The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 24

Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat who […]

Joey Gallo Homers In Saturday's Loss

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's loss to the Orioles. Gallo was 1-for-20 over his last six games played, so the home run, his 31st of the year, was a good sight to see. The slugger's blast traveled 375 feet at 108.2 MPH. Gallo […]

Jordan Montgomery Fans Five In No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery didn't make it to the fifth inning in a no-decision against the Orioles Saturday. Montgomery pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing one run on six hits while issuing two walks. He struck out five batters, generating 11 swinging strikes in the process. Montgomery threw 97 pitches, his highest total […]

Gio Urshela Absent From Saturday's Lineup

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela (wrist) remains out of the lineup Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles. Urshela has missed the last two games with a wrist injury occurring from a play during Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. Tyler Wade will play in his spot, batting ninth. Urshela shouldn't have to miss […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/4 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Giancarlo Stanton Homers, Delivers Walk-Off Hit

New York Yankees designated hitter/outfielder Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's victory over the Orioles. Stanton's fingerprints were all over this Yankee win, as he homered in the fourth inning, then won the game in the 11th inning with an RBI single. His homer traveled 424 feet at […]

Nestor Cortes Jr. Fans Seven In No-Decision

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched well in Friday's win over the Orioles despite not factoring into the decision. Cortes tossed 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and two walks while fanning seven batters. The lefty generated 13 whiffs, 11 of them coming on his fastball-slider combo, punching out hitters […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 24

As the 2021 MLB season enters its final month, many players are being shut down due to injury and innings limits. Injured players are beginning to run out of time to come back from the IL. Knowing injury timelines is an extremely crucial part of the fantasy baseball season. Being able to know which players […]

Bullpen Report: Navigating the Final Month

The baseball season has flown by and just like that we are in the home stretch. You hear all the time that the season is a sprint and not a marathon, but as someone who ran cross country in high school, I can tell you that even long races become a sprint towards the end. […]

Gleyber Torres Activated Off Injured List

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres (thumb) has been activated off the injured list ahead of Friday's game against the Orioles. Torres missed about a month of action with a sprained thumb but is expected to slot back in as the team's starting shortstop. He was hit by a pitch during Thursday's rehab game but […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/3 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! The first weekend of September greets us with 14 games to watch tonight. The Pirates and Cubs kick things off earlier with a 2:20 pm Eastern start and won't make the DraftKings featured slate. Alas, we will have to watch the matchup between Steven Brault (who only makes me think of Arrested Development) […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 9/3 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

Aaron Judge Swats 30th Homer Wednesday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's win over the Angels. Judge tacked on an insurance run for the Yankees in the eighth inning with his 30th homer of the year, which traveled 397 feet at 100.6 MPH. He also blasted a 110 MPH […]

DJ LeMahieu Reaches Base Three Times On Wednesday

New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu helped the team defeat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Wednesday. He went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and a run scored in the game. He was also caught stealing in his only attempt. The veteran had a strong series overall against the Angels. Over the three-game […]

Aroldis Chapman Picks Up 25th Save

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman notched his 25th save of the season in Wednesday's win over the Angels. Chapman needed just 11 pitches to work an easy ninth, firing eight for strikes and picking up a strikeout in the process. The lefty has righted the ship since the league's crackdown on sticky substances, […]

Gerrit Cole Dominates Angels With 15-Strikeout Performance

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole turned in a dominant performance just when his club needed one in Wednesday's win over the Angels. Cole pitched seven innings of one-run ball, surrendering four hits while striking out a whopping 15 batters against zero walks. He became the third Yankees pitcher to have a 15-strikeout, zero-walk […]

Gio Urshela Dealing With Sore Wrist

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela (wrist) is not in Wednesday's lineup for the contest against the Angels due to a hand issue. Urshela fell on his hand/wrist after throwing to home plate during a double steal situation in Tuesday night's loss to the Angels. The veteran third baseman will get an MRI Thursday, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/1/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The Wednesday night slate feels like a plate of potato skins and the pitching is bacon, chives, and cheese because this slate is LOADED with pitching. Maybe that was a bad example and I'm just hungry as I consume my breakfast of coffee and, another cup of coffee. At any rate, we've got pitching on […]

Gary Sanchez Hits 18th Homer

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez belted a solo homer in Tuesday's loss to the Angels. Sanchez hit a long blast in the fifth inning, traveling 416 feet at 106.9 MPH. The slugging backstop hadn't homered since July 21, a brutal stretch that likely had something to do with his positive COVID-19 test, though hopefully, […]

Anthony Rizzo Goes Yard Tuesday

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, and a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Angels. Rizzo put the Yankees on the board in the first inning with a solo shot, then later doubled and scored in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly. The […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/1/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/1 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Jameson Taillon Allows Six Runs In Loss

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon struggled for a second straight start in Tuesday's loss to the Angels. Taillon pitched six innings, allowing six runs on five hits while walking a pair of batters. The former Pirate struck out six batters and generated a very impressive 20 swinging strikes, 10 of them coming on […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/1/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/1/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a fun one. There are a handful of high-end options to decipher through […]

Gleyber Torres Transferred To Triple-A Scranton

The New York Yankees transferred shortstop Gleyber Torres (thumb) from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. He is currently on a rehab assignment due to a left thumb strain that has kept him out since August 8. However, he is nearing a return to the team and could be back in the majors later […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! We welcome in the final month of the regular season with 10 games on the featured DraftKings slate. Eventually, we will have to watch out for some funky lineups as teams drop out of the race or some winning team clinch their divisions and prepare for the playoffs. However, we shouldn't be […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

September is here and that means it's the official home stretch for our 2021 fantasy baseball season. Prospect call-ups are coming (welcome, Joe Ryan!) so be sure to keep your eyes on the transaction logs. Rest-of-season ranks start to turn into a streamer conversation in these final weeks, but we'll at least do one more […]

Anthony Rizzo Batting .333 Over His Last Five Games

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo has been swinging the bat well over his last five contests. Rizzo is 6-for-18 with five runs scored, two doubles, and two RBI in that span, a welcome stretch after he labored through a 1-for-18 slump that dates back to his initial return from the COVID-19 injured list. […]

Giancarlo Stanton Homers For Ninth Time In August

New York Yankees designated hitter/outfielder Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an RBI single in Monday's loss to the Angels. Stanton's homer was a tape-measure shot, one that traveled 457 feet at a whopping 115.2 MPH. It's his ninth homer of August and the fifth time he's left the years in the […]

Corey Kluber Allows Five Runs In Return

New York Yankees starting pitcher Corey Kluber struggled in his return to the rotation Monday against the Angels. Kluber pitched just four innings, surrendering five runs on five hits while walking a pair of batters. On the plus side, the veteran right-hander did strike out six batters and generated a strong 34 percent CSW. Kluber […]