Miguel Cabrera Leaves With Biceps Spasm

The Detroit Tigers removed Miguel Cabrera from Sunday's game due to a biceps spasm. The Tigers have yet to update Cabrera's injury, so, for now, he can be considered questionable for Monday. Cabrera was hitless in two at-bats on Sunday and gave way to Niko Goodrum at first base. Expect more news on Cabrera's biceps […]

Chris Davis Not in Lineup on Sunday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman is sitting on Sunday due to rest and is not in the team's lineup. Trey Mancini is taking his place at first and leading off. Davis has been rough to start the season, hitting just .167 with two home runs, six RBI and 33 strikeouts. Davis has at least 26 home […]

Justin Bour Out of Marlins Lineup on Sunday

Miami Marlins first baseman Justin Bour is out of the lineup for the second straight game on Sunday as he deals with back spasms. There's no word on how much longer he'll be out, but the fact he has yet to be placed on the disabled list is a good sign. J.T. Realmuto is taking […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/29/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Sunday brings us a big 12 game slate with a wealth of options at the plate and on the mound. This article will focus only on the featured slate, as that is where most contests will take place. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/29/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

What's up guys and welcome to the Sunday edition of the FanDuel MLB Breakdown! We have a huge 12 game slate on our hands today. I won't be naming the obvious plays, everyone knows to play Mike Trout or Manny Machado. Let's do some deep diving and identify guys not many people may know about. […]

Brad Miller Has A Good Match-up Sunday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Brad Miller has a good history against opposing starting pitcher Rick Porcello. In 45 career plate appearances against Porcello, Miller has five home runs, five doubles and 11 RBI. In all Miller is batting .279 against the Red Sox pitcher. Miller has been struggling this season, but a match-up against […]

Yonder Alonso (1B, CLE) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians first baseman Yonder Alonso has suffered from bad luck in the batting average department, and thus we should expect his average to continue to rebound. However, the rest of his production has remained, as he has a line of .236/8/13/19/0 […]

The Cut List (Week 5): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 5 of the Cut List. I think my suggestions have been pretty solid to start the year and I hope your teams are better off as a result. 2018 sample sizes are starting to legitimize and you’ll see more cut-worthy standard league-viable options on these lists as we get further into the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Picks For April 30

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 5) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 5, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week.  If someone jumps […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire - H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 5

Stop the presses - Ronald Acuna has arrived! The presses have actually been kicking into overdrive since he amazed the baseball world with a wicked single and a couple of really, really long fly ball outs in his Major League debut. Oh, he hit a mammoth home run in his second game too. Like any […]

Wil Myers Exits Game With Oblique Strain

San Diego Padres first baseman Wil Myers exited the game on Saturday against the New York Mets after foul tipping a ball. Considering it's a diagnosed oblique strain, there's a potential that Wil Myers will hit the disabled list as oblique strains generally vary from player to player. If he does go to the DL, […]

Miguel Cabrera Drives In Five In Win

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-4 with a run, a walk, an intentional walk, and five RBI in the 9-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Cabrera has really started to heat up as of late, as he now is hitting .389 with two home runs, nine runs, 12 RBI, and a 1.095 OPS […]

Chris Davis, Pedro Alvarez Out of Lineup Saturday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis will be out of the lineup on Saturday against Francisco Liriano and the Detroit Tigers according to Rich Dubroff of BaseballPress.com. It is simply a day off for Davis, who had started at first over the last 16 games for Baltimore as Dubroff reports Davis will be back in […]

Paul Goldschmidt Sitting Saturday

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will take a rare day off for Saturday's game against the Nationals. It will be the first day off for Goldschmidt this season, who has brought his average up to .278 after starting the season 3-for-34. Christian Walker will start at first base and bat fifth in his place. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/28/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 2 pm, but the majority of them are on the 7 PM main slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

If you've never played on Draft Daily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a big Saturday on deck for us at DraftKings, with five slates to choose from and tons of different contests to choose from. For this article, I'll be looking at players across all slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/28/18. The […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 29

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Logan Morrison Drives In Three

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Logan Morrison had a big game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, going 2-for-5 with a homer, two runs, and three RBI. Morrison got off to a brutally slow start with his new team this season but he's starting to show signs of life at the plate over the past week, […]

Eric Hosmer Reinstated, Corey Spangenberg Optioned

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer was reinstated from family medical leave Friday before the weekend series against the New York Mets. He will hit second in his return. Hosmer is off to a slow start slashing .259/.364/.412 with two homeruns and only four RBI, but can be safely deployed in lineups where necessary. […]

Matt Carpenter Out of the Lineup Again on Friday

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Carpenter has now started off two of the last three games on the bench. It's been due to lefty starters going for the opposition, but Carpenter played almost every day last season. It would be a […]

Jose Abreu Back In Friday’s Lineup

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (flu) will be in Friday’s lineup versus the Kansas City Royals. Abreu left Wednesday’s game early with the flu and missed Thursday’s game. Abreu is hitting .286 with six home runs and 12 RBI this season.

Tyler Austin to Begin Reduced Suspension Friday

MLB announced that New York Yankees first baseman Tyler Austin's suspension stemming from a benches-clearing brawl earlier this month against the Red Sox has been reduced from five games to four, and Austin will begin serving the suspension with Friday night's game against the Angels. This suspension comes at a poor time for owners in […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 28

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Ryan Braun Sitting Friday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is not in the starting lineup against Yu Darvish and the Cubs on Friday. It appears to be a routine off day for Braun. Jesus Aguilar will start at first base and bat third, while Domingo Santana is in right field and batting fifth. Braun is hitting .275 with five […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/27/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have another “lefty day” on our DraftKings slate. There are 13 southpaws toeing the rubber for the start of their games on Friday. The Cubs are facing a left-handed pitcher, however we won’t be able to exploit that matchup. The MIL/CHC game starts at 2:20pm and will be excluded from the DK featured slate. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/27/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy friday, folks! We've got a bevy of good baseball games tonight with a Brewers-Cubs appetizer this afternoon to hold us over until the Main slate at 7:05. It's also Chris Tillman day! That fills me with excitement, because I love to stack against Mr. Tillman and see the runs pile up. As is custom […]

Brad Miller Scores Twice Versus Baltimore Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Brad Miller scored twice versus the Orioles on Thursday. The previous day, he drove in two runs. It has been noted previously that Miller could play some second base on certain occasions if the Rays want to get both C.J. Cron and Miller into the lineup that day. Miller is […]