Jake Faria Making Fifth Rehab Start Friday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jake Faria (oblique) will make his fifth rehab start and fourth with Triple-A Durham on Friday. He is 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA so far on his rehab assignment. If Faria has a decent performance, he could be cleared to rejoin the team's rotation sometime next week. Before his injury, […]

Blake Snell Making Progress

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell (shoulder) played catch on Thursday and plans to increase the intensity and distance the next two days before throwing a bullpen session on Sunday. If that goes well, he could rejoin the rotation on Tuesday or Wednesday against the Angels. Snell is having an excellent season, going 12-5 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/27/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There will be plenty of action on Friday night as all 30 teams are included in the DraftKings main slate. Of the 15 games, six have over/unders of at least nine total runs. The game to watch, of course, is in Colorado as the OAK/COL matchup leads the way with an over/under of 11.5 total […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/27/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 27th). 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. […]

Week 18 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 […]

Week 17 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 17! 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 17, and […]

Austin Pruitt Earns Rare Save Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Austin Pruitt earned the save Thursday versus Baltimore. He finished the final 1 1/3 innings of the 4-3 victory. It was only his second save of the season.Pruitt struck out three of the four batters he faced, which is likely a gratifying result after fighting his way back from another stint […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/26/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got four slates on DraftKings today, with the all day slate starting at 2:20 pm eastern, and the featured slate starting at 7pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/26/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced […]

Week 18 Waiver Wire - Catcher

With the second half of baseball now in full swing, teams are doing their best to make a late season playoff push. As the trade deadline approaches, teams around the league will drastically change as they do their best to try and win the World Series. As the MLB landscape changes, so will Fantasy Baseball. […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 17)

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed your all-star break. I certainly enjoyed mine; it gave me a chance to think about how to approach rookies and prospects for the rest of the season and get an extended look at some top-tier MiLB talent in the futures game. Particularly, Seuly Matias and Taylor Trammell caught my […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 17: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 17 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 is already nearing the beginning of August, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment […]

Champ or Chump: Dereck Rodriguez and Willie Calhoun

The moves continue to trickle in. Zach Britton is heading to the Bronx, where he figures to have zero fantasy value as the team's sixth-best reliever (if he proves he's healthy). Brad Brach got the first save opportunity in Baltimore after Britton left, but the team has a bunch of arms who could receive ninth […]

Kevin Kiermaier Homers Wednesday Versus The Yankees

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier put the Rays on the board Wednesday versus the Yankees. His two-run HR gave them a lead and they would not be caught for the rest of the game. It was Kiermaier's second HR in the past nine games he has played, as opposed to the one he had […]

C.J. Cron Reaches 20 Home Runs Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman C.J. Cron continued his breakout season Wednesday versus the Yankees. He hit a solo HR that would eventually be the winning run in the 3-2 victory. Cron has a career high 20 HR already this season to go with 51 RBI. He is currently batting .257, which has been up […]

Sergio Romo Earns 12th Save Wednesday Versus The Yankees

Tampa Bay Rays closer Sergio Romo did double duty Wednesday versus the Yankees. he would record 1 1/3 innings pitched, but not consecutively. The continuity of the outing was broken up as he was moved to third base for a batter before returning to the mound. He would record the final out of the game […]

Rays Activate Jonny Venters, Call Up Austin Pruitt Wednesday

The Tampa Bay Rays activated relief pitcher Jonny Venters from the disabled list and brought up Austin Pruitt on Wednesday. Activating Venters was an expected move but bringing up Pruitt was made in response to a trade that happened on Wednesday. Venters is a great story due to his tenacity in overcoming injuries that kept him out of […]

Rays To Promote Michael Perez

The Tampa Bay Rays will call up catcher Michael Perez to join the team on Thursday. Adam Moore will be designated for assignment in a corresponding move. The Rays just acquired Perez in a trade that sent pitcher Matt Andriese to Arizona on Wednesday. Perez wasn't even on Arizona's list of top-30 prospects per MLB.com, but […]

Diamondbacks Acquire Matt Andriese

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Andriese has been traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for catcher Michael Perez and pitcher Brian Shaffer. Perez has played in Triple A this season, while Shaffer is still in the lower minor leagues. Andriese has a 4.07 ERA in 27 games and could be a useful piece to the Diamondbacks […]

Wilson Ramos To Catch Batting Practice Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos (hamstring) will catch a live batting practice session on Saturday and could go out on a rehab assignment after that. It means that Ramos could return at some point next week. He's been out since the All-Star break but has been one of the best fantasy catchers in all […]

Ryne Stanek To Start Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryne Stanek will start for the team against the Yankees on Wednesday after the team traded starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi to the Red Sox. Eovaldi was originally scheduled to start on Wednesday for Tampa Bay. Stanek is unlikely to last very long in this game, and the Rays will likely piece […]

Rays Acquire Jalen Beeks

The Tampa Bay Rays received 25-year-old Jalen Beeks from the Boston Red Sox in return for Nathan Eovaldi. Beeks was crushed in his first two MLB appearances, but he has been an effective pitcher in the minors this season. Beeks has compiled a 5-5 record with a solid 2.89 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 117/25 K/BB […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/25/18): MLB DFS Lineup

There are 12 total games today, but they are broken into two slates. There is an eight game early slate and a four game late slate. This article will focus around the early slate, as there are significantly more options to choose from on that slate. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Week 17 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Those of you with trade deadlines that mirror the MLB's better strap up and prepare to hit the phones over the next week, because while eventually we'll get some exciting September call-ups and I do really like some of these names, I know that some need a bigger jump than these guys can give. Except for […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 17: 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 17)

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. Several of the top trade chips have already been moved so far […]

Yonny Chirinos Solid Tuesday Versus Yankees

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Yonny Chirinos gave the team a much needed prolonged outing Tuesday versus New York. He went 6 2/3 innings allowing three runs. This allowed the Rays to give their heavily used bullpen some rest as only two pitchers were used by them Tuesday. He took the loss as the Rays were […]

Jonny Venters Has Successful Rehab Outing

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jonny Venters (hamstring) completed his second rehab outing Tuesday. Things seemed to go well and he could be activated as soon as Wednesday. He has filled multiple roles for the Rays this season as a part of the unorthodox system they have used to overcome the injuries to their starting pitchers. […]

Carlos Gomez Out Again on Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez (rest) is not in the starting lineup for the second straight game on Tuesday. Jake Bauers, Kevin Kiermaier, and Mallex Smith will cover the outfield for the Rays on Tuesday. Gomez is hitting .423/.559/.692 over the last two weeks, but does not see regular playing time anymore. A trade […]

Ji-Man Choi Earns Another Start On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi is starting for the fifth straight game on Tuesday, batting fifth against the Yankees. Choi has sat just twice during his eight game stint with the Rays and has been productive, hitting .269 with one home run, two RBI and a run scored. Tampa Bay doesn't have the […]

Adeiny Hechavarria Out Of Lineup On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria (oblique) remains out of the lineup on Tuesday. He has been out since Saturday with an oblique injury and it is unknown whether this will keep him out long-term. Willy Adames is filling in on Tuesday and batting eighth against Masahiro Tanaka and the Yankees. Adames is one of […]