Fifth Inning Costly To Rick Porcello Saturday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello lasted just 4 2/3 innings, allowing five runs, on nine hits, while striking out five, and walking one in Saturday's loss to the Yankees. Porcello gave up a two-run bomb in the fifth inning, giving the Yankees the 5-3 lead, and chasing him from the game. The 30-year-old […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday baseball! We have 15 games on the slate today, but DK has decided to make the first nine of the main slate. We'll be focusing on those nine games, with one in Coors Field and no projected total under eight runs. Giolito has figured out how to make the White Sox favorites, […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 10

Week 10 provides a number of young arms and a few pitchers whose limitations make them easy to overlook. I’m particularly excited about the Indians’ calling up Zach Plesac. I’m not sure what happens when Mike Clevinger gets back, but Plesac looks like a legitimate SP2 talent. A reminder before we begin: This column focuses […]

Steve Pearce Placed On Injured List

The Boston Red Sox placed first baseman Steve Pearce (back) on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a lower back strain and recalled first baseman/outfielder Sam Travis from Triple-A Pawtucket in a corresponding move. Pearce had done very little after winning the World Series MVP, hitting just .180/.245/.258 with a homer and nine RBI […]

Chris Sale Falls To 1-7

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale finished six innings, allowing four runs, on seven hits, while fanning 10 and walking just one in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Yankees. Sale breezed through the first two innings, including striking out the side in the first frame. Then the Yankees tagged the southpaw for three runs […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/1/19): MLB DFS Lineups

As usual Saturday brings us a loaded day of baseball with a full 15 games spread across the afternoon and evening. The main slate of the days sees eight games taking place from 7:15 pm onward, and is the premium slate on DraftKings today. In terms of the lines, the Diamondbacks are the favorites, with […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Saturday June 1st, 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 1st, 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 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/1/19)

Welcome to the Saturday, June 1st 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 […]

Steve Pearce Suffers Back Spasms Friday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce (back) left the game early with back spasms on Friday and is listed as day-to-day. The 36-year-old was hitless in his only plate appearance before leaving. It's been all downhill since Pearce won the World Series MVP, as he's hitting .180/.245/.258 with a homer and nine RBI in […]

Michael Chavis, Christian Vazquez Sitting Friday

Boston Red Sox second baseman Michael Chavis and catcher Christian Vazquez are not in the starting lineup on Friday. Eduardo Nunez is starting at the keystone and batting seventh, while Sandy Leon is hitting ninth and handling catching duties against Yankees left-handed starting pitcher J.A. Happ. Nunez is hitting .250 with two RBI in 24 […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 9 Waiver Wire

There are currently at least NINE bullpens in Major League Baseball operating with a closer-by-committee approach. While it has been heavily discussed and essentially proven to be the best option in a "real" game, it sure makes for a headache in the fantasy baseball world where there can oftentimes be a bicycle race (✔) to […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers and Starts Week 10

Welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 06/03-06/09. Whether you're looking to maximize the number of games played, exploit favorable matchups, or fill in for injured players, streaming hitters can be a fruitful strategy for those willing to put in a little work every week. Keep in mind that this column highlights […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/31/19): MLB DFS Lineups

It's a fun Friday! We have a full fifteen game slate on our hands with a bunch of aces and plenty of arms to pick on. There's only one total under eight runs and it's a game with two young arms pitching. Joey Lucchesi is looking like the most popular play on the slate and […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/31/19)

Welcome to the Friday, May 31st Birthday 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Friday May 31st, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 31st, 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 […]

Red Sox Place Hector Velazquez On Injured List

The Boston Red Sox have placed relief pitcher Hector Velazquez (back) on the 10-day injured list with a lower-back strain. The right-hander was struggling so far this season out of the 'pen, compiling a 5.97 ERA and 1.44 WHIP through 18 appearances, seven of which were starts. This injury could be the reason for his […]

Michael Chavis Sitting Out Against Yankees

Boston Red Sox second baseman Michael Chavis is not in the starting lineup on Thursday. Eduardo Nunez will get the start at the keystone and will hit seventh against Yankees left-handed starting pitcher J.A. Happ. In 24 career at-bats against Happ, Nunez is hitting .250 with two RBI. Steve Pearce, who is starting at first […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 9 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 8! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a […]

Sauceda's Slants: Buy Low Report - 8 Hitters to Target

There’s something positively blissful about scanning your rosters and seeing double-digit — or *gasp* single-digit! — ranks up-and-down the roster. But let’s be clear: these stats are in the past. They’re already banked. They shouldn’t overpower our valuation of them going forward because, really, that’s all that matters — what are they likely to produce […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another 10 games for us on Thursday, with another interesting split. There are three afternoon games, five traditional evening slate games and then another two games out on the West Coast. As for the DFS slates this has been split into two, with the afternoon games on one slate and the remaining seven on the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 10 games on the schedule today, but there are smaller contests for a two-game early slate. I will be focusing my research on the seven-game main slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/30/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/30/19)

Welcome to the Thursday, May 30th 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 […]

Christian Vazquez Continues To Hit

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez finished 3-for-4 with a run batted in during Wednesday's loss to Cleveland. The backstop logged two singles earlier in the game, before stroking an RBI-double to center in the eighth inning, which capped off a three-run inning for Boston. The 28-year-old is still hitting the ball harder than ever, […]

Mookie Betts Finds Stands Against Indians

Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts notched his ninth home run of the season Wednesday, in a 14-9 loss to Cleveland. The solo shot was Betts' only run batted in, and just his second RBI since May 24. As Boston's superstar, the 26-year-old continues to get on base at a .400 pace, and has […]

Andrew Benintendi Slugs Sixth Home Run

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi finished with two hits and three runs batted in Wednesday, against the Indians, including a two-run home run in the fourth inning. It's the first long ball for the 24-year-old since May 10, and his first multi-RBI day since May 1. As Boston's leadoff hitter, he's not expected to […]

Ryan Weber Struggles Mightily Against Indians

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Ryan Weber dropped to 1-1 Wednesday, after allowing seven runs, over four innings, while surrendering eight hits, and walking and striking out two apiece against the Cleveland Indians. The 28-year-old managed just 50 strikes in 82 pitches, with just four swinging strikes, while allowing a run in every inning he […]

Red Sox Put Mitch Moreland On Injured List

The Boston Red Sox placed first baseman Mitch Moreland (back) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a lower back strain. The move is retroactive to May 26. Moreland wasn't hitting for average (.228), but he was helping fantasy owners against right-handed pitching with 13 home runs, 25 runs and 34 RBI in his […]

Rain Delay Doesn't Hold Back David Price

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price pitched six innings, allowing just one run, on three hits, while striking out six, and walking one against Cleveland Tuesday. Price exited the game with a 3-0 lead before Boston's bullpen went onto to give up seven runs in the final two frames, costing the lefty, and the […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 9 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 27th (unless otherwise noted). In what amounts to mostly an accident, this week is almost entirely about fallers in one sense, because three of the five risers are players that Statcast isn't very enamored with despite double-digit home […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/29/19)

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 29th 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 […]