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Erik Halterman reviews the ups and downs of this week in baseball, including Houston's hot-hitting Yordan Alvarez.
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Jeff Stotts explains Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks’ triceps tendinitis, which occurred in his throwing arm, and suggests fantasy owners plan for a possible trip to the IL for Hicks.
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FanDuel's Monday slate has risky pitching at the top of the price list, and Kevin Payne says to consider the erratic but talented Steven Matz.
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Erik Siegrist offers his weekly skim of the free-agent pool and finds that Liam Hendriks is one of a number of relievers poised to take advantage of unexpected closer turmoil in the Junior Circuit.
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Ivan Nova hasn't looked particularly solid when it comes to giving up the long ball, so Nomar Mazara and other Rangers' hitters should have a field day.
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The Blue Jays' hitting is heating up, so Chris Bennett has no problems endorsing a couple examples for their matchup with Red Sox' starter Rick Porcello.
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With Tigers' starter Daniel Norris struggling this year, Sasha Yodashkin has focused on a few Indians' hitters in today's action.
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With Rich Hill on the shelf indefinitely, Jan Levine sees Ross Stripling as the main beneficiary - provided he can pitch like he did for most of 2018.
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Todd Zola's weekly hitter rankings features a Dodgers team that should be in for a huge week with four games at Colorado, all against right-handers.
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Todd Zola ranks the week's starting pitchers as Houston's Gerrit Cole is one of the few quality hurlers with two starts this week.
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Christopher Nolan points out the Astros have recently been slumping at the plate and offers up Yankees' starter Masahiro Tanaka as a suitable buy.
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The Yankees have been hitting the cover of the ball all year, and Sasha Yodashkin doesn't see that stopping today against the Astros' Wade Miley.
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Scott Jenstad recommends taking advantage of David Dahl’s current .338 batting average by selling him high.
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Clay and James discuss Zac Gallen's situation with the Marlins and how much you should spend in FAAB to add him to your roster.