Week 7 Waiver Wire Watch List

We’ve basically reached the quarter-pole of the 2018 season which means it’s time to start settling in for the summer months. The shine of the new season is starting to wear off and it’s getting a bit easier to assess player performances to-date. This week’s watch list contains some intriguing names, from hyped prospects like […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire - First Base(1B) and Third Base(3B)

Corner Store is open! It is week seven and rosters are still affected by DL stints and upper-echelon players who continue to under-perform. Therefore, it is important that you are fluid and dynamic in your ability to fill the voids and get positive results. Do not grow roots with the first replacement player you picked […]

Week 7 Outfield Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome Rotoballers. Week 7 is on the way, and with it we're one step closer to completing our second month of the season. By now, we're starting to accrue enough data that advanced statistics become more usable for analysis. This is an exciting time when we learn who's gains in contact percentage and ISO are […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 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. 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 […]

Week 7 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 7! 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 7, which […]

Brad Hand Collects Rocky Save

San Diego Padres closer Brad Hand escaped with his 11th save Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Spotted a three-run lead, Hand gave up a solo homer to lead off the inning then also walked two hitters and hit a batter before settling down with two consecutive strikeouts to end the game. For the season, […]

Clayton Richard Twirls Gem Against Cardinals

San Diego Padres starter Clayton Richard earned a win in eight strong innings Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Aside from a two-run hiccup in the sixth inning, Richard was fantastic. He required 102 pitches to strikeout ten hitters, surrendering five hits a walk in the process. The outing is Richard's second consecutive eight inning […]

Manuel Margot (OF, SD) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Diego Padres OF Manuel Margot has been teasing us with his immense stolen base upside ever since breaking in with the Red Sox organization back in 2012.  He amassed 162 SB across five minor league seasons, at a robust average of 32.4 […]

Franmil Reyes Raking In Triple-A

San Diego Padres minor league outfielder Franmil Reyes is tearing the cover off the ball in Triple-A El Paso. After going deep Saturday night, the 6-foot-5 Reyes leads the Pacific Coast League in homers (14), RBI (37) and OPS (1.188). After undergoing offseason wrist surgery, the 22-year-old Reyes was outside the top-30 prospects in the […]

Tyson Ross Fans Seven In No-Decision

San Diego Padres starter Tyson Ross recorded a quality start in six innings of work against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Ross logged a no-decision in a game where the Padres won in 13 innings. He gave up only one earned run via three hits and two walks, fanning seven batters. Ross has registered […]

Shopping at the DL Store - Buying Low on Injured Players

Injured players often represent buy-low opportunities, and at this point in the season, there’s an injured All-Star at each position. If you can pry them away from the owner or add them outright, each one could offer a real boost later in the season. Madison Bumgarner and Corey Seager are notably absent from this list. […]

Chase Headley Designated For Assignment, Corey Spangenberg Recalled

San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley was designated for assignment prior to Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Headley was slashing .115/.233/.135 this season in 52 at-bats and had been reduced to pinch hitting duties with the emergence of third baseman Christian Villanueva. The Padres traded for Headley along with pitcher Bryan Mitchell […]

Eric Lauer Pummeled By Cardinals

San Diego Padres rookie starter Eric Lauer was roughed up for six earned runs in only 2 1/3 innings in Friday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Looking to build off ten consecutive scoreless innings, Lauer breezed through the first inning before coming undone. He ultimately gave up seven hits including four home runs, walked […]

Travis Jankowski Capitalizing On Opportunities

San Diego Padres outfielder Travis Jankowski went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The blast and RBI were Jankowski's firsts of the season. The big night upped his season slash to .353/.421/.559 along with seven runs and two steals in 11 games. Jankowski was recalled from Triple-A […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 13

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 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 7

We are now in Week 7 of the fantasy baseball regular season and the streaming options are getting better every week. Even in a small player pool to work with in Week 6, we found gems like Fernando Romero and Jeremy Hellickson. Let’s hope to find more this week. There are nine games on Monday, […]

Hunter Renfroe Nearing Rehab Assignment

San Diego Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe (elbow) started extended-spring games on Thursday and should begin a rehab assignment soon. Renfroe hasn't played since April 17 with right elbow inflammation. Prior to the injury, he was in a platoon role slashing only .200/.281/.440 with two home runs in 57 plate appearances. Outfielder Franchy Cordero (.849 OPS) […]

Austin Hedges' MRI Comes Back Clean

Updating a previous report, San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (elbow) received clean results on his MRI and is cleared to resume swinging. He's been out since May 1 with right elbow tendinitis. Hedges is batting a weak .173 with two home runs and 10 RBI but the Padres will welcome his impending return behind […]

Jordan Lyles Makes Decent First Start

San Diego Padres starter Jordan Lyles pitched well in a spot start Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Asked to finish three innings, Lyles completed five strong frames, allowing two runs (one earned), five hits, a walk and striking out six batters in the tough-luck loss. Lyles replaced struggling pitcher Bryan Mitchell in the […]

Franchy Cordero Records Three Hits Thursday Night

San Diego Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero recorded three knocks in four at-bats Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cordero nearly tied the game with a deep fly ball in the ninth inning, but outfielder Marcell Ozuna tracked it down. Cordero has eight hits in his last five games (.421 average) and continues his development […]

Austin Hedges Receives An MRI

San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (elbow) received an MRI and further tests on his injured throwing arm Thursday. Hedges has been out since May 1 with right elbow tendinitis. Padres manager Andy Green insists this isn't a setback but just "the right time to get some tests done." Hedges was batting .173 with two […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 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 […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/18): MLB DFS Lineups

If you've never played on Draft Daily 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. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this […]

Franchy Cordero (OF, SDP) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's not hard to see why people are excited about the potential that Padres OF Franchy Cordero has. He's only 23 years old, possesses the ultra-valuable speed/power skillset, and is now getting regular playing time with the big-league club. During five minor league […]

Fantasy Reflections: Buying Generic

For a game that’s all about numbers, we often tend to get more hung up on names. Fantasy owners naturally gravitate toward the ones they recognize. It’s understandable, and logical much of the time. These players became brand name assets because they’ve proven themselves capable of sustained success, or their skills or tools are immediately […]

MLB Closers and Saves Targets for Week 7

After a relatively quiet few weeks in bullpens across the league, this past week brought us more than enough noise. Injuries, both with closers heading to the disabled list and closers coming back, have shaken up a few pens. A closer who was filling in for an injured closer got injured. One of the best […]

Christian Villanueva Out Thursday

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva is out of the lineup Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. Villanueva is mired in a treacherous 0-for-28 slump and his batting average has dipped all the way from .348 to .243 since April 28. The night off could allow him to clear his mind. Villanueva was […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 11

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 6 Waiver Wire - Catchers

I was watching Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench be interviewed recently and he said something that piqued my interest: catchers are better now than in the past. Of course, he was quick to say that they aren't doing as well statistically, but they are much better athletes and are blocking balls better in the […]

Joey Lucchesi Fires Five Strong Innings

San Diego Padres starter Joey Lucchesi pitched well in a no-decision Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. Lucchesi got the early hook after throwing just 69 pitches but manager Andy Green opted to yank him after he let two men on with no outs in the sixth inning. Lucchesi completed five innings, surrendering an earned run, […]