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Kansas City Royals relief pitchers Kevin McCarthy and Tim Hill are the leading candidates to replace Kelvin Herrera's closer role, now that Herrera has been traded to Washington. McCarthy has thrown 30 1/3 innings this season with a 3.86 ERA and just 19 strikeouts. Hill has a less favorable 4.98 ERA and 23 strikeouts in... Read More
Relief Pitcher Kelvin Herrera has been traded from the Kansas City Royals to the Washington Nationals for outfielder Blake Perkins, third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez, and right-handed pitcher Yohanse Morel. Herrera is a free agent at the end of this season and most scouts believe the Royals got a good return for a rental player. Herrera... Read More
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Felix Pena will start Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks according to manager Mike Scioscia. Pena has a 3.51 ERA in 33 2/3 innings in Triple-A this season along with a 10.13 ERA in just 2 2/3 innings in the majors. For his short career, Pena has a 5.28 ERA and... Read More
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (strained right pectoral) will make a rehab start Thursday for Triple-A Sacramento. Assuming all goes well Samardzija should return after the outing. "Shark" has a 6.56 ERA in 35.2 innings this season with a 1.68 WHIP and just 26 strikeouts. His peripheral numbers do not indicate too much... Read More
Former Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Kelvin Herrera has reportedly been traded to the Washington Nationals. Herrera is being sent to Washington for what is described as three good minor league prospects that are not Victor Robles. Herrera had been the Royals' closer since the departure of Greg Holland and Wade Davis, but was excellent... Read More
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is slashing .313/.327/.521 over his past 12 games. Devers also has two home runs, four doubles, and seven RBI in 49 plate appearances across those games. It was reported that J.D. Martinez was working with Devers on his swing and there has been a noticeable difference. Devers has... Read More
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has gotten "very optimistic" reports from the medical staff regarding his prognosis. Ohtani received a PRP injection that will need two-to-three weeks to see if it holds; Ohtani will be re-evaluated at that time. As of right now, Ohtani is taking one-arm swings and Mike Scioscia said,... Read More
Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris has been optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday. Neris gave up four runs during his most recent outing on Sunday. He's allowed nine runs, five home runs, and 15 hits over his last eight innings of work. The Phillies called up lefty Austin Davis to take over the... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler (ribs) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday at Citi Field. It is the first bullpen Buehler will throw since suffering a microfracture in his rib and hitting the disabled list. If the session goes well, Buehler could be cleared for a rehab start or simulated game. The... Read More
Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley is expected to be activated from the disabled list in the next couple of days according to manager Dave Roberts. Utley has been out since the end of May with a thumb sprain but was not impressing anyone up until that point. Utley is slashing just .216/.302/.324 in... Read More
Seattle Mariners pitcher Wade LeBlanc posted another strong start on Sunday, pitching 7 2/3 innings of shutout baseball against the high-powered Boston Red Sox. LeBlanc (3-0) now has held opponents to two runs or less in seven of his last eight starts while also pitching five innings or more in seven of his last eight... Read More
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey has returned to Monday’s lineup. Posey sat out Sunday with general soreness. Posey has seen his power decline in recent years, but remains one of the better options behind the dish in all formats. Posey is hitting .286 with four home runs and 24 RBI this season. Hot Trending... Read More
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (abdominal) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Friday. However, Archer is still several weeks away from a return. He is going to need rehab starts as well before rejoining the Rays rotation. He should remain owned in most fantasy leagues, but it sounds like he won't... Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison will lead off Monday night against Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin. Harrison is batting .294 with 4 home runs and two stolen bases this season, and is 2-4 lifetime against Chacin. The rest of the Pirates have very little success against the righty with the exception of Starling... Read More
Seattle Mariners outfielder Denard Span has been a welcome addition to the lineup since being acquired from the Rays at the end of May. In 50 at-bats with his new team, Span is slashing .320/.382/.500 with an OPS of .882. He has at least one hit in nine of his last 11 games played and... Read More
