Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 21: 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 […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 21)

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. It just doesn’t seem right. The rain comes in and ends Michael […]

A.J. Cole Loads Bases With No Outs, Then Escapes

In the 11th inning of Tuesday night’s game at Marlins Park, the New York Yankees sent out reliever A.J. Cole. Immediately, the decision appeared to backfire as he walked the opening batter en route to loading the bases with nobody out. The 26-year-old was in desperate need of a positive outing after having surrendered at […]

Miguel Andujar Nets Winning RBI With Sac Fly

In the 12th inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park, New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded. It was the rookie’s 25th plate appearance with a man on third base and less than two outs this season. With a sacrifice fly […]

Giancarlo Stanton Picks Up Two Hits In Miami Return

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton made his return to Marlins Park Tuesday night, receiving a warm ovation from the heavily-Yankee crowd. At the plate he was solid, picking up two hits, including a thunderous double to left field in the fifth inning. His biggest moment came with the bases loaded in the 12th inning, […]

Aroldis Chapman Exits After Just One Batter

After just one batter and one pitch to the second batter, New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman exited Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Marlins. With just six pitches under his belt, the fireballer motioned to the dugout for the trainer and he was immediately removed from the game, After the game, which the Yankees […]

CC Sabathia Will Return to the Rotation Friday

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (knee) will return to the Yankees' starting rotation on Friday. He's been out since August 13 with mild inflammation in his right knee. He's been a solid option this season, holding a 7-4 record, 3.32 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, and 106/41 K/BB. He'll face the Orioles on Friday, so […]

Gary Sanchez Will Begin Rehab Assignment Thursday

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (groin) will begin a rehab assignment in the Gulf Coast League on Thursday. Sanchez should move onto Triple A after that and be back with the Yankees by next week. He's played in just three games for the Yankees since June 24 with a lingering groin issue. It sounds […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/21/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 15-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 21)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. With the season winding down there aren't as many waiver wire options that haven't already been covered, and boy was there a […]

Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers (8/20 - 8/26)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, hopefully all your teams are right in the thick of things as we prepare for the fantasy baseball home stretch! As always, we're here to try and help with your daily/weekly lineups. I'm filling in for the regular @Roto_Dubs this week, as he has "real life" stuff to attend to. For those who aren't […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/20/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have another nice Monday slate, this time with 10 games on the main slate. There are a number of intriguing pitching options that span from high-end to GPP fliers, including Gerrit Cole, Zack Wheeler, Kevin Gausman, and Derek Holland. Some early standout stacks include the Brewers, Astros, and Athletics. In this article, I will […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 21

Trade deadline passed? That doesn't mean you can't still buy and sell! Instead of trading assets with other owners, you can "buy" players that have been overlooked or recently discarded on the waiver wire. In this case, think of it as a short-term investment that comes at a low cost (you did save at least […]

Didi Gregorius Injures Heel

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (heel) left the game early on Sunday with a bruised left heel and will go to the hospital for more tests. Gregorius had a single, run scored and RBI in his lone plate appearance Sunday. He's been great for fantasy owners in all leagues this year, hitting .270 with […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/29/18): MLB DFS Lineups

As always, we have two slates on this Wednesday. There is a small early slate, but this article will focus around the larger, later slate. There are plenty of great options to be considered tonight, as well. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/29/18. […]

Austin Romine Passes Concussion Protocol

New York Yankees catcher Austin Romine (head) has passed all of his tests in the concussion protocol. Romine remains out on Sunday but should return to the lineup soon as the main catcher with Gary Sanchez (groin) still sidelined. Romine is worth a spot in two-catcher leagues in a potent offense while he's playing regularly. […]

Giancarlo Stanton Expected To Play The Field This Week

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he's "confident" that outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) will play the field in Miami for an interleague series in a National League park this week. Stanton has been bothered by a minor hamstring injury since the beginning of the month and has been serving as the designated hitter. It […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got an 11-game featured slate this Sunday on DraftKings, and with top pitcher Chris Sale scratched from his start things really open up on the pitching side of things. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/19/18. The lineup picks will range from some […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/19/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

This set of games is broken down into two slates, with 10 games coming on the early, or main, slate. That is the slate we're going to be breaking down throughout this article. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 8/19/18. The lineup picks will […]

Trevor Richards (SP, MIA) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins starting pitcher Trevor Richards has allowed three earned runs, or less, in six of the last seven appearances. He has also punched out at least six batters in four of the last five outings and has 88 strikeouts in 90 1/3 innings […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 21

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, […]

David Robertson Records Save Against Toronto

The New York Yankees sent out reliever David Robertson to pitch the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays Friday night. The game would ultimately end after seven, with rain causing the abbreviated affair. The 33-year-old Robertson, who served as the closer of the Chicago White Sox during his stint there, picked up his third […]

Neil Walker’s Three-Run Blast Fuels Yankees

New York Yankees utility player Neil Walker hit the biggest blast on Friday night in a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the fourth inning of the game, before a lengthy rain delay, the 32-year-old blasted a three-run home run to put the Yankees ahead by a run. While the Blue Jays would tie […]

Aaron Judge Plays Catch Friday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) played catch on Friday and there is a chance he could also take some dry swings, according to manager Aaron Boone. Judge is slowly making progress but missed his recovery timetable of three weeks. The sooner he returns the better for both the Yanks and Judge's fantasy owners. […]

CC Sabathia Throws Bullpen Friday

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (knee) threw his normal bullpen session between starts on Friday and said his knee felt good. The team is hoping he will only miss one turn in the rotation and that he can come off the disabled list next week. The big left-hander could return early next week. […]

CC Sabathia Should Come Off DL Next Week

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (knee) should be able to come off the disabled list when he's eligible next week, according to manager Aaron Boone. The veteran southpaw is dealing with inflammation in his surgically-repaired right knee. Sabathia received an injection and had the knee drained and is feeling much better. He's not […]

Aaron Hicks Expects To Be Ready Friday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (ankle) rolled his right ankle running out a ground ball on Thursday, but he thinks he'll be able to play on Friday. The Yankees will monitor him and make sure he didn't get stiff overnight. Infielder Neil Walker has been in right field the last six games with Aaron […]

Giancarlo Stanton Provides The Only Offense In Loss Thursday

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton drove in his team's only run on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The rest of the Yankee offense could do nothing against the Rays' legion of pitchers (they used six total in the game), but Stanton went 2-for-4 on the day, including that RBI double in the eighth […]

Masahiro Tanaka Fires Six Strong Innings On Thursday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka pitched six innings of two-run ball and did enough to help his team stay in the game, but ended up with his fourth loss as the Yankee offense could do nothing against Tampa Bay Rays pitching. In the end, the Yankees just managed one run on seven hits, […]

Giancarlo Stanton Hopes To Return To Outfield Soon

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) is hoping to return to the outfield soon after being relegated to designated hitter duties since Aug. 8 due to tightness in his left hamstring. Manager Aaron Boone will have to decide if Stanton is ready for the outfield with an upcoming series in a National League park […]