DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

What's up guys! Welcome to Friday baseball on DraftKings! With the hurricane breathing down my neck, I'll do my best to find the top plays on this slate. In all seriousness, the baseball grind is still on and there is plenty of money to be made. With all eyes on football, we may very well […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Friday, August 30th 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 […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers and Starts Week 23

Welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 9/3 through 9/9. Whether you're looking to maximize the number of games played, exploit favorable matchups, or fill in for injured players, streaming hitters can be a fruitful strategy for those willing to put in a little work every week. Keep in mind that this […]

Willson Contreras Will Begin Rehab Assignment Friday

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras (hamstring) will begin his rehab assignment on Friday for Triple-A Iowa. Contreras has been sidelined since August 4 with a right hamstring strain. The All-Star has hit .275 with 19 home runs and 57 RBI. Contreras remains one of the best options behind the dish and should be started upon […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday August 29th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 29th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 29th 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/29/19): MLB DFS Lineups

A relatively quiet day is made even worse with a virtually even split in the slate on Thursday. There are four early games, leaving just six on the later "featured" slate that we will be focussing on. Things get worse when you see the caliber of pitchers on the mound in this slate. Out of […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 22 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 22! 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 […]

Digging Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 22

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

James McCann Gets Day Off Wednesday

Chicago White Sox catcher James McCann (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Twins. This is a routine day off for McCann, so he should be back in the lineup next game. Welington Castillo will draw the start behind the plate and bat eighth versus righty Jake Odorizzi. Castillo […]

Christian Vazquez Clubs 19th Homer In Win

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez only notched one hit in Tuesday's win over Colorado, a two-run homer in the fourth inning. Vazquez has taken a steep ascent up the fantasy catcher rankings with his career year of 112 hits, 55 runs, 57 runs batted in, and 24 walks on top of his 19 bombs. […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 22 - Buy or Sell?

Today's magic numbers: 5/14. Each riser has exactly five home runs in the past two weeks (August 13-26). The names are a little more interesting on the whole than the ones with six or seven (and have been less explored around here). As for falling power outputs, four of today's five have been risers in […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 22)

The final week of August is here and it’s already been a busy time for MLB clubs with September just around the corner. Who needs football, right? Five players featured on last week’s list graduated to the Majors including pitchers Jordan Romano and Justus Sheffield. Hitters Abraham Toro, Willi Castro, and Nick Solak also reached […]

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Report for Week 22

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/28/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball on DraftKings. While the rest of the world is focused on football, there is still plenty of money to be made in baseball. With the season winding down, it's more important than ever to pay attention as lock approaches to breaking news and lineups. With a game in Coors Field, the […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 28th 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday August 27th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 27th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Tuesady, August 27th 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/27/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We're back at it with a full 15-game slate here and it should be a fun day of baseball with the fantasy playoffs right around the corner. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/27/19. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 22

As we near the end of August you may have already found a dependable catcher that you roll with week-in and week-out, but as we know, backstops are the most volatile position in fantasy baseball. With that being said, we should always be aware of the landscape of the position just in case a few […]

Yadier Molina Has a Strong Game on Monday

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina had a big game on Monday, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a single, and a walk. He scored a run and drove in three. The homer was Molina's fifth and it improved his line to .261/.296/.365. He's had some hot streaks this season but it's overall been somewhat […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday August 26th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 26th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Monday, August 26th 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 […]

Exit Velocity Risers/Fallers - Statcast Hitter Analysis (Week 22)

Exit velocity isn't everything. For example, even though we are looking strictly at data from the past month to identify late-season risers or fallers, Aristides Aquino comes in ranked 250th out of 393 batters on this list with an 87.2 MPH exit velocity. He's done OK for himself despite that shortcoming. As always, this is […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/26/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Monday's schedule in Major League Baseball has a total of eight games, with seven contests starting after 7:05 p.m. ET or after. Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/26/19. The lineup […]

Francisco Mejia Getting Rare Outfield Start

San Diego Padres backstop Francisco Mejia is starting in left field and batting second Sunday versus Red Sox lefty Brian Johnson. It's his fourth start of the year in the outfield this season, and second in the last week as we may see him receive more starts there moving forward. The Friars called up catching […]

Tony Wolters Continues To Chip In

Colorado Rockies catcher Tony Wolters was one of the few members of the team to collect a hit on Saturday in the team's loss to the Cardinals, and it seems like he finds a way to chip in with the bat in pretty much every game. Wolters has either gotten a hit, scored a run, […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 25th, 2019

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 25th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/25/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday baseball on DraftKings. We saw college football make its way into they eyes of America last night, and the NFL news overshadowed it all. We aren’t worried about that world though, as were solely focused on baseball winding down. There’s still plenty of edge to be had and well even see some […]

Christian Vazquez Drives In Two Against Padres

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez finished 2-for-4 with two runs batted in and a run scored in Saturday's win over the Padres. Vazquez continues his breakout season after his two-RBI double in the fourth inning pushed his total to 55 RBI on the season. He's also doubled eight times in August, including three in […]