Zach Werenski Won't Play On Tuesday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (upper body) is sidelined for Tuesday's action against the Islanders. He got hurt early in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Minnesota and hasn't been practicing with the team Werenski is currently considered day-to-day. Columbus loses its highest-scoring defenseman and a guy who averages 25:56 of ice time. He'll be […]

Ryan Strome Out Tuesday, Listed Day-To-Day

New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome (lower body) won't be available for Tuesday's contest against Pittsburgh and is considered day-to-day. He was injured in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win against Buffalo and will miss his sixth game of the season. The 29-year-old has notched 30 assists and 45 points in 62 outings this season as the […]

Jordan Spieth Set To Defend Valero Title

Jordan Spieth will attempt to defend his Valero Texas Open title this week. Spieth captured the 2021 crown with a final score of 18-under par at TPC San Antonio. The Texas native has struggled a bit out of the gate in 2022, with a runner-up finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am being his lone […]

Spring Training Skill Searching: Max Exit Velocity Standouts - Brendan Rodgers, Sam Hilliard, Christian Walker, Miguel Andujar

For most advanced baseball statistics, you need plenty of data to be available before you can start interpreting them. There is so much randomness and variance in baseball, that you really cannot glean any insights from a handful of games. This doesn't turn out to be true when we're looking at maximum exit velocity. This […]

Luke List Struggling With His Putter

After grabbing his first career victory on the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this year, Luke List has failed to regain the form he displayed at Torrey Pines. List has made just one cut since his breakthrough win in January. His struggles can easily be traced to his horrific work on the […]

Hideki Matsuyama Set To Return From Injury At Valero

After a late withdrawal from The Players Championship three weeks ago, Hideki Matsuyama will attempt to return to action this week at the Valero Texas Open. The Japanese superstar cited lingering back issues as the reason for his unexpected exit at TPC Sawgrass. As the reigning Masters champion, Matsuyama appears to be making every effort […]

Rory McIlroy To Prep For Masters At Valero Texas Open

Rory McIlroy is set to tee it up in this week's Valero Texas Open. It will be just the second-career start in the event for McIlroy, who scored a runner-up finish at TPC San Antonio in 2013. His participation this week marks a change in strategy for the 32-year-old, who last teed it up the […]

Adam Hadwin Carrying Momentum Into Texas

Adam Hadwin was on the first page of the leaderboard at the Valspar for most of the first three rounds last week. His even-par weekend knocked him right out of the running for a win but he did finish tied for 7th. That followed up a top-ten at The Players Championship. Hadwin was able to […]

Mackenzie Hughes Coming Back At Texas Valero Open

Mackenzie Hughes showed some signs of life at the WGC-Dell Match Play last week. He was eliminated in the Sweet 16 but there was this ability to hit some shots finally. It had not been seen enough all season. The Canadian golfer ranks sixth in putting at 0.73 strokes gained. After that, his around the […]

Keegan Bradley Needs His Putter Working This Week

Keegan Bradley is a contender most anywhere when his putter is at least working decently. When he hits the plus in strokes gained for putting, those are his best weeks. At The Players Championship, Bradley was grooving after back-to-back 68's in the final two rounds. He gained more than half a stroke just from putting […]

Robert MacIntyre A Wild Card At TPC San Antonio

Robert MacIntyre is just 25 years old. The young American golfer burst onto the scene a bit with a top-15 finish at The Genesis last month. His middle-round 67s drew more than a few eyes on him. It will be intriguing to see how he does on this long 7,400-plus-yard course. The hot and dry […]

Mito Pereira Searches For More Birdies at Valero

Mito Pereira has some solid results this 2022 season on the PGA Tour. Pereira, when he makes the cut, typically finishes in the top-30. His season-best was a tie for 15th at The Genesis in February. His overall strokes gained is almost right at 1 (0.996) and that ranks 31st. Pereira's main weakness tends to […]

Trey Burke Unavailable On Tuesday

Dallas Mavericks guard Trey Burke has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. He'll join teammate Sterling Brown in the league's health and safety protocols. Neither player has a huge impact on the rotation, but hopefully this won't spread to the rest of the team. Burke has been battling an illness […]

Beau Hossler May Have Issues At TPC San Antonio

The Valero Texas Open may be an adventurous experience for Beau Hossler. Hossler is a golfer that misses the fairway more than he hits. His 46.78% driver accuracy ranks 209th on the tour. It is great when one can hit 305 to 310 yards but Hossler will have to hit a bit more straight this […]

Dwight Howard Probable For Tuesday

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (hip) has been tagged as probable for Tuesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers are likely to be without two of their big three, so Howard should be asked to step up. He looked fantastic against the 76ers and nearly had a double-double in his last game. He'll […]

Alex Caruso Should Play Versus Wizards

Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso (back) is listed as probable for Tuesday's game against the Washington Wizards. He is dealing with a lower back contusion, but was able to play through the issue on Saturday. Fantasy managers should expect Caruso out there and he'll likely have an increased role with Zach LaVine (knee) questionable right […]

Derrick Rose Unlikely To Return This Season

New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose (ankle) might not be able to get his conditioning right before the end of the season. He hasn't started taking contact and the veteran guard has been sidelined over three months. There have been reports of Rose ramping up his activities, but it doesn't sound like he's nearing a […]

Zach LaVine Uncertain Versus Wizards

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (knee) is listed as questionable for Tuesday's game against the Washington Wizards. The star guard has been dealing with a knee issue for quite some time. That being said, it wouldn't be shocking to see the Bulls decide to rest LaVine on Tuesday. Javonte Green would likely move into the […]

Jabrill Peppers Agrees With Patriots

Former New York Giants safety Jabrill Peppers agreed to an undisclosed one-year deal with the New England Patriots on Tuesday. Peppers tore his ACL last October but is expected to be ready for the start of training camp this summer. The 26-year-old former first-rounder will give the Patriots some depth and versatility to a defensive […]

Rangers Announce Jon Gray As Opening Day Starter

Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward announced on Tuesday that starting pitcher Jon Gray will be the team's Opening Day starter on April 8 at the Toronto Blue Jays. Gray gets a tough first assignment with the Rangers after signing a four-year, $56 million deal this offseason. The 30-year-old right-hander has always had fantasy upside given […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. Has Bone Bruise In Knee

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. (knee) was diagnosed with inflammation and bone bruising in his left knee after undergoing an MRI exam on Monday. Wade will rest for 10 days before being re-evaluated, which will rule him out for Opening Day. The 28-year-old was injured in the Cactus League game on Monday […]

Corbin Burnes Named Opening Day Starter

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Corbin Burnes will start on Opening Day on April 7 against the Chicago Cubs on the road, according to manager Craig Counsell. Burnes won the National League Cy Young in 2021 by going 11-5 with a league-leading 2.43 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, a 35.6% strikeout rate and a career-low 5.2% walk rate […]

Ke'Bryan Hayes To Miss Time With Ankle Injury

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes (ankle) suffered a minor right ankle sprain several days ago in batting practice and won't play for a "brief period of time." Hayes will continue all baseball activities besides running. It doesn't sound like an overly serious injury, so the 25-year-old should be ready to play on Opening Day […]

Mike Clevinger Making Spring Debut Tuesday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Mike Clevinger (elbow) is making his Cactus League debut on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants. It will be Clevinger's first game action since he aggravated a right elbow injury in the 2020 postseason that eventually required Tommy John surgery that caused him to miss all of last year. As […]

Trevor Story To Make Spring Debut Wednesday

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that second baseman Trevor Story will make his Grapefruit League debut on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves and also play Friday and Saturday. Story will be ready for Opening Day despite signing late and leaving the team last weekend to be with his wife for the birth of […]

Chris Sale Plans To Throw Next Week

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (rib) said he's feeling much better and plans to start throwing early next week. He'll have an MRI exam on Thursday. However, there's still no timetable for his return, although he's in good spirits and much improved. The 32-year-old left-hander is nursing a stress fracture on the right […]

Late-Round Third Basemen - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets

Welcome officially to the 2022 fantasy baseball season! Now that an MLB deal is in place, a lot more fantasy drafts will be taking place -- and we're here as always to guide you through it. Once you reach the late rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players with upside that can provide […]

Jets Expect Mekhi Becton To Be A Starter

The New York Jets expect offensive tackle Mekhi Becton (knee) to be one of their starting tackles in 2022. "Yes, we are operating like Mekhi is going to be one of our two tackles. That's our expectation that he's going to come back ready to roll. I know he's fired up to get back on […]

Rashaan Evans Visiting With Falcons

Free agent and former Tennessee Titans first-round linebacker Rashaan Evans is visiting with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, according to a source. Head coach Arthur Smith and defensive coordinator Dean Pees coached him in Tennessee. Evans took a visit to the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. The 26-year-old fell out of the Titans linebacker rotation late […]

Saints Add Quarterback Andy Dalton

The New Orleans Saints are signing former Chicago Bears quarterback Andy Dalton to a one-year deal worth up to $6 million on Tuesday, according to a source. The deal will include $3 million guaranteed. With Taysom Hill focusing on tight end in 2022, the Saints are bringing in the Red Rifle to serve as Jameis […]