Shopping at the DL Store - Buying Low on Injured Players

Injured players often represent buy-low opportunities, and at this point in the season, there’s an injured All-Star at each position. If you can pry them away from the owner or add them outright, each one could offer a real boost later in the season. Madison Bumgarner and Corey Seager are notably absent from this list. […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Barrels and Exit Velocity

As we enter the seventh week of the baseball season, there is a large enough sample size to rightfully pass judgment on a player's performance without expecting a sudden or dramatic change. While it's easy to glance at the HR leaderboard and determine that these players are tearing the cover off the ball, there are […]

Champ or Chump: Jeimer Candelario and Fernando Romero

While it's still much too early to give up on your team, your league's standings page is starting to mean something. If you're deficient in HR or well short of the IP pace of your rivals, you should take action before it is too late. One way to do so is a trade, but it's […]

Steven Souza Jr. Not Making Good First Impression With New Team

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Steven Souza Jr. went 0-for-4 as well as getting ejected in the 2-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. Souza Jr. made his Diamondbacks debut on May 3 of this year, and since then, has only managed to pile up a 3-for-25 line, giving him a .120 batting average so far. All three […]

Paul Goldschmidt Batting .075 In May

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt went 0-for-2 with two walks in the 2-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. The Diamondbacks have been in a team hitting slump lately, and Goldschmidt appears to be leading the charge with a .075 batting average in the month of May so far. He's also only rocking a .329 […]

Troy Scribner Shows No Control In Losing Effort

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Troy Scribner went 3 2/3 innings pitched, giving up four hits, two earned runs, and six walks while striking out four in the 2-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. With Scribner rocking a 2.73 WHIP in this start, it was quite evident his control was nowhere near where he wanted it […]

Jake Lamb To Start Rehab Assignment On Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb (elbow) will make his first rehab appearance with Class-A Visalia Rawhide. This will be Lamb's first rehab game since the onset of his elbow tendinitis. Lamb is still not expected to be back for at least another week, so owners just need to be a little more patient. He […]

David Peralta Swinging A Hot Bat In May

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Friday. Peralta has been a pleasant surprise this season and has stayed relatively consistent this year, with a .302 batting average along with a .914 OPS in 126 at-bats this season. He also holds […]

Matt Koch Continues To Pitch With Excellence

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Matt Koch went eight innings, giving up seven hits, three runs, and a walk while striking out three in the 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. Despite Koch being handed the loss after an eight-inning performance, he now rocks a 2.43 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP with 20 strikeouts in 33 […]

Troy Scribner Called Up From Triple-A, Will Start For Diamondbacks On Saturday

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Troy Scribner has been called up from Triple-A Reno Aces and will start Saturday against the Washington Nationals. Scribner posted a 4.18 ERA with a 2-1 record last season in 23 2/3 innings pitched and will look to try and make a name for himself in an injury-plagued Diamondbacks pitching staff. […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 13

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 7

This must be the week when the action really starts. After a few minor deals here and there in April, I've seen a flurry of activity in many fantasy leagues and have made a couple of major transactions myself. We already have trade advice and strategy readily available, so I'll instead continue to focus on […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 12

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/18): MLB DFS Lineups

If you've never played on Draft Daily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We’re ignoring the interleague game in Chicago between the White Sox and Cubs, because of the 2:20pm (EST) start. Sorry, Chicago fans. However, we still have a 14-game Friday slate. While all the odds aren’t fully listed (waiting on SP from Milwaukee and Oakland), I can confirm that two matchups will have an over/under of […]

Robbie Ray Completes Pool Workout

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray (oblique) made progress in his rehabilitation on Wednesday, completing shoulder strengthening exercises and worked out of the pool. There's no timetable for Ray to begin actual baseball activities, to it's encouraging to see him workout in some capacity. It will likely be several weeks before Ray ready to return, so […]

Jake Lamb To Play Extended Spring Training Next Week

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb is on pace to play in an extended spring training game next week, according to manager Torey Lovullo. Lamb has recently upped the intensity of his rehabilitation, taking swings, fielding grounders and throwing across the diamond. If there are no set backs, Lamb will move onto a minor league […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 11

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Nick Ahmed Scores Inside The Park Home Run

Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed went 1-for-4 with a walk and an inside the park home run in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers. The homer was Ahmed's sixth of the season. Thanks to a change in his approach at the plate, Ahmed is on pace to smash his previous offensive career highs. His average is […]

Patrick Corbin Struggles With Control Wednesday

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin allowed one run on three hits and four walks while striking out seven in a no-decision against the Dodgers. Corbin was not very sharp in this one, as the four walks were a season high and he needed 96 pitches to labor through his five innings. His velocity was up […]

Making Moves - Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 6

We are now over a week into May of the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Now is the time that owners need to take a hard look at their roster to decide what areas they need to improve. The waiver wire has likely been picked clean of the obvious must-add players and the best option now […]

Week 6 Points Leagues - Strategy, Pickups and Cuts

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable in […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 6: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 6 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the season progresses further into the month of May, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/10/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 1 pm, so there will be a few players from each slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In this article, […]

Zack Greinke Scheduled Start Moved To Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Zack Greinke will have his scheduled start moved up to Thursday, putting his start a day earlier than expected. This is a welcome change for Greinke's owners, as he'll now line up for two starts next week against the Brewers and Mets.

Jake Lamb To Increase Activity Wednesday

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb (shoulder, elbow) is slated to ramp his his rehabilitation efforts on Wednesday. Lamb has resumed hitting and throwing on Tuesday after receiving a cortisone injection late last week. Lamb will continue to undergo more extensive drills until the Diamondbacks feel he is ready for a rehab assignment. Lamb has […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/9/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are plenty of games today, but they are broken down into two slates. The later slate has seven games, and that is the slate that we will be focusing on here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/9/18. The lineup picks will range […]

Zack Godley Loses Control In No-Decision

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Zack Godley labored through his start on Tuesday, giving up four earned runs on six hits and four walks over 5 2/3 innings pitched. Godley's control problems continued, as he has now walked 10 batters in his last three starts. One thing to note for Godley's schedule is that he has faced […]

Brad Boxberger Blows First Save Of The Season

Arizona Diamondbacks closer Brad Boxberger blew his first save of the season on Tuesday, serving up the game-winning home run to Kike Hernandez in the bottom of the ninth inning. Fortunately for Boxberger, Arizona was able to salvage the win in the 12th inning. It was the first runs Boxberger has given up in six […]

Daniel Descalso Hits Game-Winning Home Run

Arizona Diamondbacks utility man Daniel Descalso went 1-for-2 with the game-winning three-run home run in Tuesday's extra-innings victory over the Dodgers. It was Descalso's second at-bat of the game after pinch hitting for closer Brad Boxberger in the 10th inning. Descalso has been a very clutch hitter for Arizona, coming up with game-winning hits three […]