Scooter Gennett Sits on Sunday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Gennett recently returned from the injured list, but will get the day off against the left-handed starter. Jose Peraza will draw the start at second base and bat seventh versus lefty Jon Lester. Peraza has […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Sunday June 30th, 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 30th, 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 […]

Tanner Roark (SP, CIN) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tanner Roark has had a big hand in the Cincinnati Reds finely tuned play of late. After a a shaky first month to the season, Roark produced a 2.28 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in five starts (27.2 IP) through May, and turned in another […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today's all day slate starts extra early at 10:10am eastern, as the Red Sox and Yankees battle in game two of the London Series. The main slate starts at 1:05 pm eastern as usual. If you're playing in the early slate, consider any and every hitter in the NYY-BOS matchup, as yesterday's absurd 17-13 final […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Summer is now in full swing, with the calendar turning to July shortly. While most peg the All-Star break as the "first/second half" cutoff, this is the real 50% progress point in the season. Think about all that has transpired thus far and realize […]

Jesse Winker Sits Versus Lefty on Saturday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Winker has been resting the last few days and has not played in a game since June 26. He's hitting well enough to start, but the Reds have just run into some left-handed pitching. Phillip Ervin […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for June 29th, 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 6/29/19  Marcus Stroman vs Kansas […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Saturday, June 29th 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 […]

Alex Wood Could Throw This Weekend

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell said that starting pitcher Alex Wood (back) could throw on flat ground this weekend. "We’re keeping our fingers crossed that it wasn’t too big of a setback for him," Bell said. Wood has had multiple setbacks in his attempt to make his season debut for the Reds in 2019. The […]

Scooter Gennett Goes 1-For-4 In Return

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett (groin) was activated from the injured list on Friday and went 1-for-4 with a strikeout in his season debut against the Cubs. Catcher Tucker Barnhart (oblique) was put on the injured list in a corresponding move with a right oblique strain. Barnhart hasn't been fantasy relevant while hitting just […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 13 Waiver Wire

No, Craig is not short for Craigory, but yes, Craig Kimbrel has finally joined a Major League Baseball team in 2019. The Red Sox bullpen, meanwhile, continues to be a mess. In Atlanta, Luke Jackson is seeing objects in his rear view mirror, and they may be a lot closer than they appear. A few […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/28/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Friday baseball on DraftKings! We have a huge 14-game slate on our hands with a ton to dig through. It's hot in Coors Field, so we'll start there. We saw close to 20 runs last night and nobody would be surprised to be a repeat tonight. With that said, those bats are expensive. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/28/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got a loaded main slate this Friday with 14 games on deck! Get your lineups in before 7pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/28/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also […]

Yasiel Puig Hits 17th Homer

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The veteran outfielder has been heating up at the plate of late, hitting .339 with six homers and 12 RBI over his past 15 games. Overall, Puig is hitting .237 with 17 homers, […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, June 27th 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 […]

More Bad News For Alex Wood

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Alex Wood (back) was unable to throw his side session on Tuesday because of more back soreness. The left-hander has been out since Feb. 25 with the back injury and was slated for his first rehab start in the minors on Thursday. At this point, Wood might be looking at a […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 13 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 24 (unless otherwise noted). Not much in the way of introduction this week, except that you may have seen a few of these names around these parts before, so let's jump in to the weekly reminders. EVAB (pronounced […]

Tyler Mahle Takes Eighth Loss On Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Tyler Mahle struggled in his Tuesday start against the Los Angeles Angels. Mahle gave up four runs in five innings, striking out four and walking two. He was done in by the long ball as he served up two to the Angels in the loss, a solo shot, and a three-run shot. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 26th 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday June 26th, 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 26th, 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for June 26th, 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 6/26/19  Tanner Roark vs Los […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/26/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball! We have a ton of games spread throughout the day, with the main slate coming at night. DraftKings has blessed us with a 9-game featured slate kicking off at 7:05 PM. We have a few aces to choose from, but nobody stands out. On the cheap end, Framber Valdez is way […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/26/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 15 games on the schedule today, but I will be focusing my research on the nine-game main slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/26/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 6/25/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

One of the things that is fascinating as we approach the midpoint of the MLB season is that there has been enough time for trends to not only emerge, but change! Lourdes Gurriel Jr. got demoted to Triple-A when he had a .525 OPS in his first dozen games. Since returning to the Majors? In […]

Scooter Gennett Tallies Two Hits In First Rehab Appearance

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett (groin) was 2-for-4 with a double during his first rehab game with Triple-A Louisville on Monday. Gennett has missed the entire season so far with a severe groin strain that he suffered during spring training. The 29-year-old is now inching closer to the Reds' lineup, with a possible return […]

Exit Velocity Risers/Fallers - Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds (Week 13)

There's no need to explain exit velocity here, as you are likely well aware of its function and description by now. Followers of this weekly column will remember the Week 7 iteration where we first examined exit velocity leaders. We know that hitters who make hard contact are more apt to collect extra-base hits and it […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

It's hard to believe that it's already June 24th, but then again it feels like we experience this point with every amateur and professional sport. Whether the season lasts 16, 35, 82, or 162 games, there comes the time every year where we transition from, "It's still pretty early" to, "There's actually not that much […]

The Cut List (Week 13) - Time to Let Go?

At this point in the season, nearly half over, you should pretty much know what you have on your fantasy team. (Unless you have Jose Ramirez.) Chances are, if you still have a certain frustrating player on your roster -- especially one you drafted -- you've had plenty of chances to remove them but have […]

Buy or Sell: Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 13

Today's piece covers a set of players who either should not be available on waivers or will return back there soon. Most of the earlier editions of this recurring buy or sell article have included several universally owned players whose values have been manipulated enough by early season performances. Unfortunately, as we get deeper into the year, […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

We're just about at the halfway point of the 2019 regular season. Feels like just yesterday we were touting the rebound potential of Yu Darvish and mocking any poor suckers willing to run it back with Lucas Giolito again, doesn't it? Being right in the thick of things as we are, this is possibly the […]