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Manuel Margot Homers In Second Straight Game
San Diego Padres outfielder Manuel Margot crushed a three-run homer in Monday's loss against the Texas Rangers. The bomb was his only hit in five at-bats but Monday's blast was his second in consecutive days. Margot is sizzling at the plate in June with a .348 average, two homers and seven doubles. He's riding a […]
Streaming Wars -- Waiver Wire Targets For June 27
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 weakest categories, and target players who may be available on […]
Jordan Lyles Gets Good News On MRI, Could Return in 10 Days
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Jordan Lyles (elbow) got good news from his MRI after getting confirmation that he was only experiencing inflammation in his elbow. Getting scratched with forearm or elbow inflammation and being immediately placed on the disabled list can be very scary for a pitcher, but as Lyles expected, inflammation was all […]
Eric Hosmer To Sit Against Rangers On Monday
San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer (rest) will not play on Monday against the Texas Rangers. Hosmer will go up against lefty Cole Hamels, who he is 0-for-13 against in his career. Hosmer has been struggling as of late and also is only hitting .215 against lefties this season, so this is almost certainly […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/25/18): MLB DFS Lineups
The all-day slate on DraftKings for Monday begins at 3:10pm (EST) and consists of all 12 matchups. Four of those games have over/unders of at least nine total runs. Three games are tied with the lead at 9.5 total runs and Texas is the strongest favorite from that bunch (-150). Speaking of favorites, only one […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/25/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We've got a nice medium-sized slate Monday, featuring a number of interesting pitchers and highlighted by Justin Verlander, Blake Snell, and Mike Clevinger. This article will feature a few other options, but if you want to build a lineup around a premium pitcher, Verlander is the cash game play. Meanwhile, some standout stacks on the […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 26
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 […]
Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Launch Angle
Launch angle is one of the most commonly referenced Statcast results these days. Some stadiums even display these statistics on each batted ball for the most casual fan to see during a ballgame. Taken in isolation, it doesn't tell the whole story of a batted ball's progress, but it can be a valuable tool to […]
Week 13 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers
You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 13! 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 13, which […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 25
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 Lauer Extends Impressive Run
San Diego Padres rookie starter Eric Lauer continued his strong stretch of starts Sunday, yielding one earned run in six frames against the San Francisco Giants. Tagged with a no-decision in an 11-inning game, Lauer struck out four on the day while allowing five hits and a walk. He's now surrendered three earned runs or […]
Brad Hand Implodes Against Giants
San Diego Padres closer Brad Hand suffered a blown save and loss Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, giving up a two-run walk-off double in the bottom of the 11th inning. Hand came on with a one run lead and retired the first batter before loading the bases ahead of the game-winner by Giants outfielder […]
Travis Jankowski Scratched With Quad Soreness
San Diego Padres outfielder Travis Jankowski was scratched before Sunday's game with left quad soreness. Jankowski has been decent this season with a .285 average and 12 steals, but with how many options the Padres have in the outfield especially with Wil Myers returning, he doesn't play enough to be fantasy viable. Matt Szczur will […]
Jordan Lyles To Disabled List, Robert Stock Called Up
A day after being a late scratch from his start Saturday, San Diego Padres starter Jordan Lyles (forearm) was placed on the disabled list. Lyles was encouraged by initial tests and hopes it's just inflammation. It's unclear how long the eight-year veteran will be sidelined but with his 4.46 ERA and 1.28 WHIP, Lyles was […]
Wil Myers Sits Sunday
San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants. Myers has recently come off of the disabled list that has sidelined him for most of the season and the Padres are just giving him some extra rest. He should be back Monday night against Texas.
Austin Hedges Returns, Raffy Lopez Optioned
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (elbow) was activated from the disabled list Sunday and will start against the San Francisco Giants. Hedges is batting seventh in his return. Out since May 1 with right elbow inflammation, Hedges is hitting .173 with two homers. He could have some fantasy appeal as a power source behind […]
Wil Myers Sitting Sunday
San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers is out Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. After missing over a month with an oblique strain, the Padres had stated they'd ease him into major league action with a couple off days a week. Myers is 1-for-10 (.100) with three walks since coming off the disabled list and […]
The Cut List (Week 13): Time to Let Go?
Welcome to Week 13 of the Cut List. This week I take a look at Luke Weaver, Dallas Kuechel, Gregory Polanco, and Kyle Seager. All 4 of these guys were drafted in the mid rounds and expected to have productive seasons, and they've all struggled to post even shallow team value as we approach the […]
Hunter Renfroe Goes Deep Saturday
San Diego Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe popped a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the San Francisco Giants. Aside from his fourth long ball of the year, Renfroe added a single in four at-bats. Since coming off over a month on the disabled list, Renfroe has been sharing time in the outfield with Travis […]
Jordan Lyles Misses Start With Tight Forearm
San Diego Padres starter Jordan Lyles was forced to miss his start Saturday due to forearm tightness. Lyles must've felt off after warming up as he was pulled before even throwing a pitch. The severity of the injury is unknown but for now count on him to make his upcoming scheduled start next weekend at […]
Jordan Lyles Scratched From Saturday Start
San Diego Padres starter Jordan Lyles was a very late scratch from his start Saturday against the San Francisco Giants. There's been no announcement from the team but Lyles was unable to come out to pitch the bottom of the first inning in San Francisco. Reliever Matt Strahm is making an emergency spot start in […]
Manuel Margot Raking In June
San Diego Padres outfielder Manuel Margot went 2-for-3 with two RBI Friday against the San Francisco Giants. Margot roped his 15th double of the season and chipped in his 19th run. The 23-year-old center fielder is slashing .357/.429/.500 in June, raising his average to a season-high .245. Margot endured a terrible start to the year […]
Clayton Richard Keeps Rolling
San Diego Padres starter Clayton Richard picked up his fourth consecutive win Friday, firing six innings of two-run ball against the San Francisco Giants. Richard relinquished only three hits while walking none and fanning four. Since May, Richard has tallied quality starts in eight of his 10 outings with six victories. He's gone less than […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 24
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 […]
Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 13
You can pore over stats for days, analyzing leaderboards and recent trends, but there is no substitute for watching the game itself. While you can't quantify spin rate or exit velocity with the naked eye, you get a true sense of how a player performs in key situations and the eyeball test sometimes proves truer […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/22/18): MLB DFS Lineups
With the OAK/CWS game postponed on Thursday, a doubleheader was scheduled for Friday. DraftKings removed the second OAK/CWS matchup from the slate, giving us a 14-game docket for Friday. As for the Vegas lines, four games have over/unders of at least nine total runs. The MIA/COL matchup leads the way with an over/under of 11.5 […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 23
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 13 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers
I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago 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 roster […]
Tyson Ross Falls In Pitcher's Duel
San Diego Padres starter Tyson Ross took a loss Thursday against the San Francisco Giants despite allowing only one earned run in seven innings. He gave up four hits and three walks but was outdueled by Giants starter Madison Bumgarner. Ross managed to punch out three on the evening. The solid start sinks his ERA […]
Bryan Mitchell Lands On Disabled List
San Diego Padres reliever Bryan Mitchell was placed on the disabled list Wednesday with an elbow impingement. An MRI revealed elbow tendonitis and swelling in his forearm but no ligament damage. The Padres expect Mitchell to rest for a few days then resume baseball activities once he rejoins the team in Arlington when the Padres […]
