Aroldis Chapman Blows Save On Sunday

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman blew a three-run lead against the Red Sox on Sunday. Chapman left the bases loaded for J.D. Martinez who promptly singled up the middle of the field to drive in two runs, then gave up a bouncer to Xander Bogaerts that was mishandled by third baseman Miguel Andujar. The Yankees high-priced […]

Masahiro Tanaka Ties Season High In Strikeouts Sunday

Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was solid in Sunday's outing against Boston. Despite being pulled before pitching five full innings, Tanaka struck-out a season-high, nine, and allowed only one run. His pitch count ran up to 97 and was unfortunately pulled in the bottom of the fifth. Tanaka allowed a few hits (six), but his […]

Aaron Judge Still Dealing With Pain

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge admitted on Sunday that he still feels pain in his wrist following a chip fracture suffered late last month. The 26-year-old has been sorely missed by the Yankees, as they’ve fallen into a major hole in the AL East division race. Team managed Aaron Boone initially forecasted he’d be […]

New Faces in Baltimore - ETAs on Fantasy Prospects

The trade deadline has finally passed, but the real work is just beginning for fantasy owners. Sifting through the prospects dealt is hard to do, as most fantasy players do not have the time or opportunity to see these players, and instead have to look and project from stats to date. That is where we […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a full 15 games on Saturday, with six slates to choose from on DraftKings. The featured slate starts at 7pm eastern and covers 12 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/4/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 18 (August 6th-August 12th)

We have 10 matchups on Monday, increasing our chances of having some decent two-start options in the fantasy baseball world. We have, potentially, 35 pitchers who could take two turns in the rotation in Week 18. For this post, we have a mixed bag of suggestions to stream. We have veterans and young arms. Most […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 19) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 19, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week.  If someone jumps […]

Greg Bird (1B, NYY) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: An inability to stay healthy has plagued Greg Bird throughout his major league career, which is why he still doesn't have 600 plate appearances to his name despite debuting in 2015. What Bird does have is power, a park seemingly tailor-made for his […]

Chance Adams To Make MLB Debut Against Red Sox

The New York Yankees plan to call up pitching prospect Chance Adams on Saturday to make his major league debut against the Red Sox. Adams is the team's 13th-ranked prospect, but he's struggled at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year to the tune of a 3-5 record, 4.50 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. He does have 102 punchouts […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 19

With the non-waiver trade deadline now a few days behind us, we can confidently say: "a lot happened." But, seemingly more so than other trade deadlines in previous seasons, this time around we can also say: "a lot didn't happen." Zach Britton changed teams, to a team that absolutely no one suspected. Brad Hand changed […]

Week 19 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

Didi Gregorius The Lone Bright Spot In Ugly Loss

Perhaps just one player had a strong game for the New York Yankees Thursday night in a laugher of a defeat to the Boston Red Sox. That would be starting shortstop Didi Gregorius, who started the scoring with a three-run bomb in the opening inning, seemingly putting the Yankees on the right track towards a […]

Jonathan Holder Implodes In Blowout Loss

The first man out of the New York Yankees bullpen was Jonathan Holder on Thursday night after CC Sabathia managed just three innings. Taking on the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, the 25-year-old easily had his worst outing of the season, allowing seven runs without recording a single out. The woeful performance saw his […]

Chance Adams Could Start For Yankees Saturday

After New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia only provided the Yankees with three innings in Thursday night’s defeat to the Red Sox, the club would eventually trot out Luis Cessa. The problem with that appearance for Cessa is that he was initially brought back to the majors to start Saturday afternoon’s game in light of […]

CC Sabathia Only Lasts Three Innings In Fenway Park No-Decision

Early on Thursday night at Fenway Park, the New York Yankees seemed poised for a victory, having scored the first four runs of the game. Starting pitcher CC Sabathia, however, really labored on the mound, never truly finding his rhythm. Ultimately, he would last only three innings, surrendering two runs on three hits and four […]

Lance Lynn Entering Rotation

New York Yankees starting pitcher Lance Lynn, who was acquired from the Twins this week, will slide into the rotation following the demotion of Sonny Gray to the bullpen. Lynn threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Gray on Wednesday and struck out five in 71 pitches. The right-hander might not be much better […]

Sonny Gray Being Demoted To Bullpen

New York Yankees starting pitcher Sonny Gray has been told he's being demoted to the bullpen. The move comes as a surprise, though not completely unexpected. Gray was terrible in his last start, allowing seven runs to a Baltimore Orioles team that is pretty much devoid of strong talent. Gray had shown flashes this season, […]

Luke Voit Starting, Gleyber Torres Cleaning Up Thursday

New York Yankees outfielder Luke Voit will start and serve as the designated hitter for Thursday's game against the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees traded for Voit before the deadline in July. Second baseman Gleyber Torres will bat fourth in between shortstop Didi Gregorius and third baseman Miguel Andujar. Outfielder Brett Gardner will bat ninth […]

Aaron Judge Spotted Doing Agility Drills On Thursday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) is making small steps towards returning to the lineup on Thursday. Before the Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox, Judge was seen doing agility drills on the field at Fenway Park. He reportedly wore a wrap on his hand. Judge himself said he was "feeling better as […]

Giancarlo Stanton Has Feasted On The Red Sox This Season

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is hitting a respectable .277 with 24 home runs and 64 RBI this season. He's been in a bit of a rut the last seven days, going just 4-for-23, but a matchup against the rival Boston Red Sox might be just what the doctor ordered on Thursday. Against the […]

J.A. Happ Going On DL

New York Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ (illness) will go on the disabled list on Thursday after contracting hand, foot and mouth disease. Happ should only miss his start this weekend against the Red Sox. The veteran left-hander is 11-6 on the year with a 4.05 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and very useful 9.9 K/9 in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are 12 games across six slates today, which is plenty of action on a Thursday. The featured slate starts off at 7pm eastern and includes nine games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/2/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 18)

The calendar has turned to August and we still have yet to see some of the big-name prospects that were expected to come up this season. Yes, Kyle Tucker, Willie Calhoun, Juan Soto, and Willy Adames have all made their debuts this season but I seriously doubt that we will see any more of the […]

Kevin Gausman To The Braves - Fantasy Implications

With so many big-name players changing teams this trade deadline Kevin Gausman may fly under the radar. On the surface, he doesn’t look like much, with a 5-8 record and 4.43 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and 7.55 K/9 in 21 starts with Baltimore this season. However, this move to Atlanta could be exactly what Gausman needs […]

Yankees Calling Up Luke Voit, Luis Cessa

The New York Yankees will call up first baseman Luke Voit and pitcher Luis Cessa, according to a source. Cessa may be taking the roster spot of starting pitcher J.A. Happ (illness), who has come down with hand, foot and mouth disease. He has a 3.10 ERA on the year and could make a spot […]

Sonny Gray Could Be Bumped From Rotation

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't ruling out removing starting pitcher Sonny Gray from the rotation. Gray allowed eight hits and seven earned runs in just 2 2/3 innings against the lowly Orioles on Wednesday to raise his ERA for the year to 5.56. A career-high 3.92 BB/9 isn't helping his cause. It's an […]

Gleyber Torres’ Two Home Runs Not Enough Wednesday

After New York Yankees starting pitcher Sonny Gray’s failure on Wednesday afternoon, the Yankees found themselves in a significant hole that they would not be able to maneuver out of. While the bullpen kept the Baltimore Orioles in check the rest of the way, the offense fell just short. In the ninth, rookie All-Star Gleyber Torres […]

Austin Romine Comes Up Small In Embarrassing Loss

Before former New York Yankees All-Star catcher Gary Sanchez sustained and later aggravated a groin injury, many fans of the Yankees were calling for backup catcher Austin Romine to become the starter. After all, Sanchez was struggling and Romine was excelling. Now, however, as the starter in Sanchez’s absence, the 29-year-old is proving he may not […]

Neil Walker Highlights Yankees RISP Failures

The New York Yankees have really struggled with the based loaded this past month. Heading into Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, the offense had gone 19 straight plate appearance with the bases loaded without a hit. After Miguel Andujar finally broke that streak in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s game, Neil Walker would […]

Lance Lynn Stops Bleeding In Yankees Debut

After New York Yankees starting pitcher Sonny Gray made a mess of his start against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon in the Bronx, the team called on starter Lance Lynn to make his club debut. Acquired before the trade deadline from the Minnesota Twins, the 31-year-old was brought to the club to be a reliever, which […]