Lourdes Gurriel Goes Deep On Thursday

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Lourdes Gurriel was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Thursday's 9-8 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The 24-year-old has nine home runs on the season to go along with 32 RBI and a .284 average. Gurriel has showcased a potent hitting ability and projects to be an everyday […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/21/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The Cubs have returned to their regular schedule of playing in the afternoon on Fridays, so we're back to a 14 game Main slate - but it's an attractive one! We've got a number of household names on the bump and a lot of important baseball to be played still (tight division races!), so tonight […]

Joey Wendle (2B/3B/OF, TB) - Week 26 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays utility man Joey Wendle has a .302/.354/.439 slash line this season, coming out of nowhere to be a vital piece of the Rays and fantasy lineups. Wendle not only has a current five game hitting streak, but also has […]

Willy Adames (2B/SS, TBR) - Week 26 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames has a seven game hitting and has produced a .320/.399/.491 line with seven homers, five steals, and 49 R+BI since the beginning of August. Of his 12 extra-base hits in that time period, three have come […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/21/18): MLB DFS Lineups

With the battle for Chicago taking place at 4:10pm EST, we won’t have a full 15-game slate on Friday night for DraftKings. However, 14 games is still a full player pool to work with when constructing a lineup. Three games have an over/under of at least nine total runs, with the SEA/TEX matchup leading the […]

Week 26 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by 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 […]

Joey Wendle Continues ROY Campaign Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle is putting together a case to be the American League Rookie of the Year. Thursday he would drive in two runs while scoring another. He leads AL rookies in batting average, OBP and bWAR. He is second in hits, doubles and stolen base. He is on pace to […]

Eduardo Nunez Out This Weekend

Boston Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez (hamstring) will miss the entire weekend with a hamstring injury. It was initially believed that Nunez aggravated a knee injury, but it's his hamstring. Either way, he won't play at all this weekend and might not play much at all over the final week of the season in order […]

Wilmer Flores Done For The Year

New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores (knees) will be shut down for the rest of the year after being diagnosed with early-onset arthritis in both of his knees. Manager Mickey Callaway is unsure what this will mean for Flores' future. It can't be a good sign for the 27-year-old. Flores was a part-time player for […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/20/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got just one slate on DraftKings tonight, but covers seven games being played, giving us lots of different lineup possibilities. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/20/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 25)

In this week's Rookie Report, we'll be taking a look at several catchers making an impact in fantasy this month. Francisco Mejia made a splash in his first start for the Padres, hitting his first and second career home runs while driving in four in the 6-2 win over the Reds. While Mejia may have […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 25: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 25 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. We have somehow blown by into mid-September, which means the homestretch of 2018 is upon us. Most fantasy baseball leagues have already had their trade […]

Joey Wendle Reaches Base Eight Straight Times

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle came close to tying a team record Wednesday versus the Rangers. He would reach his first four times in the game which extended his streak to eight straight plate appearance reaching safely. In his ninth appearance with a chance to tie the team record, he would ground out. […]

Jason Kipnis Wins the Game With a Grand Slam

Cleveland Indians infielder/outfielder Jason Kipnis won Wednesday's game with a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth. It was his only hit of the night, as he finished 1-for-3 with a walk, four RBI, and a run scored. The slam was Kipnis' 1000th hit of his career, and his first hit was also a […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/20/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a smaller seven-game slate, where there is one clear top pitching option that you want to pay up for. This leaves plenty of space in tournaments if you choose to pay down since you will have extra salary available. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks […]

Jose Fernandez Out of Wednesday's Lineup

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Jose Fernandez is not in Wednesday's lineup. Jefry Marte is starting in his place, batting fifth. The left-handed hitting Fernandez is likely getting a day off against the left-handed Brett Anderson. Marte is a decent DFS play this evening, hitting behind Mike Trout, Justin Upton and Shohei Ohtani.

Adam Frazier Returns to the Lineup on Wednesday

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier (knee) is back in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Kansas City Royals. Frazier was held out of the lineup on Tuesday due to a sore right knee. He did later came in to bat off the bench, so it appears that this was a minor injury. Frazier […]

Wilmer Flores To Be Evaluated

New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores (knees) is returning to New York to be checked out by doctors on Wednesday, according to manager Mickey Callaway. Even with the Mets well out of the playoff race, Flores hasn't been playing much and hasn't been very effective when he's been in there. There's a good chance that […]

Garrett Hampson Steals Another Base

Colorado Rockies second baseman/shortstop Garrett Hampson got a rare start on Tuesday night, and he made good on it by knocking a single and stealing his second career base off Clayton Kershaw. Hampson played well at Triple-A this year, and he's the team's likely starting second baseman next year since DJ LeMahieu is a free […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/19/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got a pretty health slate of games on deck tonight for the 7:05 Main slate, which consists of 10 games. It features a few upper tier pitchers and quite a few with a strikeout projection of six or more, which should add some spice to tournament selection. As it's customary at this point, let's […]

Lourdes Gurriel Delivers Two RBI On Tuesday

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Lourdes Gurriel was 2-for-3 with two RBI in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Gurriel has rebounded in the past few games to help offset a dismal cold streak. The 24-year-old is carrying a .282 average on the season with eight homers, 30 RBI, and 27 runs scored in 227 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

As is the case most Wednesdays, we have games that are broken down into two slates. There is a smaller early slate with a 10 game late (main) slate. The larger later slate is the one we will be focusing on here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

Rougned Odor Struggling In September

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor is having a September to forget. Coming off two hot months where he hit .341 in July and .269 in August, with 13 total home runs, the expectations were high that Odor could finish the year strong. However, that had not been the case. In September, Odor is striking […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 25: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! 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 player's batting average […]

Joey Wendle Records Four Hits Tuesday Versus Texas

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Joey Wendle quietly contributed to the team effort Tuesday versus the Rangers. While Snell's milestone and, to a lesser degree, Adames HR grabbed the most attention coming out of the 4-0 victory, Wendle made his impact on the game. Wendle would produce four hits which tied the most in his […]

Neil Walker's Blast Propels Yankees To Victory

The New York Yankees only had three hits against the Boston Red Sox Tuesday night in the Bronx. They still managed to prevail, however, as Neil Walker provided the biggest hit of the game. Starting at first base over Luke Voit and Greg Bird, the 33-year-old stepped up to the plate in the seventh with […]

X-Rays Negative On Travis Shaw

Updating a previous report, X-rays turned up negative on Milwaukee Brewers infielder Travis Shaw (knee) after he was hit by a pitch and left the game early on Tuesday. Shaw is likely just dealing with a knee contusion and could return very soon. There's a chance he might not even need to miss a game. […]

Travis Shaw Injured Tuesday

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Travis Shaw (knee) left the game early on Tuesday with a bruised right knee after he was hit by a pitch. Shaw scored a run in his lone plate appearance before leaving the game. It's unknown how serious this injury is, but hopefully for Shaw owners he won't need to miss much […]

Nick Senzel To Play Outfield In Instructional League

Cincinnati Reds prospect Nick Senzel (finger), the team's top prospect, played second base at Triple-A Louisville this year, shortstop in big league spring training and is in Arizona this week to learn the outfield during the instructional league. The 23-year-old will play in games starting on Oct. 1, and the Reds envision him playing a […]

Angels Recall Sherman Johnson

The Los Angeles Angels have recalled infielder Sherman Johnson. To make room on the active roster, they have added starter Nick Tropeano (shoulder) to the 60-day DL. Tropeano was not expected to pitch again this season, so this has no bearing on his status. Johnson, 28, has been in LA's system since 2012. He will […]