Francisco Lindor Doubles Down on Home Runs Friday

Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor came to play against the Tigers on Friday. Both of his hits were sent into the stands as he went 2-for-5 and drove in three runs with both dingers. Lindor had not exactly been slumping up until yesterday, however, his power had been missing for a few weeks. Lindor's last home […]

Carlos Carrasco Finding His Form

Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco has now made back-to-back quality starts with eight strikeouts. This is the Carrasco fantasy owners drafted and hopefully, he can keep it up throughout the rest of the season. Carrasco pitched for 6.1 innings against the Tigers on Friday. He allowed nine baserunners and only gave up one earned run. […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 17 (July 30th-August 5th)

Now that the weird Week 16 schedule is in the books, we can return to our normal seven-day forecast in the two-start streamer world. However, to continue to avoid confusion, I’ll label these articles with both the week of your fantasy season (for head-to-head players) and also the dates for relevance. This week’s list will […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 18

In a relatively active week on the MLB trade market, we now have several impactful moves to digest from a fantasy standpoint. While real-life GMs always assume trades will work in their team's benefit, the reality is that not all players are able to adapt to their new team in a positive way. With more […]

Tyler Naquin Scratched, Rajai Davis Starting

Cleveland Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin (hip) has been scratched from the starting lineup on Friday. Rajai Davis will replace him in center field and face righty Mike Fiers. It's unclear how serious Naquin's hip issue is, but he could end up on the disabled list. Davis is not worth add in fantasy leagues or using […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/27/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Thanks to the Cubbies being on the road on this beautiful Friday, we get a 15 game Main slate as all teams will be playing under the lights. The slate has a heavy east coast feel to it, with only three games starting after 9 p.m. It also features some serious aces and good second […]

Holds Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds for Week 18

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 18. 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 […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/27/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 27th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. 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. […]

Week 18 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 […]

Week 17 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 17! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 17, and […]

Hot Prospects to Watch Week 17: Gonsolin, Ray, Rutherford

It's getting closer to the trade deadline and we're starting to see prospects finding new teams as star players go on the move. Francisco Mejia is the biggest name prospect to have been traded already, heading to San Diego in the deal that netted Cleveland Brad Hand and Adam Cimber. The Dodgers sent a package […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 17)

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your all-star break. I certainly enjoyed mine; it gave me a chance to think about how to approach rookies and prospects for the rest of the season and get an extended look at some top-tier MiLB talent in the futures game. Particularly, Seuly Matias and Taylor Trammell caught my […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 17: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 17 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 is already nearing the beginning of August, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment […]

Brad Hand Earns First Save in Cleveland

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Brad Hand closed out his first game for Cleveland on Wednesday against Pittsburgh. Hand pitched 1.1 innings of relief and struck out three without letting any batters on. The all-star reliever has been stellar all season and now provides Cleveland with much-needed bullpen depth. Typically, Cody Allen would be the one […]

Trevor Bauer Lights-Out Against Pirates

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer put on a show against the scorching Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched seven shutout innings, only allowed four baserunners and struck out 10; effectively ending the Pirates 11-game win streak. Bauer more than made up for his last start against Texas in which he walked five and got pulled after […]

Andrew Miller Struggles In Rehab Appearance

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller (knee) allowed four runs on two hits while walking one and hitting a batter in just one-third of an inning in his rehab outing for Double-A Akron on Tuesday. “I think I’m starting to check boxes. I feel healthy, which is good. It’s as good as I’ve felt in […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 17)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. Several of the top trade chips have already been moved so far […]

Shane Bieber Ravaged by Pirates

Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber had the worst outing of his major league career Tuesday against the Pirates. Biebs gave up seven runs on seven hits, only managed to strike out two batters, and was pulled after just 1.2 innings. Pittsburgh has now won 11 straight and it has come to the dismay of Cleveland's […]

Indians Claim Johnny Field Off Waivers

The Cleveland Indians have claimed outfielder Johnny Field off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays and have assigned him to Triple-A. Field is capable of playing all three outfield positions and has hit .213 with six home runs, 14 RBI and four stolen bases in 2018. Cleveland has stated that they're interested in acquiring […]

Shane Bieber Recalled From Triple-A, Starting Tuesday

The Cleveland Indians have recalled pitcher Shane Bieber from Triple-A to start on Tuesday against the Pirates. Yandy Diaz was sent down in a corresponding move. Bieber has pitched to a 5-1 record with a 3.53 ERA and a 42/8 K/BB ratio during his rookie season. He will likely remain in the rotation going forward […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 17

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 […]

Trading Up: Offensive Category Targets

This article is the fourth in our series on trade and acquisition targets for the second half of the season. Part 1: Top-50 Players to Target Part 2: Mid-Tier and Bargain Targets on Offense Part 3: Mid-Tier and Bargain Pitchers Part 4: Offensive Category Targets Part 5: Pitching Category Targets Tweaking an offense to strengthen […]

Corey Kluber's Struggles Continue on Monday

Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber had another bad outing, and this time it came against the middle-of-the-road Pirates. This is the alarm that should concern owners. Five of Kluber's past seven outings have been lackluster. He struggled in his recent appearance against the Yankees, but that was forgivable because it was the Yankees. Despite Pittsburgh's now […]

Edwin Encarnacion Not in Lineup Monday

Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (hand) is not in Monday's lineup due to a sore hand. Fortunately, for fantasy owners, Encarnacion is only day-to-day and should be back Tuesday according to manager Terry Francona. Considering his age of 35, the Indians cannot be too careful with their cleanup bat. Regardless of 2018 being one of […]

Indians Reportedly Seeking Outfield Help

The Cleveland Indians have pretty much been running away with the American League Central, but that doesn't mean they are going to stay quiet while the trade deadline nears. According to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, the Tribe is on the lookout for an outfielder. After acquiring Brad Hand in order to try to shore up their […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It’s a 13-game slate on Monday, which gives us a higher than usual amount of players to work with at the beginning of the week. There are five games on the schedule with an over/under of at least nine total runs. The OAK/TEX matchup leads the way with 11 total runs between them. As I […]

Champ or Chump: Zach Eflin and Manny Machado

The Trade Deadline moves started early, with Manny Machado heading to Hollywood. Elite players are likely to remain elite regardless of where they play, but Machado's fantasy value is probably due for a slight hit. Brad Hand and Jeurys Familia are the other notable fantasy options on the move, and both figure to see a […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week (7/23 - 7/29)

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 […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - BA vs Defensive Shifts (Week 17)

Defensive shifts have become a controversial topic, believe it or not, as some people actually contend it is "ruining the game." Recently fired skipper Mike Matheny was in that camp and may have been given the axe in part due to his unwillingness to embrace analytics or any of the changes in modern baseball. Given that […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 17: Buy or Sell?

Due to a combination of harder throwers and hitters focusing on hitting for power, strikeouts are at an all-time high in baseball. For pitchers, this is an ideal trend. The ability to generate swings and misses is the most important skill to possess, as it's the only true way to control what happens after the […]