Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 20 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 20! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a […]

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Report for Week 20

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/15/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Thursday baseball on FanDuel. We have eight games on the main slate, and it’s definitely an interesting one. With surely one of the worst pitching slates of the season, we’ll be left to find some guys who won’t kill you. The fun comes with the bats, who are going to put on a […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, August 15th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Danny Santana Drives In Three Wednesday

Texas Rangers utilityman Dany Santana went 2-for-5 with his 19th home run of the season Wednesday in Toronto. Santana had a two-run double in the fourth inning and added a solo homer in the eighth in his latest big game. He's been on a tear since the All-Star break with a 1.025 OPS in the […]

Logan Morrison Called Up by Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies have called up veteran first baseman Logan Morrison on Wednesday. Morrison has been impressive at Triple-A this season, hitting .308 with 18 home runs in 61 games. His call-up could be related to the injury outfielder Corey Dickerson suffered on Tuesday, as the Phillies would have to shift players around in addition […]

Luke Voit Takes Swings on Wednesday

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit (abdomen) hit in the cage and fielded ground balls on Wednesday, after landing on the 10-day injured list with sports hernia. Voit felt good afterwards, and manager Aaron Boone said the 28-year-old could join High-A Tampa or Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre next week for full workouts before following up with […]

Justin Smoak Out of the Lineup on Wednesday

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak (rest) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Rangers. The 32-year-old will get an off day as the recently called-up Rowdy Tellez will play first base and bat sixth against Rangers left-hander Kolby Allard. Smoak has struggled for a majority of the season, batting […]

DJ LeMahieu Will Rest on Wednesday

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu (rest) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles. The 31-year-old will get a routine day of rest in the series finale as Mike Ford will play first base and bat eighth against Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy. LeMahieu should be owned in all fantasy formats and […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 20 - Buy or Sell?

Since the past few weeks, through players like Trey Mancini, have demonstrated that a player's track record is more important than their Statcast numbers during a hot or cold spell, it's time to reorient a little towards season numbers. Each player's entry starts with a line of their key numbers over the course of the […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 20)

The Top 30 list keeps getting more and more challenging as the window for prospects to impact the 2019 fantasy season gets smaller and smaller. But there are still a healthy number of names to dream on as the minor league season also winds down towards a conclusion at the start of September. A few […]

Carlos Santana's Homer Streak Continues

Becoming less and less of a darkhorse MVP candidate with every homer he hits, Cleveland first baseman Carlos Santana homered in his third straight game, as the Indians lost to Boston in 10 innings. Santana now has 27 home runs on the year, with 72 RBI, and 85 runs scored and a .288 AVG. Cleveland […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/14/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball on DraftKings. With the rest of the world fully engaged in preseason football, there is still plenty of money to be won with MLB DFS. It's a scattered day of games and both major sites have things a bit differently. On DraftKings, there main slate consists of nine games starting at […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/14/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are games spread all throughout the day on Wednesday, so I’m going to take a little bit of a different approach. With so many good options available, I’m going to offer up one value pitcher and one cash game pitcher. That allows you to pick what sort of lineup you want and should cater to […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday August 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 14th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 14th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Rowdy Tellez Recalled from Minors

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Rowdy Tellez has been recalled from the minors on Tuesday. Tellez has been crushing the ball in the minors over the last month, so the Jays are going to give him another look. Justin Smoak is in the lineup on Tuesday, but should see less playing time as the season […]

Brandon Drury Hits First Career Grand Slam

Toronto infielder Brandon Drury did his part on Monday night, hitting the first grand slam of his career off of Texas reliever Adrian Sampson in the fourth inning of an eventual 16-4 Blue Jay victory. Drury has been hitting enough to make Toronto keep finding him at-bats and is now slashing .355/.375/.677 in August, with […]

Justin Smoak Has Monster Performance

Toronto first baseman Justin Smoak was a big part of the slaughter on Monday night, going 3-5 with a two-run home run, four RBI, and three runs scored as the Blue Jays beat the visiting Rangers 19-4. Adding two doubles, Smoak could use the jumpstart as his 19th home run of the year was his […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday August 13th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 13th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/13/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Tuesday baseball on FanDuel. We have 14 games on the main slate with plenty of pitchers and hitters to consider. Kershaw is the most expensive option and he has the best match-up on the slate. With that being said, there are plenty of other options to consider. There is a game in Coors […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Tuesday, August 13th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/13/19): MLB DFS Lineups

After a small eight-game slate on Monday, we’re back to a full 15-game slate here. That makes things really interesting, especially when you have games in Coors Field, Citizens Bank Park, Yankee Stadium and Miller Park!  In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/13/19. The lineup picks […]

Carlos Santana Has a Three Hit Game Including a Home Run

Cleveland Indians first baseman Carlos Santana had a strong game on Monday, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two singles. He ended up scoring three runs and driving in one. He also drew a walk for good measure, raising his slash line to .286/.408/.531. The home run was his 26th of the season, as […]

Giovanny Urshela Picks Up Three More Hits In Win

New York Yankees infielder Giovanny Urshela drilled a 461-foot bomb in Monday afternoon's first game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. The 27-year-old racked up three more hits, including an RBI double that preceded the aforementioned home run. Urshela's impact on the 2019 season continues to be impeccable as he refuses […]

Matt Thaiss In 1-For-20 Slump

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Matt Thaiss will look to shake loose from a 1-for-20 slump heading into this week's fantasy action. Thaiss hit five home runs and posted a .600 slugging percentage in the month of July but is off to a very slow start this month. The rookie has struck out seven times […]

Albert Pujols Quietly Having Solid Second Half

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols is hitting only .186 over his last 59 at-bats but is having a solid second half to his season heading into Monday's action. In 22 games since the All-Star break, Pujols is slashing only .262/.284/.476 but has five home runs and 21 runs batted in. Pujols is also […]

Yuli Gurriel Can't Be Contained

Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel went 4-for-6 with two doubles and three runs scored Sunday against the Orioles. Gurriel has been an unstoppable force since June 23, going 58-for-150 (.386) with 13 doubles, 18 home runs and 49 runs batted in spanning only 37 games. It has been an unbelievable turnaround for the 35-year-old, […]

C.J. Cron (1B, MIN) - Week 20 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: After injuring his thumb in late July and returning a few days ago to the lineup, C.J. Cron keeps putting on one of his best seasons. To be fair, he has steadily been on the rise since he entered the league. He has amassed […]

Matt Olson Smokes Two-Run Homer On Sunday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson was 2-for-3 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. The 25-year-old has been reliable at the plate in 2019. He is slashing .257/.344/.524 with 23 HRs, 52 RBI, and 43 runs scored. While his counting stats are slightly lower than last season's […]