Clint Frazier Leading Off, Brett Gardner Sits Again On Thursday

New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier will hit atop the lineup Thursday against the Seattle Mariners. He will play center field, while Aaron Hicks — who has been swinging a hot bat lately — gets the day off. As expected, veteran outfielder Brett Gardner (knee) will sit again, a move which manager Aaron Boone hopes […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 12)

Unfortunately, there has not been a lot of news recently on the prospect front. Unless you count the fact that the Mets will almost certainly not be calling up Peter Alonso this year to be news, that is. At this point, we're just waiting for teams to start service clocks for their blue-chip prospects; we should see […]

Jonathan Loaisiga Struggles In Second Start

Coming off his encouraging debut against the Tampa Bay Rays which resulted in a victory, New York Yankees rookie Jonathan Loaisiga’s encore came against the Seattle Mariners. The 23-year-old, who kept the strikeouts, ground outs and fly outs at a consistent pace, once again did the same on Wednesday, although those numbers were lower. That's […]

Gary Sanchez Hits Game-Tying Home Run In Win

Attempting to successfully complete their biggest comeback of the season after going down five runs, the New York Yankees slowly fought back against the Seattle Mariners Wednesday night. Down by two in the eighth, Gary Sanchez stepped up as the tying run. The 25-year-old has had incredible struggles for most of the season that culminated […]

Jonathan Holder Remains A Menace Out Of Bullpen

The New York Yankees bullpen is arguably their strongest weapon, right up there with their fear-inducing offense. While Dellin Betances is currently the class of the unit, not far behind is Jonathan Holder. The 25-year-old tossed 2 1/3 perfect innings Wednesday night, striking out two along the way. That makes 20 consecutive appearances without an […]

Giancarlo Stanton And Yankees Walk Off Against Seattle

After all his struggles early on with the New York Yankees, slugger Giancarlo Stanton has slowly seen improvements at the plate during the month of June. Heading into Wednesday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners, he was hitting .269 across his last seven games, having hit three home runs during the stretch. In this game, […]

Brett Gardner Out on Wednesday

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner (knee) is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners. Manager Aaron Boone said he's going to sit Gardner even if he's healthy enough to play. Boone believes Gardner can avoid a trip to the disabled list but wants to give him a chance to […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/20/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're back to a pretty balanced split-slate Wednesday. Five games are taking place under the sun at the 12:35 Early Only slate, and there are seven games being played under the lights for the 7:05 Main slate. A nice handful of quality pitchers are taking the bump in each slate, too! You can also read […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/20/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are 14 games today, but once again they are broken down into two seven games slates. This article will be focused around the later slate, which has been labeled as the "featured" slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/20/18. The lineup picks […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 21

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. We're coming up on the halfway point of the season, but there's still plenty of options on the waiver wire to aid your championship quest. For those who are […]

Domingo German (SP, NYY) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German has been dynamic over the last few outings and, if you are going to pick up just one guy, then this is it. German entered Tuesday’s start with an incredible 15.6% swinging-strike rate that ranked […]

Jonathan Loaisiga (SP, NYY) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Yankees starting pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga appears to be the next of a wave of young power pitchers in the Bronx. Hopefully, you were in on Loaisiga before he delivered five scoreless frames for the win in his MLB debut. Still, […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Welcome to this week's dive into the starting pitcher waiver wire waters! Before we begin, I'd just like everyone to know that I'm trying to craft a better system for teasing out players that are more likely to be available (beyond raw ownership rate) as the season wears on. The further into the season we […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 12)

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. The Juan Soto hype train has seemed to gone off the rails […]

Miguel Andujar Breaks Out With Home Run

After winning the starting job at third base through his strong play early this season, New York Yankees rookie Miguel Andujar has recently fallen on hard times. Entering Tuesday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium, the 23-year-old was sitting with a minuscule .148 average across his last seven games, recording just four […]

Giancarlo Stanton Continues Hot Streak

After struggles and boos during the first two months of the regular season, New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton appears to have seriously figured things out as his club continues to win. Taking on the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night in the Bronx, the 28-year-old drilled another home run to center field in the first […]

Domingo German Records Second Straight Victory

After losing his first four decisions in his first season as a starter in the major leagues, New York Yankees right-hander Domingo German appears to have turned a new page following another dominant performance. The 26-year-old went seven innings on Tuesday night, allowing just two runs on two hits while walking none and striking out […]

Streaming Wars -- Waiver Wire Targets For June 20

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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/19/18): 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 12)

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. This week we saw the big league debut of Jonathan Loaisiga, the first career win for Shane Bieber, and Wade LeBlanc's best […]

Dellin Betances Unhittable Once Again

The New York Yankees had another masterful performance from their bullpen in Monday’s victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. After Jonathan Holder successfully walked the tightrope of a two-on, nobody out jam, David Robertson tossed a scoreless seventh. This set up Dellin Betances for his familiar spot in the eighth inning. The 30-year-old, […]

Aaron Hicks Smacks Go-Ahead Home Run

After he scored the game’s opening run off Giancarlo Stanton’s RBI single in the first, Aaron Hicks and the New York Yankees found themselves trailing by a run three innings later. In the fifth, Hicks stepped back up to the plate with pitcher Sonny Gray on and picked up his starting pitcher. The 28-year-old drilled […]

Jonathan Holder Escapes Mega Jam In Victory

After starter Sonny Gray put the first two runners on the corners to kick off the sixth inning Monday night at Nationals Park, the New York Yankees went to reliever Jonathan Holder. Clinging on to a two-run lead, Holder had his work cut out for him, but he came up huge to preserve the lead. […]

Sonny Gray Only Goes Five Innings, Gets Win

Taking on the Washington Nationals for the second time in five days, New York Yankees starter Sonny Gray once again managed to only go five innings Monday night, getting pulled after putting the first two runners on in the sixth. This time pitching at Nationals Park, the 28-year-old allowed two runs on six hits, hitting […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 19

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 […]

Brett Gardner Not in Monday's Starting Lineup

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner will not be in the starting lineup for the Yankees second game tonight, although he is hopeful that he could pinch hit if need be. Gardner is dealing with a sore right knee. Gardner has been productive at the top of the Yankees order so far this season. He […]

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

We have a nice medium sized slate for Monday with a number of viable pitching options. As a result, a lot of the hitters worth targeting are concentrated on a few teams. Equally important will be hitting on value plays and there a few punt-plays worth considering, with a few youngsters in Kansas City highlighting […]

Trading Up - Edwin Diaz

If you've read this column before, you know my standard guidance is to sell rather than buy closers. Today we take a look at the number one closer I'd actively target in a trade. I’m working on another article right now titled: “If You Only Buy One.” The idea behind it is that if you […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 12: Buy or Sell?

Due to a combination of harder throwers and hitters focusing on hitting for power, strikeouts are at an all-time high in baseball. For pitchers, this is an ideal trend. The ability to generate swings and misses is the most important skill to possess, as it's the only true way to control what happens after the […]

Week 12 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 12! 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 12, which […]