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 […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 11: 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 11 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 11! 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 11, which […]

Adam Frazier Optioned, Jacob Stallings Called Up

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier has been optioned to Triple-A. Catcher Jacob Stallings has been added to the major league roster, as cover for Francisco Cervelli, whose status is uncertain. Frazier has been hitting just .237 with three home runs in 152 plate appearances, making it tough to hold onto him in any mixed […]

Nick Kingham Optioned Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Nick Kingham has been optioned to Triple-A Sunday. Kingham will make room for Ivan Nova, who will return from the disabled list and start for the Pirates Sunday. In six starts this season, Kingham has a 3.82 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings. Kingham has had mixed success in […]

Josh Harrison (2B/3B/OF, PIT) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Pirates utility man Josh Harrison has had his season slowed down due to injuries and other personal matters. However, when he has been in the lineup, he has continued to hit. The Pirates lineup has not been able to take advantage of […]

The Cut List (Week 11): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 11 of the Cut List. This week I’m taking a look at four players who came into the season with huge expectations. All of these players were drafted in all standard formats. Jonathan Schoop is fresh off a 3.8 WAR, 32 HR season that propelled him to fantasy stardom, Billy Hamilton stole […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

The Corner Store is open! It is week 11 and there are still so many good options on the waiver wire. Continue to stay fluid with your lineup and ride the hot hand. Don't get attached. However, make a decision and initiate movement to get that player. Do not let someone else grab them while […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 9

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 […]

Nick Kingham (SP, PIT) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Nick Kingham has allowed at least three earned runs in each of his last four starts and has lost two of his last three as well. Kingham has also pitched six innings or fewer in three of the […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire Watch List

Finding players is getting tougher and tougher as the weeks roll by, but hopefully you've been following along and building your watch list into a black book of sorts. Need help in the power department? Have a spot to fill due to injury? Bring up your watch list and don't miss a beat. Highlighted by […]

Week 11 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 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 8

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 10 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

It's that magical time of the season where I start to feel old because we've moved into the "double-digit weeks" when writing out the title. You should have a good idea about where your team stands against the competition, though an unheralded stat in roto leagues with maximums is how many innings you have left […]