Adam Ottavino Continues Strong Start With Yankees

The best reliever out of the New York Yankees bullpen thus far in 2019 has been Adam Ottavino. The New York native, who was signed from Colorado over the winter, made his third appearance of the season Monday night, firing a scoreless inning while picking up two more strikeouts. At this point, it's clear that […]

Domingo German Overcomes Walks To Earn Win

Thrown into the starting rotation due to injuries, New York Yankees right-hander Domingo German was not excellent, but was solid enough to earn a victory Monday night in the Bronx. The 26-year-old fired five one-hit innings, overcoming five walks by limiting Detroit to just one hit while recording seven strikeouts. While he allowed one run, […]

Miguel Andujar Diagnosed With Labrum Tear

Results have come in for New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar and they're ominous. After their game Monday night, manager Aaron Boone announced the 24-year-old was diagnosed with a small labrum tear, with surgery a possibility. At this point, he will be monitored for the next two weeks with no baseball activity. Eventually, surgery […]

Aaron Hicks Still Weeks Away From Return

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (back) has "still got some weeks to go" before he is able to make his season debut, according to manager Aaron Boone. Hicks has yet to resume baseball activities, but the skipper thinks he will soon. The switch-hitting center fielder has a high ceiling when he's healthy for his […]

Miguel Andujar Hits The Injured List

The New York Yankees just announced their second man to hit the injured list Monday as third baseman Miguel Andujar will be placed on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder strain. The 24-year-old has gone for examinations, with results pending. As a result, infielder Tyler Wade has been recalled from Triple-A. This is the […]

Giancarlo Stanton To Be Shut Down For 10 Days

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain of his left biceps and will be shut down for 10 days before resuming baseball activities. Manager Aaron Boone is hoping the team gets him back later this month. It's a blow to the Yanks and fantasy owners, but Stanton and his […]

Domingo German Gets The Ball For The Yankees

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees against the Detroit Tigers on Monday. This is a saucy matchup, as the Tigers scored just six runs in four games in the season-opening series against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Tigers scored zero runs while facing the Blue Jays' four […]

Miguel Andujar Resting Monday

New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar is not in the starting lineup on Monday. Infielder DJ LeMahieu will take his place at the hot corner and bat seventh against Tigers starting pitcher Tyson Ross. Andujar has three hits in 13 at-bats (.231) with one RBI to start the season, but his fantasy owners shouldn't […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1

As long as the wait may have seemed, the 2019 MLB campaign is off to the races, and as usual, there has been no shortage of surprisingly strong starts from players across the board. With a slew of veteran and up and coming middle infielders starting off with scorching results at the plate in an […]

Updated Week 1 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Opening Day is finally here! Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 1. We are back again this year with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are […]

Giancarlo Stanton Headed To 10-Day IL With Bicep Strain

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday morning with a left bicep strain. The 29-year-old slugger is 2-for-8 with one run scored and seven walks through his first three games of the season. While it is an annoying ailment for fantasy managers, the injury is not expected […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1

After an offseason that somehow felt even more interminable than usual, the 2019 season is underway. Teams have only played two or three games at this point (Athletics and Mariners notwithstanding), so you certainly shouldn't be looking to do anything drastic yet. No matter how scared you might be about Chris Sale's velocity, pushing the […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1

The season has officially begun and managers are already ravaging through the waiver wire for various reasons. Some are overreacting and contemplating rash decisions. Let us help you before you do anything drastic. Aside from stars and scrubs, there hasn’t been enough time to determine if your current options in the outfield will provide the production […]

H2H Category Streamers - Week 1 Waiver Wire

There are plenty of strategies that fantasy managers explore in hopes to get an advantage over their opponent. Heavy lineup, heavy starting pitchers, no catcher, all (or mostly) reliever staff, no reliever staff, etc. Even if you play a balanced lineup, injuries can cause holes. A few weeks without a key player won’t kill a […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers & Starts Week 1

Welcome back to fantasy baseball, and welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 4/1 - 4/7. Whether you're looking to maximize the number of games played, exploit favorable matchups, or fill in for injured players, streaming hitters can be a fruitful strategy for those willing to put in a little work every […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups - After The Draft

Howdy, RotoBallers, and welcome to our all-encompassing waiver wire piece that is meant to follow your drafts and beat the mad rush to the WW grocery store once games start. In light of this, join me as we go position-by-position and look at players whose Yahoo ownership rate is 30% or under. I'll highlight some […]

Domingo German (SP, NYY) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Pre-season injuries to C.C. Sabathia and Luis Severino thrust young right-hander Domingo German back into a rotation spot, where he will slot in at No. 4 and start Monday's game. German posted some intriguing numbers last season, despite his 5.57 ERA and […]

Yankees Could Use Opener For Domingo German's Outing

While New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German will pitch at some point on Monday against the Detroit Tigers, the Yankees are strongly considering the possibility of using an opener for the game. That will ultimately depend on the use of the bullpen for Sunday's game, currently in a rain delay. Should the game be rained out, […]

Dellin Betances Throws Off Mound Saturday

New York Yankees relief pitcher Dellin Betances (shoulder) threw off a mound on Saturday in Florida. "Another good day for Dellin. I feel like he's moving in the right direction. It's coming out better," manager Aaron Boone said. Barring any setbacks, the hard-throwing reliever could make his season debut in mid-April. Betances probably won't see […]

Top 30 Impact Rookies for Redraft Fantasy Leagues (Preseason)

It’s no secret that teams are relying more and more heavily on young hitters and pitchers to not only fill out the 25-man rosters but to be key, impactful members of the club. That, in turn, means that prospect watching and analysis plays an increasingly important part of fantasy baseball. Jumping on the promising, raw […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/1/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got three slates on FanDuel today. The early only slate starts at 1:05pm eastern and covers the Cardinals-Pirates and White Sox-Indians matchup. The main slate starts at 7:05pm and covers nine games. There is also an all day slate that includes all matchups. I'll be covering players across all slates. In this article, I […]

Troy Tulowitzki Kicks Off Ill-Fated Rally

The New York Yankees found themselves trailing by four runs entering the ninth inning when shortstop Troy Tulowitzki led off. The 34-year-old delivered a solo home run to kick off the frame, getting it done while he was down two strikes. It was his only hit of the game, although he drew a pair of […]

DJ LeMahieu Makes Most of Yankees Debut

While his team was defeated Saturday afternoon, New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu was strong in his first start for the club. The former Colorado Rockies starter played third base and batted ninth. While he made a couple of sharp defensive plays, LeMahieu was just as impressive at the plate, recording two hits including a […]

James Paxton Loses In Yankees Debut

New York Yankees left-hander James Paxton was an unlucky loser Saturday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles. The 30-year-old threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, one unearned, while giving up four hits and a walk. Paxton also struck out five batters, suffering from lack of offensive help. Regardless, it was an encouraging debut as he […]

Luis Severino To Throw Bullpen Next Week

New York Yankees ace Luis Severino (shoulder) is long tossing and will throw a bullpen session early next week. The 25-year-old was placed on the injured list at the beginning of the season with a right shoulder injury and isn't expected to return until May. As long as the right-hander doesn't have any setbacks, this timetable […]

Yankees Manager Not Concerned With Aroldis Chapman's Low Velocity

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw 12 fastballs in his appearance Thursday versus the Orioles and averaged only 95.3 mph on his heaters. Chapman averaged 99.1 mph a season ago and has flirted in the triple-digit range throughout his career, but this drop is worth noting. Manager Aaron Boone isn't concerned, stating that he'll […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday brings about a split slate for DFS players, giving everyone double the fun and double the chances to win. The first six will make up the games starting between 1:05 pm and 2:07 pm, and the second six stretch from the 3:05 pm starts through to the 7:40 pm starts. This article will touch […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (3/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have four games in the early window and six games on the main slate, with a few in between those. Let's take a look at some options on the entire day so you can have some choices regardless of what slate you are playing. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

Opening Day Observations

When are we going to finally get around to making MLB Opening Day a national holiday? I can tell you the only thing that kept me from calling in sick was the fact that technology allows me to stream live games in HD on my cell phone while I sit at my desk waiting until […]

Aaron Judge Scores Three Runs In Win

Back at his familiar positions of starting right fielder and No. 2 hitter for the New York Yankees, outfielder Aaron Judge was the catalyst his offense needed. The 26-year-old recorded two hits and scored three runs as the Yankees were victorious over the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day. Judge's first his was his club's first hit, […]