Freddy Galvis Claimed By Reds

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Freddy Galvis has been claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds after he was placed on outright waivers over the weekend. Galvis is expected to report to the team tomorrow, when a corresponding roster move will be made. The 29-year-old was enjoying his most productive season, batting .267/.299/.444 with 18 home […]

Kevin Kiermaier (OF, TB) - Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: It's a shame Kevin Kiermaier has lost time to injuries. Just this season he has been injury-listed three times, the last one in late July. It kept him out for the last 10 days of the month. Fortunately for him and Tampa, […]

Corey Dickerson (OF, PHI) - Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: In Corey Dickerson we have one of the few players that moved places this past July before the new "hard" trade deadline. Dickerson made the All-Star in 2017. He won a Gold Glove award last year playing for Pittsburgh. His fWAR has never been […]

Jason Kipnis (2B, CLE) - Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Jason Kipnis has gone from a deep-league useful player to a staple in standard-sized and 12+ teams leagues. He's still being overlooked for someone with the production he's showing, so you may very well consider adding him to your lineup if you […]

C.J. Cron (1B, MIN) - Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: After injuring his thumb in late July and returning a few days ago to the lineup, C.J. Cron keeps putting on one of his best seasons. To be fair, he has steadily been on the rise since he entered the league. He has amassed […]

Cavan Biggio (2B/OF, TOR) - Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cavan Biggio is becoming a household name in our waiver wire. People never learn. I'm not going to blame them, though, as Biggio is the less hyped of Toronto's Baby Boom Trio (along with Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.). But it is about […]

Kolten Wong (2B, STL) - Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Wong's ownership is extremely low for such a complete player. This season, Wong is on pace for his most plate appearances since 2015. He's already matched last season's PA numbers and is improving each and every one of his stats. He's walking more (from 7.6 […]

Matt Olson Smokes Two-Run Homer On Sunday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson was 2-for-3 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. The 25-year-old has been reliable at the plate in 2019. He is slashing .257/.344/.524 with 23 HRs, 52 RBI, and 43 runs scored. While his counting stats are slightly lower than last season's […]

Ender Inciarte Drills Three-Run Blast In Win Over Marlins

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte was 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, a walk, and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins. Inciarte is slashing just .235/.333/.380 this season with five HRs and 21 RBI. The 28-year-old posted encouraging numbers over his previous two campaigns, but 2019 has been a down […]

Mike Foltynewicz Picks Up Win Against Marlins

Atlanta Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings of work during Sunday's 5-4 win over the Miami Marlins. He walked two batters while striking out seven. The 27-year-old owns a 4-5 record this season to go along with a 6.24 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and 64/24 K/BB rate. Foltynewicz has […]

Ian Desmond Breaks Hitless Streak

Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond came up to bat in the sixth inning while riding an 0-for-15 streak. Fortunately, that was apparently the moment he was waiting for. Desmond knocked a single to right to drive in a run, and he would repeat the effort in the top of the ninth to put the game […]

German Marquez Controls Padres

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez jumped right back on the horse after his rough outing against the Astros earlier in the week. Marquez tossed eight innings of three-run ball against the Padres, earning his 11th win and ending Colorado's five-game losing streak. Marquez gave up a couple runs early on a pair of solo […]

Yonder Alonso Homers In Second Straight

Colorado Rockies first baseman Yonder Alonso hit a rocket out to right-center in the top of the sixth inning against the Padres on Sunday. Though it was his first start of the weekend, Alonso actually homered as a pinch-hitter in Saturday's game as well. Along with the homer, Alonso walked three times in his five […]

Rolling xwOBA Risers/Fallers - Statcast Hitter Analysis (Week 20)

Statcast just keeps getting better. Rather than having to manually run searches with advanced filtering, a new feature has been added to display a rolling xwOBA leaderboard for both pitchers and hitters. In this series, we'll naturally focus on the hitters to see who is rising and falling over their past 50 plate appearances. We […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 20

Time marches on, and with it the end of the 2019 fantasy baseball season grows nearer. With fantasy football kicking into high gear and many owners out of the running in baseball leagues, we can expect there to be fewer suitors for any waiver wire pickups moving forward. The owners who remain, of course, are […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 20

We didn't have to venture too far into the month of August for the impact of the new trade deadline rules to become clear. Gaps on each team that weren't addressed by July 31st don't just go away, and players like Joe Panik, Zack Godley, Kevin Gausman, Jonathan Lucroy, and Asdrubal Cabrera have all found new […]

Kevin Pillar (OF, SF) - Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Blue Jays got rid of Kevin Pillar earlier this season. Most fantasy owners don't consider him rosterable either. Shame on all of them. Yes, Pillar may not be your All-Star center fielder. Yes, Pillar is 30 and far from his peak. But how […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 20

Welcome back to the strikeout rate risers and fallers series for Week 20! Each week we will take a look at two K% risers and two fallers, analyze what is behind those changes, and then decide if they are actionable. A pitcher can best control their fate by generating swings and misses, so this exercise […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/12/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Monday baseball! We have just eight games on the slate, but plenty to pay attention to. Zack Greinke is the clear top pitcher and it's a case of whether or not you want to pay for him. If you don't, your pickings are extremely thin. We'll dig through the bunch, but just know […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday August 12th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 12th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/12/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Monday's schedule in Major League Baseball has a total of nine games, with eight contests starting after 7:05 p.m. ET or after. Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/12/19. The lineup […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/12/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

The dog days of August bring some great opportunities when playing Major League Baseball props, in part because at this stage of the season, some of the biggest impact bats are those that started the season in the minors. Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino is the hottest hitter in baseball right now, not missing a beat […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Monday, August 12th 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 […]

Scooter Gennett Goes Yard Sunday, Hitting Better

San Francisco Giants second baseman Scooter Gennett went 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run, two RBI, and a strikeout in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Phillies. Gennett took Ranger Suarez deep in the sixth inning for his second long ball with his new team. Gennett struggled with the Reds this season but has […]

Mychal Givens Blows Save Sunday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Mychal Givens blew his sixth save of the season in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Astros. Givens came in for the ninth inning with a two-run lead but allowed three runs on three hits and a hit batsman with one strikeout before getting pulled after getting just one out. Thankfully, his […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for August 12th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day. Below you will find our Premium DFS cheat sheet and lineup picks […]

Paul Goldschmidt Collects Four Hits in Win

St. Louis first baseman Paul Goldschmidt continues to put his early-season struggles behind him, going 4-5 including a two-run home run off of Pittsburgh starter Steven Brault as the Cardinals came back to win 11-9. The St. Louis slugger now has 26 home runs, 62 RBI, and 71 runs scored, slowly continuing to earn back […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 12th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 8/12/19  Jose Suarez vs Pittsburgh […]

Trey Mancini Plates Two On Three Hits Sunday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini went 3-for-4 with three singles, two RBI, a walk, and a strikeout in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Astros. The 27-year-old has been clutch for the O's all season long, posting a .280/.344/.534 slash line with 27 home runs and 67 RBI. He should be in fantasy owners' lineups […]

Carlos Santana Slams Cleveland to First Place

Cleveland Indians first baseman Carlos Santana continued his career-year, hitting a grand slam in the tenth inning to give Cleveland the 7-3 win as well as a tie for first place in the AL Central. Santana now has 25 home runs, already eclipsing the previous two year's marks of 24 and 23. The 33-year old […]