Josh Tomlin Returns To Braves

Right-handed pitcher Josh Tomlin agreed to a $1 million deal on Wednesday to return to the Atlanta Braves for a third season. The deal includes a 2022 team option worth $1.25 million. The 36-year-old went 2-2 with a 4.76 ERA in 17 games for the Braves in 2020. Tomlin was much better as a reliever […]

2021 First Look Fantasy Values: Third Base

The baseball offseason may officially begin with the end of the World Series but the projections offseason began last Thursday night with the release of the first Steamer projections for 2021. Created and maintained by mathematics teacher Jared Cross and his former students, Steamer remains the industry standard for non-aggregated projection systems, as well as […]

Nick Mariano's Early 2021 Fantasy Baseball Catcher Rankings

Let's cut right to it: the 2021 baseball season is not guaranteed to be a normal one. But for now, let's just close our eyes and dream of a world unencumbered by COVID-19 and talk about our silly little game as if a 162-game season will come next spring. It is time to decide how […]

2021 First Look Fantasy Values: Outfielders

The baseball offseason may officially begin with the end of the World Series but the projections offseason began last Thursday night with the release of the first Steamer projections for 2021. Created and maintained by mathematics teacher Jared Cross and his former students, Steamer remains the industry standard for non-aggregated projection systems, as well as […]

2021 Fantasy Value First Looks: Shortstop

The baseball offseason may officially begin with the end of the World Series but the projections offseason began last Thursday night with the release of the first Steamer projections for 2021. Created and maintained by mathematics teacher Jared Cross and his former students, Steamer remains the industry standard for non-aggregated projection systems, as well as […]

Ronald Acuna Jr., Freddie Freeman Win Silver Sluggers

Atlanta Braves outfielders Ronald Acuna Jr. and Marcell Ozuna, first baseman Freddie Freeman and catcher Travis d'Arnaud all won Silver Slugger Awards on Thursday. The rest of the National League Silver Sluggers included San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano, San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres third baseman Manny Machado, Washington Nationals outfielder […]

2021 First Look Fantasy Values: First Base and Second Base

The baseball offseason may officially begin with the end of the World Series but the projections offseason began last Thursday night with the release of the first Steamer projections for 2021. Created and maintained by mathematics teacher Jared Cross and his former students, Steamer remains the industry standard for non-aggregated projection systems, as well as […]

Braves Interested In Adam Wainwright

The Atlanta Braves are interested in free-agent starting pitcher Adam Wainwright, 17 years after he pitched for current manager Brian Snitker at Double-A Greenville. The 39-year-old would provide the Braves mostly inexperienced rotation with a veteran presence. The two-time Cy Young runner-up is a free agent after 15 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, but […]

Warning Signals in Shift Increases: Part One

Shifts work. Not all the time and not against everyone but eventually there is a sufficient amount of data on a player to be able to draw some pretty strong conclusions about what advantages can be gained by shifting. There are good reasons that Joey Gallo was shifted against 98.5% of the time in 2020. Not everyone […]

DraftKings, FanDuel MLB DFS (10/25/20) (Premium Content)

Wow. Baseball doesn't get much more exciting than what went down in Game 4. After a bunch of lead changes, six home runs, and a final play that will live in baseball lore forever, the Rays went home the winner and the series is now tied 2-2. Clayton Kershaw returns to the mound for the […]

DraftKings, FanDuel MLB DFS (10/25/20)

Hopefully, everyone stayed up late enough to catch the ending of Game 4, it was magical. Congrats to both teams for making the series quite enjoyable to watch. The World Series's fifth game will take up to a beastly matchup of Clayton Kershaw and Tyler Glasnow. Pitching should be the key to this game as […]

DraftKings, FanDuel MLB DFS (10/24/20) (Premium Content)

Can Tampa Bay finally stem the offensive tidal wive that the Dodgers have begun to unleash? That will be the central question surrounding Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday, with L.A. looking to be in true mid-season form. After what is likely only a sign of things to come, heavy bullpen usage has […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet for 10/23/20 (Premium Content)

Game Three will give the series advantage to someone tonight. The pitching matchups feature a budding ace, Walker Buehler, and a craft veteran, Charlie Morton. The regular season has been a bit of a rollercoaster for both these hurlers-a slow start followed by a great deal of success as the innings piled up. The Dodgers […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet for 10/21/20 (Premium Content)

Game Two of the World Series tonight, and the Rays will send Blake Snell to the mound in the hopes of evening the series after losing game one. The Los Angeles Dodgers will at least begin with Tony Gonsolin on the bump, but will likely be going with a number of bullpen arms.  Only select […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/21/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

The 2020 MLB World Series continues on Wednesday night with Game 2 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays. In Game 1, the Dodgers chased Rays' starter Tyler Glasnow in the fifth inning and wound up with eight runs in the middle innings to cruise to an 8-3 victory. Big games from […]

DraftKings, FanDuel MLB DFS (10/18/20) (Premium Content)

Well, this is it. The stage is set for a second night of the greatest scenarios in all of sports - a high-stakes Game 7. The Houston Astros came back from down 0-3 to force last night's Game 7 in the ALCS, but rookie Randy Arozarena hit his record-setting seventh homer of the playoffs and […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - October 17, 2020

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 10/17/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Today is our last official day of having a two-game slate, with either Tampa Bay or Houston earning their entry into the World Series […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/17/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

The Houston Astros have come all the way back from down 0-3 to tie the series up and force a Game 7 on Sunday. Can they pull an '04 Red Sox and get it done? They'll have Lance McCullers Jr. on the mound but all hands will be on deck for both teams as we […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball (DFS) Cheat Sheet and Lineup Picks for October 17, 2020

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 10/17 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With only two games on the slate, we'll be breaking down each game with pitchers and hitters to target from each. I would recommend using some caution here and responsible bankroll management as this is our final two-game […]

A.J. Minter To Start For Braves In Game 5

Former Atlanta Braves left-handed closer A.J. Minter will make his first career start in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers on Friday as the Braves look to close out the series and advance to the World Series for the first time since 1999. It will be a bullpen game for […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet and Lineup Picks for 10/16/20 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 10/16 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With only two games on the slate, I'll be breaking down each game with my favorite pitchers and hitters from each. I would recommend using some caution here and responsible bankroll management as we have nothing but two-game […]

Statcast Season Review: 2020 Barrel Leaders (Hitters)

The 2020 MLB season will always be one for the record books, even if everything that took place will have multiple asterisks attached to it. Evaluating Statcast numbers is a nice way to find hot and cold hitters, as well as underachievers and overachievers. Now that the regular season is over, let's reflect on the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (10/16/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

With one swing of the bat, Carlos Correa ensured we get at least one more multi-game slate for the DFS season. Once down, 3-0 in the ALCS, Houston will now look to even the series on Friday night with their Game 1 starter back on the mound. In the Senior Circuit, the Atlanta Braves will […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 10/16/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 10/16/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 2-game main slate of playoff baseball on tap today, featuring Game 6 of the ALCS and Game 5 of the NLCS. […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 10/15/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 10/15/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 2-game main slate of playoff baseball on tap today, featuring Game 5 of the ALCS and Game 4 of the NLCS. […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet and Lineup Picks for 10/15/20 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 10/15 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With only two games on the slate, I'll be breaking down each game with my favorite pitchers and hitters from each. I would recommend using some caution here and responsible bankroll management as we have nothing but two-game […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (10/15/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

If you’re hankering for an age when rotations were clear cut and the next day’s starting pitcher was known well in advance during the postseason, today is not the slate for you. Instead, we bring you Clayton Kershaw as the cream of the crop, but even he was scratched from his start just two days […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Thursday (10/15/20) - Monkey Knife Fight

The playoff baseball run continues, with two more championship series games going tonight. That means lots of opportunities to play props and win with Monkey Knife Fight. The Los Angeles Dodgers lost the first two games of their series with the Atlanta Braves but scored 11 runs in the first inning of Game 3 on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/15/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Thursday with 2 game slate featuring a potential elimination game in ALSC Game 5, and then we get NLCS Game 4. It appears Clayton Kershaw will be returning to the mound after missing Game 2 with back spasms, so how healthy is he really? Blake Snell will make a start for the […]

Bryse Wilson To Start Game 4 Of NLCS

Atlanta Braves right-handed starter Bryse Wilson will get the start in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday in what will likely be a bullpen game for the Braves. Wilson has started seven of his 15 career regular season appearances, including two starts to close out the 2020 regular season. His longest […]