MLB Closers and Saves Report Week 10

The Mariners and Rays lit up the stove last week with the first major trade of the season, with the Rays sending Alex Colome and Denard Span to the Mariners. Colome had finally started to figure things out as the Rays closer, but he immediately moved into a setup role behind Mariners star closer Edwin […]

Week 10 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 […]

Week 10 Points League Waiver Wire Targets and Drops

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

Gary Sanchez, Miguel Andujar Out of Lineup Thursday

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez and third baseman Miguel Andujar are not in the lineup on Thursday against the Orioles. There's no indication that this is anything other than a day off for the pair, but owners should make sure to adjust their lineups accordingly Thursday.

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 1

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 […]

Making Moves: Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 9

Happy Thursday Fantasy Baseball players! This week's mailbag dives into some of the bigger names in the game this week such as Noah Syndergaard, Mookie Betts, and Manny Machado. Be sure to send you trade questions and trade offers to me @MattWi77iams on Twitter for a chance to be included in next's weeks "Making Moves" […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 9)

Juan Soto is running the major leagues. Is that an overstatement? Absolutely. Will that be an overstatement in three years? Probably still yes but there's a shot the answer is no. That's what makes Soto so intriguing to watch. In addition to Soto continuing his high-level play early in his career, we are seeing a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/31/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got 11 games spread between four slates today, with the main slate beginning at 7pm and featuring nine games. I'll be covering players across all slates, including the early. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/31/18. The lineup picks will range from some […]

Aroldis Chapman Allows Run, Still Earns Save

After scoring four runs to take a 5-2 lead, the New York Yankees headed to the bottom of the ninth, summoning closer Aroldis Chapman to secure the final three outs. Heading into Wednesday’s game, the 30-year-old carried a streak of seven consecutive appearances without allowing a run, but it would be broken. Chapman surrendered a […]

Gary Sanchez Has Clutch Hit In Victory

Taking on long-time nemesis Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees held a one-run lead through the first four innings of Wednesday night’s series finale. In the fifth, however, starter Luis Severino surrendered a two-run home run, putting the home team in a hole. The offense responded immediately, however, putting three runners […]

Luis Severino Punches Out 11 As Yankees Win Again

It wasn't quite as clutch as his complete-game victory against them earlier in this month, but it was worthy nonetheless. New York Yankees ace Luis Severino once again defeated the Houston Astros. Taking on the defending champions on Wednesday night in the Bronx, Severino went seven innings, allowing two runs on four hits and one […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/31/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a nine-game slate on tap for this Thursday, where we will likely see Clayton Kershaw back. He has been on the DL for nearly a month and will make his return against the Phillies. The initial worry is that he won't be going deep into games and is, therefore, not worth his salary. In […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 31

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. Even at this relatively early juncture, there's plenty of value in streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to […]

2018 Prospects - Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 9)

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 was an underrated, but crazy week of prospect promotions. Franklin Barreto, […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 9: 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 […]

CC Sabathia Hurt By Awful Defense

While starting pitcher CC Sabathia certainly wasn’t at his best for the New York Yankees on Tuesday, he certainly wasn’t helped by those behind him. Taking on the Houston Astros in the Bronx, the veteran left-hander allowed three earned runs and two unearned runs, as the club’s defense recorded an abysmal five errors. In all, […]

Gleyber Torres Walks It Off Once More

The rookie phenom of the New York Yankees, second baseman Gleyber Torres, recorded his second walk-off hit this season as the club secured yet another comeback victory against the Houston Astros. Once again batting ninth, he recorded two hits in four plate appearances, but his biggest hit came in extra innings. After outfielder Brett Gardner […]

Brett Gardner Homers Twice In Comeback Win

The New York Yankees enjoyed another thrilling comeback on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium against the Houston Astros. One of the stars of the game was outfielder Brett Gardner, who drilled a leadoff home run to right in the very first inning. In the ninth, with his club down by two runs, he stepped to […]

Red Sox Sign Adam Lind to Minor League Deal

Boston Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski confirmed that the organization has signed free-agent first baseman Adam Lind to a minor league contract. Lind had opted out of his deal with the New York Yankees last week. Lind has had a productive minor league season so far, as he is carrying a .302 average to go […]

Trading Up - Miles Mikolas

The legend of the Lizard King begins in 2011 when a young Miles Mikolas, a self-described picky eater, accepted a teammate’s bet to eat a live lizard in exchange for paying Mikolas’ Arizona Fall League dues. Mikolas agreed, coated the lizard in Moutain Dew, tasted it quickly, and paced for a moment. Then he crammed […]

Updated First Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

With a quarter of the regular season complete, it seems only appropriate to canvas things to update our perspective of how things have changed since the start of the season. Thus far, we have covered starting pitchers and relief pitchers. Today, let’s take time to look at the first baseman rankings. As a whole, first […]

Greg Bird Hits First Homer As Yankees Lose

While the New York Yankees were mostly shut down by Justin Verlander in the Bronx Monday afternoon, they managed one run. That run came in the seventh inning and it came off the bat of first baseman Greg Bird, who delivered a solo home run to right field, his first of the season. The 25-year-old, […]

Domingo German Outmatched In Defeat

From the outset of Monday’s Memorial Day matchup between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees in the Bronx, chances were the starting pitching would overwhelmingly favor the road team. After all, the Astros sent Justin Verlander to the mound, while the Yankees had substitute starter Domingo German. The 25-year-old, who had one of his […]

Didi Gregorius Dropped To Seventh In Order

The New York Yankees will begin a home series with the Houston Astros on Memorial Day and they’ve shifted their lineup once more. Shortstop Didi Gregorius, who began the season batting fourth before being moved up to third, has now been dropped to seventh. The 28-year-old had previously been dropped to fifth as his incredible […]

Giancarlo Stanton Sitting Out Monday

Beginning another showdown with the Houston Astros after taking three of four in Texas at the beginning of the month, the New York Yankees will be without one of their prized sluggers. Reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton has been given the day off, with Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge and Brett Gardner starting in the […]

Updated Third Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball (almost a third of the way now), so our premier staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We've been going around the diamond over the last few days and now it's time to turn our attention to […]

Week 9 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 9! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 9, which […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 28

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. 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 available on […]

Miguel Andujar (3B, NYY) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: Yet another week goes by and New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar still remains available in too many leagues. He finished the week with a .375 batting average, two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBI. If you are looking for […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

The Corner Store is open! It is week nine and there are still so many good options on the waiver wire. Continue to stay fluid with your lineup and ride the hot hand. Don't get attached. However, make a decision and initiate movement to get that player. Do not let someone else grab them while […]