Kirby Yates Should Secure Padres 2019 Closer Role

San Diego Padres closer Kirby Yates worked around two walks to collect his 12th save Wednesday night against the San Francisco Giants. Handshakes have been rare for the 31-year-old journeyman since he took over for Brad Hand, but Yates has amassed six saves in September. He holds exceptional season numbers with a 2.07 ERA, 0.92 […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 26)

It's our final Rookie Report of the 2018 season, and in it we'll take a look at a former first round pick who finally made his major league debut. After being the 31st overall pick in the 2014 draft, Justus Sheffield made his debut with a shutout ninth inning in the Yankees' 10-1 win over […]

Franmil Reyes' Late-Game Heroics Fall Short

San Diego Padres outfielder Franmil Reyes went 3-for-5 in Tuesday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants. Reyes punched in the game-tying run in the ninth but the Friars ultimately fell in extra innings. More impressive is the sustained performance of Reyes who continues to command fantasy attention with a .355/.410/.500 slash in September. While he’s […]

Robbie Erlin Makes Bid For 2019 Starting Gig

San Diego Padres starter Robbie Erlin allowed two runs (one earned) in five innings Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants. Erlin surrendered four hits, no walks and fanned four. Having mostly worked out of the bullpen in 2018, Erlin posted a 5.11 ERA in 10 starts since August. With his final appearance in the books, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/26/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are 15 games total today, but only 12 on the main slate. That's still a large number of options to choose from, and we will have a plethora of ways to build lineups tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/26/18. The lineup […]

Jose Pirela Possibly Playing Last Tune As Padre

San Diego Padres second baseman Jose Pirela went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in Monday’s win against the San Francisco Giants. The long ball was his just his fourth of the season and first since July 7. The 28-year-old offered some fantasy appeal after stroking 10 homers and a .837 OPS last season but crashed […]

Bryan Mitchell's Starting Hopes Stay Alive

San Diego Padres starter Bryan Mitchell turned in a brilliant performance Monday, recording 8 2/3 shutout innings in a victory against the San Francisco Giants. Entering the game with a 6.16 ERA in 15 appearances (10 starts), this came out of nowhere. The righty surrendered seven hits and three walks in the contest while striking […]

Joey Lucchesi Roughed Up In Los Angeles

San Diego Padres starter Joey Lucchesi was thrashed for seven earned runs in 3 2/3 innings Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Four of the seven knocks he surrendered were of the extra-base variety including three home runs. The poor outing drops Lucchesi to 8-9 with a 4.14 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 9.9 K/9. Optically, […]

Austin Hedges Out Of Lineup

San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges is out of Sunday’s lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 26-year-old backstop will yield to prospect Francisco Mejia. Hedges has been a reliable asset behind the dish in deep leagues with a .240/.291/.446 slash, 14 homers and three steals but should be taken out of fantasy squads on […]

Franmil Reyes Finally Muted Saturday

San Diego Padres outfielder Franmil Reyes went 0-for-4 Saturday, ending his 12-game hitting streak. The evening marked only his third hitless game in the last 28 contests. Since August 21, the impressive slugger has been on fire, batting .375 (33-for-88) with seven long balls. Reyes is a hot waiver wire pickup in the final week […]

Jacob Nix Pummelled By Dodgers

San Diego Padres starter Jacob Nix was lit up for six earned runs in Saturday’s loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Six hits including two homers did him in after 2 1/3 innings. The 22-year-old rookie now holds a 6.81 ERA and 1.49 WHIP after eight starts. Nix has shown flashes of promise since his […]

Hunter Renfroe Keeps Powering On

San Diego Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe cracked his 24th homer Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Renfroe’s average has cooled off after a sizzling August but he’s still gone deep seven times in 68 September at-bats. Renfroe’s been one of the hottest hitters for San Diego in the second half and his season slash sits […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/22/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a small three-game slate which starts at 4 pm and then the nine-game slate which starts at 7 pm. There are plenty of options on the slates you want to be paying up for and have some interesting matchups as we move closer to the end of the season. In this article, I […]

Franmil Reyes (OF, SDP) - Week 26 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS: Franmil Reyes showcased some impressive pop in his first taste of MLB action, but also an allergy to contact that made him a batting average anchor. Since returning to the big leagues after a brief midseason demotion, however, Reyes has drastically cut down on the […]

Manuel Margot Losing Favor In San Diego

After a promising 2017, San Diego Padres outfielder Manuel Margot’s 2018 campaign has raised more questions than answers to his long-term viability with the team. Margot’s slash sits at a disappointing .246/.294/.377 with only seven homers in 490 plate appearances. Touted for his speed and defense, Margot’s 10-for-20 success rate on the basepaths has been […]

Eric Lauer Looking For Strong Finish

Facing the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday night, San Diego Padres starter Eric Lauer will look to capitalize on his second-to-last opportunity in 2018. One of the Friars top pitching prospects, Lauer has endured an up-and-down start to his career, posting a 4.74 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 8.0 K/9 in 21 starts. Although there’s plenty room […]

Hunter Renfroe (OF, SDP) - Week 26 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Diego Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe should be bought for his power, but he also has a hit in four of the last five gamesl. Roping a double and two home runs this week, Renfroe has a .221/.254/.559 slash line this month. Renfroe has continued his […]

Ramon Laureano (OF, OAK) - Week 26 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano has three consecutive multi-hit games and is now hitting .297 in 146 MLB plate attempts. Getting some opportunities at the top of the lineup, Laureano has 16 extra-base hits in his young MLB career and has seven R+BI over […]

Week 26 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by 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 […]

Freddy Galvis Amassing Decent Counting Stats

San Diego Padres shortstop Freddy Galvis went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. His three-run job in the eighth inning provided extra insurance for the victory and the modern-day iron man has his slash up to .240/.293/.368 for the year with 12 homers, six steals and 122 […]

Wil Myers Goes Deep Wednesday

San Diego Padres third baseman Wil Myers mashed a two-run homer in Wednesday’s victory against the San Francisco Giants. Myers has been a major disappointment this season due to myriad of injuries and inconsistency, but he has amassed double-digit long balls (11) and steals (10-for-10) for the third consecutive season in just 303 plate appearances. […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 25)

In this week's Rookie Report, we'll be taking a look at several catchers making an impact in fantasy this month. Francisco Mejia made a splash in his first start for the Padres, hitting his first and second career home runs while driving in four in the 6-2 win over the Reds. While Mejia may have […]

Wil Myers Returns to the Lineup on Wednesday

San Diego Padres third baseman Wil Myers is back in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Myers was given the day off on Tuesday to rest, but he's back and ready to go on Wednesday. Myers will lead off and play third base versus righty Chris Stratton. He owns a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

As is the case most Wednesdays, we have games that are broken down into two slates. There is a smaller early slate with a 10 game late (main) slate. The larger later slate is the one we will be focusing on here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 25: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]

Week 25 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 25! 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 25, and […]

Wil Myers is Out of the Lineup Tuesday

San Diego Padres third baseman Wil Myers (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Myers will receive a rest day after playing in six straight games. Cory Spangenberg will play third base and bat eighth versus lefty Derek Holland. Fantasy owners can go ahead and avoid Spangenberg […]

Hot Prospects to Watch Week 25: Mejia, Mullins, Tellez, Reid-Foley

Can you believe that the fantasy baseball season is almost over? It's well into the fantasy playoffs now, so this is the time for owners to start planning ahead for next season. Probably the hottest prospect this month who will maintain his prospect status heading into next season is Francisco Mejia. After homering twice in […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 25)

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. We are beginning to see good production from somewhat unknown and unheralded pitchers due to September callups. The pitchers that were covered […]

Champ or Chump: Trevor Story and Ronald Acuna Jr.

We begin our ridiculously early look at the 2019 fantasy baseball landscape with two of the bigger breakouts of the 2018 season. Trevor Story has gone from a barely top-100 asset to a potential MVP candidate, returning tremendous value to anyone who drafted him in March. Ronald Acuna Jr. should probably win the National League's […]