yesterday, going 5.2 innings with 1 ER and 6 strikeouts. While he didn't qualify for the quality start, it was certainly a great outing for the 26-year-old. For those that have ridden Clevinger, the results have...

Scott Alexander, RP, KC Alexander recorded his 4th save of the season on Tuesday, and his 3rd in the month of September. While Brandon Maurer has also notched two saves for the Royals this month, he has also had two...

Julio Teheran (SP, ATL) - Teheran blanked the Nationals over seven innings, walking two and striking out five. He came into the game with pronounced home/road splits and kept them that way, feeding into his 3.09 ERA on the road...

Eric Thames (MIL) - Eric Thames took a seat on on Monday. After a red hot start to the season in April, Thames has just a .209/.317/.429 slash line since May 1. On the season, he has 28 home runs,...

Lorenzo Cain- OF- KC- Idea- Cain has rapped out 3 hits three times so far this month. If there was a prime opportunity to do it again, facing Dylan Covey is it. Covey's slash line against RH hitters is .380/.470/.758...

Eric Thames (MIL) - Eric Thames took a seat on on Monday. After a red hot start to the season in April, Thames has just a .209/.317/.429 slash line since May 1. On the season, he has 28 home runs,...

Trea Turner(SS-WAS): Turner went 2-for-4 with a homer, a triple and two runs vs. the Phillies. The 24-year-old continues to make up for lost time and is now up to nine homers and 39 steals over 81 games. Are you...

Robinson Chirinos (C) TEX - Maybe we shouldn't be quite so surprised by the emergence of the 33 year old Chirinos in Texas. The long-time minor leaguer (he didn't surpass 100 major league ABs until his 9th professional season) had...

Eric Hosmer- 1B- KC- Idea- Hosmer has been hot lately and facing Bartolo Colon is a recipe for staying that way. Hosmer owns a .331/.408/.538 slash line against RH pitching and has hit 19 homers in 359 ABs against them....

Kyle Schwarber (C/OF, CHC) - Schwarber didn't start Saturday's game, but he did enter the game and record two plate appearances, walking in one of them and homering in the other while seeing time in both left field and behind...

James Paxton will return for a start next week after recovering from his pectoral strain. Paxton is a solid option in most leagues this week even coming off of injury.

Luke Weaver-Cardinals-SP Luke Weaver went 5.2 IP and gave up 0 ER on 7 H, 0 BB, and 7 K's against the Pirates. Weaver through 6 starts has a 2.16 ERA (3.18 SIERA). It is a small sample size but...

Whit Merrifield(2B-KC): Whit Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a double, one run, two RBIs, one walk and one stolen base vs. the Twins. The man has arrived. He now sports a .288/.322/.466 line with 17 homers, 28 steals, 69 runs and...