Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Wednesday, September 11th 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 […]
Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 24
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 […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/10/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Welcome to Tuesday baseball! While football season is upon us, the baseball season grind continues. FanDuel hasn't let up, either, with plenty of big dollar tournaments to help boos your bankroll as the season winds down. We also call this free money Tuesday in DFS, as all the NFL money pour s into accounts and […]
Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 24
Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). This week we're looking at a pair of interesting NL West hurlers. Unheralded lefty Alex Young dominated the Reds on Saturday for eight scoreless, while righty Dinelson Lamet turned in another […]
Wilmer Flores Homers in D-Backs Loss Monday
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Wilmer Flores went 1-for-3 with his eighth home run of the year. Flores has been riding a hot streak recently, as he is now hitting .451 over his last 15 games with four doubles, six home runs, 13 RBI and 10 runs scored. He doesn't get enough playing time to be […]
Merrill Kelly Earns Loss Despite Quality Start Monday
Arizona Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly pitched well on Monday despite suffering the loss against the Mets. He earned his 13th quality start of the season in the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings. Kelly has been very inconsistent all season long, and after posting […]
MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday, September 9th, 2019 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 9th, 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, September 9th 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 […]
Ketel Marte Launches Fifth Homer in Last 10 Games on Sunday
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte continued his recent assault on National League pitching Sunday, as he went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run against the Reds. Marte is now hitting .459 over his last 10 games with five home runs, 15 RBI and nine runs scored. He has 32 home runs and 91 RBI […]
Mike Leake Pitches Well in Arizona Loss Sunday
Arizona Diamondbacks starter Mike Leake recorded his second quality start in his last three outings on Sunday, as he allowed two runs on seven hits while striking out three over 6 1/3 innings against the Reds. While it's nice to see Leake pitching well after a rough start to his Arizona career, owners shouldn't put […]
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 24
Everyone's excited for football season. Except for me. As a Bears fan, this year has gotten off to a rough start. But enough about football. You're here to see who to add for Week 24. Anthony DeSclafani started off Week 22 strong with eight strikeouts over seven scoreless innings against Miami, but his second outing […]
Christian Walker Out of D-Backs Lineup Sunday
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker is out of the lineup on Sunday afternoon against the Reds. Walker is hitting .243 with two home runs and five RBI over his last 10 games as he will get a day off from the starting lineup. Jake Lamb will get the start at first for Arizona and […]
MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for September 8th, 2019 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day. Top Avoids of the Day for 9/8/19 Jack Flaherty vs Pittsburgh […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Sunday, September 8th 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 […]
Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - September 8th, 2019
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 8th, 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 […]
2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 24
Wow. Well, if we all learned anything about sports in the past couple of days, it's that we can all be glad that there is far less baggage attached to our top draft picks in fantasy baseball than there is in fantasy football. Even with that in mind, these final three weeks aren't about the […]
Alex Young Strikes Out a Dozen
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Alex Young pitched the best game of his young career on Saturday night, shutting out the Reds for eight innings while striking out 12. The 25-year-old left-hander has been more than adequate since being called up on June 27, going 7-3 with a 3.38 ERA in his 12 starts. Young has now […]
Christian Walker (1B, ARI) - Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker is heating up in August, just in time for those owners in the playoff hunt. Walker has had a fine showing in his first year as the Diamondbacks starting first baseman, slashing .264/.350/.479 and hitting 25 home runs with […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/7/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
With games spread all throughout the day, we’re going to offer up some plays from both slates. With that said, we’ll focus mainly on the night slate, as we have a hefty 12-game schedule ahead of us. In terms of weather, it looks like we're in the clear! Be sure to also check out all […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Saturday, September 7th 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 […]
Robbie Ray Looks for Another Win Friday
Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray will look to keep the D-backs win streak going on Friday when he travels to take on the Cincinnati Reds. Ray has won his last two starts and shouldn't have too much trouble against a strikeout-prone Reds lineup. However, it will be up to Ray to be efficient with his […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Friday, September 6th 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 24
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 […]
Top 20 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 23)
That’s all she wrote, ladies and gentlemen. The minor league’s regular season is kaput for another year. And as always, it’s been a blast watching the rise and fall of prospect values throughout the 30 teams’ systems. With September 1 came the roster expansion around MLB, and a significant number of key prospects from last […]
Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Report for Week 23
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 […]
Archie Bradley Earns Another Save
Arizona Diamondbacks closer Archie Bradley came out of the pen and earned another save in Wednesday's win over the San Diego Padres. Bradley tossed 2/3 of an inning, allowing no hits and one walk. It was the reliever's 12th save of the season. It hasn't been pretty for Bradley this season, but he's seeing consistent […]
Ketel Marte Cracks Grand Slam Wednesday
Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Ketel Marte blew the game open on Wednesday with a grand slam in a win over the San Diego Padres. Marte finished his monster night 3-for-4 with the grand slam and four RBI. It was the 25-year-old's 30th home run of the season in what has been a true breakout campaign. […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Thursday, September 5th 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 […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/5/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Welcome to Thursday baseball! I know football is kicking off tonight, and I'm excited as anyone. However, there is still plenty of money to be made in baseball and FanDuel has dropped some big contests for us tonight. There is also some football money on the sites, so we may see some dead baseball lineups […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/5/19): MLB DFS Lineups
Thursday once again brings us a bit split slate, with five games on the early slate and seven on the later slate. The later slate is where the money is slightly more slanted too, and therefore, that is where our attention will focus today. The late slate has two favorites who are below -200 in […]