NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week for Week 6

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 […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 6

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 […]

Corey Dickerson Mashes Fifth Homer of Season

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Corey Dickerson went 1-for-4 and launched his fifth home run of the season in a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. The two-run shot came off of Junior Guerra in the third inning and gave Dickerson his third long ball in his last five games. The left fielder has been […]

Starling Marte Hits Inside-the-Park Homer on Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte went 2-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run and two RBI in a win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. The dinger nearly left the yard, but instead took a strange bounce off the wall in Miller Park and caromed past center fielder Lorenzo Cain. By the time Cain got the […]

Felipe Vazquez Earns Multi-Inning Save

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez picked up his first save since April 14 in a 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. With his team nursing a one-run lead, the southpaw entered the game with a runner on first base with one out in the eighth inning. He allowed a hit and a […]

Nick Kingham Registers Second Win

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Nick Kingham picked up his second win of the season over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday evening. The right-hander didn't flirt with perfection as he did in his big-league debut, but he was good enough for the victory. Kingham allowed four runs on six hits and a walk in 5 1/3 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/5/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 1 pm, so there will be a few players from each slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In this article, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/5/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a busy Saturday on tap for us on this Cinco de Mayo with four slates on DraftKings. All thirty teams are playing today, with the main slate starting at 7 pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/5/18. The lineup picks […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 6

It was nice to see Drew Pomeranz toss a quality start (finally) and prove that he's not a carcass of a former Rockies pitcher like Jhoulys Chacin. This, however, is a disclaimer that some of these buy-low/sell-high candidates may not pan out right away. Or ever. I'm still hoping that as soon as Domingo Santana […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 5

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 […]

Is Jameson Taillon an Ace in Fantasy Leagues?

I'll begin this article with a bit of a precursor: I'm a huge Pirates fan. However, I do like to think that I'm a realistic Pirates fan. One who just dropped Ivan Nova in the RotoBaller Expert League despite two good outings in a row. Point being, I don't typically hold on to or vouch […]

Fantasy Reflections: To Stash A Prospect

Several of the game’s top prospects have already been called up, none met with more excitement than Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna. The consensus best player in the minors finally got promoted on April 25 and is hitting .382/.432/.706 through eight games, with two home runs and five doubles already. That kind of production is what inspired […]

Trevor Williams Saddled With Loss on Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Trevor Williams allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings in Thursday's loss to the Washington Nationals. The right-hander was cruising along through five shutout, one-hit frames before things fell apart in the sixth. He allowed a single to start the inning, followed by a two-run homer from Trea Turner two batters […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/3/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a big Thursday on DraftKings today, full of ten games split over four different slates. The 1pm eastern slate is the biggest, with six games, while the main slate at 7pm has four. In this article, I will be recommending players on every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Finding Value on the Fringes: Roster Flexibility and Late Picks

The key to winning any fantasy league is finding value where others have not. Either this means buying in on the Matt Kemps of the world early and getting value late in a draft or using roster construction to maximize stat collection. Where players play matters as much as when and how they play for […]

Preseason Sleepers Yet to Awaken - Hitters

If you are going to win a championship in your fantasy baseball league, you typically need to hit on at least a couple of sleeper selections during your draft. Anyone who took a shot on Ozzie Albies, Gerrit Cole, or Patrick Corbin have an enormous advantage on the rest of their league due to the […]

Champ or Chump: Nick Kingham and Miguel Andujar

Scouting minor league lines is often an inexact science. Occasionally, you'll see a guy who seems likely to succeed right away (Rhys Hoskins last year). Sometimes, a guy's complete lack of minor league production leaves you confident that it will take a few years (Byron Buxton), if it ever clicks. Most guys don't fit into […]

Francisco Cervelli Swats Home Run in Loss

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 9-3 loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The long ball was his fifth of the season, matching his 2017 total in 56 fewer games. The 32-year-old is well on his way to smashing his previous career high of seven homers […]

Ivan Nova Sees Hot Streak End on Wednesday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Ivan Nova was tagged for eight runs (five earned) in 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The night started with a leadoff home run by Bryce Harper and didn't get any better for Nova. He allowed a round-tripper to Matt Adams two batters later and […]

Joe Musgrove Goes Three Innings in First Rehab Outing

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove (shoulder) started his rehab assignment on Tuesday, throwing three innings (36 pitches) for High-A Bradenton. The right-hander also tossed 15 more pitches in the bullpen after his outing ended, reports The Athletic's Rob Biertempfel. Musgrove faced 13 hitters in all, giving up two runs and five hits while striking […]

Jung Ho Kang Joins Pirates at Extended Spring Training

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung-Ho Kang arrived at extended spring training on Monday as he starts his return to the big leagues. After legal troubles in his native South Korea, Kang was unable to get a work visa until recently, forcing him to miss all of 2017 and the start of 2018. The Pirates still […]

Josh Harrison Has Begun Fielding Grounders

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder/outfielder Josh Harrison (hand) has reportedly begun fielding ground balls on Wednesday. He still has not been cleared to swing the bat, but he is making some progress. The Pirates expect Harrison to be ready to return by June, but it's unclear if he'll make that timetable. Fantasy owners with a disabled list […]

Week 5 Points Leagues - Strategy, Pickups and Cuts

We're back at it again this week with some points league advice. We will delve into some players who have been consistent over the first month of the season, as well as what guys to cut loose whether it be due to a downturn in production or an injury. In last week's suggestions of pitchers to […]

April All-Bummer Team - Studs With Sluggish Starts

We've turned the calendar to May and, amazingly, 2018's baseball season is already 1/6 complete. We've seen some surprising team starts (Phillies, Pirates) and a few out-of-the-blue players rising to fantasy relevance (Christian Villanueva, Jarlin Garcia). But we're all wondering the same thing: where in the world is John Lackey? Nothing is worse in fantasy […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 5)

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 prospect promotions continue to roll in. First it was Gleyber Torres […]

Chad Kuhl Surrenders Four Homers in Loss

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Chad Kuhl had a night to forget against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. The right-hander lasted just 4 2/3 innings and was blasted for six runs (four earned) on four hits. Each hit he surrendered was a home run, including two by left fielder Matt Adams. Kuhl struck out three and […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets For May 2

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 available […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - wOBA - xwOBA (Week 5)

We continue our RotoBaller series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and I enlighten myself on the information and tools at my disposal. With a month of baseball in the books, most starting pitchers have logged […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 5)

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've got a trio of youngsters to look at, two in the NL Central and one in the AL. Each […]

Austin Meadows Continues To Perform Well

Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect Austin Meadows continues to hit for Triple-A Indianapolis. Meadows went 1-for-3 on Monday with two runs and two walks. Meadows was once the team's top prospect, but injuries have slowed down his arrival. Meadows is more of a contact hitter than power hitter and has six doubles on the young season […]