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Alexi Ogando

CLE Relief Pitcher #40

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Alexi Ogando will pitch out of the bullpen this October.

Ogando posted a stellar 3.51 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 126/43 K/BB ratio in 169 innings (29 starts) this season, but he was a reliever one year ago and doesn’t have the built-up endurance to carry on into the postseason rotation. He should do fine in a setup role.
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Isaac Collins

KC Left Fielder #1

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Isaac Collins went 3-for-3 with a homer and two runs scored in the Royals’ 5-3 defeat of the Guardians on Tuesday.

Collins came in with a 38 percent hard-hit rate this season, but he topped 100 mph on all three of his balls in play tonight, and all three times against Gavin Williams. He’s 7-for-15 with four extra-base hits this month, raising his OPS from .637 to .760.

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Target Red Sox’ Anthony for trade amid injury

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Provided he doesn't get bad news about his hand, Roman Anthony could be a good buy-low candidate in fantasy baseball.

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Stephen Kolek

KC Starting Pitcher #32

Stephen Kolek yielded three runs in six innings to defeat the Guardians in his spot start Tuesday.

All three runs came on a 343-foot homer from Rhys Hoskins. Kolek struck out three and walked none. He has a case for overtaking Noah Cameron in the Kansas City rotation after this, but Cameron, who was scratched with a back problem, still seems to be penciled in at this point.

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Lucas Erceg

KC Relief Pitcher #60
Lucas Erceg worked a hitless ninth with a two-run lead to earn his 10th save Tuesday against the Guardians.

Erceg walked one before getting Daniel Schneeman to ground out to end the game. Through 16 appearances, he has a 3.52 ERA and a 14/11 K/BB in 15 1/3 innings. He hasn’t been bad, but he’s definitely left the door open for Carlos Estévez to reclaim closing duties if Estévez’s velocity is back. Ideally, we would have found that out tonight, but Triple-A Omaha was rained out in what would have been his first rehab appearance.
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Gavin Williams

CLE Starting Pitcher #32

Gavin Williams took his second loss of the year after giving up five runs in six innings Tuesday against the Royals.

Williams gave up 11 hard-hit balls, including homers to Isaac Collins and Michael Massey. It’s the second time in three starts that he’s been ineffective, though the outing in between was a nine-strikeout gem against the Rays. He still has a 3.28 ERA on the year. He’s due to face the Twins on Sunday.

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Carter Jensen

KC Catcher #22

Carter Jensen struck out all four times up against the Guardians on Tuesday.

Jensen is 2-for-30 with 15 strikeouts in his last nine games, dropping his average 60 points to .222. With six homers already, his lineup spot shouldn’t be in question yet. However, he might be due for a day or two off.

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Rhys Hoskins

CLE 1st Baseman #8

Rhys Hoskins homered to knock in all three Guardians runs and walked Tuesday against the Royals.

The homer was just a 343-footer down the left field line, but Hoskins needs those at this stage of his career. He’s batting .207/.353/.390 while starting about half of the time for the Guardians. He will be in there again on Wednesday with the Royals pitching southpaw Cole Ragans.

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Michael Busch

CHC 1st Baseman #29

Michael Busch went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and a walk as the Cubs edged the Reds 3-2 in 10 innings Tuesday.

Busch homered to tie things up in the eighth and then delivered a game-winning single in the 10th. It elevates his line to .229/.331/.366 in 131 at-bats. Busch’s bat speed and exit velocity numbers have plummeted this year, and the Cubs might be better off turning him back into a platoon guy at some point. The production, though, has gotten better so far this month, and it seems worth sticking with him in shallow leagues.

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Jameson Taillon

CHC Starting Pitcher #50

Jameson Taillon allowed two runs on a pair of solo homers over 5 2/3 innings versus the Reds on Tuesday.

JJ Bleday and Nathaniel Lowe hit the homers. That brings Taillon’s season total to 11 homers allowed, but he still has a reasonable 4.24 ERA. Something is going to have to give there eventually. His next matchup is a good one, though, as he’ll be facing the Rangers in Texas. The Rangers are hitting just .217/.294/.322 with seven homers in 15 home games this year.

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Daniel Palencia

CHC Relief Pitcher #48

Daniel Palencia pitched a scoreless ninth in a tie game Tuesday against the Reds in his first appearance off the IL.

Palencia didn’t pitch in his first two days off the IL, and he wasn’t going to have the chance to close tonight with the Cubs at home and tied in the ninth. Still, he threw very well while facing four batters. He topped out at 101.9 mph and averaged 100.2 mph with his heater, which is 1.2 mph better than his season average,

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Andrew Abbott

CIN Starting Pitcher #41

Andrew Abbott blanked the Cubs for 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision Tuesday.

Abbott allowed four hits, walked four and struck out four before departing with a 2-0 lead that failed to hold up. It’s his first scoreless start since he shut out the Red Sox for six innings in Opening Day, and it dropped his ERA from 5.97 to 5.13. He’ll take on the Astros at home on Sunday.

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