Nick Kingham Dominates In Triple-A Start

The Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher prospect Nick Kingham dominated the Toledo Mud Hens last Thursday. Kingham pitched a perfect game into the seventh inning in his first outing since being optioned down. He finished the night with six strikeouts and was named the International League Pitcher of the Week. The starting pitcher went 2-3 with […]

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 […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - xSLG

We're all familiar with slugging percentage and how it values extra base hits over singles. Expected slugging percentage is a newer stat that attempts to identify a player's skill more so than regular slugging percentage, as xSLG removes defense from the equation. Since batters have control over their exit velocity and launch angle, but not […]

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 […]

Colin Moran Homers For Second Day In A Row

The Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Colin Moran hit his second home run in as many days Sunday. The red-bearded, left-hand hitter belted a 406 foot shot to center field off of Cincinnati starter Anthony DeSclafani in the second inning to give the Bucs the early lead. The homer was the only hit for Moran on […]

Gregory Polanco Has A Great Game

The Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco went 3-3 on Sunday afternoon against the Cincinnati Reds. Polanco put on a show in front of the Pirate faithful and his own father with a home run, a double, a walk, two RBI and an outfield assist. Pittsburgh would fall short late and lose the game six […]

Josh Harrison (2B/3B/OF, PIT) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 40% of leagues ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Pirates utility player Josh Harrison has five multi-hit games in his last eight games, seeing his batting average jump to .297. He has also recorded an RBI in three of the last four games and has scored a run in back-to-back games. […]

Austin Meadows Batting Second Against Cincinnati On Sunday

The Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Austin Meadows will bat second behind Josh Harrison Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds. Meadows is an outstanding .372 hitter at home and has an OPS of 1.051 during day games. The Pirates rookie is worth a look in DFS and is definitely worth a pick up in deeper season-long leagues. The […]

The Cut List (Week 12): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 12 of the Cut List. This week I take a look at Jed Lowrie, Justin Smoak, Yoan Moncada, and Mitch Moreland. What’s the common denominator here? They’re barely standard league viable and they were all super hot at one point or another this season. Lowrie was arguably the fantasy MVP in April, […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

The Corner Store is open! It is week 12 and the options are quite limited. We've gotten to the part of the season where reality has set in. Replacement corner infielders who once were performing well beyond their skills have come back down to earth. With a basic junkyard of options on the waiver wire, it […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 18

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 […]

Josh Harrison Homers Against Reds

The Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison had two hits, two RBI, and two runs in four plate appearances against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. He hit a two-run blast off Austin Brice in the bottom of the sixth inning. Harrison is hitting .292 with three homers and 16 RBI; he missed over 30 days […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/16/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of games, with eight in the early window and only four on the night slate. There are some solid options regardless of what slate you are trying to play, so I'll try and hit on a few players from each slate. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/16/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Today on DraftKings we've got four different slates to choose from, including an all-day slate that covers all 15 games starting at 1pm eastern, and the featured slate starting at 8pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/16/18. The lineup picks will range from […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 12) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 12, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week.  If someone jumps […]

Austin Meadows Not in Lineup on Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Austin Meadows (rest) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. It's tough for the Pirates to find regular playing time for Meadows when they have three other regular outfielders too. However, Meadows brings enough production when he does start that he should be owned in most […]

Jung Ho Kang Optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, On 40-Man Roster

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang has been reinstated and optioned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. He has been placed on the 40-man Roster. While in the minors, Kang has gone a pathetic 1-for-15 with three strikeouts in four games. The Korean ball player has been plagued with off-field issues, including a third DUI, […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 16

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 […]

Week 12 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 (6/15/18): 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. […]

Kevin Kramer Is Having A Nice Season In Triple-A

Pittsburgh Pirates second base prospect Kevin Kramer has hit three home runs over his past 10 games to give him eight on the season. The eight home runs are already more than Kramer has hit in a single season in his professional career. Kramer has fallen victim to 66 strikeouts versus just 16 walks this […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 15

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 […]

Starling Marte Bouncing Back After DL Stint

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte hit his third double in three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks. After hitting a double and home run the night before, Marte may be starting to heat back up and regain his early-season form. Marte had hit only .230 since returning to play from the disabled list after straining his […]

Jameson Taillon Strings Together Strong Start

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jameson Taillon tossed another quality start against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Taillon struggled in the first two innings but settled down to record seven innings pitched while only allowing two earned runs on six hits and two walks. In Taillon's last nine starts, he has allowed more than three runs just […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 11)

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. I don’t know about you all, but it was a rough weekend. […]

Trading Up - Nick Pivetta

When the Phillies called up Nick Pivetta last season, he had made five starts at AAA and put up a 1.41 ERA while averaging a 30% K-rate. Many fantasy owners salivated over the numbers when he arrived. He pitched well enough in his debut (2 Rs, 5 IP, 5 Ks) that many folks were patting […]

Austin Meadows Out on Tuesday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Austin Meadows (rest) is not in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Pirates have the issue of having four everyday outfielders, but only three spots. Fantasy owners who have Meadows are quite aware of the consistent changing of outfielders. However, Meadows still deserves to be owned, especially in deeper leagues.

Francisco Cervelli Out of The Lineup Tuesday

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli (head) is out of Tuesday's starting lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks. This marks the third straight game that Cervelli has missed after leaving Saturday's contest due to injury. Elias Diaz will draw the start at catcher and bat fifth on Tuesday. Cervelli should remain owned in most leagues. Hopefully this […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/12/18): 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 […]

Champ or Chump: Alen Hanson & Max Muncy

Personally, I use a player's track record as my primary means of evaluating minor leaguers. While other owners chase after the Juan Soto's and Ronald Acuna's of the world based on their prospect ratings, I tend to let other owners burn their early draft picks and FAAB on those guys. They could be studs right […]