Jonathan Villar Continues to Lose Playing Time

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman/outfielder Jonathan Villar (rest) is out of the starting lineup once again for Thursday's contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Villar has played just once over the last four games with no injury reported yet. Brad Miller will bat sixth and play second base against righty Jameson Taillon. It's unclear why the Brewers […]

Eduardo Escobar To Sit, Willians Astudillo Returns

Minnesota Twins third baseman Eduardo Escobar will sit on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Ehire Adrianza will man third base in Escobar’s stead after returning from the disabled list. Catcher Willians Astudillo and outfielder Robbie Grossman are both back in the lineup as well. Astudillo will serve as designated hitter while Grossman mans right […]

Brandon Nimmo Leading Off, Amed Rosario Sitting Thursday

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo returns to the lineup to lead off on Thursday against the Washington Nationals. He will play right field while Michael Conforto and Matthew den Dekker round out the rest of the outfield. Amed Rosario will sit in favor of veteran shortstop Jose Reyes. Kevin Plawecki will catch in favor […]

Tyler Wade Sitting, Neil Walker Back In Thursday

New York Yankees second baseman Tyler Wade will sit on Thursday against Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians. Neil Walker will man second base in his stead. Giancarlo Stanton returns to the designated hitter position while Aaron Judge, Brett Gardner, and Aaron Hicks round out the outfield. Austin Romine will be behind the plate and […]

Danny Valencia, Joey Rickard, Caleb Joseph Sitting Thursday

The Baltimore Orioles have reshuffled their lineup for their interleague matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. Catcher Caleb Joseph will sit in favor of Chance Sisco. Outfielders Joey Rickard and Danny Valencia will both sit. Jace Peterson will be at left field, while Mark Trumbo covers right field. Trey Mancini will be at first […]

Adalberto Mondesi Caught Stealing Again

Kansas City Royals second baseman/shortstop Adalberto Mondesi is crazy fast, but it's not clear if that's going to be enough to steal him a ton of bases in the majors. In 2016, Mondesi stole nine bases while only getting caught once, and that's impressive production. However, since then, he's stolen 10 bases and been caught […]

Whit Merrifield's Hit Streak Ends

Kansas City Royals infielder Whit Merrifield went hitless on Wednesday, breaking up a 12-game hitting streak. Merrifield has been rumored to be included in some trade negotiations this July, but with years of control left on his contract, he's logically been very expensive and isn't expected to be moved. Merrifield hasn't shown the same level of […]

Devon Travis Smashes Grand Slam In Loss

We haven’t heard the name of Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis in a while, but the 27-year-old hasn’t done much of note as of late. Until Wednesday, that is. In a 9-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves, Travis finished 1-for-3 with a grand slam. It was Travis’ first bomb since June 24. Travis […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/12/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a seven-game slate tonight, where there are three elite arms on the mound. Two of those elite pitchers, Severino and Kluber, are facing off against each other. The other ace is Scherzer, who is on the road the Mets. Smaller slate, but solid options across the board. In this article, I will be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/12/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got 10 games being played today, which isn't bad at all for a Thursday. There's five different slates for us on DraftKings, with the all day slate starting at 2pm eastern and the featured slate starting at 7pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings […]

Scooter Gennett Launches Homer Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett was one of the few bright spots in his team's 19-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday. Gennett went 3-for-5 with two runs and a solo homer in the sixth inning off of Adam Plutko. The veteran second baseman is putting together another excellent season at the plate, […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 15)

I'm glad I led off last week's article with Kyle Tucker because the Astros made me look great. They called him up this past weekend and it looks like it's going to take a small adjustment period for Tucker to get adjusted to MLB pitching. We'll get to that later. The calendar turning to July seems […]

Trading Up: Mid-Tier and Bargain Targets for the Second Half (Offense)

This article is the second in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. This installment focuses on offensive players ranked outside the top 50. Part three will focus on pitchers. After that, we'll focus on players to target for […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 15: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 15 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. As the season inches ever closer to the All-Star break, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment […]

Bryce Harper The Favorite To Win Home Run Derby

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper will have the hometown crowd behind him during this year's Home Run Derby. The field of eight was announced Wednesday and it will include first round battles between Jesus Aguilar and Rhys Hoskins, and Alex Bregman against Kyle Schwarber. The other side of the bracket will have Harper against Freddie […]

Jose Ramirez Has a Huge Wednesday

Cleveland Indians infielder Jose Ramirez had an excellent game on Wednesday, smacking two home runs and driving in five runs. He finished 2-for-4 and raised his batting average to .293 and his OPS to 1.001. The two home runs gave him 27 on the season and the five RBI brought him to 65. The All-Star […]

Tyler Wade Picks Up Three Hits In Start

While in the minors with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last month, New York Yankees infielder Tyler Wade took a page out of teammate Brandon Drury’s book and spoke of his frustrations of being stuck in the minors. On Wednesday, the 23-year-old recorded three hits in a start at second base and even launched his first career home […]

Ozzie Albies Mashes Two Homers In Win Over Jays

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies should have his family visit more often. Albies, who will be going to the All-Star Game, showed why he was selected, going deep twice on Wednesday. Both homers were solo and it was the first time he'd hit two round-trippers in a game. He's now got 20 homers and […]

Willy Adames Optioned To Minors

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop prospect Willy Adames was sent to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday after going hitless against the Tigers to drop his season line to .216/.263/.341 with three home runs in over 95 plate appearances. Adames is the team's top prospect, but he could use a little more seasoning after striking out around 36 […]

Brian Dozier's Eruption Leads Twins To Victory Wednesday

Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier put his team's offense over the top on Wednesday. His two-run home run in the sixth inning proved integral for the Twins' 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The veteran has now hit bombs in two straight games and the outing increased his hitting streak to six games. […]

Marwin Gonzalez Sitting Out on Wednesday

Houston Astros infielder/outfielder Marwin Gonzalez (wrist, elbow) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Oakland Athletics. Gonzalez was spiked on Tuesday, but was able to avoid any serious injury. He'll sit out a game or two, but reportedly is available off the bench for Wednesday's contest. Tyler White will bat ninth […]

Tyler Wade Back In Lineup, Neil Walker Sitting Wednesday

New York Yankees second baseman Tyler Wade will be back in the lineup on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles. Neil Walker will sit the game out. Austin Romine will be behind the plate again and catch for Sonny Gray. Aaron Judge will serve as designated hitter. The Yankees will face off against Dylan Bundy, who […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Not In Mets Lineup Wednesday

New York Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera (elbow) is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Cabrera left the game Tuesday aggravating a left elbow injury. The injury is not considered serious. but he will get the day off. He could be back for their next game. Wilmer Flores is batting third, playing second […]

Dee Gordon Has Hits In Seven Of Last Eight Games

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon singled and scored in the first inning of the Mariners 9-3 loss to the Angels on Tuesday. Gordon scored on a three-run blast from outfielder Mitch Haniger and now has hits in seven of his last eight games. After suffering a mini-slump, Gordon has bounced back and now is […]

DJ LeMahieu Slumping Into All-Star Break

Colorado Rockies leadoff man DJ LeMahieu has had a surprising first half of the season. Coming into the year, he was known as a light contact hitter who specialized in batting average (having won a batting title in 2016 and hitting over .300 for three straight years) and basically nothing else. Instead, he's thrown everyone […]

Daniel Murphy Out of Lineup on Wednesday

Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy is out of the lineup on Wednesday for a routine day of rest. He's replaced by Wilmer Difo, who is batting seventh. Difo is not a recommended streamer at this time. As for Murphy, he had a slow start to the season but is coming off of a four-for-four […]

Ji-Man Choi Starting, Daniel Robertson Sitting Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi will make his first start at designated hitter for the Rays on Wednesday. Choi's presence in the lineup means that Daniel Robertson receives a day off, with Joey Wendle at second, C.J. Cron at first and Jake Bauers in left field. Choi does have a history of power […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/11/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Being a guy that loves pitching a ton, I can't complain that we have a bunch of top arms going today - but damn it's tough to split hairs between some of these stable, high upside arms. Split-slate Wednesday is giving us a lot to work with in the Main slate (12 games) and no […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/11/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are plenty of games today, although it is broken into two slates. The early slate is extremely small, though, so this article is going to focus on the later slate, which features 11 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/11/18. The lineup […]

Jonathan Schoop On Fire In July

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop continued his excellent July in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Yankees. Schoop went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk-off single, and an RBI. After being disappointing for most of the first half of the season, the 26-year-old has turned it on in July, batting .432 with seven extra-base hits […]