DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

If you've never played on Draft Daily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this […]

Tyler Austin (1B, NYY) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Yankees first baseman Tyler Austin has made the most of a Spring Training injury to Greg Bird and has been one of the best rookies of the 2018 season. Austin was actually sent down to Triple-A to start the season […]

Holds Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds for Week 6

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire in Week 6. Bottom line: the more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the […]

Fantasy Reflections: To Stash A Prospect

Several of the game’s top prospects have already been called up, none met with more excitement than Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna. The consensus best player in the minors finally got promoted on April 25 and is hitting .382/.432/.706 through eight games, with two home runs and five doubles already. That kind of production is what inspired […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It is a full 15-game slate on Friday with seven games boasting an over/under of at least nine total runs. The CLE/NYY matchup leads the way with ten total projected runs and New York is the strong favorite. More on them much later (Hint: it isn’t good for Josh Tomlin). Speaking of heavy favorites, only […]

Week 6 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 […]

Masahiro Tanaka Falls Apart Late In No-Decision

For more than half of Thursday’s New York Yankees game against the Houston Astros, the road team was rolling, seemingly on their way to another shutout victory. On the mound was Masahiro Tanaka, who allowed only three hits through the first six innings, also striking out five along the way. In the seventh inning, however, […]

Gleyber Torres Clutch Late As Yanks Win Again

New York Yankees rookie Gleyber Torres might have earned his stripes on Thursday afternoon in Houston against the Astros. The 21-year-old came up huge late as his club was staring down a heartbreaking defeat. His first major action came in the second inning, as he hit a sacrifice fly that increased the Yankees lead to […]

Aaron Hicks Gets The Day Off

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks will not be in the starting lineup Thursday against the Houston Astros. Ronald Torreyes is in the lineup batting eighth and playing third base against right-hander Lance McCullers. The switch-hitting Hicks is batting .230/.364/.410 on the season.

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 5)

So much for a slow start for the rookies. For the first few weeks, it felt as though there was very little to write about in the rookie department but recently the youngsters have taken the league by storm. Particularly in this past week, guys like Ronald Acuna, Nick Kingham, Mike Soroka, and Fernando Romero […]

Champ or Chump: Nick Kingham and Miguel Andujar

Scouting minor league lines is often an inexact science. Occasionally, you'll see a guy who seems likely to succeed right away (Rhys Hoskins last year). Sometimes, a guy's complete lack of minor league production leaves you confident that it will take a few years (Byron Buxton), if it ever clicks. Most guys don't fit into […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 4

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Giancarlo Stanton Carries Yankees Offense In Win

The New York Yankees faced off against the Houston Astros once again on Wednesday night with familiar foe Dallas Keuchel on the mound. Entering the game, the Bronx Bombers had never homered off the former Cy Young winner, but that changed early on. Struggling outfielder Giancarlo Stanton delivered a two-run home run in the opening […]

Luis Severino Dazzles With First Complete-Game Shutout

New York Yankees ace Luis Severino had one of the best nights of his young career on Wednesday as he tossed the first complete-game shutout of his career. Facing the Houston Astros, who defeated him with a World Series berth on the line last season, the 24-year-old stymied the opposing club’s offense. In nine innings […]

Clint Frazier Activated, Optioned To Triple-A

In a flurry of moves that came after Jordan Montgomery’s injury, the New York Yankees activated outfielder Clint Frazier (concussion) off the seven-day disabled list on Monday. He was assigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders following a lengthy battle with a concussion and subsequent symptoms. The 23-year-old has already been with the minor league club […]

Jordan Montgomery To DL, Out 6-8 Weeks

After shockingly exiting Tuesday night’s game following just seven pitches through an easy inning of work, New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery was diagnosed with an elbow strain. On Wednesday after visiting with New York Yankees physician Christopher Ahmad, the 25-year-old is expected to miss six to eight weeks, which is a huge blow […]

Jacoby Ellsbury Transferred to 60-Day DL

On Wednesday, the New York Yankees announced that outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique, hip, foot) was transferred from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Ellsbury has yet to resume on-field activities after being placed on the DL with an oblique injury before the start of the season, and he has since dealt with hip […]

Jordan Montgomery Lands on DL with Elbow Strain

The New York Yankees announced Wednesday that starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strain in his left elbow on his throwing arm. Montgomery left his start on Tuesday night after throwing just seven pitches. The New York Daily News reports that Montgomery appears to have avoided the […]

Minor League Roundup - Who's Hot and Who's Not? (Week 5)

In last week’s edition of “Who’s Hot, Who’s Not”, I mentioned Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka. After dominating Triple-A to start the season, Soroka was promoted to the Major Leagues on Tuesday, and made his big league debut. Soroka promptly dazzled with six innings of one-run ball. Dane Dunning was also mentioned in last week’s piece, […]

Week 5 Points Leagues - Strategy, Pickups and Cuts

We're back at it again this week with some points league advice. We will delve into some players who have been consistent over the first month of the season, as well as what guys to cut loose whether it be due to a downturn in production or an injury. In last week's suggestions of pitchers to […]

Domingo German (RP/SP, NYY) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% of leagues ANALYSIS: With Jordan Montgomery likely to miss at least one turn in the rotation, if not quite a bit more, New York Yankees pitcher German looks to be the one to step into his rotation slot. He is technically a reliever on Yahoo right now, […]

April All-Bummer Team - Studs With Sluggish Starts

We've turned the calendar to May and, amazingly, 2018's baseball season is already 1/6 complete. We've seen some surprising team starts (Phillies, Pirates) and a few out-of-the-blue players rising to fantasy relevance (Christian Villanueva, Jarlin Garcia). But we're all wondering the same thing: where in the world is John Lackey? Nothing is worse in fantasy […]

Early Season Trade Etiquette for Fantasy Baseball

How does the old saying go? If you can not find the idiot in the room, it might be you? That works for fantasy owners as well. If you cannot see the annoying trader in a league, it just might be you. Fantasy baseball is a game with owners trying to win, so no strategy […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Welcome to May, RotoBallers! A quick note: Be mindful of how the 2018 season as a whole compares to 2017 with regard to HR/FB rates, swinging-strike rates, etc. when you’re analyzing a pitcher’s performance versus last year’s stats. It’s been an eventful SP week despite only being Wednesday, Nick Kingham is already owned in too […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 5)

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 prospect promotions continue to roll in. First it was Gleyber Torres […]

Gary Sanchez’s Clutch Blast Propels Yankees

With the New York Yankees having been stymied all night by Justin Verlander, they entered the ninth inning in Houston on Tuesday with a scoreless tie. Now taking on the Houston Astros bullpen, the first two batters reached scoring position, giving them a golden chance to take the lead. With one away, catcher Gary Sanchez […]

After Relief Outing, Domingo German Likely Starting Sunday

Getting called into action significantly ahead of time on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park, New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German answered the call in a more than serviceable manner. The 25-year-old Dominican entered in the second inning of the game after Jordan Montgomery’s elbow injury. German went a season-long four innings, allowing four hits […]

Jordan Montgomery Exits Start With Injury

After just seven pitches, New York Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery was pulled from Tuesday’s game against the Houston Astros with left elbow tightness. The 25-year-old showed no signs of trouble in his lone inning of work, pitching effectively to retire the side. In the top of the second, however, Domingo German began warming up in […]

Sonny Gray Outdueled In Houston

The New York Yankees began a four-game set against the Houston Astros Monday night in a rematch of last season’s ALCS. On the mound was Sonny Gray, the former Cy Young finalist who has struggled the first month of the season. The outing might have been his best of the season to date, as he […]

Clint Frazier Joining Triple-A RailRiders

After wrapping up a stint with the Single-A Tampa Yankees over the weekend, New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier (concussion) is moving closer to the Bronx. On Tuesday, the 23-year-old will report to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. At that point, the next logical step would be a return to the major league club. Frazier has […]