DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

For Tuesday's slate of Major League Baseball games, DraftKings has contests open for games with first pitch of 7:05 PM EST and later. Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. Light rain is in the forecast for game time in D.C. for the Phillies-Nationals series opener. If the game […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/2/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

We are early in the baseball season, which means it’s time to make rash judgments based on small samples! Okay, maybe that’s not the ideal approach, but as the games start to accumulate, some of these early trends are going to be worth paying attention to. As always, match-ups will play an important role in […]

Chad Pinder Drives In Three Runs In Home Win

Oakland Athletics outfielder Chad Pinder had one of his team's four home runs in Monday's 7-0 victory against the defending-champion Boston Red Sox. Pinder finished 2-for-4 with a two-run homer off of lefty starter David Price, ending up with three RBI. Designated hitter Khris Davis (five), third baseman Matt Chapman (two) and outfielder Ramon Laureano (one) also connected for […]

Aaron Brooks Dazzles In First Start Of Season

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Aaron Brooks allowed just two hits and a walk with six strikeouts over six scoreless innings in a victory against the Boston Red Sox. He tossed 58 of his 86 pitches for strikes, and had first-pitch strikes to 13 of the 19 batters he faced. The A's offense provided plenty of […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/3/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a full slate of Major League Baseball games, with eight day games with first pitch between 12:35 p.m. and 4:07 p.m. ET, with one game at 6:10 p.m., and five games starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. We'll have selections for the 'All Day' contests, so you'll have a wide-array of selections to choose […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/3/19): MLB DFS Lineups

This is an extremely odd slate for the day. There are 14 total games, but DraftKings currently has two five game slates. With that being said, they have a 14 game "All Day" slate, and I'll be writing up the plays for that slate. That way, we get a few plays from every slate. In […]

Chris Bassitt To Make Rehab Start Thursday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt (shin) will make a rehab start for Single-A Stockton on Thursday. Bassitt had a fine 3.02 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings over 11 outings (seven starts) for the A's in 2018 and should be a rotation option sometime later this month when he's ready […]

Updated Week 1 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Opening Day is finally here! Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 1. We are back again this year with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers & Starts Week 1

Welcome back to fantasy baseball, and welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 4/1 - 4/7. Whether you're looking to maximize the number of games played, exploit favorable matchups, or fill in for injured players, streaming hitters can be a fruitful strategy for those willing to put in a little work every […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups - After The Draft

Howdy, RotoBallers, and welcome to our all-encompassing waiver wire piece that is meant to follow your drafts and beat the mad rush to the WW grocery store once games start. In light of this, join me as we go position-by-position and look at players whose Yahoo ownership rate is 30% or under. I'll highlight some […]

Blake Treinen Locks Down His Second Save

Oakland Athletics closer Blake Treinen locked down his second save of the season on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, working around a walk allowed. He was on point, throwing first-pitch strikes to each of the four batters he faced. He is one of the premier closers in the American League, and you can expect […]

Frankie Montas Sparkles In Home Win Over Halos

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas allowed one earned run, three hits and no walks with six strikeouts over six innings in a quality start and win against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. He threw 51 of his 77 pitches for strikes, and managed just 13 first-pitch strikes to the 21 batters he faced […]

Khris Davis Swats His Fourth Homer In Home Win

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis blasted a solo home run in Sunday's 2-1 home victory against the Los Angeles Angels, his league-leading fourth of the season. He also added a walk, and, of course, a strikeout. This game was a microcosm what to expect for fantasy owners of Davis. He has prodigious power, a […]

Mark Canha Delivers The Big Blow In Victory

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha belted a two-run homer in Saturday's 4-2 home victory against the Los Angeles Angels while also drawing a walk. Fellow OF Stephen Piscotty ended up 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI in the victory. Piscotty is off to a decent start with four RBI across his first outings. Canha should […]

Brett Anderson, Blake Treinen Shut Down Halos

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson allowed just three hits with two walks while striking out four batters across six scoreless innings to post a win Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels. He was very efficient in the quality start, throwing 56 of his 96 pitches for strikes. Reliever J.B. Wendelken allowed two runs - […]

Top 30 Impact Rookies for Redraft Fantasy Leagues (Preseason)

It’s no secret that teams are relying more and more heavily on young hitters and pitchers to not only fill out the 25-man rosters but to be key, impactful members of the club. That, in turn, means that prospect watching and analysis plays an increasingly important part of fantasy baseball. Jumping on the promising, raw […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/1/19): MLB DFS Lineups

For Monday's slate of Major League Baseball games, I'll focus on the evening contests (first pitch of 7:07 PM EST and later). Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. Weather is not expected to be a problem, with three games being played in stadiums with retractable roofs or indoors, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/1/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got three slates on FanDuel today. The early only slate starts at 1:05pm eastern and covers the Cardinals-Pirates and White Sox-Indians matchup. The main slate starts at 7:05pm and covers nine games. There is also an all day slate that includes all matchups. I'll be covering players across all slates. In this article, I […]

Kendrys Morales Makes His Oakland Debut

Oakland Athletics first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales made his team debut on Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels. He was batting fifth in manager Bob Melvin's lineup while playing first base, and he finished 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout. He is expected to see a pretty sizable role in the offense with […]

Marco Estrada Has To Settle For No-Decision

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Marco Estrada allowed just two hits with two walks over six scoreless frames while recording three strikeouts in a no-decision against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. He threw 46 of his 77 pitches for strikes, and he induced several double plays. However, Joakim Soria imploded in the eighth inning for […]

Kendrys Morales Making A's Debut

Oakland Athletics first baseman Kendrys Morales is starting at first base and is batting fifth in his debut on Friday night against Angels starter Matt Harvey. Morales should be the team's regular first baseman while Matt Olson recovers from his hand injury suffered in Tokyo. The veteran switch-hitter batted only .249/.331/.438 with 21 home runs […]

Fernando Rodney The Oldest Active Player in MLB

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Fernando Rodney, 42, is the only active player left born in the 1970's now that Ichiro Suzuki is officially retired and with Bartolo Colon unable to find a team. Rodney saved 25 games for the Minnesota Twins last year before being traded to Oakland in August, where he took on a […]

Opening Day Observations

When are we going to finally get around to making MLB Opening Day a national holiday? I can tell you the only thing that kept me from calling in sick was the fact that technology allows me to stream live games in HD on my cell phone while I sit at my desk waiting until […]

Khris Davis Finds The Cheap Seats In Victory

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis belted a solo home run, his second in three regular-season games, in Thursday's 4-0 victory against the division-rival Los Angeles Angels. It was a microcosm of his past few seasons, as he has hit for a ton of power while hitting exactly .247 in four consecutive campaigns. He smacked […]

Mike Fiers Dominant Over Six Scoreless Frames

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Mike Fiers allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings with three walks and two strikeouts to square his regular-season record at 1-1, topping the Los Angeles Angels in the regular-season home opener on Thursday. Fiers atoned for a shaky performance in Japan against the Seattle Mariners in his first start, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/29/19): MLB DFS Lineups

After a full day of baseball, we have an eight-game slate to start our weekend and a solid amount of options at each position. For player stats, we'll be looking at last season until we have a solid sample size this season for pitchers and hitters. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (3/29/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

After an exciting Opening Day we're back for another day of DFS! We've got one slate on FanDuel that starts at 7:07pm eastern and covers all eight games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 3/29/19. The lineup picks will range from some of the […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 3/29/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

With Opening Day done, baseball is still in full swing on Monkey Knife Fight. There’s an eight-game schedule on Friday and this is a good opportunity to cover point categories that can be used in some MKF baseball props. There are standard overs and unders for one or two categories, but there are also overs […]

Robbie Grossman Gets Two Hits At Leadoff

Oakland Athletics outfielder Robbie Grossman led off and played left field for the Athletics on Thursday. He went 2-for-4 with a run in the team's 4-0 win over the Angels. It has been speculated that Grossman would see time as the A's leadoff hitter and he didn't disappoint in his first opportunity of the year. […]

Sean Manaea Hopes To Return During All-Star Break

Oakland Athletics starter Sean Manaea (shoulder) threw from 90 feet on Thursday and hopes he can make it back to the team around the All-Star break. Manaea underwent surgery last September due to a labrum tear in his shoulder and is progressing ahead of schedule. The 27-year-old had a fine 2018 tossing 160 2/3 innings with […]