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  • Smacks second homer
    Caballero went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday against the Tigers.

    Advice: Caballero has made his mark with seven stolen bases across his first 22 games this season. However, he swatted his second homer of the campaign against Shelby Miller in the eighth inning, and he now has an extra-base hit in each of his last three games. Caballero has a clear path to playing time for the foreseeable future, as Taylor Walls (hip) has been shut down from baseball activities and is ineligible to return from the injured list until late May. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:15 pm
     
  • Swipes two bags Monday
    Mateo went 0-for-3 with a walk, a run and two stolen bases in Monday's 4-2 win against the Angels.

    Advice: Mateo made his second start in three games and used his legs to help the Orioles score their second run, following a third-inning walk with a pair of thefts before coming home on an Adley Rutschman single. The performance was indicative of what Mateo brings to Baltimore -- he's an elite base stealer when he's able to reach, but with a career .224 batting average and .271 OBP, that doesn't happen enough to keep him in the lineup consistently. From a fantasy perspective, Mateo is most useful as a base-stealing specialist in leagues that allow daily lineup changes. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:07 pm
     
  • Collects three hits
    Cruz went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Monday against the Brewers.

    Advice: Cruz hit eighth in the order for the third straight game against a right-handed pitcher as the Pirates seek to get him on track at the plate. He showed some reasons for optimism with his three-hit performance, highlighted by a two-RBI single in the sixth inning that gave the team some insurance runs. Most importantly, Cruz struck out only once after punching out multiple times in seven of his previous 10 games. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:07 pm
     
  • Jose Caballero scores lone run in loss to Tigers
    Jose Caballero went 1-for-4 with a home run in Monday’s loss against the Tigers.

    Advice: Caballero got off to a hot start this season with a .353 AVG in his first 10 games. He’s since cooled down, but is still slashing .284/.297/.459 on the season. He was the only offense that Tampa Bay had on Monday when he hit a solo shot in the eighth inning. From a fantasy perspective, the 27-year-old shortstop has been a plus in the stolen base department with seven of them so far this season. But for the Rays, he’s been a huge asset given the situation surrounding Wander Franco and could be a sneaky shortstop option for fantasy managers this season if he keeps up this type of production. Rotoworld Yesterday, 8:34 pm
     
  • Jackson Merrill goes 2-for-3, drives in run
    Jackson Merrill singled twice and drove in one of the Padres’ three runs Monday against the Rockies.

    Advice: Merrill made it a 3-1 game with a grounder in the eighth that really should have been handled by Ryan McMahon at third. Of course, it was ruled a hit anyway. Merrill’s MLB career is off to a nice start, as he’s hitting .317/.378/.415 in 90 plate appearances. Statcast thinks his average should be a little lower, but it also believes his slugging percentage should be higher, since he has six barrels and just one homer. Rotoworld Yesterday, 8:18 pm
     
  • Scores twice in win
    Baez went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 7-1 win over the Rays.

    Advice: Relegated to the eighth spot in the lineup, Baez managed to contribute anyways, and he's been good over his last five games with a .350 batting average. The shortstop is still batting just .203 for the season, so he'll need more performances like the one he delivered Monday if he wants to get his overall numbers up to a more acceptable range. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 7:41 pm
     
  • Oneil Cruz knocks in two in win against Brewers
    Oneil Cruz went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Monday’s 4-2 win against the Brewers.

    Advice: Cruz had his first game without a strikeout since April 9 and made sure to capitalize with his second three-hit game of the season. The 25-year-old shortstop hasn’t put together a great start to the season but it was encouraging to see him get back on track. His two RBI came in the sixth inning when he hit a blooper into shallow left field off Hoby Milner that scored Connor Joe and Jack Suwinski to extends the Bucs’ lead. Rotoworld Yesterday, 7:33 pm
     
  • Bo Bichette drives in three in win over Royals
    Bo Bichette smacked a three-run triple on Monday, powering the Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the Royals.

    Advice: Bichette kicked off the scoring with a bases-clearing double to right-center field off Royals starter Brady Singer in third inning. It wound up being his lone hit in four at-bats, but served as an early tone-setter before teammate Daulton Varsho effectively put this one away with a two-run homer in the sixth inning. The 26-year-old fantasy standout is starting to heat up after a slow start to the season with hits in five of his last six games, including a pair of multi-hit efforts, over the past week. Rotoworld Yesterday, 7:18 pm
     
  • Maikel Garcia goes deep in loss to Blue Jays
    Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer on Monday in the Royals’ loss to the Blue Jays.

    Advice: Garcia has cooled off considerably after coming out of the gate on fire to open the regular season, but he managed to take Blue Jays lefty Yusei Kikuchi deep in the sixth inning for his first round-tripper since April 3. The 24-year-old infielder is batting .178 (16-for-90) with 10 runs scored, four homers, 15 RBI and four steals through 22 contests. Rotoworld Yesterday, 7:18 pm