Aaron Holiday Compiles Double-Double During Start

Indiana Pacers point/shooting guard Aaron Holiday took the starting spot of Malcolm Brogdon (neck) during Saturday’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers and produced his third double-double of the season. Seeing double the minutes of fellow point guard T.J. McConnell (34 to 17), Holiday dropped 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting, adding 10 assists and five rebounds […]

T.J. Warren Erupts For Career-High 53 Points In Victory

The first player to reach 50 points inside of the NBA’s Orlando bubble is … Indiana Pacers forward T.J. Warren? A prolific scorer, Warren delivered the offensive performance of a lifetime Saturday, dropping 53 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on 20-for-29 shooting, including going 9-for-12 from distance. Only once before in his career had Warren […]

Kyle Lowry Scores Game-High 33 Points

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry led his team to a big 107-92 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. Lowry scored a game-high 33 points, adding 14 rebounds, six assists, five triples and a steal in 35 minutes. He became the first Raptors guard since Vince Carter with 30 points and 14 rebounds […]

Kurt Busch Offers Reliability to DFS Lineups At New Hampshire

New Hampshire Motor Speedway has been as volatile a track as any for Kurt Busch. In his last five races there, Busch has recorded three top-five finishes and an average driver rating of 91.2. Busch has also started inside the top 10 in four out of those five races and managed to lead 94 laps […]

Corey Seager’s Status Uncertain For Sunday’s Game

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was lifted from Saturday’s contest against the D-backs due to a calf cramp and his status for Sunday is up in the air. Seager was replaced at shortstop by Chris Taylor, who would presumably man the spot if Seager is unable to go after testing out the ailment. Off […]

Christian Walker Aims To Have Upper Hand Of Clayton Kershaw

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker has gotten well-acclimated with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw over the past few seasons. While Kershaw is on a Hall of Fame trajectory, Walker has been a particularly stubborn bugaboo. The D-backs’ first baseman enters play Sunday batting .323 on the year, but it’s his four career home runs in […]

Rowan Wick Nails Down Save, Craig Kimbrel Not Used

Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher Rowan Wick was tabbed to earn the save in Saturday’s game against the Pirates. After manager David Ross was asked earlier in the day about whether or not Craig Kimbrel was his closer after two rough outings thus far in 2020, Wick earned his third career save. While owners will want […]

Rougned Odor Exits Early With Oblique Injury

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor departed Saturday’s game against the Giants due to what has been deemed tightness in his right oblique. Prior to his departure, Odor went 0-for-2 at the dish, dropping his batting average on the year to .125. Nick Solak shifted over to second base upon Odor’s departure, and he figures […]

Drew Smyly Departs Early With Apparent Finger Injury

San Francisco Giants left-hander Drew Smyly was lifted after four innings of work Saturday due to what appears to be an injury to a finger on his pitching hand. With Smyly leaving early, no Giants starter has gone five innings in the team’s first nine games. Prior to his departure, the southpaw put together a […]

Eddie Rosario Homers Against Indians

Minnesota Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Rosario is heating up, with two extra-base hits and three RBI in his last two games. The 28-year-old is also making good on his goal to be more patient, picking up his […]

Austin Brice To Work As Opener For Sunday’s Game

Boston Red Sox right-hander Austin Brice has been tabbed as the opener for Sunday’s series finale against the Yankees. Brice has worked in four games out of relief this season, yielding four runs in 4 ⅔ innings, including a pair of home runs. That propensity for allowing the long ball doesn’t bode well against a […]

Homer Bailey Has Sunday Start Pushed Back, Twins Use Opener

Minnesota Twins right-handed pitcher Homer Bailey will now start Monday against Pittsburgh, having been scratched Sunday versus Cleveland, allowing right-hander Tyler Clippard to serve as the opener. Manager Rocco Baldelli cited “recovery related” issues with Bailey as it pertained to starting Sunday. Having pitched extensively in the National League, Bailey has made 24 career starts […]

Miguel Sano Explodes Out Of Slump

Minnesota Twins first baseman Miguel Sano broke out of his slump in a big way during Saturday's 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. After mustering just one hit in his previous 17 at-bats, Sano went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs. Someone should check Target Field for damages because his homers were absolute laser beams, […]

Roberto Osuna Departs With Injury, Astros Bullpen Thin

Houston Astros right-handed closer Roberto Osuna was lifted during a save opportunity Saturday against the Angels, marking yet another arm that appears to be injured for a pitching staff that has been dismantled by injuries in the early part of 2020. Entering the day, only Osuna and right-hander Ryan Pressly were available in relief that […]

Taylor Rogers Strikes Out Two, Notches Third Save

Minnesota Twins closer Taylor Rogers closed out the ninth for the second consecutive night on Saturday. Rogers struck out two and surrendered no walks or hits en route to his third save of the 2020 season. The 29-year-old has barely broken a sweat in each of his three innings pitched this year and looks like […]

David Hale Locks Down Save, Zach Britton Not Used

New York Yankees right-handed pitcher David Hale worked the final two innings of Saturday’s game against the Red Sox, earning his third career save. Hale tossed 34 pitches and faced left-handed hitter Andrew Benintendi as the tying run in the ninth, indicating that left-hander Zach Britton was likely unavailable, despite having pitched just once since […]

Steven Brault, Chad Kuhl Likely To Piggyback Sunday’s Game

Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Steven Brault is in line to start Sunday’s contest against the Cubs, just don’t expect to see him for long. Right-hander Chad Kuhl is also expected to pitch, with the duo having combined to limit the Brewers to 5 ⅔ scoreless innings last week in their first piggyback outing. With this strategy […]

Kenta Maeda Masterful In Win Over Indians

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kenta Maeda was fantastic in his second start of the season. Maeda pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just one hit, one walk and striking out six en route to his second win of the season. The 32-year-old threw 52 of 83 pitches for strikes and kept Cleveland hitters off balance all […]

Cardinals And Tigers To Play Four Games In Detroit

The St. Louis Cardinals season is scheduled to continue on Tuesday in Detroit. The two teams were scheduled to play two games in St. Louis and two in Detroit, starting on Monday. Instead, due to COVID-19 concerns, the two teams will play four games in Detroit starting on Tuesday, including a double header on Wednesday. […]

Cardinals-Brewers Double Header Postponed

The scheduled double header set for Sunday between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. The two teams were going to play the double header to make up for Friday's game, which was postponed. Now, Saturday's game is also off the schedule, and Sunday's two games won't […]

Kolby Allard Not Slated For More Than 60-70 Pitches Sunday

Texas Rangers left-handed pitcher Kolby Allard is taking injured All-Star Corey Kluber’s spot in the starting rotation for Sunday’s contest against the Giants. Allard hasn’t pitched during the 2020 regular season yet, which will limit him to about 60-70 pitches, per manager Chris Woodward. “I’m looking at three, four innings, tops,” Woodward said, “I don’t […]

Mike Brosseau Continues Dominance Of Orioles With HR

Tampa Bay Rays utilityman Mike Brosseau made his second career start at first base during Saturday’s game against Baltimore, a team that he has become mighty familiar with in his short big league career. Brosseau slugged a home run in the 6th, his sixth career blast against the Orioles -- the catch? It was just […]

Mitch Keller Departs Start Early With Apparent Injury

Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher Mitch Keller was in the midst of a second consecutive impressive outing Saturday against the Cubs when he was lifted in the third due to an injury that looked to be to his left side. Keller allowed five hits and two runs across 2 ⅔ innings, although he danced around trouble […]

Hanser Alberto (2B, 3B, BAL) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: Hanser Alberto has garnered a reputation for being a "leftie-masher" in that he hits left-handed pitching so well. The numbers certainly back that up. In 2019, Alberto had a .398/.414/.534 slash line against lefties and already has a .625/.625/1.250 line against southpaws this […]

Nicky Lopez Exits Game Saturday Due To Injury

Kansas City Royals second baseman Nicky Lopez sustained a shin ailment during Saturday’s contest against the White Sox, forcing him to exit early after going 0-for-2 with six runners left on base. Lopez has scuffled to begin 2020, going 2-for-16 with no extra-base hits in his first eight games. Any extended absence for Lopez would […]

Michael Fulmer Has Start Bumped Back Due To Rain

Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Michael Fulmer had been in line to make his second start Saturday against the Reds, but due to the rainout, will now have his next appearance pushed to next week. With the delay not coming until just before first pitch, Fulmer had prepped to start Saturday, which apparently factored into the […]

Using the Baller Ranks and Meta Report

The Baller Ranks depict player value and active developments throughout the season. For most leagues, there are somewhere between 250 and 400 fantasy-relevant players. Most weeks feature more than 80 games, a myriad of roster moves, and enough information that many fantasy managers can miss critical changes. In the best sense, the Baller Ranks offer updated […]

James Karinchak (RP, CLE) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 21% of leagues ANALYSIS: James Karinchak came into the 2020 season as a sleeper for saves and he picked up his first career save against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Those save opportunities may come thick and fast after Cleveland Indians regular closer Brad Hand has started the […]

Byron Buxton Playing At Less Than 100 Percent

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton revealed prior to Saturday’s contest against Cleveland that his injured foot has not completely healed. Buxton’s appearance in the lineup was just his third of the year, not yet having played in back-to-back days in 2020. Having been thrown out trying to steal a base just eight times in […]

James Hoyt Becomes Latest Reliever Traded To Miami

The Miami Marlins’ bullpen overhaul continued Saturday as they acquired right-handed pitcher James Hoyt from the Cleveland Indians. Hoyt had been designated for assignment earlier in the week after having appeared in eight games last season for Cleveland, allowing two runs and striking out 10 in 8 ⅓ innings. Miami has had to reconstruct its […]