Zach Davies Headed To Single-A For Rehab Assignment

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Zach Davies (shoulder) is headed to the Single-A Timber Rattlers for a minor league rehab assignment and will start on Saturday. Davies has been on the disabled list since May 3 and was actually projected to start right when he was eligible to return. However, the Brewers have decided to take […]

Ryan Braun Headed To 10-Day Disabled List With Back Issue

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun (back) will head to the 10-day disabled list with back tightness he has been dealing with. Braun was scratched on Monday from the lineup and has yet to get action in a game since. He will be eligible to return from the disabled list on May 23, as the stint […]

Ryan Braun Likely To Head To DL

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun (back) is "more likely than not" to head to the disabled list. Braun has been dealing with back tightness and it looks like it could warrant a spot on the disabled list after originally being thought as day-to-day. Keep an eye on what happens to Braun and owners should prepare […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 18

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 […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 7)

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 just continue to get promoted. Jack Flaherty is back in […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 7)

This past week brought yet another standout rookie debut from a young pitcher. This new pitcher, however, is likely the least intriguing of the rookie starters who have potential impact in fantasy leagues, so proceed with caution on him. Additionally, the minor league HR leader, Franmil Reyes, made his MLB debut this week. He still […]

Champ or Chump: Matt Adams and Freddy Peralta

By now, you've probably heard that the United States Supreme Court has opened the door to legalized sports betting outside of the state of Nevada. The issue has several complicated angles to consider, but I've long felt that fantasy owners should have a familiarity with how betting on baseball works. Each game's over/under numbers and […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/18/18): MLB DFS Lineups

If you've never played on Draft Daily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this […]

Brandon Woodruff Bounces Back With One-Hit Performance

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff went five innings, giving up one hit, two runs, and four walks while striking out six in the 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Woodruff has been with the team ever since Zach Davies went down with a shoulder injury, and while his first start was subpar, he bounced […]

Travis Shaw Hits 10th Home Run Of The Year

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs and two RBI in the 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. After going through a major slump at the beginning of May, he's now hitting .370 with a 1.229 OPS, three home runs, seven RBI, and six runs in […]

Jonathan Villar Continues To Put The Ball In Play

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Jonathan Villar went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Villar despite getting benched nearly everyday for the whole month of May, Villar has continued where he left off after a hot April with a .303 batting average, .846 OPS, one home run, three […]

Tyler Saladino Hits Another Home Run

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Tyler Saladino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Saladino has had a torrid start with his new team after being acquired from the Chicago White Sox for cash. He's now hitting .417 with a 1.417 OPS, two home runs, and four RBI. While […]

Domingo Santana Continues Hot May With Second Home Run

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Domingo Santana went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI groundout in the 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the month of May, Santana is now rocking a .308 batting average with a .877 OPS, two home runs, and five RBI. While the contact numbers aren't necessarily there for […]

Lorenzo Cain Continues To Steal Bases And Get On-Base

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain went 1-for-3 with two runs, two walks, and a stolen base in the 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. This was Cain's 10th stolen base of the year, ranking him at the top of the Brewers stolen base leaders this season. Cain is proving to be a solid leadoff hitter […]

Jeremy Jeffress' Neck No Longer An Issue

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress (neck) was unavailable to pitch out of the bullpen in Tuesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks as he was dealing with a stiff neck. He will now be available to pitch in Wednesday's contest. Jeffress has been having an amazing season with a 0.40 ERA in 22 1/3 innings […]

Chase Anderson Expected To Start On May 21

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Chase Anderson (food poisoning) is expected to start on Monday, May 21 against the Arizona Diamondbacks after dealing with food poisoning over the last week. Anderson missed his projected Saturday start last week, which ended up opening a spot for Freddy Peralta to make a start. With Peralta staying on the […]

Jimmy Nelson Tossing From 150 Feet

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson (shoulder) is now throwing from 150 feet and will head to Los Angeles for a progress report. Nelson has been sidelined since last September is still working and as per his timeline, should start throwing bullpen sessions sometime this month. His return isn't expected to be until the All-Star […]

Ryan Braun Remains Absent From Lineup With Back Tightness

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun (back) will sit out again on Wednesday in the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Braun was an early scratch in the first game of the Diamondbacks series and missed Game 2 with the same ailment as well. This is a day-to-day injury, as he was taking batting practice Tuesday. […]

Orlando Arcia Out Of Lineup Wednesday Against Diamondbacks

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia (rest) will sit out in the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Tyler Saladino will take his spot at shortstop. Saladino has been hitting quite well as of late, while Arcia is the complete opposite and has been struggling. If Saladino keeps up his hot hitting with the Brewers, Arcia's […]

Low-Level Minor Leaguers Worth Monitoring in Dynasty - Week 7

For those who play in dynasty leagues, checking minor league box scores and league leaders can become a daily routine. But it's not just the guys knocking on the door who are worth a look. There are plenty of enticing players in the lower levels of the minor leagues who could hold value in many […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Early-Inning SLG (Week 7)

Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. One of fantasy baseball's most gut-wrenching feelings is tuning into your pitcher starts only […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

It's the middle of May and baseball has already descended into its prime chaotic form. We've got Robinson Cano getting popped with an 80-game suspension after breaking his hand, A.J. Pollock out for 4-8 weeks, DJ LeMahieu possibly out for over a month and Adrian Beltre is back on the DL. As I'm typing this, […]

Boone Logan Struggling Since Return

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Boone Logan has struggled out of the gate and despite not giving up a run, he's rocking a WHIP of 3.75 on the season. In 1 1/3 innings of work, he's given up three hits and two walks since returning from a triceps strain earlier in spring training. It appears he's […]

Jhoulys Chacin Throws Seven Innings Of One-Run Baseball

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin went seven innings on Tuesday, giving up two hits, one earned run and two walks while striking out seven in the 2-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. This was easily Chacin's best start of the year, and as the year ages, he's been consistently getting better. In Chacin's last […]

Stephen Vogt To Have Season-Ending Surgery On Shoulder

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Stephen Vogt (shoulder) will have season-ending surgery on his shoulder after re-injuring it during a minor league rehab assignment. Vogt went to go visit a doctor in Los Angeles for a second opinion, and it was determined that his surgery would be career-ending. This is a big blow to Vogt, as he […]

Eric Thames Awaiting Doctor Confirmation To Resume Hitting

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Eric Thames (thumb) is awaiting doctor's confirmation to start hitting, however, he feels he is ready to start. Thames is roughly two and a half weeks into his six- to eight-week schedule, so he's still got a lot of time left to go before he could be back at the earliest. […]

Zach Davies Making Progress With Shoulder Injury

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Zach Davies (shoulder) is reportedly making progress on his injury and will throw a bullpen session on Wednesday. If all goes good for him, he will then either head to a simulated game or minor league rehab assignment. Davies was projected to actually start last Friday, however, he wasn't ready to […]

Ryan Braun Out Of Lineup Tuesday Against Diamondbacks

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun (back) will be absent from the lineup on Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Braun was a late scratch in Monday's game after being in the starting lineup with back tightness. Braun has a long history with small day-to-day injuries every so often, and this is likely nothing more than a […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 16

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 […]

Hot Prospects to Watch Week 7: Gordon, Thaiss, Clementina, Raley

Chicks dig the long ball. That's why in this week's look at the hot prospects to watch we're going to focus exclusively on hitters who have been on a tear recently. Now with these hot-hitting prospects we're going to look at, that doesn't mean there haven't been some great pitching performances these last two weeks. […]