Rougned Odor Struggling During Rehab Assignment

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor has been on a rehab assignment with the Texas Rangers Triple-A affiliate over the last week, and unfortunately he hasn't exactly been lighting the world on fire. A line of .176/.263/.235 with just one extra-base hit, no home runs, and five strikeouts on 17 at-bats is a fairly bad […]

Willie Calhoun Hitting Well With Little Power at Triple-A

Texas Rangers' outfielder and top prospect Willie Calhoun has been hitting well over the last 10 games, to the tune of .316 with just four strikeouts and two walks over 38 at-bats. Calhoun's season line of .260/.322/.382 is fine, but certainly less impressive than what was expected from the 23-year-old in 2018. The power outage […]

Week 7 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 […]

Ozhaino Albies Hits Grand Slam To Lead Braves To Easy Win

Many thought that Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozhaino "Ozzie" Albies was going to have a strong 2018 season. I don't think they expected him to already have 11 homers by mid-May. Albies hit No. 11 on Thursday night, and it was a grand slam. He finished the night with five RBI to help Atlanta win, […]

Dee Gordon Will Sit on Thursday

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon (toe) will not play against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. He is sitting out due to a bruised right toe. He suffered the injury when he fouled a ball off his toe. The Mariners do not expect Gordon to miss more than one game. Gordon should be back […]

Rougned Odor Expected to Be Activated on Friday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) is expected to be activated off the disabled list on Friday. He will play again for Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. He has been on the disabled list since April 9 due to a left hamstring strain. There is a good chance that he is in the Rangers […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 11

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. We are always ready to stream. 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 […]

Gavin Cecchini To Get X-Ray On Foot

New York Mets infielder/prospect Gavin Cecchini was hit in the foot by a pitch on Wednesday while playing for Triple-A Las Vegas; he’s set to get an x-ray on Thursday. Cecchini needed to be helped off the field, not good. The 24-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic 2018 thus far, slashing .294/.342/.468 with two home runs, […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Has Double Wiped By Lineup Snafu

When you look at Wednesday’s box score between the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds, you’ll see that Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera finished 0-for-3. That is the official scoring, but make no mistake, Cabrera was better than what the box score says. You’ve no doubt heard by now about the lineup issue that became an […]

Yangervis Solarte Hopefully Breaking Cold Spell

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Yangervis Solarte has been nothing short of a pleasant fantasy surprise in 2018. Prior to Wednesday, though, he seemed to be entering a bit of a cold streak that saw him pick up only one hit in his last four games. He may have broken out of that mini-slump against the […]

Making Moves - Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 6

We are now over a week into May of the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Now is the time that owners need to take a hard look at their roster to decide what areas they need to improve. The waiver wire has likely been picked clean of the obvious must-add players and the best option now […]

Week 6 Points Leagues - Strategy, Pickups and Cuts

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable in […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 6)

Over the past two weeks we have seen three rookie pitchers throw no-hitters through six innings (one of them was a perfect game), and flat-out dominance from some other rookie arms. There was not much to talk about over the first few weeks but now that the season is in full swing and the rookies […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 6: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 6 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the season progresses further into the month of May, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/10/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got three slates on DraftKings tonight, with the main slate starting at 7 pm. This means that the Giants-Phillies matchup won't be included, but the nine other games are good to go. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/10/18. The lineup picks will […]

Neil Walker Ignites Another Yankees Rally

Starting at first base for the New York Yankees on Wednesday, Neil Walker recorded just one hit in three plate appearances. The hit, however, came at a most opportune time, with the Yankees trailing by a run in the bottom of the eighth. The 32-year-old ripped a leadoff double to left field, eventually coming around […]

Anthony Rizzo Knocks In Five Runs Wednesday

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-5 with two runs and five RBI Wednesday afternoon versus the Miami Marlins. Rizzo has been on a tear since in May after struggling in April. With Wednesday's performance, Rizzo has now upped his batting average to .210. Owners shouldn't worry about his slow start as Rizzo continues […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/10/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 1 pm, so there will be a few players from each 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 this article, […]

Tyler Saladino Called Up To Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Tyler Saladino has been called up to the Milwaukee Brewers from Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. With Nick Franklin going down with a quadriceps injury, it was expected that Nate Orf would be called up. However, the Brewers have optioned for Saladino. He will take the primary role of being a utility […]

Zack Cozart Leads Off And Homers For The Angels Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels infielder Zack Cozart led off and homered in Wednesday's win against the Rockies. Kinsler, the usual lead off man, was moved down to sixth in the order due to his struggles at the plate and Cozart reaped the benefits. If Cozart is to stay at the top of the Angels lineup moving […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/9/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Good morning, Rotoballers. Quite the night of baseball we had last night with a no-hitter from the Big Maple, a pitching gem at Coors Field and an offensive explosion from the Royals that sent Dylan Bundy to the showers in the matter of minutes. Let's hope today is just as wild. There are two slates […]

Brandon Drury Will Stay in Minors

New York Yankees infielder Brandon Drury (migraines) will stay in the minors, according to manager Aaron Boone. General manager Brian Cashman said two days ago that Drury would be activated sooner rather than later. There is a chance that Drury suffered a setback or possibly the Yankees are just being cautious. Regardless, Drury is not […]

Robinson Cano Slugging Only .250 Thus Far In May

Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano is going through a bit of a funk to begin the month of May, slashing only .214/.313/.250 over his last 28 at-bats. He has only one extra-base hit over his last seven games and his batting average has dipped from .313 to .290 during that span. Cano has always […]

Giovanny Urshela Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays

The Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a trade that will send infielder Giovanny Urshela to Toronto in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Urshela was designated for assignment last week after being activated from the disabled list. He was expected to make the team out of Spring […]

Rougned Odor Aiming To Return Friday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) could be activated from the disabled list Friday. Odor will have been out over a month, having injured himself on April 10. With Drew Robinson on the DL, Odor will likely slot back in as the everyday second baseman. Isaiah Kiner-Falefa is the most likely candidate for the […]

DJ LeMahieu Out Of Lineup Wednesday

Following his return from the disabled list on Tuesday night, Colorado Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu is resting on Wednesday in lieu of playing in the team's day game. LeMahieu was sidelined for a couple weeks with a strained hamstring, so it appears the team is simply being cautious and getting him some extra rest […]

Ian Kinsler Dropped to Sixth in the Order

Los Angeles Angels second baseman Ian Kinsler has been moved down in the order, hitting sixth on Wednesday against the Rockies. Zack Cozart will bat leadoff in his place. Kinsler is in the midst of an egregious slump and is hitting just .198 on the year. He's still worth holding onto in deeper formats, but […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/9/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are plenty of games today, but they are broken down into two slates. The later slate has seven games, and that is the slate that we will be focusing on here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/9/18. The lineup picks will range […]

Javier Baez Returns To Starting Lineup

Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez (groin) has returned to the Cubs lineup and will bat third in between Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo. Baez left Tuesday’s contest with right groin tightness and pinch hit Wednesday and remained in the game to play third base. Baez is in the middle of a career year and […]

Scooter Gennett Not In Wednesday Lineup

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the New York Mets. Alex Blandino is starting at second base and batting sixth as the Reds get ready to wrap up their series with the Mets. Gennett has been dealing with a sore throwing shoulder all season and missed […]