MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/23/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

One of the interesting aspects of the ups and downs that come with a long Major League Baseball season is that production tends to fluctuate. For some players, their greatness lies in their consistency. Mike Trout, for example, has a .448 on-base percentage in August, which is excellent, yet only slightly better than the .438 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Friday, August 23rd edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/23/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Friday baseball on DraftKings. We have an exciting day on our hands, with a 13-game main slate and one game earlier in the day. There is plenty of pitching options on the main slate, including another ace against the Detroit Tigers. There is also a few cheaper options worth considering, so we'll have […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/23/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's going to be another exciting Friday of baseball, with tonight's main slate covering 13 games and starting at 7:05pm ET. There is also an all-day slate featuring the early Nationals-Cubs matchup. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 8/23/19. The lineup picks will range from […]

Jeff McNeil Starting Rehab Assignment Thursday

New York Mets infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil (hamstring) is starting his rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday and will play in a corner outfield spot for around five to seven innings. The Mets want to see if he can "run around a little bit and still be able to control the effort" before activating him […]

Marcus Stroman Says He'll Make His Next Start

New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman (hamstring), who left his start early with hamstring tightness on Wednesday, said "I'm going to make that start against the Cubs on Tuesday." Stroman hasn't been quite as effective in his four starts since being dealt to the Mets (4.58 ERA) as he was with the Blue Jays […]

J.D. Davis Breaking Out In 2019

New York Mets outfielder J.D. Davis, who won the Pacific Coast League batting title by hitting .342 last year, is a student of the game and studies the way opposing pitchers attack him. Davis had a .194 average in 66 games over two years with the Astros before being traded earlier this year. He started […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, August 22nd edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/22/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Thursday sees a reasonably busy day with 10 games taking place. Just one of those games is in the afternoon, between the Giants and Cubs, leaving nine of the games in the evening to make up the main slate. That slate will make up the featured one on DraftKings and is where our attentions on […]

Marcus Stroman's Injury Not Considered Serious

After exiting Wednesday night's start following just four innings with a left hamstring strain, an update has emerged regarding New York Mets starter Marcus Stroman. The 28-year-old underwent an MRI which revealed only hamstring tightness and nothing further. The New York Mets are reportedly not worried about the prognosis, which means he could very well […]

J.D. Davis Rips Game-Winning Hit For Mets

Trailing in the 10th inning of Wednesday night's game against the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets rallied to pick up their second consecutive victory at home. The game-winning hit came from first-year Met J.D. Davis, who ripped a game-winning hit to left with a 3-2 count. The hit capped off an action-packed 10th that […]

Marcus Stroman Leaves Start With Hamstring Tightness

New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman left his start Wednesday with left hamstring tightness, according to Tim Healey. Stroman pitched four scoreless innings but allowed five hits and only one earned run with a strikeout against the Indians before exiting the game. Stroman is having a nice season with a 3.18 ERA and 3.70 […]

Jeff McNeil To Take BP Wednesday

New York Mets infielder Jeff McNeil (hamstring) will take batting practice on Wednesday as he works his way back from a hamstring strain that has kept him out since Aug. 13. The 27-year-old has done nothing but hit since debuting last year and has a useful .332/.400/.529 line with 15 homers, 67 runs, 55 RBI […]

Robinson Cano Hoping To Return Next Month

New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano (hamstring) is taking batting practice on Wednesday and is hoping to return to the team in September. It's been a disappointing and injury-filled season for Cano in his first year in New York. The veteran is batting a mediocre .252/.295/.415 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI in […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday August 21st, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 21st, 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/21/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball on DraftKings. It's a historic day, as we see the Houston Astros as -510 favorites against the Detroit Tigers. Justin Verlander is on the mound and he has to be one of the safest plays of the season. With that said, there are plenty of other options to look at and […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 21st, 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 8/21/19  Marcus Stroman vs Cleveland […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 21st edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 21 - Buy or Sell?

As with last week, the focus will be on the full season numbers. Not much else to say, so let's jump in. Weekly reminders: EVAB (pronounced ee-vab or ev-ab) is simply exit velocity on "air balls" - meaning fly balls and line drives, as shown on Statcast. Isolated power -- ISO -- is slugging percentage […]

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Report for Week 21

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the injured 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 […]

Peter Alonso Puts Cleveland Away At Citi Field

After the New York Mets took the lead and added a couple of runs Tuesday night at Citi Field against the Cleveland Indians, their offensive star put the game away. Rookie Peter Alonso, fresh off breaking the NL single-season home run record by a rookie, smacked a two-RBI double to cap off a four-run inning […]

Michael Conforto Smacks Go-Ahead Home Run

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto connected on a two-run blast in the sixth inning of Tuesday night's game against the Cleveland Indians as his team ran away with a win. The 26-year-old broke a 2-2 deadlock after the Mets trailed early on. It was his only hit of the night as he also struck […]

Steven Matz Strikes Out Seven In Victory

The New York Mets returned to Citi Field Tuesday night with a victory over the Cleveland Indians in an interleague matchup. New York native Steven Matz went 6 1/3 innings, allowing just two runs on five hits. Just one of the runs was earned, as he walked two and struck out seven. The 28-year-old tossed […]

J.D. Davis Returns on Tuesday

New York Mets outfielder J.D. Davis (calf) is back in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cleveland Indians. Davis has been bothered by a calf issue the last few days. He missed multiple games because of it, but is back in the lineup here. Davis will bat sixth and play left field versus […]

Steven Matz Hopes to Stay Hot Tuesday

New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz will look to continue his hot stretch on the mound Tuesday when he takes on the Cleveland Indians at Citi Field. Matz has posted a 3.06 ERA in his last six starts and has looked like a totally different pitcher since his demotion to the bullpen last month. Unfortunately, […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 21

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 two rookies. A domestic (Adrian Houser), and an import (Yusei Kikuchi). Both have put him some interesting results as of late and deserve a deep dive […]

MLB Betting Expert Picks (8/20/19): Moneylines, Totals

Welcome to the Tuesday, Aug. 20th edition of RotoBaller's MLB Betting Picks. I will be serving up some of my top options on today's 15 game slate. Last Tuesday's Picks: 2-2 (50.0%) -20 Year-to-Date: 37-25 (59.7%) +967 In this article, we will dive into the numbers and pick out my top recommended betting picks for […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/20/19): MLB DFS Lineups

After a meager nine-game slate on Monday and some light weather, we’re back to a full slate here on Tuesday with very few weather issues. In fact, we have one doubleheader, so it’s going to be a wild day of baseball.   In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 20th, 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 8/20/19  Spencer Turnbull vs Houston […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Monday, August 19th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]