Whit Merrifield To Spend More Time In OF

The Kansas City Royals moved utility man Whit Merrifield to second base recently due to concern over the wear and tear of playing the outfield every day, but they've reversed course on that decision now that they've elected to bring up Nicky Lopez. Merrifield assured management that he'd have no problem handling the job, so […]

Bryce Harper Whiffs Three Times Monday

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Monday night vs the Brewers. Harper has only two hits in his last 22 at-bats and hasn't driven in a run in that time. His strikeout rate is a ghastly 30.5% and his infield fly-ball rate is a career-worst 13.9% which suggests he may be […]

Lorenzo Cain Gets Five Hits Monday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain went 5-for-6 with two doubles, an RBI, a run and a stolen base in Monday's loss to the Phillies. Cain has cooled off recently as this performance brought his average up to .266, which is his lowest batting average since 2013. Cain is usually a .300 hitter, so it's safe […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/14/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Tonight's featured slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers 12 games. An exciting Tuesday night of baseball! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/14/19. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. You can also […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/14/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Tuesday baseball! We have three awkwardly schedules game before 7:05, but are looking at a fun 12 game main slate. We have a ton of pricey pitching options to decipher through, and just as many below average arms to pick on. We then have Ryan Carpenter, who everybody is going to want to […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday May 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 14th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Gregory Polanco Sitting Against Lefty Monday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco is not in the lineup Monday night. Melky Cabrera will play right field and bat third against the Diamondbacks. Polanco has carried his success from last season into 2019, making hard contact on over 33 percent of his batted balls and is currently sporting a .912 OPS. However, his upside […]

Aaron Hicks Activated, Starting Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (back) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Monday. He missed almost seven weeks due to a lingering back issue, but appears ready to play now. Hicks will leadoff and play center field versus righty David Hess on Monday. Hicks will be a reliable fantasy option if […]

Ryan Braun Continues to Sit Out

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun (hamstring) is out of the starting lineup on Monday versus the Philadelphia Phillies. This marks the third game in a row that Braun has missed due to a left hamstring issue. Braun is expected to be available off the bench, but he's not worth starting in fantasy lineups for a […]

Tyler Naquin Likely to Be Placed on Injured List

Cleveland Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin (calf) is likely going to be placed on the injured list. Naquin hasn't played since last Friday due to a left calf issue. There is a good chance that Naquin lands on the injured list. Jordan Luplow will play right field and bat seventh versus righty Reynaldo Lopez on Monday.

Eloy Jimenez Inching Closer To Being Activated

Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez (ankle) could return this weekend or next Monday says White Sox general manager Rick Hahn. Jimenez has been with the big league club and ran the bases the other day. The White Sox would like to see how the young outfielder responds over the course of the next couple […]

Mike Trout Has Three Extra-Base Hits In Last Three Games

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout hit his ninth home run of the season to account for the Angels only run in their 5-1 loss to the Orioles on Sunday. Trout is slashing an admirable .283/.460/.575 this season but hasn't really gotten into a groove yet this season. But the former MVP has one double […]

George Springer Leads AL With 15 Home Runs

Houston Astros outfielder George Springer went 5-for-5 with two home runs and four runs batted in as the Astros took care of the Rangers 15-5 on Sunday. Springer is currently on perhaps the hottest streak of his career and is slashing .452/.500/.929 through 42 at-bats in the month of May and is hitting .485 over […]

Adam Jones Smacks Another Home Run Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Adam Jones went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in the loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Jones went yard off Atlanta starter Max Fried in the fourth inning for his eighth home run of the season. It was also the second night in a row that Jones left […]

David Dahl Hits Well Against SD

Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl had been struggling along through a 5-for-31 stretch before the Padres came to town over the weekend, but their pitching seemed to cheer him up. Dahl went 6-for-14 in the series and hit a pair of doubles over the course of the last two games. While Dahl hasn't been artificially […]

Raimel Tapia Continues Blistering May

Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia took one deep against San Diego on Mother's Day, continuing a monster of a month. Tapia is now hitting .313 with five home runs for the season, but a lot of that is precipitated by a ridiculous .419 average in the month of May. His OPS of 1.261 is by […]

Exit Velocity Leaders - Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds (Week 7)

For this week's Statcast Hitter Analysis, we're going back to where it all started and revisiting exit velocity. So far, we've also looked at barrels, sweet spot rate, xwOBA, and xBA. With a larger sample size, the exit velocity leaderboard can be very telling. In our earlier iteration, names like Daniel Vogelbach, Renato Nunez, J.D. […]

Dwight Smith Jr. Homers In Second Straight Game Sunday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. flexed his muscle again in as many days in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Angels. Smith Jr. went 2-for-4 with a single, a two-run home run, and a walk. The 26-year-old has been a surprise fantasy asset this season, posting a .286/.333/.510 slash line with eight HR, 27 RBI, […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday May 13th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 13th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/13/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today's main slate begins at 6:35 pm eastern and covers seven games. Since it's Monday, we have a shortened schedule, but as always we'll try to find you the best plays of the day in this space. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/13/2019. With […]

David Fletcher (2B/3B/OF, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups Week 7

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Fletcher's selling point is simple: He owns a .354 OBP, a .455 SLG and he hits leadoff when the Angels face a right-handed starter. That means that about 60% of the time, Fletcher is hitting just before Mike Trout. Additionally, when he doesn't […]

Charlie Blackmon Stays Hot With Two Homers

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon had another great day at the plate on Sunday, hitting 2-for-3 with two towering home runs, three RBI, and a walk in the 10-7 win at Coors Field. His bombs were absolute moon shots that each eclipsed 450 feet, and they both came off of Padres starter Nick Margevicius. He […]

Cody Bellinger Continues Torrid Streak

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger finished 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-0 win over the Washington Nationals. His numbers are absolutely ridiculous at this point, as he's slashing .407/.486/.772 and has 14 homers, 38 RBI, 37 runs scored, and seven stolen bases on the year. He leads […]

Nicholas Castellanos Goes 3-For-4 With Homer

Detroit Tigers outfielder Nicholas Castellanos had himself a productive fantasy day in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. He finished 3-for-4 with a two-run shot in the first inning to get the scoring started for the Tigers. Castellanos has been a relative disappointment in the early going, slashing .278/.331/.465 with just three home runs, […]

Hunter Renfroe (OF, SD) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of leagues ANALYSIS: Regular readers will recall that I entered the year with high expectations for Hunter Renfroe. Playing time has been somewhat of an issue thus far in the Padres' crowded outfield, but when he has suited up, Renfroe has performed. The 27-year-old is hitting .240/.286/.587 with […]

Hunter Pence (OF, TEX) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of leagues ANALYSIS: Hunter Pence just turned 36 years old. He hit just .249/.297/.368 over the previous two seasons, during which he logged only 787 plate appearances. It was fair to wonder if any team would offer him a contract this winter and indeed, he only signed […]

Alex Verdugo (OF, LAD) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: One of the top prospects in the Dodgers' system, Alex Verdugo had failed to impress in brief MLB cameos in each of the last two Septembers. Over the course of 111 plate appearances, the 22-year-old hit a pedestrian .240/.309/.360 with two home runs and was […]

Brian Goodwin (OF, LAA) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's not that Brian Goodwin hasn't flashed this skill set before, he painted a nice portrait of his potential performance back in 2017 when he hit 13 HR, stole six bases, and produced an .811 OPS in just 251 AB for the Nationals. He […]

Raimel Tapia (OF, COL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: 25-year old Raimel Tapia was once a highly ranked prospect, and for good reason. He accumulated 13 home runs, 39 stolen bases (in 47 attempts), and an OPS of .872 in 801 AB across three seasons at Triple-A Albuquerque. Now, after a string of […]

Eric Thames (1B/OF, MIL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Brewers first baseman/outfielder Eric Thames has quietly hit the stuffing out of the ball this season, boasting a ridiculous 91.7 mile per hour average exit velocity along with a 45.5% hard hit rate. Tack on his 16.3% walk rate, one of the […]