Wil Myers Starting Rehab Assignment

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A El Paso. Myers has been out since April 29 with an oblique strain and has been limited to 10 games all season. The initial prognosis was an early-July return, but his recovery appears to be progressing better than expected. Due […]

Chris Young Falls A Double Short of Cycle

Los Angeles Angels right fielder Chris Young was a double short of the cycle on Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI. The 34-year-old is only hitting .183 on the year and has played sparingly, even with Kole Calhoun (oblique) on the disabled list. With Calhoun set to return soon, expect Young to […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/13/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

For reasons unbeknownest to me, FanDuel decided to split the afternoon games into smaller, unattractive slates. Luckily, nine of the games are being played under the lights in the Main slate - and this post will focus on that action. Once we get closer to first pitch, I'll call out some notable line movement and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/13/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are a plethora of games today, but they are broken down into two slates. The later slate features nine games, and that is the larger slate. That is also the slate that we will be focusing on here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings […]

Manuel Margot Picking Up The Pace

After an abysmal start to the 2018 campaign, San Diego Padres outfielder Manuel Margot could be turning a corner. Margot had hovered around the Mendoza Line all season but since May 23 is 15-for-47 (.319) and is currently riding a five-game hitting streak, raising his average from .189 to .223. Unfortunately for Margot, he's dropped […]

Franchy Cordero Slated For Rehab Assignment

San Diego Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero (forearm) is scheduled to start a rehab assignment Thursday in Triple-A El Paso. Cordero took batting practice on Tuesday, and barring any setbacks, he appears on the road to recovery. He's been on the disabled list since May 27 with forearm soreness. Despite a 36 percent strikeout rate suppressing […]

Clayton Richard (SP, SD) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 27% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Diego Padres starting pitcher Clayton Richard ended his 2017 season by posting a 3.52 ERA (3.69 SIERA) and being rather useful over his final 10 starts. Well, after a rocky April, Richard is back to mowing down opposing hitters with his […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 14

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. Even at this relatively early juncture, there's plenty of value in streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

With roughly two-fifths of the baseball season in the past, we’ve got plenty of data to play with and some serious questions to answer about our fantasy teams. Some of you are likely rolling reliever-heavy lineups and I respect that, but you probably won’t find much help here! Whatever your strategy may be, these arms […]

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 […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 13

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 […]

Relief Pitchers Deeper Dive - Week 11

Today and every Tuesday moving forward throughout the 2018 MLB season, we will take a deep dive into some of the lesser-owned relief pitchers on the market that are worth keeping tabs on. This can be a good tool for those in deeper holds leagues, although any pitcher in a position to make a move on […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets For June 12

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 […]

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 […]

Hunter Renfroe Batting .375 Since Activation

San Diego Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe has been on a tear since coming off the disabled list on May 28. Over 37 plate appearances in 12 games, Renfroe has lifted his average from .200 to .268 with five doubles and seven RBI. More impressive is his newfound plate discipline (1.0 K/BB). Renfroe is still stuck […]

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 […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 11

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 […]

Eric Hosmer Goes Yard, Stays Hot Sunday

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer Sunday against the Miami Marlins. The dinger was Hosmer's eighth of the season and he now holds a .292/.375/.479 slash with 30 RBI, 33 runs and three steals. Hosmer's counting stats have lagged this season but he's still supplying a respectable average […]

Clayton Richard Keeps Rolling In Miami

San Diego Padres starter Clayton Richard was brilliant in Sunday's victory against the Miami Marlins, yielding one earned run in seven innings. Richard flirted with a no-hitter until allowing two consecutive two-out singles in the seventh to score the lone run. He also walked three and fanned five in the contest. Sunday marked Richard's sixth […]

Joey Lucchesi (SP, SDP) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: One of April's trendiest waiver wire adds, Joey Lucchesi appears to have been the victim of injury-related roster crunches for many fantasy owners. The Padres' left-hander, who celebrated his 25th birthday on Wednesday, recently faced live hitters for the first time since landing on […]

Chris Young Starting Sunday, Michael Hermosillo Sitting

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Chris Young will get the start Sunday with Michael Hermosillo receiving a day off. Young will hit ninth in the lineup and is having a dreadful year against right-handed pitchers, which means he has no appeal as a DFS play Sunday. Young, has a .150 batting average and just one home […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/10/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We’ve got a large Sunday slate on DraftKings today. Usually DraftKings doesn’t lump games that start after 3:00 PM EST into the main slate on Sundays, but they extended it today and got the two games with the highest Vegas O/U totals on the slate. ARI @ COL has an 11.5 O/U and HOU @ […]

Tyson Ross Notches Seven Strikeouts In No-Decision

San Diego Padres starter Tyson Ross lasted 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision Saturday against the Miami Marlins. Ross left the game ahead with two men on but the bullpen wasn't able to hold the lead. Ross finished the day with seven strikeouts, allowing four runs (three earned), six hits and two walks. Saturday was […]

Kirby Yates Poaches Save

San Diego Padres reliever Kirby Yates secured his second save of the season Saturday against the Miami Marlins. Manager Andy Green flipped the roles of Yates and closer Brad Hand this afternoon, pitching Hand in the eighth and tapping Yates to close out the game. The move was curious, as Hand has recorded multiple one-plus […]

Christian Villanueva Sitting Saturday

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva is out of Saturday's lineup against the Miami Marlins. Villanueva holds a .584 OPS against right-handed pitching this season and will take a seat against starter Dan Straily. Villanueva is slashing .232/.294/.525 and is second in the National League with 15 long balls this season. The upstart rookie […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 11) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 11, 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 […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 10

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 […]

Do You Have the Need for Speed?

A staple of many fantasy baseball rosters is the speed specialist. In my second year playing fantasy baseball, way back in 2004, I was obsessed with Scott Podsednik. He stole 70 bases that year and was well worth dealing with the .244 batting average and mere 85 runs and 39 RBIs. But that's because Scotty […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 11

Monday sets the tone for the two-start streaming process. When you only have eight games, 16 teams, playing in the first day of the week, it limits the amount of pitchers available in the streaming pool. Thankfully, the quality is greater than the quantity, as you’ll see. We have such strong options that are probably […]