Mike Maher | Thu, Apr 21st 2022, 1:33pm EDT

Fantasy Baseball Daily Opener: Shohei Ohtani, Logan Gilbert, Miguel Cabrera (4/21)

Greetings, friends. We’re back for another baseball season. More importantly, we have a fun new series this year!

Welcome to the Daily Opener.

Every morning, I’ll be with you to recap the previous day of baseball and talk about what stood out to me. We’ll find fun stats. We’ll lament some injuries. We’ll take a peek at the day ahead. And we’ll have a few laughs.

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Rub Some Dirt On It (Injuries)

Astros placed 2B Jose Altuve on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain
J.D. Martinez (groin) not likely to play Thursday
Josh Bell (knee) heading for MRI exam on Thursday
X-rays come back negative on George Springer (forearm)

Studs and Duds

Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.

Studs (Pitchers)

Shohei Ohtani – 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 12 K in win over Astros (1-2, 4.40 ERA)
- Also went 2-for-4 with a 2B and 2 RBI
Sandy Alcantara – 8 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 6 K in no-decision vs. Cardinals (1-0, 1.86 ERA)
Carlos Rodon – 5 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K in win over Mets
- Through 3 starts: 17 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 6 BB, 29 K (2-0, 1.06 ERA, 0.82 WHIP)
Brandon Woodruff – 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 9 K in win over Pirates (2-1, 4.30 ERA)
- 11 shutout innings since allowing 7 ER to Cubs in first start
Logan Gilbert – 6.2 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 4 K in win over Rangers
- Has allowed just 1 ER through 3 starts (16.2 IP)
MacKenzie Gore – 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K in win over Reds
- Through 2 starts: 10.1 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 10 K (1-0 with 1.74 ERA & 1.06 WHIP)
Tony Gonsolin – 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 3 K in win over Braves
- Has allowed 1 ER through 13 IP
Daulton Jefferies – 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K in loss to Orioles (1-2, 1.17 ERA)
Daniel Lynch – 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, just 2 K in win over Twins (1-1, 5.40 ERA)
Jose Berrios – 6 IP, 1 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 K in win over Red Sox (1-0, 6.35 ERA)

Studs (Hitters)

Johan Camargo: 4-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Nick Castellanos: 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Anthony Rizzo: 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
Freddie Freeman: 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Jurickson Profar: 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
Kyle Schwarber: 1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
Alec Bohm: 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Daulton Varsho: 1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Raimel Tapia – 1-for-5 with a HR and a SB

Duds (Pitchers)

Jake Odorizzi – 0.2 IP, 6 R (3 ER), 2 H, 4 BB, 2 K in loss to Angels (0-2, 9.00 ERA)
Nick Pivetta – 4 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 4 K in loss to Blue Jays (0-3, 10.03 ERA)
Dallas Keuchel – 1 IP, 10 R (8 ER), 1 BB, 0 K in loss to Guardians (1-1, 16.50 ERA)
Marcus Stroman – 4.1 IP, 8 R (7 ER), 8 H, 2 BB, 7 K in loss to Rays (0-2, 8.78 ERA)
Chris Bassitt – 6 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 K in loss to Giants (2-1, 3.00 ERA)

Duds (Hitters)

Three players currently have a K% over 40%:

Jo Adell (45.5%)
Julio Rodriguez (41.9%)
Dansby Swanson (41.5%)

Joey Gallo and Joey Votto are both at 38.5%

Giancarlo Stanton – 0-for-4, 3 K
Joey Bart – 0-for-4, 3 K
Jarred Kelenic – 0-for-3, 3 K

0-for-5 CLUB:

J.T. Realmuto – 0-for-5, 2 K
Francisco Lindor – 0-for-5, 1 K
Kike Hernandez – 0-for-5, 1 K
Austin Meadows – 0-for-5

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Dingers

Here is every player who hit a home run yesterday:

Johan Camargo
Nick Castellanos
Francisco Mejia
Anthony Rizzo
Freddie Freeman
Jurickson Profar
Kyle Schwarber
Alec Bohm
Daulton Varsho
Keston Hiura
Brandon Belt
Raimel Tapia
Nolan Arenado
Jose Ramirez
Edwin Rios
Ha-Seong Kim
Rowdy Tellez
Kyle Schwarber

Swipes

Here is every player who stole a base yesterday:

Anthony Rizzo
Jurickson Profar
Raimel Tapia
Adam Frazier
Randy Arozarena
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
Taylor Walls
Tommy Edman
Yonny Hernandez
Jorge Alfaro
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Jo Adell
Thairo Estrada
Paul Goldschmidt

Arm Barn Report

Here is every player who recorded a save yesterday:

Giovanny Gallegos
Jake McGee
Emmanuel Clase
Josh Hader
Corey Knebel
Jorge Lopez
Scott Barlow
Aroldis Chapman

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Today’s Starting Lineup

Obviously, we’re watching for Miguel Cabrera’s 3,000th hit today. Yankees vs. Tigers is an early 1:10pm ET game today.
No nationally televised games other than Giants vs. Mets on ESPN+ again today.
Overall, it’s a small slate with a bunch of early games today. Another early game I’ll be watching because of the pitching matchup is Blue Jays vs. Red Sox featuring Kevin Gausman vs. Tanner Houck.

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Mike Maher is an editor and content manager at FantasyPros and BettingPros. For more from Mike, check out his archive, follow him on Twitter @MikeMaher, and visit his Philadelphia Eagles blog, The Birds Blitz.

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