Chris Owings DFA'd, Cheslor Cuthbert Brought Up

The Kansas City Royals designated infielder/outfielder Chris Owings for assignment on Friday and called up third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move. Owings was bad with KC in his 135 at-bats, hitting .133/.193/.222 with two homers, nine runs, nine RBI and four stolen bases. Cuthbert will take his spot as the […]

Ian Kennedy Records Save After Rough Patch

With some relief, Kansas City Royals closer Ian Kennedy was able to cash in the save on Thursday against Texas. At the start of the season, it looked like the Royals had solved the starter-to-power-reliever transition once again by converting homer-prone Kennedy into a back-end reliever. Unfortunately, things have fallen apart recently. Since May 5, […]

Jake Diekman Nails Down Seventh Hold

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jake Diekman has quietly been dominating hitters for the last month, but he finally got tagged for a loss on May 27. Fortunately, Diekman jumped right back on the horse and was able to lock down his seventh hold of the season on Thursday by throwing a scoreless inning against […]

Adalberto Mondesi Goes 3-For-3 With HR

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi continued to tear his way through American League pitching as he went 3-for-3 with a golf shot home run against the Rangers on Thursday. After some initial debate about whether he could survive at the big leagues due to his swing-happy ways, Mondesi has proven that he was able […]

Jakob Junis Goes Six Innings Against Rangers

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis picked up the win on Thursday by throwing six good innings against Texas. Junis struck out seven and allowed two earned runs over the six frames, both on solo home runs. The win gives Junis four on the season, and he's starting to settle into a groove as […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/31/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

With no early games, we've got a exciting 15 game main slate and a fun Friday night of baseball ahead. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/31/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for May 31st, 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 5/31/19  Jake Arrieta vs Los […]

Hunter Dozier Injured Thursday

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier (chest) left the game early on Thursday with right-sided thorax tightness. It's unclear how Dozier suffered the injury, but consider him day-to-day for now. He was hitless with a walk in two plate appearances before departing the contest. Dozier has had a breakout 2019 so far, hitting .314/.398/.589 […]

Alex Gordon Sitting Against Southpaw

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against Rangers left-handed starting pitcher Mike Minor. Chris Owings is getting the start in left field and will bat seventh. Owings has only 18 hits in 131 at-bats (.137) for the Royals this year with two home runs, nine RBI and […]

Terrance Gore Snags A Steal

Kansas City Royals pinch runner Terrance Gore finally got back on the horse by acting as part of a double steal in the eighth inning of Wednesday's ballgame against the White Sox. Gore was the front end of a double steal with fellow lightning-quick teammate Billy Hamilton that allowed the two to then score and […]

Billy Hamilton Records Two Hits

Kansas City Royals outfielder Billy Hamilton smacked a pair of singles on Wednesday against the White Sox, giving him his first multi-hit game in nearly three weeks. The speedster's limit has always been his inability to regularly reach first base, and that trend is continuing this season. Hamilton's hitting just .234 and has an on-base […]

Nicky Lopez Breaks Slump In Huge Way

Kansas City Royals second baseman Nicky Lopez was mired in the midst of an 0-for-20 slump when he came up to bat with a runner on in the top of the 6th inning on Wednesday. Lopez drilled a triple to right to bring in the run and eventually score himself. Two innings later, he smacked […]

Jorge Soler Sets Career High In HRs

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler admired a shot to left that just barely got out on Wednesday to give him 13 home runs on the season. The two-run shot broke Soler's previous season-high of 12 homers set back in 2016 with the Cubs, and he should easily blow that previous season high out of […]

Glenn Sparkman Ejected In Second Inning

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Glenn Sparkman finally got another chance to start on Wednesday, but it was short-lived. Sparkman hit Tim Anderson in the head in the bottom of the second, and he was promptly ejected. The Royals have a history with Anderson this season as Brad Keller has also hit Anderson earlier in […]

Lucas Duda Begins Rehab

Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda (back) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday, and he quickly knocked a couple of singles. Duda has been on the Injured List since April 27 due to a strained back, but the team has been in no hurry to rush him back since his playing […]

Digging Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 9

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 […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday May 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 May 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for May 30th, 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 5/30/19  Mike Minor vs Kansas […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 10 games on the schedule today, but there are smaller contests for a two-game early slate. I will be focusing my research on the seven-game main slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/30/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite […]

Jorge Lopez's Bullpen Role Likely Long Term

Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost said pitcher Jorge Lopez's move to a relief role is likely a long-term one. "I think he can be really good there," Yost said. Lopez has gone 0-6 with a 6.79 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 49 strikeouts and 21 walks in 10 starts and one relief outing over 51 2/3 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/29/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 14 games on the schedule today, but there are smaller contests for a three-game early slate and two-game very early slate. 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 5/29/2019. The picks will range […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/29/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a few early games that we'll be ignoring, but focusing on a fun nine game main slate. We have a bonafide ace in Blake Snell and plenty of gas-can pitchers to pick on. We also have the dynamic of a game in Coors Field, which always shakes things up a bit in tournaments. […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 9 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 27th (unless otherwise noted). In what amounts to mostly an accident, this week is almost entirely about fallers in one sense, because three of the five risers are players that Statcast isn't very enamored with despite double-digit home […]

Glenn Sparkman To Start Wednesday

Kansas City Royals pitcher Glenn Sparkman will make the start on Wednesday against the White Sox. The 27-year-old right-hander has been solid for KC in his nine outings (one start) on the year, going 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 17 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings. He won't strike out a ton, but […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 9

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). This week we're looking at a pair of young right-handers, Griffin Canning of the Angels and Dakota Hudson of the Cardinals. Ownership is based on Yahoo leagues and is accurate as […]

Hot Prospects To Watch - Kelenic Cruising, McKay Dominating, Singer Soaring

We've had the pleasure of seeing two more high-profile prospects make their big league debuts in the past week, with Blue Jays second baseman Cavan Biggio debuting last Friday and Mitch Keller making his first major league start on Tuesday night against the Reds in the second game of a doubleheader. Biggio, while not ranked […]

Brady Singer Promoted To Double-A

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brady Singer was promoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas after his third straight scoreless start for High-A Wilmington on Monday. The team's top prospect and No. 50 overall, per MLB Pipeline, is now 5-2 on the season and hasn't allowed an earned run in his last 22 innings. In five May […]

Ian Kennedy Drops The Ball

Kansas City Royals closer Ian Kennedy had another ugly appearance on Sunday when he was called upon to finish out a relative blowout. Instead, even though he was spotted a three-run lead, Kennedy proved ineffective. He gave up four singles and a walk to allow three runs to come around and score, tying up the […]

Danny Duffy Was Solid Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy was robbed of a decision in Sunday's game due to a meltdown by his closer, but he held up his end of the bargain. A seven-run output by his offense didn't hurt his cause, but Duffy looked dominant against the Yanks as he held them to just one […]

Ryan O'Hearn Breaks Slump With Homer

Kansas City Royals first baseman Ryan O'Hearn has been floundering at the plate, but one of his two hits on Sunday was a solo home run that will hopefully act as a slump buster. O'Hearn's homer just barely snuck over the wall in the left field corner, but it was still a good sign because […]