Curtis Granderson On The Bench Again Sunday

Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Curtis Granderson will sit (rest) against the Red Sox on Sunday. He has started on the bench for the entire series, as the Red Sox have started left-handed pitchers for each of the three games. Granderson has hit just .143 against lefties this season, so his benchings appear to be […]

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 […]

Khris Davis Continues Power Output With Low Average

Oakland Athletics outfielder Khris Davis continues to be productive even in a 7-6 loss to the Yankees. He can get on a streak and hit homers in bunches. In the last 14 day, he has four homers with 12 RBI, but it comes with a .151 batting average. Make sure that you keep him in […]

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 […]

Mallex Smith With A Strong Game 2 Saturday Versus Baltimore

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Mallex Smith followed up a quiet Game 1 Saturday by having a wonderful last two innings of Game 2 versus the Orioles. In the final two innings of the game, he doubled and tripled. He would score twice while driving in three. Smith even stole third after his double for his […]

Steven Souza Jr. Not Making Good First Impression With New Team

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Steven Souza Jr. went 0-for-4 as well as getting ejected in the 2-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. Souza Jr. made his Diamondbacks debut on May 3 of this year, and since then, has only managed to pile up a 3-for-25 line, giving him a .120 batting average so far. All three […]

Ryan Braun Continues May Struggles

Milwaukee Brewers 1B/OF Ryan Braun went 0-for-3 with a walk in the 4-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies. With Braun going 0-for-3, it now gives him only four hits in the entire month of May so far, for a .143 batting average. On the season, he's now rocking a .231 batting average with a .708 […]

Carlos Gomez (OF, TB) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez has appeared on this list numerous times over the past couple years due to his power/speed combination. While he is no longer going to hit 20 homers and steal 40 bases in a season as he […]

Dustin Fowler (OF, OAK) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics outfielder Dustin Fowler has had an interesting start to his career. In the first inning of his debut, he suffered a gruesome injury. Then, he was traded for Sonny Gray. Now, he has made his way back to the bigs, again […]

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 […]

Trey Mancini Goes Yard As O's Lose Second Game of Doubleheader

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini briefly gave home fans a reason to smile as he hit his fifth homer of the season in the first inning of the second game of their doubleheader. He'd gone hitless in the first game. Overall, he drove in two runs and scored two runs and his average is at […]

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 […]

Bradley Zimmer Scratched From Saturday's Lineup

Cleveland Indians outfielder Bradley Zimmer (chest) has been removed from Saturday's lineup. Zimmer is dealing with a bruised chest as he has complained about soreness when swinging the bat so he'll get the day off and Brandon Guyer will start in his place. Zimmer has had a lackluster sophomore campaign thus-far, as he continues to […]

Gerardo Parra Steals His Fourth Base

With the power sapped from his bat, Colorado Rockies outfielder Gerardo Parra is still keeping himself relevant in the lineup by staying active on the basepaths. Parra stole his fourth base of the season on Friday in a losing effort against the Brewers, and he racked up four hits in the game. Parra is now […]

Carlos Gonzalez Homers In Loss

Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez smacked his fourth homer of the season against Milwaukee on Friday night. Unfortunately, the team lost the game, and Gonzalez appears to be slowly losing the starting right field job. Gonzalez is getting regular days off as the team rotates CarGo, David Dahl, Gerardo Parra, and Noel Cuevas amongst the […]

Hunter Pence Has Restarted Minor League Assignment

San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence (thumb) has resumed baseball activity after dealing with recurring soreness. Pence was pulled from his last start a week ago and is seemingly back on track to return to the field. The veteran outfielder has been away from his major league squad since April 18 and now could […]

George Springer Out of Astros Lineup Saturday

Houston Astros outfielder George Springer (left elbow contusion) is riding the pine Saturday after he took a pitch to his elbow on Friday evening. Springer exited Friday's game and went in for X-rays after getting hit, but thankfully the results came back negative. Today's benching was to be expected, as Springer seemed to be in […]

David Peralta Swinging A Hot Bat In May

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Friday. Peralta has been a pleasant surprise this season and has stayed relatively consistent this year, with a .302 batting average along with a .914 OPS in 126 at-bats this season. He also holds […]

Jon Jay Settles Back In At Leadoff

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jon Jay was promoted back to the leadoff position six games ago, and so far, he’s taken to it like a duck to water. Jay has hit .320 with a .345 OBP and five runs scored in the 27 leadoff plate appearances he’s had since his promotion. While he won’t provide […]

Dustin Fowler Moves Up The Lineup In Second Game

Oakland Athletics rookie outfielder Dustin Fowler will move from the ninth spot to the seventh in Saturday’s game against the Yankees. Manager Bob Melvin stated the move was primarily to alternate left and right-handed hitters as he likes Fowler's speed in the ninth spot. In his first MLB start Friday, Fowler got a base hit […]

Starling Marte Hits Sixth Homer of Season

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte went 3-for-5 and blasted his sixth home run of the season in a win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday. On a night when the Pirates honored Andrew McCutchen in his return to PNC Park, Marte reminded Pittsburgh fans they still have a pretty good player manning center field. […]

Travis Jankowski Capitalizing On Opportunities

San Diego Padres outfielder Travis Jankowski went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The blast and RBI were Jankowski's firsts of the season. The big night upped his season slash to .353/.421/.559 along with seven runs and two steals in 11 games. Jankowski was recalled from Triple-A […]

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. […]

Michael Conforto Is Waking Up

For those of you who haven’t cut bait with New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto yet, congratulations – you are starting to reap the benefits with many more to come. Conforto has had a big few days, capped with an exclamation point on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. He finished 2-for-3 with a home run, […]

Another Multi-Hit Outing For Kevin Pillar

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar has played in all 39 games this season, and he simply will not stop hitting. On Friday night against the Boston Red Sox, Pillar finished 2-for-5 with a double. It was Pillar’s second multi-hit outing in his last three games, and the third in his last five. He also […]

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 […]

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 […]

Adam Eaton Placed On 60-Day DL

Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton (ankle) has been transferred to the 60-day DL by the Nationals. The earliest he would be eligible to return is the first week of June. Eaton underwent surgery on his ankle which discovered an undiagnosed cartilage tear. The team has given no timetable for his return at this point. It […]

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 […]