Brent Suter Starts Monday Amid Bullpen Day For Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers will go with a bullpen day Monday against the Pirates with left-hander Brent Suter making the start. Suter -- and the pitchers who follow him -- will have little season-long or DFS value as the club is expected to deploy it’s relief arsenal for the entirety of the contest. The start will […]

Arizona Sends Robbie Ray To Toronto

Left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray has been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, a splash addition at the Trade Deadline for a club that needed additional starting pitching. Ray has been erratic in 2020, leading the Majors with 31 walks and six wild pitches through his first seven starts, which has produced a 7.84 ERA. But […]

Eddie Rosario Sees Power Numbers Dip To Begin 2020

Minnesota Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario has proven to be the kind of power hitter who doesn’t amass gaudy walk totals, yet in order to become a consistent fantasy staple, he’ll need to ramp up his offensive production in 2020. Hitting .238 through his first 34 games, that mark -- which is on pace to be […]

Keegan Akin Faces Pitch Count For Remainder Of Year

Baltimore Orioles left-handed pitcher Keegan Akin will be on a pitch count for his first Major League start Monday against Toronto, per manager Brandon Hyde. Akin, the club’s No. 14 prospect per MLB Pipeline, has already made two appearances out of relief this season, but he will take Tommy Milone’s spot in the starting rotation […]

Cole Sulser Exits Closer Role For Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles will be looking elsewhere for save chances when they’re presented moving forward after manager Brandon Hyde removed right-hander Cole Sulser from the closer's gig prior to Monday’s contest against the Blue Jays. Sulser has allowed runs in each of his last four appearances, with three of those showings having resulted in him […]

Josh Naylor To Be Starting Left Fielder For Indians

Outfielder/first baseman Josh Naylor, acquired by the Indians on Monday from the San Diego Padres, is penciled in to be the Indians' starting left fielder for the remainder of the season. While he has yet to exhibit his potential at the plate in the majors, he could hit over 20 home runs with decent batting […]

Mike Minor Traded To The Oakland Athletics

The Oakland A's have acquired starting pitcher Mike Minor from the Texas Rangers for two players to be named later. Minor, a free agent after this season, has posted an unimpressive 5.60 ERA and 1.36 WHIP, while striking out 35 batters in 35 1/3 innings pitched in 2020. He is coming off a 2019 campaign […]

Cal Quantrill Headed To Indians In Massive Deal

Right-handed pitcher Cal Quantrill was dealt to the Cleveland Indians by the San Diego Padres on Monday as part of the deal that brought Mike Clevinger to San Diego. Quantrill, the Padres first-round pick in 2016 and former top-100 MLB Pipeline prospect, did not have a spot in the Padres deep rotation and had been […]

J.D. Davis Not In Mets Lineup On Monday

New York Mets third baseman/outfielder J.D. Davis (hip) is not in the Mets lineup on Monday for their matinee contest against the Marlins. Davis left the second game of a doubleheader against the Yankees on Sunday due to a left hip issue resulting from his being hit by an Aroldis Chapman fastball on Saturday. It […]

Austin Hedges Headed To Cleveland In Massive Deal

Catcher Austin Hedges was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians on Monday as part of the massive nine-player deal that sent starting pitcher Mike Clevinger to San Diego. San Diego recently acquired catchers Jason Castro and Aaron Nola from the Angels and Mariners, respectively. This left Hedges essentially without a role […]

Josh Naylor Traded To Indians

Outfielder/first baseman Josh Naylor was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians on Monday as part of the nine-player deal that sent starting pitcher Mike Clevinger to San Diego. Naylor just hit his first home run of the season on Sunday in the Padres' 13-2 win over the Rockies. With the move […]

Mike Clevinger Dealt To Padres In Nine-Player Deal

Following up on an earlier report, starting pitcher Mike Clevinger has been traded to the San Diego Padres as part of a massive nine-player deal. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Indians will be sending Clevinger, outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named later to the Padres. In return the Padres will be sending […]

Gary Sanchez Mashes His Sixth Home Run Of The Season

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez went hitless in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader but hit a 453 ft extra-inning grand slam in a pinch-hit appearance during the Sunday’s second game. More than half of Sanchez’s 11 hits this season have now come on long balls, as he’s paired his 6.3% home run rate […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 8/31

It's another manic Monday, so you know what time it is - it's time to dig deep and find some streamers. Today is a tough day for pitcher streamers, so we'll roll the dice on a groundball machine. We'll also take a look at a Cardinals and Mariners stack! When choosing my daily hitter streamers, […]

Deivi Garcia Shines In MLB Debut

New York Yankees starting pitcher Deivi Garcia was excellent in his MLB debut on Sunday, holding the Mets to one run (zero earned) with six strikeouts and no walks over six innings. As the team’s 29th man for Sunday’s doubleheader, Garcia was sent back to the team’s alternate site following the game, but manager Aaron […]

Mike Clevinger Traded To Padres

According to MLB Insider Robert Murray, Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger has been dealt to the San Diego Padres. More details on the trade and what the Padres will be sending back to Cleveland and whether other Indians are involved should emerge shortly.

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 31st edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

We enter the second half. It is crazy how fast the season is going, but when you are used to grinding for 6 months, this change of pace requires some adjusting. regardless, let's get you ready for the second half the right way with week 7 corner infield (1B and 3B) waiver wire options. Before […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

As you've doubtless sussed out by this point of the season, deft work on the waiver wire is even more pivotal than it is in a full campaign. Injuries and ineffectiveness are, have been, and will be that much more challenging to overcome, especially as the 2020 runway grows shorter. By contrast, this column remains […]

Unexpected Dynasty Risers - Pitchers

Every year in dynasty league drafts fantasy managers will target young future stars, prospects which rank highly among all prospect rankings. There's a tendency to overdraft/overpay for these high-end prospects as fantasy folks are drawn to the new and shiny things much like kids get gooey-eyed for the newest toys each Christmas. While this is […]

Michael Conforto Takes A Seat On Monday

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto is not in the starting lineup for the Mets' matinee against the Marlins on Monday. It looks to be just a routine day off for Conforto who is having a great 2020. Conforto is batting .320 with five homers, 17 RBI, 22 runs, and three stolen bases in 122 […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 7

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

Brandon Woodruff Takes Loss Against Pirates

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff (2-3) took the loss Sunday against the Pirates, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks across five innings pitched. He struck out seven. Although he was able to punch out seven, the right-hander will certainly be unhappy with the inconsistency. The 27-year-old will take a 3.67 ERA […]

Sam Hilliard (OF, COL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: Sam Hilliard has been putting up eyebrow-raising numbers since arriving in the Colorado farm system in 2015 from Wichita State (21 HR and 37 SB in 2017 for Single-A+ Lancaster), but 2019 was a particularly triumphant year (causing eyebrows to raise so high they're hitting […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/31/20): MLB DFS Lineups

We only get seven games on the DraftKings main slate today but it does include a game at Coors and multiple elite starters, with Cole and Bieber battling for the king of chalk. There's also a fair amount of value (including at Coors) so fitting in one of the high-priced starters shouldn't be an issue. […]

Aaron Civale Gets Rocked By Cardinals

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Aaron Civale (3-4) allowed five earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three across six innings to take the loss Sunday against the Cardinals. This was only Civale's second start in which he's been charged with three or more runs, and he maintains a 3.72 ERA with […]

No New Positive Tests For Athletics

The Oakland Athletics have reported no new positive tests for COVID-19 from their round of testing Sunday, according to Bob Nightengale. Sunday's game vs Houston was postponed as someone in the A's organization tested positive, though it has not been revealed if it was a player, coach, or staff member. Either way, it is a […]

Bubba and Bat Flip 48: Fantasy Baseball Mailbag - Benched with Bubba (Episode 308)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Bat Flip Crazy (@BatFlipCrazy) to discuss some of the recent MLB Trade Deadline madness, aka the San Diego Padres. They also discuss some hitters who have over or underperformed in the 1H, go over some of the main FAAB moves, listener questions, and more. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched […]

Victor Reyes (OF, DET) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: 25-year-old Victor Reyes was never a top-rated prospect as he bounced around from the Atlanta and Arizona organizations before finding a home in Detroit, but he was able to earn a spot with the big league Tigers for the shortened 2020 campaign after an […]

Didi Gregorius Posts Strong Game Sunday Night

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Didi Gregorius had a big night in a loss to the Braves Sunday going 2-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored, and three RBI. Gregorius now has 19 RBI and 18 runs on the season to go with a cool .284/.353/.510 slash line. He's not the flashiest option at a deep shortstop […]