DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/12/19): MLB DFS Lineups

For the first time in what feels like forever we have a completely split slate on a Thursday. In fact, the two slates are exactly even, with both having seven games on each slate and equal money to be found on both slates. However, as usual, our focus will be on the featured evening slate, […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday, September 11th, 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 11th, 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 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 […]

Top 15 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 24)

The number of prospects capable of impacting your fantasy baseball season is dwindling but some remain. Rosters have been expanded at the MLB level but the minor league playoffs are also in full swing. As a result, some prospects with the potential to impact the big leagues are still in the minors. But they will […]

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 […]

Freddie Freeman Tallies Three Hits On Monday

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI during Monday's 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The 29-year-old is slashing .301/.393/.572 this season with 38 home runs, 116 RBI, and 110 runs scored. Freeman has blossomed into one of the premier offensive players in all of baseball. He […]

Ronald Acuna Blasts Solo Shot In Win Over Phillies

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna was 1-for-3 with a solo home run, three runs scored, and two walks in Monday's 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The 21-year-old phenom is batting just .140 with two HRs over his past 15 games. Despite the cold streak, Acuna is still slashing a hearty .280/.364/.515 with 38 HRs, […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Tuesday, September 10th 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/10/19): MLB DFS Lineups

After a slow Monday, we’re looking at a full slate here. There does happen to be one game played at 6:35 ET and we’re going to go ahead and avoid that BAL-NYY matchup. We do have a Coors Field fixture on this slate though and that should shake things up with two bad pitchers taking the mound in […]

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 […]

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 […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 24

Welcome back to the strikeout rate risers and fallers series for Week 24! Each week we will take a look at two K% risers and two fallers, analyze what is behind those changes, and then decide if they are actionable. A pitcher can best control their fate by generating swings and misses, so this exercise […]

Mike Soroka Suffers Loss on Sunday

Atlanta Braves starter Mike Soroka suffered the loss on Sunday against the Nationals, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk over six innings. While it was the most runs he allowed in a start since July, he also recorded seven strikeouts against Washington — his most since July 14. While his ERA has […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Cut List (Week 24) - Time to Let Go?

Time is running out to make a move in your league. You're still looking to hit on categories that are close while sacrificing those where you are fairly isolated in the standings with little to gain. Achievable gaps are only getting smaller, too. Harder to make up two or three home runs in three weeks […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/7/19): MLB DFS Lineups

As always we have a busy Saturday, with all 30 teams taking to the field. With playoff implications in full swing, it will be an intriguing day but for DFS purposes all our attention will be on the 11 game evening slate. Houston and Justin Verlander are by far the biggest favorites on this slate, […]

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 […]

Ronald Acuna Smacks Solo Shot, Steals Base On Thursday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna was 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base, and two runs scored during Thursday's 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals. The 21-year-old has been in a slight cold streak over his past 15 games, batting just .172 with two HRs during that span. Nevertheless, the star slugger is […]

Max Fried Dominates The Nationals On Thursday

Atlanta Braves starter Max Fried surrendered one hit across seven scoreless innings during Thursday's 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals. He struck out nine batters without issuing a walk. It was one of Fried's finest performances of the season. He improved his record to 16-4 to go along with a 3.86 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and […]

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 […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 23 Waiver Wire

A particularly quiet bullpen week leading into- or starting, depending on your league- the fantasy playoffs makes for less drama, but maybe more worry? Kind of the whole "calm before the storm" type of thing. It almost seems like since sort of nothing happened in bullpens this week, maybe everything will happen next week, right in the fantasy playoffs. […]

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 […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 23

As we enter the final month of the regular season we start to see more prospects getting the big league phone call as rosters expand. The September call-up season can muddy up the waters even more for fantasy baseball's already most volatile position, which further adds to the frustration of managers. With that being said, […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 23 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 23! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a […]

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 […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday, September 5th, 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 5th, 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 […]

Bryse Wilson Optioned After One Day

Atlanta Braves pitcher Bryse Wilson, just called up Tuesday, was sent back to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday. Wilson pitched against the Toronto Blue Jays in his day up, his first appearance since July 16. But he allowed two runs, including a Rowdy Tellez solo shot, in 1 1/3 innings and now goes back down despite […]

Mike Foltynewicz Shuts Down Blue Jays On Tuesday

Atlanta Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz allowed two hits across five scoreless innings during Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He struck out two batters while walking three. The 27-year-old has allowed three runs over his past 16 2/3 innings, which has been one of his best stretches of the season. Foltynewicz has failed […]