Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 8/6

Welcome to another Thursday night edition of Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers, brought to you by RotoBaller! RotoBaller's has been dishing out streamer advice for years. We're always streamin and dreamin. Each day we'll publish some of the best streaming options to consider in your fantasy baseball daily league lineups. Streaming pitchers and position players to […]

From Farm to Roster: Prospect Call-Ups For Week 3

Every Thursday for the duration of the Major League Baseball season, I'm going to be discussing players on a team's Taxi Squad or Alternate Site Camp who are worth keeping an eye on or stashing in hopes of reaping fantasy goodness. I'll list league sizes where the player could be relevant and give you information […]

Batting Stance Adjustments Leading to Early Breakouts

It has been a wild and crazy season, to say the least, to start 2020. With samples still very small, the numbers are off a lot of the time in one direction or the other. This is why diving in and finding tangible change can be the difference in the production sustaining or it being […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 6th 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 topics […]

Garrett Richards Can't Hang Against Blue Crew

San Diego Padres starter Garrett Richards scuffled through five innings Wednesday, yielding four earned runs in a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Richards allotted five knocks and a walk while striking out four. After a stellar debut on July 26, Richards has struggled for two consecutive starts and stares at a 4.60 ERA and […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Tops Exit Velocity Leaderboard

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. kept rolling Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a solo homer, steal and two runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tatis smashed a 414-foot blast against starter Ross Stripling in the fifth inning for his fourth long ball. The 21-year-old has exceeded lofty expectations through 60 plate appearances, slashing .294/.400/.647 […]

Week 3 MLB Closers & Bullpen Usage Report

As this weird, altered season progresses, the imbalance in the schedule becomes a bigger and bigger issue. Some teams have already played double-figure games, while others have played just a single series. This imbalance is obviously troublesome for the standings with the playoffs not all that far off in the grand scheme. It is also […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

It is still the early portion of the season, where we still don't know enough about player performances to make a solid judgment, roles are still being figured out, and in some cases, teams are coming back from long layovers. It's definitely a crazy a season, but there is still some value to be found […]

Top 50 Prospects for Fantasy Baseball Redraft: Week 3 Rankings

We have yet to play two full weeks of the Major League Baseball season but we’ve already witnessed a great many things in 2020 — some good, some not so good. But, on the plus side, this crazy season — and its 30-man rosters — has afforded quite a few opportunities to MLB rookies, especially […]

Zach Davies Tabbed To Start Friday Versus D-backs

San Diego Padres right-hander Zach Davies will be on the hill for Friday’s contest against Arizona, essentially allowing the Padres to skip a spot in the rotation. Davies has provided solid production through his first two starts in 2020, both of which have lasted five innings on the road. Normally able to reduce the barrels […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/5/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

The Wednesday night slate is sure to be an exciting one with a 10-gamer that includes another Coors Field Special featuring Jon Gray and Logan Webb on the mound and a 12-run total. We have just a select few high-priced arms to choose from, while there are plenty of spots to target hitter stacks in […]

Dinelson Lamet Falters After Carrying No-No Into Sixth

San Diego Padres starter Dinelson Lamet surrendered two runs (one earned) in 5 2/3 innings Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lamet carried a no-hitter with just one free pass through 17 outs before unraveling and being yanked after yielding a walk, two hits and two runs in succession. He settled for a no-decision after […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 5th 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 topics […]

Jake Cronenworth Socks First Major League Homer Tuesday

San Diego Padres first baseman Jake Cronenworth launched the first home run of his Major League career during the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers. Cronenworth has taken over everyday first base duties with Eric Hosmer (illness) on the injured list and he has been moved up to the No. 5 spot in […]

Wil Myers Excluded From Tuesday Lineup

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers is out of Tuesday’s lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Facing righty Dustin May, the Friars will load the outfield with lefties as Abraham Almonte and Josh Naylor will start alongside Trent Grisham. Tommy Pham is the designated hitter. Even with the matchup, Myers’ omission is a head-scratcher after […]

Luis Patino Could Start For Padres

San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler says it’s “on the table” that pitcher Luis Patino could enter the starting rotation. Patino was called up on Tuesday and will initially work out of the bullpen, but as one of the most talented pitching prospects in the league, he may force the Padres hand if he reaches […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - Barrels (Week 3)

We're off and running on our Statcast Hitter Studs/Duds series! Many fantasy baseball owners are starting to see the value of MLB's Statcast advanced stats in order to help identify potential risers and sleepers. Just as we do for pitchers, this weekly series will examine a handful of hitters who are performing surprisingly well or […]

Padres Promoting Prospect Luis Patino Tuesday

The San Diego Padres are promoting pitching prospect Luis Patino ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Dodgers. The 20-year-old is the 27th ranked prospect by MLB and third in the Padres system despite only throwing 7.2 career innings above High-A. Reports have come from the team's alternate site that he's been lights-out and will join […]

Trent Grisham Not Slowing Down

San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and walk in Monday’s victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Grisham crushed a first inning offering from Dodgers starter Walker Buehler into the stands to start the Friars scoring. He later singled but was thrown out trying to stretch his knock to a […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Keeps Paying Dividends

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. launched his third homer Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, finishing 1-for-3 with a solo shot and walk. The 21-year-old showed his power to all fields, pummeling a Walker Buehler pitch into the opposite stands in the fifth inning. Amidst the fantasy hype this offseason, Tatis has shown […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 4th 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 topics […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Tuesday night with a ten-game slate on tap and plenty of nice targets for your DraftKings lineups. Coors Field should be alive and well with Kevin Gausman pitching for the Giants and German Marquez for the Rockies. There are some other nice spots to target bats as well with the Angels, Astros, […]

Wil Myers On A Mission For Redemption

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and double in Monday’s victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Myers crushed a fourth-inning mistake by Dodgers starter Walker Buehler into the opposite field seats for his third dinger before collecting a two-bagger later in the contest. The 29-year-old has rebounded commendably from […]

Chris Paddack Navigates Through Trouble To Collect Victory

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack gathered his second victory Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching six frames of three-run ball. Paddack wasn’t his sharpest, yielding five hits including a leadoff home run by Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson, but the Friars offense bailed him out. He fanned five and walked none. Through three starts, […]

Kirby Yates Finally Gets A Save

San Diego Padres closer Kirby Yates notched his first save in Monday’s victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Spotted a two-run lead, Yates promptly served a moonshot to Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger to make things interesting. He then struck out the side to secure the Friars win. Through four outings, Yates possesses a grotesque 13.50 […]

Padres Not Ruling Out Jose Castillo's Return

San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler said reliever Jose Castillo (lat) is "feeling much better than he was a week ago," but he's yet to throw off a mound. The southpaw suffered a teres major strain during summer camp and was labelled as a long-shot to return this season upon the diagnosis. The team remains […]

First Base and Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

Entering week three, we are entering a ton of unknowns. Which players have COVID-19? Which schedules will be altered? Who is pitching which days? Essentially, it is chaos and we need to embrace the craziness. Before we dive in, we need to keep a few things in mind: We focus on players rostered in 5x5 […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 3

We’re already through two weeks of the MLB season, and although the remainder of the season remains uncertain, fantasy players should continue being active on waivers as if the season will finish on schedule. Trying to predict how the rest of the season will pan out structurally is a fruitless exercise, and it’s valuable to […]

Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 3

Coming as a big surprise to no one, the season has been absolutely wild already. Whole teams are now disappearing from the schedule and leaving us high and dry when it comes to filling out our lineups. The waiver-wire is more important than ever and with that in mind we're giving point players a one-shop […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings

Welcome to the Week 3 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a look weekly at where the top 101 SPs stand moving forward in this strange sprint season. You can check out my weekly Top 65 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks here, and also […]