MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for June 19th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 6/19/19  Jon Gray vs Arizona […]

David Price Effective In Shortened Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price lasted five innings, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out only two and walking none in a 17-inning loss to Minnesota on Tuesday. He only threw 73 pitches, but Price was pulled from the game, to save his arm. It has been an up-and-down June […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/19/19)

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 19th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 12 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 17 (unless otherwise noted). Today's analysis mostly revolves around xSLG-SLG differential during hot and cold streaks. Your weekly reminders: EVAB (pronounced ee-vab or ev-ab) is simply exit velocity on "air balls" - meaning fly balls and line drives, […]

Steve Pearce Could Return This Weekend

Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce (back) took the day off on Monday but will resume his rehab assignment with Single-A Lowell on Thursday and play in three straight games. Barring setbacks, Pearce could return this weekend against the Blue Jays. The 36-year-old has already been on the injured list multiple times this season […]

Nathan Eovaldi Resumes Playing Catch

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (biceps, elbow) resumed throwing on Monday after being shut down two weeks ago with right biceps tendinitis. He will need to build up the strength in his arm before making the next step in his rehab. Eovaldi last pitched on April 17 and had surgery to remove loose […]

Ryan Brasier Nails Down Seventh Save

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless ninth inning, with a strikeout, to save a 2-0 win over Minnesota Monday. The 31-year-old needed just 11 pitches to clean up the inning and record his team-leading seventh save. He had just been activated from a week-long stint on the bereavement list. On the […]

Rick Porcello Looks Masterful Against Twins

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello threw seven innings of shutout baseball, while surrendering just four hits, striking out eight, and walking only one in a 2-0 win over Minnesota Monday. Porcello allowed one base hit in the first inning, then went on to retire 10 straight Twins hitters. The righty never allowed more […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 12

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). It's a youth movement this week, as we look at three pitchers 25 or younger who've put up solid numbers over the last week. We're looking at two young Miami righties […]

Andrew Benintendi Back on Monday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (quad) is back in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Minnesota Twins. Benintendi sat out of Sunday's contest due to a sore left quad. He'll bat second and play left field versus righty Jose Berrios on Monday. Fantasy owners can feel safe about plugging Benintendi back into […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 6/17/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

We are far enough into the Major League Baseball season that some of the top performers shouldn’t come as a surprise but they still present value opportunities in some cases when making prop picks on Monkey Knife Fight. For example, Dodgers right fielder Cody Bellinger has been a terror, hitting .355 with a 1.153 OPS, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/17/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Monday baseball on FanDuel! Happy belated Father's Day to those out there and let's help the celebration turn to good luck! We have a solid 12-game slate on our hands with a ton to unpack. From a few expensive pitchers in questionable match-ups to some salary savers that appear to be safe, dissecting […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/17/19)

Welcome to the Monday, June 17th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Fantasy Baseball Rookie Risers/Fallers (Week 11)

Well, the Major League season is already 36% of the way done. Some owners think that they are on their way to victory while others are patiently waiting for things to turn around. Still, while all the victory laps are being taken, the smart owner is looking forward to the rest of the year and […]

Rafael Devers Hits 458-Foot Bomb

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers hit a go-ahead solo shot in Sunday's 8-6 win over Baltimore. After the Sox tied the game in ninth, Devers put Boston back on top with his 111mph homer to center. It was Devers' 11th homer of the year, and he now has 45 RBI with a slash […]

Brandon Workman Records Win Sunday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Brandon Workman earned his fifth win Sunday, after allowing a hit and striking out one in the ninth inning of a 10 inning game. Over 33 2/3 innings, his ERA sits at 1.60 and his 0.95 WHIP is the best on the team. He is quickly becoming the arm out […]

Xander Bogaerts Records Team Leading 21st Double

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had two hits, including a double, with a run batted in, and two walks during Sunday's win over Baltimore. Bogaerts got Boston on the board in the fourth with an RBI double, his 47th run driven in this year, which leads the team. In June, he's hit four bombs, […]

Mookie Betts Drives In Two In Extras

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts finished 3-for-5, with two runs batted in, a walk, and a run scored in Sunday's extra-inning victory over Baltimore. Betts recorded his first triple of the year, in the ninth inning, but his big moment of the game was in the 10th when he notched a two-RBI single. June […]

Andrew Benintendi Scratched from Lineup

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (rest) has been scratched from the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. The team has not announced why Benintendi is out of the lineup. Eduardo Nunez will serve as the designated hitter and bat eighth versus lefty John Means. Nunez has one hit over his last […]

Matt Barnes Strikes Out Three In Non-Save Situation

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless eighth inning Saturday, allowing a single, and a walk, but striking out the other three hitters he faced. However, he needed 26 pitches to get through the appearance. Saturday marks his third straight appearance without allowing a run, after a blow up appearance on June […]

Chris Sale Punches Out 10

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale pitched six innings in Saturday's win, allowing two runs, on six hits, while striking out 10, and walking one. He only surrendered three hits through the first five innings, before allowing both earned runs in the sixth inning. His repertoire was strong, throwing 72 strikes, including 19 swinging […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

Managers can easily make decisions to affect their team positively, but often they're too hesitant, cautious, or even scared. Sometimes you have to make the hard choice to choose a player in the right circumstance to produce. These are the best players when we start streaming. We look at the matchups and other variables to […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Sunday June 16th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 16th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for June 16th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 6/16/19  Spencer Turnbull vs Cleveland […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/16/19)

Welcome to the Sunday, June 16th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Chris Sale Notches 10 Strikeouts In Victory

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale threw six innings and gave up six hits and two earned runs in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Sale also racked up 10 strikeouts and walked just one, throwing 68-of-103 pitches for strikes in the contest. He now sits at 3-7 with a 3.49 ERA, 0.97 […]

Brock Holt Has Second Straight Multi-Hit Game

Boston Red Sox second baseman Brock Holt went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run on Saturday, hitting out of the sixth spot in the lineup. The previous day, Holt went 2-for-4 with a home run. He's now 16-for-36 in June with an OPS north of 1.000. On the year, he's slashing .313/.380/.422. The Red […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. No longer can you act like it's early in the fantasy baseball season and write off the slow starts, as the summer months demand action and your place in the standings is feeling more genuine. The All-Star break is less than a month away! […]

Christian Vazquez Sitting Out Against Orioles

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is not in the starting lineup on Saturday. Vazquez was a fantasy afterthought as a hitter last year but has flipped the script and is now valuable for his bat in a strong Red Sox offense. Sandy Leon is doing the catching and is batting ninth against Orioles starting […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/15/19)

Welcome to the Saturday, June 15th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]