Mike Trout Slugging .684 In Home Games

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Co. will take on the Tigers at home on Monday. Trout is in the midst of an absolute dominant stretch at the plate right now and is hitting .310 over his last 177 at-bats with 10 doubles, 21 home runs and 51 runs batted in spanning 47 games. […]

Albert Pujols With Three Home Runs In Last Six Games

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols hit his 17th home run of the season in the Angels 5-4 win over the Orioles on Sunday. Pujols has now popped three home runs over his last six games played and has eight extra-base hits over his last 12 played. The future Hall of Famer is slugging […]

Shohei Ohtani Hitting .229 Over Last 15 Games

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is in the midst of his first slump of the season heading into Monday's action. Ohtani is 11-for-48 (.229) over his last 15 games, posting only a .354 slugging percentage during that span. Ohtani is still recovering from Tommy John surgery so he is relegated to DH duties […]

Carlos Correa 2-For-13 Since Return

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa went 0-for-5 in the team's 6-2 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Correa smacked a home run and drove in five runs on Saturday but is only 2-for-13 in three games since returning to the lineup from a broken rib. Correa has been immediately slotted in the middle of a […]

Yuli Gurriel Slashing .411/.442/.878 This Month

Houston Astros infielder Yuli Gurriel added two more hits on Sunday, making it 37 in the month of July as the Astros beat the Cardinals 6-2. Gurriel has completely turned his season around over his last 90 at-bats, raising his slugging percentage from .423 on June 29 all the way up to .526 heading into […]

Yordan Alvarez Continues To Rake

Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez reached base four times on Sunday, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two walks in the Astros 6-2 win over the Cardinals. Alvarez continues to dominate the opposition and is slashing .345/.423/.667 in the month of July. Alvarez is making history through the first 129 at-bats in his career, […]

Michael Brantley Hitting .347 Over Last 30 Games

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley went 2-for-5 with one RBI in the Astros 6-2 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Brantley has been a steady presence all season for a dangerous Astros lineup and now the team is finally back at full strength. He currently is slashing .373/.442/.667 in the month of July and has […]

George Springer Slugging .565 In July

Houston Astros outfielder George Springer went 3-for-5 on Sunday, including his 24th home run of the season, in the Astros 6-2 win over the Cardinals. Springer had been going through a cold patch for a handful of games but now has five extra-base hits over his last four games. Springer is now slugging .565 in […]

Jose Altuve Is On Fire

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 3-for-5 with a home run and three runs batted in as the Astros beat the Cardinals 6-2 on Sunday. Altuve is perhaps the hottest hitter in the game right now, going 13-for-27 (.481) over his last seven games and is slashing .415/.457/.769 over his last 15 games. This […]

Wade Miley Now 7-2 Over Last 15 Starts

Houston Astros starter Wade Miley tossed five shutout innings to pace the Astros to a 6-2 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Miley has been in a groove now for a few months and has allowed more than three runs in a start only once since May 19. Over his last 15 starts, Miley is […]

Michael Wacha Could Be Back in the Rotation Soon

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha could be back in the rotation the next time the team needs a fifth starter. While it hasn't been officially announced, the assumption is that he'll take Daniel Poncedeleon's rotation spot. Poncedeleon has struggled with his command and has had three straight poor starts in a row. Wacha has […]

xSLG Risers - Statcast Hitter Analysis (Week 18)

Two full weeks have now passed since the Midsummer Classic. It's not a big sample size but we can look at some early second-half trends to see who is turning it up a notch after the All-Star break. Expected stats don't tell the whole story of a player's success but they often are more revealing […]

Chris Sale Struggles Against Yankees

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale allowed six runs over 5 1/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Yankees. Sale scattered five hits, while striking out seven and walking three, but serving up two home runs early haunted the southpaw. He was just a bit off in his 22nd start, as only 56 of […]

Robbie Ray Strikes Out 11 in Final Start Before Trade Deadline

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray struck out 11 Marlins over six innings on Sunday but was handed his seventh loss of the year. Ray allowed just three runs — two earned — on seven hits against the Marlins as the Diamondbacks offense was held to just one run. After this last stretch has seen Arizona […]

Ian Kennedy Records 20th Save

Kansas City Royals closer Ian Kennedy threw a clean inning against the Indians on Sunday to lock down his 20th save of the season. Kennedy's first season as a reliever has been a stunning success, saving a career that looked like it was headed for infamy. Kennedy hasn't been the most dominant reliever of the […]

Back-to-Back Home Runs Tie it up in the Eighth

In what was one of the more entertaining games of this baseball season, the Rays looked dead to rights in the 8th. That’s when two of the unlikeliest of culprits hit bombs to left field. Guillermo Heredia and Willy Adames have both struggled lately, but could very well use this momentum to dig out of […]

Ji-man Choi Goes 3-for-5 and homers from the leadoff spot

They needed all they could get out of Choi, just squeaking out the 10-9 victory over the Jays. His seventh inning home run turned the game manageable and allowed the back to back home runs from Adames and Heredia to tie it up. Choi has been great against righties (.349 wOBA) and will continue hitting […]

Danny Duffy Lucks Into Win

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy got the help he needed from his offense on Sunday, landing a gifted win. Duffy allowed four earned runs (five total) in six innings of work, allowing seven hits and two home runs along the way. He struck out five and walked two. Duffy had never allowed five […]

Ryan O'Hearn Knocks In Two

Kansas City Royals first baseman Ryan O'Hearn was recalled from Triple-A Omaha this weekend, and he helped propel the big league club to the win on Sunday. O'Hearn practiced the mantra that if you put the ball in play, good things will sometimes happen. He hit an easy bouncer to first base in the third […]

Giovanny Urshela (3B/SS, NYY) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Giovanny Urshela has been invaluable to the New York Yankees this season. In a year where the team has been plagued by injuries, Urshela has stepped up in a big way, allowing the team to keep performing at an elite level. On the year, […]

Jorge Soler Knocks 28th Home Run

Kansas City Royals slugger Jorge Soler launched a solo shot to left-center in Sunday's game to extend the team's lead in their eventual win over the Indians. Soler's blast helped ensure KC would hang on to win, and it continues to solidify his credentials as a slugger. Coming into the season, Soler was one of […]

Chris Martin (RP, TEX) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Texas Rangers pitcher Chris Martin earned his fourth save of the season this past Friday with Shawn Kelley (biceps) on the Injured List. He appears to be the top candidate for saves in Texas while Kelley remains sidelined. However, Martin himself was unavailable due to […]

Alex Wood (SP, CIN) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Alex Wood has finally made his long-awaited Cincinnati Reds debut. Wood dealt with back spasms during spring training this year and had recurring effects of the injury throughout his recovery process, keeping him away from action until he began his minor league rehab stint […]

Sauceda's Slants - Five Starters To Add For Pitching-Thirsty Teams

Oh, the thrill of Monday mornings. On your train commute to work, you rush to set your lineups for the upcoming week. Unfortunately, you see your pitching staff is riddled with swiss flags and “IL” labels — a sign that the chaos of the baseball season has infected your team. You see Max Scherzer ailing with […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18

Another week has come and gone, and suddenly August is within view. Is it me, or has this season simply flown by? With the dog days looming, you can expect the waiver wire to be less of a bloodbath soon. Also-rans will lose interest as they turn their attention to fantasy football or enjoying what […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18

It figures: we spend all year discussing a plethora of trade deadline possibilities and make allusions to chaotic deadlines of years passed, and we are experiencing one of the slowest deadlines in recent memory. Maybe this year a crazy result of the deadline will be that every team, more or less, ended up with the […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 18

Welcome back to the strikeout rate risers and fallers series for Week 18! Each week we will take a look at two K% risers and two fallers, analyze what is behind those changes, and then decide if they are actionable. A pitcher can best control their fate by generating swings and misses, so this exercise […]

Domingo Santana Slugs 20th Homer

Seattle Mariners outfielder Domingo Santana launched his 20th homer of the year Sunday in the team’s 3-2 win over the Tigers. In his first game back from an ailing elbow, Santana showed no signs of rust going 2-for-4, upping his average to .273 on the season. The 26-year-old’s name has been thrown into trade discussions […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday July 29th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for July 29th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Monday, July 29th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]