Carlos Gomez Homers Saturday Versus The Red Sox

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez hit a solo HR Saturday versus Boston. He went 2-for-6 to raise his average to .178 which should improve before the season ends. The HR was his fourth of the season. He has been batting in favorable spots in the batting order more often than not so far in […]

Denard Span With Inside The Park Homer Saturday Versus The Red Sox

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Denard Span had a big game Saturday versus Boston. He went 2-for-4 with a walk. Span hit a two-run inside the park homer in the second inning and would add another run scored later. Span now has 19 RBI on the young season to go with his on-base percentage to .384. […]

David Peralta Drills Two Home Runs In Win

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs and a walk in the 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals. Peralta appears to have taken a big step in his game as he is now already up to five home runs and 16 RBI on the season thus far compared to the […]

Wil Myers Exits Game With Oblique Strain

San Diego Padres first baseman Wil Myers exited the game on Saturday against the New York Mets after foul tipping a ball. Considering it's a diagnosed oblique strain, there's a potential that Wil Myers will hit the disabled list as oblique strains generally vary from player to player. If he does go to the DL, […]

Nicholas Castellanos Extends Hitting Streak To Seven

Detroit Tigers outfielder Nicholas Castellanos went 1-for-5 with an RBI in the 9-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Despite striking out three times in the game, he managed to single to drive in a run early in the first inning to extend his personal hitting streak to seven games. During his hitting streak, […]

Mookie Betts Removed Due To Hamstring Tightness

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts was removed in the fifth inning in the game against the Rays due to hamstring tightness, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com. Betts stated that he felt the hamstring tighten up when he was rounding the bases. Manager Alex Cora stated he will check on Betts on Sunday to […]

Scott Schebler Launches Solo Homer Saturday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler continued his recent hot streak on Saturday, launching a solo homer off of Minnesota Twins right-hander Jake Odorizzi. It went down as the Reds' only run of the game. Schebler has been on fire since being activated from the disabled list, batting .346 with two homers, eight RBI, and seven […]

Franchy Cordero Earning More Playing Time

San Diego Padres manager Andy Green believes outfielder Franchy Cordero has earned more playing time. "He's going to play a lot," Green stated about Cordero, who launched his fifth homer Friday night against the New York Mets. The Padres bats have gone quiet recently but Cordero has hit .304 over his last six games with […]

Delino DeShields (OF, TEX) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: Texas Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields dealt with a hand injury at the beginning of the season, but fantasy owners seem to have given up on him. While his 5-for-27 start to the season is not great, he does already have two stolen […]

Yasiel Puig Hurts Hip After Crashing Into Wall

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig (hip) left the first game of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Giants after crashing into the right field wall in foul territory catching a Todd Hundley pop-up. He was limping and favoring his left side, but walked off the field. Cody Bellinger was moved to right, Max Muncy was moved […]

Alex Verdugo Called Up

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder and top hitting prospect Alex Verdugo has been called up, according to a cryptic tweet by his brother Chris. The tweet indicated a move from Oklahoma City to San Francisco, the cities of the club's Triple-A affiliate and where the MLB team is currently playing, and it's unlikely that Chris was […]

Brian Anderson Out of Lineup Saturday

After making his first start in the outfield on Friday night, Brian Anderson is out of the Miami Marlins lineup on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies. This appears to be nothing more than a day off for Anderson, who had started in all 25 of the Marlins' games this season. With Anderson out, J.B. Shuck […]

Jonathan Villar (2B/OF, MIL) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 57% of leagues ANALYSIS: Milwaukee Brewers second baseman/outfielder Jonathan Villar appears to be back to being a solid fantasy performer, recording a hit in five of his last seven games. He has also stolen four bases in 23 games, potentially showing the speed upside that led […]

Brian Anderson Moves To The Outfield

The Miami Marlins have moved third baseman Brian Anderson to right field in the wake of Martin Prado's return, according to MLB.com's Joe Frisaro. Anderson began the season at third base and produced offense right away for the Fish. Now that the veteran Prado is back, Anderson will take his talents to the outfield. On […]

Renato Nunez Starting At Third Base Saturday

Texas Rangers infielder/outfielder Renato Nunez is in the Rangers lineup on Saturday. Many people expected Nunez to have a shot to be a the regular starter at third base with Adrian Beltre out. However, Nunez has struggled this season since being claimed by the Rangers. This season, Nunez is hitting .154 with zero home runs, […]

Mac Williamson Placed On 7-Day Disabled List

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mac Williamson (concussion) has been placed on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion. Williamson has hitting everything since Sprint Training and it his concussion comes at a tough time as he was finally getting playing time.

Prospect Bubba Starling Activated From DL

Kansas City Royals outfield prospect Bubba Starling was activated from the disabled list and placed on Triple-A Omaha's starting roster on Friday. Starling had been sidelined since spring training with an oblique injury. Starling was originally considered one of Kansas City's top prospects a few years ago, but he's struggled mightily in the higher levels […]

Jon Jay Dropped In Lineup

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jon Jay has spent all of 2018 leading off for the team until Friday night. Jay's been rocking a .227 batting average over the last two weeks with a .292 on-base percentage, so manager Ned Yost decided it was time to shake things up. Jay was dropped to sixth in the […]

Jorge Soler: Man Of Patience

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler is most famous for his burst onto the scene with the Cubs back in 2014. Since then, he's mostly been a man of heaving swings and minimal noise. He's never logged more than 405 plate appearances or 12 home runs in the majors in a single season, and it's […]

Matt Kemp Unlikely To Start Today's Doubleheader

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp (leg) is likely to sit out both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants. He was removed in the fourth inning of Friday night's contest due to left quad tightness. Despite feeling the tightness as early as the first inning, he stayed in and managed to score a run […]

Byron Buxton Has Hairline Fracture In Toe

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his left big toe. Buxton was on a rehab assignment last Sunday when he fouled a ball off of his foot, resulting in the fracture. He originally landed on the disabled list on April 18 after he developed migraines and was trending […]

Starling Marte Lines Walk-Off Single on Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte went 2-for-6 against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, including a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning. The 29-year-old has done a nice job putting a tumultuous 2017 behind him and now boasts a strong .284/.371/.461 batting line with three homers, 11 RBI, 19 runs scored and […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/28/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 2 pm, but the majority of them are on the 7 PM main 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 […]

Gregory Polanco Homers on Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco went 2-for-6 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The long ball was his sixth of the season, putting him more than halfway toward his 2017 output of 11. His .213/.324/.483 slash line leaves something to be desired, but there are reasons to think […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

If you've never played on Draft Daily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this […]

A.J. Pollock Collects Three Hits, Including Home Run

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder A.J. Pollock went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 5-4 win over the Nationals. Friday represented Pollock's third multi-hit effort in his last six games, including his second home run of the streak. Pollock has excelled out of the cleanup spot, as he leads the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a big Saturday on deck for us at DraftKings, with five slates to choose from and tons of different contests to choose from. For this article, I'll be looking at players across all slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/28/18. The […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 29

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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Odubel Herrera Homers Twice In Win

With the Philadelphia Phillies trailing in the first inning of Friday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, the offense went to work immediately. After the first two runners reached on walks, up stepped outfielder Odubel Herrera. The 26-year-old drilled a three-run home run to right, quickly erasing the early deficit. The efficient manner in which Philadelphia […]

Giants Promote Austin Slater

The San Francisco Giants have promoted outfield prospect Austin Slater. Slater got a cup of coffee with the big league club in 2017 and hit .282 in 117 at-bats. Playing time may be limited for Slater, but he projects as the club’s future center fielder.