Lucas Giolito Strikes Out 11, Earns Ninth Win

The breakout season continued on Saturday for Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito, who has now earned a win in seven consecutive starts. Giolito went seven 2/3 innings against the Royals on Saturday, allowing three hits, two walks and no runs while striking out 11. He threw a season-high 111 pitches in the game. […]

Yonder Alonso is Absent on Saturday

Chicago White Sox first baseman Yonder Alonso (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals. Alonso will get a routine day off here, but he's been awful at the plate, so he should be avoided in most formats. Jose Rondon will serve as the designated hitter and bat […]

Sauceda's Slants: Folding Aces

There are very few Fantasy experiences more pleasing than hitting on a late-round sleeper or sneaky waiver acquisition — not unlike the experience of finding a twenty-dollar bill in your pocket that you had completely forgotten. When landing these types of players, common refrain tends to be, “sell high!” But for anyone who’s played in […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Saturday June 8th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 8th, 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 (6/7/19)

Welcome to the Friday, June 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/7/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers 14 matchups. There's also an all day slate at 2:20pm which includes the early Cardinals-Cubs game. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/7/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options […]

Nick Madrigal Promoted to Double-A Birmingham

Chicago White Sox second baseman prospect Nick Madrigal was promoted to the team's Double-A affiliate Thursday. Madrigal, the 47th-rated prospect on MLB.com before the season, was hitting .272/.346/.377 with two home runs and 17 steals in 49 games for High-A Winston-Salem this season. He also walked 17 times against just six strikeouts in 218 plate […]

Digger Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 10

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 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/6/19)

Welcome to the Thursday, June 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 […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 10)

It was a quiet week for prospect promotions and catcher Will Smith was the only position player who was promoted and stuck. He’s had some swing-and-miss to his game but he’s hitting .286 with a home run through his first 14 MLB at-bats. Jon Duplantier got another recall to The Show and was gifted with […]

Alex Colome Blows First Save

Chicago White Sox closer Alex Colome gave up a walk and a walk-off home run in Wednesday’s outing versus the Nationals. Colome has pitched well all season, but didn’t have everything together Wednesday. It was Colome’s first blown save of the season and owners shouldn’t let one bad outing doubt him. He remains a good […]

Yoan Moncada Goes Yard In Consecutive Games

Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada hit a home run for the second consecutive game on Wednesday versus the Nationals. It was Moncada’s only hit in five at-bats and he was robbed of a second home run in the game as well. Moncada is now hitting .282 with 12 home runs, 37 RBI and […]

Dylan Covey Allows Seven Hits

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Covey allowed seven hits, two runs, one walk and struck out four over five innings on Wednesday versus the Nationals. Covey has mostly struggled this season, but has had back-to-back solid outings. Even so, Covey and his 4.58 ERA can be left on waivers. Covey will face the Nationals […]

Reynaldo Lopez Continues To Get Crushed

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez continues to get lit up on the mound. Over four innings, Lopez allowed five hits, six runs, four walks and struck out four versus the Nationals. Lopez was handed a 4-0 lead entering the bottom of the first inning, but couldn’t take advantage. The righty has struggled big […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 10

As we begin the month of June, catching situations are becoming clearer and some players' numbers are starting to normalize with a larger sample size. We now have over two month's worth of games to better evaluate some early season cold streaks as well as some scorching-hot starts to the season. If you're in the […]

Lucas Giolito Named AL Pitcher Of The Month

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito took home American League Pitcher of the Month honors for the month of May. The 24-year-old pitched to the tune of a 1.74 ERA and 0.82 WHIP to go along with 46 strikeouts over 41 1/3 innings this month to take home the award. Following a disastrous 2018 […]

Jon Jay To Begin Rehab Assignment

Chicago White Sox outfielder Jon Jay (groin) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Birmingham on Monday. Jay has missed the entire 2019 campaign with a groin injury. Charlie Tilson has been producing well as a replacement for Jay and it will be interesting to see if Jay will start upon his return. Jay can […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/3/19)

Welcome to the Monday, June 3nd 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 […]

Lucas Giolito's Run of Dominance Continues

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito won his sixth straight start on Sunday with 7 1/3 shutout innings in a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. In those six starts he has allowed just five total runs. On Sunday, Giolito scattered five hits and walked nobody while striking out nine batters. He is now […]

Yoan Moncada Out With Leg Soreness

Chicago White Sox infielder Yoan Moncada has been scratched from Sunday's lineup with what manager Rick Renteria is calling "leg soreness." The injury doesn't appear to be serious, and the club is likely taking a precautionary measure with their young star bat. Moncada is amidst a breakout year after much-awaited anticipation. He's batting .283 with […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday baseball! We have 15 games on the slate today, but DK has decided to make the first nine of the main slate. We'll be focusing on those nine games, with one in Coors Field and no projected total under eight runs. Giolito has figured out how to make the White Sox favorites, […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for June 2nd, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 6/2/19  Lucas Giolito vs Cleveland […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/2/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

This afternoon's main slate starts at 1:05pm eastern and covers seven games. The all day slate starts at the same time and includes all 15 matchups on this full Sunday of baseball. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/2/2019. The picks will range from some […]

Welington Castillo Activated From Injured List

Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo (concussion) has been activated from the 7-day injured list. Castillo missed eight games with a concussion, but is ready to rock and roll on Saturday. The catcher is hitting a poor .176 with three home runs and ten RBI for the season. Castillo is being outplayed by James McCann […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 10

May is coming to an end, but luckily, buy and sell windows are still open on a certain set of players discussed in today's piece. There is nothing worse than seeing one of your guys underperform, but if that is the case, eight times out-of-ten it is most prudent to hold on until they at […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/1/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Saturday and that means we get another full slate of baseball ahead of us. After a weather-free night on Friday, we actually have another pretty clean slate here. That's all we can ask for as DFS players and it should make for a fun fantasy baseball night! In this article, I will be providing […]

James McCann Resting Friday

Chicago White Sox catcher James McCann is not in the starting lineup on Friday. Seby Zavala will do the catching and is hitting ninth against Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer. McCann has been one of the better hitting catchers this year, batting .346/.384/.523 with four homers, 22 runs, 12 RBI and even three steals on […]

Alex Colome Drawing Trade Interest

Chicago White Sox closer Alex Colome's performance so far this year has led to interest from other teams across the league as the trade deadline approaches. Amidst their rebuild, the White Sox could choose to sell off bullpen assets like they have each of the last two seasons. The 30-year-old is under club control through […]

Top 30 Prospects for 2020 Dynasty Leagues (Week 9 Update)

The Top 30 overall dynasty players ranking is back. June should be an interesting month for prospects. We’re going to have the 2019 MLB Amateur Draft in a few days which is always exciting because it’s going to infuse the minor leagues with more than 1,000 new players, although many won’t fall under the true […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/31/19): MLB DFS Lineups

It's a fun Friday! We have a full fifteen game slate on our hands with a bunch of aces and plenty of arms to pick on. There's only one total under eight runs and it's a game with two young arms pitching. Joey Lucchesi is looking like the most popular play on the slate and […]