Phil Mickelson Could Thrive at Jersey City This Week

Phil Mickelson has had a decent 2021 run when one thinks about it. That started in May when he won the PGA and yes he has not finished that great in most tournaments. However, for the 51-year old to see the weekend more than not is an accomplishment. At the WGC-FedEx, Mickelson managed a top-20 […]

Travis d'Arnaud Doubles Twice In Victory

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud has been heating up with the bat since his return from the injured list. On Monday, d'Arnaud went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and a walk in the 12-2 win over the Miami Marlins. It's going to take time for d'Arnaud to get completely back into the groove of […]

A.J. Puk Thriving In Relief Role For Oakland

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher A.J. Puk threw another scoreless inning Monday at the White Sox to bring his season total up to 7 1/3 shutout innings as a reliever. Puk is the top pitching prospect in the A's organization, but he has not been able to stay on the field thanks to a litany of […]

J.D. Davis Picks Up Three Hits On Monday

New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the Mets latest loss, a 7-5 defeat at the hands of the San Francisco Giants on Monday. You wouldn't know it given the state of the Mets putrid inability to score runs, but Davis is red hot at the plate over […]

Daniel Hudson Takes Loss Against Rockies

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Daniel Hudson entered Monday night's game against the Colorado Rockies in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied, but he wasn't able to keep the Rockies off the board. He took the loss in a close 6-5 game, allowing a one-out walk-off home run to C.J. Cron. […]

Sergio Garcia Expected to be Solid but Not Spectacular at Liberty National

Sergio Garcia missed four straight cuts and has followed up with finishing 26th or better in five consecutive tournaments. The FedEx-WGC was a bit of a disappointment as Garcia was close to a top ten result but missed several putts and had a few wayward irons on that Sunday. The Spanish golfer has to make […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/17/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/17 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Ozzie Albies Remains Hot At The Plate

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies is not a batter that pitchers want to face right now. He is 11-for-28 with four homers, 11 RBI and eight runs scored in his last six games. On Monday. Albies went 3-for-5 with three RBI and a walk during the 12-2 win over the Miami Marlins. The 24-year-old […]

Jake McGee Converts Second Straight Save Monday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jake McGee looked to be back to his old self in Monday's 7-5 win over the Mets, converting his 26th save of the season. McGee entered to pitch the ninth inning up by two and tossed a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. McGee has now earned 1-2-3 saves in back-to-back […]

Jake Cronenworth Scores Two Runs

San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth reached base three times Monday, going 2-for-3 with a walk, and he came around to score twice. Cronenworth has had a very solid season, but he's been especially successful in his last 30 games, slashing .278/.346/.548 with five homers in that span. Cronenworth should be a popular trade target […]

Trevor May Roughed Up On Monday

After a stellar July in which New York Mets relief pitcher Trevor May posted a 2.38 ERA and was called upon to close games for a struggling Edwin Diaz, May has had a brutal August. On Monday, his August slide continued against the San Francisco Giants. In one inning of work, May allowed three earned […]

Kevin Gausman Earns 12th Win Of Season Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman improved to 12-5 in Monday's 7-5 win over the Mets. Gausman pitched 5 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. The 30-year-old has truly been the team's ace this season and now has a 2.40 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over 24 starts. […]

Freddie Freeman Has Three-Hit Performance On Monday

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is back to looking like an unstoppable force at the plate. He struggled there for a few days while he was battling an illness. However, his bat came alive on Monday against the Miami Marlins. He went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in the 12-2 […]

Ryan Weathers Lasts Four Innings

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Ryan Weathers lasted four innings against the Colorado Rockies Monday night. He allowed five runs on eight hits and no walks with three strikeouts. His ERA climbed to 5.06 as a result. With their dwindling rotation, the Padres could really use more length from Weathers, who has not completed five […]

Matthew Wolff May Have Difficulty at The Northern Trust

Matthew Wolff could not make putts at the Wyndham Championships last week but there were times where he just hit some god-awful shots. Was his decision-making or just an off week? One trend has been final rounds for Wolff where he has been missing 8-10 foot putts with regularity. Also, he is shooting over par […]

Trent Grisham Hits Game-Tying Homer

San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham hit a game-tying home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher with two outs in the ninth Monday night. The three-run shot was his only hit of the game in four at-bats, and was his 13th long ball of the year. Grisham has been dropped to eighth in the order […]

Matt Harvey Takes Another Loss Monday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey fell to 6-12 in Monday's 9-2 loss to the Rays. Harvey pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on five hits (including two home runs) and a walk with six strikeouts. Harvey had a few encouraging starts in the beginning of the season but has not produced since and […]

Touki Toussaint Tosses Solid Outing Versus Marlins

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Touki Toussaint lived up to the hype during Monday's game against the Miami Marlins. He went 6 1/3 innings, three hits allowed, two earned runs, two walks, and seven strikeouts in the 12-2 victory. The biggest takeaway was the fact that Toussaint was able to limit the amount of walks he […]

Mark Canha Collects Two Hits Versus White Sox

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha went 2-for-5 with an RBI in a loss to the White Sox on Monday. Don't let his .246 batting average deceive you, Canha has been one of the most valuable players in baseball batting leadoff for a good A's lineup. He's got a strong 12.4% walk rate to put up […]

Hall of Fantasy League Draft Review: New York Bodega Cats

In the first-ever NFL Draft in 1936, the New York Giants selected Art “Pappy” Lewis, a tackle from Ohio University at No. 9 overall. In the 1961 American Football League Draft, the New York Titans, later to become the Jets, made their first selection in franchise history, taking Minnesota defensive linemen/guard Tom Brown. In 2021, […]

Rory McIlroy Brings Trending Form To Liberty National

Rory McIlroy is set to tee it up in this week's Northern Trust, the opening event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. McIlroy has historically been a tough out in golf's postseason and has two FedEx Cup titles to his credit. He appears primed to once again make a deep run in the playoffs, as he […]

Trey Mancini Exits Game Monday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini (calf/foot) exited Monday's 9-2 loss to the Rays in the eighth inning after fouling pitches off of his calf and foot. He ended the at-bat with an RBI double, but was taken out of the game afterwards and is considered day-to-day. Mancini has had an up-and-down season but has […]

Hideki Matsuyama Motivated to Bounce Back at Liberty National

The Wyndham Championships were not kind to Hideki Matsuyama. He shot 69-69 and did not make the cut. This should not be a problem at The Northern Trust this week. Matsuyama will need to make some putts early. He sometimes gets in funks like that. His ball-striking and shot-making around the green ranks 11th at […]

Justin Upton Homers Monday

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Justin Upton had a first-inning home run off of Gerrit Cole during Monday's 2-1 loss against the New York Yankees. It was his first home run in his last 12 games. Altogether he went 1-for-4 with a run, an RBI, and two strikeouts. He now has 16 home runs on the […]

Alfred Morris Released By The Giants

The New York Giants released running back Alfred Morris on Tuesday. He re-signed with Giants two weeks ago but ultimately ended up being waived. The 32-year-old had modest success last season and had averaged 4.2 yards per carry. Morris logged 55 carries for 238 rushing yards and one touchdown over nine games for the Giants […]

Matthew Fitzpatrick Must Avoid Unforced Errors at Liberty National

Matthew Fitzpatrick has had his bubble burst on the weekends of late and particularly on Sundays. In five of the previous seven tournaments, Fitzpatrick has shot above the course average and that includes all four majors (73,73,76, and 70). Then, there was the 74 on Sunday at the FedEx-WGC. That knocked Fitzpatrick out of a […]

Matt Chapman Homers In Third-Straight Game Monday At Chicago

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a loss to the White Sox on Monday. It was Chapman's third-straight game with a homer as he seems to have found his power stroke after struggling most of the season. Most of Chapman's issues stem from a sky-high 31.7% strikeout rate, […]

Jose Suarez Pitches Well, Takes Tough Loss

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jose Suarez (5-6) had a good outing Monday against the New York Yankees but was ultimately the losing pitcher in the 2-1 contest. He completed five innings, giving up two runs with six strikeouts and three walks. Suarez started the sixth on the mound but walked the first three batters […]

Pete Alonso Drives In Two On Monday

On Monday, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso went 1-for-4 with a two-run triple in the Mets 7-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Like the rest of the Mets lineup, Alonso had been struggling, though he has started to heat up as we get into late August. Alonso is now batting .310/.375/.610 over […]

Dustin Johnson Begins FedEx Cup Title Defense This Week

Dustin Johnson is set to begin his FedEx Cup title defense this week in the Northern Trust. Johnson romped through the FedEx Cup Playoffs last year and won the 2020 version of the Northern Trust at TPC Boston with a jaw-dropping score of 30-under par. He's yet to find that same gear in 2021 with […]