Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs. Michael Perez is getting the start behind the plate and batting seventh in the game. Stallings served as the team's cleanup hitter in each of the last three games. Over 38 games on the season, Stallings is slashing .240/.343/.421 with four home runs, 10 doubles, 18 RBI and 12 runs. He has some clear value in two-catcher leagues and is also worth roster ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher LeaguesROSTERED IN: 5% of leaguesANALYSIS: Jacob Stallings is a shining example of a rare trait at the catcher position: offensive consistency. Despite his team's lack of success, Stallings is well on his way to a career-season, so far hitting 14 XBH (ten doubles, four HR) and a .248/.356/.442 slash over the first 113 AB. Even though his average exit velocity is mild at 88.0 MPH, his hard hit rate remains solid at 37.2%. Producing 41.9% grounders, Stallings' BABIP...

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings (knee) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's series opener with the Cardinals, as he continues to deal with a knee contusion, according to Jake Crouse of MLB.com. Stallings exited Sunday's game after taking a foul ball off his knee while behind the plate in the top of the seventh inning, but examinations determined it was nothing serious and the team listed Stallings as day-to-day. When healthy, Stallings has been a solid fantasy option at catcher this ...

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings (quad) was removed from Sunday's game with a left quad contusion, according to Rob Biertempful of The Athletic. Stallings was hit by a foul ball while behind the plate, and he had attempted to remain in the game initially before calling for a trainer and walking off the field. Michael Perez entered the game to replace Stallings in the lineup. Stallings has been a solid fantasy catcher this year, slashing .255/.371/.449 with three home runs, 15 RBI and...

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings drove in the lone run for the Pirates on Monday night, finishing 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk in a 14-1 loss to the Reds. After a slow start to the season, Stallings has begun to turn things around this month, slashing .286/.400/.571 with one home run, three RBI and two runs scored over the last seven games. Stallings will have the most value in either NL-only leagues or in OBP formats, as he currently boasts a 20:17 K:BB ratio and .382 OBP this ...

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings extended his hitting streak to four games on Monday, going 1-for-4 with a double in the loss to the Padres. Stallings got off to a slow start this year, but in his last four games now he is 5-for-9 with two doubles, two RBI, three runs scored and a 3:4 K:BB ratio. In deeper OBP leagues Stallings is worth taking a look at, as he boasts a career 9.3 percent walk rate.

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in a 7-1 win over the Cubs on Sunday. Stallings is starting to heat up at the plate, as he is now 4-for-8 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored after opening the year 2-for-14. In deep OBP leagues, Stallings is worth looking at as an option at catcher, as he boasts a career 9.3 percent walk rate and currently has a 7:7 K:BB ratio in eight games.

BALLER MOVE:Add in Two-Catcher LeaguesOWNED IN: 3% of leaguesANALYSIS:On a very stitched-together 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates squad, even Jacob Stallings name doesn't tend to stick out, and it certainly didn't jump off the page before the season started when compared to fellow Buccos backstops John Ryan Murphy and Luke Maile. While Maile hit the 60-day IL without a single AB and Murphy has struggled mightily, the 30-year-old Stallings has been an extremely pleasant surprise with four XBH (three ...

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher John Ryan Murphy, who was added to the 40-man roster on Sunday, is primed to be the backup to Jacob Stallings after Luke Maile underwent season-ending surgery to fix a fractured right index finger last Friday. Murphy was a non-roster invitee at spring training on a minor league deal. The 29-year-old is more of a defense-first backup, so he can be totally ignored for fantasy purposes. Murphy hit just .175/.246/.413 with four home runs, seven RBI and nine runs scored...

We're halfway there in the baseball season, but hopefully your fantasy team is living on more than a prayer. (By Jove, that's terrible. Apologies.)Unless it's a points league, categories are starting to take more precedence at this point. Every hitter on this week's Cut List comes with a list of categories in which a need indicates greater or lesser use for the player to be on your team.Stats are through Friday, June 28. [...]