Ronald Acuna is Done for the Regular Season

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna (groin) has been shut down for the remainder of the regular season. Acuna suffered a left groin strain and the team wants to shut him down for the last week of the season. However, Acuna is expected to return for their first postseason series. Billy Hamilton will cover center field […]

Wil Myers Returns to the Lineup Against Dodgers

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers returns to the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Myers fainted during a charity event on Sunday. He appears to be fine now and is back in the lineup for this one. Myers will bat cleanup and play left field versus righty Ross Stripling. Myers has […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 25th, 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 […]

Jake Elmore Making Rare Start

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jake Elmore is starting his fourth game of the year on Wednesday, playing right field and batting seventh against the Chicago Cubs. Outfielder Kevin Kramer is out for the first time since Friday. Elmore hadn't played since 2016 before his Sept. 17 call-up, which makes for a nice story, but he's not […]

Josh VanMeter Returns to Lineup

Cincinnati Reds outfielder/infielder Josh VanMeter is in the lineup for the first time since Friday after missing time with an illness. He is back in the leadoff spot against Milwaukee starting pitcher Jordan Lyles. The game starts at 6:40 but even if it is in your DFS slate, VanMeter is not the best target. In […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, September 25th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/25/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We do have three day-games for this Wednesday slate and we’ll try to offer up a couple of plays from that slate to cater to all of you readers. It happens to be the final Wednesday article of the regular season and it’s been a treat helping you guys out all season!  I just wanted […]

Willie Calhoun Scores Twice In Loss

Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun went 2-for-5 with a walk and two runs scored in a high-scoring loss to the Red Sox Tuesday night. Calhoun has put up a strong rookie season batting .269 with an impressive .531 slugging percentage. He's hit 20 home runs in just 77 games and boasts elite plate discipline with […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/25/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a nice 12-gamer on our hands tonight with plenty to look at. Without a game in Coors Field, we at least have some balance to things. There are four or five pitchers worth targeting and we'll have to narrow them down. There are another four or five offenses that are in great spots, […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 26 - Buy or Sell?

With under a week to go, streaming is the name of the game if you need power. The more available a player has been, the more likely they are to be a riser in this edition, and fallers are more likely to be rostered since you have drops to go with your pickups. Additionally, the […]

Dwight Smith Plates Three Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith went 3-for-4 with two singles, a solo home run, three RBI and a strikeout in Tuesday's 11-4 win over the Blue Jays. The 26-year-old seems to be finding his stroke as the season winds down, having batted .368 in his last seven games. Smith could be a sneaky cheap DFS play […]

Trey Mancini Collects Five Hits Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder/first baseman Trey Mancini went 5-for-5 with three singles, two doubles, and an RBI in Tuesday's 11-4 win over the Blue Jays. The 27-year-old has been one of the O's best hitters all season and has been on fire lately, hitting .531 in his last seven games. Mancini is a solid DFS option […]

Oscar Mercado Hits a Homer on Tuesday

Cleveland Indians rookie outfielder Oscar Mercado hit a home run on Tuesday, ending up 1-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI. Mercado's home run came with two on in the fifth inning of Tuesday's 11-0 win. He's put together an excellent rookie season, blasting 15 home runs and slashing .280/.329/.460.

Ronald Acuna Leaves Game With Hip Tightness

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna left in the third inning of Tuesday's game with the Royals after experiencing hip tightness in the field during the previous inning. Acuna came up limping in the second inning while running after a fly ball that was ultimately caught by Nick Markakis and was then replaced by Billy Hamilton […]

Brad Miller Homers Twice Tuesday

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Brad Miller went 2-for-4 with two home runs Tuesday night at Washington. Miller got the scoring started with a three-run homer off Nationals starter Max Scherzer in the first inning, before launching a solo homer in the fourth. It was the first time Scherzer gave up two home runs to the same […]

Nomar Mazara Scratched From Lineup

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara (oblique) has been scratched from the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Boston Red Sox. The team hasn't announced the reasoning yet, but it's likely because of his lingering oblique issues. Scott Heineman will bat seventh and play right field versus lefty Eduardo Rodriguez. Heineman is not worth a […]

Hunter Pence is Done for the Season

Texas Rangers outfielder Hunter Pence (back) is officially done for the rest of the regular season. Pence told reporters that he tried to rush his rehab process and made himself feel worse. He'll miss the last week of the season, but the Rangers have already been without him for five weeks. He hit .297/.358/.552 with […]

Andrew Benintendi is Back in the Lineup

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (thumb) is back in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Texas Rangers. Benintendi hasn't started in a game since suffering a thumb contusion on Friday. He'll bat sixth and play left field versus righty Edinson Volquez. Benintendi hasn't done much at the plate all month, so he […]

Bryce Harper is Sitting Tuesday's Night Game

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's second game of the doubleheader versus the Washington Nationals. The Phillies were officially eliminated from playoff contention after their loss earlier on Tuesday. The Phillies don't have much reason to win, so they will bench their slugging outfielder in this one. […]

Kole Calhoun Hoping To Finish Up Strong

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun is 9-for-26 (.360) over his last six games heading into the final week of the season. The veteran has two home runs and three runs batted in during that span and now has a career-high 33 home runs for the season. Despite a new career-best in the power department, […]

Justin Upton Done For The Season

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Justin Upton's season is mercifully over with a knee injury. Upton has suffered through tendinitis in his right knee for the most of the season and will have a platelet-rich plasma treatment done soon. It has been a season the veteran slugger would like to forget, finishing the year slashing only […]

Kyle Tucker Trying To Prove He Belongs

Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker is slashing .306/.333/.531 through 49 September at-bats heading into the final week of the season. The 22-year-old is trying to prove he belongs on an Astros team that is stacked with talent. Tucker has four multiple-hit games since being called up with two home runs and five doubles. The Astros […]

George Springer Posting 1.077 OPS In September

Houston Astros outfielder George Springer is slugging .750 over his last 15 games and is posting a 1.077 OPS in the month of September heading into the final week of the season. Springer is coming off a three-home run performance on September 22 and has nine round-trippers this month. The Astros have already clinched a […]

Michael Brantley Slumping In September

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley is having his worst month of the season offensively heading into the final week of the season. Over his last 17 games, Brantley is slashing only .177/.257/.274 with only two extra-base hits. The team has tried to give the veteran some days off here and there to rejuvenate him as […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 24th, 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 (9/24/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to free money Tuesday! FanDuel knows what's up, as everyone has their balances full after week two of NFL. FanDuel is offering an "enormous" Grand Slam to draw in some of that money and we should see plenty of stupid money in tournaments. As for tonight's slate, it will be a fun one. There […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Tuesday, September 24th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/24/19): MLB DFS Lineups

This is the final Tuesday of the regular season and we have a full slate ahead of us. It’s been a great season up to this point and we want to start this article off with the best pitcher on the board. While we don't have any weather issues, there are a ton of questionable […]

Wil Myers Fine After Fainting

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers (dehydration) is day-to-day after fainting at a charity event on Sunday. Myers was officially diagnosed with a vasovagal episode and went to the hospital but labs and tests came back normal. There’s a shot he’s back in the lineup on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 28-year-old has […]

Lourdes Gurriel Scratched on Monday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel (illness) has been scratched from the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. It's a day-to-day type of thing, so Gurriel should be fine soon. Jonathan Davis will cover center field and bat eighth versus righty Chandler Shepherd. Davis doesn't have much upside with the bat, so […]