Clint Frazier Starting In Left Thursday

New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier is getting the start in left field Thursday against the Astros. Frazier took a seat on the bench for Wednesday's game but will bat ninth against Lance McCullers Jr. The 26-year-old has a pair of long balls in his last six games but could find himself in a tough […]

Kyle Higashioka Returns To Lineup Thursday

New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka is back in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Astros. Higashioka was given a breather Wednesday but is back behind the plate to catch Gerrit Cole. The 31-year-old backstop owns a 1.012 OPS with four homers this season and will bat eighth against Lance McCullers Jr.

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (5/6/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

The NBA serves up another solid seven-game slate Thursday night, one that sees plenty of notable players carrying injury designations. However, a good portion of those stars are expected to take the floor, although the likes of James Harden (hamstring) and LeBron James (ankle) will remain out. It’s also an intriguing ledger from the standpoint […]

Jacob deGrom Expected To Throw On Thursday

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (lat) is expected to play catch on Thursday in St. Louis and will get checked out by team doctors. If he has no setbacks, he will remain on track to start on Sunday against Arizona. deGrom has been nothing short of dominant so far in 2021. He has […]

Calle Jarnkrok Stays Productive With His 13th Goal

Nashville Predators winger Calle Jarnkrok scored his 13th goal of the season in Wednesday's 4-2 loss against Columbus to keep up his recent good form. The Swedish forward has collected seven points across the last eight games as Nashville battles for a playoff berth. He's been held off the scoresheet just once in the past […]

Oliver Bjorkstrand Grabs Three Points In Wednesday's Victory

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Oliver Bjorkstrand was the man of the hour on Wednesday against Nashville, finishing a 4-2 win with two goals and one assist. He upped his tally for the year to 17 goals and 42 points. Bjorkstrand has been by far the most consistent performer on a struggling Columbus team this season, […]

Brandon Crawford Homers Again Wednesday, Heating Up

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford continued his power surge in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Rockies, going 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks. Crawford turned on a second-inning Jon Gray fastball and put it into the right-field bullpen for his sixth long ball of the season. The veteran has been on […]

Tyler Toffoli Extends Point Streak With An Assist

Montreal Canadiens winger Tyler Toffoli stretched his point streak to four games with an assist in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to Ottawa. He combined with Nick Suzuki to set up Joel Edmundson. Suzuki has points in seven consecutive outings. Toffoli has been among the best snipers in the league this season with 28 goals, and he's […]

Erik Brannstrom Enjoys Three-Point Night Versus Montreal

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Brannstrom posted his first career multi-point game with three assists in Wednesday's 5-1 victory over Montreal. He provided the helpers for Shane Pinto, Brady Tkachuk and Nick Paul. Connor Brown and Alex Formenton scored for Ottawa as well. Brannstrom has gotten a chance to log big minutes lately with power-play duty […]

Tyler Seguin Strikes Again Wednesday Night

Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin made it two goals in two games in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to Tampa, tying things up at one before the Bolts run away with the victory. Andrej Sekera bagged the other one for Dallas. Seguin had to wait a long time for his season debut, but he's been hot right […]

Erik Cernak Notches Three Points In Wednesday's Win

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak finished Wednesday's 6-2 win over Dallas with three points, scoring the team's fourth goal and handing out a couple of assists. He was a game-best plus-three for the contest and registered four shots with three blocks and two hits. Cernak has been a solid source for defensive stats all […]

Sean Murphy Drives In Two Versus Blue Jays

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday. The sophomore catcher is batting an anemic .213 this season, but he's getting on base a ton thanks to a 12.1 percent walk rate which has led to a solid .352 on-base percentage. His batted-ball metrics […]

Andrew Benintendi Goes 2-For-4 In Wednesday's Loss

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi had a solid day at the plate in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians. He went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. He has now tallied multiple hits in four of his five games so far this month, raising his season slash line to .287/.357/.426. Benintendi […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 6

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. It’s early in the season and we’ve already […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Join me for the first May edition of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, which provides a weekly peek at my top 70 relievers moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with some mentions for hold candidates and ratio anchors. I decided to leave off most injured players because throwing darts at […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 6

Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]

Hunter Dozier Homers Again On Wednesday

Kansas City Royals third baseman/outfielder Hunter Dozier has been heating up at the plate in May. On Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians, he went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. It was his third home run over his past four games. He is slashing .350/.381/1.050 over five games and 21 plate appearances so far this […]

Niko Goodrum Records Two Hits, Steals A Base

Detroit Tigers utility man Niko Goodrum is off to a great start to the month of May. In Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox, Goodrum went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base. He already has three stolen bases through four games in May. Goodrum has been finding himself in the […]

Lou Trivino Implodes In Five-Run Inning

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino had an outing to forget on Wednesday as he let five runs cross the plate while only recording one out versus the Blue Jays. There was a two-week stretch where it looked like Trivino was the undisputed closer in Oakland, but those days seem to have passed. Jake Diekman […]

Jeimer Candelario Homers, Tallies Three Hits

Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario helped lead the team to a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. Candelario went 3-for-5 in the game, tallying three RBI and three runs while hitting his third home run of the year. This was already Candelario's second three-hit game of the month as he went […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 6

Things are about to get interesting. This week marks the highly-anticipated return of the Minor League Baseball season for 2021. Prospects around baseball have spent more than a year working out at clubs' alternate training sites, extended spring training sites, and/or at their homes. Some players have flourished while others have… well, we don’t really […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 6th 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 […]

Which Pitchers With New Pitch Usage Should We Care About? Part Six

Throughout all Spring Training, we hear about pitching adding new pitches, or making major changes to their pitch usage. We even get to see those new pitches in action and dream about their potential impact. However, when the regular season starts, those changes can be abandoned and pitchers go back to what they do/know best. So […]

Bullpen Report: Struggling Closers Leading to Changes?

I have been playing a lot of MLB The Show lately and the one thing I have learned playing is - relievers are very important if you are going to play anything other than a standalone game! You need to not only have multiple options you can trust but the depth of many teams' bullpens […]

William Contreras Hits First Career Home Run On Wednesday

Atlanta Braves catcher William Contreras had a strong game at the plate in Wednesday's win over the Washington Nationals. He went 2-for-4 in the game and hit his first career home run. He scored a total of two runs in the game. Contreras was called up this weekend after Travis d'Arnaud (thumb) was placed on […]

Week 6 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

More starting pitchers are dealing with injury issues. The exciting effect of that is that there are more minor league starting pitchers coming up. There are a couple already slotted in on the SP planner. As always, do a little research and give your best effort when making decisions. Welcome back everyone to our starting […]

Didi Gregorius Launches Another Grand Slam On Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Didi Gregorius isn't known as one of the game's elite sluggers. With the bases loaded, however, MLB pitchers may rather see the ghost of Willie Mays than Gregorius in the batter's box. The Curacao native hit another grand slam on Wednesday giving him eight salami's since 2017 and 68 RBIs with the […]

Marcell Ozuna Hits Grand Slam On Wednesday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna had the team's biggest hit of the day in their 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. Ozuna hit a grand slam in the third inning of the game, giving the Braves a lead that they would never relinquish. Ozuna also singled in the game, going 2-for-4 overall. Ozuna […]

Waste of Talent: Rookies in Bad Landing Spots

The days after the NFL Draft are the ultimate hype festival. It's like going to SXSW and thinking every band you see in a random bar is going to be the next big thing. Then you get home, and within a month, you've forgotten the names of over half of those bands. That's the draft. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/6/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an 8-game main slate on tap today. Today, I say it is early as it's a day slate starting at 1:05 pmEST. There is one elite pitching option in Cole with some other pitchers you can pivot to off Cole. There are five main pitchers that I am targeting today (all listed below). […]