Giants Being Aggressive In Evan Longoria's Rehab

The San Francisco Giants are being aggressive with third baseman Evan Longoria's (hand) rehab assignment. He played five innings on Friday, is scheduled to play seven innings on Saturday and will likely play nine innings on Sunday. Both the team and Longoria are shooting for a Tuesday return to the major league lineup. Longoria has […]

Hunter Strickland Confident He'll Return When First Eligible

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Hunter Strickland (hand) was able to throw weighted balls on Friday and is confident he'll be ready to return when first eligible on Aug. 19. Strickland suffered a broken right hand and has been out of action since June 18. When healthy, Strickland has worked as San Francisco's closer, pitching […]

Brandon Belt Activated From Paternity List

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt has been activated from the paternity leave list prior to the team's game on Saturday. Belt ended up missing just one game to witness the birth of his child. He's back in the lineup and batting second against the Oakland Athletics. Belt is hitting .287 on the season […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: July 23rd-July 29th

When the All-Star break ends and the regular season resumes, the fantasy baseball weekly schedule needs to adjust, causing confusion between head-to-head and roto leagues when it comes to labeling articles. For example, last Saturday we posted our Week 16 Two-Start Pitchers piece. Now, if you’re in a H2H league, your Week 16 matchup started […]

Prospects Stat Scouting - Deep-League Hitters to Target at the Deadline

Imagine this scenario: you are an owner who plays in a dynasty league, but all the known prospects have been already taken.  No Francisco Mejia, no Brendan Rodgers, and no Bo Bichette.  Your team sits in the rebuild section of the standings and now is an excellent time to start flipping those assets for the […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 17

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 17

We've been wheeling and dealing all season (at least hypothetically), but now's the time when the real moves are made. One of the biggest risk-reward propositions a fantasy owner can undertake is to buy or sell a player based purely on speculation of a real-life trade. We know many of the higher profile names who […]

Joe Panik Able To Take Grounders And Hit On Friday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik (groin) took batting practice on the field and was able to take grounders on Friday. He is working his way back from a groin injury that has sidelined him since July 6. If he continues to improve there's a chance he begins his rehab assignment next week. Panik […]

Evan Longoria Could Return To Lineup On Tuesday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria (finger) could return to the team's lineup as soon as Tuesday. He's been out of action with a fractured finger since June 14. On the season, Longoria is hitting .246 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI in 2018. He hasn't been the Longoria of old, but you […]

Jeff Samardzija Receives PRP Injection

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (shoulder) received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his shoulder over the All-Star break. Samardzija has been on the disabled list three times this season with shoulder problems. While there's no timetable for his return, the Giants are hoping the PRP injection will help limit those problems. When healthy, […]

Brandon Belt Place On Paternity Leave

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt has been placed on paternity leave prior to Friday’s game. Belt is expecting his second child and will miss the next few days. Infielder Ryder Jones will replace Belt on the active roster and start at third base on Friday. Jones will likely only be up for the […]

Giants Don't Plan To Limit Andrew Suarez, Dereck Rodriguez

The San Francisco Giants don't plan to give either starting pitcher Andrew Suarez or Dereck Rodriguez a breather down the stretch with both pitchers set to exceed their career highs in innings pitched in a single season. “If they made every start, you’re looking at 180 innings for these guys, and that’s where you would […]

Johnny Cueto To Receive Extra Rest

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto will receive an extra day of rest before five of his first six starts in the second half of the season. Cueto is dealing with a damaged ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, so the Giants will play it slow with him. The right-hander was dynamite before […]

Evan Longoria Will Start Rehab Assignment Friday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria (hand) will begin his rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday. He hit off a tee and was fielding grounders last week. Longoria is on pace to rejoin the Giants in the first week of August. Fantasy owners should only have to go another week or so without […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 16: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 16 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. As the season has already hit the All-Star Break, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Welcome to the first day without anything MLB going on, which makes it the perfect day for reflection on your squad. What better place to start their your starting rotation? Analyze where you stand in terms of innings pitched on the year if applicable, or maybe the balance you need to strike between starters and relievers […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 16: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 16)

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. Happy All-Star Break everyone! The Home Run Derby was electric, the Futures […]

Jeff Samardzija Could Return July 25

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (shoulder), who landed on the 10-day disabled list again on Saturday with inflammation in his right shoulder, could pitch the fifth game of the second half of the season on July 25 at the Mariners. It's the third time the Shark has been on the DL this season […]

Giants Promote Shaun Anderson To Triple-A

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Shaun Anderson, who is the team's seventh overall prospect and who played in the Futures Game on Sunday, will be called up from Double-A Richmond to Triple-A Sacramento. Anderson got the win for Team USA in the Futures Game after giving up a run in an inning of work. He […]

Trading Up: Mid-Tier and Bargain Buys (Pitchers)

This article is the third in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. Part 2 focused on mid-tier and bargain targets for offense. This installment focuses on pitchers ranked outside the top 50. Part four will focus on players […]

Jeff Samardzija Bad Again Saturday

San Francisco Giants starter Jeff Samardzija was bad again Saturday in his second start back from the disabled list. He gave up two runs on three hits and two walks, but lasted only 55 pitches before needed to come out of the game. He also struck out just one batter. Samardzija has been just bad […]

Steven Duggar Hits Two Doubles Saturday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Steven Duggar went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs in Saturday's loss to the A's. Duggar has been decently productive since being called up batting .320 with an .866 OPS while playing almost everyday. Still, he doesn't provide much power or speed and has been hitting all over […]

Will Smith (RP, SFG) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: With Hunter Strickland sidelined by a broken finger sustained while punching a door in anger after a blown save, the Giants have tried a number of different relievers in the ninth inning. Most recently, they've been turning to Will Smith to shut the door. The […]

Andrew Suarez (SP, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Andrew Suarez has not allowed more than two runs in any of his last six trips to the hill and has surrendered just one in each of his last four. Some of those starts have been more […]

The Cut List (Week 16): Time to Move On?

Welcome to Week 16 of the Cut List. This week I’m taking a look at Eric Hosmer, Brandon Crawford, Marcell Ozuna, and Yangervis Solarte. All of these guys have been viable standard league options at one point or another this year, but have recently hit cold streaks that have hampered their fantasy value. Sure, Eric […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/15/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 15th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/14/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got an exciting Saturday on DraftKings with all 30 teams in play. There are eight different slates to choose from, and the featured slate begins at 7pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/14/18. The lineup picks will range from some of […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/14/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 14th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 16

With the All-Star break approaching, predicting the two-start pitchers for Week 16 can be tricky. There’s one game on Thursday (STL/CHC) and everybody else resumes play on Friday. For those in weekly head-to-head contests, you have an extra three days (four, if you count the lone Thursday matchup) added to your typical week-long matchup. Also, […]