DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another 10 games for us on Thursday, with another interesting split. There are three afternoon games, five traditional evening slate games and then another two games out on the West Coast. As for the DFS slates this has been split into two, with the afternoon games on one slate and the remaining seven on the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 10 games on the schedule today, but there are smaller contests for a two-game early slate. I will be focusing my research on the seven-game main slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/30/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/30/19)

Welcome to the Thursday, May 30th 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 […]

Gleyber Torres Continues May Tear

New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres continued his red-hot form as May concludes. As the club wrapped up their series victory against the San Diego Padres, the 22-year-old drilled a two-run home run in the seventh, extending his club's lead to 7-0. It was Torres' 14th home run of the season, but his recent stretch […]

James Paxton Allows No Hits In Return

The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres Wednesday afternoon in the Bronx as starter James Paxton returned. The Canadian left-hander lasted just four innings, but allowed no hits, striking out seven and walking a pair. It was his first start in over three weeks as he was sidelined with a knee injury. The […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/29/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a few early games that we'll be ignoring, but focusing on a fun nine game main slate. We have a bonafide ace in Blake Snell and plenty of gas-can pitchers to pick on. We also have the dynamic of a game in Coors Field, which always shakes things up a bit in tournaments. […]

Aaron Hicks Will Rest on Wednesday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (rest) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres. The 29-year-old missed the start of the year with a back injury, and since his season debut on May 15, Hicks has only managed nine hits and one home run in 43 at-bats, to go […]

Gary Sanchez Out of the Lineup on Wednesday

New York Yankees Gary Sanchez (rest) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres. The 26-year-old is enjoying a nice bounce back season in 2019 with 17 home runs, 33 RBI, 23 runs scored and a slash line of .264/.335/.657 through 37 games played. Austin Romine is behind the plate […]

James Paxton Activated From Injured List

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (knee soreness) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday, as relief pitcher Joe Harvey has been sent to Triple-A as a corresponding move. Paxton will make this afternoon’s start in the series finale against the Padres, and will have a limit of 75-80 pitches according […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 9 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 27th (unless otherwise noted). In what amounts to mostly an accident, this week is almost entirely about fallers in one sense, because three of the five risers are players that Statcast isn't very enamored with despite double-digit home […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/29/19)

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 29th 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 […]

Gary Sanchez Tied For AL Home Run Lead

Despite their 5-4 defeat at the hands of the San Diego Padres Tuesday night in the Bronx, the New York Yankees put up another fight, falling short. After going down four runs, the offense responded in the fourth with a solo blast off the bat of catcher Gary Sanchez. It was his 17th of the […]

Masahiro Tanaka Roughed Up By Padres

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka had a rough start Monday vs the Padres giving up five runs, four earned, in six innings pitched. The game started with an error behind Tanaka who promptly served up back-to-back singles followed by a three-run homer by Eric Hosmer to put four runs on the board before […]

Aaron Judge Hit Off Tee Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (oblique) hit off a tee on Monday and also took dry swings and did some throwing, according to manager Aaron Boone. Judge, who has been out since April 20, is slowly but surely recovering and getting closer to a rehab assignment. It's looking like he'll be ready to return […]

James Paxton To Start Wednesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (knee) said that he will come off the injured list on Wednesday to start against the Padres. Paxton's knee might not be 100 percent, but he's ready to return to the starting rotation after going 3-2 with a 3.11 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 52 K's in 37 2/3 […]

Giovanny Urshela Sitting Out Tuesday

New York Yankees third baseman Giovanny Urshela is not in the starting lineup on Tuesday. Thairo Estrada is covering second base and is batting eighth, while DJ LeMahieu is at third base and hitting leadoff against Padres starting pitcher Eric Lauer. Estrada has hit well in his 44 at-bats this year (.318/.348/.591), but there's not […]

Statcast Curveball Movement Profiles for Week 9

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s pitchers advanced stats and StatCast studs and duds article series! Each week we will select an advanced stat, choose two studs and two duds, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. For this week we will use Statcast's new pitch movement tab to look at pitchers' curveball […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/28/19)

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 28th 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/28/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

For Tuesday's slate of games, we'll be focusing on the contests beginning at 7:05 p.m. ET or later. Most DFS slates will not including the Padres-Yankees (6:35 p.m. ET) or Pirates-Reds (6:40 p.m. ET) games. Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster! In this article, I will be providing […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday May 28th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 28th, 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 […]

James Paxton Likely To Start Wednesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (knee) has been cleared to come off the injured list and will likely start on Wednesday against the Padres. Paxton might have to deal with some knee pain moving forward, but it's not enough to keep him out of the starting rotation. The 30-year-old has been solid for […]

Didi Gregorius Moving Rehab To Triple-A

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (elbow) will move his rehab assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. Manager Aaron Boone said over the weekend that it Gregorius could be one or two weeks away from a return. Gregorius is returning quickly from Tommy John surgery and should be scooped up in all leagues if he's […]

CC Sabathia Could Return On Sunday

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (knee) could return from the injured list when he's eligible on Sunday and start against the Red Sox, according to manager Aaron Boone. The 38-year-old, who will retire at the end of the year, is 3-1 with a decent 3.48 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 34 strikeouts in 41 […]

Dellin Betances Throws Bullpen Monday

New York Yankees relief pitcher Dellin Betances (shoulder) threw 25 fastballs in a bullpen session on Monday. It was Betances' first bullpen session since he was injured in spring training, and he should be able to make his season debut in the Yankees bullpen sometime next month. Betances won't see many save chances, but his […]

Luis Severino Hoping To Be Cleared Monday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (shoulder) is hoping to get cleared to begin playing catch on Monday after he visits with a doctor. He expects to throw on flat ground from just 60 feet on Monday or Tuesday. Severino hasn't felt pain in his shoulder/lat in about three weeks. It's a great sign […]

James Paxton Feeling Better

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (knee) said his knee felt "the best that it's felt" since going on the injured list after a bullpen session on Sunday. He will meet with a doctor on Monday to see if he can be cleared to start on Wednesday against the Padres. It's a great sign […]

Chad Green Goes Just One Inning In Monday's Start

New York Yankees right-hander Chad Green made his third start of the season against the San Diego Padres on Monday. The 28-year-old reliever turned in his best performance in this recent role as an opener, striking out all three Padres that he faced while throwing just 14 pitches. He was replaced by right-hander David Hale […]

Yankees Scouting Dallas Keuchel

The New York Yankees had one of their top evaluators watching free-agent starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel's simulated game on Sunday in Newport Beach, Calif. It doesn't mean a whole lot, though, as the Yankees always do their due diligence with players like this. The southpaw remains a free agent but should find a deal with […]

Aaron Judge Could Resume Swinging This Week

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (oblique) said he could resume swinging a bat this week on the upcoming homestand. The power-hitting Judge has been out with an oblique strain since April 20, but he's slowly making progress and could be ready to return to the lineup in early June. The 27-year-old was hitting .288/.404/.521 […]

Yankees Hope James Paxton Can Pitch Against Padres

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (knee) was able to throw a side session, do long toss and pitcher's fielding practice on Sunday, and manager Aaron Boone is hoping that Paxton can make a start against the Padres this week. Paxton has been out since May 3 and still felt some soreness in his […]