Hunter Renfroe (OF, SD) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  Hunter Renfroe has hit 26 home runs in back to back seasons, and now looks well on his way to eclipsing that coveted 30 HR mark. He already has 14 on the year and has sported a higher wOBA (.366) and Barrel rate […]

Jason Castro (C, MIN) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Castro isn’t someone you’ll ever look for in a standard league. He won’t play against righties, and is power reliant against righties. The good news is that the power is still there, blasting seven in just 66 at-bats this year. It’s obviously not a […]

Pablo Lopez (SP, MIA) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  The profile on Pablo Lopez is very interesting up to this point. He’s dominated at home and has been terrible on the road. With that being said, we know that’s not a reliable trend to look at when the peripherals don’t back it […]

Josh Reddick (OF, HOU) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Reddick is worth a look with a fully healthy Astros team. He’s still their third outfielder and will have a ton of RBI opportunities all season long. With a depleted starting lineup and outfield, he’s one of their main weapons behind Bregman […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The final week of May means we're nearly one-third of the way through the season! Each team seems to be calling up their prized prospects, though the Super Two deadline is still looming in the minds of some ballclubs (cough, Houston). The big names […]

Chad Sobotka Activated, Optioned to Minors

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Chad Sobotka (abdominal) has been activated from the 10-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A. The righty reliever spent nearly a month out of action due to an abdominal strain. Sobotka had an 8.25 ERA with the Braves this season through 13 appearances. Hopefully he can straighten out his stuff in […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 9

We are nearly a third of the way through the fantasy season and things are starting to figure themselves out. For example, Kris Bryant has seemingly found his stroke and shut the window closed on buy-low opportunities. Several other players around the league are also beginning to find their groove, yet there are still a […]

Mike Foltynewicz Tosses Quality Start On Friday

Atlanta Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz allowed one run on five hits in six innings of work during a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. Foltynewicz struck out seven batters without walking anyone. The 27-year-old now owns a 1-3 record on the season to go along with a 5.67 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and […]

Dansby Swanson Notches Two Home Runs On Friday

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI during Friday's 5-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was a welcomed performance from Swanson, who had cooled off in recent weeks after a dominant start to the season. Swanson owns a .262/.319/.492 slash line to go along with 10 […]

Brendan Rodgers (SS, COL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  Drafted third in 2015, Brendan Rodgers was known as an all-around shortstop that could drive the ball to all fields with plenty of power. He hasn't lived up to his cohorts Alex Bregman (1st) and Dansby Swanson (2nd) yet, who have already proven […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 8 Waiver Wire

It's almost officially summer (both in the "school's out" definition and the-calendar-says-so definition) but the introduction of Closers and Saves Report is still rolling strong with some very specific Easter eggs. While part of me wants to break free (✔) another part feels under pressure (✔✔) to keep it going. Speaking of keeping it going, […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 9

And we're back for another week of two-start streaming options as we head into Memorial Day weekend. Rotoballer hasn't fired me yet, so let's keep it up and look at who we got this week. First off, Week 7 went a LOT better for this column than Week 6 (not that it would take much […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/25/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday brings us a bonus 16-game schedule of baseball! There is a big slant towards afternoon baseball, with 10 of the games taking place in the afternoon slate, starting at 2:10 pm. Of the remaining six games, five of them make up the evening slate with just the second of the Yankees-Royals doubleheader not appearing […]

Matt Joyce to Bereavement List, Kyle Wright Recalled

Atlanta Braves outfielder Matt Joyce was placed on the bereavement list Friday after the passing of his uncle, and starting pitcher Kyle Wright was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to take his roster space. Wright has started six games in the minors and three in the Majors this season, but will likely be a bullpen arm […]

Keston Hiura Deserves Your Attention

Prospect call-ups have been getting all the baseball headlines recently - Austin Riley has been mashing, Brendan Rodgers has Coors Field, and fantasy owners are salivating over the presumed promotion of uber-prospect Yordan Alvarez. Oh, and some guy named Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is getting his first taste of the majors, no big deal. With all […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/24/19): MLB DFS Lineups

This Friday slate is absolutely packed as usual. There are 14 games in the main slate starting at 7:05pm. There's an early 2:20pm start at Wrigley field as the Cubs host the Reds, which adds a 15th game to the all day slate. Most of the money will be centered around the main slate so […]

Nick Markakis Gets Day Off Thursday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis is getting the day off Thursday afternoon in San Francisco. Markakis has followed up his All-Star season last year with a similar line so far this year. As steady as they come, the veteran outfielder has posted an .810 OPS in 50 games. This will be Markakis' first day off […]

Max Fried Notches Quality Start Against The Giants

Atlanta Braves starter Max Fried allowed two runs on four hits in six innings of work during a 9-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. He struck out five batters while walking two. Fried now owns a 7-2 record on the season to go along with a 2.88 ERA and 1.12 WHIP. […]

Dansby Swanson Picks Up Three RBI On Wednesday

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was 2-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI during a 9-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Swanson, who had a scintillating start to the 2019 campaign, is carrying a .237 average over his past 15 games. The former first-overall pick has eight HRs and 30 RBI […]

Austin Riley Goes Deep Again On Wednesday

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley was 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during a 9-2 thrashing of the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Riley has had a remarkable start to his MLB career with four HRs, nine RBI, and a .367/.406/.800 slash line through 30 at-bats. He has likely earned himself an everyday role […]

Champ or Chump: Brendan Rodgers and Austin Riley

The top prospects have been getting called up quickly of late, giving us plenty of options who warrant a closer look. Let's go with 22-year-old kids who took a big step forward at Triple-A this season, are infielders technically playing out of position at the big league level, and were drafted in 2015. Those criteria […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 8)

The top prospect exodus continued last week with Keston Hiura, Austin Riley and Brendan Rodgers all receiving the call to The Show. Riley immediately made his presence known to the Braves with a number of strong performances. Touki Toussaint also continued his up-and-down relationship with the Braves. Even with all the promotions this season already, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/23/19): MLB DFS Lineups

This Thursday slate is absolutely bizarre. There are 10 games in total, but four of them start between 12 and 1 pm, and there is only one game after 7 pm. That means a strange split of the slates on DraftKings. There is a six-game slate beginning at 12:10 pm, with a two-game slate beginning […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/23/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are nine games on the schedule today, with a lot of elite pitching and not much in the way of hitting. We will attempt to find some value, but there's not a whole lot of offense that I am too high on. We see Fanduel being split into an early slate and main slate, […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday May 23rd, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 23rd, 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 […]

Josh Donaldson Getting Day Off Wednesday

Atlanta Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday. Austin Riley will play the hot corner and hit fifth against Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija. Riley was raking in the minor leagues and hasn't really missed a beat in his first taste of the majors. The 22-year-old is hitting .385/.407/.769 […]

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 8

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled 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 […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 8 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 20th (unless otherwise noted). It's that time of year when in-season trends become apparent and full-season numbers may not tell the best story. (They may be most accurate, but they may not tell the best story.) Fortunately, the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/22/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 16 games on the schedule today, as the Kansas City Royals and St.Louis Cardinals play a doubleheader. We see Fanduel being split into an early slate and main slate. We will include players from both of the slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/22/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers 11 games. There's also an all day slate starting at 1:05pm eastern that includes a few extra early games. We'll be focusing on the main slate, where we have plenty of pricey options to look through and some value plays to fit in as well. Let's […]