Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 9

It's hard to believe, but the last day of the 2020 MLB regular season is only two weeks away. Like last week's article, my recommendations will be largely short-term focused as a result. Also of note this week is that several players recommended are rostered in between 20% and 30% of leagues, but those players […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Congratulations to those of you staying focused while the undisciplined get distracted by fantasy football. These next two weeks will be chaotic, what with doubleheaders and matchups representing such an increased percentage of the baseball season. Harness the lightning and let's get these titles. […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 9

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for September 14 through September 20. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the upcoming […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 9

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

Evaluating MLB Rookie Performances for Fantasy Baseball - Week 9

If you’re looking for a newcomer to boost your rotation or lineup down the stretch, there could be a few recent call-ups worth considering. As for dynasty owners, whether you’re competing down the stretch or building for next year, there will certainly be several names to keep on your radar through the season’s final stretch. […]

The Cut List (Week 9) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List. In recent weeks we switched up the format of this article a bit, to cover a larger pool of players and to discuss trends being seen by fantasy baseball managers across a large number of leagues, based on ESPN's 25 most dropped players in the past week. Injuries have always […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/14/20): MLB DFS Lineups

So, this is a weird Monday slate, with multiple double-headers being played (and ignored by DraftKings). We only seven games on the main slate and lock comes early at 4:10 ET. Weird or not, there still some fun on the slate, although tricky. A lot of the best bats are the highest-priced and you definitely […]

Aaron Judge Expected To Join Alternate Site On Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (calf) is working out at Yankee Stadium on Sunday and should head to the team’s alternate site on Monday to start getting at-bats in. Manager Aaron Boone remains optimistic that Judge will rejoin the major league lineup before the end of the regular season, but his best-case-scenario seems to […]

Gio Urshela Hitting At Alternate Site

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela (elbow) is hitting at the team’s alternate site on Sunday, keeping him in line to rejoin the major league lineup as soon as he’s eligible on Tuesday. With outfielder and DH Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) also likely to return sometime this week or early next week, the Yankees are […]

Giancarlo Stanton Hitting At Alternate Site

New York Yankees outfielder and DH Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) took at-bats at the team’s alternate site on Sunday and appears likely to return by the beginning of next week as a result. Manager Aaron Boone was optimistic that Stanton would return to the team soon, and his latest update has Stanton on track to return […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/13/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today kicks off a Sunday filled with sports and a sizeable 11-game slate. Pitching has one real ace to select, and many value plays that will leave us plenty in the budget to load up on bats. There are two good stacks with the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. As always, win big […]

Jordan Montgomery Picks Up Career-High Nine Strikeouts

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery held the Orioles to one run (zero earned) over 5.2 innings with a career-high nine strikeouts on Saturday. Montgomery was really firing on all cylinders on Saturday, generating 15 swinging strikes over 72 pitches (21% swinging-strike rate) and allowing only two hard-hit balls. Montgomery has shifted away from […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - September 13, 2020

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/13/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. It may be the kickoff to the NFL season but we still have baseball to play and time is quickly running out. It's just […]

Top MLB DFS Tournament Stacks and Avoids for 9/13/20 (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.   Top Avoids of the Day for 9/13/20  Spencer Turnbull vs Chicago White Sox Turnbull is the third-highest salaried pitcher […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/13/20)

There's nothing like spending your Sunday afternoon lounging on the couch and watching your DFS stack of hitters mash. Today we're going to help that become a reality for you. I'll take a look at each position and build a lineup using my favorite plays on the slate. Our goal here is to take down […]

J.A. Happ (SP, NYY) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: After a shaky start to the season, New York Yankees pitcher J.A. Happ has started to settle in and produce some solid results. In his latest start, against his former team, the Toronto Blue Jays, Happ went 6 1/3 innings and allowed four hits, […]

2020 wRC+ Splits: Risers and Fallers

Baseball in 2020 is unlike any season that I can remember. The designated hitter is now present in the National League. You will not find any more LOOGYs with the institution of the three-batter minimum rule. Doubleheaders are now a combined 14 innings of baseball. Extra innings now start with a runner on second base. […]

Champ or Chump: Deivi Garcia

Fantasy baseball frequently turns into an arms race, so you should always be scouring the waiver wire for pitching reinforcements to help you reach your innings cap. Young Deivi Garcia has turned heads in his MLB debut for the Yankees, going 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA and 4.20 xFIP in his first 17 2/3 IP […]

Clint Frazier (OF, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Yankees' offense is a shell of what we expected them to be in the preseason, but that's led to the emergence of Clint Frazier who has taken full advantage of his first crack at everyday at-bats. Frazier was a former top prospect […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 12th 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 topics […]

Mike Tauchman Breaks Hitless Streak With Three-Hit Game

New York Yankees outfielder Mike Tauchman broke his four-game hitless streak with a three-hit game against the Orioles on Friday. A small sample size and some bad luck have combined to give Tauchman an exceptionally odd profile; his o-swing (27.2%) and swinging-strike (11.4%) rates are up while his z-swing rate is flat compared to last […]

Masahiro Tanaka Continues Pitching Well On Friday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka held the Orioles to one run over five innings with five strikeouts and no walks on Friday. A home run off the bat of DJ Steward was the only blemish on Tanaka’s otherwise stellar performance, as he allowed only one hard-hit ball (the home run) and generated a […]

Gerrit Cole Snaps Losing Streak With Dominant Outing

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole shut the Orioles out over seven innings on Friday, snapping a three-game losing streak for his fifth win of the season. Cole’s four-seamer was filthy as it generated 11 whiffs over 58 pitches, and his 24% swinging-strike rate for the game fueled his nine-strikeout performance. When the O’s […]

Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton Could Return Next Weekend

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was effusive prior to Friday’s contest against Baltimore that he would have outfielders Aaron Judge (calf) and Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) back soon, saying that their return was “very close.” Despite that, the timeline for a return still continues to be next weekend for the duo of sluggers, which gives them an […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/11/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Friday night with a 10 game slate on tap starting at the unusual time of 8:05. A slate with a few top-end arms and a lot of places to attack with bats. There is some spotty weather that could factor in, so keep an eye on weather reports during the day before […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/11/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Another Friday means another jam-packed MLB slate with a plethora of aces taking the hill. Shane Bieber, Lucas Giolito, Kenta Maeda, and Luis Castillo headline the pitching. Those four pitchers rank second through fifth in the league in swinging-strike rate which is among my favorite metrics for evaluating a pitcher's skill. With so many top-flight […]

James Paxton Shut Down Again After Side Session

New York Yankees left-handed pitcher James Paxton is what manager Aaron Boone describes as “a little sore” after throwing his most recent session Wednesday. That soreness will force him to sit at least the next few days, further clouding his timeline for a potential return prior to the start of the postseason. Fantasy managers hanging […]

Luke Voit Absent From Thursday's Lineup

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. It is just a regular rest day for the 29-year-old slugger. In his absence, Mike Ford is starting at first base and batting seventh while the struggling Gary Sanchez will serve as the team's designated […]

Gio Urshela To Be Activated On Tuesday

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela (elbow) hit on Thursday and is expected to rejoin the lineup on Tuesday, according to manager Aaron Boone. Urshela will miss the minimum 10 days assuming he avoids setbacks, and his return to the lineup puts Miguel Andujar’s playing time in question. Regardless, Urshela will look to continue […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/10/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/10/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 6-game slate on tonight that starts earlier than normal - at 6:40 - so it's something to keep an eye on. […]