Derrick White Fills Up The Box Score on Friday

San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White was extremely active on Friday night versus the Sacramento Kings. The 26-year old played 34 minutes and contributed 24 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and one steal in his teams win. White cost $5,200 and $5,700 on FanDuel and DraftKings, respectively, and returned significant value to his […]

DeMar DeRozan Records A Double-Double On Friday

San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan propelled his team to a 129-120 victory on Friday night. The win moved the Spurs ahead of the Kings in a battle for the ninth playoff seed, and DeRozan was the driving force behind it. The 30-year old poured in 27 points along with 10 assists and five rebounds. […]

Harrison Barnes Only Takes Five Shots

On Friday night, Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes contributed in a lot of categories but was quiet on the offensive end. The forward only took five shot attempts in 37 minutes of action in a 129-120 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Barnes ended the night with 10 points, seven rebounds, two steals, and one […]

Bogdan Bogdanovic Hits Six Three Pointers On Friday

In a 129-120 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Bogdan Bogdanovic drained six of his 11 three-point attempts. The 27-year old was efficient on Friday, shooting over 50 percent from the field and behind the arc. Bogdanovic's final line was 24 points, two rebounds, two assists, and two steals in 32 minutes. The loss is […]

De'Aaron Fox Scores Career-High 39 Points

Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox responded well to his new playing environment by scoring a career-high 39 points on Friday night. In a 129-120 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Fox poured in 39 points along with six assists, three rebounds, one steal, and one block in 38 minutes. He was the fifth most expensive […]

Todd Frazier Collects Three Extra-Base Hits

Texas Rangers first baseman Todd Frazier had himself a game on Wednesday in a 7-4 comeback win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Frazier finished the evening 3-for-4 with two doubles, one home run, and one RBI. According to the broadcast, it was the first time in Frazier's career that he had three extra-base hits in one […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Swipes Two Bags

Texas Rangers third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa showed off his wheels on Wednesday afternoon with his first two stolen bases of the 2020 season. IKF went 1-for-3 with one walk and two runs in a 7-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. He ranked in the 74th percentile for sprint speed last season and unleashed it on […]

Lance Lynn Facing Lefty-Heavy Lineup Today

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Lance Lynn will be facing a lineup full of left-handed batters in Wednesday's series finale versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks have their fair share of switch hitters but will have six men batting from the opposite side of the batter's box. Fortunately, for Lynn, the Diamondbacks had ranked in the […]

Kyle Gibson Hurt By Defensive Errors

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kyle Gibson took the loss in a 4-1 defeat to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Gibson pitched five innings and gave up five hits, three walks, and three unearned runs in his first start for his new ball club. All of his troubles came in the first inning. With two […]

Rougned Odor Hits First Home Run Of New Season

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor hit his first home run of the season on Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In a 4-1 loss, Odor's long ball was the first hit of the evening for Texas. It broke up Merril Kelly's potential no-hitter in the seventh inning. It was a typical box score for […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/27/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Congratulations baseball fans, you made it through opening weekend. Hopefully, you have a little more money in your pockets after following our Rotoballer team's advice. So let's keep the good times rolling with 10 games on Monday's main slate. We get our first glance at a lot of team's fourth starters today. That means that […]

Nick Solak Batting Second On Sunday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nick Solak is starting in left field on Sunday and batting second in the lineup against the Colorado Rockies. He was the talk of the town during spring training and has found his way onto the roster to start the season. Solak was a trendy sleeper in the fantasy baseball community this […]

Jordan Lyles Has First Start Of Season Skipped

Texas Rangers pitcher Jordan Lyles will not make his first start of the season until next Sunday, August 8th. With Texas having some off days, the team has decided to keep Lance Lynn on regular rest and have him pitch in the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Lyles signed with the Rangers […]

Elvis Andrus Walks Three Times On Saturday

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus still doesn't have a hit in 2020, but he reached base three times via the walk on Saturday. In a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Andrus went 0-for-2 with three walks and one run. Fantasy managers will have to wait and see whether this is a new approach for […]

Mike Minor Strikes Out Six In Five Innings

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor made his 2020 debut on Saturday night in a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Over five innings, Minor gave up three hits, two runs, one earned run, and a walk, while striking out six batters. The line was useful for his fantasy managers, but it took Minor 98 […]

Lance Lynn Throws Six Shutout Innings

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Lance Lynn had a great start to the 2020 season in a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rockies. Lynn pitched six innings without giving up a run and limited Colorado to two hits on the night. He uncharacteristically walked four batters on Friday but made up for it with nine strikeouts. […]

Jose Leclerc Picks Up Save Number 1

Texas Rangers closer Jose Leclerc shut the door on the Colorado Rockies to open the season on Friday night. Leclerc was tasked with saving a 1-0 lead for Texas, and he obliged with two strikeouts and a walk in his inning of work. He threw six straight balls to open his season, walking Ryan McMahon […]

Leody Taveras Makes Opening Day Roster

Texas Rangers outfielder Leody Taveras has made the Opening Day Roster for the 2020 season. He is ranked by Baseball America as the third-best prospect in the organization. Taveras excels in the defensive aspects of the game, but his bat needs to improve to get in the starting lineup. Taveras batted .279/.344/.376 with five home […]

Todd Frazier Ends Summer Camp With A Bang

Texas Rangers infielder Todd Frazier put an exclamation point on his warm-up to the regular season with a three-run home run on Tuesday night. In the fifth inning of the Rangers' 7-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Frazier sliced an Antonio Senzatela pitch just over the right-field wall. It wasn't the most powerful home run […]

Jordan Lyles Throws Messy Final Tune Up

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Lyles was not sharp in his final start before the 2020 season gets underway. In a 7-3 loss to Colorado, the 29-year old threw 90 pitches and couldn't make it through the fifth inning. He gave up three earned runs, five hits, and three walks while striking out three Rockies. […]

Kyle Gibson Roughed Up In Exhibition Start

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kyle Gibson did not have the warm-up to the regular season that he was hoping for on Tuesday night. Gibson went five innings while working on his fastball command, but the results were not great as the Rangers fell 5-1 to the Colorado Rockies. The former Twins pitcher allowed five runs, […]

Bullpen Busts Due to Bounce Back in 2020

The amount of information available to fantasy baseball managers is almost overwhelming, and it continues to grow each season. Every year, there is a new statistic that pops up showing that Player A should've done this or Player B was unlucky in that. As a group, we are always trying to find where the value […]

Willie Calhoun Expected To Be Ready For Opening Day

Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun (jaw) is still on the road to recovery, but his manager Chris Woodward expects him to be ready for the start of the MLB season. The 25-year old is already on a stationary bike and looks to be in line for a full slate of games, whenever the 2020 season […]

Cody Allen Gives Up Two Runs On Wednesday

Texas Rangers reliever Cody Allen gave up two runs and two hits in one inning of relief on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. He has an 11.25 ERA through four innings this spring, and it's not what Allen or the Rangers were hoping for when they invited him to camp. The nine-year veteran battled […]

Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates For Week 21

Welcome to Rotation Watch, where each week, this article will break down who is gaining minutes around the NBA. Fantasy managers want the players that are getting the opportunity to shine, not the ones who are sitting on the bench and watching from the sidelines. Week 20 was no exception, and there were plenty of […]

Greg Bird Goes Hitless As Battle For First Intensifies

Texas Rangers first baseman Greg Bird had a terrible day at the plate on Tuesday on the same day that his manager challenged him to win the job. Bird was one of four players to play the whole game against the Chicago White Sox and was the only one unable to record a hit in […]

Jose Leclerc Has Three Strikeouts In Extended Appearance

Texas Rangers closer Jose Leclerc entered Tuesday's contest against the Chicago White Sox in the bottom of the fifth and exited unscathed after throwing 1 1/3 innings. It was Leclerc's third appearance of the exhibition season, and he is now up to eight strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings and has not given up a run. […]

Mike Minor Looks Sharp In Second Spring Start

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox to continue his solid start to spring training. Minor gave up two hits and struck out three batters in his outing, and is now up to 7 2/3 innings over his two starts and has not given […]

Adolis Garcia Makes The Most Of His Opportunity

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning as the Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 9-2 on Tuesday. Garcia's home run was his third this spring, and his slash line is up to .318/.333/.727 through 22 at-bats. Willie Calhoun has hit the injury list with a fractured jaw, […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. Continues Scorching Month-Long Stretch

Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. played 37 minutes and hit four three-pointers on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to overcome the San Antonio Spurs in a 119-109 loss. Hardaway dropped 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals, and continued his red-hot scoring spree. Over his last 16 games since Feb. 3, the […]