| Hot | 5/9/2013 10:34:00 PM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas homered for the second straight game Thursday against the Orioles. | Insight: Moustakas isn't going to want to leave Baltimore. He had one homer prior to the series at Camden Yards. Moustakas is batting .342 with three homers, eight RBI, six walks and just four strikeouts over his last 13 games after hitting .148 with zero homers in his first 16. The young third baseman has improved his K/BB from 3.2 last year to 1.3 in 113 plate appearances this year. | | |
| 5/8/2013 9:29:00 PM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer Wednesday against Baltimore. | Insight: Moustakas is still hitting just .219 with two home runs and eight RBI, but he does have an improved K/BB from last year (1.4 2013, 3.2 2012). | | |
| 5/5/2013 9:24:00 AM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is 4-for-9 against White Sox lefty Jose Quintana with two homers. | Insight: Moustakas has just one homers and is hitting .195 this season, and he is a career .228 hitter against left-handed pitching. However, he has performed well against Quintana. | | |
| 4/30/2013 11:03:00 PM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas hit his first homer of the season Tuesday against the Rays. He went 2-for-3 with three RBI in the game. | Insight: Moustakas displayed 25- to 30-homer power in the minors, but that hasn't yet translated to the majors. He's only hitting .195 in 77 at-bats, though he does have a 1.22 K/BB after posting a 3.18 K/BB last season and has a good chance to turn things around in May. Buy low. | | |
| 4/28/2013 7:41:00 PM |
Description: Royals struggling third baseman Mike Moustakas went 1-for-1 with three walks, one RBI and two runs scored Sunday versus Cleveland. | Insight: Moustakas (.164) has two RBIs and three extra-base hits in 67 at-bats. His only positive is a 10/9 K/BB. | | |
| Cold | 4/24/2013 9:59:00 AM |
Description: Royals struggling third baseman Mike Moustakas is a career .071 hitter versus Detroit right-hander Maz Scherzer (1-for-14) and should probably be watching the action today instead of playing. | Insight: Moustakas is off to a horrible start batting just .158 without a home run and just one RBI. Given the unfavorable matchup there is no way he breaks out of his slump on Wednesday. | | |
| 4/10/2013 10:13:00 AM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is a career .833 hitter versus Minnesota starter Liam Hendriks with four RBI and a 1.833 OPS. | Insight: It's a small sample size, just six at-bats, but it does indicate he's seeing the ball well out of his hand. Moustakas is off to a slow start, but this matchup could get him started. | | |
| 4/4/2013 7:47:00 PM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas went 0-for-3 Thursday against the White Sox. | Insight: Moustakas was 1-for-11 against the White Sox in the opening series of the season. He hit .242 with 20 homers and a .709 OPS last season but he displayed more power potential in the minors. | | |
| 3/4/2013 12:27:00 PM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is hitting the ball well at the start of the exhibition season, batting .579 in his first 19 at-bats. | Insight: Moustakas finished his sophomore season with a .242 average, 20 homers, 73 RBIs and a .708 OPS. Coming out of the minors, much more was expected of him than a .696 OPS. He's worthy of a late-round flier. | | |
| 10/2/2012 9:24:00 PM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas aggravated his groin injury Monday and has been shut down for the season. | Insight: Moustakas will finish his sophomore season with a .242 average, 20 homers and 73 RBIs. Those are disappointing numbers considering he hit 15 homers and had an .817 OPS in the first half. | | |
| 10/1/2012 7:01:00 PM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is in Monday's lineup after leaving Sunday's game with a groin injury. | Insight: Moustakas' sophomore season started out well -- he hit 15 homers and had an .817 OPS in the first half -- but he's only batting .213 with five homers and a .585 OPS in 69 games since the All-Star break. | | |
| 8/28/2012 10:10:00 AM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is 1-for-12 (.083) against Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander. | Insight: Moustakas has 19 HR and 60 RBI, but fantasy owners probably expected more from a guy nicknamed "Moose." Sit him on Tuesday in this unfavorable matchup. | | |
| 8/26/2012 1:10:00 PM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is getting the afternoon off Sunday against the Red Sox. | Insight: Tony Abreu (.300, 0 HR, 2 RBI) is getting the start at third base Sunday for Kansas City. | | |
| Cold | 8/18/2012 10:19:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas overcame a recent slump (3 for his last 24) and poor numbers against White Sox starter Jake Peavy (2-for-14) to post two hits, a homer and four RBIs Saturday. | Insight: Moustakas' breakout sophomore campaign has been derailed by a horrific stretch -- 33-for-157 (.210) with a .592 OPS in the 40 games prior to Saturday after starting out hitting .277 with 13 homers and an .842 OPS in his first 69 games. However, fantasy owners should keep an eye on him should he start to display the same promise he did earlier in the year. | | |
| Cold | 8/18/2012 3:27:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas is just 3-for-24 (.125) over his last seven games, and he has another poor matchup on hand Saturday. The Royals will face White Sox starter Jake Peavy, against whom Moustakas is 2-for-14 (.143) with two RBIs. | Insight: Moustakas' breakout sophomore campaign has been derailed by a horrific stretch -- 33-for-157 (.210) with a .592 OPS in his last 40 games after starting out hitting .277 with 13 homers and an .842 OPS in his first 69 games. | | |
| Cold | 8/17/2012 7:34:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas isn't in Friday night's starting lineup. | Insight: Moustakas is just 2-for-22 over his last six games so we wouldn't have recommended starting him tonight anyway. | | |
| Cold | 8/8/2012 10:55:00 PM |
Description: Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas hit his first homer since July 13 Wednesday. | Insight: Moustakas has been stuck on 16 home runs for quite awhile as his OPS has dropped from .842 on June 27 to .757 going into Wednesday's game. He's no longer a mixed league 3B option at this time. | | |
| 8/7/2012 10:46:00 AM |
Description: Third baseman Mike Moustakas who has missed two games in a row is probable for Tuesday's game against Chicago. He's dealing with a bruised right knee. | Insight: Moustakas (.259, 16 HR, 50 RBI) sprained his knee at the end of last month but had been playing through it up until recently. | | |
| 8/6/2012 7:17:00 PM |
Description: Third baseman Mike Moustakas will miss his second game in a row Monday when the Royals take on the White Sox. Right knee soreness is the reason for Moustakas' absence. | Insight: Moustakas (.259, 16 HR, 50 RBI) sprained his knee at the end of last month but had been playing through it up until yesterday. It's possible that he could return to the lineup on Tuesday. | | |
| 8/4/2012 3:08:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City third baseman Mike Moustakas is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Texas. He missed Friday night's game because of knee soreness. | Insight: Moustakas has improved on his rookie campaign, with 16 HR and 50 RBI in his first 375 at-bats. His OPS is up 88 points over last season and he's become a solid fantasy third baseman. | | |
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