Howie Kendrick (2B/OF, WSH) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Nationals second baseman/outfielder Howie Kendrick is hitting .294 this season with four home runs and an NL-best 13 doubles. Kendrick only has 11 RBI and 15 runs scored this season, but the 34-year-old has flashed an impressive contact profile over the […]

Robinson Cano Fractures Hand On Hit By Pitch

Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano has a broken bone in his hand after being hit by a pitch Sunday, per cbssports.com. This is a major blow to a Mariners offense that has made huge strides this season and the injury could cost the 35-year old up to a month or more. Cano this season […]

Justin Turner and Logan Forsythe Back on Tuesday

The Los Angeles Dodgers have struggled to start the 2018 season, but help is on the way. Both Justin Turner (wrist), and Logan Forsythe (shoulder), are expected to be back in the lineup on Tuesday against the Marlins. Turner, who has yet to play this season, will instantly become one of the most reliable offensive […]

Robinson Cano Leaves Game Sunday After HBP

Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano left Sunday's game in the third inning after being hit by a pitch in the hand. He was not able to finish the inning, as Andrew Romine came in to pinch run for him and take over at second base. The Mariners will know more about the severity of […]

Dustin Pedroia To Begin Rehab At Pawtucket On Monday

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (knee) is scheduled to play six innings Monday in Pawtucket, according to Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic. He begins his rehab assignment after a lengthy recovery from knee surgery. The plan is for Pedroia to DH on Tuesday as well. Second base has been a very poor performing […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/13/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It’s Sunday Run-day in Major League Baseball! Why call it Run-day, you might ask? That’s because there should be crooked numbers all over big league scoreboard this Sunday. Of the 22 starting pitchers on this eleven-game slate, seven of them are below $5,000 and four of them are the minimum $4,000 for a starting pitcher. […]

Alen Hanson Out Of Sunday’s Lineup With Strained Hamstring

San Francisco Giants second baseman Alen Hanson (hamstring) remains day-to-day with a strained hamstring and will sit out Sunday afternoon versus the Pirates. Kelby Tomlinson will take over for Hanson and bat eighth. Tomlinson can be avoided in all leagues.

Yoan Moncada Tests Hamstring Sunday

Chicago White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada (hamstring) tested out his hamstring on Sunday. Moncada has been on the disabled list since May 5 and is hopeful to return next week. Moncada has hit .263 with six home runs, 15 RBI and four stolen bases over his first 114 at-bats. He remains a true 20/20 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/13/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a sizeable slate today, but it's also Mother's Day! So go hangout with your mothers and give them the love they deserve today! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/13/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to […]

Shopping at the DL Store - Buying Low on Injured Players

Injured players often represent buy-low opportunities, and at this point in the season, there’s an injured All-Star at each position. If you can pry them away from the owner or add them outright, each one could offer a real boost later in the season. Madison Bumgarner and Corey Seager are notably absent from this list. […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Barrels and Exit Velocity

As we enter the seventh week of the baseball season, there is a large enough sample size to rightfully pass judgment on a player's performance without expecting a sudden or dramatic change. While it's easy to glance at the HR leaderboard and determine that these players are tearing the cover off the ball, there are […]

Brad Miller Scores Twice Saturday Versus Baltimore

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Brad Miller scored twice in Game 2 of the Saturday doubleheader versus the Orioles. He would score twice and drive in a run. In the past three games, Miller went 5-for-13 with three runs scored and a home run. He is still only hitting .244 on the season. Miller is […]

Alen Hanson Suffers Tight Hamstring Saturday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Alen Hanson suffered a tight left hamstring Saturday evening and was replaced by Kelby Tomlinson. Manager Bruce Bochy said that Hanson is day-to-day. Hanson has done a good job filling in for Joe Panik (thumb) and finished Saturday 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, one rbi and a walk […]

Jonathan Schoop Homers Twice in Game 1 of Orioles-Rays Doubleheader

Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop had his first multi-home run game since last June on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs off Rays starter Chris Archer. With that Game 1 performance, Schoop now has a hit in seven straight games and is hitting .367 with a 1.033 OPS over that span. […]

Anthony Rizzo Hits His Sixth Home Run

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo hit his sixth home run of the season Saturday versus the White Sox. Rizzo finished 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs and three RBI. Rizzo’s bat has come alive in the month of May after a brutal April and he is showing owners why they picked him.

Javier Baez Triples Saturday

Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez finished Saturday’s contest versus the White Sox 2-for-5 with two runs and a stolen base. Baez hit his fourth triple of the year. No matter where Baez has been placed in the batting order, he is hitting the ball and he will hope to keep it going Sunday in […]

Chase Headley Designated For Assignment, Corey Spangenberg Recalled

San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley was designated for assignment prior to Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Headley was slashing .115/.233/.135 this season in 52 at-bats and had been reduced to pinch hitting duties with the emergence of third baseman Christian Villanueva. The Padres traded for Headley along with pitcher Bryan Mitchell […]

Josh Harrison Cleared for Baseball Activities

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison (hand) has been cleared for baseball activities and expects to begin a rehab assignment "soon," according to The Athletic's Rob Biertempfel. Harrison took batting practice on Friday, an important step in returning from a broken left hand that has kept him out since April 15. He was initially expected […]

Ozzie Albies Hits His 12th Homer

Another day, another homer for the exciting Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies. The 21-year-old was 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs and a solo home run in the 6-3 loss to the Miami Marlins. The home run was his 12th, a tie for the NL lead. He also stole his fifth base of the […]

Max Moroff Notches Two Hits on Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Max Moroff went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in a victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday. After going hitless in his first three at-bats, Moroff singled in the sixth inning and hit a laser of an opposite-field homer to right-center in the eighth to put a cap on […]

Ben Zobrist Out of Saturday's Lineup

Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist will get the day off on Saturday, as manager Joe Maddon continues to monitor the 13-year veteran's workload. David Bote is starting in his place at the keystone and hitting eighth against starter James Shields and the White Sox. Bote is not someone to look at taking a flier […]

Starlin Castro Homers in Marlins Win Friday

After not hitting a home run in the month of April, Marlins second baseman Starlin Castro hit his second home run of May on Friday night for his only hit in Miami's 6-3 win over Atlanta. Castro is currently tied for the lead with 18 RBI this season, leads the team in runs scored with […]

Yolmer Sanchez Resting Saturday Versus Cubs

Chicago White Sox third baseman Yolmer Sanchez will rest Saturday afternoon versus the Cubs. The White Sox will use designated hitter Matt Davidson at the hot corner with the team playing in a national league park. Sanchez has been having a nice season with a .300 batting average, one home run, 18 RBI and three […]

Javier Baez Leading Off Saturday

Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez will hit in the No. 1 spot Saturday versus the White Sox. Baez has hit all over the lineup this year and continues to see the ball well no matter where he is in the lineup card. Baez will have a tasty matchup Saturday as he’ll face White Sox […]

T.J. Rivera Expected Back In July

New York Mets infielder T.J. Rivera has been out since June 2017 with a partially-torn UCL, and the latest word is the team does not expect him back until July. He would have been back sooner had he elected for surgery instead of rehab right away; he didn’t undergo Tommy John surgery until September 2017. […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 13

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. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Brian Dozier Launches Seventh Homer Friday

Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, his seventh, on Friday night. Dozier had been mired in a slump for much of the past month but has come to life over the past two games, picking up six hits in seven at-bats. Dozier is now batting .255 with seven homers, […]

Scooter Gennett Helps Power Reds To Victory

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett ran his homer streak to four consecutive games on Friday night. The veteran second baseman finished the night with four hits in five at-bats, notching his sixth homer and adding two runs and three RBI to help down the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gennett missed a few games earlier in […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 7

This must be the week when the action really starts. After a few minor deals here and there in April, I've seen a flurry of activity in many fantasy leagues and have made a couple of major transactions myself. We already have trade advice and strategy readily available, so I'll instead continue to focus on […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 7) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 7, 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 […]