Austin Barnes Goes Deep In Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers backup catcher Austin Barnes went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's defeat of the Atlanta Braves. Barnes drew the start with Will Smith getting a routine day off and delivered. Barnes hasn't done much with the bat this year, but has hit six homers. He has also driven in 20 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/2/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/2/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Christian Vazquez Homers, Adds Three Hits Wednesday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez led the way to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a run scored. It's his sixth home run of the season, and his first since August 17. Before that, he hadn't homered since June 27. It's been […]

Manny Pina Placed On 10-Day Injured List

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Manny Pina (oblique) has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive August 29. Hopefully, Pina won't miss much time, but he has been horrendous at the plate anyway. He is slashing .181/.285/.389 with nine homers across 172 plate appearances. Pina is normally a reliable backup catcher, but won't provide fantasy value […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/1/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The Wednesday night slate feels like a plate of potato skins and the pitching is bacon, chives, and cheese because this slate is LOADED with pitching. Maybe that was a bad example and I'm just hungry as I consume my breakfast of coffee and, another cup of coffee. At any rate, we've got pitching on […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 9/1/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/1 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/1 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Gary Sanchez Hits 18th Homer

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez belted a solo homer in Tuesday's loss to the Angels. Sanchez hit a long blast in the fifth inning, traveling 416 feet at 106.9 MPH. The slugging backstop hadn't homered since July 21, a brutal stretch that likely had something to do with his positive COVID-19 test, though hopefully, […]

Yasmani Grandal Stays Hot With Another Home Run

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal continues to swing a hot bat for the Pale Hose. The veteran has been on fire since returning from the injured list Friday and went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run. Grandal really struggled offensively in the first half with a .188 batting average, but he […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/1/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/1/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a fun one. There are a handful of high-end options to decipher through […]

Danny Jansen Homers In Return From Injured List

The Toronto Blue Jays activated catcher Danny Jansen (hamstring) from the injured list prior to Tuesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. He started the game and went on to hit a solo home run and draw a walk before he was pulled from the game in the seventh inning. Jansen had been sidelined since July […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! We welcome in the final month of the regular season with 10 games on the featured DraftKings slate. Eventually, we will have to watch out for some funky lineups as teams drop out of the race or some winning team clinch their divisions and prepare for the playoffs. However, we shouldn't be […]

Digging Deeper - Waiver Wire Options for Week 23

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each […]

Mets-Marlins Postponed Wednesday Due To Rain

Wednesday's contest between the New York Mets and Miami Marlins has been postponed due to inclement weather. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on September 28th, starting at 4.10 p.m. ET. Probable starters Miami Marlins pitcher Zach Thompson and New York Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco will be pushed back a day. […]

Reds-Cardinals Postponed Tuesday

Tuesday's contest between the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals has been postponed because of inclement weather. Right-handers Sonny Gray and Miles Mikolas were previously scheduled to start for the two teams on Tuesday. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups accordingly and remove players from either team from their lineups. The Reds announced in a tweet that the game […]

J.T. Realmuto Not In Starting Lineup Tuesday Versus Nats

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto (ankle) is not in the starting lineup on Tuesday, according to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com. Zolecki added that Realmuto is available off the bench, but the team wants to test him more during pregame warmups before getting the All-Star backstop back in the lineup. Realmuto fouled a ball off his […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/31/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/31 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/31/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/31/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/31/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in a […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/31/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday gang! It's Tuesday, which means we have a 13-game slate ahead of us today. We'll have to keep up with the weather as the morning goes on with Tropical Storm Ida, but as of right now it looks like all games should be in the clear. I'll do my best to update before […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/31/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 14-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a good one. There are some elite pitching options up top with a few cheaper options to target. There are bats for days. Some cheap stacks with the usual pricey stacks, making for some enjoyable builds. Playing the roster percentages can be big. There […]

Jake Rogers May Not Play Again This Year

Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers (forearm) has been out since July 19 due to a right forearm strain. On Monday, Evan Woodbery of MLive reported that Tigers manager A.J. Hinch was feeling "less and less optimistic" that Rogers would be able to play again this year. There's about a month to go in the season […]

Wilson Ramos Out For Season

According to Mandy Bell, Cleveland Indians catcher Wilson Ramos tore his ACL and sprained his MCL in yesterday's 7-5 win over the Boston Red Sox. This news is very disappointing as it will end Ramos' season. He had two home runs and seven RBI across 31 at-bats in August and made for a solid value […]

Nationals Demote Tres Barrera

The Washington Nationals announced on Monday that they have optioned catcher Tres Barrera to Triple-A Rochester. The Nationals will be calling up top catching prospect Keibert Ruiz at some point today and Barrera loses his big-league gig as a result. Barrera held his own in 91 at-bats with a .264 batting average to go along […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/30/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/30/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a fun one. We have some elite pitching options with Corbin Burnes, Zach […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/30/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/30 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 8/30/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick on if […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/30/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! It's hard to imagine we are nearing the final month of the regular season, and yet here we are. The last Monday in August offers up nine games on the DraftKings slate. There are a couple of earlier contests during the day, but we will not be grabbing any arms or bats from […]

J.T. Realmuto Considered Day-To-Day With Ankle Injury

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto rolled his ankle in his final at-bat on Sunday versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Realmuto is considered day-to-day. One of the top catchers in the game, it wouldn't be surprising to see the All-Star get at least Monday off versus the Washington Nationals. Realmuto is having another good year behind the […]

Salvador Perez Keeps His Home Run Streak Intact

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez homered for the fifth consecutive game in Sunday's contest against the Seattle Mariners. He went 2-for-4 with two RBI overall in the game. He nearly had a second home run in the eighth inning when he hit a fly ball off the wall. Perez is absolutely on fire with […]

Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 23

September is just a couple of days away and Major League Baseball clubs are running out of time to secure a playoff spot. Big league teams in the playoff race are more likely to rely on a top prospect or two to help push them through to the postseason. Clubs languishing at the bottom of […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/30/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 11 games going on on our Monday, but only nine of them agreed to start at 7pm Eastern or later. Those are the chosen ones for our main FanDuel tournaments. Three pitchers tip the scales in five figures, so we have some good options out there. Who can we pair with them if […]

Keibert Ruiz To Debut For Nats Monday

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz will be called up to make his team debut in Monday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The number one prospect in the Nationals system, Ruiz was acquired along with Josiah Gray in the trade that sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers. On Monday, Ruiz will be battery […]