Alec Bohm Impressing In Phillies Camp

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has been making noise in Phillies camp and is a name to know heading into 2020. Bohm, the Phillies second-ranked prospect according to Baseball America, has seven hits in his first 13 at-bats this spring with 3 RBI. Last season Bohm hit .329 in High-A before being called up […]

Andrew Benintendi Dealing With Quad Tightness

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (quad) is dealing with quadriceps tightness and will not be in the lineup for the next couple of days, after experiencing the issue in Thursday's game. Red Sox interim manager Ron Roenicke is hopeful that Benintendi could make his return to the lineup as early as Tuesday, which suggests […]

Zach LaVine Scores Team-High 28 Points

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine followed up his 41-point performance against the Thunder on Tuesday with another impressive scoring display. In 38 minutes versus the Knicks on Saturday, he scored 28 points on 10-for-25 shooting from the field and 4-for-8 from beyond the arc. LaVine also chipped in seven assists, three rebounds and a steal […]

Tomas Satoransky Lays An Egg Versus New York

Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky was unable to find his rhythm against New York on Saturday. In 34 minutes of play, he mustered just six points on 2-for-8 shooting from the field and he was unable to connect on any of his three long-range attempts. Over Satoransky's last 10 games, he is converting on just […]

Coby White Scores 22 Points Off The Bench

Chicago Bulls guard Coby White has been on a scoring tear as of late. He eclipsed the 30-point mark in his two games prior to the matchup with New York on Saturday and finished with another solid performance against the Knicks. In 29 minutes off the pine, White scored 22 points and converted on four […]

Mitchell Robinson Tallies Double-Double Off Bench

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has been a lone bright spot for the team this season. In a team-high 29 minutes off the bench on Saturday, he scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Robinson also connected on 11 of his 16 field-goal attempts and came up with two blocks in what was […]

DeMar DeRozan Totals 16 Points Against Magic

San Antonio Spurs guard/forward DeMar DeRozan finished with 16 points, nine assists, three rebounds, one steal and one block on 6-for-13 shooting from field-goal range in Saturday's 114-113 victory against the Magic. The 30-year-old totaled his ninth game of at least nine assists on the season, bringing his season average up to 5.3 assists per […]

Trey Lyles Scores Team-High 20 Points In Victory

San Antonio Spurs forward Trey Lyles finished with a team-high 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting from the field and 2-for-4 from three-point range in Saturday's 114-113 victory against the Magic. The 24-year-old added a team-best nine rebounds and four steals, along with two assists and one block in the productive effort. Lyles posted his second […]

Terrence Ross Records Another Productive Performance In Loss

Orlando Magic guard/forward Terrence Ross finished with 21 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal on 6-for-12 shooting from the field and 4-for-7 from three-point range in Saturday's 114-113 loss against the Spurs. The 29-year-old followed up his season-high 33-point performance against the Timberwolves with another solid game of 20-plus points. Ross wrapped up […]

Nikola Vucevic Scores 16 Points In Loss

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic finished with 16 points, nine rebounds and one assist on 7-for-16 shooting from field-goal range in Saturday's 114-113 loss against the Spurs. The 29-year-old snapped his streak of five consecutive double-doubles as he fell one rebound shy in the contest, while the five turnovers marked a season-worst total for the […]

Amed Rosario Pressured To Perform in 2020

New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario will need to prove that he is the shortstop of the future for the Mets in 2020. With top SS prospects Andres Gimenez and Ronny Mauricio both getting closer to the majors, Rosario will need to build on his 2019 campaign. In 2019, Rosario hit .287 with 75 runs, […]

Evan Fournier Scores Team-High 23 Points Against Spurs

Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier finished with a team-high 23 points in Saturday's 114-113 loss against the Spurs, while adding five assists, four steals, three rebounds and one blocked shot on 8-for-16 shooting from the field and 5-for-10 from three-point range in the contest. The 27-year-old recorded his 11th game of at least five or […]

J.D. Davis Progressing Toward Baseball Activities

New York Mets manager Luis Rojas has reported that infielder/outfielder J.D. Davis (shoulder) should soon resume baseball activities. His left shoulder inflammation has been subsiding. Davis jammed his shoulder last Tuesday diving for a ground ball. Davis, who was getting repetitions at third base in an attempt to get his bat into the lineup regularly […]

Peter Alonso Off To A Slow Start This Spring

New York Mets first baseman Peter Alonso struck out twice in three at-bats on Saturday against the Astros, lowering his Grapefruit League batting average to .067 (15 ABs). Alonso also has yet to his first home run this spring. Alonso broke out in 2019, with a line of .260-53-120-103-1. Despite his slow start in Grapefruit […]

Evaluating OAA for Pitchers Changing Teams (AL and NL-Only)

Earlier this preseason, I looked deeper into Statcast’s new Outs Above Average (OAA) leaderboard, which identifies the best defensive infielders in the league. I used 2019 OAA to look at how a pitcher's new defense will affect his value in the 2020 season. The first article evaluated pitchers drafted inside the top 300 picks, so this […]

Hassan Whiteside Posts A Double-Double With Three Blocks

Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside scored 21 points on nine of 14 shooting in a loss to the Hawks on Saturday, also contributing 13 rebounds and three blocks in just 31 minutes. This was Whiteside's 46th double-double on the season, tied for second-most in the NBA. An eventual return by Jusuf Nurkic looked like […]

Auto Club 400: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks

"Now let me welcome everybody to the Wild Wild West, a state that's untouchable like Elliott Ness" (That's Tupac Lyrics). I started this race preview off with a Tupac lyrics because NASCAR is headed to California, and because I like Tupac (go listen to Tupac). As we enter week three in the 2020 NASCAR season, […]

Jesper Bratt Continues Goal-Scoring Run

New Jersey Devils left wing Jesper Bratt opened the scoring in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Los Angeles, netting for the fourth time in his past five games. Nikita Gusev registered the only assist to take his point streak to five games. Bratt finished February with a total of six goals and 10 points. He has […]

C.J. McCollum Scores An Efficient 35 Points Versus Atlanta

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum scored 35 points in a loss to the Hawks on Saturday, shooting 14 of 26 from the field to go with five rebounds, five assists, three three-pointers and two steals. McCollum has been doing everything he can to help keep Portland in the playoff picture, averaging 31.8 points, 9.0 […]

ADP Showdown: Keston Hiura vs. Ketel Marte

Heading into 2020 drafts, we see that second base is a relatively deep position. Of course, in terms of elite options, there are roughly seven choices at second base at the top of draft boards. As a result, you want to make sure you choose correctly to get the best value for one of your […]

De'Andre Hunter Scores 22 Points Versus The Blazers

Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter scored 22 points in a win over Portland on Saturday to go along with six three-pointers and four rebounds in 38 minutes. The six three-pointers tied a career-high for Hunter, who is coming off an outing in which he drained four attempts from beyond the arc. He's picked up his […]

Dustin Brown Notches Two Points In Saturday's Win

Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown factored in both goals against the Devils on Saturday, scoring the team's first goal and setting up Adrian Kempe for a 2-1 game-winner in overtime. Jonathan Quick had 32 saves to improve his record for the season to 14-22-4. Brown opened February with a dry spell, but he […]

John Collins Finishes With A Double-Double Versus Portland

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins shot nine of 14 from the field to finish with 24 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, three three-pointers, two blocks and one steal in a win over Portland. Collins puts an exclamation point on an incredible February in which he shot 63.6 percent from the field and 53.5 percent from […]

Martin Jones Posts 30-Save Shutout

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones registered his second shutout of the season on Saturday, finishing a 5-0 win over Pittsburgh with 30 saves. Evander Kane and Timo Meier recorded one goal and one assist, while Mario Ferraro and Marcus Sorensen dished out two assists. Jones has had a very difficult year, but both of […]

Trae Young Posts A Double-Double Versus Portland

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young was seven of 18 from the field in a win over the Blazers on Saturday, finishing with 25 points along with 15 assists and four rebounds. Young struggled from beyond the arc in this one, shooting just one of eight from downtown. He made up for it, however, by […]

Three AL Outfielders Set to Break Out in 2020

The purpose of this article, as the title suggests, is to identify three American League outfielders who have shown the potential to have a breakout season heading into 2020. These will be players who were likely on waivers at some point in your league during 2019 and may or may not have been added down […]

Marcus Smart Cooks Up Big Line In Saturday's Loss

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart recorded a juicy fantasy line in Saturday's loss to the Rockets, picking up 26 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and four steals. He shot 9-for-22 from the field, including 5-for-15 from downtown. Smart is currently enjoying a very good run in the team with Kemba Walker (knee) on the shelf. […]

Jayson Tatum Scores Team-High 32 Points

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Saturday's overtime loss to Houston, shooting 9-for-27 from the field and 4-for-12 from behind the arc. He also had five assists, two steal and two blocks to finish off a huge fantasy line. Tatum demonstrated some superb form throughout February, […]

Clayton Keller Scores Twice In Victory

The Arizona Coyotes rolled over the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 5-2 on Saturday night. Clayton Keller scored two goals and added a helper. He now has four goals and six points over his past three games. In total, he has 43 points in 67 games and is three goals away from his second […]

Robert Covington Picks Up Big Double-Double

Houston Rockets forward Robert Covington registered a big double-double in Saturday's win over Boston, scoring 16 points and grabbing a game-high 16 rebounds. He also had three blocks and one steal, while shooting 4-for-10 from deep and 6-for-12 overall from the field. Covington has been a perfect fit for this Rockets team and he's quickly […]