J.D. Martinez Back in the Starting Lineup on Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder J.D. Martinez (back) missed Friday's game against the Chicago White Sox, but the Red Sox star will be back in the lineup on Saturday. Martinez has been dealing with tightness in his lower back. This is great news for fantasy owners, as Martinez has arguably been the most valuable fantasy player […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 9

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 […]

J.D. Martinez Out On Friday With Back Tightness

Boston Red Sox superstar J.D. Martinez (back) will not be in the lineup on Friday when the Red Sox take on the Chicago White Sox. Martinez left Thursday's game in the eighth inning due to back tightness and it is bothersome enough to keep him out again. Brock Holt will start in the outfield. This […]

Jalen Beeks Optioned Back to Triple-A

Boston Red Sox starter Jalen Beeks was optioned back to Triple-A Pawtucket after a volatile MLB debut against the Detroit Tigers. Beeks was torched for six earned runs over the course of four innings. He gave up seven hits, three walks and had four strikeouts. It was somewhat surprising that Beeks had such a struggle, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/8/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

This is a going to be a fun Friday night of DFS action. It's an ace party! We've got several teams number one guy on the bump tonight and a handful of other quality pitchers to choose from. Fourteen games on the Main slate, with just the Pirates at Cubs taking place this afternoon. Even […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/8/18): MLB DFS Lineups

With the Cubs continuing to host early games on Friday, the PIT/CHC game is off the board for our DraftKings contest. However, we still have a loaded 14-game slate, with a plethora of pitchers and high-powered lineups to choose from. Five games have an over/under of at least nine total runs, including the ARI/COL game […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire Watch List

Finding players is getting tougher and tougher as the weeks roll by, but hopefully you've been following along and building your watch list into a black book of sorts. Need help in the power department? Have a spot to fill due to injury? Bring up your watch list and don't miss a beat. Highlighted by […]

Holds Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds for Week 11

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire in Week 11. One-inning middle relievers are the constant sources for holds and specialists can manage to secure a hold even with one out. However, while specialists can get many […]

Week 11 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 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 8

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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/7/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got 10 games across five different slates today, with the featured slate starting at 7pm eastern. I will be covering players in each and every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/7/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

It's that magical time of the season where I start to feel old because we've moved into the "double-digit weeks" when writing out the title. You should have a good idea about where your team stands against the competition, though an unheralded stat in roto leagues with maximums is how many innings you have left […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 10)

The calendar has turned to June. The Super Two deadline is near. This is one of the best times of the year for baseball fans becuase it means that soon teams will begin to start calling up their blue-chip prospects that they deem worthy of a major league appearance. The Super Two deadline passing essentially […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 10 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 10 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the year rolls into June, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows shorter with every […]

Making Moves: Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 10

We are well on our way into June and the time is now to make some serious moves to help fill your fantasy team's needs. If you fail to make a change now you risk falling too far behind in roto and missing out on valuable buy-lows in head to head. Today we are going […]

Champ or Chump: Jalen Beeks & Miles Mikolas

While fantasy baseball owners would love to roster a rotation consisting entirely of Max Scherzers and Corey Klubers, it's not feasible if you're in a remotely competitive league. Breakouts help, but the true key to maintaining strong performances in the pitching categories is to stream effectively. Basically, that means starting streamers in favorable matchups while […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/8/18): MLB DFS Lineups

In preparation for today's freeroll on DraftDaily, below you can find my recommended lineup picks. If you've never played on DraftDaily 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. […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 7

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

Eduardo Rodriguez With Another Strong Outing

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has been one of the more surprising stories during the Red Sox's fantastic start to the season. The lefty tamed the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday as he went 5 2/3 innings while striking out five and only giving up a single run. The win pushed his record to a […]

Xander Bogaerts Batting .343 Over Last Nine Games

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts continued his great run at the plate on Wednesday. Bogaerts went 3-for-4 in a 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers and drove in two runs on a double off of the Green Monster. Bogaerts has been raking over his past nine games with a .343 average, three home runs, six […]

Mookie Betts Will Take Batting Practice Thursday

Boston Red Sox superstar Mookie Betts (abdominal) is making progress on the injury that has kept him out since May 27. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Betts will be participating in batting practice on Thursday. He also mentioned that Betts had suggested a possible rehab stint in order to get his timing back at […]

Dustin Pedroia Set to Resume Baseball Activities in Near Future

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (knee) has had his fair share of injury troubles so far this season. Thankfully, manager Alex Cora is confident that the four-time All-Star will be able to return sooner rather than later. Pedroia is currently dealing with inflammation in his left knee. The good news is that this […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/6/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have plenty of games today, but it is broken into two slates. The early slate is significantly smaller, featuring only five games. The later slate is much larger with 10 games, and that is the slate we are going to focus on here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

Jalen Beeks Scheduled to Start on Thursday

With Drew Pomeranz being placed on the disabled list Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox need someone to start on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers. That man will be lefty Jalen Beeks, who will be set to make his major league debut. Beeks has spent all of 2018 with the Pawtucket Red Sox in Triple-A. He […]

Steven Wright Twirls Gem in First Start of the Year

Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright was magnificent on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers. In his first start of the season, Wright went seven shutout innings, allowing just two hits and three walks. He also had six strikeouts and received the win in a comfortable 6-0 victory. Wright had been coming out of the bullpen all […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/6/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Major League Baseball decided to do a pretty imbalanced Wednesday split of day game and night games. As such, the Early Only slate is pretty weak, and the Main looks attractive (well, minus the dropoff of tonight as compared to last night - more on that later). As such, this article will concentrate on the […]

Drew Pomeranz Placed on 10-Day Disabled List

Boston Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz has been placed on the 10-day disabled list due to bicep tendinitis. Pomeranz was originally scheduled to start on Thursday against the Tigers, and the Red Sox have yet to announce who will be pitching in his place. Brandon Workman was recalled from Triple-A to take over the roster […]

J.D. Martinez Will Start on Tuesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder J.D. Martinez will be back in the starting lineup after leaving Sunday's game against the Houston Astros due to back spasms. Martinez will serve as the designated hitter and bat third on Tuesday when the Red Sox take on the Detroit Tigers. This is great news for fantasy owners, as Martinez has […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 6

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 weakest categories, and target players who may be […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Monthly xwOBA Splits (Week 10)

Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. All savvy fantasy players know that when we scour the trade block or waiver […]