Jeff Samardzija Throws 40 Pitches On Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (shoulder) threw 40 pitches Monday off the mound. He threw from both the windup and stretch. Samardzija said “this is the best I've felt all year.” They are encouraging words from Samardzija, who has had a disastrous season with a 6.56 ERA and 1.68 WHIP. Samardzija expects to […]

Joe Panik Will Sit Monday

The San Francisco Giants will sit second baseman Joe Panik on Monday. Panik has been in a slump since returning from a thumb injury and has just two hits over his last 23 at-bats. Alen Hanson will replace Panik and bat eighth. Hanson is quietly having a nice season and is six for his last […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets For June 12

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 (6/11/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an eight-game slate on Monday and the player pool will be scarce. Only two games have an over/under of at least nine total runs and only two teams are heavy favorites (-185 or greater). Thankfully, those two teams have pitchers worthy of a roster spot: Cleveland and St. Louis. The Indians are also […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/11/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight features an eight game main slate, which isn't bad for a Monday night. There's not true ace, but Carlos Carrasco checks in as the highest-priced pitcher on the slate and likely cash game chalk. There are numerous GPP possibilities at the position, highlighted by Madison Bumgarner, Jack Flaherty, and Andrew Heaney. There are also […]

Champ or Chump: Alen Hanson & Max Muncy

Personally, I use a player's track record as my primary means of evaluating minor leaguers. While other owners chase after the Juan Soto's and Ronald Acuna's of the world based on their prospect ratings, I tend to let other owners burn their early draft picks and FAAB on those guys. They could be studs right […]

Week 11 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 11! 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 11, which […]

Brandon Crawford Goes 4-for-4 With Homer

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford recorded a four-hit day Sunday including two doubles and a two-run home run. Crawford supplied the lone runs of the game with a fourth inning two-run tater off Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer. Crawford has been on fire since May 12, raising his slash from .248/.285/.368 to .338/.385/.536. For […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 11

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 […]

Andrew McCutchen Out Sunday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Andrew McCutchen is not in the lineup Sunday against the Washington Nationals. McCutchen will get a rest day after playing in 61 of 64 games for the Giants. The veteran's MVP days are behind him but McCutchen's remained serviceable for fantasy owners, slashing .261/.352/.435 with six homers, 35 runs, 29 RBI […]

Jeimer Candelario (3B, DET) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: It's difficult to understand why fantasy owners seem so reluctant to embrace Jeimer Candelario. The Tigers' third baseman just hit his tenth home run of the year on Saturday night, pushing his overall line to .263/.352/.512. He's occupied a spot in the top half […]

The Cut List (Week 11): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 11 of the Cut List. This week I’m taking a look at four players who came into the season with huge expectations. All of these players were drafted in all standard formats. Jonathan Schoop is fresh off a 3.8 WAR, 32 HR season that propelled him to fantasy stardom, Billy Hamilton stole […]

Nick Hundley Knocks In Four Runs

San Francisco Giants catcher Nick Hundley homered and drove in four runs in Saturday's loss to the Washington Nationals. Hundley clubbed a three-run shot in the third inning and followed up with an RBI double in the seventh, finishing the afternoon 2-for-5. Hundley plays sparingly but has gone yard seven times in 103 plate appearances […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/9/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got five different slates for us on DraftKings with all 30 teams in play today. There's an all day slate that covers all 15 matchups, and no featured slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/9/18. The lineup picks will range from some […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 11) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 11, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week.  If someone jumps […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 10

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 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 11

Monday sets the tone for the two-start streaming process. When you only have eight games, 16 teams, playing in the first day of the week, it limits the amount of pitchers available in the streaming pool. Thankfully, the quality is greater than the quantity, as you’ll see. We have such strong options that are probably […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 11

It finally feels like summer! As the weather heats up, so do many bats that have lain dormant for the first quarter of the season. Monthly splits are very real for certain players, so you may consider buying into some recent hot streaks, fluky as they may seem. Scouting players who may be undervalued and […]

Johnny Cueto Throws Bullpen Session on Friday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (elbow) threw a 35-pitch bullpen session on Friday. There still is more work to do before Cueto is able to rejoin the Giants rotation. Assuming everything goes well, Cueto could be back in three to four weeks. Hopefully, Cueto is ready by the end of June, but that's […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 11

Another week, another flurry of bullpen activity, some of it which left us with some answers and others which left us with even more questions. A veteran closer in the NL East stepped down from his role while a veteran closer in the NL West returned from a long DL stint, but didn't get his […]

Week 11 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 […]

Brandon Belt Could Return Next Friday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt (appendix) could possibly return as early as next Friday. He will return to Arizona to continue his work at the team facility. However, Belt will still need to get in some rehab games before returning to the big leagues. Fantasy owners will likely just need to hang on […]

Chris Stratton (SP, SF) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Chris Stratton has had a strong stretch of games recently. He has allowed three runs, or less, in four consecutive games. He is 7-3 with a 4.63 ERA this season, posting a 1.44 WHIP in 68 innings, […]

Hurry Up and Wait - Fantasy Prospects in the 2018 MLB Draft

Every year the baseball community gets together to draft high school and college players who will not see the majors, at best, for three or four years. And yet, if a team fails to make an impact at this meeting, the ramifications can be felt for years. The list of failed picks or sleepers who […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 10)

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. This year’s draft was an interesting one. There was a switch-pitching catcher […]

Madison Bumgarner Solid In 2018 Debut

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner made his 2018 debut Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks and went six innings, allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out three on 82 pitches. This was a very encouraging start from the ace, who is fresh off of the 60-day disabled list. Though the strikeout total […]

Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija to Throw Bullpen Sessions

The San Francisco Giants are currently down a pair of starting pitchers in Johnny Cueto (elbow) and Jeff Samardzija (shoulder), but they could be back before we know it as both pitchers are slated to throw bullpen sessions this Friday. Cueto has been out since April 28 and is 3-0 on the season with a 0.84 ERA […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/6/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Major League Baseball decided to do a pretty imbalanced Wednesday split of day game and night games. As such, the Early Only slate is pretty weak, and the Main looks attractive (well, minus the dropoff of tonight as compared to last night - more on that later). As such, this article will concentrate on the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 6

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 […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 10

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 […]