Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 8

Up to this point in the season I've mostly focused on long-term contributors for fantasy outfields. Fantasy playoffs are drawing near, though, so my recommendations will focus on more immediate contributions over the last few weeks of the season. To that end, schedules are going to play a larger role in my recommendations over the... Read More

Evaluating MLB Rookie Performances for Fantasy Baseball - Week 8

We’re in the final month of the MLB regular season, meaning that the fantasy regular seasons for many of us will be over soon with playoffs right around the corner. It may be slightly harder for recently called-up rookies to make an impact the rest of the way given the short schedule to establish themselves... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 7th 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 topics... Read More

Shane Bieber Gets Win Number Seven

Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber (7-0) picked up the win Sunday against the Brewers, allowing one run on five hits and a walk across five innings. He struck out 10. Bieber's pitch count was the lone thing working against him Sunday, as he was pulled after throwing 103 pitches through five innings. The right-hander continues... Read More

Brad Hand Picks Up 11th Save

Cleveland Indians closer Brad Hand picked up the save in Sunday's win over Milwaukee, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning. He did not issue a walk or record a strikeout. Hand allowed a single to Ryan Braun to begin the ninth, but got Tyrone Taylor to fly out before getting Jacob Nottingham to... Read More

Francisco Lindor Getting Hot At The Plate

Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 2-for-3 with a double, single, walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Brewers. Lindor got off to a slow to start the season, recording just 15 knocks in his first 65 at-bats. However, he has enjoyed a strong stretch since going 30-for-93 with 10 extra-base... Read More

Carlos Santana Collects Two Hits

Cleveland Indians first baseman Carlos Santana went 2-for-3 with a single, double, walk and two RBI in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Brewers. Santana drove in Jose Ramirez with a double in the first and later knocked him in again with a single in the sixth. The first baseman now has 19 RBI to go... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/7/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/7/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 6-game slate on tap for this Labor Day Monday. The main slate starts an hour earlier than normal, at 6:05 pmEST.... Read More

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. September's here and suddenly we only have three weeks left in the fantasy baseball season. Attention may be shifting to fantasy football for some, so be sure to tune into the waiver wire for further opportunity to crush your opponents. Rostered rates are taken... Read More

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings

The final month of the 2020 fantasy baseball season is here and that means we're supplying those Week 8 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks to help analyze where the top 101 SPs stand moving forward. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our... Read More

The Cut List (Week 8) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List. In recent weeks we switched up the format of this article a bit, to cover a larger pool of players and to discuss trends being seen by fantasy baseball managers across a large number of leagues. This article, for three weeks now, reviews several of ESPN's 25 most dropped... Read More

Aaron Civale Pitches Well In No Decision

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Aaron Civale allowed two earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six across six innings Saturday against the Brewers. He did not factor into the decision. Civale began the game with easy innings, but allowed two runs across his final three frames. Still, he managed to turn... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 6th 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 topics... Read More

Jose Ramirez Clubs Ninth Home Run

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a stolen base Saturday against the Brewers. Ramirez took Brandon Woodruff deep in the fifth inning to record his ninth homer of the season. Two innings earlier, he reached base on a bunt single and swiped second base -- his ninth... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/6/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

There's nothing like spending your Sunday afternoon lounging on the couch and watching your DFS stack of hitters mash. Today we're going to help that become a reality for you. I'll take a look at each position and build a lineup using my favorite plays on the slate. Our goal here is to take down... Read More

Carlos Carrasco Strikes Out Seven In No Decision

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco allowed one run on six hits and three walks while striking out seven over six innings in a no-decision against the Brewers on Friday. It was a nice bounce back performance from Carrasco, who has struggled in the past few starts with consistency. Overall, Carrasco has a 3.43 ERA,... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/5/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

There were 20 games played in the MLB yesterday and we have a 12-game slate on the docket for DraftKings on Saturday. Gerrit Cole and Lucas Giolito are the highlights of the slate at pitcher, but there's another SP1 to consider as well as a number of viable SP2 options to choose from. On the... Read More

Cleveland Expects To Have Roberto Perez Back Soon

Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez has been shut down while dealing with shoulder fatigue, but Cleveland president Chris Antonetti indicated before Friday’s contest that the team hoped to have Perez back in the mix within the next few days. In the meantime, Sandy Leon and Austin Hedges figure to share duties behind the dish, with... Read More

Top 50 Prospects for Fantasy Baseball Redraft: Week 7 Rankings

September is here and the trade deadline dust has settled. It’s now time for teams to make that late push either to make the playoffs or to gain home-field advantages. The Rockies lost two players off the list this week. Sam Hilliard graduated from the list after surpassing the 130 at-bat mark in the Majors.... Read More

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for 9/4/20 (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.   Top Avoids of the Day for 9/4/20  Milwaukee Brewers @ Carlos Carrasco The Milwaukee Brewers are a disappointing offense... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/4/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

After a weird 6 game slate on Thursday that locked at 4:05 pm EST, we get a 9 game slate of goodness tonight. Unfortunately, we miss out on the beauty that is Sixto Sanchez and a slew of doubleheaders robs us of the Twins, Yankees, and Blue Jays hitters. Still, there is a lot to... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/4/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/4/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap tonight with Yu Darvish leading the pitching front and you will have to pay for his goodness.... Read More

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/4/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got a crazy day of baseball lined up as several doubleheaders mean 20 games will be played today. However, with MLB playing only seven innings for doubleheaders, those games will be left off the main slate so we've got a more manageable nine-game slate for our Friday night contests. Yu Darvish stands out as... Read More

The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 7)

The past week brought us one of the coolest trade deadlines in recent memory. It's always a good time when the GM of an MLB franchise starts making trades like a fantasy manager. The changes for Austin Nola, Mitch Moreland, Jonathan Villar, Starling Marte, and Jon Berti are meaningful, but not with clear fantasy implications.... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 3rd 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 topics... Read More

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings

It's now September and in this shortened 2020 season, that means it's time for the Week 7 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks and our weekly dive into where the top 101 RPs stand moving forward. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. I've updated this piece through Sept. 1st.... Read More

Triston McKenzie Tosses Six Scoreless In Win

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie (2-0) pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while striking out six in a win over the Royals on Wednesday. McKenzie only allowed one extra-base hit, an Alex Gordon double, but was virtually unhittable other than that. The 23-year-old McKenzie is making himself known with a 1.69 ERA,... Read More

Franmil Reyes Stays Hot With Three Hits

Cleveland Indians outfielder Franmil Reyes went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Royals. Reyes came around to score on Tyler Naquin's homers in the second and ninth innings. All three of Reyes' hits were singles. The 25-year-old is slashing .336/.388/.575 with eight homers, 25 RBI and 24 runs... Read More

Francisco Lindor Collects Three Hits

Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a double in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Royals. Lindor's biggest hit of the game was his ninth-inning double, and he came around to score on Tyler Naquin's second homer of the game. Through 37 contests, Lindor is slashing .283/.335/.461 with six homers,... Read More

Roberto Perez Leaves Game With Shoulder Fatigue

Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez (shoulder) left Wednesday’s game after only two innings with shoulder fatigue. Perez already spent a brief stint on the injured list with a sore shoulder earlier this season, and although his timeline is unclear at this point, the 31-year-old's persistent shoulder issue is concerning. Sandy Leon relieved Perez on Wednesday... Read More