Week 2 Waiver Wire - H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 8

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. We are back at it again this year, publishing this article seven days a week. Even at this early juncture of the season, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 7

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. We are back at it again this year, publishing this article seven days a week. It's still just the first week of MLB games, but we are always ready to stream. For those who are new - use this column on a daily basis […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 1

Baseball is back! With Opening Day just over a week in our rear view mirrors, it's time to take a look at bullpens around the league and see what's going on. For those of you who followed along with us last season, welcome back! For those of you just dropping by for the first time, […]

Fantasy Baseball Health Check - Power in Patience

“To cut, or not to cut?” – Hamlet, more or less It’s funny. We spend months combing through data, crunching numbers, strategizing, researching…and then the games start and almost immediately, the overreactions begin. An unproven player goes 0-for-20 to start the season. Should’ve known his September was a mirage. A veteran starter coming off a […]

Jay Bruce Crushes Grand Slam

New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce was off to a slow start in 2018, until Thursday’s game against the Washington Nationals, that is. Bruce finished finished 2-for-4 with a grand slam, two runs scored and four RBI after starting the year 4-for-22 without any homers. The long ball in this one was particularly important, as […]

Jacob DeGrom Stymies Nationals In D.C.

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob DeGrom didn’t start Thursday’s game against the Washington Nationals all that well, but he certainly rebounded strong. The first two batters of the game, outfielder Adam Eaton and third baseman Anthony Rendon, hit him hard and gave the Nats a 1-0 lead, but after that deGrom was mostly stellar. […]

Michael Conforto Homers In Debut

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto was activated off the disabled list Thursday and hit leadoff and showed why fantasy owners were clamoring for his return. Conforto finished 1-for-4 in his 2018 debut, hitting a home run, scoring two runs, knocking two more in and walking once. The home run was particularly notable, as the […]

Dominic Smith Begins Rehab Assignment

New York Mets first baseman Dominic Smith is set to begin a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas after missing most of spring training with a quadriceps injury. He’ll likely be spending a fair portion of the season in Triple-A regardless, though, as the Mets didn't seem particularly high on him this offseason […]

Michael Conforto Hitting Leadoff On Thursday

Not only was New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) activated from the disabled list on Thursday, but he’s getting right back in the thick of things by starting right away. Conforto is hitting leadoff on Thursday for the opening game of the Mets showdown with the division-rival Washington Nationals. Conforto spent the majority of his […]

Michael Conforto Is Officially Back

The New York Mets have activated outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) from the 10-day disabled list. It’s a stunningly quick return for Conforto, who had been projected to be out until at least early May after undergoing shoulder surgery last summer. Conforto is coming off a massive breakout of a season in 2017, when he slashed .279/.384/.555 […]

Amed Rosario Back In Lineup

After sitting out Tuesday’s win over the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario is back in the lineup for Wednesday’s matinee. There was never much thought that Rosario had any sort of injury. It seemed as though the move was made simply to get infielder Jose Reyes some playing time. Rosario will be […]

Michael Conforto Traveling With Mets

This had already been strongly expected, but now we know for sure -- New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) is traveling with the team to Washington D.C. for the series against the Nationals. It sure sounds as if Conforto will be activated from the disabled list when first eligible on Thursday, but of course it’s […]

Matt Harvey Sharp In Debut

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey hasn’t had the easiest of roads, but after one start, so far so good in 2018. Harvey dominated the Philadelphia Phillies over five innings pitched on Tuesday, allowing just one hit with five strikeouts and zero walks across 86 pitches in a 2-0 win. Harvey’s velocity wasn’t quite […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

This is a slate that has the games split roughly down the middle. Neither slate is significantly better than the other, and for that reason, I will be recommending players from both slate. I will be referring to stats and notes from last season since we have very little to work with early in 2018. […]

Making Adjustments - Changes in Pitch Mix

As the 2018 season is almost a week old, several pitchers have changed how often their pitch mixes. While not all had success with new pitch mixes, it can help us evaluate when we watch their second starts. Let's take a look at three starting pitchers who are making adjustments to their pitch selection in […]

Jason Vargas Making Progress

New York Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas was never expected to be out long after undergoing surgery to remove the hamate bone in his non-throwing right hand, and it sounds as though he’s right on schedule. Vargas is set to throw a “controlled” simulated game on Saturday in Port St. Lucie. He “felt really good” […]

Michael Conforto Is “Ready To Go”

As if we needed any further confirmation that New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) is all but ready to play, according to manager Mickey Callaway, Conforto is “ready to go.” However, he didn’t quite say that Conforto would be activated when first eligible on Thursday, but it seems like a fair bet that he will […]

Anthony Swarzak Placed On Disabled List

New York Mets reliever Anthony Swarzak is dealing with a sore left oblique, and while all parties involved were hoping it was nothing, it ended up being serious enough to land him on the 10-day disabled list. Oblique injuries can be very, very tricky (and it’s the Mets we’re talking about here), so there remains […]

Michael Conforto Could Be Activated On Thursday

We all know at this point that New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) is just about certain for a return much sooner than the originally targeted May 1 date, and that return could come as soon as Thursday. Conforto took swings in the batting cage on Monday, and according to manager Mickey Callaway, it’s […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/3/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a split slate of games, but I will be focusing in on the 7 pm main slate, as it's larger. Plenty of good options across the board, and whether you are looking for cash game players, or some that are more GPP focused, you will find them on this slate. I will be […]

Seth Lugo To Have First Start Skipped

New York Mets starting pitcher Seth Lugo was scheduled to make his first start of the season for the team’s second game of their series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, but with Monday’s game being snowed out, Lugo will now have his start skipped. For the remaining two games of the series, the Amazins […]

Anthony Swarzak To Have MRI

New York Mets reliever Anthony Swarzak left Saturday’s win over the St. Louis Cardinals with a sore left oblique and will undergo an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of the injury. After being re-evaluated on Sunday, doctors recommended the further testing. Swarzak said he felt the pain a few pitches before being forced […]

The Cut List (Week 1) - Time to Let Go?

I want to make this clear: you should be hesitant to cut any players you drafted at this point. I’m writing this on March 31st. You won’t see a ton of players on this list because it’s so damn early. The players on this list are guys you should strongly consider dropping soon. If you […]

Week 1 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Welcome back everyone, to my updated starts/sits column for Week 1! 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 1, which will […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a weird DraftKings DFS slate of games on Monday. There is a five-game early schedule and a nine-game featured ticket. This piece will stick to the featured portion of the slate. There should be plenty of offense to be had on Monday. Seven of the 14 games have an over/under of nine total […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/2/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Early season baseball slates are quite interesting for a number of reasons, ranging from small sample size to figuring out new park factors. However, another is that through the first few games of the season we see a lot of aces or other elite pitches on the same slate and likewise, as we move towards […]

Digging Deeper - Week 1 Waiver Wire Targets

We are here, fantasy baseball enthusiasts! As things get underway, this is a great time to overreact and propose Matt Davidson for Felipe Rivero and Brad Hand because closers are fickle beasts. Don't forget to cut Trea Turner because Dave Martinez likes his speed in the 6-hole. I kid, I kid. Welcome to Digging Deeper. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/1/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Today is an odd Sunday schedule, since only eight games are on the main slate at DraftKings. Normally, all teams will be in play on Sunday, but due to travel days we're working with a truncated slate. That means we need to get a little creative, as there is no obvious stack today. In this […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/1/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Easter, RotoBallers and welcome to the first Sunday DFS slate of 2018. I am JB, and I will be your guide today. If you look out your window you will see a 12 game day, broken up on FanDuel into a Main (seven games) and an All Day slate. We are lacking a bonafide […]