Aaron Hicks Sits on Friday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Hicks will receive a normal rest day here, but should be back next game. Brett Gardner will slide over to center field and bat seventh versus lefty Brendan McKay. Gardner is not worth a […]

Gary Sanchez is Absent Friday

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Sanchez will get a routine day off here, but should be back in the lineup next game. Austin Romine will draw the start at catcher and bat eighth versus lefty Brendan McKay. Romine doesn't […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Friday, July 5th 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 […]

Top MLB Betting Picks for Today's Slate (7/5/19)

Welcome to the Friday, July 5th edition of Rotoballer's MLB Betting Picks. I will be serving up some of my top options on today's 13 game slate. In this article, we will dive into the numbers and pick out my top recommended betting picks for today's slate. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/5/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Friday baseball on DraftKings! Hopefully every stayed safe on the 4th and maybe even cashed some DFS lineups. Whether you played last night or not, we'll catch you up with tonight's slate and dissect some top plays at each position. The baseball gods have blessed us with a 13 game slate full of […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/5/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are 26 starting pitchers today and it looks like, give or take a few, there could be about four – Jacob de Grom, Justin Verlander, Zack Greinke, and Clayton Kershaw – that look like good bets to suppress the offense from the other side. Otherwise, it looks there should be opportunities for the hitters […]

Logan Morrison Released by Yankees

New York Yankees first baseman Logan Morrison has been granted his released from the organization on Thursday. Morrison has hitting fairly decent in the minors, but it appears the Yankees were not in any hurry to call him up. The Yankees elected to recall Mike Ford over Morrison after Luke Voit (abdominal) landed on the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/4/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy 4th of July! To help you celebrate we get some bonus early baseball with the Marlins facing the Nationals in an 11:10 am start. However, the main action from a DFS point of view comes in the afternoon and evening. The afternoon sees a six-game slate, before a four-game slate in the evening. As […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/4/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy 4th of July! There are 12 games on the schedule today, spread out from 11:05 am to 9:10 pm to help you celebrate the holiday the right way by watching America's pastime. I will be focusing my research on the four-game Early Only Slate and the four-game Main Slate. In this article, I will […]

Aaron Judge Out Of Starting Lineup On Thursday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is not included in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against the Rays. Mike Tauchman is filling in at right field, while Aaron Hicks is bumped up to the second spot in the lineup. This is only the second game Judge hasn't started since his return to the […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, July 4th 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 […]

Domingo German Earns Win Vs Mets

New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German gave up one run in six innings and earned his 10th win of the season. German scattered five hits with six strikeouts and didn't allow a walk in his first start coming off the injured list. German has a 13.9 percent swinging strike rate, which is top-20 in […]

Domingo German Officially Activated

As expected, New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German was activated from the injured list Wednesday to start vs. the New York Mets. Reliever Stephen Tarpley was optioned to make roster space. German was felled in early June by a left hip flexor strain with a 9-2 record, 3.86 ERA, and 1.11 WHIP in 13 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/3/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball on DraftKings! We have been blessed with a 14-game main slate over on DK and there's a whole lot to dive into. From a game in Coors Field with a lack of solid cheap pitching to some expensive arms and cheap bats. There are a ton of ways to go tonight […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 14 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, July 1 (unless otherwise noted). The season is just over halfway done, and the home runs are still coming in bunches. That doesn't mean everyone's always hitting them all the time, and good thing for this column. Weekly reminders: […]

James Paxton's Quality Start Goes Wasted

The New York Mets and New York Yankees engaged in a pitcher's duel Tuesday night at Citi Field. For the road team, the starter was James Paxton, who arguably had his best start since returning from a knee injury in late May. The 30-year-old allowed just one run, which came off a solo home run […]

Kendrys Morales Released By Yankees

New York Yankees designated hitter Kendrys Morales has been released after clearing unconditional waivers. Morales was designated for assignment last week and clearly the Yankees were unable to find a suitor for the 36-year-old. He last appeared in a game on June 11 before being placed on the injured list with a calf injury. This […]

Domingo German Will Be Activated Wednesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German (hip) will be activated from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday. He did not pitch well during his rehab outing, but the Yankees are still going to start German versus the New York Mets on Wednesday. He was pitching well before suffering a left hip flexor strain in […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 14

As we sit a week away from the All-Star Game you may have already found a dependable catcher that you roll with week-in and week-out, but as we know, backstops are the most volatile position in fantasy baseball. With that being said, we should always be aware of the landscape of the position just in […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/2/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Tuesday baseball! We have a full slate of game on our hands and plenty to look at. With a game in Coors Field, we'll have to consider the salary of everyone and look at some cheap pitching. With that said, there are a lot of expensive arms worth considering on the slate and […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday July 2nd, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for July 2nd, 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 […]

Top MLB Betting Picks for Today's Slate (7/2/19)

Welcome to the Tuesday, July 2nd edition of Rotoballer's MLB Betting Picks. I will be serving up some of my top options on today's 15 game slate. In this article, we will dive into the numbers and pick out my top recommended betting picks for today's slate. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Tuesday baseball on DraftKings! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/2/19. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. You can also read more DFS advice and lineup picks for sites like FanDuel, and other sports too. If you […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14

We have now completed three months of the 2019 MLB campaign, and find ourselves reanalyzing our options on July 1st with baseball fresh off of its London debut. When I think of overbearing summer heat, I picture it coming in July, right as Jaws is making his way into Amity. With the arrival of July […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 14

Welcome back to the strikeout rate risers and fallers series for Week 14! Each week we will take a look at two K% risers and two fallers, analyze what is behind those changes, and then decide if they are actionable. A pitcher can best control their fate by generating swings and misses, so this exercise […]

The Cut List (Week 14) - Time to Let Go?

We're halfway there in the baseball season, but hopefully your fantasy team is living on more than a prayer. (By Jove, that's terrible. Apologies.) Unless it's a points league, categories are starting to take more precedence at this point. Every hitter on this week's Cut List comes with a list of categories in which a […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Sunday, June 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday baseball! We have a 9-game main slate on our hands on DraftKings with plenty to dive into. The game in Coors Field isn't on this slate, so things will be a little bit more balanced on the offensive end. As for pitching, there are a lot of options for just nine games. […]

Luke Voit Exits Game With Lower-Body Injury

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit (hamstring) was forced to exit Saturday's game against the Red Sox in London. Voit hit a ball in the fifth inning and was rounding first base when the injury occurred. It is unknown whether a trip to the injured list will be necessary.

Domingo German Will Return Next Week

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Saturday from London that starter Domingo German will return to the rotation either Wednesday or Thursday next week. The Yankees face the Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday, and the Rays on Thursday in Tampa Bay, so it would make more sense for him to return in the […]