Miguel Andujar's Defensive Blunders Cost Yankees On Sunday
New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar has been one of the bright spots of an ailing offense as of late, but his defensive mistakes on Sunday helped the Boston Red Sox to a series sweep. All told, Andujar made two errors on Sunday but one of those was gut-wrenchingly awful. In the bottom of […]
Champ or Chump: Asdrubal Cabrera and Nathan Eovaldi
We're back to cover a few more guys who moved at the Trade Deadline. I didn't mention Lance Lynn before, but his acquisition by the Yankees was strange. The ball flies out of Yankee Bandbox, and Lynn had a severe case of gopheritis in Minnesota. He's not an option in any competitive format. This column […]
Aroldis Chapman Blows Save On Sunday
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman blew a three-run lead against the Red Sox on Sunday. Chapman left the bases loaded for J.D. Martinez who promptly singled up the middle of the field to drive in two runs, then gave up a bouncer to Xander Bogaerts that was mishandled by third baseman Miguel Andujar. The Yankees high-priced […]
Masahiro Tanaka Ties Season High In Strikeouts Sunday
Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was solid in Sunday's outing against Boston. Despite being pulled before pitching five full innings, Tanaka struck-out a season-high, nine, and allowed only one run. His pitch count ran up to 97 and was unfortunately pulled in the bottom of the fifth. Tanaka allowed a few hits (six), but his […]
Aaron Judge Still Dealing With Pain
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge admitted on Sunday that he still feels pain in his wrist following a chip fracture suffered late last month. The 26-year-old has been sorely missed by the Yankees, as they’ve fallen into a major hole in the AL East division race. Team managed Aaron Boone initially forecasted he’d be […]
New Faces in Baltimore - ETAs on Fantasy Prospects
The trade deadline has finally passed, but the real work is just beginning for fantasy owners. Sifting through the prospects dealt is hard to do, as most fantasy players do not have the time or opportunity to see these players, and instead have to look and project from stats to date. That is where we […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We've got a full 15 games on Saturday, with six slates to choose from on DraftKings. The featured slate starts at 7pm eastern and covers 12 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/4/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite […]
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 18 (August 6th-August 12th)
We have 10 matchups on Monday, increasing our chances of having some decent two-start options in the fantasy baseball world. We have, potentially, 35 pitchers who could take two turns in the rotation in Week 18. For this post, we have a mixed bag of suggestions to stream. We have veterans and young arms. Most […]
Hitter Streamers (Week 19) - Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 19, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week. If someone jumps […]
Greg Bird (1B, NYY) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: An inability to stay healthy has plagued Greg Bird throughout his major league career, which is why he still doesn't have 600 plate appearances to his name despite debuting in 2015. What Bird does have is power, a park seemingly tailor-made for his […]
Chance Adams To Make MLB Debut Against Red Sox
The New York Yankees plan to call up pitching prospect Chance Adams on Saturday to make his major league debut against the Red Sox. Adams is the team's 13th-ranked prospect, but he's struggled at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year to the tune of a 3-5 record, 4.50 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. He does have 102 punchouts […]
MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 19
With the non-waiver trade deadline now a few days behind us, we can confidently say: "a lot happened." But, seemingly more so than other trade deadlines in previous seasons, this time around we can also say: "a lot didn't happen." Zach Britton changed teams, to a team that absolutely no one suspected. Brad Hand changed […]
Week 19 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 […]
Didi Gregorius The Lone Bright Spot In Ugly Loss
Perhaps just one player had a strong game for the New York Yankees Thursday night in a laugher of a defeat to the Boston Red Sox. That would be starting shortstop Didi Gregorius, who started the scoring with a three-run bomb in the opening inning, seemingly putting the Yankees on the right track towards a […]
Jonathan Holder Implodes In Blowout Loss
The first man out of the New York Yankees bullpen was Jonathan Holder on Thursday night after CC Sabathia managed just three innings. Taking on the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, the 25-year-old easily had his worst outing of the season, allowing seven runs without recording a single out. The woeful performance saw his […]
Chance Adams Could Start For Yankees Saturday
After New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia only provided the Yankees with three innings in Thursday night’s defeat to the Red Sox, the club would eventually trot out Luis Cessa. The problem with that appearance for Cessa is that he was initially brought back to the majors to start Saturday afternoon’s game in light of […]
CC Sabathia Only Lasts Three Innings In Fenway Park No-Decision
Early on Thursday night at Fenway Park, the New York Yankees seemed poised for a victory, having scored the first four runs of the game. Starting pitcher CC Sabathia, however, really labored on the mound, never truly finding his rhythm. Ultimately, he would last only three innings, surrendering two runs on three hits and four […]
Lance Lynn Entering Rotation
New York Yankees starting pitcher Lance Lynn, who was acquired from the Twins this week, will slide into the rotation following the demotion of Sonny Gray to the bullpen. Lynn threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Gray on Wednesday and struck out five in 71 pitches. The right-hander might not be much better […]
Sonny Gray Being Demoted To Bullpen
New York Yankees starting pitcher Sonny Gray has been told he's being demoted to the bullpen. The move comes as a surprise, though not completely unexpected. Gray was terrible in his last start, allowing seven runs to a Baltimore Orioles team that is pretty much devoid of strong talent. Gray had shown flashes this season, […]
Luke Voit Starting, Gleyber Torres Cleaning Up Thursday
New York Yankees outfielder Luke Voit will start and serve as the designated hitter for Thursday's game against the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees traded for Voit before the deadline in July. Second baseman Gleyber Torres will bat fourth in between shortstop Didi Gregorius and third baseman Miguel Andujar. Outfielder Brett Gardner will bat ninth […]
Aaron Judge Spotted Doing Agility Drills On Thursday
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) is making small steps towards returning to the lineup on Thursday. Before the Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox, Judge was seen doing agility drills on the field at Fenway Park. He reportedly wore a wrap on his hand. Judge himself said he was "feeling better as […]
Giancarlo Stanton Has Feasted On The Red Sox This Season
New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is hitting a respectable .277 with 24 home runs and 64 RBI this season. He's been in a bit of a rut the last seven days, going just 4-for-23, but a matchup against the rival Boston Red Sox might be just what the doctor ordered on Thursday. Against the […]
J.A. Happ Going On DL
New York Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ (illness) will go on the disabled list on Thursday after contracting hand, foot and mouth disease. Happ should only miss his start this weekend against the Red Sox. The veteran left-hander is 11-6 on the year with a 4.05 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and very useful 9.9 K/9 in […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups
There are 12 games across six slates today, which is plenty of action on a Thursday. The featured slate starts off at 7pm eastern and includes nine games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/2/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the […]
Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 18)
The calendar has turned to August and we still have yet to see some of the big-name prospects that were expected to come up this season. Yes, Kyle Tucker, Willie Calhoun, Juan Soto, and Willy Adames have all made their debuts this season but I seriously doubt that we will see any more of the […]
Kevin Gausman To The Braves - Fantasy Implications
With so many big-name players changing teams this trade deadline Kevin Gausman may fly under the radar. On the surface, he doesn’t look like much, with a 5-8 record and 4.43 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and 7.55 K/9 in 21 starts with Baltimore this season. However, this move to Atlanta could be exactly what Gausman needs […]
Yankees Calling Up Luke Voit, Luis Cessa
The New York Yankees will call up first baseman Luke Voit and pitcher Luis Cessa, according to a source. Cessa may be taking the roster spot of starting pitcher J.A. Happ (illness), who has come down with hand, foot and mouth disease. He has a 3.10 ERA on the year and could make a spot […]
Sonny Gray Could Be Bumped From Rotation
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't ruling out removing starting pitcher Sonny Gray from the rotation. Gray allowed eight hits and seven earned runs in just 2 2/3 innings against the lowly Orioles on Wednesday to raise his ERA for the year to 5.56. A career-high 3.92 BB/9 isn't helping his cause. It's an […]
Gleyber Torres’ Two Home Runs Not Enough Wednesday
After New York Yankees starting pitcher Sonny Gray’s failure on Wednesday afternoon, the Yankees found themselves in a significant hole that they would not be able to maneuver out of. While the bullpen kept the Baltimore Orioles in check the rest of the way, the offense fell just short. In the ninth, rookie All-Star Gleyber Torres […]
Austin Romine Comes Up Small In Embarrassing Loss
Before former New York Yankees All-Star catcher Gary Sanchez sustained and later aggravated a groin injury, many fans of the Yankees were calling for backup catcher Austin Romine to become the starter. After all, Sanchez was struggling and Romine was excelling. Now, however, as the starter in Sanchez’s absence, the 29-year-old is proving he may not […]