Dansby Swanson Placed on Disabled List

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson has been placed on the 10-day disabled list due to inflammation in his left wrist. There is no structural damage, but the wrist was not healing as quick as the team was hoping for. Swanson had a surprising start to the season, registering two homers, 13 RBI and a .289 […]

Javier Baez Slides Down To Bottom Of Cubs Lineup

Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez will be batting in the eighth spot in Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. This is most likely a move to make the bottom half of the lineup a bigger threat. Baez already has seven home runs and a .279 average this season. Expect his strikeout rate to […]

Giovanny Urshela Designated for Assignment on Friday

Cleveland Indians infielder Giovanny Urshela was designated for assignment on Friday. The 26-year-old utility infielder made appearances at first, second, third, and shortstop last season. He was expected to make the team out of Spring Training, but a hamstring injury kept him off the Opening Day roster. He was hitting well in Triple-A, slashing .324/.405/.432, […]

Scott Kingery Returns To Phillies Lineup

Philadelphia Phillies infielder/outfielder Scott Kingery will return to the lineup Friday against the Nationals after missing one game with an elbow injury. Kingery will play shortstop and bat seventh against left-hander Gio Gonzalez. The rookie utility man is off to a rocky start this season with just a .217/.277/.370 line but has intriguing upside due […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 5

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 […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

If you've never played on Draft Daily 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. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this […]

Orlando Arcia (SS, MIL) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of leagues ANALYSIS: Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia is only hitting .228 this season, but has posted back-to-back multi-hit games and has two stolen base attempts in his last four games. He had a double and an RBI on Wednesday, after finishing 3-for-4 with a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It is a full 15-game slate on Friday with seven games boasting an over/under of at least nine total runs. The CLE/NYY matchup leads the way with ten total projected runs and New York is the strong favorite. More on them much later (Hint: it isn’t good for Josh Tomlin). Speaking of heavy favorites, only […]

Week 6 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/3/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 1 pm, so there will be a few players from each slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In this article, […]

Carlos Correa Hits Fifth Home Run Of Season In Loss

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa hit his fifth home run of the season as the Astros lost again to the Yankees 6-5 on Thursday. The 446-foot solo shot now gives Correa a team-leading 22 runs batted in and snapped an 0-for-10 streak in the three-game series. The blast, at the time, gave the Astros a […]

Dansby Swanson Not Expected to Play Friday

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (wrist) is expected to remain sidelined for Friday's game versus the San Francisco Giants. Swanson sat out of Thursday's game due to a sore left wrist. He is not expected to be ready by Friday but is worth holding onto, especially in deeper leagues. Swanson has been slumping lately, but […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/3/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a big Thursday on DraftKings today, full of ten games split over four different slates. The 1pm eastern slate is the biggest, with six games, while the main slate at 7pm has four. In this article, I will be recommending players on every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Blue Jays Send Gift Ngoepe Down, Call Up Dwight Smith Jr.

The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned infielder Gift Ngoepe To Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday. Ngoepe was only called up on Monday and was thought to be the guy to be sent back down once third baseman Josh Donaldson returned. While the timing of that is accurate with Donaldson returning on Thursday, the specific transaction is […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 5: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 5 of the 2018 MLB season and the first week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the season turns the corner into the month of May, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out […]

Finding Value on the Fringes: Roster Flexibility and Late Picks

The key to winning any fantasy league is finding value where others have not. Either this means buying in on the Matt Kemps of the world early and getting value late in a draft or using roster construction to maximize stat collection. Where players play matters as much as when and how they play for […]

Preseason Sleepers Yet to Awaken - Hitters

If you are going to win a championship in your fantasy baseball league, you typically need to hit on at least a couple of sleeper selections during your draft. Anyone who took a shot on Ozzie Albies, Gerrit Cole, or Patrick Corbin have an enormous advantage on the rest of their league due to the […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 4

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 […]

Pedro Florimon Drives In Run In Victory

Starting on Wednesday due to Scott Kingery’s elbow discomfort, Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Pedro Florimon certainly did not disappoint in his club’s 6-0 victory over the Miami Marlins. The veteran, who was batting seventh, recorded two hits and an RBI while also scoring a run himself. Florimon, 31, is into his second season with the Phillies, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/2/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Two pretty attractive schedules on deck here with five games in the matinee and nine games this evening for the Main slate. Luckily for us there are a handful of good-to-great pitchers in each, and the rest we can pick on with bats. We've got nine games in the Main slate this evening and none […]

Johan Camargo Goes Deep In Win Over Mets

Atlanta Braves shortstop Johan Camargo has shifted positions to accommodate the impending arrival of free-agent signee Jose Bautista. Camardo apparently is not fazed by the move, since he clubbed a two-run homer on Wednesday as part of the hitting attack that helped them win 7-0. He's hitting .316 since his return from injury and that's […]

Trevor Story Homers Out Of His Slump

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story had been slumping pretty badly going into Wednesday’s game. He was 3-for-23 over the last six games, but he smacked a solo shot in the fifth inning to break out of the funk. Story would finish the game with two hits in five trips to the plate. Though he struck […]

Scott Kingery Out Against Marlins

One day after getting hit in the elbow in the ninth inning of a loss against the Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Scott Kingery will not suit up for the Phillies on Wednesday. The 24-year-old started at shortstop on Tuesday but exited in the 10th inning. Pedro Florimon will start in his place on […]

Aledmys Diaz Finally Picks Up Extra-Base Hit

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Aledmys Diaz got off to a hot start in 2018 in place of the injured Troy Tulowitzki, picking up home runs in two of his first five games. Since then, however, it’s been a whole bunch of nothing for the 27-year-old. While this doesn’t mean we expect that to change, Diaz […]

Elvis Andrus Likely To Return Mid-June

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus (elbow) is likely to take close to eight weeks to return from the disabled list. The initial prediction was a six- to eight-week absence, but it appears it will be closer to the second half of that time frame. Prior to the injury, Andrus was hitting .327 with two home […]

Trea Turner Plates Three Runs With Double Tuesday

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner hit a bases-clearing three-run double on Tuesday and also walked. His walk rate has nearly doubled so far this year (13.8 percent) from 2017 (6.7 percent) and he has 19 already. Last season, he collected 30 walks all year. He's finally fulfilling the on-base promise his keen eye and fast […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are a plethora of games that are going to be played today, but they are broken down into two slates. The early slate is more than playable, but I'll be focusing on the later slate here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/2/18. […]

Minor League Roundup - Who's Hot and Who's Not? (Week 5)

In last week’s edition of “Who’s Hot, Who’s Not”, I mentioned Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka. After dominating Triple-A to start the season, Soroka was promoted to the Major Leagues on Tuesday, and made his big league debut. Soroka promptly dazzled with six innings of one-run ball. Dane Dunning was also mentioned in last week’s piece, […]

Week 5 Points Leagues - Strategy, Pickups and Cuts

We're back at it again this week with some points league advice. We will delve into some players who have been consistent over the first month of the season, as well as what guys to cut loose whether it be due to a downturn in production or an injury. In last week's suggestions of pitchers to […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 3

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 early juncture, there's value in streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest […]