Elias Diaz Continues To Take Advantage Of Playing Time

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Reds. Diaz has collected four hits in his last two games and has 18 hits since taking over as the starter behind the plate for Francisco Cervelli (concussion) on May 15. Overall, he has posted a slash line of .340/.368/.377 with six […]

Colin Moran's Three Run Home Run Propels Pirates To Win

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Colin Moran ended a two-game hitless streak by launching a three-run home run in the fifth inning to put the team up 3-0 in their 7-2 victory over the Reds on Wednesday. It was his only hit in five at-bats, although he did not strike out once, marking the first time […]

Champ or Chump: Bryan Reynolds and Cavan Biggio

Prospects continue to be called up faster than we can look at them, so we have two more on the docket this week. Bryan Reynolds was a second-round pick by the San Francisco Giants in 2016, but nobody seems to have noticed him raking for the Pirates. Cavan Biggio has big league bloodlines, and his […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday May 30th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 30th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another 10 games for us on Thursday, with another interesting split. There are three afternoon games, five traditional evening slate games and then another two games out on the West Coast. As for the DFS slates this has been split into two, with the afternoon games on one slate and the remaining seven on the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 10 games on the schedule today, but there are smaller contests for a two-game early slate. I will be focusing my research on the seven-game main slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/30/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/30/19)

Welcome to the Thursday, May 30th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Melky Cabrera Strikes Out Twice

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Melky Cabrera singled once and struck out twice in five at-bats during Wednesday's 7-2 victory over the Reds. He has now struck out three times in his last eight at-bats, which is kind of surprising as the 34-year-old had struck out just five times in his previous 62 at-bats. Cabrera, who is […]

Josh Bell Hits 18th Home Run

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell continued swinging the bat well this year in Wednesday's 7-2 victory over the Reds as he went 3-for-5, including a three-run bomb in the seventh inning. It was the fifth time this season he has collected at least three hits in a game. The 26-year-old now has hit 12 […]

Bryan Reynolds Scores Two Runs In Win

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 7-2 victory over the Reds. The 24-year-old left fielder is enjoying a fantastic rookie campaign, but the Vanderbilt product has been even better over the last 15 games, posting a slash line of .367/.446/.714 with four home […]

Jordan Lyles Expected to Start on Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jordan Lyles (hamstring) is expected to make his next scheduled start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Lyles left Tuesday's game due to left hamstring tightness. He was able to play catch on Wednesday, so it appears he's heading in the right direction. Lyles has been fantastic this season and should […]

Steven Brault Goes Five Strong Innings

Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Steven Brault had his best outing as a starter in Wednesday's 7-2 victory over the Reds, scattering three hits and two walks while tying a season high with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 scoreless innings. The key for the 27-year-old was throwing strikes, as he averaged 13.3 pitches an inning, and keeping […]

Trevor Williams Resumes Throwing

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Trevor Williams (side) is throwing again and has been stretched out to 105 feet and off a slope. Barring setbacks, Williams should be able to return to the Pirates rotation sometime in June. The right-hander was having a fine season before his injury, going 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA, 1.13 WHIP […]

Adam Frazier Back, Gregory Polanco Out Wednesday

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier (foot) is back in the starting lineup at second base and is hitting leadoff against Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, while outfielder Gregory Polanco has the day off. Melky Cabrera is hitting fifth and playing right field. Even in the leadoff spot, Frazier has a limited DFS ceiling with […]

Jordan Lyles Plays Catch on Wednesday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jordan Lyles (hamstring) played catch on Wednesday morning following Tuesday's early exit against the Reds. Lyles was removed from Tuesday's start after the fourth inning due to left hamstring discomfort. The 28-year-old has recorded a 5-2 record along with a 3.09 ERA and 56 strikeouts through 55 1/3 innings, making him […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 9 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 27th (unless otherwise noted). In what amounts to mostly an accident, this week is almost entirely about fallers in one sense, because three of the five risers are players that Statcast isn't very enamored with despite double-digit home […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/29/19)

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 29th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Steven Brault Has Tough Matchup Against Reds

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steven Brault is slated to make his third start of the season in a tough matchup against the Reds in Cincinnati on Wednesday. Brault, who gave up three hits and two runs in 5 2/3 innings of relief work against the Dodgers on May 24, gets the ball as the Pirates starting […]

Josh Bell Cracks 19th Double Of Season

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell continues playing at a career-high level. Bell extended his current hitting streak to eight games by belting his 19th double of the season, although it was his lone hit in four at-bats, in Tuesday's 11-6 loss to the Reds. The 26-year-old has been red-hot at the plate over the […]

Starling Marte Collects Two Hits In Loss

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte went 2-for-4 with a double (11th of the season) in Tuesday's 11-6 setback to the Reds. The 30-year-old center fielder has been inconsistent all season but may be starting to turn things around. He has posted a .360/.484/.720 slash line with two home runs, four RBI, four runs scored and […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 9)

The Top 30 list continues to leak prospects. This past week, hitters Cavan Biggio and Josh Naylor, as well as pitcher Mitch Keller were beckoned to The Show. And both hitters had immediate impacts on their teams over the weekend, while Biggio taking the cake on Sunday with a three-hit performance, which included a home […]

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 9

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Gregory Polanco Goes Hitless With Three K's

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco continued his recent struggles at the plate on Tuesday in an 11-6 loss to the Reds, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. It is the sixth time in his last 10 contests that he has struck out multiple times in a game. The 27-year-old, who has struggled mightily against right-handers this […]

Kevin Newman Smacks Grand Slam

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Kevin Newman made his only hit in four at-bats count in Tuesday's 11-6 loss to the Reds as he cranked a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning. It was the 25-year-old's first career home run. He has now recorded a hit in seven straight games, compiling a slash […]

Geoff Hartlieb Pounded For Seven Runs And Seven Hits

Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Geoff Hartlieb endured the worst outing of his young career on Tuesday, allowing seven runs (all earned) on seven hits in just 2 1/3 innings of work in the Pirates 11-6 loss to the Reds. He replaced starter Jordan Lyles, who left the game after four innings of work due to left […]

Pirates Send Mitch Keller Back Down

The Pittsburgh Pirates optioned starting pitcher Mitch Keller to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday and recalled reliever Richard Rodriguez from Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Keller, the team's top prospect per MLB Pipeline, allowed seven hits (one grand slam) and six earned runs while walking two and fanning seven in four innings against the Reds in […]

Jordan Lyles Removed With Left Hamstring Tightness

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jordan Lyles was forced to leave Tuesday's game versus the Reds early with left hamstring tightness. The team trainer examined him when he was on the mound in the fourth but remained in the game to complete the inning. He failed to make it out to start the fifth inning adding another […]

Adam Frazier Dealing With Bruised Foot

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier (foot) was out of the lineup on Tuesday due to a bruised foot. He was hit in the foot on Monday and had it wrapped on Tuesday. Kevin Newman replaced Frazier at second base and hit leadoff on Tuesday against the Reds. It sounds like Frazier's injury is just […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 9

As we near the end of May, catching situations are becoming clearer and some players' numbers are starting to normalize with a larger sample size. We now have nearly two month's worth of games to better evaluate some early season cold streaks as well as some scorching-hot starts to the season. If you're in the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 9

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). This week we're looking at a pair of young right-handers, Griffin Canning of the Angels and Dakota Hudson of the Cardinals. Ownership is based on Yahoo leagues and is accurate as […]