Week 12 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 […]

Xander Bogaerts Matches Last Year's Home Run Total

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had a moderately disappointing 2017 campaign, but he is currently on the path to fantasy redemption in 2018. On Thursday night against the Seattle Mariners, Bogaerts hit his 10th home run of the season in just his 209th at-bat. To put that into perspective, he did not hit his […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/15/18): 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. […]

J.P. Crawford Picks Up First RBI In Two Months

After missing the entirety of May following a right forearm strain, Philadelphia Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford has been struggling to get back into form at the plate since his return. The 23-year-old started at shortstop for the Phillies against the Colorado Rockies in a Thursday matinee. Crawford would draw a walk, scoring two runs and driving […]

Gleyber Torres Smacks Winning Home Run

With the New York Yankees trailing by two runs in the fifth inning of Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, their electric rookie would seal the victory. Gleyber Torres stepped to the plate with Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez on and delivered a decisive three-run home run to left, putting the Yankees up for […]

Brendan Rodgers Is Having A Strong Season In Double-A

Colorado Rockies shortstop prospect Brendan Rodgers is having a nice season for Double-A Hartford. Rodgers has hit .283 with 13 home runs, 46 RBI and eight stolen bases. Rodgers is one of the top prospects in all of baseball and may force his hand to the big leagues before the summer is over. Rodgers is […]

Jorge Mateo Continues To Struggle At Triple-A

Oakland Athletics shortstop prospect Jorge Mateo is hitting .188 over his past 10 games and continues to struggle in his first season in Triple-A. Mateo came to the Athletics in the Sonny Gray trade with the New York Yankees and was the main headline that the team got in return. Mateo, 22, has risen through the […]

Nick Gordon Has Cooled Off In Triple-A

Minnesota Twins shortstop prospect Nick Gordon has cooled off for Triple-A Rochester after a hot start since being promoted to Triple-A on May 22. Gordon is hitting .200 over his past 35 at-bats, which has lowered his average to .276 in 87 at-bats. Between Double-A and Triple-A this year, Gordon has hit a combined .313 […]

J.T. Riddle Homers in Marlins Loss Thursday

Miami Marlins shortstop J.T. Riddle hit his third home run of the season on Thursday, finishing 1-for-4 against the Giants. Over his last 10 games, Riddle is hitting .214 with two home runs and six RBI. Riddle has a solid hold on the starting shortstop job in Miami for now, but until he can hit […]

Luis Urias Picks Up Two More Hits

San Diego Padres middle infield prospect Luis Urias picked up two more hits on Thursday for Triple-A El Paso. Urias, 21, remains one of the better pure hitting prospects and is also a strong defender. Urias is now hitting .266 with six home runs and 21 RBI over 218 at-bats. The Padres currently have Freddy […]

Franklin Barreto Continues To Struggle In Triple-A

Oakland Athletics shortstop prospect Franklin Barreto has been off to a sluggish start this season for Triple-A Nashville. Barreto is hitting .232 with seven home runs and 21 RBI. Barreto has had two stints in the big leagues this year and is hitless in six at-bats. Barreto is still just 22 years old and was […]

Kevin Maitan to Debut with Short-Season Orem Owlz

Los Angeles Angels infield prospect Kevin Maitan will make his Angels affiliate debut with the short-season Orem Owlz. Their roster was just released. Maitan was signed by the Angels after the Braves were hit with violations leading to 12 prospects getting released. Maitan was ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the Angels system (behind […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 15

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 […]

Tim Anderson Gets Thursday Off

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will get a day off Thursday. Anderson has just six hits over his last 41 at-bats. Anderson is only hitting .230, but he does have 11 home runs and 14 stolen bases. He is a good source at the shortstop position for both power and speed and should be […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/14/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of games, with five in the early window and only four 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 […]

Jose Peraza Drives In One Run Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Jose Peraza turned in a big game against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Peraza went 2-for-5 with a double, a run, and one RBI in his team's 7-0 win. The young infielder is now batting .267 with a .640 OPS, two homers, 34 runs, 18 RBI, and nine steals this season. […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 11)

The Tampa Bay Rays decided to call up their entire minor league system this past week. Well, not their entire team, but three notable prospects all got the call this past week and if they sell off the rest of their team, which seems not unlikely, we could see more minor leaguers come up in […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 11: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 11 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 […]

Making Moves: Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 11

We are halfway through June and the time to be making moves to improve your fantasy team is now. Today we are going to dig into the trade values of a couple of pitchers off to terrific starts that carry red flags: Patrick Corbin and Sean Doolittle. I will also answer a few "Rapid Fire" […]

Eduardo Escobar Drives In Two Wednesday

Minnesota Twins shortstop/third baseman Eduardo Escobar went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Escobar was one of the few bright spots for the Twins, as he provided all the offense in his team's 5-2 loss. The veteran infielder has been impressive at the plate this season, batting .291 […]

Jesmuel Valentin Hits First Career Home Run

Philadelphia Phillies utility player Jesmuel Valentin started in right field and batted seventh against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. He would go on to have the best offensive game of his early career, picking up three hits, including a solo home run in the 7-2 loss. Valentin’s ninth-inning blast was his first career home […]

Zack Cozart Doesn't Feel Great After Game

Updating a previous report, Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zack Cozart says he feels 'not great' after exiting Wednesday's game with a shoulder strain. He will have some tests done on Thursday, at which point more will be known about his status. With Andrelton Simmons already on the DL, the Angels would likely turn to either […]

Zack Cozart Has Left Shoulder Strain

Updating a previous report, Los Angeles Angels infielder Zack Cozart exited Wednesday's game with a left shoulder strain. There is no word on how long Cozart will be out, so he should be considered day-to-day for now. If Cozart joins Andrelton Simmons on the disabled list, expect David Fletcher and Nolan Fontana to pick up […]

Zack Cozart Exits Wednesday's Game with Shoulder Injury

Los Angeles Angels infielder Zack Cozart (shoulder) was removed from Wednesday's game in the fourth inning. He was replaced by infielder Nolan Fontana. Cozart came up grabbing his shoulder after diving for a ground ball. More will be known after the game.

Dansby Swanson Scores Run In 2-0 Win Over Mets

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson has had a decent June with three multi-hit games so far and five games with at least a hit. That was the case on Wednesday when he went 1-for-4 and scored a run on Freddie Freeman's RBI single. He won't knock your socks off at shortstop, but he won't kill […]

Wilmer Flores Doubles In First Rehab Game

New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores (back) has almost been a forgotten man with all the injuries the team has suffered, but he should be back with the Amazins in a matter of days. Out since May 27 due to back soreness, Flores began his rehab assignment with High-A St. Lucie on Tuesday. He finished 1-for-3 […]

Amed Rosario's Struggles Continue In Atlanta

New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario got off to a terrible start in 2018, then seemed to turn things around, but he has once again fallen into a tailspin. His struggles continued against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, finishing 0-for-3. Rosario has now only picked up one hit in his last seven games, going 1-for-21 […]

Addison Russell Out of Cubs Lineup Wednesday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell is out of the lineup Wednesday. Javier Baez is at shortstop and will hit out of the seventh spot while Ben Zobrist moves to second base and will be the leadoff hitter. The Cubs are playing a getaway-day lineup with Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras also sitting, so there is […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/13/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

For reasons unbeknownest to me, FanDuel decided to split the afternoon games into smaller, unattractive slates. Luckily, nine of the games are being played under the lights in the Main slate - and this post will focus on that action. Once we get closer to first pitch, I'll call out some notable line movement and […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 14

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. Even at this relatively early juncture, there's plenty of value in streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to […]