Chris Owings Out For Rest Of Season

Colorado Rockies infielder Chris Owings (thumb) has had a pin inserted into his thumb and will not return to action this season, according to Thomas Harding of MLB.com. Owings appeared in just 21 games this year, and was a decent option in deep formats as he slashed .326/.420/.628 with one home run, two steals, five […]

Dansby Swanson Collects Four Hits On Wednesday

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was not an easy man to get out at the plate during Wednesday's contest. He went 4-for-4 with a stolen base and three runs scored in the 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The 27-year-old is increased his slash line to .252/.306//471 with a four-hit performance on Wednesday. He […]

Eli White Could Miss Time

Texas Rangers shortstop Eli White (elbow) was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Los Angeles Angels. He is dealing with tightness in his right elbow and will undergo further testing. Manager Chris Woodward mentioned that this issue has been bothering White for quite some time. It wouldn't be shocking to see White miss some time […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Has Three-Hit Performance

Texas Rangers infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa was one of the few bats that showed up for this offense on Wednesday. He went 3-for-4 with two singles, a double, and the only run scored on the night for this unit. Kiner-Falefa doubled in the sixth which led to him scoring on a groundball by Adolis Garcia. Shohei […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/5/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. After a glorious day of day baseball, we have another split slate of day and night games, with the main slate featuring only six games. Finding value will certainly be crucial tonight since there are few aces on the slate which will mean that you'll […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/5/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/5 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 8/5/21 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 […]

Brandon Crawford Steals Ninth Bag

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford continued his renaissance season Wednesday night, going 1-for-5 with his ninth steal of the season. Crawford is becoming more opportunistic as the season goes on, with five of those nine coming in his past 30 games. Crawford has enjoyed an outstanding season with an .895 OPS, 18 homers, 58 […]

Javier Baez Hits Second Mets Homer

New York Mets infielder Javier Baez hit his second homer as a Met Wednesday, knocking an Anthony Bass pitch over the fence in right field for an opposite-field solo shot. It was his 24th of the year, and gave the Mets an important insurance run in a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins. Baez went […]

Alcides Escobar Returns To Lineup Wednesday

Washington Nationals infielder Alcides Escobar returned to the starting lineup Wednesday, batting second and playing shortstop. He had missed the previous for games with a swollen right wrist. He went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first game back against the Philadelphia Phillies. Though he appears to have been displaced by Victor Robles at the […]

Jorge Polanco Homers For Third Consecutive Game

Minnesota Twins second baseman/shortstop Jorge Polanco stayed red hot in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Reds. Polanco delivered the first run of the game on a 405-foot blast that left his bat at 105.2 MPH, his third home run in as many contests. The 28-year-old extended his hitting streak to eight games, with Wednesday marking […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/4 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 […]

Jorge Polanco Belts Clutch Three-Run Homer

Minnesota Twins second baseman/shortstop Jorge Polanco went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Reds. Polanco came through in the clutch for the Twins, sending a ball 396 feet into right field at 107.4 MPH to give his club the lead, one they would hold onto. The switch-hitter is enjoying a seven-game […]

Willy Adames Hits Another Home Run In Loss To Pirates

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, double and three runs scored Tuesday against Pittsburgh. Adames did the majority of his damage on a home run against Max Kranick. He now has 19 homers on the season and has slugged three in his last five starts. While he's produced plenty […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 11-game slate on tap tonight, and it is quite the slate. Plain and simple, pitching is atrocious tonight. You will be […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 19

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 […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 19

The trade winds blew long and hard through Major League Baseball last week. As the dust begins to settle around the league, many prospects have been impacted in different ways — although the moves affected prospects from a dynasty perspective more so than from a 2021 redraft angle. The list lost Reid Detmers — who […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 4th 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 topics […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Early Slate (8/4): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! The focus of this article will be on the 4-game Early Only afternoon slate for DraftKings and the 3-game slate on FanDuel. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and find the best plays for both your cash game and tournament […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers. We've got another fun slate on tap for tonight as there should be offense everywhere. Well, maybe not everywhere as there are a few elite pitching options including Shohei Ohtani taking on the Texas Rangers and Max Scherzer making his Dodger debut, against the Astros no less. Elsewhere, yes, there will be offense tonight. […]

Noelvi Marte Hits Three Homers In Minors

Seattle Mariners infielder Noelvi Marte had the best game of his career for the Low-A Modesto Nuts Tuesday, going 4-for-5 with three homers, a walk, five runs scored, and nine RBI. The 19-year old prospect now has 15 home runs and 15 steals in 307 at-bats this season. Marte has years to go before he […]

Trevor Story Collects A Pair Of Doubles In Win

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, and an RBI in a 13-6 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Both of Story's hits were two-baggers, the second one knocked in a run in the bottom of the eighth inning. It's been a relatively quiet season for the former All-Star, […]

Tim Anderson Break Out Of Funk With Three Hits

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson went 3-for-4 with two runs, three RBI and a home run in Tuesday's victory versus the Kansas City Royals. Anderson's home run was a two-run rocket off of Kris Bubic in the bottom of the third inning. Anderson has been in a big slump with nine hits over his […]

Jazz Chisholm Placed On COVID-19 IL

Miami Marlins shortstop Jazz Chisholm (COVID-19) was placed on the COVID-19 IL prior to Tuesday's game, according to Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald. McPherson reports that Chisholm was exhibiting symptoms prior to Tuesday's game. There's no word yet as to whether or not he tested positive for COVID-19, and managers should keep an eye […]

Gleyber Torres Drives In Two In Win Tuesday

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in a 13-1 win over the Orioles on Tuesday. He's been hitting well recently, slashing .286/.333/.464 with two homers, four steals, nine RBI and seven runs scored over his last 15 games. He's finally starting to heat up […]

Adalberto Mondesi To Begin A Rehab Assignment Tuesday

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi (oblique) is set to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday. Mondesi has been out since June 20 with a strained left oblique and he has managed to play just 10 games this year due to multiple injuries. Royals GM Dane Moore dropped a meteor on fantasy […]

Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford Sitting On Tuesday

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and shortstop Brandon Crawford are both absent from the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against their former teammate Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Curt Casali is getting the start behind the plate and Thairo Estrada is manning shortstop. This will be Crawford's first day off since his return […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/3 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 8/3/21 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 8/3/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/3/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in a […]

Amed Rosario Has Huge Day Monday

Cleveland Indians shortstop Amed Rosario went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored, an RBI, a walk, and two stolen bases in Monday's 5-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a monster day for Rosario who is now hitting .391 with five doubles across his previous 23 at-bats. He makes for a solid […]

Statcast Hitter Risers, Fallers - xwOBA Rolling Windows

After an insane trade deadline that saw pretty much everybody in the league changes teams (hyperbole intended), we must collect ourselves and focus on the numbers again. The intent of this series is to identify the top risers and fallers for various Statcast metrics each week, not focus on the players who are in the […]