RANKINGS
They are updated for May, as they will be the first of each month, for the remainder of the regular season. Over 650 players ranked, and tiered, in total.
CATEGORIES
How much do homers and steals matter in the fantasy game? Ray Flowers puts things into perspective in The Steal Game and The Homer Game.
BULLPENS
Howard Bender keeps up the Closer Grid detailing the depth in the pen for each squad.
PLAYER PROFILES
What is wrong with Jose Fernandez? I tried to figure it out in this Daily Trends piece.
A.J. Griffin didn’t throw a pitch that counted the last two seasons. Now he’s tearing up the American League with five impressive starts for the Rangers. Check out his Player Profile.
It’s not a player profile, but there are a bunch of mini-profiles on a series of pitches in this Daily Trends article: Nat Karns, Steven Wright, Andrew Cashner, Bartolo Colon, Josh Tomlin, Tanner Roark, Robbie Ray, Matt Moore, Michael Wacha, Justin Nicolino, Lance McCullers & Matt Wisler.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Evan Tarracciano takes a look ahead to Week 6. How many games are each team playing? What does the interleague schedule look like? What are the pitching matchups?
THIS IS THE VIDEO SECTION OF THE PIECE
Daily Dive – Matt Moore will miss his next start. Carlos Rodon is really improving in 2016. Something seems to be wrong with Jose Fernandez.
Big 3 – Jeanmar Gomez blows his first save of the season. David Robertson has been solid in the closer’s role. Aroldis Chapman is set to return to the Yankees on May 9th.
Big 3 - A lead-off special Big 3. JT Realmuto has found a new home at top the Marlins order. Carlos Santana is an on-base machine. Jacoby Ellsbury is on pace to steal 45 bases.
Daily Dive - Jose Altuve is experiencing a power surge and is on pace to hit 46 home runs. Ryan Howard is already at 7 bombs after hitting one last night. Steve Pearce is absolutely crushing lefties.
Big 3 - Billy Burns is back to stealing a ton of bases. Lorenzo Cain has been racking up the hits. Kyle Seager is defiantly someone you can trust at the hot corner.
Big 3 - Don’t let Martin Perez fool you with his ERA. It’s not doom and gloom with Shawn Tolleson. Jeff Samardzija continues to go deep in games for the Giants.
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Player News
Miguel Vargas hit two doubles in a loss Wednesday to the Royals.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-run homer to lead the Royals to a 2-1 win over the White Sox on Wednesday.
Carlos Estévez allowed a run but still got a save Wednesday against the Royals.
Jonathan Cannon allowed nine hits over six six innings while allowing two runs Wednesday in a loss to the Royals.
Cannon only struck out one batter, but he was a Bobby Witt Jr. homer away from exiting the start unscatched. He has given up nine hits in back-to-back starts and still has been able to give up just four runs in those outings. Cannon has also been able to get deep into games with four consecutive outings of at least six innings, and he’ll look to make it five straight next week against the Reds.
Michael Wacha allowed just three hits while firing seven scoreless innings to get a win over the White Sox on Wednesday in a 2-1 for the Royals.
Just one of the three hits that Wacha allowed went for extra bases. The right-hander worked seven innings for the first time in 2025, but it makes back-to-back outings he was able to pitch into that frame. It also makes the second time in three outings that Wacha hasn’t allowed a run, and his ERA lowered to 2.98 in the process. He’ll get the Astros next week.
Romy Gonzalez is day-to-day with back tightness.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters Gonzalez’s back tightened up on his following a scary-looking collision with Rangers infielder Josh Smith at the first-base bag. The encouraging news is that he appears to have avoided serious injury, but might need some extra time off to rest and recover over the next few days.