Aroldis Chapman Locks Up Another Save

After the New York Yankees scored four runs after going down a run early in Friday’s opening game of the Subway Series against the New York Mets, they entered the ninth with a three-run lead. Manager Aaron Boone called on closer Aroldis Chapman, who has been significantly better than he was last season. On Friday […]

Giancarlo Stanton Still Owns Citi Field

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton added an insurance run for his club on Friday night as they took on the New York Mets in the first game of this season’s Subway Series. The 28-year-old had not recorded a hit through his first three plate appearances but would deliver a solo home run to left […]

Brett Gardner Hits Clutch Home Run In Victory

After they lost starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka early due to stiffness in his hamstrings, the New York Yankees remained deadlocked in a 1-1 ballgame with the New York Mets at Citi Field. The game stretched into the eighth inning still tied, but that came to an end. With Gleyber Torres on base, veteran outfielder Brett […]

Masahiro Tanaka Exits Early With Stiffness In Hamstrings

In the top of the sixth inning of Friday night’s game between the New York Yankees and New York Mets at Citi Field, starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly. The 29-year-old, who was in the midst of a brilliant start, would not return to pitch the bottom of the fifth, […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 9

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/8/18): MLB DFS Lineups

With the Cubs continuing to host early games on Friday, the PIT/CHC game is off the board for our DraftKings contest. However, we still have a loaded 14-game slate, with a plethora of pitchers and high-powered lineups to choose from. Five games have an over/under of at least nine total runs, including the ARI/COL game […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 11

Another week, another flurry of bullpen activity, some of it which left us with some answers and others which left us with even more questions. A veteran closer in the NL East stepped down from his role while a veteran closer in the NL West returned from a long DL stint, but didn't get his […]

Week 11 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 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 8

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

It's that magical time of the season where I start to feel old because we've moved into the "double-digit weeks" when writing out the title. You should have a good idea about where your team stands against the competition, though an unheralded stat in roto leagues with maximums is how many innings you have left […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 10)

The calendar has turned to June. The Super Two deadline is near. This is one of the best times of the year for baseball fans becuase it means that soon teams will begin to start calling up their blue-chip prospects that they deem worthy of a major league appearance. The Super Two deadline passing essentially […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 10 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 10 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the year rolls into June, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows shorter with every […]

Making Moves: Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 10

We are well on our way into June and the time is now to make some serious moves to help fill your fantasy team's needs. If you fail to make a change now you risk falling too far behind in roto and missing out on valuable buy-lows in head to head. Today we are going […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 10)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. This year’s draft was an interesting one. There was a switch-pitching catcher […]

Giancarlo Stanton Adds Home Run In Extras

After New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge’s mammoth two-run home run broke a lengthy deadlock, Giancarlo Stanton added insurance at the Rogers Centre. Taking on the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night, Stanton stepped up to the plate in the 13th inning with a two-run lead. Ahead in the count, last season’s National League MVP ripped […]

Aaron Judge’s Extra-Inning Home Run Sparks Victory

The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays were locked in a scoreless, pitching-dominated game through 12 innings at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday night. The offenses struggled so mightily that heading into the 13th inning they’d combined for only eight hits. In the 13th, however, the Yankees broke out of the slump, with the […]

Sonny Gray Looks Terrific In No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Sonny Gray accomplished something on Wednesday night that he’d never accomplished with this club. The 28-year-old tossed eight scoreless innings in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Gray was brilliant, allowing only two walks and two hits while striking out eight, tossing 99 pitches. It was easily his best start of […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 10: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]

Aaron Hicks Goes Yard In Victory

After CC Sabathia’s strong pitching performance and Miguel Andujar’s clutch grand slam put the New York Yankees in prime position for a victory Tuesday night, the outfield provided late insurance. Taking on the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre, the game was put out of reach in the eighth inning, as center fielder Aaron […]

Miguel Andujar Crushes Grand Slam To Put Yankees Ahead

The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays matched zeros through the first five innings of Tuesday night’s game at the Rogers Centre. In the sixth, however, Yankees starter CC Sabathia allowed the game’s first run. His offense quickly picked him up with a strong seventh inning, however. After a single, a hit batter and […]

CC Sabathia Goes Seven Innings In Toronto Victory

After splitting a doubleheader in Detroit on Monday, the New York Yankees began another two-game set on Tuesday, this time in Toronto against the Blue Jays. On the mound was veteran left-hander CC Sabathia, who was looking to rebound after a rough start against the Houston Astros his last time out. He would succeed, going […]

Jordan Montgomery To Have Tommy John Surgery

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (elbow) will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. He's been out since May with what the team described as a strained left elbow. He'll miss the rest of the 2018 season and likely all of the 2019 season as well. He can be dropped in all leagues […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/6/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Major League Baseball decided to do a pretty imbalanced Wednesday split of day game and night games. As such, the Early Only slate is pretty weak, and the Main looks attractive (well, minus the dropoff of tonight as compared to last night - more on that later). As such, this article will concentrate on the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 6

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories, and target players who may be […]

Clint Frazier Demoted Yet Again

In a widely expected move as the one extra roster spot was allowed just for Monday’s doubleheader, the New York Yankees had to drop one man from their roster, and it was Clint Frazier. The 23-year-old started in the first game, recording one hit, an RBI single in the fourth inning. He once again started […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Launch Angle (Week 10)

Besides being a fancy analytics term that baseball broadcasters can spit out on a Sunday afternoon, launch angle plays a big part in determining how other advanced metrics play out, such as HR/FB, FB/LD, and Hard%. Launch angle doesn't dictate how good a player is hitting, but is meant to be more descriptive of the […]

Adam Warren Makes Appearance After Activation

After being activated off the disabled list at the surprising expense of New York Yankees relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle, reliever Adam Warren wasted no time in making his return to the mound. The 30-year-old made an appearance in the second game of Monday’s doubleheader after starter Domingo German fell an out short of completing seven innings. Warren […]

Giancarlo Stanton Smacks Home Run After Getting Beaned

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton had an interesting second game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. After striking out in his first plate appearance, he was plunked in the third inning by Tigers pitcher Mike Fiers. Stanton took exception to the act, perhaps harking back to a time when Fiers hit him in […]

Domingo German Records Fourth Loss

Seeking a sweep of the doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, the New York Yankees sent out Domingo German, who was seeking his first victory of the year. The 25-year-old certainly didn’t pitch bad, but he wasn’t great either. German tossed 6 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks. […]

Anthony Seigler Selected 23rd Overall By Yankees

With the 23rd selection in the 2018 MLB Amateur draft, the New York Yankees have selected 18-year-old catcher Anthony Seigler out of Cartersville High School as a senior. Standing at 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds, Seigler is arguably the most unique talent in the draft, as he not only switch hits but also holds the ability […]