Niko Goodrum (1B/2B/SS/3B/OF, DET) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Uber-utility man Niko Goodrum has flashed a nice combination of power and speed this season for the Detroit Tigers. He currently has six home runs and seven stolen bases in 64 games, putting him on pace for close to a 20/20 season […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers and Starts Week 13

Welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 6/24 through 6/30. Whether you're looking to maximize the number of games played, exploit favorable matchups, or fill in for injured players, streaming hitters can be a fruitful strategy for those willing to put in a little work every week. Keep in mind that this […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/21/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Friday baseball! We have 14 games on the main slate with the Cubs and Mets playing at 2:20 matinee. We have a ton of pitching options on the main slate and just as many to pick on. Trevor Bauer gets to face off with the same tea he just dominated, and now gets […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/21/19)

Welcome to the Friday, June 21st 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday June 21st, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 21st, 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 […]

Garrett Cooper Leaves Early Again Thursday

Miami Marlins first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper (triceps) left the game early on Thursday with left triceps tightness. It's the same injury that caused him to be scratched from the lineup on Wednesday. Cooper is considered day-to-day. The 28-year-old had a double and a run scored before leaving the contest. Injuries continue to be his biggest […]

Carlos Santana Hits His 15th Home Run on Thursday

Cleveland Indians infielder/designated hitter Carlos Santana hit his 15th home run of the season on Thursday, going 2-for-3 with a walk. He scored a run and drove one in as well. Santana's slash line sits at a strong .292/.416/.527. He's been the most consistent member of the Cleveland offense and is worth owning in all […]

Ryan Zimmerman Could Start Rehab Work This Weekend

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (foot) could begin his rehab assignment this weekend, according to manager Dave Martinez. Zimmerman is dealing with plantar fasciitis, but has been increasing his workload this week without any setbacks. He's been banged up this season, but the Nationals are hopeful they can get Zimmerman back by mid-July.

Daniel Murphy Out Of Lineup Thursday

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy is not in the starting lineup Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. This looks like a standard day off for the 34-year-old, who is on a bit of a hot streak lately. Through his last nine games, Murphy has gone 13-for-33 with seven runs, eight RBI and a stolen base […]

Kevin Cron In For Christian Walker Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Kevin Cron will bat sixth Thursday against the Colorado Rockies as Christian Walker takes a seat. It's Cron's first start in place of Walker since June 14. Cron is off to a .233/.277/.605 start in the first 47 PA of his career, displaying plenty of power but not enough to put […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday June 20th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 20th, 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 (6/20/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 12 games on the schedule today, but I will be focusing my research on the ten-game main slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/20/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also […]

Michael Chavis Drives In Two Against Minnesota

Boston Red Sox infielder Michael Chavis has now hit safely in nine straight games after finishing 2-for-5 with two runs batted in during Wednesday's win over the Twins. The RBI counted as his first since June 14 and he's slashing just .257/.304/.392 in June. A serious problem is the 31 strikeouts in 79 plate appearances […]

Daniel Murphy Launches Sixth Home Run

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy continued to reinforce that he's back into the swing of things by drilling his sixth home run of the season on Wednesday night. Murphy turned a 2-0 fastball by Zack Greinke into a souvenir for the folks on the patio in Arizona to tie the game for the Rockies. […]

Freddie Freeman Goes Deep In Second Straight Game

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored during a 7-2 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday. Freeman has been a monster over his past 30 games, slashing .320/.399/.689 with 12 HRs, 28 RBI, and 26 runs scored. The 29-year-old is one of the […]

Rowdy Tellez Launches Two Home Runs On Wednesday

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Rowdy Tellez was 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI during an 11-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The 24-year-old slugger needed a performance like this as he was batting just .191 over his past 30 games. Tellez has 13 HRs and 34 RBI on the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/20/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Thursday brings us an unbalanced split slate, with two games in the afternoon window and 10 in the evening slate. Those 10 games make up the featured slate on DraftKings and are therefore where will focus here. The initial impression of the slate is that it is mixed for pitching, and there is a limited […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/20/19)

Welcome to the Thursday, June 20th 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 […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 12 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 10! 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 […]

Digger Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 12

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 […]

Champ or Chump: Max Kepler and Josh Bell

If you're in the top third or so of your league's standings, you've probably had more than a couple sleeper picks work out well. Good for you! Of course, sorting through all of those 2019 breakouts represents something of a first-world problem: who's for real, and who's extended hot streak is about to end in […]

Daniel Vogelbach Keeps Producing With Another Home Run

Seattle Mariners first baseman Daniel Vogelbach tallied his 18th big fly of the year Wednesday, taking Royals starter Brad Keller deep. The hulking slugger finished the day going 1-for-2 with a walk while cashing in two RBI. With Jay Bruce and Edwin Encarnacion out of town Vogelbach has a clear path to every day playing […]

Garrett Cooper Scratched Wednesday

Miami Marlins first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper (triceps) has been scratched from the lineup on Wednesday with a sore left triceps. Yadiel Rivera is starting at first base and will hit seventh against Cardinals starting pitcher Daniel Poncedeleon. Cooper has a history of injuries, so hopefully this will only keep him out for a day or […]

Marwin Gonzalez Put On Injured List, Willians Astudillo Called Up

The Minnesota Twins placed infielder/outfielder Marwin Gonzalez (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a right hamstring strain and recalled catcher Willians Astudillo from Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move. Gonzalez was hitting .255/.323/.420 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 26 RBI in 63 games before his injury. The Twins were finding […]

Ronald Guzman Sits Out Against Indians

Texas Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzman (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Indians. Guzman has not done much at the plate this season, so this is possibly Texas trying to shake things up. Logan Forsythe will bat eighth and play first base versus righty Adam Plutko. Forsythe has […]

Joc Pederson Expected To Play Some First Base

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that outfielder Joc Pederson is ramping up his work at first base and is expected to play there at some point this season, especially with outfielder A.J. Pollock (elbow) coming back from injury sometime next month. Pederson has slowed down somewhat after a really hot start to the […]

Miguel Cabrera is Out on Wednesday

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. There is no designated hitter available while playing in Pittsburgh, so Cabrera will sit this one out. Cabrera has been dealing with some nagging injuries, so we could see more rest from him as the […]

Trey Mancini Leaves Game Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini left the game after being hit by a pitch in the left arm Wednesday afternoon in Oakland. The extent of the injury is not currently known, but Mancini was in obvious pain around home plate and left the game holding his arm. Chris Davis came into the game to […]

Paul Goldschmidt Sitting Wednesday

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is not in the lineup Wednesday against starter Trevor Richards and the Marlins. Goldschmidt is in the midst of a 1-for-23 slump and is hitting a measly .179 in June so the star first baseman could probably use a night off. The good news for fantasy owners is Goldschmidt […]

The Fantasy Injury Exam Room - Noah Syndergaard, J.T. Realmuto and More

In our continuing weekly feature in collaboration with Inside Injuries, we take a comprehensive look into major injuries and their Fantasy implications. The medical team at Inside Injuries breaks down each player’s outlook from physical perspectives. RotoBaller then provides in-depth fantasy recommendations based on the impact of every injury breakdown. It’s an unrivaled combination of […]