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 […]

Salvador Perez Goes 4-For-4 With A Home Run

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez carried the offense in the team's 6-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. He went 4-for-4 in the game and hit a solo home run, his 19th home run of the year. Perez has been great all year, but June was his best overall month by just […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 7/1/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/1 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 7/1/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/1/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means: Day Baseball! We have a near-split slate tomorrow with five games in the afternoon and seven games on the night slate. While I'll be keeping this mainly focused on the main slate, I'll throw in a few […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (7/1/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The only game tonight is Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Hawks and Bucks. This series wasn't supposed to be tied, but Atlanta game out without Trae and rolled the Bucks in Game 4, so now we're tied heading back to Milwaukee. There is no structural damage to the knee of Giannis […]

Daulton Varsho Continues To Struggle At The Plate

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Daulton Varsho continued his struggles at the plate on Wednesday, going 0-for-3 with a walk and one RBI in a 7-4 loss to the Cardinals. If you thought it was hard to do worse than a .145/.243/.194 triple-slash line over 26 games this season, in the last seven games alone he is […]

Alex Jackson Reports For Rehab Stint

Atlanta Braves catcher Alex Jackson (hamstring, finger) reported for a rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday. Jackson has been out of the mix for a few months while dealing with a left hamstring strain and a pinkie injury. However, the 25-year-old hasn't played well this season, batting just .043, and has also played sparingly. […]

Bo Naylor Named To Futures Game

Cleveland Indians catcher Bo Naylor, the younger brother of outfielder Josh Naylor, was named to this year's All-Star Futures Game on July 11 at Coors Field. Cleveland's No. 3 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, is a left-handed-hitting catcher that is slashing .183/.271/.270 with a homer, eight RBI and three stolen bases in 31 games for Double-A […]

Martin Maldonado Headed To Bereavement List

Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado was placed on the bereavement list on Wednesday. Catcher Garrett Stubbs has been recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land to take his place on the roster. Players on the bereavement list have to miss at least three games but no more than seven. Other than for modest power (five home runs), […]

Ryan Jeffers Takes A Seat Wednesday

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers is absent from Wednesday's lineup for the contest against the Chicago White Sox. Jeffers has posted some strong power numbers in June, including five homers and a .516 slugging percentage, though he has slipped into an 0-for-9 stretch over his last three games. Benjamin Rortvedt will be behind the plate […]

Jose Lobaton Lands On 60-Day Injured List

The Chicago Cubs have placed catcher Jose Lobaton (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder sprain. Lobaton injured his shoulder when he went down hard running through first base in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday. Lobaton was hitless in 11 at-bats this season. The Cubs are now onto their […]

Mike Zunino Blasts Solo Shot In Tuesday’s Loss

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino took Nationals pitcher Brad Hand deep in the ninth inning for his 17th long ball of the season. He's now homered in three of his last four contests. The 30-year-old has elite power has seen his slugging percentage jump from .360 last year to .549 this season. Zunino continues […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 14

The weekly Top 50 Prospects for 2021 Redraft Leagues is back after a one-week hiatus which allowed me to provide an updated Top 250 dynasty league prospects list. When last we met to discuss 2021 redraft prospects, Wander Franco was No. 1 on the list while playing very well at Triple-A and Jesus Sanchez was […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/30/21): MLB DFS Lineups

It's getaway day in MLB today. There are four earlier games for those teams that really can't wait to get out of town. We will concentrate on the ten-game main slate that begins at 7:05 pm Eastern. There are only two pitchers priced in five figures, but there are another eight that top $8,000. Let's […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/30/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/30/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap tonight, and it has all the offense. Unfortunately, pitching is suspect with only a couple of aces […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/30/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's an exciting Wednesday in Major League Baseball as we've got a big slate highlighted by some strong pitchers, some hitters ready to bust out, and Shohei Ohtani who will be doing both. It's been Sho' Time in New York the past two days as Ohtani has three homers in his first two games in […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (6/30/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

With no Kawhi Leonard or Ivica Zubac, the Clippers staved off elimination on Monday to force a Game 6. In the friendly confines of Staples Center. If they win tonight, then it's Game 7 and anything can happen. NBA is faaaaaantastic. That said, I do feel that the Suns will adjust to the adjustments made […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 6/30/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/30 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 6/30 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 […]

Cubs Fear Serious Shoulder Injury For Jose Lobaton

Chicago Cubs catcher Jose Lobaton (shoulder) could be slated to miss extended time with a shoulder injury. In Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Lobaton took a tumble while attempting to run out a ground ball. He fell onto his shoulder and was in a great deal of pain. After the game, Cubs manager David […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/30/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The only game tonight is Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals between the Clippers and Suns. The Clippers are trying to fend off elimination again at home without Kawhi Leonard, who is still being evaluated (allegedly) on a game-by-game basis. He'll join Serge Ibaka in street clothes. The only other spot we need to […]