Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 24

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. 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 available on […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 23

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 […]

Week 13 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 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 22

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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/21/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Today's games are broken into five different slates on DraftKings. There's an all-day slate featuring all 10 games, and the featured slate starts at 7pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/21/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to […]

Matt Olson Joins HR Display Wednesday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson hit his 15th homer off Robbie Erlin in the third inning of a 12-4 win over Padres. He added an RBI single in the seventh as well. Olson has been slumping in 2018, but his power stroke has come on as of late. His batting average (.237) remains a […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 12)

Unfortunately, there has not been a lot of news recently on the prospect front. Unless you count the fact that the Mets will almost certainly not be calling up Peter Alonso this year to be news, that is. At this point, we're just waiting for teams to start service clocks for their blue-chip prospects; we should see […]

Franklin Barreto Crushes First Home Run Of Season Wednesday

Oakland Athletics second baseman Franklin Barreto had a monster day at the plate in Wednesday's 12-4 slaughtering of the Padres. The 22-year-old went 2-for-5 with a single, a massive three-run home run to straight away center field (his first of the season) and two strikeouts. Barreto has batted just .158 with 10 strikeouts in 20 […]

Frankie Montas Throws 6 2/3 Innings of One-Run Ball Wednesday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas went 6 2/3 innings Wednesday, allowing just one earned run. Montas struck out six while allowing five hits and three free passes. Montas lowered his season ERA to 2.41 to go along with a 1.25 WHIP and 21 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings. The A's let Montas go over […]

Ryan Buchter Expected to Return This Weekend

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Ryan Buchter (shoulder) is expected to rejoin the A's in Detroit this weekend. Buchter has been out since late April due to a left shoulder strain. He's made four scoreless rehab appearances so far this season. Buchter has a 1.69 ERA through his first 10 2/3 innings this season. He could […]

Jed Lowrie HR Gives Team Victory In 10th Inning

Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer to give his team the lead and victory over the Padres. The offense was mostly quiet the entire game until Stephen Piscotty’s solo homer tied it in the ninth. Lowrie started the season very hot but not surprisingly fell into a slump. He is trying to […]

Khris Davis Out on Wednesday With Stomach Virus

Updating a previous post, Oakland Athletics slugger Khris Davis is out of Wednesday's lineup with the flu. It originally looked like a regular rest day for the Athletics designated hitter, but the team said that Davis is dealing with a minor stomach bug. He is still available to pinch hit if the opportunity arises and […]

Blake Treinen Strikes Out Side For 16th Save

Oakland Athletics closer Blake Treinen picked up his 16th save in a 4-2 victory over the Padres on Tuesday. In one inning of work, he allowed one hit and struck out three batters. This year, Treinen has been particularly nasty on the mound, with a career-high 11.06 K/9 and only 2.57 BB/9. Treinen continues to […]

Khris Davis Absent From Wednesday's Lineup

Oakland Athletics slugger Khris Davis is on the bench against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Davis is dealing with a routine stomach virus but he is still available to pinch-hit if necessary. It just looks like a regular day off for Davis, as there is no designated hitter spot available in the National League ballpark. He […]

Paul Blackburn Has Good Effort But Doesn’t Factor In Decision

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Paul Blackburn took a no-decision in a 4-2 win over the Padres. He allowed two runs on four hits in five innings with four strikeouts and two walks. Blackburn has not been good this season; in three starts, he is 1-1 with an 8.03 ERA. Blackburn is not a streaming option […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 21

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. We're coming up on the halfway point of the season, but there's still plenty of options on the waiver wire to aid your championship quest. For those who are […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 12)

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 Juan Soto hype train has seemed to gone off the rails […]

Matt Joyce Expected To Return To Athletics For Weekend Series

Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce (back) is expected to rejoin the team for the upcoming weekend series against the White Sox, per A's beat writer Juan McWilliams. Joyce had three hits in his rehab game with Triple-A Nashville Tuesday, so it looks like he is recovering well from his lower back issues. While the A's […]

Matt Chapman Receives Injection In Hand Tuesday

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman (hand) received a cortisone injection in his injured right hand Tuesday, per A's beat writer Juan McWilliams. Chapman is currently rehabbing after being placed on the 10-day disabled list last Thursday with a hand injury that he has been battling with since spring training. If the injection is well-received, […]

Streaming Wars -- Waiver Wire Targets For June 20

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 weakest categories, and target players who may be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/19/18): 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 […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 12

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Relief Pitchers Deeper Dive - Week 12

Today and every Tuesday moving forward throughout the 2018 MLB season, we will take a deep dive into some of the lesser-owned relief pitchers on the market that are worth keeping tabs on. This can be a good tool for those in deeper holds leagues, although any pitcher in a position to make a move on […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 12)

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 big league debut of Jonathan Loaisiga, the first career win for Shane Bieber, and Wade LeBlanc's best […]

Mark Canha Plates Three In Big Game Sunday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha had a nice day at the plate in Sunday's 6-5 extra-innings win over the Angels, going 2-for-4 with a single, a two-run home run, a walk, and three RBI. Canha lined a second-inning Andrew Heaney changeup over the left-center field wall for his eighth HR of the season. The 29-year-old […]

Daniel Mengden's June Struggles Continue Sunday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Daniel Mengden suffered another lackluster outing Sunday in a 6-5 extra-innings win over the Angels. Mengden allowed four runs on six hits (including two home runs) and three walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. This marks his third straight start of allowing four or more runs after a solid […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 19

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 […]

Zach Eflin (SP, PHI) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zach Eflin has allowed two earned runs or less in each of the last three games, registering a quality start in two of those appearances. He has also won each of those three starts and has struck out […]

Trading Up - Edwin Diaz

If you've read this column before, you know my standard guidance is to sell rather than buy closers. Today we take a look at the number one closer I'd actively target in a trade. I’m working on another article right now titled: “If You Only Buy One.” The idea behind it is that if you […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 12

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]