Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 22: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 22)

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 San Diego Padres made the biggest prospect splash over the past […]

Miguel Andujar Sparks Rally With Home Run

After going down four runs in the top of the sixth inning Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees would go on to record a win, smacking three home runs. The first came off the bat of rookie third baseman Miguel Andujar, who continues his superb debut season in the bigs. The 23-year-old […]

Dellin Betances Approaches History In Win

New York Yankees reliever Dellin Betances tossed a perfect ninth inning in Tuesday's victory over the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium, picking up his fourth victory of the season. The performance led to the New York native lowering his ERA to a sensational 2.14 on the year. More importantly, two strikeouts recorded brought his […]

Neil Walker Smacks Walk-Off Home Run

The New York Yankees completed a late-game comeback against the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night in the ninth inning. After going down four runs in the top of the sixth, the club scored five unanswered runs, culminating with Neil Walker's game-winning home run in the ninth. Walker continues to be a big contributor for the […]

Aaron Judge Could Return Before Wrist Fully Heals

Injured New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has begun to increase baseball activities and could very well be back before his injury completely heals. On the disabled list since late July with a chip fracture in his right wrist, the 26-year-old has been slow in his recovery as pain has remained constant. Stating that he […]

Luke Voit Remains in the Lineup Tuesday

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit will remain in the starting lineup for the fifth straight game on Tuesday. Voit has been on fire lately, recording eight hits over his last four games. He'll serve as the DH and bat fifth versus righty James Shields. DFS players may want to ride Voit's hot bat […]

Brett Gardner is Back in the Lineup Tuesday

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is back in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Chicago White Sox. Gardner sat out of Monday versus lefty Carlos Rodon. However, Gardner will lead off and play left field against righty James Shields on Tuesday. He's worth a look in DFS contests because he's leading off […]

Aroldis Chapman Receives Another Injection

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman (knee) received a second platelet-rich plasma injection in his knee, but manager Aaron Boone said it was part of the original plan. There remains no timetable for the lefty flamethrower's return, and his fantasy owners must be patient. In his absence since last week, the Yankees have used a […]

Didi Gregorius Works Out Tuesday

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (heel) hit in the cages on Tuesday and took ground balls as well. He is set to do work in the weight room and could run on the field on Wednesday. Gregorius could return as soon as Sept. 3. He's been great for his fantasy owners this year with […]

Aaron Judge Still Not Swinging

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) has still not resumed swinging a bat. Judge's fantasy owners are beginning to get stir crazy, as the slugging outfielder was initially expected to be sidelined only three weeks when he was injured on July 26. At this rate, there's chance he won't be ready until mid-September. Brett […]

Gary Sanchez Homers In Rehab Game

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (groin) went 2-for-4 with a home run for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday. It's a good sign and shows that he's close to returning to the big leagues. Expect Sanchez to continue his rehab assignment the rest of the week with an eye toward returning around Sept. 3. The 25-year-old […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 22)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. This week we saw the promotion of a big time pitching prospect, an unheralded spot starter come up big for the Cubs, […]

Luke Voit Records Another Hit In Loss

The New York Yankees may finally be finding a consistent bat at first base. With Greg Bird still not looking any closer to finding his rhythm at the plate, Luke Voit, who arrived just weeks ago in a trade form the St. Louis Cardinals, is enjoying his finest form of the year. The 27-year-old is […]

Gleyber Torres Smacks 20th Home Run In Loss

New York Yankees rookie infielder Gleyber Torres is finally escaping the depths of the terrible slump that struck him when he returned from the disabled list a month ago. After drilling his 20th home run of the season in Monday night's defeat to the Chicago White Sox, the 21-year-old is hitting .320 across his last […]

Masahiro Tanaka Stumbles Late For Fifth Loss

Heading back to the Bronx riding a four-game winning streak, New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka failed to extend the streak Monday night against the Chicago White Sox. The 29-year-old started out well, tossing five scoreless innings to start while his offense provided two runs. Along the way, the Japanese starter even escaped a bases-loaded, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/28/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We had a small Monday slate last night, but we're back with a massive Tuesday slate tonight. There are plenty of options across all levels of the pricing ranges. It gives us a lot of freedom as players in terms of lineup construction. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy […]

Didi Gregorius Could Return Soon

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (heel) saw a team doctor on Monday, and the doctor said everything is progressing normally. Gregorius said he could return "sooner rather than later." The Yankees expect Gregorius to come off the disabled list for the start of their next road trip on Sept. 3. Fantasy owners can't wait […]

Aaron Judge Works Out Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) did some "baseball-type activities" in right field on Monday, according to manager Aaron Boone. "I'm not sure all that they did today, but I think just as we slowly start to introduce some things, slowly see what things he can tolerate," Boone said. "Feels like hopefully he's improving […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 15-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Aaron Hicks Will Lead Off on Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks will lead off and play center field versus lefty Carlos Rodon on Monday. Hicks normally bats third in the Yankees order, but does see the occasion start in the one-hole. He's hitting .224/.339/.514 with eight home runs and 20 RBI off left-handed pitching this season. Rodon has pitched very […]

Aaron Judge Still In Holding Pattern

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) remains in a holding pattern a month after being hit by a pitch. Manager Aaron Boone said Judge hasn't been able to swing a bat. "Same stuff. Again, just waiting for that pain to get out," Boone said. "Once that fracture is healed, let him go." Judge remains […]

Yankees Optimistic Didi Gregorius, Gary Sanchez Will Return Soon

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is optimistic that shortstop Didi Gregorius (heel) and catcher Gary Sanchez (groin) will return in time for the team's West Coast road trip that starts on Sept. 3 in Oakland. Sanchez was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored on Sunday for the Gulf Coast Yankees in his […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/27/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a pitching friendly slate, with the bad pitchers facing equally bad lineups in most cases. There are a number of viable pitchers on the slate, including Masahiro Tanaka and Gerrit Cole as well as the two highlighted in this article. However, there aren't a lot of obvious choices among bats to fill in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/27/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We only have seven games on the docket for Monday night, and we’re still waiting on Vegas odds for three of them: NYM/CHC, COL/LAA, and ARI/SF. So, while we wait, we only have two games with an over/under of at least nine total runs. As far as pitchers are concerned, only one team is concidered […]

Second-Half Successes to Buy

As we enter the final six weeks of the season, we will look at our rosters to see which players are performing at their best. With a look at the data since the All-Star break, there are several names to target. We will look to roster the players that best fit our plans and categorical […]

Lance Lynn (SP, NYY) - Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Yankees starting pitcher Lance Lynn is still under 50 percent owned and quite frankly, it is confusing why he is not more owned. Yes, he was roughed up in back-to-back starts, allowing five earned runs in each contest. However, prior to those […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/25/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a nine-game main slate to go over today, with plenty of pitching options to consider. There are three true aces on the mound and with them, all being so close in terms of price and skill can be a bit of a toss-up in both cash games and tournaments. In this article, I […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/25/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a loaded Saturday on DraftKings with 15 games across seven slates. The featured slate starts at 7pm eastern and covers nine games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/25/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: August 27-September 2

We only have seven games on Monday, so the pitching player pool is shallow. The fantasy baseball season is getting shorter by the game and teams are starting to make a final push for the postseason. Keep checking in every week to get a head start on the competition, when it comes to the waiver […]