Willians Astudillo To Injured List

Minnesota Twins catcher Willians Astudillo was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left oblique strain. It is not clear yet how severe the strain is, but obliques are always worrying. Plus, despite a notoriously minuscule strikeout rate (3.5%), Astudillo is only hitting .263 this season, with an overall slash line of .263/.282/.383. […]

J.T. Realmuto Off Thursday

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto is out of the lineup Thursday against the New York Mets. Andrew Knapp is catching and batting eighth. Realmuto briefly dealt with a groin injury about a week previously, but this appears to be the standard catcher's rest for a day game after a night game. Knapp is not a […]

Willson Contreras Will Sit Thursday Versus Braves

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras will be on the bench for Thursday’s game versus the Atlanta Braves. Contreras has been swinging bat as good as ever and extended his hit streak to ten games on Wednesday. Contreras should be back in the lineup on Friday versus the Reds. Victor Caratini will replace Contreras on Thursday […]

Danny Jansen Records Three Hits, Home Run Against Yankees

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen was 3-for-3 with a two-run home run during Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the New York Yankees. Jansen has been a wholly underwhelming fantasy asset this season, slashing .184/.269/.274 with three HRs and 18 RBI. At this point, Jansen is only viable in two-catcher formats or the deepest of leagues. […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 13 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 13! 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 […]

Digger Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 13

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled 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 […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 13)

July is almost here and the Wild Card races are looking muddled in both the American and especially the National League, where almost every club has a reasonable shot at the playoffs. The impending (and now single) trade deadline could make things interesting especially with only six or seven teams looking like guaranteed sellers - […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/27/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Thursday can be a strange day when it comes to the split of the slate, with some teams finishing series and getting ready to travel, while others are starting new series. This week is no different, with six games on the afternoon portion of the slate and four in the evening. However, despite the numerical […]

Willson Contreras Extends Hit Streak

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras extended his streak to 10 games on Wednesday versus the Atlanta Braves. Contreras finished the game 2-for-3 with a home run, triple, RBI and a walk. Contreras has been on fire lately and remains one of the best catchers in all formats. Contreras is hitting .300 with 17 home runs […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, June 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 […]

Pedro Severino Hits Solo Home Run Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino went 2-for-4 with a single and a solo home run in Wednesday's 10-5 loss to the Padres. Severino just managed to clear the left-field wall off of Matt Strahm in the sixth inning for his ninth long ball of the season. The backstop has been productive offensively, posting a .278/.348/.494 […]

Salvador Perez Catching Side Sessions

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (elbow) has progressed to the point where he can start catching side sessions as long as he doesn't do any throwing. Perez is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and will not be an option in redraft leagues at all in 2019. At the thinnest fantasy position, Perez should be […]

Wilson Ramos Not In Starting Lineup Wednesday

New York Mets catcher Wilson Ramos is getting a breather Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Ramos has been excellent in his last three games, collecting three runs, two home runs and three RBI, but even more so since the calendar hit May. Over the past 42 games, Ramos has a .297/.378/.507 slash line along with […]

Francisco Mejia The Designated Hitter Wednesday

San Diego Padres catcher Francisco Mejia is their designated hitter Wednesday for the second game of a road series against the Baltimore Orioles. He is batting sixth. San Diego is showing some trust in the formerly highly-rated prospect, who has struggled as a Major Leaguer but is hitting .313/.353/.563 in 17 plate appearances since his […]

Francisco Mejia's Rising Fantasy Stock

San Diego Padres catcher Francisco Mejia went 2-for-3 with a walk and solo home run in Tuesday’s victory against the Baltimore Orioles. The long ball gives Mejia two on the season and he’s hitting a crisp .368 (7-for-19) since being recalled from Triple-A on June 18. The 23-year-old former top prospect struggled in his earlier […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 13 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 24 (unless otherwise noted). Not much in the way of introduction this week, except that you may have seen a few of these names around these parts before, so let's jump in to the weekly reminders. EVAB (pronounced […]

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Report for Week 13

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled 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 […]

Mitch Garver Homers, Drives In Three

Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in a 9-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. Garver went deep in the eighth inning for his 12th dinger of the season, tacking on an insurance run for the Twins. It was his first start since last Thursday when […]

Chris Herrmann Nearing Return From Injured List

Oakland Athletics catcher Chris Herrmann (knee) will need to catch consecutive games during his minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas before he is activated from the 10-day injured list. He was 2-for-5 in a game Monday for Vegas, posting an RBI single while playing all nine innings behind the plate. He did not play […]

Omar Narvaez Has Hit Safely In Eight Straight Games

Seattle Mariners catcher Omar Narvaez went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-3 road victory against the Milwaukee Brewers. He has hit safely in eight straight games posting a .370 average (10-for-27) with six runs scored, a homer, three RBI and four walks during the impressive span. Narvaez has raised his […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 13

As we near the season's halfway point 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 […]

Long-Term Pact Between William Karlsson, Golden Knights

The Vegas Golden Knights signed forward William Karlsson to an eight-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season, and the deal has an annual average value of $5.9 million per season. Karlsson posted 24 goals and 56 points during the 2018-19 regular season. Since landing with the Golden Knights during the expansion draft prior to the […]

Carl Soderberg Shipped To Arizona Coyotes

The Colorado Avalanche traded center Carl Soderberg to the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday in exchange for defenseman Kevin Connauton and a third-round draft pick. Soderberg registered a career-high 23 goals with 49 points, and his point total was two short of tying a career high set during the 2015-16 season. This was likely a salary-cap […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday June 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 June 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/26/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball! We have a ton of games spread throughout the day, with the main slate coming at night. DraftKings has blessed us with a 9-game featured slate kicking off at 7:05 PM. We have a few aces to choose from, but nobody stands out. On the cheap end, Framber Valdez is way […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/25/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Tuesday's full slate of Major League Baseball has first pitch at 7:00 p.m. ET. 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 6/25/19. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite […]

Jonathan Lucroy Going Through Power Outage

Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy has emerged from a deep slump but still is not hitting the ball with authority heading into Tuesday's game against the Reds. Lucroy is 5-for-18 (.278) over his last seven games but has failed to record an extra-base hit over his last 72 at-bats. He is slashing a porous […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 25th 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 […]

Robert Thomas Has Successful Wrist Surgery

St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas (wrist) underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair a tendon in his left wrist. He suffered the injury during Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Jose Sharks. Thomas has the entire offseason to rehab the injury and he will have a full evaluation before the […]