CHC • 3B • #
It’s a shocking development that the Cubs are essentially pulling the plug on Shaw as their starting third baseman this season after just 18 games. The 23-year-old top prospect has gotten off to a frigid start at the plate, hitting .172 (10-for-58) with one homer and 18 strikeouts in 68 plate appearances. There are a plethora of reasons to be optimistic regarding his long-term future as a potential five-category fantasy contributor, but he’s going to head back to Triple-A for a much-needed reset.
28 days ago
April 15, 2025 10:13 PM
CHC •
2 days ago
Hodge entered a tie game in the eighth inning to face the heart of the Mets’ order and immediately allowed a home run to Francisco Lindor. After Juan Soto lined out, Pete Alonso cracked a double, and Mark Vientos brought him in with a single, and then Hodge was removed from the game. Vientos would later come around to score himself, which raised Hodge’s ERA to 5.71 on the season. Perhaps more alarming is that his fastball velocity was down almost two mph. With Ryan Pressly struggling, this seemed to be the ideal time for Hodge to capitalize, but he just hasn’t been able to.
CHC • CF
2 days ago
It was his 10th home run of the season and 28th RBI. However, he also struck out three times as pitchers continue to stop throwing him fastballs and instead try and get him to chase breaking balls outside of the zone. He did hit a Griffin Canning fastball out of the park, but also chased fastballs and a changeup out of the zone on his three strikeouts. The potential remains high for the 23-year-old, but he may need to learn to lay off some of the pitches outside of the zone a little more often.
CHC •
2 days ago
Boyd didn’t walk a batter on the day and is now sporting a 2.78 ERA on the season. The left-hander ate the Mets up with his slider and changeup and posted a 30 percent whiff rate and 30 percent CSW on the day. He needs to be rostered in 100 percent of leagues for his start next week against the White Sox.
MIN • 3B
2 days ago
Lee moved over to shortstop for Sunday’s with Carlos Correa scratched from the lineup. The 24-year-old infielder was a big part of the Twins’ comeback victory against the Giants on Sunday. Lee’s two-run home run in the fourth inning cut the Twins deficit to 3-2 and he scored the winning run in extra innings. Lee is hitting .253 with nine RBI and a .703 OPS on the season.
PIT • 3B
2 days ago
Hayes has had a solid month, going 24-for-79 (.304) with hits in 17 of 20 games since April 19th. He hasn’t been hitting for any power and has scored only one run in that span despite hitting mostly leadoff for the Pirates, so therein lies the issue with his fantasy value. Still, that batting average and four steals on the season can be worthwhile in deeper formats.
TEX • 3B
2 days ago
Jung took a fifth-inning pitch from Beau Brieske and hit it 392 feet at 107.4 mph for his fifth home run of the season. He also struck out twice, which has been a bit of an issue for him, and the 27-year-old is just 7-for-35 (.200) so far in May. With Jake Burger rumored to be on his way back to the big leagues, Jung will need to keep hitting to prevent himself from losing some starts to Josh Smith.
