Josh Naylor Receives Vote Of Confidence

San Diego Padres outfielder Josh Naylor should get an extended audition in the big leagues with the departure of Franmil Reyes. Naylor, recalled from Triple-A on Thursday, will likely share left field duties with Wil Myers as a left-handed platoon bat. The 22-year-old Naylor has registered a .640 OPS with three homers in 116 plate […]

Joey Lucchesi Victimized By Bullpen Meltdown

San Diego Padres starter Joey Lucchesi suffered his sixth loss Thursday against Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. The end result looks poor but Lucchesi was cruising before unraveling in the sixth inning, with the bullpen ultimately sealing his fate. The lefty yielded four hits and three walks overall with […]

Hunter Renfroe Launches Homer Number 30

San Diego Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe cranked his 30th home run Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Renfroe continued his dominance of left-handed pitching by taking starter Clayton Kershaw deep for a solo shot, his only hit in five plate appearances. With the trade of Franmil Reyes, Renfroe is back full-time in his native right […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/2/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05pm ET and covers 12 games, while the all day slate starts at 2:20pm. It's another exciting Friday of baseball, so let's get this bag! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/2/19. The lineup picks will range from some of […]

Xander Bogaerts Sets Career-High With Multi-Homer Night

Boston Red Sox shortstop finished a perfect 4-for-4 with two home runs and three runs batted in during Thursday's loss to the Rays. The 26-year-old almost provided every run for Boston, and he now has 84 RBI through August 2. Bogaerts has established himself as one of the top hitting shortstops in the game and […]

Clayton Kershaw Picks Up 10th Win On Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs on six hits in six innings of work during Thursday's 8-2 win over the San Diego Padres. He struck out five batters, but control was a big issue, as he also walked five, which was a season-high. He also recorded the 2,397th strikeout of his career, […]

Cody Bellinger Launches 35th Home Run On Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger was 2-for-3 with a solo home run, three RBI, two runs scored, and a walk during an 8-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Since the start of 2019, Bellinger has continued to mash the ball. He is slashing .331/.432/.677 with 35 HRs, 83 RBI, nine stolen […]

Adam Duvall Delivers Another Home Run On Thursday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Adam Duvall was 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Thursday's 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The veteran slugger has been unbelievable since joining the Braves on July 27. In six games, Duvall is slashing .480/.462/1.120 with five HRs, seven RBI, and seven runs scored. The 30-year-old will regress at some […]

Freddie Freeman Smacks Three-Run Blast On Thursday

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was 1-for-3 with a three-run home run during Thursday's 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The 29-year-old is now slashing .327/.455/.423 over his past 15 games. Freeman has been a model of consistency in 2019, carrying a .305 average to go along with 26 HRs, 85 RBI, 83 runs […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Hits Two More Home Runs

In the midst of a "disappointing" rookie-year, Toronto third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two home runs Thursday night in an 11-2 victory over the Orioles. Guerrero Jr. started off the scoring with a two-run blast in the third inning before hitting a 450-foot towering encore in the 8th. Still only 20-years old, Guerrero Jr. […]

Max Fried Tosses Gem Against Reds

Atlanta Braves starter Max Fried allowed one run on four hits across six innings of work during Thursday's 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. He struck out four batters without issuing a walk. Technically, Fried tossed the first complete game of his career, as the weather limited the contest to six innings. The 25-year-old owns […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for August 2nd, 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 2nd, 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 8/2/19  Mike Clevinger vs Los […]

Homer Bailey Pitches Well Despite No-Decision

Oakland Athletics starter Homer Bailey allowed two runs on five hits across six innings of work during Thursday's 5-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. He struck out five batters while walking three. Bailey has now notched a quality start in three of his first four appearances with the A's, although in the one outlier he […]

Matt Chapman Blasts Two-Run Shot In Win Over Brewers

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman was 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Thursday's 5-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Chapman's blast put the A's in front in the bottom of the eighth inning. The 26-year-old desperately needed to find some offense, as he is slashing just .074/.133/.296 over his past 27 at-bats. Chapman […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Friday August 2nd, 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 2nd, 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 (8/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Saturday baseball on DraftKings! We have 12 games on the main slate with plenty to breakdown in-between. At pitcher, Lance Lynn and Mike Clevinger will battle it out for the top spot. We'll go with Lynn in a spectacular match-up, but you could make a great case for Clevinger as well. On the […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Friday, August 2nd 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 […]

Joint Fantasy Custody

As I've mentioned before, when I'm not managing my own teams or doing my best to help yours, I also do private consultations, either for drafts or season-long personalized advice. With one client, this is our third year working together on his weekly points league roster. The team is two games up on its closest […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 18 Waiver Wire (Trade Deadline Edition)

Okay, so...we need to talk about that trade deadline, folks. Nothing happened, then very little happened, then a couple of things happened, then the deadline came. It was 4:00 Eastern, and nothing close to what we expected had happened. But then...the late reports came in, and oohhh my dudes: things happened. While the biggest deal […]

Jack Flaherty Gives Up Just One Hit in Seven Innings

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty was excellent on Thursday, allowing just one hit in seven shutout innings. He struck out nine and walked two, improving his record to 5-6. His ERA dropped to 3.93 and he's been on quite hot streak for a few turns of the rotation now. He should be owned […]

Yasiel Puig Doubles in His First Game as an Indian

Cleveland Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig hit in the cleanup spot in his first game as an Indian, going 1-for-3 with a double and a walk. Puig leaves an excellent hitter's park in Cincinnati but joins a better lineup in Cleveland. His fantasy value should remain about the same, although maybe being in a playoff race […]

Francisco Lindor Knocks Two More Hits on Thursday

Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor hit a double and a single on Thursday, going 2-for-4 in a rough 7-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Lindor's double was his 24th of the season, and his slash line is up to .305/.354/.524.

Danny Salazar Does Okay in His First Appearance of 2019

Cleveland Indians pitcher Danny Salazar returned from the injured list to make his first appearance of 2019 on Thursday. Salazar worked as a "modified opener" and tossed four innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks. He struck out two and allowed two home runs. Mixed results were expected from Salazar after such […]

Dereck Rodriguez Gets Hit Hard On Thursday

San Francisco Giants pitcher Dereck Rodriguez had a poor showing in Thursday's 10-2 loss to the Phillies. Rodriguez had been called up from Triple-A Sacramento for the start but lasted just three innings, allowing seven runs (four earned) on eight hits (including a solo home run) and two walks with no strikeouts. The 27-year-old has […]

Andrew Cashner Tosses Up Dreadful Performance

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Andrew Cashner gave up seven runs over 5 2/3 innings in Thursday's loss to Tampa Bay. The righty scattered seven hits, while walking five and striking out just one. Cashner has been a failed experiment so far, since being acquired on July 13. He's allowed 19 runs in 23 1/3 […]

Hanser Alberto Fouls Ball Off Shin, X-Rays Negative

Baltimore Orioles second/third baseman Hanser Alberto exited Thursday's game after fouling a ball off his shin in the seventh inning. He ended up hitting a single and was able to run the bases before leaving the game. X-rays came back negative, per MASNsports.com's Roch Kubatko. This is a relief for both the O's and fantasy […]

Trey Mancini Belts 25th Home Run Of Season Thursday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 11-2 loss to the Blue Jays. Mancini took Jason Adam deep in the eighth inning for his 25th HR of the season. He now has a career-high in HR with two months left in the season as well as a […]

Scott Kingery Has Big Day Thursday

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder/shortstop Scott Kingery went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Thursday vs the Giants. Kingery even added his eighth stolen base of the season to add to his badly needed big day. Kingery only had two hits in his previous 19 at-bats and hadn't driven in a run since July 16. […]