DET • 1B • #
Torkelson’s fifth-inning bomb against Royals starter Seth Lugo — his seventh round-tripper of the season — supplied enough offense for Tigers starter Casey Mize and a pair of relievers in this one. The 25-year-old former top-overall pick from the 2020 MLB Draft is the first Tigers hitter to launch seven homers in the club’s first 21 games of the season since Miguel Cabrera back in 2012, according to the club. It’s easy to forget given last year’s abysmal campaign that he put together a 31-homer breakthrough campaign back in 2023. His plate skills and swing decisions have appeared vastly improved this season, which is helping fuel his early-season success. He’s an extremely challenging hitter to forecast, but Torkelson appears to be evolving into a legitimate middle-of-the-order force.
23 days ago
April 19, 2025 7:25 PM
DET • 3B-2B
about 12 hours ago
After a hot stretch at the end of April, McKinstry is now 4-for-31 (.129) with 13 strikeouts and just four walks in nine games to start May. He doesn’t need to be held in shallower formats.
DET •
about 12 hours ago
Olson struck out five, walked one, and gave up three extra-base hits on the day. The right-hander has a mediocre four-seam fastball, so he relies heavily on his changeup and slider for success. He struggled to command his changeup today, and he needs both of those secondaries working for him to handle a lineup like Texas’. Things will get a little easier next week against Toronto, and Olson can handle anybody when those two seconaries are working, so he’s worth rostering in most formats.
DET •
1 day ago
Flaherty was already giving up more hard contact than usual this season, and it really caught up to him tonight. He has surrendered 13 earned runs over 13 2/3 innings in his last three starts, taking his ERA from 2.63 to 4.61. We wouldn’t give up on him in mixed leagues right now, especially since he’s in such a good situation in Detroit. Still, those who had excessively high hopes based on his first few weeks need to keep their expectations in check.
LAD • 1B
about 9 hours ago
The 35-year-old slugger opened the scoring in the contest with a run-scoring double off of Zac Gallen in the opening inning. He tacked on a run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning and then clobbered a 405-foot solo shot off of Joe Mantiply in the seventh inning that extended the Dodgers’ advantage to 5-0. He has been absolutely sizzling at the dish this season, slashing .376/.437/.734 with nine homers and 33 RBI. The only thing that he hasn’t done from a fantasy perspective is run, with zero stolen bases in one attempt.
ATH • 1B
about 9 hours ago
It didn’t necessarily have anything to do with his exit, but Kurtz was checked on by the trainer today after jamming his glove hand into Orlando Cabrera’s body on a play at first base. His three at-bats before leaving produced two groundouts and a strikeout.
HOU • 1B
about 12 hours ago
Walker is quietly 20-for-65 (.307) with two home runs and 11 RBI over his last 17 games. Of course, he was hitting .156 with two home runs and four RBI in the first 21 games of the season. Still, it appears the Astros’ big free agent acquisition is finally starting to figure it out at the plate after an injury derailed his spring training and slow start to the season.
