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Jordan Zimmerman impressed yesterday going 7 innings with 0 ER and 6 strikeouts against the Yankees. Zimmerman decreased his ERA to 5.35 in what has been an obviously disappointing season. Despite the good start, the 31-year old isn't an advised...

Lucas Duda(1B/DH-TB): Lucas Duda went 2-for-4 with a double a two runs against the Astros and has now hit in all five games he has played with the Rays. Duda should continue to see everyday at-bats at DH and 1B...

Max Scherzer left yesterday's start after just 1 inning. He injured himself presumably on his home run swing from the first inning. This is a horrible time for an injury as Scherzer is somehow having one of the best seasons...

Yu Darvish (LAD) - The Dodgers went fishing and they landed a much-needed starting pitcher to help anchor the front end of their starting rotation with Clayton Kershaw on the shelf. Darvish, who will be a free agent at the...

Matt Belisle (RP, Twins) - The Twins bullpen is a bit muddled with the departure of Brandon Kintzler, who was traded to the Nationals at the deadline. It was looking for a long time like Taylor Rogers would be the...

Andrew McCutchen(OF-PIT): Andrew McCutchen went 3-for-3 with three solo homers, four runs and two walks against the Padres. After posting a .317 wOBA in April and a .290 wOBA in May, Cutch has responded with .495 and .384 marks in...

Eric Hosmer (1B, KC) - Hosmer and the Royals bats get to face Ubaldo Jimenez and his 6.93 ERA on the season Monday. All Royals lefties are in play, but Hosmer is hitting .367 in his career against Jimenez, with...

Kevin Gausman(SP-BAL): Kevin Gausman won after allowing seven hits and three walks with eight strikeouts over 8 2/3 scoreless innings against the Rangers. The right-hander has been working on varying speeds more in his sequencing and it's paying off, as...

Khris Davis (LF, OAK) - Davis gets to face Bartolo Colon and his 8.00 ERA, and .404 BAA versus right handers on Sunday. It has been an ugly season overall for Big Sexy, and Davis has done his best work...

OF George Springer was placed on the 10-day DL last week with a minor quad injury but could be able to return for next weekend's series.

J.T. Realmuto-Marlins-C J.T. Realmuto was 3-4 with his 12th HR and a walk against the Reds. He is hitting .313 with 12 HR, 46 R, 43 RBI, and 5 SB. Realmuto is a legitimate .290-.300 hitter given his ability to...

Nomar Mazara(OF-TEX): Nomar Mazara went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs and two RBIs vs. the Orioles. Development rarely follows a linear path, and it certainly isn't doing so in Mazara's case as the sophomore has seen a slight downtown...

Zach Godley, SP, ARI Godley struck out 7 in 7 scoreless innings on Thursday while allowing just 4 hits and 2 BB's in the ballgame and lowering his ERA to 3.06. While he did allow 10 ER's over his past...

Jackie Bradley, Jr.- OF- BOS- Idea- Bradley is poised to take advantage of his reverse splits matching up with reverse splits of Jason Vargas. Bradley has a .343/.410/.557 slash line against southpaw hurlers while Vargas has a .290/.333/.451 slash line...

Zach Britton, RP, BAL Britton hasn't looked quite as dominant as in the past since returning from the DL in early July, as he has allowed 6 ER's in 9 IP, with a mediocre 7:4 K:BB rate. With Britton currently...

Do you think the Diamondbacks are happy with JD Martinez? I would say so, particularly after he went deep twice last night for his 2nd and 3rd HRs of the season (in the NL). Martinez's value sky-rocketed with the friendly...

Luke Voit- 1B- STL- Idea- The rookie Voit has started his major league career with a severe reverse split, batting just .111 against southpaws but posting a slash line of .317/.417/.585 against RH pitching. Jeff Hoffman owns a slash line...

Carlos Santana(1B/DH-CLE): Carlos Santana went 2-for-3 with two solo homers, three runs and a walk vs. the Reds. At 12 homers and a .182 ISO, Santana is well behind 2016's monster pace of 34 homers and a .239 ISO. Look...

Jhoulys Chacin (SP) SD - I have a lot of good things to say about one of my former whipping boys, Jhoulys Chacin, which worries me. Most pertinent to today is that he's pitching tomorrow at home against the Mets,...

Parker Bridwell (SP, LAA) - Bridwell notched his fifth quality start in seven tries in the Angels rotation, giving up two runs over seven innings with a walk and three strikeouts. His 3.09 ERA looks great and his 2.31 BB/9...

Clayton Kershaw (LAD) - Clayton Kershaw left Sunday's game after just two innings with soreness in his lower back. He struck out the final batter of the second inning via strikeout, but walked on the mound with noticeable discomfort. Kershaw...

Justin Smoak, Toronto Blue Jays - Justin Smoak continued his strong second half start with another homer on Saturday, his 27th of the of the season. Since the All Star Break Smoak is triple slashing .379/.514/.759 with four homers and...

Ryan Braun (OF, MIL) - Ryan Braun had a monster game, going 3-4 with a homer, double, steal, walk, three runs scored, and four RBI. He's missed a fair bit of time this season while stuck on the DL, as...

3B Kris Bryant returned to the Cubs' lineup on Saturday after missing a few games last week with a finger injury. Keep Bryant active in your lineups this week.

Yu Darvish-Rangers-SP Yu Darvish went 8 IP and gave up 3 ER on 5 H, 1 BB, and 12 K's against the Rays. Through 21 starts he has a 3.44 ERA (3.93 SIERA) with 26% K and 8% BB. His...

Josh Bell(1B/OF-PIT): Bell went 4-for-6 with a double, one run and four RBIs against the Rockies. Bell has slugged .480, posting 17 homers and 52 RBIs through 95 games this season. And I think the best has yet to arrive...

Brad Brach (RP-BAL) - If I'm a Zack Britton owner right now, I'm crossing my fingers that the trade deadline passes without a deal. Britton appears healthy after missing a couple months with a forearm injury, and he's recently returned...

Tommy Pham Pham hit his 13th homer of the season on Thursday, as he continued his breakout campaign. Pham is now slashing .309/.392/.532 in 268 plate appearances, good for a wRC+ of 142. That figure would rank inside the top...

Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL Arenado had a huge game on Wednesday, blasting 3 HR's and driving in 7 in an 18-4 Rockies victory. He now has 6 HR's and 17 RBI in his last 8 games, giving an MLB-leading 80...

Ben Gamel and his .319+ average connected for his 5th HR of the season yesterday off Charlie Morton. Gamel is under the radar perhaps because his counting stats have been rather pedantic so far. Gamel dominated AAA for 18 games...

Alex Presley, Detroit Tigers - Alex Presley was a late addition to the lineup Tuesday after right fielder JD Martinez was dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Presely went 1-for-4 in the game and I'd guess that he'd be the person...

Giancarlo Stanton (OF, MIA) - Stanton hit his third home run in his last two games in the Marlins 5-2 loss to the Phillies Tuesday night. The solo shot was his only hit on the night, and brought his total...

Gregory Polanco (PIT) - Gregory Polanco had himself a great day at the plate on Monday by going 4-for-4 with two doubles and two singles. He's been hot since coming out of the all-star break, but his peripherals suggest a...

Whit Merrifield- 2B- KC- Idea- Merrifield has an opportunity to continue a hot stretch as Matt Boyd takes a .336/.402/.511 slash line against RH hitters into the game against the Royals. Merrifield's slash line against LH pitching is .292/.342/.444 so...

Nick Castellanos (3B) DET - Castellanos did hit his 11th homer of the season on Saturday, but he's still ranked a disappointing 18th at 3B thus far in 2017. The 25 year old does have a lot going for him...

Ryan Madson (RP, WSH) - MLB trade season is heating up in a hurry. The Athletics are early sellers, sending Ryan Madson along with Sean Doolittle to the Nationals for Blake Treinen and prospects Jesus Luzardo and Sheldon Neuse. While...