DJ LeMahieu Will Bat Leadoff Saturday

New York Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu will bat leadoff versus the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Even since Didi Gregorius returned from the injured list, Giovanny Urshela has lost playing time to LeMahieu. Urshela was actually having a strong campaign at the plate, but he's not going to play over LeMahieu. Over the last […]

Luis Severino Still Not Throwing Off Mound

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (lat) hasn't thrown off a mound yet. Manager Aaron Boone said that Severino's lat is 90 percent healed after undergoing another MRI exam, but he won't throw until he's at 100 percent. The Yankees are playing it very cautious so that the right-hander won't have another setback. Severino […]

Domingo German Expected To Return Wednesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German (hip) retired the first six batters he faced in a rehab start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, but he wound up allowing four runs (two homers) in four innings in a no-decision. His velocity was down a bit, but German's breaking ball was impressive and he is expected […]

On Vetoes

One of the most enjoyable aspects of fantasy baseball is making trades. It's certainly true that this is not the case in some leagues, because anytime you're dealing with people there's overwhelming potential for people to ruin things. But in the platonic ideal of a league, owners are both active and rational in their negotiations. Here in […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 13 Waiver Wire

No, Craig is not short for Craigory, but yes, Craig Kimbrel has finally joined a Major League Baseball team in 2019. The Red Sox bullpen, meanwhile, continues to be a mess. In Atlanta, Luke Jackson is seeing objects in his rear view mirror, and they may be a lot closer than they appear. A few […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Friday, June 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 […]

Giancarlo Stanton Looking At August Return

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (knee) will likely be out of action through the month of July with his latest injury, this time a PCL strain. Clearly, it is not a minor strain, which is frustrating both for fantasy managers and the Yankees given how much time Stanton has already missed this year with other […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, June 27th 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 […]

Giancarlo Stanton Placed Back On IL

While reports early Wednesday were promising, the New York Yankees will have to place outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (knee) back on the injured list with a PCL strain. The 29-year-old suffered the injury Tuesday sliding the bases in the third inning. In response to the move, the club will recall Mike Tauchman from Triple-A, sending him to […]

James Paxton Serves Up Three Home Runs Wednesday

In their final game before heading to London for the weekend, the New York Yankees didn't get the desired performance out of starter James Paxton Wednesday afternoon. The Canadian native was not sharp, allowing a three-run home run to the third batter he faced. In the second inning he surrendered a two-run blast, before allowing […]

Giancarlo Stanton's MRI Comes Back Clean

While New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (knee) may once again land on the injured list, the results are in from his MRI and they're promising. The 29-year-old suffered what the club called a "knee contusion" Tuesday night, but the results from his MRI came back clean, meaning there's no structural damage and there was no […]

Giancarlo Stanton Out Wednesday

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is not in the team's lineup Wednesday after hurting his knee Tuesday night. Results from a planned MRI are not yet known. Brett Gardner takes the left field spot Stanton occupied Tuesday and bats ninth. That's too low in the order to make him a good DFS play despite […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 13 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 24 (unless otherwise noted). Not much in the way of introduction this week, except that you may have seen a few of these names around these parts before, so let's jump in to the weekly reminders. EVAB (pronounced […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 13

As we near the season's halfway point 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 case a few […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 26th 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 […]

Aaron Judge Clubs First Home Run Since April

In his fourth game since returning from an oblique injury that sidelined him back in April, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge smacked his first home run since then on Tuesday. The 27-year-old hit his home run right after DJ LeMahieu opened the scoring in the first, extending New York's record-breaking streak of consecutive games […]

Giancarlo Stanton Exits With Injury, Undergoes MRI

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton exited Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays before the fourth inning. He suffered a knee injury, which the club is calling a contusion, as he slid around the bases. The 29-year-old just recently returned from a biceps injury that sidelined him since April. Stanton underwent an MRI and […]

Nestor Cortes Records Third Victory Out Of Bullpen

The New York Yankees went with an opener Tuesday night in the Bronx and once again emerged victorious. Aaron Boone followed the similar formula of starting Chad Green and going to left-hander Nestor Cortes to carry the load. The 24-year-old went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering two runs on four hits while striking out eight. Cortes […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/25/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Tuesday baseball! We have a jam-packed full 15 game slate on our hands with plenty to decipher through. Max Scherzer is facing off with the Marlins and is one of the safest plays of the entire season. We also have some budget pitching options, but are they worthwhile if you have to fade […]

Chad Green Will Serve as Opener Tuesday

New York Yankees pitcher Chad Green will draw the start against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Green will be the opener and pitch an inning or two, then Nestor Cortes Jr. will follow him out of the bullpen. Green pitched on Monday, but only threw 16 pitches, so it sounds like he's good to […]

Didi Gregorius Absent From Tuesday's Lineup

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius is getting the night off on Tuesday against Clayton Richard and the Toronto Blue Jays. Gregorius is batting .220 with one home run and three RBI in 54 at-bats since returning from injury. Gleyber Torres will start at shortstop and bat eighth while DJ LeMahieu will start at second […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday June 25th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 25th, 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 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 25th 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 […]

Giancarlo Stanton Bashes Moonshot In Victory

Following Saturday's four-RBI performance against the Houston Astros, New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton rested on Sunday. Monday, he was back in the lineup and continued to heat up. While the 29-year-old picked up just one hit, it was a 445-foot blast into left field for a three-run home run. After his lengthy absence, this […]

Aaron Hicks Smacks Home Run In Victory

The New York Yankees trailed by two runs heading into the fifth inning of Monday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. While CC Sabathia was pitching well, the offense was dormant until Aaron Hicks stepped up. With two runners on, the center fielder drilled a three-run home run, his fifth of the season, as […]

James Paxton Will Not Pitch In England

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton will not be one of the two starting pitchers during the upcoming international series against the Boston Red Sox in London. He is likely to start the first game of the interleague series on Tuesday, July 2 against the New York Mets instead. The southpaw was tuned up […]

Masahiro Tanaka Will Start One Of The London Games

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka will start the first game in London against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday at 1:10 p.m. EDT. They're still figuring out whom the second starting pitcher will be for Sunday's game. Tanaka hasn't faced the Red Sox yet this season, but he is 4-2 with a 3.88 […]

Jonathan Holder Optioned To Triple-A

The New York Yankees optioned relief pitcher Jonathan Holder to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after his implosion on Monday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. He coughed up five earned runs and five hits, including a grand slam to Freddy Galvis and a solo shot to Lourdes Gurriel Jr., and he was unable to retire a single […]

CC Sabathia Goes Six, Earns Win

Coming off his milestone 250th victory, New York Yankees veteran CC Sabathia put forth a quality start and earned his fifth win of the season. The left-hander went six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks. He went on to strike out nine, including the final batter he faced, escaping a jam […]

Chad Green Pressed Into Duty, Might Not Open

New York Yankees relief pitcher Chad Green was forced into a relief appearance in the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night, so his status as the 'opener' for Tuesday's game against the Jays is up in the air. Green allowed two hits with two strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning, throwing […]