Danny Espinosa signed by Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to terms with free-agent infielder Danny Espinosa. Espinosa has been bouncing around and was most recently with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. He could be a good stabilizing force for the left side of the Phillies infield, who currently have J.P. Crawford on the disabled list for a minimum of […]

Nicky Lopez Hits For Cycle In Double-A

Kansas City Royals prospect Nicky Lopez became the second player in history to hit for the cycle while playing for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Kansas City's Double-A affiliate. Lopez is a shortstop prospect that is putting a fine season together as a contact hitter who is constantly getting on base, and he's probably going to […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/22/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got an interesting 14 game slate on our hands. The pitching options are intriguing, but they're all fairly mid-tier guys with no true aces in good spots tonight. That should make the playing field a little more even and those who are playing tournaments can hopefully spend less time worrying about ownership and more […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 23

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. We are always ready to stream. 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 […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/22/18): MLB DFS Lineups

In preparation for today's freeroll on DraftDaily, below you can find my recommended lineup picks. If you've never played on DraftDaily 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. […]

Alen Hanson Returns Thursday

San Francisco Giants infielder Alen Hanson (knee) will be in Thursday’s lineup. Hanson left Wednesday’s game after taking a foul ball off of his knee. Hanson will be in left field and is hitting first Thursday. Hanson is worth a look in NL-only leagues with Evan Longoria (hand) sidelined.

Jordy Mercer Hitting Well in June

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer has hit safely in 11 of 14 games in the month of June. In one of the games he didn't get a hit, he walked twice. He is batting .304 in June with five runs and seven RBI. Mercer is not a super sexy player for fantasy owners, but he […]

Orlando Arcia is Not Starting Thursday

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia (rest) is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The struggling shortstop will get the night off to rest. Eric Sogard will bat seventh and play shortstop on Thursday. Arcia has been hard to own this season. He should be left on the waiver […]

Brandon Crawford Returns From Paternity List

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (personal) has been reinstated from the paternity list on Thursday. Kelby Tomlinson has been optioned to Triple-A to make room for Crawford on the 25-man roster. The Giants have not announced their starting lineup yet, but it's assumed that Crawford would be starting on Thursday. He should be owned […]

Jean Segura Day-To-Day With Arm Infection

Seattle Mariners shortstop Jean Segura is day-to-day with a right forearm infection, per mlb.com. Segura is being treated with antibiotics and was not in the lineup as the Mariners took the loss 4-3 to the Yankees on Thursday. Segura is having an All-Star season, slashing .334/.359/.480 with two triples, six home runs, 14 stolen bases, […]

Christian Arroyo Works Out Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Christian Arroyo worked out on the field at Tropicana Field prior to Wednesday's game. Arroyo completed range-of-motion and core-stabilization exercises in his workout. There does not appear to be a fixed timetable for Arroyo's return and with the current logjam in the Rays infield, it is unlikely they will rush his […]

Eduardo Escobar Diagnosed With Right Elbow Contusion

Updating a previous report, Minnesota Twins infielder Eduardo Escobar (elbow) has officially been diagnosed with a right elbow contusion. Escobar got hit with a pitch in the first inning of Thursday's game against the Boston Red Sox. He stayed in the game until the bottom of the third, and was then ruled out in the […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 22

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. We are always ready to stream. 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 […]

Eduardo Escobar Exits Thursday’s Game With Elbow Injury

Minnesota Twins infielder Eduardo Escobar (elbow) had to leave Thursday’s game against the Boston Red Sox with an injury. Escobar took a pitch right on his right elbow in the first inning. He went down at home plate for a while but managed to remain in the game. He was ruled out for the rest […]

Carter Kieboom Promoted To Double-A

Washington Nationals shortstop prospect Carter Kieboom has been promoted from Single-A Potomac to Double-A Harrisburg after hitting .298 with 11 home runs and an .880 OPS in 61 games at Single-A. MLB.com has Kieboom ranked as Washington's No. 3 prospect behind outfielders Victor Robles and Juan Soto. Kieboom was selected 28th overall in the first […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/21/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of games, with two in the early window and seven on the night slate. There are some solid options regardless of what slate you are trying to play, so I'll try and hit on a few players from each slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

Four Straight Multi-Hit Games For Asdrubal Cabrera

New York Mets second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera had gone ice-cold for a bit, failing to pick up hits in five consecutive games from June 10 through June 15. Over his last five games, though, he’s been the exact opposite. Cabrera is now on a five-game hitting streak, with the latest effort being a 2-for-4 finish […]

Jose Iglesias Collects Three Hits

Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias had three hits Wednesday against the Reds to continue his hot hitting streak. Over his last seven games, the veteran has hit .391 with three RBI and two steals, and has struck out just twice over 23 at-bats. The hot streak has raised his season average to .273, and he's […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 12: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 12 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. As the season steamrolls through June, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows shorter with every […]

Pirates And Brewers Game Officially Postponed

Wednesday's Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers game has officially been postponed. There is no date set for the makeup game. The two teams play each other September 21-23, and both teams are off the day before. The Pirates will attempt to host the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday, and the Brewers will head back to Milwaukee to […]

Amed Rosario Out on Wednesday

New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario (rest) is not in the starting lineup against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Jose Reyes will draw the start at shortstop, while Rosario gets a breather. The Mets won't give up on Reyes, so Rosario is forced out of the lineup occasionally. Some owners in mixed leagues could use […]

Chris Taylor Exits Early on Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor (hamstring) left Wednesday's game against the Chicago Cubs due to tightness in his left hamstring. The early exit was likely just precautionary, but he's expected to undergo further testing. Hopefully Taylor is not forced onto the disabled list. He should be owned in most leagues right now.

Alen Hanson Suffers Left Knee Contusion

Updating a previous report, San Francisco Giants infielder Alen Hanson left Wednesday’s contest with a left knee contusion. Hanson fouled a ball off of his knee and was in significant pain. He was replaced by infielder Kelby Tomlinson. More should be known about how long Hanson will be out on Thursday.

Willy Adames and Johnny Field Starting Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Willy Adames and outfielder Johnny Field will both start Wednesday. Adames will play second with Joey Wendle covering third and Matt Duffy receiving a day off. Field will play right field, Carlos Gomez will be the designated hitter and C.J. Cron will sit. In addition, Adeiny Hechavarria will hit second as […]

Alen Hanson Exits Early Wednesday

San Francisco Giants infielder Alen Hanson left Wednesday’s contest early after he fouled a ball off his leg. Infielder Kelby Tomlinson came in to finish the at-bat and stayed in the game. Tomlinson can be avoided in all formats. More should be know on Hanson’s status following Wednesday’s game.

Paul DeJong Getting Closer to Return

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong (hand) is set to visit a specialist next week that can give him clearance to start hitting live pitching again. DeJong has been on the disabled list since May 18 with a fractured left hand. He was hitting off a tee last weekend, and a minor league rehab assignment […]

Trevor Story Blasts 16th Homer

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story was the middleman in a back-to-back-to-back home run series on Tuesday night as the Rockies beat the Mets. Story leads the team in home runs with 16, and he's on pace to have a 30/15 season this year. With his new slimmed-down strikeout rate, Story is well on his way […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/20/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're back to a pretty balanced split-slate Wednesday. Five games are taking place under the sun at the 12:35 Early Only slate, and there are seven games being played under the lights for the 7:05 Main slate. A nice handful of quality pitchers are taking the bump in each slate, too! You can also read […]

Adalberto Mondesi To Get Starts At SS

Kansas City Royals rookie middle infielder Adalberto Mondesi is now slated to start at shortstop one to two times a week after previously being disregarded for such a thing. Mondesi is one of KC's top prospects, as his power/speed combo at a middle infield position is ultra desirable, but on Monday manager Ned Yost said […]