Chris Blomstrand

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[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Isaac Paredes has been hot since the calendar hit July. In the month, he's slashing .323/.394/.532/.927 with three home runs and nine RBI.

I looked ahead at his playoff schedule, and he's got quite a few games at home where he's hit 9 of his 14 home runs on the year.

#ChaseTheFight

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

@SamulskiNYC BOS particularly had a surplus of lefties with Early, Bennett, Crochet, Tolle, and Suarez.

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

FWIW I do think both players fantasy value increase.

Mead gets a lineup downgrade but a park upgrade. This should result in a slight upgrade for Mead. Batting average and homers should see a bump while RBI and runs may slightly suffer.

Early could see more wins with the Nats backing him up.

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

You can add this to the long list of confusing moves made by Breslow.

Mead has had an incredible stretch but Early has shown SP2 upside.

Red Sox fans what do we think?

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

You can add this to the long list of confusing moves made by Breslow.

Mead has had an incredible stretch but Early has shown SP2 upside.

Red Sox fans what do we think?

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

BREAKING: The Boston Red Sox are trading left-hander Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead, sources tell ESPN.

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[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

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[Nicho Roessler @NichoRoessler]

Troy Melton is becoming a must-start guy for me.

Another solid outing:
5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
10 whiffs
29% CSW

Not worried about the 4 BBs; he's demonstrated good control so far through 10 starts (7.1% BB rate).

Season: 1.95 ERA, 0.95 WHIP.

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Ty France did it again last night! He's been scorching hot and is a must add in all formats.

In the month of July he's slashing .297/.338/.656/.994 with six homers, 14 RBI, and 9 runs.

#ForTheFaithful

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Drake Baldwin clubbed his 19th home run last night.

I wrote about his season in this article. I'll be releasing a weekend recap for hitters every Monday.

#BravesCountry

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Check out my weekly article. Every Monday, I'll be recapping two hitters at each position who dominated the weekend. I'll include 1 hitter at each position with a roster rate under 60% for deeper leagues.

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[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Michael Harris II continued his career year last night with his 19th home run and 61st RBI.

On the year, he's slashing .299/.327/.507/.834. Steals are way down, 6 on the year, but he's making up for it with his pop.

He will never walk much, 3.9% on the year, but he's got elite power and solid bat-to-ball skills.

#BravesCountry

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Nolan Arenado has been turning back the clock in July.

He went 2/2 with two RBI last night.

In July, he's slashing .283/.368/.600/.968 with 5 home runs, 14 RBI, and 12 runs.

Arenado is a personal favorite of mine! Is he getting into the HOF?

#Dbacks

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Is Gabriel Moreno a better IRL player than a fantasy player?

He had another fantastic game last night. He went 4/5, with one double and two RBI.

On the season, he's slashing .309/.394/.450/.844 with seven home runs, 42 runs, and 36 RBI.

His BaseballSavant page suggests he is performing as expected, but I think he can get more pop out of his bat. Until that time he's a points league specialist.

#Dbacks

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Kwan added 2 more hits and another steal last night. He's up to 7 steals on the season, but 4 of them have come this month.

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Steven Kwan is finally turning it around after a brutal first half of the season.

His numbers in July: .420/.517👀/.560/1.077 with three strikeouts to 10 walks. He's largely a points league specialist, but if he keeps this up when J-Ram returns, he could be a must-add in all leagues.

#GuardsBall

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

@Goyanks_28 @NichoRoessler Much better returns than I got. I tip my hat to your league mates.

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Yordan Alvarez continued his MVP campaign last night with two more Yordongs and two RBI.

We are finally getting a fully healthy season of Yordan, and it's better than we imagined. He's slashing .324 (2nd in MLB)/.432 (1st in MLB)/.651 (1st in MLB) with 33 home runs (T-1st in MLB) and 75 RBI (2nd in MLB).

DO NOT TRADE HIM @minnyj14

#readytohouston

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

@NichoRoessler Yes for now. Unless he shows he can steal 30 bases in a season he’s points league only with the extreme lack of power.

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Steven Kwan is finally turning it around after a brutal first half of the season.

His numbers in July: .420/.517👀/.560/1.077 with three strikeouts to 10 walks. He's largely a points league specialist, but if he keeps this up when J-Ram returns, he could be a must-add in all leagues.

#GuardsBall

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

@NichoRoessler

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Jeremy Pena in his last three games.

.417/.417/1.167/1.583 with three homers, five runs, and six RBI. He's homered in all three of those games.

Are you losing this week because you're facing Pena? Know that you aren't alone 😢@NichoRoessler

#ChaseTheFight

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Dingler did it again last night! He's up to 22 home runs on the season. Who saw this coming???

#DNMW

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Dillon Dingler added to his breakout season last night with two more home runs and three more RBI. There were some signs of this last year, but I don't think anybody saw this much production in Dingler.

On the year, he's slashing .286/.332/.524 with 21 home runs, 61 RBI, and 52 runs.

#RepDetroit

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

@TheLab_FBB His savant page suggests a MASSIVE turnaround. BUY BUY BUY!

[Chris Blomstrand @CBlomstrand]

Brandon Nimmo had a huge night and continued his solid campaign. He went 5/5 with one home run and two RBI.

Since June 7th Nimmo is slashing .307/.353/.504/.857
with three home runs, 17 RBI, and 17 extra-base hits.

#AllForTX