DJ LeMahieu Eyeing AL Batting Crown

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu is trying to become the first player in the modern era to win a batting title in both leagues -- he won the National League crown in 2016. Entering this weekend, he leads the American League and majors overall with a .337 average. LeMahieu is making the most hard […]

Aaron Judge Gets Day Off

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Cleveland Indians. Judge has been slumping with the bat lately, so the Yankees will give him a day off to rest. He's spent almost two months on the injured list this season, so the Yankees want to […]

Gary Sanchez Won't Play Against Indians

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Cleveland Indians. Sanchez will get a routine day off here to rest, but he should be back in there on Sunday. Austin Romine will do the catching and bat eighth versus righty Zach Plesac. Romine doesn't have […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Saturday, August 17th 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 […]

Luke Voit Hopes To Return This Month

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit (hernia) ran the bases and took ground balls on Friday, and he's been pain-free for several days. Voit has been out since July 30 with a sports hernia, but he's hoping to return later this month. The team has cleared him to continue on-field workouts with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Friday August 16th, 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 16th, 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/16/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are no early Friday games today, so we've got a loaded main slate at 7:05pm ET with all 30 teams in action. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 8/16/19. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and […]

Giovanny Urshela Drives In Two As Yankees Get Blown Out

While the Yankees suffered a rare demolition at the hands of the Cleveland Indians Thursday night, infielder Giovanny Urshela remained hot. The 27-year-old recorded two hits and drove in two runs in a 19-5 defeat. Urshela now has 66 RBI and 113 hits, both third, while his .337 average is just one percentage point behind […]

Jonathan Loaisiga Allows Four Runs In Return

After missing three months with a right shoulder strain, New York Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga made his return Thursday night. Alongside his other pitchers on the night, the 24-year-old received a 19-5 drubbing at the hands of the Cleveland Indians. Loaisiga entered the game in the first inning after Chad Green allowed five runs. He […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Friday, August 16th 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 […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 20 Waiver Wire

It wasn't a huge week in terms of bullpen news, which was actually kind of nice after two weeks of shuffling and hustling throughout Major League Baseball's bullpens. There were some smaller things that happened this week though, that could lead to bigger news down the road. Some trade deadline acquisitions don't look like they're […]

Domingo German Nearing Innings Limit?

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone suggested that the team could skip a start for Domingo German or pull him from outings sooner as the regular season nears an end. It's believed that German's innings limit is in the area of 140 to 150 innings, and he's already thrown 120 total this year (116 in […]

Giancarlo Stanton Expects To Return In September

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (knee) is confident that he can return to the field in September. Stanton led the Bombers with 38 home runs and 100 RBI last year but has played in only nine games in 2019 due to a biceps strain, shoulder strain, calf strain and a PCL strain in his […]

Luis Severino to Pitch to Hitters Sunday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (lat) will face three hitters on Sunday in preparation for a simulated game that would be followed by a minor league start. The developments in this situation have finally trended in a positive direction, although it's still not clear what Severino's role with the big-league club will be, even […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/15/19): MLB DFS Lineups

A reasonably quiet Thursday greets us, with only 10 games in total. Two of those games fall in the afternoon with eight games making up a very interesting featured slate on DraftKings. Thre are no massive stand out favorites on the featured slate, with the Reds and Yankees the biggest favorite at -160. The totals […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, August 15th 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 […]

Aroldis Chapman Picks Up League-Leading 33rd Save

For the first time in seemingly forever, the New York Yankees played a game with the Baltimore Orioles that was hanging in the balance in the ninth. Closer Aroldis Chapman entered with a one-run lead and put the tying run on base, but struck out two en route to the save. The 21-pitch performance likely […]

Gary Sanchez Drills Three-Run Blast As Yankees Sweep O's

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez had his best game since returning from injury last weekend, leading the way as his club beat the Baltimore Orioles once again. The 26-year-old recorded three hits, including a three-run home run in the first inning. He later scored in the sixth, when the Yankees scored the two runs […]

J.A. Happ Records 10th Victory Of The Season

New York Yankees starter J.A. Happ emerged victorious Wednesday afternoon as his club picked up their 16th consecutive victory against the Baltimore Orioles. The 36-year-old struggled early, allowing a run in the first inning of the game. As has been the case many times this season, however, Happ enjoyed plenty of offensive support as his […]

Luke Voit Takes Swings on Wednesday

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit (abdomen) hit in the cage and fielded ground balls on Wednesday, after landing on the 10-day injured list with sports hernia. Voit felt good afterwards, and manager Aaron Boone said the 28-year-old could join High-A Tampa or Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre next week for full workouts before following up with […]

DJ LeMahieu Will Rest on Wednesday

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu (rest) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles. The 31-year-old will get a routine day of rest in the series finale as Mike Ford will play first base and bat eighth against Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy. LeMahieu should be owned in all fantasy formats and […]

CC Sabathia Will Start on Sunday

New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia (knee) will be activated from the injured list and start on Sunday against the Indians after spending three weeks on the injured list with right knee inflammation. The 39-year-old has gone 5-6 with a 4.78 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and 82 strikeouts over 90 1/3 innings in 2019. Sabathia is […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 20 - Buy or Sell?

Since the past few weeks, through players like Trey Mancini, have demonstrated that a player's track record is more important than their Statcast numbers during a hot or cold spell, it's time to reorient a little towards season numbers. Each player's entry starts with a line of their key numbers over the course of the […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 20)

The Top 30 list keeps getting more and more challenging as the window for prospects to impact the 2019 fantasy season gets smaller and smaller. But there are still a healthy number of names to dream on as the minor league season also winds down towards a conclusion at the start of September. A few […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/14/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are games spread all throughout the day on Wednesday, so I’m going to take a little bit of a different approach. With so many good options available, I’m going to offer up one value pitcher and one cash game pitcher. That allows you to pick what sort of lineup you want and should cater to […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 14th 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 […]

Austin Romine Picks Up Three Hits As Yankees Prevail

Starting behind the plate once again, New York Yankees catcher Austin Romine made the most of his start, leading the team in hits Tuesday night against the Orioles. Following Gary Sanchez's return late last week, Romine became the backup catcher once again but is still seeing consistent playing time. On Tuesday he recorded three hits, […]

Aaron Judge Picks Up Big Hit In Win

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has been struggling mightily at the plate lately. The 27-year-old, who's been batting .236 the past 30 games, ripped a big double in the fourth inning as the Yankees continued their dominance of the Baltimore Orioles. While it was his lone hit of the night, it could've been something […]

Domingo German Picks Up League-Leading 16th Win

New York Yankees starter Domingo German continued his sensational 2019 campaign by recording his 16th victory Tuesday night, the most in the majors. The 27-year-old went seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk. He struck out seven and allowed a pair home runs, tossing 93 pitches along […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday August 13th, 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 13th, 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 […]