Tommy Pham Records Four Hits on Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tommy Pham (head) showed no signs of slowing down on Thursday, finishing 4-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI. Pham hit his fourth double of the season and added three singles. He's avoided serious injury recently despite two close calls, and is hitting .368 with a 1.023 OPS. He's become […]

Hunter Pence To Begin Rehab Assignment On Friday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence (thumb) is expected to begin his rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. Pence was placed on the disabled list last Friday with a right thumb sprain. It will be interesting to see how manager Bruce Bochy handles the outfield when Pence is back, as Mac Williamson has been […]

David Peralta Reaches Base Four Times Against Phillies

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and two walks in Thursday's win over the Phillies. The home run was Peralta's third of the season. The leadoff spot has been agreeing with Peralta, as he's still driven in 14 runs while scoring another 13 of his […]

Ben Zobrist Does Running Drills On Thursday

Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist (back) performed running drills on Thursday. He also tested out his range at second base. Zobrist has been on the disabled list since April 21 and is eligible to come off the disabled list Saturday. Zobrist was hitting .326 with a home run and seven RBI over his first […]

David Dahl Triples For Second Straight Game

Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl is certainly off to a hot start in his return to the majors. For the second straight game, Dahl tripled on Wednesday. He's also hit safely in all four games back, and he's scored a run in his last three. It's looking like he's back to the Dahl we saw […]

Tommy Pham Returns to the Lineup on Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tommy Pham (head) is back in the starting lineup for Thursday's game. He'll bat second and play center field. Pham was removed from Wednesday's game after suffering "an accidental head laceration" that he suffered while warming up with a resistance band. The cut did not require stitches, and Pham passed the […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 4)

Ronald Acuna. That's all you need to read. No, seriously. I could just end the column there because that's probably what everyone will be talking about for the next week at the very least. The 20-year-old finally made his highly-anticipated MLB debut on Wednesday night, but I'll get to more on that below. In addition […]

Leonys Martin Launches Two Homers Wednesday

Detroit Tigers outfielder Leonys Martin is having himself a productive 2018 campaign atop the Tigers batting order, and Wednesday was no exception to that fact. Martin started both games of Detroit's doubleheader with Pittsburgh and homered in each game, doubling his season total. Martin's plate discipline has helped him out thus far, with his .341 […]

Week 4 Points Leagues - Strategy, Pickups and Cuts

We're back at it again this week with some points league advice for you guys. In last week's suggestions of players to add, players to drop and pitchers to stream there were some definite standouts, but the streaming pitchers were the highlight as they pitched  14 innings, had a 1-0 record, struck out 14 batters and […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 27

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Low-Level Minor Leaguers Worth Monitoring in Dynasty Leagues - Week 4

For those who play in dynasty leagues, checking minor league box scores and league leaders can become a daily routine. But it's not just the guys knocking on the door who are worth a look. There are plenty of enticing players in the lower levels of the minor leagues who could hold value in many […]

Nick Castellanos Collects Five Hits And Five RBI

Detroit Tigers right fielder Nick Castellanos had himself a day on Wednesday as the Tigers played back-to-back games against the Pirates. Castellanos started both games of the doubleheader and propelled the Tigers offense in both, notching five hits, scoring two runs, slugging a homer and driving in five runs on the day. He has really […]

Champ or Chump: Franchy Cordero and Walker Buehler

The arbitrary service time manipulations have come to an end, providing fantasy owners with plenty of highly regarded prospects to choose from on the waiver wire. The biggest name to get the call is undoubtedly Ronald Acuna Jr., but buyer beware. I wrote him up here, concluding that he's too raw to help fantasy owners […]

Denard Span Scores Twice Wednesday Versus The Orioles

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Denard Span scored twice versus Baltimore on Wednesday. He batted leadoff and went 2-for-5 to bring his on-base percentage to .373. He leads the team with 17 RBI, but it is more likely that his runs scored will overtake his RBI with him batting at the top of the order. Span […]

Corey Dickerson Smacks Three Hits in Wednesday Doubleheader

Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Corey Dickerson continued his strong start to 2018 by going 3-for-6 with a double, a walk and two runs scored against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. All of his hits came in Game 1 of the doubleheader, as he sat against a southpaw in Game 2. Dickerson only has one home […]

Christian Yelich Excelling At Drawing Walks

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich went 1-for-3 with a run and two walks in the 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Yelich has not only excelled at hitting with a .320 batting average on the season, but he has also drawn a ton of walks for his new club. After this game, he now […]

Ryan Braun Continuing Torrid Stretch

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs in the 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. The Brewers have now upped their win streak to eight games, and Braun has been a large part of that. Since the beginning of the win streak, Braun has hit for a .325 […]

Tommy Pham Forced Out of Wednesday's Game

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tommy Pham was forced to leave Wednesday's game due to "an accidental head laceration." Harrison Bader replaced him in the lineup. Pham's injury doesn't seem too serious, but there hasn't been much information released by the team just yet. He can be considered day-to-day until more information is provided.

Ronald Acuna Gets A Hit In Debut After Call-Up

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna hopes that he ushered in a new era for his team. The youngster went 1-for-5 and saw Atlanta come back against Cincinnati in the ninth inning on April 25. It must have felt good, as he sent two balls deep in his first two at-bats, but they were caught. Now […]

Mookie Betts' Power Surge Continues

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts hit two homers in the Red Sox's 4-3 win against the Blue Jays. He has six homers in the last seven games, including a two-run go-ahead shot in the seventh inning Wednesday. Betts finished the night 2-for-5 with two runs and three RBI. He continues to demonstrate why he […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/26/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got three slates on DraftKings tonight, with an early slate starting at 12:35 pm eastern and the featured slate kicking off at 7 pm. This article will cover players on every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/26/18. The lineup picks will […]

Adam Jones Drives In Run In Loss To Tampa Bay

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones had a strong game against Tampa Bay on April 25. The veteran outfielder went 2-for-4 and drove in a run as Baltimore lost, 8-4. Jones is hitting .250 with 13 RBI so far. It's not anything to knock someone's socks off over, but it's somewhat decent. You could do a […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/26/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games, 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 this article, I will be providing you with […]

Gregory Polanco Sitting in Game 2 of Doubleheader

Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco is out of the lineup for the team's second game of their Wednesday doubleheader due to rest. He's replaced by Jose Osuna, who is batting sixth. Polanco has a weak .216 average on the season, but he does have five home runs and 15 RBI and should be in […]

Aaron Hicks (OF, NYY) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 52% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Yankees' outfielder Aaron Hicks is coming off a breakout 2017 campaign in which he batted .266/.372/.475 with 15 home runs, 10 stolen bases and 54 runs scored in just 301 at-bats. There was a reasonable amount of excitement coming into the year […]

Byron Buxton Unable To Play In Rehab Game Wednesday

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (migraine, toe) was originally scheduled to appear in a rehab game on Wednesday but he did not feel good enough to do so. Buxton originally landed on the disabled list last week with a migraine and then fouled a ball off his left big toe in his first rehab appearance […]

Teoscar Hernandez (OF, TOR) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 50% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Blue Jays brought in multiple outfielders from outside the organization this winter, but that wasn't enough to keep Teoscar Hernandez down on the farm for long. Acquired from Houston at the trade deadline in exchange for Francisco Liriano, the 25-year-old hit eight home runs […]

Yasiel Puig Sits Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is sitting out Wednesday's late afternoon contest against the Marlins, and Matt Kemp will take his place in right field. Joc Pederson will get the start in left field and bat sixth. Manager Dave Roberts had mentioned earlier in the week that he was looking to give Pederson more […]

Bradley Zimmer Gets Wednesday Off

Cleveland Indians outfielder Bradley Zimmer is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Rajai Davis is starting in center field and batting ninth instead. Zimmer missed a game with a sprained ankle earlier in the week, so this might be to give him another day to rest. He's been struggling […]

Curtis Granderson, Devon Travis Out of Lineup

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Curtis Granderson and second baseman Devon Travis are both out of the lineup for Wednesday’s game against starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox. Travis returned to the lineup on Sunday after missing a few games with a sore foot, but has continued to struggle with a 1-for-7 line […]