Trading Up - Mike Trout

It is universally understood among fantasy managers that Mike Trout is the best player in baseball. There was some speculation about Trout versus Mookie Betts earlier this year, and a few articles before the 2017 season about Betts or Jose Altuve as alternative number one picks. Many analysts offer the guidance that you never want […]

Gary Sanchez To Be Placed On Disabled List Monday

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (hip/groin) will be placed on the disabled list on Monday. Kyle Higashioka is expected to take his place on the active roster and will provide depth behind Austin Romine. Sanchez sustained the injury while running to first base during Sunday’s marathon game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The extent […]

Champ or Chump: Frankie Montas and Jonathan Loaisiga

If you're participating in the Rotoballer Challenge on the RT Sports platform, you've probably noticed that they have a list of the most acquired and dropped players for the week on every league's homepage. This past week, all 10 of the listed adds were starting pitchers. Everybody is apparently looking for an extra arm. With […]

Week 13 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 13! 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 13, which […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 25

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 […]

Gary Sanchez Leaves Game Sunday With Injury

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez grounded into a double play in the tenth inning before leaving the game with the head athletic trainer. Sanchez was holding his groin as he walked slowly off the field and will be considered day-to-day for the time being. Austin Romine replaced Sanchez at catcher. More information should be […]

Domingo German Gets Crushed Sunday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German fell apart on Sunday giving up six runs on nine hits through three innings against the Rays raising his season ERA to 5.40. It was a very disappointing start for German who had been killing it recently with back to back quality starts and 19 strikeouts in his […]

Masahiro Tanaka Throws Successful Bullpen Session

The New York Yankees received some positive news Sunday morning as they prepare to wrap up a road series in Tampa Bay against the Rays. Masahiro Tanaka, out since June 8th after injuring both his hamstrings running home on a sacrifice fly, tossed a successful bullpen session. The 29-year-old tossed 26 pitches, explaining he was […]

Greg Bird Out Of Lineup Sunday

New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird (rest) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rays. The 25-year-old has struggled lately, hitting just .193 in 24 games, so hopefully, a day off will help him clear his head. He should be out of fantasy owners' lineups today.

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got an 11 game slate on FanDuel this Sunday. This slate omits the Coors Field game, which allows for more flexibility and strategies. DET @ CLE and BAL @ ATL have the two biggest expected totals with a 9.5 O/U each. Four other games have a 9.0 O/U, and everywhere else is at 8.5 […]

The Cut List (Week 13): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 13 of the Cut List. This week I take a look at Luke Weaver, Dallas Kuechel, Gregory Polanco, and Kyle Seager.  All 4 of these guys were drafted in the mid rounds and expected to have productive seasons, and they've all struggled to post even shallow team value as we approach the […]

Sonny Gray Finding The Wrong Consistency

All along during this 2018 season, the New York Yankees have sought consistency from starter Sonny Gray, who they acquired last season in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. He seems to be settling into a consistent form, but it’s a negative one. The 28-year-old was tagged with his fifth loss of the season Saturday […]

Gleyber Torres Sitting Out on Saturday

It is just a regular day of rest for New York Yankees prodigy Gleyber Torres. The 21-year-old has been a fantasy revelation since being called up in April. Although he has cooled down lately with just a .212 average during June, Torres still has fantastic numbers on the season. He is carrying a .288 average […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/23/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of games which is normal for a Saturday and gives us 10 games in the early slate which starts at 2 pm and a four-game night slate. Solid options across the board, so I'll try to hit on a few from each slate. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 24

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 […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 13

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, […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 13

We have 12 games on Monday, which increases the amount of two-start pitchers in the player pool for Week 13. Per usual, to get on our streaming radar, we look for pitchers who allow three earned runs, or less, and tally around five strikeouts per outing. Also, it helps to have opponents low on the […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 13

You can pore over stats for days, analyzing leaderboards and recent trends, but there is no substitute for watching the game itself. While you can't quantify spin rate or exit velocity with the naked eye, you get a true sense of how a player performs in key situations and the eyeball test sometimes proves truer […]

CC Sabathia Keeps Damage At Minimum

New York Yankees veteran starting pitcher CC Sabathia’s bounce-back month of June continued in Tampa Bay on Friday night as he pitched a solid game, ultimately getting handed a defeat against the Rays. The 37-year-old once again managed to limit the damage despite allowing a high number of hits, surrendering just one run on nine hits […]

Luis Cessa Tosses Two Scoreless Innings In Return

Out since late April with a left oblique strain, right-hander Luis Cessa was activated by the New York Yankees this week and made his return Friday night in Tampa Bay against the Rays. The 26-year-old was added to the major league roster in place of A.J. Cole, who went out with an injury of his […]

Brett Gardner Returns With Two Hits

After missing every game the New York Yankees played since last Saturday, outfielder Brett Gardner made his return on Friday, starting in left field and batting leadoff. Playing the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, the 34-year-old led the offense with two hits on a night when they were kept under control throughout. Gardner spent […]

Brett Gardner is Starting on Friday

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner (knee) is back in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Gardner missed five games prior to this due to a lingering knee issue. Gardner will lead off and play left field on Friday. He's in a favorable matchup versus Rays' starter Ryne Stanek. However, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/22/18): MLB DFS Lineups

With the OAK/CWS game postponed on Thursday, a doubleheader was scheduled for Friday. DraftKings removed the second OAK/CWS matchup from the slate, giving us a 14-game docket for Friday. As for the Vegas lines, four games have over/unders of at least nine total runs. The MIA/COL matchup leads the way with an over/under of 11.5 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 23

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 […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 13

Busy bullpen week this time, with big names going on the disabled list and of course committees taking shape, not to mention a big name switching teams early in the summer. Hunter Strickland punched his way out of the ninth inning in San Francisco, Brandon Morrow dressed his way out of the ninth in Chicago, […]

Week 13 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 […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/22/18): MLB DFS Lineups

In preparation for today's freeroll on DraftDaily, below you can find my recommended lineup picks. If you've never played on DraftDaily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. […]

Miguel Andujar Reaches Double-Digit Home Runs

After three consecutive hitless games last weekend, New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar seems to have found his way again during his club’s sweep of the Seattle Mariners. The 23-year-old recorded four hits during the series, including two home runs to go with four RBI. It was vital that he break out, as he […]

Luis Severino Continues Best Month Of Season

Although he’s been terrific for the entire season, Luis Severino is currently in an even better form than he was in the first two months of the campaign. The New York Yankees ace picked up his league-leading 11th victory on Thursday in a one-run victory over the Seattle Mariners. It was his third win in […]

Clint Frazier Continues Taking Advantage Of Playing Time

With New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner still on the sidelines since Saturday with a right knee injury, outfielder Clint Frazier continues to see consistent playing time after beginning his frustrating season in the minors. The 23-year-old started each of the three games against the Seattle Mariners, also getting a pinch-hitting appearance against the Nationals on […]