Caleb Joseph Recalled From Reno

The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled catcher Caleb Joseph from Triple-A Reno Wednesday afternoon before their game against the Texas Rangers. The 32-year-old spent the past five seasons in Baltimore, hitting .224 with 31 home runs and 122 RBI in 402 career games. Arizona has had some success at the plate from the catcher spot in Carson […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/10/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a full slate of Major League Baseball games, with four day games with first pitch between 1:10 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. ET, with one game at 6:40 p.m., and nine games starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. We'll have selections for the 'All Day' contests, so you'll have a wide-array of selections to choose […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/10/19): MLB DFS Lineups

There are two decent slates for Wednesday, but we'll only be focusing on one of them. The early slate features four games, which is enough to comfortably player, while the later slate features nine games. With over twice as many games, the late slate is the one we'll be focusing on, and the better fantasy […]

Jon Duplantier Optioned After Game Tuesday

The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned pitcher Jon Duplantier to Triple-A Reno after the game on Tuesday night. Duplantier had a three-inning save against the Padres in his first big league outing last week and gave up two hits while walking two and striking out three in just four scoreless relief outings in his two appearances. The […]

Taijuan Walker Throws Off Mound Tuesday

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (elbow) threw off a mound on Tuesday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last April, according to manager Torey Lovullo. Walker threw 20 pitches and has hit all the marks in his recovery schedule up until this point. The 26-year-old pitched in three games last year […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

We're a week and a half into the 2019 baseball season, giving us a larger sample size to assess the state of our fantasy rosters. If you were one of the advocates to punt the catching position to the late rounds of your draft, you might be looking for an upgrade at the position by […]

Alex Avila Placed On Injured List

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed catcher Alex Avila on the injured list on Sunday after he strained his left quadriceps while circling the bases on a home run on Friday. He was hitting .333 with two home runs and five RBI in six games this year and was only attractive in deep two-catcher or NL-only leagues. […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

The second week of the 2019 fantasy baseball season is upon us. If your first week went poorly, it is officially time to cut or trade everyone on your roster. Kidding, naturally. But we've already had a bunch of injuries, which while unfortunate also creates opportunities to play the waiver wire lottery. Snagging the next […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

The 2019 MLB campaign has officially arrived in full swing, and though the offensive sample size has been extremely limited so far, the shaking out process has already begun between assets of real value and those not worth the time or effort for fantasy baseball managers. Players have come into 2019 either looking to build […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/9/19): MLB DFS Lineups

For Tuesday's slate of Major League Baseball games, I'll focus on the evening contests (first pitch of 7:05 PM EST and later). Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. Precipitation won't be a huge issue across Major League Baseball on Tuesday, but the winds will be kicking up in […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/9/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

What's up RotoBallers! Welcome back to another fun-filled Tuesday of DFS action and our daily fantasy baseball analysis. There is plenty of action tonight with almost a full slate of games as 28 teams are in action. Three of the 14 games are afternoon contests while eight of the contests will get underway between 6:30 […]

Merrill Kelly Takes Hard-Luck Loss On Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly allowed just one earned run, four hits and no walks with nine strikeouts across eight innings in a 1-0 loss against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. He threw 70 of his 94 pitches for strikes in the quality start, throwing 17 first-pitch strikes to the 27 batters he […]

Points Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

Happy baseball season to all our diamond-dwelling RotoBallers! For the past five months, we’ve settled for pass interferences, technical fouls and busted brackets but now it’s time to pull up our stirrups for summer’s pastime. One week into the season, the clouds of Opening Day fireworks are starting to subside, and it’s time to begin […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/6/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday brings us a strange day for DFS. There are really no stand out pitchers on either of the two main slates. Yes there are good pitchers but their matchups mean that there is no must use option. That presents some interesting strategies for GPP, as we could see a lot of the big bats […]

Jake Lamb To Miss Around Six Weeks

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said that corner infielder Jake Lamb is dealing with a Grade 2 strain of his left quadriceps and could miss around six weeks. Lamb came into the year in a platoon with Christian Walker at first base because of his inability to hit left-handers, and now he'll miss around two […]

Jake Lamb Placed On Injured List

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed corner infielder Jake Lamb on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a left quadriceps strain, retroactive to April 4. Infielder Ildemaro Vargas from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move. Lamb was already losing playing time to Christian Walker at first base to begin the season and was only an NL-only […]

Wilmer Flores Not Playing Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Wilmer Flores is not in the starting lineup on Friday. Ketel Marte is starting at second base and is batting sixth, while Jarrod Dyson is in center field and is hitting leadoff against Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello. Flores hasn't gotten as much playing time at second base as everyone expected, […]

Top Prospect News For Week 1

Baseball is back! Opening Day of the 2019 MLB slate came and went last week, but now we have the start of the minor league season to look forward to this week. Fantasy owners, especially those in dynasty/keeper leagues, are always looking for the next young stud prospect that might be a difference-maker at the […]

Digging Up Fantasy Value in Baltimore

In every season there are teams who initially appear so bad that we give up all hope of fantasy value. In 2019 one of those teams was the Baltimore Orioles, who had a very different lineup to last year. 2018 saw the Orioles move on from Manny Machado and Jonathan Schoop, and Adam Jones followed […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/5/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got three slates to choose from on Friday - the main slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers eight games. I'll be featuring players across all three slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/5/2019. The lineup picks will range from some […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/5/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Early in the baseball season, there are lots of trends to track as you try to find the best value plays on Monkey Knife Fight. One of the factors to keep in mind is that we are still dealing with very small samples right now. So, even if players like Mookie Betts and Charlie Blackmon […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/5/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a smaller than usual eight-game slate for this Friday and we have some great offenses we want to be stacking, along with having some great hitter's parks in action, which should allow for plenty of runs. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on […]

Control Eludes Robbie Ray In Road Setback

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray allowed just two earned runs and two hits across 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 4-1 road loss against the San Diego Padres. However, he also walked five batters while throwing just 50 of his 89 pitches for strikes, and he managed first-pitch strikes to only nine of the 22 […]

Christian Walker Takes The Collar In Road Loss

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker was hitless in four at-bats with a strikeout in Wednesday's 4-1 road loss against the San Diego Padres. In this game, first baseman Jake Lamb, who was making the start at third base, suffered a strained left quadriceps running the bases in the ninth inning. If he is forced […]

Jake Lamb Injured Wednesday, Scheduled For MRI

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Jake Lamb (quadriceps) delivered an RBI double in the top of the ninth inning to break up a shutout in Wednesday's 4-1 loss against the San Diego Padres. That's the good news. The bad news is that he pulled up lame midway between first and second base with what is being […]

Jake Lamb To Play Third Base Again?

Arizona Diamondbacks corner infielder Jake Lamb took ground balls at third base on Monday for the first time since last season and told manager Torey Lovullo that he's comfortable playing there again. Lamb spent spring training transitioning to first base, but Christian Walker has been hot to start the year and has been playing over […]

Taijuan Walker Throwing Bullpens

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (elbow) threw a bullpen session at the team's spring training complex on Tuesday and will throw another on Friday. Walker, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, is not expected back for a couple of months and isn't a fantasy option until then. The right-hander made just three starts […]

Ketel Marte Batting Second Wednesday

Arizona Diamondbacks infielder/outfielder Ketel Marte is batting second on Wednesday afternoon against the San Diego Padres. Marte has batted sixth all season until now but moves up to a much better lineup spot after swatting his first home run of the season on Tuesday. Marte's new lineup slot only helps his value against San Diego's […]

Daniel Robertson Back In Lineup Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Daniel Robertson (illness) is back in the starting lineup on Wednesday, batting sixth and starting at third base against Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez. Robertson was removed from the last game with an illness, but it obviously proved to be a minor issue. The 25-year-old has only two hits in […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]