Javier Baez Hits Home Run

Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run against the Pirates on Wednesday. Baez has really been struggling this season for fantasy managers, but he now has a hit in seven of his last 10 games. Baez is still only .200 with six home runs and 18 RBI. The shortstop has […]

Franklin Barreto Will Fill Utility Role To Close 2020

Los Angeles Angels second baseman/shortstop Franklin Barreto was activated ahead of Wednesday’s contest against the Padres, with manager Joe Maddon indicating that he planned to use the 24-year-old “literally everywhere” over the team’s final 24 games. Barreto was acquired in the deal for Tommy La Stella, once having been thought of as the A’s long-term […]

Niko Goodrum Gets Day Off Wednesday

Detroit Tigers shortstop Niko Goodrum is out of the lineup for Wednesday’s contest against Milwaukee but is available if needed off of the bench. Willi Castro will shift over to short with Isaac Paredes manning the hot corner against Brewers right-hander Adrian Houser. Goodrum’s absence will mark just his third this season, having slashed .186/.264/.381 […]

Jazz Chisholm Makes First Big League Start Wednesday

Miami Marlins shortstop Jazz Chisholm enters the starting lineup for the first time in his career Wednesday against the Blue Jays and left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu. Chisholm, the club’s No. 4 prospect per MLB Pipeline, entered Tuesday's game as a defensive replacement, but will now get his big league at-bats. Still just 22 years old, Chisholm […]

Marcus Semien Unlikely To Return To Lineup Friday

Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien isn’t expected to land on the injured list due to the oblique injury that he is working through, but he also isn’t expected back in the starting nine Friday against San Diego. Chad Pinder, who was recently activated off of the paternity list, and Vimael Machin will hold down shortstop […]

Marlins Make Moves: Starling Marte In, Jonathan Villar Out

The Marlins are contenders! Well, at least they have a shot at one of the 16 playoff spots now available in 2020. What was expected to be a relatively quiet trade deadline based on the short season and a host of unknown factors throughout the year resulted in a last-minute flurry of activity. Typical buyers […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 2nd 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 topics […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet and Lineup Picks for 9/2/20 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.  RotoBaller Sample DFS Lineups Sample FanDuel Lineup  Sample DraftKings Lineup    Please note that these are sample lineups designed only to show how you might use the above lineup picks in your own lineup. You should always […]

Chris Taylor Drives In Four On Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Chris Taylor was 2-for-4 with two doubles, four RBI, and a walk during Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was an impressive performance from Taylor, who had gone six games without an RBI. The 30-year-old is slashing .259/.370/.389 with two home runs, 13 RBI, 16 runs scored, and […]

Garrett Hampson Smacks Two Solo Shots Tuesday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Garrett Hampson was 2-for-4 with two solo home runs during Tuesday's 23-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants. It was the second multi-homer game of Hampson's career. The 25-year-old is slashing .258/.324/.454 with four HRs, eight RBI, and three stolen bases through 97 at-bats this season. His sporadic playing time and general […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/2/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/2/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight and not a lot of great pitching to focus on. Sure Max Scherzer, Dinelson Lamet, and […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/2/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's starting pitching options are interesting, so choosing the right pitcher may be the best way to get an edge on your opponents on this slate. There are plenty of pitchers to target and stacks to consider which makes finding hitter values quite easy tonight. I'll be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

Andres Gimenez Slugs First Career Home Run

New York Mets infielder Andres Gimenez hit his first career home run, a two-run shot, in the Mets' 9-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. Gimenez went 1-for-4 in the contest with the homer being his only hit. Before going on the injured list for an undisclosed reason, Gimenez had been struggling at the […]

Elvis Andrus Clears The Fences For First Time In 2020

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus hit a game-tying home run in the top of the ninth off Ryan Pressly to spark a comeback win over the Houston Astros. Andrus was 1-for-4 on the night but made his only hit count. It was the first home run of the season for Andrus during a miserable campaign. […]

Tim Anderson Picks Up Three More Hits On Tuesday

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson picked up three more hits in four at-bats Tuesday against the Twins. All of his hits were singles and he also struck out for the seventh time in his last 30 at-bats. Strikeouts have always been Anderson’s weakness, but fantasy owners won’t complain as he’s hitting a phenomenal .345 […]

Miguel Rojas Day-to-Day With Sore Abdomen

Miami Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas (abdomen) left Tuesday’s game after three at-bats with a sore abdomen and is day-to-day for now. Rojas missed most of the first month of the season with a positive coronavirus test but had been hot since rejoining the team on July 24, posting a 1.010 OPS over his first 14 […]

Gleyber Torres Nearing Return

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres (hamstring, quad) is expected to get some rehab games in at the team’s alternate site over the next few days, making his return to the MLB lineup likely to come sometime towards the end of next week. Torres had been heating up after a slow start to the season […]

Marlins Calling Up Jazz Chisholm

The Miami Marlins have called up shortstop Jazz Chisholm, and he will be active for tonight's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Chisholm is one of the top prospects in the Marlins system and will presumably see playing time immediately. He's exclusively played shortstop in the minors, but the Marlins have an opening at second […]

Hot Prospects To Watch: Hot Hitters and Hurlers

Perhaps there's nothing more tantalizing in fantasy baseball than drafting an up-and-coming prospect or rushing to the waiver wire to bid on a Triple-A call-up. With no minor leagues this year, our favorite prospects are now playing on taxi squads, making it difficult for us to fantasize about since we can't get eyes on their […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 1st 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 topics […]

H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 7

Just when we thought we going go make it, Oakland and Anaheim get erased off of Sunday's schedule due to a COVID postive test by the A's. We'll we actually go a whole week without this happening? Stay tuned. We're over halfway through the season and it's getting down to the nitty-gritty. Bigger and bigger […]

Evaluating MLB Rookie Performances - Week 7

While we’ve had some big time pitching prospects make waves throughout the 2020 season, it was this past week where we saw many of the most promising pitching performances from prospects so far this year. The 2020 fantasy season doesn’t have too much longer to go as the regular MLB season concludes in about a […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Triples In Two Runs

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. tripled in two runs in a victory Monday against the Colorado Rockies. The 21-year-old budding superstar went 1-for-4 on the evening with a walk and two runs scored, pulling his slash to a spectacular .313/.395/.660 with 13 long balls, seven steals and 71 runs-plus-RBI. Having gone yard just […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet and Lineup Picks for 9/1/20 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/1 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.  RotoBaller Sample DFS Lineups Sample FanDuel Lineup  Sample DraftKings Lineup    Please note that these are sample lineups designed only to show how you might use the above lineup picks in your own lineup. You should always […]

Trea Turner Riding 16-Game Hit Streak

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner was 4-for-5 with a solo home run and three runs scored during Monday's 8-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Turner is currently riding a 16-game hit streak, going 34-for-67 (.507 average) over that span. The 27-year-old has only stolen three bases this season, but his .377/.431/.646 slash line and 28 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/1/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools are accessible on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/1/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Tuesday brings up a massive slate of games for the evening. Even though it's a more extensive slate, there are very few safe options at […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/1/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

September baseball has arrived. With all of the scheduled doubleheaders, contests left without a new start date, and faces in new places, it’s sure to be a hectic month across the DFS slate.  As comes with the territory of any sport entering the conclusion of its regular season, new opportunities will be given in spades, […]

Yolmer Sanchez Rejoins White Sox, Will Serve In Bench Role

Chicago White Sox infielder Yolmer Sanchez was brought up to the active roster prior to Monday’s contest against Minnesota, designating Ryan Goins for assignment to clear room. Sanchez will fill the super utility role for Chicago, who doesn’t have an open spot among their everyday infielders with Nick Madrigal healthy and holding down the keystone. […]

A’s-Mariners Have Series Postponed Through Wednesday

The Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners will not play the first two games of their projected series, which was set to begin Tuesday, due to additional contact tracing for Oakland after a positive COVID-19 test. With the two clubs set to meet later in September at the Oakland Coliseum, it’s possible that many of those […]

Toronto Acquires Jonathan Villar From Miami

The Toronto Blue Jays have brought aboard versatile infielder Jonathan Villar in a Trade Deadline deal with the Miami Marlins. After going 0-for-2 during Sunday’s contest against the Mets, Villar is slashing .259/.315/.345 with a Major League-high nine stolen bases through his first 30 games this season. While primarily a second base and shortstop, Villar […]