Joey Lucchesi Bounces Back Against Mets

After suffering his first career loss last weekend, San Diego Padres rookie starter Joey Lucchesi picked up his third victory Saturday night against the New York Mets. Spotted an early 10-run lead, Lucchesi was pulled after throwing just 79 pitches through five and 2/3 innings. The young lefty allowed two earned runs, four hits, two […]

The Cut List (Week 5): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 5 of the Cut List. I think my suggestions have been pretty solid to start the year and I hope your teams are better off as a result. 2018 sample sizes are starting to legitimize and you’ll see more cut-worthy standard league-viable options on these lists as we get further into the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Picks For April 30

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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Week 5 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 […]

Austin Hedges Drives Five Home In Win

San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges went 3-for-5 with five RBI in the 12-2 win over the New York Mets on Saturday. Despite Hedges being known for his defensive prowess, it's still an impressive night nonetheless as he doubled his season RBI count just in this game alone. On the season, he's now only at […]

Christian Villanueva Drills Eighth Home Run Of Season, Ups Hitting Streak to 11

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, two RBI, and a walk in the 12-2 win over the New York Mets. The two-run blast extended his personal hitting streak to 11 games and has maintained a .375 batting average over his last seven and 15 games played. […]

Wil Myers Exits Game With Oblique Strain

San Diego Padres first baseman Wil Myers exited the game on Saturday against the New York Mets after foul tipping a ball. Considering it's a diagnosed oblique strain, there's a potential that Wil Myers will hit the disabled list as oblique strains generally vary from player to player. If he does go to the DL, […]

Franchy Cordero Earning More Playing Time

San Diego Padres manager Andy Green believes outfielder Franchy Cordero has earned more playing time. "He's going to play a lot," Green stated about Cordero, who launched his fifth homer Friday night against the New York Mets. The Padres bats have gone quiet recently but Cordero has hit .304 over his last six games with […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/18): 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 […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 29

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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/28/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (April 28th). We published this column last year, and the feedback was great so here we are doing it again. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Christian Villanueva Batting Third In Return

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva (hamstring) is batting third in his return Friday against the New York Mets. Villanueva missed the mid-week series in Colorado but is ready to go. He's been the Padres best player slashing .355/.444/.774 with seven dingers, 16 RBI and currently riding a nine-game hitting streak. Villanueva has been […]

Eric Hosmer Reinstated, Corey Spangenberg Optioned

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer was reinstated from family medical leave Friday before the weekend series against the New York Mets. He will hit second in his return. Hosmer is off to a slow start slashing .259/.364/.412 with two homeruns and only four RBI, but can be safely deployed in lineups where necessary. […]

Franchy Cordero (OF, SDP) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: Injuries have ravaged the Padres' outfield thus far in 2018, opening the door for Franchy Cordero to receive everyday at-bats. Last year, in his first full season at Triple-A, the 23-year-old hit .326/.369/.603 with 17 home runs and 15 stolen bases in just 93 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 28

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/27/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy friday, folks! We've got a bevy of good baseball games tonight with a Brewers-Cubs appetizer this afternoon to hold us over until the Main slate at 7:05. It's also Chris Tillman day! That fills me with excitement, because I love to stack against Mr. Tillman and see the runs pile up. As is custom […]

Fantasy Reflections: April Waiver Gems

With the end of April looming, we’ve completed one month of the 2018 MLB season. As usual, there have been plenty of early surprises. Today, we’ll look at five of the best waiver wire pickups from the season’s first 30 days. Four of the five players covered below fell outside the top 400 in ADP, […]

Prospect Luis Urias Day-To-Day After Leg Injury

San Diego Padres second base prospect Luis Urias (leg) is day-to-day after exiting Tuesday's Triple-A game. Urias, baseball's No. 2 second base prospect and 36th overall, is slashing .265/.367/.368 with two homers over 17 games in El Paso. At 20 years old, Urias is considered one of the most polished hitters in the Padres system with […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 4)

Ronald Acuna. That's all you need to read. No, seriously. I could just end the column there because that's probably what everyone will be talking about for the next week at the very least. The 20-year-old finally made his highly-anticipated MLB debut on Wednesday night, but I'll get to more on that below. In addition […]

Week 4 Points Leagues - Strategy, Pickups and Cuts

We're back at it again this week with some points league advice for you guys. In last week's suggestions of players to add, players to drop and pitchers to stream there were some definite standouts, but the streaming pitchers were the highlight as they pitched  14 innings, had a 1-0 record, struck out 14 batters and […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 27

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Low-Level Minor Leaguers Worth Monitoring in Dynasty Leagues - Week 4

For those who play in dynasty leagues, checking minor league box scores and league leaders can become a daily routine. But it's not just the guys knocking on the door who are worth a look. There are plenty of enticing players in the lower levels of the minor leagues who could hold value in many […]

Champ or Chump: Franchy Cordero and Walker Buehler

The arbitrary service time manipulations have come to an end, providing fantasy owners with plenty of highly regarded prospects to choose from on the waiver wire. The biggest name to get the call is undoubtedly Ronald Acuna Jr., but buyer beware. I wrote him up here, concluding that he's too raw to help fantasy owners […]

Tyson Ross Stumbles In Colorado

San Diego Padres starter Tyson Ross took a loss Wednesday, allowing four earned runs in four innings pitched against the Colorado Rockies. There was some waiver frenzy on Ross after two consecutive great starts, but he didn't have it Wednesday. Ross allowed six hits and three walks but managed to fan seven batters. For the […]

Christian Villanueva Sitting, Chase Headley Playing Third Base

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva is sitting Wednesday. That is good news for Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray, as Villanueva is hitting .356 with seven home runs this season. Third baseman Chase Headley will take Villanueva's place in the lineup. Headley is hitting just .088 this season and is 1-for-6 when facing […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Hits Two Home Runs Monday

San Diego Padres top prospect, shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., hit two home runs for Double-A Frisco. It was needed for baseball’s No. 8 prospect, as he has been off to a cold start this season. Tatis upped his average to .200 with his 2-for-4 performance Monday. Tatis offers very strong bat speed and power at […]

Tyson Ross A Pitcher to Avoid Wednesday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Tyson Ross will be tested on Wednesday as he faces off with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Ross has been extremely impressive in his last two starts, striking out 15 with just one earned run in 13 2/3 innings. However, Coors Field is an extremely tough place to pitch, […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

With nearly a month of the 2018 baseball season in the books, it's getting to the point where you start to have some legitimate bodies of work to study for pitchers, as well as earlier performances in the year that could feel rather irrelevant now. Matchup data continues to take hold and weaker teams ripe […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 4)

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. This was a big week for prospect promotions. Sure, Franklin Barreto was […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For April 25

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature, use this column on a […]