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Chris Bennett reviews Tuesday's jam-packed slate and sees no reason to start fading Yordan Alvarez yet, as the Astros' left-handed hitters get a plus matchup in Cincinnati against Anthony DeSclafani.
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Erik Siegrist looks at some veteran players whose recent performances might be flying under the radar such as the Rays' Kevin Kiermaier, who could only need to stay healthy to produce a breakout campaign.
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Erik Halterman analyzes who's up and who's down in baseball this week, including Houston's Gerrit Cole, who has settled into a groove after some early season duds.
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Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is on the 10-day IL after suffering a right hamstring strain over the weekend.
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Clay and James debater whether or not you should stash Oakland A's Triple AAA star Jorge Mateo, who's playing well in Las Vegas.
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Christopher Olson is rolling with a Dodgers stack, featuring Cody Bellinger, on Monday against the Giants.
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Mike Barner looks over Monday's Yahoo slate, recommending an Angels stack against Edwin Jackson and the Jays.
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FanDuel's Monday slate has some questions near the top of the pitcher pricing, so Kevin Payne suggests moving down the list to the struggling but promising Miles Mikolas.
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Erik Siegrist looks over an unusually shallow free-agent poll in the American League and thinks Joey Wendle should be a solid consolation prize if you miss out on the Yordan Alvarez sweepstakes.
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With Mike Foltynewicz set to take the mound, Mike Barner recommends a pair of Phillies sluggers to take advantage of the Braves' pitcher's struggles.
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Chris Morgan spent a while perfecting Nick Margevicius's surname, so it's your duty to grab a few Rockies' bats - including Trevor Story - versus the struggling Padres' hurler.
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The Red Sox hitting hasn't been reliable, so Sasha Yodashkin likes John Means and his excellent home numbers as a decent cheaper pitching option.
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He may not be hitting too well of late, but Jan Levine thinks Chris Taylor can turn it around if the Dodgers provide him sufficient playing time.
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With 18 homers through 68 games to go with his .311 batting average, Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman is having a monster season, notes Scott Jenstad.
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The Dodger’s Walker Buehler is in a pitching groove and makes for a stable pick against the Cubs, says Chris Bennett.
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Todd Zola's weekly hitter rankings features 21 teams with seven games, lead by the Indians, Rangers and Twins.