DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/20/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We finally get a Friday with all 30 teams in one slate (KC/DET is a double-header). Do not mess this up for us, weather! Now that most teams have played at least 15 games (c’mon, Minnesota), I’ll start to use 2017 and 2018 stats when addressing a player’s ISO. In this article, I will be […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

Matt Wisler Stymies Mets In Spot Start

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Matt Wisler, who was pitching in place of the injured Anibal Sanchez, came into a tough situation -- he was facing a Mets team that was still giddy over their comeback win on Wednesday night. It didn't matter, as the 25-year-old righty looked nothing like the pitcher who has a sub-.500 […]

Freddie Freeman Helps Braves in Blowout Win Over Mets

The only thing that Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman fractured Thursday night was Mets fans hearts as he helped his team thrash the first-place visitors, 12-4. Freeman, who'd had a scare on Wednesday night after getting hit on the hand with a pitch, was fine and he showed it with his 2-for-3 night. Freeman […]

Preston Tucker Has Great Night Against Mets

Yes, it's still April, but Atlanta Braves outfielder Preston Tucker impressed again on Thursday night. He went 2-for-4 and drove in five runs, and none were via the long ball. Both hits were doubles. Tucker is hitting .288 with 18 RBI. It's a great start to this season and he's one to keep an eye […]

Anibal Sanchez May Only Miss Two Weeks

It looked pretty grim on Wednesday as Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez (hamstring) lay on the outfield grass and was ultimately carted off with an air cast on his leg. What a difference a day makes. His injured hamstring is feeling much better and the prognosis is that he might only be out for a […]

Tyler Flowers Likely To Start Rehab During Weekend

Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers (oblique) seems pretty healthy and should start his rehab assignment over the weekend. When he returns, Kurt Suzuki will resume backup duties. Hopefully, we'll have another catcher to plug into our lineups soon.

Freddie Freeman in the Lineup Against the Mets

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is in the lineup Thursday night against the Mets after being hit on the left wrist in Wednesday's win over the Phillies. In a major sigh of relief for Braves fans and fantasy owners alike, the hit by pitch that almost identically mirrored that of the one that cost […]

Freddie Freeman's Wrist Not Broken

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman's left wrist is not broken after he was hit by a pitch Wednesday, as test results came back negative on Thursday and he is listed as day-to-day. Phew. That noise you hear is the collective sound of the Braves and all of Freeman's fantasy owners letting out a sigh […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 20

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Austin Riley Continues Hot Start In Double-A

Atlanta Braves third base prospect Austin Riley continues to stay hot for Double-A Mississippi. Riley went 3-for-4 on Wednesday with two triples, two runs and two RBI. Riley is coming off of a strong season and is the team's No. 8 prospect. Riley now has three straight multi-hit games and has a .370 batting average […]

Freddie Freeman Will Be Evaluated Later Thursday Morning

While it looks like Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman may have avoided a fractured wrist after being hit by a pitch during Wednesday night's game, the team will have him looked at again Thursday morning before making any decisions. It would be fortunate if he did escape injury, but he'll likely sit out Thursday's […]

Rookie Report - Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 3)

The service time benchmark for teams to secure an extra year of team control came and went late last week. Somewhat surprisingly, nothing about the rookie landscape has changed; Ronald Acuna and Nick Senzel are still hanging out in the minor leagues with Kyle Tucker, Gleyber Torres, Michael Kopech, and Austin Hays. This list will […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 19

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. Even at this early juncture, there's value in streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest […]

Dansby Swanson Swats Second Homer Of Season In Win

It looks like Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is intent on fulfilling the promise that he showed when he was a highly-touted prospect. It's still April, but he's hitting .358 with an OPS of .976 after Wednesday night's game. Swanson went 2-for-3 with a solo homer. He also scored another run in the 7-3 victory. […]

Freddie Freeman Leaves Game After Being Hit on Hand

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was hit on his left hand on Wednesday, the same one that that was hit last season, an injury that cost him two months. If he was out for an extended amount of time again, that would be devastating for those who picked him high. Here's hoping that it's […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got four different slates on DraftKings today, which gives us tons of lineup combinations. Tonight's featured slate starts at 7pm eastern, and we've also got an early slate and two late slates. I'll be covering players throughout every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

Braves Put Anibal Sanchez On 10-Day DL And Reinstate Johan Camargo

It's official. Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez is now on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain. In another move, Braves third baseman Johan Camargo is back from his injury and will be on the team and in uniform. The next thing is to wait for when outfield prospect Ronald Acuna gets called up, […]

Anibal Sanchez Sustains Leg Injury During Pre-Game Warmups

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez (leg) fell to the outfield grass when he had been running during warmups. He was then carted off wearing an air cast on his left leg. That doesn't bode well for the right-hander, who was having a great start to the season with a 1-0 record and a 1.29 ERA. […]

Mike Soroka Strikes Out Seven Batters Monday

Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Mike Soroka struck out seven batters for Triple-A Gwinnett Tuesday. It wasn’t his best start of the season as he allowed three runs and six hits over five innings, but it’s good to see that he only walked one batter. Soroka continues to impress and now has a 2.87 ERA and […]

Sean Newcomb (SP) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb was robbed of his second victory in ‘18 on April 14 as Atlanta blew a 10-2 lead in epic fashion, but the southpaw still racked up seven strikeouts despite turning in just 10 swinging strikes. That’ll […]

Braves Sign Jose Bautista To One-Year Minors Deal

Free-agent outfielder Jose Bautista is not finished with baseball. The Atlanta Braves signed him to a one-year minor league contract and said that he would be playing his former position, third base. Whether we'll actually see Joey Bats in the big leagues is another question, since he's going to be playing extended spring training games […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 3)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. It continues to be the waiting game for Atlanta to call up […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

We’re over halfway through April and while nearly all data points are far from settled, they’re all we’ve got. Trends in plate discipline metrics can start to surface around this time, but please don’t go blindly extrapolating hot or cold starts into full-season lines. Let’s look at some arms performing well at various magnitudes throughout […]

Luiz Gohara Has Rough Outing In Minor League Start

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Luiz Gohara looked a bit rusty on Tuesday during his Double-A rehab start. He went 3 1/3 innings and walked three hitters while throwing 35 strikes over the course of 65 pitches. That's a ratio of more balls to strikes than he would have likely preferred. Gohara gave up five runs, […]

Aaron Blair to Miss Rest of Season Following Shoulder Surgery

Following surgery to repair a capsule tear in his pitching shoulder, Atlanta Braves starter Aaron Blair has been shut down for the season. Blair, a former top prospect, has struggled during his time in the major leagues and suffered the injury while making his season debut at Triple-A. In 16 major league starts, Blair has […]

Relief Pitchers Deeper Dive - Week 3

Today and every Tuesday moving forward throughout the 2018 MLB season, we will take a deep dive into some of the lesser-owned relief pitchers on the market that are worth keeping tabs on. This can be a good tool for those in deeper holds leagues, although any pitcher in a position to make a move on […]

Tyler Flowers Progressing Well In Rehab

Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers (oblique) has looked good during catching drills and says he feels better. If all goes well, he could wind up joining the Braves during their next road trip, which would start in Cincinnati on April 23. Kurt Suzuki would resume backup duties. Given how fast players have been getting hurt, […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 3)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. This week we'll be going over a couple good starts from Padres hurlers Joey Lucchesi and Tyson Ross, as well as a […]

Updated Week 3 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers (4/16 - 4/22)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, hopefully all your teams are off to roaring starts! Either way we're here to try and help with your daily/weekly lineups. I'm filling in for the regular @Roto_Dubs this week, as he doesn't feel like dealing with any messy rotation changes after six (!) postponed games on Sunday. Ouch. Below are the projected starting […]