2018 Prospects - Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 1)

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. What a debut for Shohei Ohtani? Aside from a rough second inning, […]

Giancarlo Stanton Strikes Out Five Times For First Time

The good will of his two home runs on opening day has apparently worn out for first-year New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton, who played his first home game at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, struck out five times, drawing boos after his final plate appearance. The 28-year-old had never struck out five times in […]

Didi Gregorius Enjoys Monster Home Opener

With the weather somewhat giving in, the New York Yankees played their home opener against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. The star of the afternoon was undoubtedly shortstop Didi Gregorius, who almost single-handedly carried the club to victory. The 28-year-old batted cleanup and picked up four hits in four plate appearances, […]

Jacoby Ellsbury Suffers Setback

The New York Yankees injury woes in the outfield were supposed to experience relief at some point soon, but those plans have been scrapped. Veteran outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, who was scheduled to be a bench player for the club this season, was supposed to be returning soon from an oblique injury. On Tuesday, however, manager […]

Aaron Hicks Now Pain-Free

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (intercostal), who has been on the disabled list since the day after opening day, is close to returning. The 28-year-old, who suffered a strain in his right intercostal muscle, is now free of any pain. On Tuesday, he was scheduled to hit off the tee and do some throwing, as […]

Clint Frazier Taking Small Steps Towards Return

Now on the disabled list for over a week, New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier (concussion) is taking minor steps towards returning, perhaps to the major league roster. The 23-year-old suffered a concussion a month ago and experienced headaches, reportedly even forgetting the names of his cats. Frazier has been slowly getting back into playing shape, […]

Brandon Drury (2B) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Brandon Drury looks primed to take advantage of the “pinstripe bounce” during the 2018 season following a move from Arizona to the Bronx. Flying under the radar in 2017, Drury posted the 13th-best slugging percentage (.447) and fourth-best doubles total (37) of […]

Are You For Real? A Look at Surprising SP Starts

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’ll look at the debut performance of Shohei Ohtani, as well as Kyle Gibson’s domination of the Orioles and Ty […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Watch List

Every Monday we’ll be checking in on some names to keep an eye on and add to your watch list. Some may require quick action while others are simply options to keep in mind down the road. We’re just days into the 2018 MLB season but we’ve already seen a number of outstanding performances worthy […]

Jordan Montgomery’s Start Still In Place

Despite Monday’s snowstorm and subsequent cancellation of the New York Yankees home opener, the club still plans to throw starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery on Tuesday when the game is played. The 25-year-old could’ve been skipped, but the club will not opt to do so, reinforcing their faith in Montgomery. The left-hander, heading into his second professional […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

The Corner Store is open. The season has officially begun and managers are already ravaging through the waiver wire for various reasons. First base and third base are generally the best spots to look to improve your team’s power. In most cases, it is preferable that it includes a decent average but that isn’t always […]

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 […]

Adam Warren Diagnosed With Ankle Contusion

New York Yankees reliever Adam Warren (ankle) made his season debut Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, lasting only three batters. Appearing in the sixth inning, the right-hander was hit in the leg by a comeback line drive, which resulted in an out. While he smiled, Warren didn’t even attempt to toss a pitch with the […]

Miguel Andujar In Sunday’s Starting Lineup

The day after New York Yankees outfielder Billy McKinney’s injury and subsequent disabled list stint led to his promotion, third baseman Miguel Andujar will make his season debut in the series finale against the Blue Jays. The 23-year-old will play as Sunday’s designated hitter, batting seventh at the Rogers Centre. Andujar saw major league action in […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 1

The opening week of the MLB season runs a little longer than the typical two-start pitcher fantasy timetable, but the importance of boosting your pitching stats is still substantial. Unfortunately, with aces taking the hill on Thursday and Friday to start the year, we're stuck with lower tier arms in the first official two-start week. […]

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 […]

Billy McKinney Exits Early With Injury, Placed On DL

The injury woes continue to pile for the New York Yankees early on in this 2018 season. Entering the season with Clint Frazier and Jacoby Ellsbury already injured, they lost Aaron Hicks after opening day, with Billy McKinney being promoted. McKinney, 23, suffered a left shoulder strain today after crashing into the outfield wall in […]

Tyler Austin Homers Twice In Defeat

With the power bats of the New York Yankees once agains struggling to produce this afternoon in Toronto, first baseman Tyler Austin did his best to lead the club to victory. The 26-year-old drilled a game-tying, two-run home run in the fifth inning to tie the game at two runs. Once the Blue Jays took […]

Dellin Betances Flails Again, Earns Loss

Only two appearances into the season, New York Yankees reliever Dellin Betances is displaying worrying signs that he may not fix his problems from last year. After allowing a home run to the first batter he faced on Opening Day, the four-time All-Star tossed two innings in today’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. After […]

What to Make of Jose Martinez, Matt Davidson, and a Couple Other Quick Starts

Even though it's barely 50 degrees in Brooklyn, it feels like spring is finally nigh now that the 2018 MLB season is underway. As a Yankees fan, I'd been especially looking forward to opening day ever since Giancarlo Stanton was signed. He certainly didn't disappoint when he launched an opposite field home run at 117 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/31/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a full slate of games on Saturday, and that means it's time to build some lineups. With several different contests being offered across DraftKings, we'll have lots of different lineup options. For our purposes, the following picks have been made for contests running all day. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (3/31/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (March 31st). We published this column last year, and the feedback was great so here we are doing it again. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Aroldis Chapman Allows A Run, Earns Save

Making his second appearance in as many games to kick off the 2018 season, New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman faced his first save situation tonight in Toronto. With the Yankees holding a 4-1 lead, Chapman struck out the first two batters, seemingly on the verge of an uneventful appearance. Then, however, he allowed a […]

Brandon Drury Drives In Two As Yankees Win Again

On a night where the power bats of Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez went silent, the bottom of the New York Yankees’ lineup propelled a victory. At the center of the show was third baseman Brandon Drury, who drove in two runs from the eight spot en route to a 4-2 victory. The […]

Masahiro Tanaka Superb In First Season Start

Coming off a rough 2017 regular season, difficult 2018 spring training and demotion from opening day, Masahiro Tanaka gave the Yankees quite the positive spark tonight in Toronto. Making his season debut at the Rogers Centre, the Japanese hurler went six innings, allowing just three hits, one of which was a home run resulting in […]

Aaron Judge Could See Time In Center Field

Following the surprising announcement that New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks would be placed on the disabled list with a muscle strain in his right rib cage, the Yankees began pondering their lineup. The club admitted today that outfielder Aaron Judge could see time in center field as a result, a significant change for the slugger, who […]

Yankees Place Aaron Hicks On Disabled List, Call Up Billy McKinney

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (ribs) has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right intercostal muscle strain. Hicks played Thursday and seemed fine, so there is no update on how the injury occurred. The club has called up outfielder Billy McKinney from Triple-A to take the spot of Hicks. McKinney should […]

Neil Walker (1B/2B, NYY) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: We’ll dig a bit deeper here to speak on Walker, who was mercifully plucked from the free-agent pool already by the Yankees. When a guy gets into the Yankees starting lineup, then you probably want to pluck them from the FA pool as well. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/30/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Thursday was Opening Day. Friday is Lefty Day. Ten left-handed pitchers take the mound in the 11-game slate. When building your DFS lineups, it’s important to note which players make specific appearances, or get boosted in the lineup, when a southpaw is on the hill.However, be aware that as soon as the lefty leaves the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (3/30/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Opening Day part two, anyone? I know it happened yesterday, but the Reds and Nationals are gung-ho on the name, seeing as they got rained out yesterday. Every team is in action today and that's a beautiful thing. Hopefully the weather holds up around the country, as March games prove to be a little trickier […]