Francisco Lindor Knocks Two More Hits on Thursday

Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor hit a double and a single on Thursday, going 2-for-4 in a rough 7-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Lindor's double was his 24th of the season, and his slash line is up to .305/.354/.524.

Danny Salazar Does Okay in His First Appearance of 2019

Cleveland Indians pitcher Danny Salazar returned from the injured list to make his first appearance of 2019 on Thursday. Salazar worked as a "modified opener" and tossed four innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks. He struck out two and allowed two home runs. Mixed results were expected from Salazar after such... Read More

Danny Salazar Will Start Thursday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar (shoulder) will make his season debut against the Houston Astros on Thursday. Salazar has not pitched since the 2017 playoffs, so this should be interesting. He's been batting shoulder and elbow issues since then. Salazar pitched well in the minors, but we'll see if he can do it again... Read More

Greg Allen, Jake Bauers Optioned to Minors

Cleveland Indians outfielders Greg Allen and Jake Bauers have been optioned to the minors on Thursday. The Indians added outfielders Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes at the trade deadline, so that's why Allen and Bauers were sent down. Allen hit .230/.296/.381 with two home runs during his 47 games with Cleveland. Bauers hit .233/.308/.379, so... Read More

Yasiel Puig Suspended Three Games

Cleveland Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig has been suspended three games for his involvement in Wednesday's brawl with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Along with Puig, Keone Kela got 10 games, Amir Garrett got eight games, Jose Osuna got five games, Kyle Crick got three games, and Jared Hughes got three games. Puig is appealing the suspension, so... Read More

Yasiel Puig And Franmil Reyes To Debut For Indians Thursday

Cleveland Indians outfielders Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes will be making their debut against the Houston Astros Thursday. The newly acquired duo will slot right into the heart of the order, with Puig manning right and batting fourth while Reyes bats sixth out of the designated hitter spot. With Astros' right-hander Gerrit Cole on the... Read More

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday August 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 August 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... Read More

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 1st, 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 8/1/19  Jose Altuve vs Danny... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, August 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... Read More

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/1/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Thursday baseball on FanDuel! The baseball gods have split the day in half and we have two solid slates to look at. We'll focus on the main slate starting at 7:05, but the early slate is interesting as well. On the main slate, there are plenty of tournaments to look at. No matter... Read More

Introducing Bo - The Youngest Bichette Has Finally Arrived

It's been years in the making. Who was once a second-round pick for the Blue Jays in 2016 has turned into a real major leaguer, and he is here to stay. By now, we all know about Bo Bichette and his pedigree. He has been one of the most-heralded prospects for the past two years... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/1/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another split slate greets us this Thursday, with four games on the afternoon part of the slate before six games in the evening. There are some cracking matches today, with an especially good pitching duel to round out the day in Los Angeles. The Dodgers and Astros are the biggest favorites on the later slate,... Read More

Champ or Chump: Bo Bichette and Yasiel Puig

The Trade Deadline has come and gone, leaving chaos in its wake. The Mets continue to prove why player agents should not be general managers, as Marcus Stroman's 2.96 ERA looks primed for regression (4.06 xFIP) and he never gets strikeouts (19.3 K% this season). While the Blue Jays appear to be on the rise... Read More

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 18)

This was, without a doubt, the most challenging Top 30 list of the year to write. It takes about three days to craft each list so the preparation and execution occurred during the most tumultuous time of the year for any prospect… or prospect writer. And much more will likely have changed by the end... Read More

Carlos Santana Blasts a Three-Run Homer on Wednesday

Cleveland Indians first baseman Carlos Santana hit a three-run home run on Wednesday, his 23rd of the season. It was his only hit of the day, so he ended up 1-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored. Santana's slash line sits at an impressive .279/.398/.523.

Zach Plesac Gets a Win Despite an Unimpressive Wednesday Start

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Plesac earned a win on Wednesday mostly thanks to his offense putting up 10 runs. He lasted just five innings, allowing four runs on six hits and three walks, striking out just three. Still, a win's a win, and Plesac improved his record to 6-3. He'll take a 3.41 ERA... Read More

Trevor Bauer Trade - Fantasy Implications from the Deadline Deal

The Cleveland Indians have again made the most significant trade of the MLB deadline. Pending a formal announcement, Cleveland dealt Trevor Bauer to Cincinnati, Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes head to Cleveland, and top-20 prospect Taylor Trammell is headed to San Diego. Also in the deal are prospects Scott Moss, Logan Allen, and Victor Nova... Read More

Carlos Carrasco Transferred To 60-Day Injured List

Cleveland Indians starter Carlos Carrasco (illness) has been moved to the 60-day IL in order to create room for newly acquired outfielders Yasiel Puig and Franmil Reyes. The 32-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia in early July, but remains hopeful he'll pitch again for the Indians in 2019. Carrasco has been sidelined since May 30 and... Read More

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for July 31st, 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 7/31/19  Jose Urquidy vs Cleveland... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 31st 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... Read More

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 18 - Buy or Sell?

It's trade deadline day. Will any actual trades be made, and which hitters will change parks, and for better or for worse? Lots of unanswered questions. However, most of the players below are unlikely to move. Weekly reminders: EVAB (pronounced ee-vab or ev-ab) is simply exit velocity on "air balls" - meaning fly balls and... Read More

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/31/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

This is one of the most anticipated days of the season, as it’s trade deadline day for MLB. That makes it very tough on us DFS players and it will be key to monitor all of these moves before submitting lineups.   Be sure to also check out all the Vegas Odds for today's slate. You can also read more DFS advice and... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/31/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball on DraftKings! Per the usual, DK has given us some monstrous tournaments to have fun with. For $15, you can get into the Web Gem and take home $100k in first place. No matter the price point you're looking for, there is a big tournament styled for you. There also two... Read More

Hot Prospects To Watch - Oneil Cruz, Sean Murphy, Jorge Mateo And More

As we close the book on July this week, the biggest thing to watch for is the trade deadline. That comes at 4 pm ET on Wednesday, July 31. There have already been some notable names moved this month -- Andrew Cashner, Homer Bailey, Tyler White, Derek Holland, Eric Sogard, Marcus Stroman, Jordan Lyles, Trevor... Read More

Shane Bieber Allows Two Runs but Takes a Loss on Tuesday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber took a tough loss on Tuesday, allowing two runs on nine hits and a walk over seven innings. He struck out eight and lowered his ERA to 3.40, but the loss dropped his record to 10-4 as the Cleveland offense was unable to score any runs off of Justin... Read More

Yasiel Puig Brawls Minutes After Being Traded

Minutes after the news was starting to break that he had been traded to the Cleveland Indians, former Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig was involved in a benches-clearing brawl with the Pittsburgh Pirates, ultimately being ejected. In 99 games this year Puig has 22 home runs with 60 RBI, 51 runs scored and 13 stolen bases,... Read More

Indians Trade Trevor Bauer in 3-Team Deal

Former Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer was traded to the Reds on Tuesday night in a 3-team blockbuster that will see them receive Yasiel Puig in return from the Reds as well as Franmil Reyes and Logan Allen from San Diego. Bauer goes from a team leading the Wild Card race and only two games... Read More

Danny Salazar Will Make His Season Debut on Thursday

Cleveland Indians pitcher Danny Salazar (shoulder) will come off the injured list and pitch for the first time this season on Thursday. Manager Terry Francona says Salazar will serve as a "modified opener," working the first three or four innings before handing the ball to Adam Plutko. It's a tough first matchup against the Astros... Read More

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds: Hard-Hit Rate for Week 18

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s pitchers Statcast studs and duds article series! Each week we will select an advanced stat, choose two risers and two fallers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. This stat is one that is similar to one I have written about before (exit velocity), and that stat... Read More

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday July 30th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for July 30th, 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... Read More