Ian Kennedy Heads Back To DL

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Ian Kennedy (oblique) has been placed back on the 10-day disabled list with an oblique injury on Wednesday after leaving his start early on Tuesday. He lasted just three innings against the Twins and had missed just one start after a strained left oblique in late June. Kennedy said the […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 15: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/11/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 11th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. […]

Ian Kennedy Leaves Start Early

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Ian Kennedy (side) left his start early with a recurrence of his oblique injury. It looks like the veteran right-hander may have come back too soon from his oblique injury, and there's a very good chance he'll go back on the disabled list. Kennedy allowed five hits (one homer) and […]

Ian Kennedy Activated from Disabled List, Starting Tuesday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Ian Kennedy has been activated from the disabled list and will start on Tuesday against the Twins. Kennedy has been on the DL with an oblique injury. The Royals pitcher holds a 1-8 record with a 5.11 ERA and a 84/33 K/BB ratio. He isn't a recommended streamer on Tuesday.

Hunter Dozier Wearing Out Welcome

The Kansas City Royals promoted first baseman/third baseman Hunter Dozier to take over for Lucas Duda while he was on the disabled list, but as the rebuild became clearer, they've hung on to the rookie and given him lots of at-bats so they can see what the future holds. Apparently, the future holds a terrible […]

Mike Moustakas Slumping Before Deadline

Kansas City Royals third baseman/first baseman Mike Moustakas is bearing down on the obvious time that he's going to be traded, but his current slump isn't going to help his team get a nice return. Moose is just 3-for-26 over his last six games, and the rumors are flying that KC isn't going to get […]

Rosell Herrera Extends Hitting Streak

Kansas City Royals outfielder Rosell Herrera is sitting at a five-game hit streak after slapping a single against Minnesota on Monday. Unfortunately, Herrera would then get picked off first, though the instant replay seemed to clearly show that he had slid back in safely. Upon review, the call wasn't overturned, so Herrera's basepath woes continue. […]

Brandon Maurer Ensures Twins Win

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Brandon Maurer was sent to Triple-A back in April after he was terrible to start the season. He was carrying an ERA over 12, so it made sense. After he posted a bad 5.48 ERA at Triple-A, he was recalled in mid-June. In nine appearances since his promotion, he's posted […]

Tim Hill Spoils Solid Start

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Tim Hill was called on for the seventh inning on Monday following six shutout frames by teammate Danny Duffy. With KC up 1-0, Hill quickly flooded the bases with runners as he allowed a leadoff double followed by a sharp single that put two men on with no outs. A […]

Lucas Duda Rumors Swirling

Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda is believed to be destined for another team this month, according to Jeffrey Flanagan. Flanagan quotes an AL East scout as saying that he expects a team to bite on the concept of Duda as a bench bat, and with KC looking to start a full rebuild, they'll […]

Whit Merrifield Unlikely To Be Traded

Reports are coming in from all over that Kansas City Royals utility man Whit Merrifield is on the block but is unlikely to be moved before the trade deadline. With three more years of control, reporters from Jayson Stark to Jeffrey Flanagan are all saying that the feeling across baseball is that he's unlikely to be […]

Danny Duffy Shuts Down Twins

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy continued his confounding season on Monday by tossing six shutout innings against Minnesota. This is Duffy's third quality start in his last five outings, but the other two starts featured 12 earned runs between them. In fact, dating back to April 6, Duffy has yet to allow two […]

Risers and Fallers for the Second Half

As the MLB schedule has crossed the halfway mark for the season, we will look at our rosters to see who is trending upward and which players are due for falls. With a look at the data from June and the first half, there are several names to target for profit and others to trade […]

Ian Kennedy To Start Tuesday Against Twins

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Ian Kennedy (oblique) will start Tuesday against the Twins. When Kennedy landed on the disabled-list, manager Ned Yost said he expected Kennedy to only miss one start which is turned out being the case. While his health may be okay, Kennedy boasts a 5.11 ERA and 1.42 WHIP across 17 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/9/18): MLB DFS Lineups

You will notice that 13 games are on the docket for Monday, but only 11 are playable in the DraftKings slate. There are two doubleheaders (NYY/BAL and PHI/NYM), so we can only count on the first game in our player pool (sorry, no Aaron Nola for us). Four games have an over/under of at least […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/9/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

With the All-Star Break looming, we have a nice large main slate for a Monday. There are a number of strong pitching options, though most have concerns regarding either their workload or matchup. Some stacks to consider include the Dodgers (LHB heavy), Houston, and Cleveland. San Francisco left-handed batters could also make a nice contrarian […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 15

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 […]

Trading Up: Top-Tier Options to Buy at Each Position

As we approach fantasy-baseball trade deadlines, many owners find themselves needing to improve their team in one way or another. Owners buying a player or making a trade to get their team across the finish line are best off targeting reliable, high-ability players because of the relatively short window remaining in the season. You don't […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 15: Buy or Sell?

Due to a combination of harder throwers and hitters focusing on hitting for power, strikeouts are at an all-time high in baseball. For pitchers, this is an ideal trend. The ability to generate swings and misses is the most important skill to possess, as it's the only true way to control what happens after the […]

Jake Junis Heading To 10-Day DL; Heath Fillmyer Starting Sunday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jake Junis (back) has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with lower back inflammation and will not make his start Sunday against the Red Sox. The move is retroactive to July 3, so Junis will be eligible to return July 13. Heath Fillmyer will make the spot start and […]

Danny Duffy (SP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 45% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy has been boom-or-bust this season. Just looking at his last 10 starts, Duffy has allowed one earned run, or less, in five appearances and allowed at least four earned runs in the other five contests. While […]

The Cut List (Week 15): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 15 of the Cut List. Each week, I highlight players who you should consider letting go in your fantasy baseball leagues. Whether it's hyped prospects who hit a wall or veterans in extended slumps, sometimes it's best to know when to move on. This week I’m taking a look at Ian Kinsler, […]

Phillies and Brewers Showing Interest in Whit Merifield

The Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers have begun showing interest in Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merifield. The Royals are looking to begin a rebuild with Merifield being one of their strongest trade pieces. On the season, Merifield has hit .290 with five home runs, 28 RBI and 16 stolen bases. He looks to […]

Burch Smith Dominant In Long Relief Outing

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Burch Smith was another Rule 5 pick up by KC over the winter, and he's suddenly earning his keep. Smith came in to face the Red Sox in the third inning of Friday's blowout loss, but instead of allowing the bombardment to continue, Smith shut down the best team in […]

Lucas Duda Hits First Triple In Years

Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda is known for homers, but he's certainly never been known for his speed. Friday, he got the chance to do something he hadn't done in over six years. As a hard shot into the right field corner of Kauffman Stadium rattled around, Duda found himself rounding second and […]

Jorge Bonifacio Scores First Run Of 2018

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Bonifacio is starting to get back into the groove of things after his suspension. On Friday, he laced a double off ace Chris Sale and scored his first run of the season on Alcides Escobar's follow-up single. Bonifacio has yet to knock one out of the park, but he's racked […]

Alcides Escobar Loves Hitting Off Chris Sale

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar is arguably the worst hitter in the league. Among players with 300 plate appearances or more this season, Escobar's wRC+ of just 37 is the worst by a considerable margin. However, Escobar got a reprieve on Friday night by getting to face one of his favorite pitchers, multi-Cy Young finalist […]

Mike Moustakas Drills 17th Homer

Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas got back into the groove after resting a few days due to back spasms. Moose clobbered his 17th home run of the season on Friday, doing the damage against the Red Sox bullpen in a blowout loss. Moustakas is simply going about his everyday business as he's auditioning […]

Jason Hammel Shelled Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel's newest beatdown came at the hands of Boston as he allowed eight earned runs in just two innings pitched en route to his 11th loss of the season. It moved Hammel into first place among pitchers this season, as his 11 losses now stand alone as the most […]