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Orlando Arcia Belts A Pair Of Home Runs On Friday
Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk in Friday's 7-2 win over the Phillies. Arcia has had a bit of a power surge in August, belting six of his 15 home runs this month. Arcia tends to be a bit streaky though and he was […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoAustin Wells Drives In Four Runs In Two-Homer Day
New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Friday's 6-3 win over the Cardinals. The two home runs brought him to 12 total for the season, nine of which have come in the last two months. The 25-year-old backstop has increased his batting average each […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoShota Imanaga Strikes Out Eight, Improves To 11-3
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga went six innings in Friday's 7-6 victory over the Nationals, allowing three earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out eight on the way to picking up his 11th win of the season. It was the southpaw's 15th quality start of the year out of 25 […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoFantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 24)
Welcome back to my Week 24 edition of the Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters series for the 2024 MLB season! In today's edition, we'll take a look at players like Connor Norby and Seiya Suzuki. We'll take our usual look around the league as we head into the weekend to see who is showing signs of […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoPete Crow-Armstrong On Base Five Times On Wednesday
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong went a perfect 5-for-5 in getting on base in Wednesday's 14-10 win over the Pirates, collecting four hits and was even intentionally walked in his fifth plate appearance. The 22-year-old has been hot as of late, with multi-hit games in four of his last six, going 11-for-23 (.478) with three […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoJames Wood Swipes Three Bags On Wednesday
Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Yankees, but his most impressive feat was that he stole three bases in the contest. The 21-year-old now has 11 steals on the season through 51 games played, and while he's been […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoBryan Reynolds Homers In Three-Hit Day
Pittsburgh Pirates DH/outfielder Bryan Reynolds went 3-for-5 with a home run, a walk, two RBI, and three runs scored in Wednesday's 14-10 loss to the Cubs. It was the second time the 29-year-old has gone yard in the last three games and he's now hit safely in seven of his last eight, going 11-for-32 (.344) […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoSeth Brown Hits Two Home Runs, Collects Four RBI
Oakland Athletics first baseman Seth Brown went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Reds. The 32-year-old collected four RBI in the contest as well. The home runs were the 11th and 12th of the season for the veteran and he's now up to 34 RBI. While he hasn't […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoCorbin Carroll Homers Twice, Drives In Five Runs
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll continued his August resurgence in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Mets, blasting two home runs and collecting five RBI in the contest. The first home run was the solo variety, but the second was a go-ahead and eventual game-winning grand slam in the eighth inning off of the Mets' struggling […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoChas McCormick Optioned To Triple-A
Houston Astros outfielder Chas McCormick was optioned to Triple-A on Thursday after a prolonged stretch of ineffectiveness at the plate, going 4-for-42 (.095) since July 31. For the season, McCormick was slashing .192/.256/.292 with a .245 wOBA and 57 wRC+. The 29-year-old will look to get back on track at Triple-A Sugar Land while veteran […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoDrue Hackenberg Getting Promoted To Triple-A
Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Drue Hackenberg is getting promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett. The Braves' ninth-ranked prospect looked good at both High-A and Double-A this season, posting a 3.42 ERA over 21 starts with a 1.25 WHIP and 17.5% K-BB%. The command needs work with a 10.4% BB%, but the stuff isn't in question, even recording […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoBubba Chandler With Another Strong Outing At Triple-A
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Bubba Chandler continued his impressive run for Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday, logging another five innings in which he allowed just one run (zero earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out five batters. The outing lowered his ERA at Triple-A to 1.17 over four starts (23 IP) to go […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoChase DeLauter Settling In At Triple-A
Cleveland Guardians outfield prospect Chase DeLauter smacked his second home run in six Triple-A games on Wednesday for Columbus. He's now got a mini four-game hit streak at the highest level of the minors and has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games overall (20-for-56; .357). After missing almost three months of the […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoSamuel Basallo Records First Triple-A Hit
A day after making his Triple-A debut, Baltimore Orioles catching/first base prospect Samuel Basallo collected his first hit for Norfolk. Even so, MLB's 11-ranked prospect has gotten off to a rough start in his short two-game tenure with the Tides, going 1-for-8 with five strikeouts. Nevertheless, the 20-year-old is the youngest player in Triple-A and […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoKumar Rocker Excels In Triple-A Debut
Texas Rangers pitching prospect Kumar Rocker shined in his debut at Triple-A Round Rock, tossing five scoreless innings in which he allowed just one hit and no walks while striking out a career-high 10 batters. After dominating Double-A competition to the tune of a 0.46 ERA (one earned run in five starts), 0.61 WHIP, and […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoImpact Fantasy Baseball Prospects Ready To Shine: Hurston Waldrep, Kyle Manzardo, Jordan Lawlar
We are closing in on the final weeks of the fantasy baseball season and there are still some players in the minors who could help out for fantasy purposes were they to get the call tomorrow. Even if they do not get the call this season, these prospects could have big impacts next season, so […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoAidan Miller Makes Prospect Team Of The Week
Philadelphia Phillies third base prospect Aidan Miller continued his strong August performance this past week, culminating with MLB.com's Prospect Team of the Week honors. Miller went 9-for-20 (.450) with four doubles, a triple, and a home run during the course of the week. For the month of August, the 20-year-old is slashing .342/.419/.618. The former […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoJaison Chourio To Miss Remainder Of Season
Cleveland Guardians outfield prospect Jaison Chourio (wrist) will miss the remainder of the regular season after breaking his wrist in a diving attempt to catch a fly ball for Single-A Lynchburg on Saturday. The 19-year-old was having a good season for Lynchburg posting a .269-5-58-69-44 line over 98 games, but perhaps most impressive was the […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoWhite Sox Recall Bryan Ramos From Triple-A
The Chicago White Sox have recalled infield prospect Bryan Ramos from Triple-A Charlotte. Ramos had a 15-game debut with the Sox earlier this season, but after slashing just .196/.208/.239 with a 1:8 BB:K in 48 plate appearances, he was sent back down. In his initial promotion, he was called up directly from Double-A where he […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoSamuel Basallo Getting Promoted To Triple-A
Baltimore Orioles catching prospect Samuel Basallo earned Eastern League Player of the Week honors after collecting at least one hit in each of his six games last week and slashing .421/.519/.737. The 20-year-old was having a great season overall at Double-A, slashing .289/.355/.465 with 16 home runs in 106 games played, culminating in his promotion […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoCam Smith Getting Promoted After Power Surge
Chicago Cubs third base prospect Cam Smith is getting promoted to High-A South Bend after just 14 games at Single-A Myrtle Beach. The Cubs' first-round selection in this year's draft started off 4-for-26 (.154) over his first eight games, but since then he's gone 11-for-21 (.524), homering in an astonishing six consecutive games, driving in […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoImpact Fantasy Baseball Prospects Ready To Shine: Chase DeLauter, Owen Caissie, Agustin Ramirez
We're closing in on the final weeks of the fantasy baseball season and there are still some players in the minors who could help out for fantasy purposes were they to get the call tomorrow. Even if they do not get the call this season, these prospects could have big impacts next season, so redraft […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoShohei Ohtani Hits 41st Home Run On Saturday
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani joined the 40/40 club on Friday, but did not slow down one bit the day after achieving that feat, going 2-for-4 with his 41st home run of the season in Saturday's 9-8 extra-innings loss to the Rays. The 2x MVP collected two RBI and scored twice in the […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoJunior Caminero Homers Again, Collects Three Hits
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero homered for the second consecutive game, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 9-8 extra-innings win over the Dodgers. Caminero's 418-foot solo blast came in the ninth inning with the Rays down by a run, sending the game into extras where teammate Jose Caballero […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoDavid Peterson Improves To 8-1 On Saturday
New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson tossed 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball in Saturday's 7-1 victory over the Padres, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out two on the way to earning his eighth win of the season. It was the fifth consecutive start in which the southpaw has allowed two […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoFrancisco Lindor Homers Twice, Drives In Five Runs
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor went 2-for-5 in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Padres, with both hits coming via the home run. The first one in the fourth inning came with the bases loaded as he drove in four runs with the grand slam off Padres starter Michael King, and the second was a […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoVictor Robles Diagnosed With Right Index-Finger Contusion
Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles (finger) took a fastball off the right hand after squaring to bunt during Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Giants. It initially looked bad, with Robles in a lot of pain. However, X-rays were taken that came back negative, meaning the Dominican is dealing with a right index-finger contusion. The 27-year-old […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoWillson Contreras To Go On Injured List With Fractured Finger
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras (finger) took a fastball off the right hand in the fourth inning of Saturday's 6-0 loss to the Twins, and after initially staying in the game to run the bases, has now been diagnosed with a fractured right middle finger. The Cardinals are expected to call up Ivan Herrera […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoFantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 23)
Welcome back to my Week 23 edition of the Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters series for the 2024 MLB season! In today's edition, we'll take a look at players like Brenton Doyle and Masataka Yoshida. We'll take our usual look around the league as we head into the weekend to see who is showing signs of […]
Jarod Rupp 3 months agoSeranthony Dominguez Picks Up Save On Friday
Baltimore Orioles closer Seranthony Dominguez shut the door on the Astros in a 7-5 victory over Houston on Friday, earning his fifth save of the season. Dominguez had struggled recently after being crowned the closer, allowing home runs in three consecutive appearances, but was handed the ball in the ninth inning on Friday while former […]
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