Eduardo Escobar Launches 12th Homer

Minnesota Twins infielder Eduardo Escobar continued his power surge at the plate on Thursday. Escobar went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI to help down the Chicago White Sox 7-2. Escobar is in the middle of a breakout campaign, batting .286 with 12 homers, 31 runs, and 38 RBI in 56 games. He is […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire Watch List

Finding players is getting tougher and tougher as the weeks roll by, but hopefully you've been following along and building your watch list into a black book of sorts. Need help in the power department? Have a spot to fill due to injury? Bring up your watch list and don't miss a beat. Highlighted by […]

Week 11 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 […]

Alex Bregman Doubles, Homers In Astros Victory

Houston Astros infielder Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and his seventh home run of the season in the Astros 5-2 win over the Rangers. Bregman played shortstop in place of the ailing Carlos Correa and delivered with his bat. Bregman now has a six-game hitting streak with two home runs […]

Scott Kingery Drives In Two Runs In Loss

Starting at shortstop and batting third for the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon, Scott Kingery picked up just one hit. The hit, however, came at a massively important time in the game for his club. After three Chicago runs in the fifth put the Phillies down three runs, […]

Phillies Pondering Manny Machado Acquisition

While the Philadelphia Phillies were going to seek their options with Baltimore Orioles shortstop Manny Machado this upcoming season when the All-Star infielder becomes a free agent, perhaps they may seek to make the move ahead of time. With Rhys Hoskins currently on the disabled list, the club could use an offensive replacement, and according to […]

Addison Russell Could Return This Weekend

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell (finger) will take batting practice Friday and if everything goes well, he could be used as a pinch-hitter. Russell has been out since Sunday with an injured middle finger, but has swung the bat Wednesday and Thursday. Russell also took grounders Thursday. It appears that Russell will return this weekend, […]

Carlos Correa Not In Lineup Thursday

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa (side) will get the night off Thursday when the Astros open up a series with the Rangers. Marwin Gonzalez will start in the All-Star's place after Correa left Wednesday night's game with discomfort in his right side. He appears to be day-to-day and this is a perfect opportunity for manager […]

Jean Segura Has Seven Multi-Hit Games In Last 11 Games Played

Seattle Mariners shortstop Jean Segura is absolutely raking at the plate right now and has seven multi-hit performances in his last 11 games played. He is a blistering 17-for-36 (.472) during this span with one home run, three doubles and six runs batted in. This stretch has brought his average up from .317 to a […]

Elvis Andrus Will Not Be Activated Tuesday

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus (elbow) will not be activated when he is first eligible next Tuesday. It is expected that Andrus will head out on a rehab assignment early next week, which should see him activated sometime in the next couple of weeks. Andrus was hitting well prior to his injury with two home […]

Alex Wilson Activated, Ronny Rodriguez Demoted

The Detroit Tigers activated reliever Alex Wilson (foot) Thursday ahead of their matchup with the Boston Red Sox. Wilson had been on the shelf since early May with a 95 percent tear in his left plantar fascia, and it's been a much longer recovery process than his status on the 10-day disabled list originally suggested. […]

Addison Russell Takes Batting Practice Prior To Thursday’s Game

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell (finger) took part in batting practice Thursday and also was on the field taking grounders. Russell has been absent since leaving Sunday’s game with a middle finger injury and remains day-to-day with a chance to play this weekend versus the Pirates.

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 8

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 […]

Greg Garcia Activated From the Paternity List

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Greg Garcia was activated from the paternity list on Thursday. The utility infielder ended up missing just two games. He'll return to a .254/.325/.388 line and continue working as a backup at all of the infield positions. Preston Guilmet was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Trevor Story Fine After Fall

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story gave the team a scare in Wednesday's game when he slipped while rounding second. Story was checked out and limped off the field following the fall (and subsequently being tagged out), but he stayed in the lineup and came back out for the defensive half of the inning. He seems […]

Tim Anderson Will Sit Out Thursday Afternoon Versus The Twins

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will rest Thursday versus the Twins. Anderson is having a nice season with 11 home runs, 25 RBI and 13 stolen bases to go along with a .242 batting average. Jose Rondon will replace Anderson in the lineup and bat seventh. Rondon can be avoided Thursday.

Addison Russell Remains Sidelined

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell (finger) remains out of Thursday’s lineup. Russell hasn’t appeared in a game since exiting on Sunday with a middle finger injury. Russell took swings on Wednesday and felt good. It looks like Russell will avoid the disabled list and could return this weekend. Javier Baez will once again be at […]

Hurry Up and Wait - Fantasy Prospects in the 2018 MLB Draft

Every year the baseball community gets together to draft high school and college players who will not see the majors, at best, for three or four years. And yet, if a team fails to make an impact at this meeting, the ramifications can be felt for years. The list of failed picks or sleepers who […]

Jurickson Profar Homers Twice Wednesday

Texas Rangers shortstop Jurickson Profar had two home runs against the Oakland Athletics Wednesday. This is the first time in his career that Profar has had a multi-homer game. Profar has been one of the few bright spots for the Rangers in 2018. He has six home runs, three steals and a .243 batting average […]

Carlos Correa Removed from Game after Grabbing Oblique Area

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa (oblique) was removed from Wednesday's game after being in visible discomfort. In his final at-bat, Correa grabbed his right side near the oblique and was then replaced by Marwin Gonzalez for the final inning. After the game, Correa looked anxious talking to reporters and said that he was "obviously concerned." The […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 10 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 10 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the year rolls into 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 10

We are well on our way into June and the time is now to make some serious moves to help fill your fantasy team's needs. If you fail to make a change now you risk falling too far behind in roto and missing out on valuable buy-lows in head to head. Today we are going […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 10)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. This year’s draft was an interesting one. There was a switch-pitching catcher […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/8/18): 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. […]

Tim Anderson Steals Another Base

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson swiped his 13th base on Wednesday versus the Minnesota Twins. Anderson also went 2-for-4 with a run scored and three RBI. Anderson is now hitting .242 with 11 home runs and 25 RBI. He remains one of the more underrated power and speed shortstops in the game.

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/7/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of games with four in the early window and five in the late. There are some solid options for whichever slate you decide to play, so I tried to grab a few options from each one. There is only one super high priced pitcher to look at Gerrit Cole, making […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 7

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 […]

Xander Bogaerts Batting .343 Over Last Nine Games

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts continued his great run at the plate on Wednesday. Bogaerts went 3-for-4 in a 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers and drove in two runs on a double off of the Green Monster. Bogaerts has been raking over his past nine games with a .343 average, three home runs, six […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Gets Back In Hit Column

New York Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera has struggled a little bit as of late, but he got back on the hit train on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles. It may have only been one hit (a single) but beggars can’t be choosers, right? It was Cabrera’s first hit since June 1, and he’s watched his […]

Addison Russell Plans To Takes Swings On Wednesday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell (finger) remains out of the lineup on Wednesday. Russell has been absent since Sunday and underwent an MRI on his finger Tuesday. Russell said on Wednesday that he is going to take some swings. He remains day-to-day. Second baseman Javier Baez will once again move over to shortstop with Ben […]