Mitch Garver Gets Day Off After Big Night At Plate

Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver is not in the lineup for Wednesday's matinee game against the Reds. Garver enjoyed a strong game Tuesday night, belting a three-run homer, his fourth since returning from the injured list in July. The veteran backstop has delivered solid value to fantasy managers who waited to select a catcher on […]

Curt Casali Hits Fifth Homer Of season Tuesday

San Francisco Giants catcher Curt Casali scored his team's only run in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Diamondbacks, going 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk. Casali clobbered a fifth-inning Madison Bumgarner fastball into the left-field seats for his fifth HR of the season. The veteran backup has performed pretty much as expected […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 11-game slate on tap tonight, and it is quite the slate. Plain and simple, pitching is atrocious tonight. You will be […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 19

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 […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 19

The trade winds blew long and hard through Major League Baseball last week. As the dust begins to settle around the league, many prospects have been impacted in different ways — although the moves affected prospects from a dynasty perspective more so than from a 2021 redraft angle. The list lost Reid Detmers — who […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 4th 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 topics […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! As is usually the case for the middle of the week, we've got a split schedule on our hands. It leaves us with 11 games to occupy our evening slate and plenty of options on the pitching and hitting side. It all starts on the East Coast at 7:05 pm with divisional matchups […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers. We've got another fun slate on tap for tonight as there should be offense everywhere. Well, maybe not everywhere as there are a few elite pitching options including Shohei Ohtani taking on the Texas Rangers and Max Scherzer making his Dodger debut, against the Astros no less. Elsewhere, yes, there will be offense tonight. […]

James McCann Drives In A Run Tuesday

New York Mets catcher James McCann drove in a run with a double in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to keep the team from falling 5-4 to the Miami Marlins. It was McCann's only hit in four at-bats before being lifted for a pinch-runner. The Mets are in freefall […]

Elias Diaz Swats A Grand Slam On Tuesday

Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, and three runs scored in a 13-6 win over the Cubs on Tuesday. Diaz staked the Rockies an early 4-1 lead with a grand slam off Zach Davies in the bottom of the second inning. He knocked a single and a double […]

Yadier Molina Drives In The Only Cardinals Run On Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina drove in the only run the Cardinals would score in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Molina went 2-for-4 with two singles, including a shutout-ending RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was Molina's 43rd RBI of the year. He's hitting .258 with a .685 […]

Alex Jackson Hits His First Home Run On Tuesday

Miami Marlins rookie catcher Alex Jackson hit the first home run of his major league career in Tuesday's win over the New York Mets. Jackson went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, all on his second inning solo shot. He also struck out twice, and finished the game with a .065 batting average […]

Marc Gasol To Return For Another Season

Los Angeles Lakers center Marc Gasol will return for the 2021-22 campaign. Although the 36-year-old is a ways away from his glory days in Memphis, the veteran has a higher ceiling now than in previous seasons, primarily after the departures of Montrezl Harrell and Andre Drummond. Gasol averaged only 5.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.1 […]

Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford Sitting On Tuesday

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and shortstop Brandon Crawford are both absent from the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against their former teammate Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Curt Casali is getting the start behind the plate and Thairo Estrada is manning shortstop. This will be Crawford's first day off since his return […]

Jorge Alfaro Starting In Left Field For Some Reason

Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro will be the starting left fielder for Tuesday's game against the New York Mets. Alfaro is certainly athletic enough to handle a corner outfield spot, but with a .222/.269/.319 batting line, it's unclear why the team is trying so hard to get his bat into the lineup. The Marlins will […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/3 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 8/3/21 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 […]

Andre Drummond Agrees To Deal With Sixers

Free agent center Andre Drummond has agreed to a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. Philly is obviously a bad landing spot for Drummond when it comes to fantasy, as he'll be relegated to a reserve role behind Joel Embiid. Drummond has led the NBA in rebounding four times and averaged 12.0 per game last […]

Taj Gibson Returning To Knicks

New York Knicks center/power forward Taj Gibson has agreed to a one-year, $2.7 million deal to return to the Knicks for the 2021-22 season. There's not a ton of fantasy upside, but Gibson did average 5.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game last season, playing 45 games for the Knicks. He shot 62.7 percent from […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/3/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/3/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in a […]

Sean Murphy Riding Five-Game Hit-Streak Into Series With Padres

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy has had a solid sophomore season despite a .232 batting average and is on a five-game hit-streak heading into a two-game set with San Diego. Murphy may have a rough batting average, but he's been solid in the power department with 13 homers and a .414 slugging percentage. He's making […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a wild one. We have some top-end pitching options as well as some great places to target bats. We now have one less top-end pitcher with Gerrit Cole testing positive for COVID, but still plenty of other options with Buehler, Wheeler, Manaea, and some […]

Fantasy Basketball UDFA Rookie Sleepers

It's funny that every year at the NBA Draft, once the end of the guaranteed money and live appearances arrives at the end of the first round, everybody tunes out and refers to the 60th pick as "Mr.Irrelevant". That's not very accurate though, is it? Speaking historically, the title of "Mr.Irrelevant" could just as easily […]

Statcast Hitter Risers, Fallers - xwOBA Rolling Windows

After an insane trade deadline that saw pretty much everybody in the league changes teams (hyperbole intended), we must collect ourselves and focus on the numbers again. The intent of this series is to identify the top risers and fallers for various Statcast metrics each week, not focus on the players who are in the […]

Alex Jackson Gets His First Start As A Marlin

Miami Marlins catcher Alex Jackson got his first start as a Marlin on Monday against the New York Mets. Jackson was acquired from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Adam Duvall before the trade deadline. Jackson has posted solid numbers in the minor leagues throughout his career, but it has yet to transfer even slightly […]

Dewayne Dedmon Returning To South Beach

Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon will remain in South Beach after agreeing to a one-year deal on Monday evening. Dedmon will stay behind Bam Adebayo on the depth chart, so he doesn't have much fantasy value, even in deeper formats. The 31-year-old averaged 7.1 points and 5.4 rebounds throughout 16 games last season and should […]

Richaun Holmes Remaining With The Kings

Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes has agreed to a four-year deal worth $55 million to remain with the team. Although he was looking for more, it was apparently enough to keep him from going elsewhere. The 27-year-old averaged 14.2 points, 8.3 boards, and 1.6 blocks throughout 61 games last season. Fantasy managers should be concerned […]

Gorgui Dieng Heading To Atlanta

Center Gorgui Dieng has agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal with the Hawks. The 31-year-old has averaged 7.8 points and 6.0 rebounds through his tenure in the league. However, he isn't expected to contribute much on the fantasy end and will likely stay buried behind Clint Capela on the depth chart in Atlanta. However, […]

Jarrett Allen Comes To Terms On A New Deal

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen agreed to a $100 million contract on Monday night. The deal will keep him with the team for the next five years, although it won't become official until August 6, when the NBA free agency moratorium is over. Allen began last season in Brooklyn and split time with DeAndre Jordan. […]

Michael Perez Launches Seventh Homer Of Year

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Michael Perez led the Pirates on offense on Sunday, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored in a 15-4 loss to the Phillies. It was Perez's seventh homer of the year and his second in his last seven games, as he's slashing .333/.357/.704 with four RBI and […]

Veteran Losers After the 2021 NBA Draft

We're just a few days removed from the 2021 edition of the NBA Draft. As is always the case, just a couple of picks were virtual locks with the rest of the picks going left and right and handing us more than a few surprises. And that is without even entering the trade realm and […]