Asdrubal Cabrera Has 1.192 OPS Over The Last Week

New York Mets second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera has been crushing it this year, but you might not have realized just how good he’s been. He owns a .356/.397/.644 slash line, which includes a .385/.385/.808 (1.192 OPS) line over the past week. Accompanied by three home runs, two doubles, eight runs scored and four RBI thus […]

Tyler Flowers Progressing Well In Rehab

Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers (oblique) has looked good during catching drills and says he feels better. If all goes well, he could wind up joining the Braves during their next road trip, which would start in Cincinnati on April 23. Kurt Suzuki would resume backup duties. Given how fast players have been getting hurt, […]

Daniel Mengden Picks Up Second Victory

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Daniel Mengden tossed eight innings in an 8-1 win against the White Sox on Monday. He allowed one run on six hits with six strikeouts and only one walk. Mengden lowered his ERA to 4.50 with this stellar outing. He is only the second Athletics starting pitcher to get through the sixth […]

Yoan Moncada Gets First Stolen Base

Chicago White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada stole his first base of the season Monday evening. He finished the game 1-for-3. Moncada has been struggling with the bat early on, but it is good to see him being aggressive on the base paths when he has the opportunity. He has 20/20 potential and despite his […]

Reynaldo Lopez Strikes Out 10

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez continues to shine. On Monday he struck out 10 hitters and gave up four hits and two runs. Lopez’s only issue was that he walked four batters. He now has gone 19 innings and only allowed three runs. He is making a case to be universally owned and […]

Jordan Zimmermann Scheduled To Start Thursday

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (jaw) took a Jason Kipnis line drive to the face in his last trip to the mound on April11 , but he's set to toe the rubber again on Thursday after suffering no major structural damage and passing the team's concussion protocol. The incident gave Zim a scare, but […]

Wilson Ramos Drives In Two Monday Versus Texas

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos continued his recent upswing Monday versus Texas. He went 3-for-5 while driving in two runs (he had one RBI going into the game). He is now batting .217 (it was .115 five games ago). Ramos spent much of the 2017 season fighting injuries. He only managed to play 64 […]

Blake Snell Strong Again Monday Versus Texas

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell came up big for the Rays again Monday versus Texas. He went 6 1/3 innings while giving up only one run. He struck out nine batters. Snell now has gone 12 1/3 innings with two runs allowed with 19 strikeouts in his last two outings. Snell just recently […]

Mallex Smith's Fantasy Value Rises With Kevin Kiermaier Out

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Mallex Smith stands to benefit from the long absence of Kevin Kiermaier due to injury. Some may flinch from such opportunistic thinking, but the truth is that Smith will start the vast majority of games (often in center field) while Kiermaier is out due to injury. This eliminates one of the concerns […]

Brad Miller Will Possibly Play Rehab Game Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Brad Miller will test out his groin and if all goes well, he will play a minor league rehab game Tuesday. If all goes well in the game and he feels OK in the days after, he could be activated and be part of the Rays on Friday. The plan […]

Yonny Chirinos To Start Tuesday Versus Texas

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Yonny Chirinos will be the starting pitcher for Tampa Bay on Tuesday versus Texas. He now has gone 14 1/3 innings in 2018 without allowing a run. Each time out, he has gone a bit longer in terms of outs recorded. Chirinos was named the Rays 2017 minor league pitcher […]

Matt Duffy DL Decision A Morning Wait-And-See Situation

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy injured his hamstring in the game Monday versus Texas. The Rays are already short-handed, so if Duffy is going to be out at least four to five games, they will probably put him on the disabled list. The main negative of his season so far is the fact […]

Victor Robles Won't Need Surgery

Washington Nationals top prospect and outfielder Victor Robles (elbow) won't need surgery on his right elbow after all. He went down last week and it was feared that he might be done for the year. He'll be out of commission for a while, but the season isn't lost. That's good news for Nats fans and […]

Christian Villanueva Homers In Third Straight Game

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva went yard for a third consecutive game on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Villanueva socked a two-run homer off of Hyun-jin Ryu in the second inning and finished 3-for-4. An unknown before 2018, Villanueva has firmly usurped scuffling third baseman Chase Headley at the hot corner and […]

Ryan Zimmerman Continues Terrible Slump

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman continued the terrible start to his season on Monday versus the Mets. He went 0-for-5 and has six hits through 54 at-bats with only one home run and four walks. He was due for some regression after his monster 2017 campaign, but this cold spell is making him downright […]

Ryan Madson Earns Save

Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Madson earned his second save of the season on Monday against the Mets. Regular closer Sean Doolittle was unavailable after throwing 20 pitches on Sunday, his second appearance in a row over the weekend. Madson gave up one hit and struck out a batter. Eight of his 11 pitches went for […]

Joe Biagini to Start Game 2 Tuesday Against Royals

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Joe Biagini will come up from Triple-A Buffalo to make his season debut Tuesday against the Royals. He'll face off against Danny Duffy in Game 2 of the doubleheader. J.A. Happ was slated to start the second game, but he'll have his start pushed back until Wednesday against Ian Kennedy. […]

Aaron Nola Fails To Win Without Run Support

Philadelphia Phillies ace Aaron Nola took the mound Monday at SunTrust Park looking to extend the club’s winning streak to seven games against the Atlanta Braves. He certainly did his part, going six strong innings while surrendering just two runs on four hits, walking one and striking out two. He tossed just 85 pitches along […]

J.P. Crawford Exits With Possible Injury

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford was on his way to another strong game when he was removed in the eighth inning in favor of Pedro Florimon. It appears that this was the case because the 23-year-old was hit by a foul ball while inside the Phillies dugout. Philadelphia’s athletic trainer was seen following Crawford back […]

Braves Want Ronald Acuna To Show Consistency In Minors

Atlanta Braves outfield prospect Ronald Acuna has had a rough go of it at Triple-A. Part of it is that he's been idle a lot, which is not good for getting one's timing down. Still, as massively talented as he is, the parent club wants him to get some consistently good at-bats before they bring […]

J.J. Hoover Opts For Free Agency

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher J.J. Hoover has elected for free agency after clearing waivers when the Brewers designated him for assignment. After giving up three runs in 1 1/3 innings pitched with the Brewers, they did not necessarily have much interest in keeping him in on the major league roster. Wherever Hoover lands, he will […]

Ender Inciarte Scores Run As Braves Beat Phillies

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte has gotten off to a bit of a slow start. After Monday's 2-1 win over Philadelphia, the leadoff hitter was batting .183. Still, he went 1-for-4 and scored an important run on Freddie Freeman's double play. He'll get back on track and will likely reward those who stick with him.

Orlando Arcia Gets First Multi-Hit Game Of Season

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia went 2-for-4 with a run in the 10-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Arcia has slowly been improving as the season goes on, as he was at a .133 batting average on April 8 and has now brought it up to .192. In his last six games, he is now […]

Tommy Hunter One Step Closer To Return

The most expensive reliever the Philadelphia Phillies acquired during the offseason is getting closer to returning. Tommy Hunter, previously with the Tampa Bay Rays, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury. This past weekend, however, he took part in an extended spring training game in Clearwater, Florida. The 31-year-old tossed 15 pitches and recorded four […]

Jacob Nottingham Gets Two Walks In MLB Debut

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jacob Nottingham walked twice in two plate appearances in the 10-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. After the Brewers went down 9-0 in the sixth inning, Jett Bandy was taken out and Nottingham was slotted in the top of the seventh inning as a defensive substitution. Nottingham earned a walk in his […]

Aaron Judge Continues Sensational Start

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge continued his torrid beginning to the 2018 season by setting another record Monday as his club demolished the Miami Marlins, 12-1. With a second-inning home run, the 25-year-old supplanted Mark McGwire as the fastest player ever to reach 60 home runs in a career. Judge hasn’t been exploding with […]

Julio Teheran Has Fantastic Start Against Phillies

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran looked every bit like the ace that the team hoped for on Monday night. He twirled six strong innings, striking out nine Phillies and only allowed one run, a solo homer to Odubel Herrera. It wasn't perfect since he walked three hitters, but he made sure to keep them […]

Brent Suter Hit With Loss In Five-Inning Effort

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brent Suter went five innings, giving up six hits, three earned runs and four strikeouts in the 10-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Suter had a rough second inning where he gave up all three of his runs, but outside of that, it was smooth sailing for him through the other […]

Luis Castillo Picks Up First Win Monday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo was tough in his start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday evening. Castillo pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing four runs and striking out eight to pick up his first win of the 2018 season. The young right-hander actually pitched much better than his final line indicates, as he held Milwaukee […]

Luis Severino Masterful Against Marlins

Taking on the Miami Marlins at Yankee Stadium on Monday, the New York Yankees relied on ace Luis Severino to provide stability, and the Dominican native did just that. Severino went six strong innings, conceding just one hit and one walk with no runs and eight strikeouts. The 24-year-old tossed just 86 pitches, but with […]