Andrew Benintendi Smacks Third Bomb

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the Red Sox loss to the White Sox on Thursday night. Benintendi is hitting a solid .273/.349/.436 but has somewhat disappointed in the power department, with this being only his third homer. The 24-year-old is in an elite run-scoring position, hitting […]

Ryan Brasier Suffers Second Blown Save

Boston Red Sox reliever Ryan Brasier couldn’t shut the door on the White Sox on Thursday night as he let up a three-run home run to Nick Delmonico in the ninth. Matt Barnes was brought into the eighth inning and struck out the White Sox's two, three and four hitters in order. The two earned […]

Champ or Chump: Michael Chavis and Mike Soroka

The topic of the day is former first-round picks with the first name "Michael" currently owned in approximately 50% of fantasy leagues. In truth, the fact that both of the players discussed below fit all of those criteria is nothing more than happy circumstance, but both players deserve more fantasy attention than they're currently getting. […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/2, 5/3)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Friday, May 2nd) and tomorrow (Saturday, May 3rd). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. In […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/3/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Friday, so we've got nearly every team in action, with lots of different lineups for us to build. The all day slate starts at 2:20pm eastern, while the main slate starts at 7:10pm and covers 13 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on […]

Eduardo Nunez Could Be Back Monday

Boston Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez (back) went 2-for-3 with a home run in his third rehab game for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday as the designated hitter. He's been on the injured list since April 19 with a mid-back strain and was 0-for-8 in his first two games on the farm. Manager Alex Cora estimated […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 5 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 4! 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 […]

Power Risers & Fallers for Week 5 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, April 29th (unless otherwise noted). Several "on pace" numbers just use 6x as a shortcut (one month done, five to go). Your weekly reminders: When a Statcast ranking is mentioned, a minimum of 25 plate appearances is needed to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another small slate on a Thursday as we see just eight total games, with six of them on the early slate. Therefore, the featured slate kicks off at the early time of 12:05 pm, compared to a usual 7:05 pm start. These small slates are interesting as they present interesting possible combinations. On deeper slates […]

Christian Vazquez Clubs Fourth Homer

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez had just one hit, a solo home run, in Wednesday's win over Oakland. His homer in the eighth inning was insurance for Boston's bullpen to complete the 7-3 victory. The 28-year-old has now surpassed his 2018 home run total of three and needs just three more runs batted in […]

Andrew Benintendi Knocks In Two Runs Wednesday

Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi had a two-run single in the sixth inning of Wednesday's win over Oakland. The 24-year-old is going through a bit of a cold streak out of the leadoff spot, having just two hits in his last five games. However, Wednesday marks his third multi-RBI game this year. Benintendi's […]

Xander Bogaerts Getting The Day Off On Wednesday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts has a scheduled day of rest on Wednesday in the Red Sox matinee game against Oakland at Fenway Park. Tzu-Wei Lin will get the start against right-hander Mike Fiers. Rafael Devers will get the opportunity to bat in the cleanup spot after going 8-for-19 in his last five games.

Rick Porcello Tosses Eight Scoreless Innings In Win

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello threw eight scoreless innings of two-hit, eight-strikeout baseball in a 5-1 victory over Oakland on Tuesday. It was a return to form of sorts for the 2016 American League Cy Young winner and was easily his best outing of the season. It was his first start striking out […]

No Timetable For Brock Holt's Return

Boston Red Sox infielder Brock Holt has been diagnosed with a right shoulder impingement, and there is no timetable for his return. Holt is over the scratched cornea in his eye, but now he's dealing with another injury. It's looking like both Dustin Pedroia (knee) and Eduardo Nunez (back) will return before Holt now. With […]

Rafael Devers Has Two Hits In Win

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 with a single and a double in the Sox's win over the A’s on Monday. Devers is still looking for his first home run, however, and is flying under the radar, as he is hitting consistently (.296/.389/.367) for an underperforming Red Sox lineup. The more impressive […]

Xander Bogaerts Doubles Twice Monday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts finished with two doubles and two runs batted in during a win over Oakland on Monday. A two-RBI double by Bogaerts in the third was part of a six-run inning for Boston, which ultimately won them the game. Over his past eight games, the 26-year-old has nine hits, including […]

Michael Chavis Continues Hot Start

Boston Red Sox infielder Michael Chavis finished 2-for-4 with three runs batted in in a win over Oakland on Monday. Chavis' two-RBI single in the third was part of Boston's six-run outburst before another run-scoring single in the fifth gave him his second multi-RBI game of his young career. A top prospect in the Boston […]

Brock Holt Now Dealing With Shoulder Injury

Boston Red Sox infielder Brock Holt is over his scratched cornea, but he's now dealing with a right shoulder issue and is headed back to Boston for tests. It's unclear how much additional time Holt will have to miss. The Red Sox won't be as rushed to bring Holt, Dustin Pedroia and Eduardo Nunez back […]

J.D. Martinez Drives In Two On Monday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez finished with just one hit but drove in two in a win over Oakland on Monday. It was Martinez's first multi-RBI game since he drove in four on March 31. The 31-year-old had an RBI single in the third before a sacrifice fly drove in another in the […]

Big Second Inning Hurts Eduardo Rodriguez Monday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez lasted just 4 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking two in a 9-4 win over Oakland on Monday. The A’s put up a four-spot in the second after Rodriguez walked the first two batters before surrendering two singles and […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 5

With the calendar flipping over to May later this week, we as fantasy managers, have to legitimately assess the state of our team's play so far. We now have over a month's worth of sample size to evaluate whether we can chalk a hitter's slow start to either wrongful misfortune or simply genuine failure. If […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 5

Welcome to our Surprising Starts series, where every week we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). We had lots of big strikeout numbers this week, as two AL hurlers racked up punchout totals in the teens. We're breaking down Mike Minor's 13 strikeout performance on Saturday and […]

Dustin Pedroia, Eduardo Nunez Starting Rehab Assignments

Boston Red Sox infielders Dustin Pedroia (knee) and Eduardo Nunez (back) are both starting minor league rehab assignments this week -- Pedroia with Portland on Thursday and Nunez with Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday. Both infielders could be back after a few minor league games, barring setbacks. However, with rookie Michael Chavis holding down the fort […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/30/19): MLB DFS Lineup

For Tuesday's slate of Major League Baseball games, I'll be focusing on all of the contests (first pitch of 7:05 PM EST and later). Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/30/19. […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/30, 5/1)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Tuesday, April 30th) and tomorrow (Wednesday, May 1st). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. In […]

Mitch Moreland is Out on Monday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Oakland Athletics. It appears this is just a normal rest day for Moreland, so he should be back in the lineup soon. Michael Chavis will cover first base and bat sixth against righty Frankie Montas. Chavis […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/29, 4/30)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Monday, April 29th) and tomorrow (Tuesday, April 30th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. In […]

The Cut List (Week 5) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome to the final week of cuts in which you can still be told, "It's only April." However, you will not be told that. About one-sixth the season is now complete; that's still not much in the big scheme of things, but if you wait too long, suddenly it's the All-Star Break and someone has […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/29/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Monday’s Major League Baseball schedule is not quite full, but nine games still offers many opportunities to find value while playing props on Monkey Knife Fight. Today, it looks like there could be some value to be found when looking at veterans performers, whether it’s Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson, […]

A Boston Red Sox Second Base Injury Update

Boston Red Sox utility man Brock Holt (scratched cornea) was scratched from his rehab start with Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday, due to shoulder soreness. This is a new ailment for the 30-year-old, who hasn't appeared in a big-league game since April 5 due to a scratch on his eye. Holt also suffered a setback with […]