Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 25

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

Jeremy Jeffress Earns 12th Save Friday

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress finished off the game Friday versus Pittsburgh. Jeffress threw a scoreless ninth inning to close out the 7-4 victory over the Pirates. He has had multiple roles over his 69 relief appearances this season. Jeffress currently is the closer and Friday was his 12th save of the season. He […]

Orlando Arcia With A Key Hit Friday Versus Pittsburgh

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia stepped up Friday versus the Pirates with an important hit. He would attempt to bunt and the ball would hit the bag causing it to ricochet into the outfield for a double that would drive in two runs. The first of those runs would be the eventual game-winner. Arcia is […]

Travis Shaw With Power Display Friday Versus The Pirates

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Travis Shaw helped get his team out to a quick start Friday versus Pittsburgh. He would provide the second homer of the first inning as the Brewers built a 3-0 lead during the frame. The solo blast would be his 29th of the season. The total has him within the top-10 of […]

Mike Moustakas With A Homer Friday Versus Pittsburgh

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Mike Moustakas provided a flash of power Friday versus the Pirates. He would hit a solo homer for the final Milwaukee run of the game. The blast was his sixth with the team and 26th overall. Moustakas also scored an earlier run that would be the eventual game-winner. Moustakas occasionally gets […]

Christian Yelich With A Homer Friday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich struck an early blow to help give them a quick lead over Pittsburgh Friday. Yelich would hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning to help the Brewers to jump out to an early lead. Yelich is now batting .314 on the season. He provides a wonderful […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/15/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got five slates across DraftKings today, with the main slate starting at at 7:05pm eastern and featuring eight games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/15/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/15/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a four-game early slate which starts at 3 pm est and then an eight-game slate which starts at 7 pm est. There are plenty of good options across the board, we have high priced pitchers to look at, along with Coors Field in play. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/14/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a full, 15-game slate on Friday night and, hopefully, weather won’t be a problem. There are four games with an over/under of at least nine total runs. The CWS/BAL matchup is the leader in the clubhouse with 9.5 projected total runs. As far as pitching is concerned, two teams are heavy favorites (-200 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/14/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Friday, my fellow fantasy addicts. I can't believe we only have a few of these regular season Fridays left together - the season has really flown by, but at least the tight pennant races should make what we have left a very interesting segment of the season. The Cubs are home today, but, they […]

Week 25 MLB Closers and Saves Report

If you're still reading this, you're most likely either in the playoffs or winding down the year in a rotisserie league. Either way: congrats! This week was another interesting one in bullpens across the league, one that will certainly affect not only the fantasy playoffs but also the real MLB playoffs next month. There's bullpen […]

Friday Five: Vexing Valuations

With almost all of my fantasy teams dead in the water at this point, my attention has already begun turning toward the future. Naturally, upon receiving an invitation from The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational overlord, RotoGraphs writer, and t-shirt inspiration Justin Mason to participate in this year's Too Early Mock Draft, I jumped at the […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 24: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 24 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. September has finally arrived, which means the homestretch of 2018 is upon us. Most fantasy baseball leagues have already had their trade deadlines come and […]

Curtis Granderson The Star Wednesday Versus Cubs

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Curtis Granderson was the star of the game Wednesday versus Chicago. He would go 3-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch. He would score the first three runs for the Brewers in the 5-1 victory. He would triple in the first and homer in the ninth. He is hitting .455 in the early going with […]

Chase Anderson Short But Productive Wednesday

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Chase Anderson had a short outing Wednesday versus Chicago. He lasted only four innings but held the Cubs to no runs. While the result was positive, be aware that he allowed a lot of hard contact during the four innings. He is 9-5 with a 3.85 ERA this season but he […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 24: 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 […]

Jhoulys Chacin Has A Strong Outing Tuesday Versus Cubs

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin pitched a strong game Tuesday versus Chicago. Last time out, he faced the same team and lasted only 4 2/3 while giving up five runs. Tuesday, Chacin lasted five innings allowing two runs (one earned). He controlled most of his outing but two errors in the second inning lead […]

Mike Moustakas is Sitting Out on Tuesday

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Mike Moustakas (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers have been stuck facing a bunch of left-handed starters, so Moustakas has seen plenty of the bench as of late. Travis Shaw will slide over to third base and bat sixth, while Jonathan […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 24)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. This week we saw a pitcher flirt with a perfect game, another solid performance from a no-name pitcher, and the possible resurgence […]

Week 24 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 24! 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 24, and […]

Travis Shaw is Sitting Out on Monday

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Travis Shaw (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Shaw will sit out his second straight game as the Brewers face another left-handed starter on Monday. Jonathan Schoop is at second base and will bat fifth, while Mike Moustakas is at third base and batting […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/10/18): MLB DFS Lineups

With HOU/DET and LAD/CIN starting before 7:05pm EST, we only have 10 games to work with on the Monday night slate. While we only have one game that give us an over/under of at least nine total runs, it’s a big one as the Rockies host the Diamondbacks at Coors Field. As far as pitching […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/10/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hopefully you're entering the Monday slate a bit richer after another full weekend of baseball and the first week of NFL action in the books. There's a 10 game main slate, so get your lineups in. Some of my early favorite stacks include the Cubs and Brewers, but some other under the radar picks such […]

Statcast Hitter Analysis - Launch Angle Risers/Fallers (Week 24)

It's impossible to resist making a pun about launch angle leaders being real "risers" so let's get that out of the way first. Now, let's recognize that launch angle can, but does not always, be an indicator of power production. For this reason, we'll need to look at the names which stand out on the […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 24

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

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

Football? Who needs football when we've got a beautiful 11-game featured slate on DraftKings today. We've got a Coors Field game on this slate, as well as a thick middle tier of pitchers. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/9/18. The lineup picks will […]

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

Are you guys still playing MLB? You know NFL starts today, right? I'm just joking! There's nothing wrong with playing more MLB at the moment, as most of the sharks likely moved to NFL. Let's get down to business! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel […]

Mike Moustakas Returns, Jonathan Schoop is Out on Saturday

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Mike Moustakas is back in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Moustakas sat out due to rest on Friday, but is back on Saturday. He'll bat sixth and play third base versus righty Chris Stratton. Jonathan Schoop (rest) is out of the lineup for this contest. […]

Ryan Braun is Sitting Out on Saturday

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman/outfielder Ryan Braun (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants. This appears to be a routine rest day for Braun. Curtis Granderson will draw the start in right field and bat fifth versus righty Chris Stratton. Granderson could be worth a look as a […]

Jimmy Nelson Won't Return in 2018

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson (shoulder) will not pitch in the majors this year, according to general manager David Stearns. The plan is for Nelson to go to Arizona soon to pitch to hitters in simulated games. Then the team hopes he can pitch in at least one instructional league game before going home […]