Yasmani Grandal Exits Early With Calf Tightness

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal (calf) left Friday's contest prior to the bottom of the fifth inning with left calf tightness. Grandal finished the game 1-for-2 with a RBI. Backup catcher Zack Collins replaced Grandal. For now, Grandal is day-to-day, but more should be known on his status as the evening goes on. If […]

Roberto Perez Expected To Return Saturday

Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez (finger), who had finger surgery on May 7, is expected to be activated from the injured list on Saturday. Before the injury, Perez was hitting just .131/.274/.295 with three home runs and nine RBI in 73 plate appearances for the Tribe this year. He wasn't much better during the shortened […]

Salvador Perez Commits To Home Run Derby

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez will try to become the first catcher to win the Home Run Derby this year. Perez will also be the American League's starting catcher for the midsummer classic in Colorado this year for the sixth time in his career. His seven All-Star selections are second-most in Royals history to […]

Dodgers Sit Will Smith And AJ Pollock On Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock and catcher Will Smith will both rest on Friday versus the Washington Nationals. Pollock hit a home run on Thursday, but will be replaced by infielder/outfielder Matt Beaty this evening. Beaty will be in left field and bat sixth. Smith had a really good month of June with five […]

Austin Nola Catching A Bullpen Friday

San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola (knee) has not started a rehab assignment yet, but he is catching a bullpen session on Friday. Nola has made slow progress from his sprained knee, but it looks like he's slowly getting there. However, don't expect him to return before the All-Star break at the rate he's going […]

Elias Diaz Swats Walk-Off Home Run In Win

Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz went 3-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in a 5-2 win over the Cardinals on Thursday. Diaz played the hero on Thursday night when he jacked a three-run homer off of Giovanny Gallegos in the bottom of the ninth inning to break up a 2-2 tie and […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 14

Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

The Phillies had the audacity to start an hour earlier than everyone else, so DraftKings punished their transgressions by leaving them off the slate. We still have 14 games to choose from four of the six pitchers over $9,000 are facing each other, which is going to make for an interesting slate. Rain is going […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/2/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

FanDuel’s Friday slate has all but the Padres-Phillies game on the ledger, giving us a massive player pool to work with. There are certainly some upper-tier arms in action, but as we’ll explore further, it isn’t absolutely necessary to spend all the way up to gain access to some strong fantasy upside. At the same […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Finally a day this week with no huge weather issues. This should be a fun slate of games, let's break it down!    Top Tournament Stacks for 7/2/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks […]

Keibert Ruiz Homers Twice At Triple-A

Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Keibert Ruiz has officially found his consistent power stroke. The 22-year-old backstop went 3-for-5 with two home runs — including a grand slam — on Thursday at Triple-A. Ruiz now has 11 homers, a .290 batting average, and an impressive BB-K ratio of 17-18 in 32 games. He has an excellent […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/2/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a loaded slate. Like recent slates, there are a couple of weather concerns, […]

Jose Trevino Lands On 10-Day IL Thursday

Texas Rangers catcher Jose Trevino (forearm) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday with a right forearm contusion, according to Rangers Executive Vice President of Communications John Blake. Trevino suffered the contusion from a fall on Tuesday, and did not play in either Tuesday or Wednesday's games as a result. He hasn't provided […]

Ryan Jeffers Plates A Run Thursday

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers notched an RBI and two walks in Thursday's win over the Chicago White Sox. Jeffers added on a late run for the Twins in the ninth inning, singling in Trevor Larnach. He also showed a patient eye, drawing a pair of walks for the second time in three games. Jeffers […]

Clint Capela Available On Thursday Evening

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (eye) will be in the lineup for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday night. Capela was forced out of Game 4 on Tuesday after taking an accidental elbow to the face. While it's fortunate that the former Rocket will give it a go against Milwaukee, he has […]

Zack Collins Goes Yard In Victory

Chicago White Sox catcher Zack Collins put together a strong performance in Thursday's win versus the Minnesota Twins. Collins went 2-for-3 with a walk, stolen base, two RBI and a solo home run. The stolen base would be his first of the season and managers shouldn't expect many more moving forward. Despite the nice day […]

Marlins-Phillies Game Postponed On Thursday

Thursday's scheduled series finale between the Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed due to inclement weather. The Phillies have announced that the game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on July 16th. The Marlins will travel to Atlanta to take on the Braves on Friday while the Phillies will […]

Clint Capela Uncertain For Game 5

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (eye) is officially listed as questionable for Thursday's Game 5 matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. He took an elbow to the eye during Game 4, but it sounds like he avoided any serious injury. The results of Wednesday's re-evaluation have not been announced, so fantasy managers are in the dark […]

Christian Vazquez Sits For Connor Wong Thursday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is out of the lineup Thursday, as Connor Wong draws the start against the Kansas City Royals. Wong will bat ninth, and pair up with starter Nathan Eovaldi. It seems the two have a rapport, as Eovaldi delivered an excellent most recent outing in Wong's first major league start. […]

Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk Could Return This Weekend

Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said that one of catchers Danny Jansen (hamstring)/Alejandro Kirk (hip) could rejoin the team this weekend. Jansen went on the injured list three weeks ago with a hamstring strain and was hitting just .157/.248/.278 with three home runs and eight RBI in 108 at-bats at the time of his […]

Angels-Yankees Game Postponed Thursday

The contest between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been postponed due to the forecast of inclement weather. The teams haven't announced when the game will be made up. Fantasy managers will want to make sure they remove any players from this game that might have been in […]

Francisco Alvarez To Play In Futures Game

New York Mets catching prospect Francisco Alvarez has been selected to play in the 2021 MLB Futures Game over the MLB All-Star Break with the Mets third base 21-year-old prospect Brett Baty. Alvarez, 19, is the Mets top MLB Pipeline prospect and is slashing .328/.457/.599 with eight homers and 31 RBI across two levels so […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 14

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 […]

Three Up, Three Down: Home Run Outliers to Buy or Sell

A huge key to having success at the game of fantasy baseball is being able to spot outliers. The game of baseball, more than most other sports, is largely dictated by randomness, at least over the short term. Even with the pretty large three-month data sample we have, randomness can still rule the day. My […]

Mike Zunino Blasts 18th Homer On Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer during Wednesday's 15-6 loss to the Nationals. He took Jon Lester deep in the third inning for his 18th long ball of the season. The 30-year-old has now homered in back-to-back games, including four times over his last five contests. Zunino is second […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 7-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's gonna be a messy one. If we thought the weather was a massive headache on Wednesday, well, Thursday's slate says, "Hold my beer." There are threats of rain in over half the game, and the LAD/WAS game has extreme chances of rain and already […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (7/1/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a nice-sized Thusday slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between some great offenses like Houston, […]

Yasmani Grandal Goes Deep Twice

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and five RBI in Wednesday's victory versus the Minnesota Twins. Grandal has really struggled offensively this season, but he has shown power when he has made contact. 14 of the veterans 32 hits are now home runs and he has driven […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (7/1/2021): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We have an intriguing Game 5 of the Hawks-Bucks series on tap Thursday, one that has several major injury question marks looming that will make monitoring news leading up to tip-off particularly important. Giannis Antetokounmpo does have a strong amount of certainty surrounding his status, as he’s a virtual lock to sit out. However, Trae […]