Nolan Arenado Continues Struggles, Goes Hitless Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado extended his recent cold streak on Sunday, as he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in a 2-1 win over the Giants. Sunday's performance now has Arenado hitting 1-for-18 over his last four games, as he is slashing .217/.266/.367 with two homers, one steal, six RBI and seven runs […]

Jose Abreu Doubles In Win, Looking Better At The Plate

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu went 1-for-3 with a double in a 4-0 win over the Astros on Sunday. After a poor showing in the month of June where he slashed .182/.265/.307 over 23 games, Abreu has looked much better at the plate in July, as he's currently slashing .308/.377/.538 with three home […]

Ozzie Albies Reaches Base Twice In Loss Sunday

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies went 2-for-5 with a double and one RBI in a 7-5 loss to the Rays on Sunday. It was just his third multi-hit performance in the month of July, as he is slashing .235/.273/.314 over 13 games with two steals, seven RBI and six runs scored in that span. […]

Jerad Eickhoff Will Start For Mets On Monday

New York Mets starting pitcher Jerad Eickhoff will take the mound for the Mets on Monday in the series opener with the Reds, according to Tim Britton of The Athletic. Eickhoff will take the start that Jacob deGrom had been in line for prior to his placement on the injured list this weekend. Eickhoff has […]

Garrett Cooper Exits Sunday With Arm Injury

Miami Marlins first baseman Garrett Cooper (arm) exited Sunday's game in the eighth inning after colliding with Travis Jankowski on the base path, according to David Wilson of the Miami Herald. Jankowski ran into Cooper's arm, while Cooper was extended out attempting to make the catch at first base. Jorge Alfaro made the switch from […]

Zac Gallen Strikes Out Seven In Return From IL

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen struck out seven batters over 5 1/3 innings while limiting the Cubs to one run on three hits and two walks in a 4-2 loss Saturday. Gallen did not factor into the decision in his first start since coming off the injured list, after he landed there on July […]

Jacob Stallings Blasts Walk-Off Homer On Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, four RBI and a run scored in a 9-7 win over the Mets on Saturday. Stallings walked off the Mets with a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, as that was his eighth homer of the […]

Ke'Bryan Hayes Has Two Hits In Win Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in a 9-7 win over the Mets on Saturday. After a small slump towards the end of June, Hayes has started to pick things up recently and over his last seven games he is slashing .304/.429/.391 with one RBI and […]

Buster Posey Could Return As Soon As Monday Night

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (thumb) could be activated and start in Monday night's season opener with the Dodgers, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Manager Gabe Kapler said that it's not set in stone that Posey will return Monday, and that it will depend on how he's feeling. Kapler added […]

Ethan Small Shut Down From Throwing For Two Weeks

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Ethan Small (finger) will be shut down from throwing for the next two weeks due to a strained tendon in his left middle finger, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. The top pitching prospect in Milwaukee's system according to MLB Pipeline, Small will likely miss close to a month due to […]

Scott Kingery Has Shoulder Surgery, Done For Year

Philadelphia Phillies utility player Scott Kingery (shoulder) has undergone surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will miss the remainder of 2021, according to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com. It was a rough year all around for Kingery, who was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley at the beginning of June after hitting […]

Ryan Mountcastle Gets Breather On Sunday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle is sitting out of Sunday's finale with the Royals. For now this appears to just be a day off for Mountcastle, who was dealing with a forearm contusion over the past week. He's been having a solid sophomore season with Baltimore, slashing .252/.300/.439 with 14 homers, three steals, 50 […]

Anthony Santander Gets Day Off On Sunday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander is not in the starting lineup on Sunday for the series finale with the Royals. This appears to be just a day off for Santander, who has been having an extremely disappointing season in 2021. Over 60 games this year, Santander is slashing .228/.277/.379 with six homers, 24 RBI and […]

Austin Meadows Not In Lineup Sunday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's finale with the Braves. This appears to just be a day off brought on by the fact Tampa Bay will be going without the designated hitter, so Meadows will take a seat against Atlanta. He's been having a nice bounce-back season […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 17

The All-Star festivities are over. Pete Alonso retained his Home Run Derby title, and the American League continued its All-Star game dominance. Now it's time to get back into the swing of things and look at the two-start pitchers to target this week. But before we get there, we'll close out the previous two weeks' […]

Alec Mills (SP, CHC) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: Mills started off the year pitching primarily out of the bullpen and did not look particularly impressive, posting a 6.08 ERA and 1.521 WHIP over his first 23 2/3 innings of work. However, he's turned things around since joining the Cubs' rotation full time, […]

Vladimir Gutierrez (SP, CIN) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: Don't let the 4.29 ERA fool you, Gutierrez has been quite good in his debut season with the Reds. A pair of rough starts against the Padres have inflated his numbers, but outside of those two outings, Gutierrez owns a 2.85 ERA and 1.220 […]

Dane Dunning (SP, TEX) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: Dunning got off to a good start this season but then went through a rough patch in late May through early June. Over his last six starts though, things have picked up as he's posted a 3.33 ERA and 25.6 percent strikeout rate over […]

Ross Stripling (SP, TOR) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: Stripling got off to a rough start this season, posting a 1-3 record and 5.11 ERA over his first eight games. But slowly things have started to fall into place for Stripling, and while he's just 1-2 over his last five starts, he has […]

Tarik Skubal (SP, DET) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of leagues ANALYSIS:After a rough start to the season, Skubal has come into his own as a solid fantasy starter. Over 10 starts in May and June, Skubal went 4-3 with a 3.23 ERA, 1.239 WHIP and 32.5 percent strikeout rate over 55 2/3 innings of […]

Eric Haase Exits After Being Hit On Helmet By Pitch

Detroit Tigers utility player Eric Haase (head) exited Saturday's game after being hit in the head by a pitch, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press. Haase was hit by a 95 mph fastball to start off the seventh inning, and while it seemed initially like he was going to stay in the game, […]

Tim Locastro Exits Early With Knee Injury

Updating a previous report, New York Yankees outfielder Tim Locastro (knee) exited Saturday's game after banging his knee on the outfield wall while making a catch in foul territory, according to Pete Caldera of the Bergen Record. Locastro was replaced defensively by Tyler Wade. There's no word on the specific injury or severity, but even […]

Gregory Polanco Activated And Starting Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco (hip) has been activated from the 10-day injured list and is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In a corresponding move, the Pirates have optioned infielder Rodolfo Castro to Double-A Altoona. Polanco has struggled at the plate this […]

Wade Davis Activated From Injured List Saturday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Wade Davis (forearm) has been activated from the 10-day injured list, according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Davis missed almost a month due to a right forearm strain, but even before then he wasn't providing much help in fantasy, as he was 0-2 with one save, an 8.06 ERA, 1.636 […]

Xander Bogaerts Dealing With Wrist Soreness

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (wrist) is not in the starting lineup on Saturday as he deals with wrist soreness, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com. Bogaerts was experiencing left wrist soreness following Friday's game after he tweaked something in his final at-bat. Manager Alex Cora said that he had been planning on giving […]

Francisco Lindor Heading To Injured List

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (oblique) is being placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a right oblique strain, according to Justin Toscano of NorthJersey.com. Lindor exited Friday's game and appeared to be in pain after grounding out to second in the top of the fifth inning, and it was later announced […]

Stephen Strasburg Suffers Setback In Rehab

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (neck) suffered a setback recently in his rehab program, according to Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post. Manager Dave Martinez said that Strasburg felt some discomfort in his neck after throwing a simulated game in San Diego, and the team has now backtracked Strasburg to playing catch on flat […]

Jarren Duran To Make Major League Debut Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran is making his major league debut on Saturday, as he will get the start in center field and bat sixth against the Yankees. The No. 3 prospect in Boston's system according to MLB Pipeline, Duran was slashing .270/.365/.561 with 15 homers, 12 steals, 32 RBI and 37 runs scored […]

Chris Bassitt Will Start For Oakland On Sunday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt will make the start on Sunday in the series finale with the Indians, according to Shayna Rubin of the Mercury News. Bassitt pitched in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, allowing one unearned run on two walks and one hit while striking out one in one inning of work. He's […]

Jose Urena To Be Placed On Injured List

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jose Urena (groin) will be placed on the 10-day injured list after exiting Saturday's start due to right groin tightness, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. That won't impact too many fantasy managers, however, as Urena has struggled this year with a 2-8 record, 6.43 ERA and 14 […]