Early Season Trade Etiquette for Fantasy Baseball

How does the old saying go? If you can not find the idiot in the room, it might be you? That works for fantasy owners as well. If you cannot see the annoying trader in a league, it just might be you. Fantasy baseball is a game with owners trying to win, so no strategy […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 5)

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. The prospect promotions continue to roll in. First it was Gleyber Torres […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets For May 2

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature, use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories and target players who may be available […]

Francisco Lindor Hits Three Singles and Scores Two Runs

Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor hit three singles on Monday and scored two runs, finishing 3-for-5 while adding an RBI as well. Lindor is still dealing with an inconsistent start to the season, but he's gotten his OPS to .740 as the month of May begins. Hitting atop a lineup that seems like it is […]

Jeff Beliveau Picks Up a Save on Monday

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Jeff Beliveau picked up his first save since 2014 on Monday. It was only the second save of his career. He was called on to get the last out of the game after Cleveland closer Cody Allen ran his pitch count up to 41. Beliveau is a 31-year-old journeyman relief pitcher […]

Cody Allen Gets Credit for a Win on Monday

Cleveland Indians closer Cody Allen picked up a win on Monday, tossing 1 1/3 innings while allowing one run on two hits and two walks. Allen came in to get the last two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning and got the first two outs of the ninth as well. With his pitch […]

Trevor Bauer Strikes Out 11 on Monday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer struck out 11 batters in 6 2/3 innings of work on Monday against the Texas Rangers. Bauer allowed two runs on four hits and three walks in the quality start, but he had to settle for a no-decision. With the 11 strikeouts, Bauer now has 46 in 40 1/3 […]

Adam Plutko Will Start on Thursday

The Cleveland Indians will call up right-handed pitcher Adam Plutko to start one of the games of Thursday's doubleheader. Plutko has just 3 2/3 innings of big league experience (in 2016), but he's off to a solid start in Triple-A this season, where he's posted a 2.35 ERA in 30 2/3 innings pitched. Plutko will […]

Michael Brantley Out of the Lineup on Monday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game. With Texas Rangers lefty Cole Hamels on the mound, Cleveland's lineup is very righty-heavy. Brantley is hitting an excellent .348/.361/.536 so far this season, but he'll be on the bench to begin this series.

Yonder Alonso Not in Monday's Starting Lineup

Cleveland Indians first baseman Yonder Alonso is out of Monday's starting lineup against the Texas Rangers. With lefty Cole Hamels on the mound for Texas, Alonso will take a seat in favor of Edwin Encarnacion at first base and Yan Gomes at designated hitter. It's a simple day off due to matchups for Alonso, who […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 1

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Jose Ramirez Continues His Hot Hitting

Cleveland Indians infielder Jose Ramirez stayed hot on Sunday, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. He got off to a shockingly awful start this season, but he's been on fire since, bringing his OPS all the way up to .861. He should keep it up and continue to be one of the better […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/30/18): MLB DFS Lineups

For Monday, we’re working with a 10-game slate, beginning at 7:05pm, on DraftKings. This means one game is not included on the ticket: TEX/CLE (6:10pm). No Trevor Bauer for us. No worries. That’s why we’re here to help. I was surprised to see COL/CHC on the docket. The schedules I’ve seen mention a 7:00pm start […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

Corner Store is open! Primary shoppers: Wil Myers owners (again), Greg Bird owners, Jake Lamb owners, Justin Turner owners, Josh Harrison owners, and Josh Donaldson. It is only week five and long term DL stints are affecting many rosters. Therefore, it is important that you are fluid and dynamic in your ability to fill the […]

Josh Tomlin Struggles Again on Sunday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin struggled again on Sunday, allowing six runs to the Seattle Mariners in six innings of work. Tomlin has had a very rough start to the season, as Sunday marked his fourth loss and saw his ERA move to 9.16. With some pitching reinforcements recovering from injury coming back soon, […]

Week 5 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 5! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 5, which […]

Michael Brantley (OF, CLE) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 44% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley has bounced back from an offseason ankle injury to fuel the offense for the Indians, hitting .344 this season in 15 games. He has seven extra-base hits in 61 at-bats this season, posting a .900 OPS and […]

Jason Kipnis Gets Day Off on Sunday

Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis is not in the lineup on Sunday due to a routine day of rest. Eric Gonzalez is taking his place and batting eighth. Kipnis is batting just .175 with six RBI and isn't a player you must have in your lineup. However, he is just two seasons removed from […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/29/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Sunday brings us a big 12 game slate with a wealth of options at the plate and on the mound. This article will focus only on the featured slate, as that is where most contests will take place. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/29/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

What's up guys and welcome to the Sunday edition of the FanDuel MLB Breakdown! We have a huge 12 game slate on our hands today. I won't be naming the obvious plays, everyone knows to play Mike Trout or Manny Machado. Let's do some deep diving and identify guys not many people may know about. […]

Yonder Alonso (1B, CLE) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians first baseman Yonder Alonso has suffered from bad luck in the batting average department, and thus we should expect his average to continue to rebound. However, the rest of his production has remained, as he has a line of .236/8/13/19/0 […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Picks For April 30

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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 5) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 5, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week.  If someone jumps […]

Week 5 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a big Saturday on deck for us at DraftKings, with five slates to choose from and tons of different contests to choose from. For this article, I'll be looking at players across all slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/28/18. The […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 29

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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/28/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (April 28th). We published this column last year, and the feedback was great so here we are doing it again. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 28

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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/27/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have another “lefty day” on our DraftKings slate. There are 13 southpaws toeing the rubber for the start of their games on Friday. The Cubs are facing a left-handed pitcher, however we won’t be able to exploit that matchup. The MIL/CHC game starts at 2:20pm and will be excluded from the DK featured slate. […]

Mike Clevinger Struggles a Bit on Thursday

Cleveland Indians starter Mike Clevinger wasn't nearly as dominant on Thursday as he was in his previous start. Facing the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, Clevinger allowed four runs on eight hits and a walk in six innings. He struck out five and managed to escape with a no-decision. It wasn't an awful start by any […]