DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got four different slates on DraftKings today, which gives us tons of lineup combinations. Tonight's featured slate starts at 7pm eastern, and we've also got an early slate and two late slates. I'll be covering players throughout every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

Dave Roberts Not Planning on Removing Kenley Jansen from Closer's Role

Despite his early season struggles, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated on Wednesday that he does not plan on moving Kenley Jansen out of the closer role anytime soon. Jansen has been abysmal to start the season, earning just two saves while carrying an 8.10 ERA. However, Jansen has proven to be one of […]

Jacob Barnes Gets Two-Inning Save

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jacob Barnes went two innings on Wednesday, giving up one hit and striking out three in the 2-0 victory while locking down his second save of 2018. His first save of the season goes all the way back to Opening Day when he locked down an extra-inning save. Considering Josh Hader […]

Anthony Swarzak Shut Down

New York Mets reliever Anthony Swarzak was inching closer to a return after straining his left oblique, but he has been shut down due to lingering discomfort. Swarzak had been throwing off flat ground as recently as Monday, but that’s obviously no longer happening. He was originally scheduled to travel to Florida this week to […]

Chris Devenski Earns Second Save of 2018 in Win over Mariners

With the Houston Astros up three runs heading into the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday, manager A.J. Hinch entered reliever Chris Devenski. Devenski then proceeded to strike out Dee Gordon before inducing a double play from Robinson Cano to earn his second save of the season. The Astros reliever has been on fire […]

Kenley Jansen Blows Another Save

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen blew another save on Tuesday night in San Diego. The normally lights-out Jansen has now blown two saves and lost a game already this season. Last year, Jansen blew only one save all season. He looked bad, giving up a home run to Eric Hosmer, then walking a batter, […]

David Hernandez Close To Rehab Assignment

Cincinnati Reds right-hander David Hernandez (shoulder) is getting close to going on a rehab assignment. Hernandez has been sidelined since spring training with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. He threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday and will meet up with Triple-A Louisville on Friday if there are no issues with his shoulder. The veteran […]

Boone Logan Now Doing Mound Work

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Boone Logan (triceps) is now throwing off a mound after doing a bullpen session Tuesday. This is huge progress, as he was not predicted to do mound work until later in the week. The Brewers are hoping that with this progress, the rehab process will be much faster and he can […]

Bud Norris Emerging as the Key Reliever in the Cardinals Bullpen

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Bud Norris picked up his fourth save of the season on Tuesday, tossing 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts while allowing just one hit. In a game that saw Greg Holland face three hitters without recording an out, Norris was dominant and nailed down the win for St. Louis. With […]

Greg Holland Can't Get an Out on Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals closer Greg Holland was unable to record an out on Tuesday, allowing two runs on a hit and two walks. Holland came in to pitch the eighth inning of a 5-1 Cardinals lead. He walked the first batter he faced, allowed a home run to the next batter, then walked the batter who […]

Daniel Norris Will Make First Start Friday

Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris will make his first start of the season on Friday when the Tigers take on the Kansas City Royals. Norris theoretically started the season as a starter before being bumped to the bullpen as Mike Fiers returned from the disabled list. However, Norris never actually made a starting appearance before […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/18/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are a plethora of games today, but they are broken into two slates. We'll be focusing on the later slate, as that is labeled as the "featured" slate. Even focusing on one of the two slates, there will be more than enough options to focus around tonight. In this article, I will be providing […]

Joe Jimenez Emerging As Holds Candidate

Detroit Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez has been outstanding in the first few weeks of the regular season. With Tuesday's three-strikeout performance in the mix, the highly-touted youngster has now made eight appearances and has yet to allow a run. In 7 2/3 innings of work, Jimenez also has seven strikeouts and just two walks. He […]

Josh Hader Locks Down Another Two-Inning Save; Looks To Be Closer

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader locked down his second save in as many appearances in the 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. He went two innings and struck out three for the save. Hader was originally one of the pitchers in the Brewers bullpen who was almost guaranteed to not get save appearances, but […]

Tommy Kahnle Lands On DL

New York Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle was placed on the 10-day disabled Tuesday with right shoulder tendinitis. The former White Sox relief man is 1-0 with a 6.14 ERA in his first full season with the Bronx Bombers after arriving in a trade last season. Kahnle was an integral part of last season’s postseason run […]

Tyler Thornburg Throws In Rehab

Boston Red Sox reliever Tyler Thornburg (shoulder) continues to make his way back from thoracic outlet surgery. Manager Alex Cora stated Thornburg threw 33 pitches on Monday, according to Evan Drellich of NBC Boston Sports. Thornburg's velocity returned in his last extended spring training game. There is still no word on whether he incorporated his […]

Tom Koehler Hasn't Started Throwing Yet

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Tom Koehler (shoulder) has yet to throw a pitch while he recovers from a strained anterior capsule. It's unlikely we'll see Koehler until late in the season, if at all. Koehler was signed to be the bridge to Kenley Jansen but got injured in spring training. He'll be irrelevant for a […]

Dodgers Acquire Ariel Hernandez in Trade with Cincinnati

The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired relief pitcher Ariel Hernandez from the Cincinnati Reds for relief pitcher Zach Neal and first baseman Idanbel Isabel. Hernandez has struggled during his time in the major leagues, appearing in 19 games and pitching to a 5.18 ERA. However, he does have a K/9 of 10.7 and could be […]

Padres Recall Tyler Webb

The San Diego Padres recalled pitcher Tyler Webb before Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The move is to bring a fresh arm to the bullpen after the Padres used five pitchers during Monday night's 10-3 drubbing. Reliever Kyle McGrath, who appeared Monday, was sent to Triple-A El Paso. Webb, a left-hander, was […]

Boone Logan To Throw Bullpen Session This Week

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Boone Logan (triceps) is making great progress in his throwing program and is expected to throw a bullpen session sometime in the next couple of days. On April 4, it was released that he would be on a four- to six-week recovery schedule and despite there being no schedule updates since […]

Brewers Claim Alec Asher Off Waivers

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alec Asher was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. Asher has been bouncing from team to team in his last couple of years, as he was originally with Philadelphia in 2016 before being traded to the Orioles in 2017. The Orioles then waived Asher, whom the Dodgers […]

Tony Barnette to the Disabled List

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tony Barnette was placed on the disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder. Barnette has been unavailable most of the season but has yet to give up a run in 2 2/3 innings of work against the Astros and the Angels. If he can get healthy soon, he's got a […]

Edwin Diaz Has Been Lights-Out To Start Season

Seattle Mariners closer Edwin Diaz has been fantastic to begin the year, picking up his seventh save Monday night in a win against the Astros. Diaz has converted all of his save opportunities and looks as locked-in as ever. Over eight innings pitched this season, Diaz has allowed only one hit while striking out 16. […]

Adam Ottavino Has Been Unhittable

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Adam Ottavino has had a roller coaster ride over the last few years, but that was then. This is now, and Ottavino is currently the best reliever in the game. How long his run of dominance can continue depends on how quickly hitters adjust, but for now, Ottavino is untouchable. The […]

Mets Recall Gerson Bautista, Demote Hansel Robles

The New York Mets have called up right-handed reliever Gerson Bautista from Double-A Binghamton, demoting reliever Hansel Robles to Triple-A Las Vegas to make room. The Mets bullpen has been gassed, as evidenced by their disastrous showing against the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Now, at least for the time being, they'll have a fresh […]

Bud Norris (RP, STL) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Norris saw two save opportunities last weekend in the series against Cincinnati Reds, converting both of them. While the closer job was widely expected to go to Greg Holland after he led the the NL in saves last season with 41, Holland has had […]

Relief Pitchers Deeper Dive - Week 3

Today and every Tuesday moving forward throughout the 2018 MLB season, we will take a deep dive into some of the lesser-owned relief pitchers on the market that are worth keeping tabs on. This can be a good tool for those in deeper holds leagues, although any pitcher in a position to make a move on […]

Hot Prospects to Watch in Week 3: Acuna, Flaherty, Buehler, Calhoun

The weekend has come and gone, and some big name prospects that many thought would be called up are still riding the bus in the minor leagues. Many of these prospects are ready to go and are waiting in Triple-A for that call. It's no longer a question of if these players will be called […]

Ryan Madson Earns Save

Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Madson earned his second save of the season on Monday against the Mets. Regular closer Sean Doolittle was unavailable after throwing 20 pitches on Sunday, his second appearance in a row over the weekend. Madson gave up one hit and struck out a batter. Eight of his 11 pitches went for […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 18

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature, use this column on a […]