DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/21/16): MLB DFS Advice

We have a boat load of pitchers to deal with on Thursday. I'm assuming no one is playing the all-day slate, so you get to pick two of the following in the early slate: Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, and David Price. And two of these in the late slate: Gerrit Cole, Jake Arrieta, and Dallas […]

Adonis Garcia (3B/OF, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Adonis Garcia made his Major League debut at the age of 30 last year and managed 10 HR in 191 AB. As the cleanup hitter in Atlanta, he is tasked with providing support for Freddie Freeman. So far, Garcia is picking up the slack for […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Starting Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/21/16)

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. I'll be subbing in for Max Petrie today to bring you the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/21/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced / low-ownership options, and will be sleepers and value picks for your cash […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Lineup Updates for DraftKings and FanDuel - 4/21/16

DFS players on Thursday will want to grab every lefty bat they can when the Dodgers face Matt Wisler in Atlanta. Wisler has been absolutely destroyed by southpaws in his career, surrendering a .562 slugging percentage over 55 innings. Those looking for a value/SP2 play could try Jake Odorizzi against the Red Sox. Odorizzi has […]

MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (4/21/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks

It doesn't take an expert to tell you to play Bryce Harper against right-handed pitching. It is much more difficult, however, to sift through the cheap DFS options for the right value plays that can help you fit in the studs you want and put your lineup over the top. That is the purpose of this article […]

Yasmani Grandal (C, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 31% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Yasmani Grandal has seen limited action this season due to injury, but he is back as the primary catcher for the Dodgers. He is off to a nice start with four hits in his first 12 at-bats, which is encouraging after he hit only .189 last April. […]

NL-Only League Waiver Wire Pickups for Week Three: Nicasio, Chacin, Moss, Upton and more

As we enter week three of the MLB season, most of the hot prospects and sleepers have likely been picked over in fantasy leagues. Now is the time to take advantage of the overlooked players and apparent busts that owners may have given up on. Several players have seen their ownership rates drop dramatically after […]

AL-Only League Waiver Wire Pickups For Week Three: Mazara, Shaw, Holland and More

Regardless of your feelings about the superhero extravaganza known as Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (I enjoyed it, despite the flaws), the movie is quickly fading away from theaters. At the end of the day, history will see it financially as a huge starter with no longevity, a superstar held down by its own […]

Anibal Sanchez (SP, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 48% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Sanchez is not a #2 starter these days, but it's certainly too early for fantasy owners to write him off completely. Last year was admittedly rough as he barely managed to keep his ERA below five (4.99). However, keep in mind that between 2009-2014 Sanchez posted an […]

Brandon Phillips (2B, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 53% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Phillips was a model of consistency at the second base position until 2014 when his numbers dipped dramatically. His streak of eight straight years hitting 17 or more home runs was snapped as he contributed only eight HR and two SB all season. Last year he proved […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks (4/21/16): FanDuel & DraftKings Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for April 21st of the 2015/2016 NHL season. Each day we'll be providing you with a handful of forward, defensemen, and goaltender picks for DraftKings and FanDuel GPP and cash games. The playoffs are starting to get interesting as game fives bring the added pressure […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Picks (4/21/16): NBA DFS Advice

It’s Three Game Thursday and the stars will be out in force. All the big boys, sans Steph Curry, are primed for huge playoff performances and gobs of minutes. There are a few injuries to watch out for, so make sure to stay vigilant all the way up to gametime. In this article, I will […]

Ervin Santana (SP, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: 12+ Team Leagues and NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 28% of Flea Flicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Starting pitcher Ervin Santana began 2015 off on the wrong foot, receiving an 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. While he came back strong when he did make his season debut, Santana's final line of seven wins, a 4.00 ERA and 82 […]

Danny Valencia (3B/OF, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 17% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Valencia is off to a relatively slow start, as he is yet to homer and has only driven in two runs. Impatient owners may be ready to jump ship and place him back into the waiver pool. Valencia is getting on base (.286 AVG, .340 OBP), […]

Justin Bour (1B, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Those in need of power, take a look at Justin Bour. It might not look like it now, but we often forget that a majority of players take a while to get going and wind up posting poor averages/run production in April. […]

MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (4/20/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks

It doesn't take an expert to tell you to play Bryce Harper against right-handed pitching. It is much more difficult, however, to sift through the cheap options for the right value plays that can help you fit in the studs you want and put your lineup over the top. That is the purpose of this article -- […]

Javier Baez (CHC, 2B/SS/3B) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Javier Baez is an interesting case. We've seen his power; it's tantalizing. We've seen the high strikeout rates; they're scary. Kyle Schwarber's injury seemed to open up an avenue for Baez to play, but his situation is a bit murky. Needless […]

Jimmy Rollins (SS, CWS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Leave him on the Waiver Wire OWNED IN: 6% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: There's no need to beat around the bush here. Jimmy Rollins has been on the decline over the past couple of seasons. Already in the latter part of his career in his 17th season, Rollins has struggled a bit in the early […]

Devon Travis (2B, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Own in All Leagues/Stash on DL OWNED IN: 15% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: If your DL position is not being used right now, you should likely fill it with someone like Devon Travis. Ryan Goins, Toronto's starting second baseman, has not been making a case to keep his job and is undoubtedly keeping the […]

Jake Lamb (3B, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 14% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jake Lamb hasn’t been especially impressive so far this season, or at any point in his brief major league career, really. What he has done, though, is make steady improvements at the big league level. Lamb got less than a season’s […]

Brandon Moss (1B//OF, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 21% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Through his first dozen games, more than half of Brandon Moss’ hits have been homers (four out of seven). Outside of his breakout 2012, he’s never hit higher than .256, and his numbers have been trending downward over the last few […]

Brett Lawrie (3B, CHW) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It seems like ages ago that Brett Lawrie burst onto the scene with a .953 OPS and 16 HR+SB in just 171 AB as a rookie. That was only 2011, but Lawrie has had trouble staying healthy and hasn’t come close […]

Nick Castellanos (3B, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Mixed Leagues OWNED IN: 62% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: There seems to be some skepticism regarding Nick Castellanos’ hot start in the fantasy community. On some level, this makes sense. Through 11 games, he’s struck out in nearly a third of his plate appearances, hasn’t walked, and is currently benefitting from a […]

Bartolo Colon (NYM, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 21% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: We all love to watch the guy hit, but, as funny as that is, he's no joke on the mound. No one is going to confuse Bartolo Colon for his four running mates in the Mets' rotation. However, Colon can still […]

J.J. Hardy (SS, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick him up in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Power from a middle infielder is often hard to come by. If you're not rostering the double-play combo on the Houston Astros or Robinson Cano, you're likely not receiving much consistency in the production department. J.J. Hardy is capable of being that […]

Marcell Ozuna (OF, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 29% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: After hitting in the two hole for an improving Miami Marlins lineup, Marcell Ozuna was recently dropped in the batting order to sixth. This could prove to be a good thing for fantasy. FanGraphs has Ozuna projected to hit around 15 home runs […]

Michael Saunders (OF, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Entering the 2016 season, it wasn't clear whether Michael Saunders or Chris Colabello would get the majority of starts in left field. Dalton Pompey was also thrown into the mix during spring training, but upon moving back down to the […]

Travis Shaw (BOS,1B/3B) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 38% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Right now it appears that the only thing Travis Shaw can't do better than Pablo Sandoval is breaking belts...sorry I had to. Seriously though, Travis Shaw seems to have cemented his hold on the starting third base job for the BoSox. […]

Nick Castellanos (3B, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED IN: 42% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: There seems to be some skepticism regarding Nick Castellanos’ hot start in the fantasy community. On some level, this makes sense. A quick glance at his numbers suggests that the third-year Tiger is a mediocre player who didn’t show much in the […]

Jonathan Schoop (2B, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED IN: 35 percent of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Before the season began, some brown-eyed handsome man predicted that Jonathan Schoop would be among the best fantasy options at the keystone. So far, he’s looking good, with a .282/.317/.615 line and three homers in his first 11 games. Nobody’s ever […]