Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona said that outfielder Leonys Martin (hamstring) was feeling good on Monday and will be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Martin has missed the last two games with a tight hamstring, but the injury isn't very serious. The left-handed hitter is batting just .209/.300/.383 with five home runs and eight RBI this year in an Indians offense that hasn't hit its stride yet in 2019. Hopefully the small break can spark Martin to heat up at the plate. He's worth benchi[...]

Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin (hamstring) is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners. Martin experienced hamstring tightness during Saturday's game, so he'll get the day off to rest. He's considered day-to-day, so hopefully he won't land on the injured list. Jordan Luplow will cover center field and bat seventh versus righty Erik Swanson. Luplow doesn't not have any fantasy value at the moment.

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The topic of stolen bases can elicit a wide variety of opinions. To some, it is viewed as a trivial and useless category. To others, it is the mountain bypass through which you can catapult past idle teams toward the top of the standings. Regardless of your stance, the truth is that stolen bases have their place and must be addressed. This article isn't just for teams who avoided steals in the draft. Let's be honest, sometimes you can have the greatest plans but if the universe doesn't abide, yo[...]

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to take advantage of breakouts or impact bats before others sure can.The primary challenge of playing in an NL or AL-only league is often the lack of options regarding adding and subtracting players when needed. I[...]

Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin put together another three-hit game on Tuesday, finishing 3-for-5 with an RBI. Martin has two three-hit games in his last three games, picking his batting line up to .276/.391/.500. Hitting at the top of the lineup, Martin should be a solid multiple-category contributor throughout the season as long as he stays healthy.

Things aren't going well for the Cleveland Indians in 2019. The offense did very little to try and improve over the offseason, watching left fielderMichael Brantley and catcher Yan Gomes walk and trading slugger Edwin Encarnacion and infielder Yandy Diaz. Carlos Santana has looked great, but Jake Bauers has not performed as well as Diaz and the catching and outfield positions have been disasters.Then, there are the injuries. Oh boy. Jose Ramirez is healthy now but he missed some time in spring t[...]

Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin had a strong game on Thursday, finishing 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, and a single. He scored two runs and drove in two as well. Martin has struggled a bit this season, but seems to have turned it on recently. He's hitting .237 with an .844 OPS out of the top spot in the Cleveland lineup.

Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin reached base three times in Thursday's win, going 2-for-3 with a walk and two singles. Martin isn't off to the best start as his .664 OPS proves, but as long as he's hitting at the top of the Cleveland lineup, he should start putting up fantasy value soon.

Welcome back to fantasy baseball, and welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 4/1 - 4/7.[...]