FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/13/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Friday to all of you, fellow Rotoballers. We made it to the weekend, it's finally warm in the northern half of the country, and we have an awesome 13 game Main slate to play with this evening. There's not much to complain about in the DFS world, as we've got good-to-great pitching options and […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 14

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Marcus Semien Extends Hitting Streak to Nine Games

Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien continued his torrid start to the season with a 2-for-5 performance in Wednesday night's 16-6 rout of the Dodgers. Semien, who scored three runs and knocked in four on Wednesday, extended his hitting streak to nine games. He has successfully reached base in all 13 games this year. He could […]

Trevor Cahill Has Solid Triple-A Start

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Trevor Cahill pitched 5 2/3 innings for Triple-A Nashville, striking out seven batters but allowing three runs on one hit. His downfall in this start was his lack of command, as he walked four. His only other start went four innings, as he allowed one run but again had a problem […]

Jonathan Lucroy Snaps Hitless Streak

Oakland Athletics catcher Jonathan Lucroy had gone nine at-bats without a base hit before a huge night at the dish in Wednesday's 16-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lucroy went 3-for-5 from the plate with a double, while also scoring two runs. Oakland's newcomer still is seeking his first home run in green and […]

A.J. Puk Has Tommy John Surgery

Oakland Athletics pitching prospect A.J. Puk (elbow) had successful Tommy John surgery on Tuesday, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. In spring training, Puk was looking good and was competing for a starting rotation spot. He had a 3.38 ERA in 10 innings with seven strikeouts. Puk is expected to miss 12 to […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire - Catchers

It's ugly out there on the catcher landscape. The drop-off of player ownership goes from Jonathan Lucroy at 70%... which is still well above the 50% Yahoo! ownership cutoff that we use for these waiver wire columns... to Austin Barnes at 38%. That is one heck of a drop-off. It's like going into a neighborhood […]

Daniel Mengden Gets First Win Of Season

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Daniel Mengden allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits across five innings against the Dodgers on Wednesday. He struck out five and didn't walk a single batter. Mengden also helped his cause with an RBI single in the fourth and later came around to score. Mengden's season now sits at […]

Jed Lowrie Works Hard For Third HR Of Season

Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie battled an 11-pitch at-bat into his third homer of the season Wednesday against Wilmer Font of the Dodgers. Lowrie finished the night with possibly the best offensive performance of the team. He ended 3-for-6 with two runs and four RBI, including the three-run shot in the eighth inning. Lowrie […]

Matt Chapman Hits Team-Leading Fourth HR

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer in the eighth to help put the finishing touches on a 16-6 blowout game against the Dodgers on Wednesday. He continues to enjoy a great start to the season and ended the night going 3-for-6 with two runs and three RBI. Thus far, Chapman has […]

Khris Davis Has Monster Night

Oakland Athletics outfielder Khris Davis went 3-for-6 with two runs and two RBI. One of his three hits was a two-run homer in the first inning off Alex Wood. Davis is known to be a streaky hitter and started the season off rough coming into the game. With this game, though, he raised his average […]

Matt Olson Out of Lineup Wednesday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson had started the first 12 games of the season for the A's, but he will take a back seat from the bench for Oakland's series finale with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Olson hasn't quite tapped into the power that he flashed last season, as he only has […]

Trayce Thompson to Make First Start with A's

Oakland Athletics outfielder Trayce Thompson is penciled into the eight-hole for the A's on Wednesday night in their contest against Thompson's former team in the Los Angeles Dodgers. This will be Thompson's first start of the 2018 season. He played in 107 games between the 2016 and 2017 seasons for the Dodgers and had a […]

Dustin Fowler Fills Up Score Sheet In Nashville

Oakland Athletics outfield prospect Dustin Fowler went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base for Triple-A Nashville. This was his second consecutive multi-hit game and he leads the team with three on the season. Fowler has the tools to be very productive once he is called up. He currently needs the […]

Sean Manaea Takes Loss With No Run Support

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea took the loss Tuesday night versus the Dodgers. He allowed back-to-back homers to Chris Taylor and Corey Seager to start the game before settling down. He finished the night with five innings, allowing just the two homers on seven hits while striking out five. He drops to a record […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

With nearly two weeks of the 2018 baseball season in the books, it’s clearly getting toward that existential crisis time where you start to get itchy over those slow starts and brazen over the hot ones. I know you want results, but it’s not even halfway through April! You’ve got this. With that being said, […]

Hot Prospects to Watch - Week 2

We're now in the second week of the Major League season and Opening Weekend has come and gone for full-season Minor League Baseball. Most of the top prospects have now had at least a couple games under their belts, and there have been quite a few standouts early this season. Without a doubt, the number […]

2018 Prospects - Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 2)

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 Shohei Ohtani train keeps rolling along. He’s quickly become a […]

Andrew Triggs (SP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Andrew Triggs has averaged nearly 11 K/9 through his first two starts and has been getting hitters to whiff consistently with his breaking pitches. While he did not have a strong 2017 season, these numbers were influenced by […]

Matt Chapman Slotted In Two-Hole For First Time

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman is batting second behind Marcus Semien Tuesday against the Dodgers, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Chapman has routinely hit in either the sixth or seventh spot this year. This will be the first time he has hit second. He has been successful hitting down in […]

Boog Powell Will Be Out Longer Due To MCL Sprain

Oakland Athletics outfielder Boog Powell (knee) has a Grade 1 MCL sprain, according to Julian McWilliams of The Athletic. Manager Bob Melvin pointed out that Powell won’t do anything for three weeks. He was put on the disabled list on Saturday for a sprained right knee sustained while running the bases. The Athletics replaced him […]

Matt Chapman Leading Baseball in WAR

With one of the flashiest gloves the major leagues can boast, Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman has also been rolling at the plate, as he has had an all-around terrific start to the 2018 season. In fact, his start to the season has been good enough to be the current leader in wins above […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/10/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a massive 12 game slate where there are some bigtime aces on the mound, so you will certainly want to be spending up for them. Coors Field is also on the slate, so the hitters from there should all make solid plays. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 2)

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 be going over Sean Newcomb's dominance at Coors Field, and great two-start performances from Reynaldo Lopez and Andrew Triggs. […]

Dustin Fowler Starting To Find Groove at Triple-A

Oakland Athletics outfield prospect Dustin Fowler went 2-for-4 with a run at Triple-A Nashville on Monday, according to Julian McWilliams of The Athletic. He is currently batting .286 with two runs, three RBI and two stolen bases. Fowler was competing for the center field spot out of spring but he did equally as poor as […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 10

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Digging Deeper - Week 2 Waiver Wire Targets

Hey there RotoBallers. Apologies for the delay. Between The Masters this weekend and adjusting to my new MLB schedule, this article slipped my mind. Like last season, Max and I will be splitting the AL/NL Digging Deeper series every other week, so you can expect one of us to give this article a whirl every […]

Kendall Graveman Implodes In Third Start

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Kendall Graveman allowed five runs and gave up four walks while striking out three in 3 1/3 innings on Sunday. He has had a terrible start to the season. Through three starts, Graveman has a 9.45 ERA and looks nowhere near resolving his troubles. He should be avoided and only considered […]

Matt Joyce's HR Breaks Up Shutout

Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce broke up a shutout with a homer in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Angels on Sunday. This was his second home run of the season. Joyce's solo shot was one of only three hits in a game where Angels starter Shohei Ohtani took a no-hitter into the seventh […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

The Corner Store is open! Primary shoppers: Eugenio Suarez owners, Jake Lamb owners, Wil Myers owners, Justin Turner owners, and Greg Bird owners. The selection of players on the waiver wire could not persuade you into thinking you were shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue. More likely, you are searching through outlet store type players. In most cases, […]