Caught Stealing Fantasy Baseball Show: MLB Trades - Winners & Losers
Published: Jul 31, 2024
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters Walker Buehler (shoulder) is likely to return on Tuesday against the Mets.
Buehler appears on track to rejoin Boston’s rotation mix early next week after missing a couple weeks with shoulder bursitis. The 30-year-old has another bullpen session on tap for Thursday before he’s officially cleared to return.
Masyn Winn went 4-for-5 with a homer, three RBI and a walk as the Cardinals trounced the Phillies 14-7 in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader.
The Cardinals were down 5-1 after one tonight, but they dominated the game afterwards. Winn reached seven times in all today, raising his OPS from .769 to .836. That’s pretty good for a guy who opened up 0-for-18 through five games.
Sonny Gray surrendered seven runs in 3 2/3 innings in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Phillies.
Still better than Aaron Nola. Gray surrendered three homers for the ninth time in his career. He’s turned in quality starts in four of his last six outings, but since he’s given up 13 runs in the other two, his ERA stands at 4.50. He has a 51/12 K/BB in 50 innings for the season; he just needs to keep the ball in the park. He’ll face the Tigers next.
Aaron Nola was pounded for nine runs and 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings by the Cardinals in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader.
Nola’s 83 pitches produced six missed swings and 13 hard-hit balls, which just isn’t a very good ratio. His velocity was fine, and while he didn’t miss bats tonight, that hasn’t really been an issue over the course of the season. He’s just giving up an unusual amount of hard contact when he gets hit, and it’s hard to see any quick fixes here. He’s 1-7 with a 6.16 ERA, and now he has to go pitch in Coors Field next time out.
Alec Burleson went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBI versus the Phillies in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader.
Burleson has three homers in six games after going his first 30 appearances without one. He was losing at-bats against righties for a time, but that seems over now with Nolan Gorman and Jordan Walker struggling. His fantasy value remains limited to NL-only leagues.
Ryan Weathers allowed two hits and one run with one walk and five strikeouts over five innings in a 3-1 win over the Cubs on Wednesday.
This was just about as good a debut as anyone could have expected out of Weathers against this talented Cubs’ lineup. Their only run was a solo home run by Seiya Suzuki and Weathers had practically no stressful moments. He showed the same increased velocity – average of 97 mph, topping out at 99 mph – that generated so much buzz during spring training plus his solid sweeper and changeup. He will try to build on this start next time out, which is scheduled to come against these same Cubs.