AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: September Call-Ups Edition

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 […]

David Price Finally Keeps the Yankees At Bay

Red Sox starting pitcher David Price has been notoriously poor against the New York Yankees throughout his career. Price has bounced around the AL East facing the Yankees through various times of the year with the Rays, Blue Jays and now Red Sox. For the first time this season, he has thrown a quality start […]

Andrew Benintendi Knocks In Game-Winner

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi drove in the winning run in the 10th inning of Sunday's series finale versus the Yankees to complete the sweep. The walk-off RBI single was his third hit of the game and first fantasy counting stat of the day. Benintendi has been hot just about all season long and […]

Week 19 Waiver Wire - Outfielders (OF)

Happy start of August, RotoBallers! I don't know about you, but it is getting real hot. Both outside and on the MLB trade wire. The trade deadline has come and gone and fantasy owners now need to manage their own trade deadlines as well. It was hard enough to keep up with trade talks and […]

Week 19 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

The injury bug bit hard and often this week, and while the majority of the major maladies affected other positions, middle infield wasn’t spared. Popular waiver add (and featured player in this column last week) Lourdes Gurriel could miss the majority of the games left, and Ian Kinsler only made it a few games into […]

The Cut List (Week 19): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 19 of the Cut List. Special thanks to Kyle Bishop for filling in for me last week while I was out of town on vacation in northern Minnesota. His cut suggestions were pretty much fantastic. This week I’m taking a look at Cesar Hernandez, Matt Kemp, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Tim Anderson. All […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a full 15 games on Saturday, with six slates to choose from on DraftKings. The featured slate starts at 7pm eastern and covers 12 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/4/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 19

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 18 (August 6th-August 12th)

We have 10 matchups on Monday, increasing our chances of having some decent two-start options in the fantasy baseball world. We have, potentially, 35 pitchers who could take two turns in the rotation in Week 18. For this post, we have a mixed bag of suggestions to stream. We have veterans and young arms. Most […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 19

The deals are finally done, or at least most of the ones that matter. You've probably read our MLB Trade Deadline breakdown by now, but it's time to get deeper by looking at some of the names that weren't making headline news over the past week. Scouting players who may be undervalued and re-assessing players who […]

Ian Kinsler Headed To The DL

Boston Red Sox second baseman Ian Kinsler (hamstring) will be placed on the disabled list after leaving the game early on Friday with left hamstring tightness. Infielder Tony Renda will be recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket in a corresponding move. The team is hoping Kinsler will spend the minimum time on the DL after just acquiring […]

Ian Kinsler Might Have To Go On DL

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said second baseman Ian Kinsler (hamstring), who left the game early Friday with left hamstring tightness, may be headed to the disabled list. Kinsler walked, stole a base and scored a run Friday night in his only plate appearance before leaving the game. He's hit .244 with 13 home […]

Rick Porcello Throws A Complete-Game One-Hitter

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello pitched brilliantly in a 4-1 victory over the Yankees Friday. It took Porcello only 86 pitches to get through nine innings and he finished the game with nine strikeouts. The one hit was a solo shot by Miguel Andujar in the third inning. This was his third straight […]

Drew Pomeranz Available In Relief

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz told manager Alex Cora that he's available out of the bullpen on Friday. Pomeranz last pitched on Tuesday and is scheduled to start again next Tuesday at the Blue Jays. The left-hander has mostly been bad this year with a 6.56 ERA in 46 2/3 innings and hasn't […]

Xander Bogaerts Not Starting Friday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (hand) is not in the starting lineup on Friday but could be available off the bench. Bogaerts' injury doesn't seem serious, but the Red Sox aren't rushing him back after he dealt with a similar hand injury in 2017. As soon as he's back in Boston's lineup, though, you […]

Blake Swihart Put On DL

The Boston Red Sox placed catcher Blake Swihart (hamstring) on the 10-day disabled list on Friday with a hamstring strain. Catcher Dan Butler was called up from Triple-A Pawtucket in a corresponding move. The switch-hitting catcher hasn't played much for the Red Sox this year and was hitting only .226 with one home run and […]

Steve Pearce Blasts Three Home Runs Thursday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce hit three homers in a 15-7 rout of the Yankees Thursday. He is the third Red Sox player in history to hit three homers in a game against the Yankees. Pearce is the 32nd player ever to hit three homers in a game. He finished the game 3-for-5 […]

Week 19 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 […]

Blake Swihart Day-To-Day

Boston Red Sox catcher/outfielder Blake Swihart (hamstring) is being listed as day-to-day with a tight right hamstring. Swihart went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts on Thursday before being lifted from the game. He has very minimal fantasy value with his .226 average, one home run and six RBI in 125 plate appearances.

Rafael Devers Hitting Thursday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (hamstring) is hitting on the field on Thursday and should be ready to return from the disabled list when he's eligible. Devers has hit just .245 this year but also has 15 home runs, 52 RBI, five steals and 45 runs scored. He'll return to his everyday role […]

Rafael Devers Takes Ground Balls, On Track For "Quick Return"

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (hamstring) expects to make a quick return from a strain in his left hamstring, possibly in the coming weeks. His recovery has progressed to taking ground balls. Devers went on the 10-day disabled list on July 29. The 21-year-old is hitting .245 on the year with 15 home […]

Eduardo Rodriguez To Throw Bullpen Tuesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez (ankle) will throw a bullpen session next Tuesday. Manager Alex Cora said Rodriguez "looks great." It's great news for the left-hander, who should remain stashed in most leagues if you have the room. The 25-year-old was 11-3 with a nice 3.44 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 110 strikeouts in […]

Mookie Betts, Steve Pearce Back In Lineup Thursday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts and first baseman Steve Pearce are both back in the lineup on Thursday. Mitch Moreland and shortstop Xander Bogaerts (wrist) are sitting. Brock Holt will play shortstop while J.D. Martinez serves as designated hitter. Newly acquired second baseman Ian Kinsler will bat fifth and cover second base. Blake Swihart […]

Red Sox Not Rushing Xander Bogaerts Back

Updating a previous report, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said they "aren't rushing" to get shortstop Xander Bogaerts (wrist) back into the lineup. It doesn't seem as though this injury will land the star shortstop on the disabled list, but he's out of the lineup again on Thursday and could miss another game or […]

Xander Bogaerts Day-To-Day, Available To Pinch Hit Thursday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (wrist) will not play Thursday against the New York Yankees, but fantasy owners can take solace in the fact that his injury is not serious. In fact, he is available as a pinch-hitter on Thursday and can start on Friday. Bogaerts is having an excellent season, hitting 275 with […]

Chris Sale Aiming To Return For Aug. 8 Start

Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale (shoulder) is aiming to return in time for his scheduled start next Wednesday, Aug. 8. The big left-hander went on the disabled list with inflammation in his left shoulder and will miss his start Thursday night against the New York Yankees. Sale has been his usual dominant self this […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are 12 games across six slates today, which is plenty of action on a Thursday. The featured slate starts off at 7pm eastern and includes nine games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/2/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the […]

Champ or Chump: Tommy Pham and Brian Dozier

The Trade Deadline has passed, but the dust is yet to settle for fantasy purposes. The Brewers acquired Jonathan Schoop to apparently share two positions with Travis Shaw and Mike Moustakas. You probably don't want to count on anybody in the timeshare until it's clear how often everyone will play. Jonathan Villar figures to get […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 18: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 18 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. As the season has blown by into August and the MLB trade deadline has passed, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or […]

Xander Bogaerts Unlikely To Return Thursday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (wrist) is unlikely to return to the lineup Thursday, but a baseball source said he's just dealing with soreness in his wrist. The feeling on Wednesday was that Bogaerts would only need to miss a day or two after being hit by a pitch. He could very well return […]