Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 5th

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. We are back at it again this year, publishing this article seven days a week. It's still just the first week of MLB games, but we are always ready to stream. For those who are new - use this column on a daily basis […]

Kevin Kiermaier Drives In A Run Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier went 1-for-4 Wednesday versus New York Yankees. He scored the first run of the game. He also struck out his last three times at the plate. Kiermaier is off to a horrible start, as he is 2-for-23 with one walk in the first six games of the season. He […]

Blake Snell Rocked By Yankees Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell had a rough outing against New York Wednesday. He lasted 3 1/3 innings, allowing five runs with five strikeouts. Snell just recently turned 25 years old but already has 218 1/3 innings pitched in the majors. The most obvious strength of Snell's young career are his 217 strikeouts, […]

Yonny Chirinos Will Start For Tampa Bay Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Yonny Chirinos will start Thursday versus Boston. He made his MLB debut April 1 with a four-inning relief outing where he allowed no runs but hit two batters. That outing happened to be against Boston. Chirinos was named the Rays 2017 minor league pitcher of the year, so he comes with […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

It’s the beginning of April and you know what that means! It’s fantasy baseball season and it’s time to overreact to everything! Step out of the fantasy football mindset that may still have its hold on you and remember that while each day does matter, this is a marathon and not a sprint. As is […]

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

What a wild night of baseball we had! Christian Villanueva with three home runs? The unpredictability of baseball is fantastic, albeit at times frustrating for fantasy owners. But the season is long, and there are thousands of chances at redemption - like today for instance. The major league baseball gods have blessed us with aces […]

2018 Prospects - Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 1)

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. What a debut for Shohei Ohtani? Aside from a rough second inning, […]

Matt Duffy Drives In Run April 3

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy went hitless Tuesday versus the New York Yankees. However, he still managed to drive in the first Tampa Bay run of the game. In the third inning, he put the ball into play and reached on a throwing error that brought in the first Rays run. Even after […]

C.J. Cron Struggling To Open The Season

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman C.J. Cron is off to a slow start after the first five games of the season. He has gone 2-for-12 to start the season with six strikeouts. He finally scored his first run Tuesday against the Yankees in Tampa Bay's fifth game. He was benched for back-to-back games against consecutive […]

Denard Span Comes Through Off The Bench on April 3

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Denard Span came in off the bench to deliver a two-run double Tuesday versus the Yankees. The hit would tie the game at 4-4 and get starting pitcher Chris Archer off the hook for a decision. This was the first meaningful offensive contribution since Span's opening day game-winner. Span does come […]

Chris Archer Gains Second No-Decision To Start 2018

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer went five innings, allowing four runs Tuesday versus the New York Yankees. The big blow against him was a three-run home run in the third inning. He left trailing 4-1, but the Rays tied it in the next half inning to give him his second straight no-decision to […]

Are You For Real? A Look at Surprising SP Starts

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 look at the debut performance of Shohei Ohtani, as well as Kyle Gibson’s domination of the Orioles and Ty […]

Chris Archer To Start Tuesday For Tampa Bay, Blake Snell On Wednesday

The Tampa Bay Rays will take advantage of the postponed game versus the Yankees on Monday to reorder their rotation for the next few games. Starter Chris Archer will start the first game of the series Tuesday while Blake Snell will pitch the second game of the series Wednesday. This is a great break for the […]

Daniel Hudson Signed By Dodgers

Free-agent reliever Daniel Hudson has been signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers and sent to the minor leagues. The veteran journeyman last pitched with the Pirates last year and had 66 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings. He gave up 30 earned runs, however, and walked 33 batters. He'll serve as veteran depth as the team […]

Week 1 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Welcome back everyone, to my updated starts/sits column for Week 1! 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 1, which will […]

Austin Pruitt Will Start For Tampa Bay Monday Versus The Yankees

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Austin Pruitt has been announced as the starting pitcher for Monday's day game versus the New York Yankees. This is expected to be one of the bullpen games so there are no assurances that they will leave Pruitt in long enough to earn the win. He did earn the win in […]

Brad Miller Homers For Lone Rays Run Sunday, April 1

Tamp Bay Rays first baseman Brad Miller homered Sunday versus Boston. He went reached twice during the game as he added a walk. His solo home run was the lone run scored by the Rays in their 2-1 loss. Lefthanded C.J. Cron and righthanded Brad Miller will split time. It has been noted previously that […]

Jake Faria Pitches Four Innings Versus Boston April 1

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jake Faria went four innings allowing a single run Sunday versus Boston. He was strong through the first four innings but then allowed the first three batters of the fifth to reach which resulted in his removal. The early hook was less than ideal given that Monday's game is scheduled […]

Digging Deeper - Week 1 Waiver Wire Targets

We are here, fantasy baseball enthusiasts! As things get underway, this is a great time to overreact and propose Matt Davidson for Felipe Rivero and Brad Hand because closers are fickle beasts. Don't forget to cut Trea Turner because Dave Martinez likes his speed in the 6-hole. I kid, I kid. Welcome to Digging Deeper. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/1/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Today is an odd Sunday schedule, since only eight games are on the main slate at DraftKings. Normally, all teams will be in play on Sunday, but due to travel days we're working with a truncated slate. That means we need to get a little creative, as there is no obvious stack today. In this […]

Carlos Gomez Was Lone Offensive Highlight Versus Boston

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez was the main Rays offensive player to find much success Saturday versus Boston. He scored both Tampa Bay runs, including hitting a solo home run. Gomez was a superstar back in 2013 and 2014. In those two seasons, he combined for 47 home runs and 74 steals with a […]

Andrew Kittredge With A Short First Outing

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Andrew Kittredge went 3 1/3 innings Saturday versus Boston. He allowed two runs but only one was earned. In his lone major league season, he pitched 15 times out of the bullpen totaling 15 1/3 innings. He performed well with a 1.76 ERA and 14 strikeouts. This was his first […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (3/31/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (March 31st). We published this column last year, and the feedback was great so here we are doing it again. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Andrew Kittredge To Start For Tampa Bay Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Andrew Kittredge will start for Tampa Bay Saturday versus Boston. In his lone major league season, he pitched 15 times out of the bullpen totaling 15 1/3 innings. He performed well with a 1.76 ERA and 14 strikeouts. This will be his first MLB start. It is unknown how long they […]

Blake Snell With A Good First Outing

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell went 5 2/3 innings Friday versus Boston. He did not allow a run against a strong offense. Snell just recently turned 25 years old but already has 218 1/3 innings pitched in the majors. The most obvious strength of Snell's young career is his 217 strikeouts, showing that […]

Tampa Bay Rays Top-10 Prospect Garrett Whitley Out For Entire 2018

Tampa Bay Rays super prospect outfielder Garrett Whitley will miss the entire 2018 season after surgery to repair a torn right labrum. He is the 2015 first-round draft pick and is considered a five-tool player. Last season he had 13 HR and 21 steals in Class-A. He has been slowed by a previous injury in […]

Denard Span Is Tampa Bay Rays Opening Game Hero

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Denard Span was the hero of the first game of the regular season Thursday versus Boston. He came up with the bases loaded in the eighth inning with Tampa Bay losing 4-2. He would hit a bases-clearing triple to give them the lead before getting knocked in by the next hitter […]

Matt Duffy With A Solid Season Opener

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy drove in the first run of the season for Tampa Bay Thursday versus Boston. He would also come around to score in the decisive six-run eighth inning of the 6-4 victory. It was his first regular season game in 570 days. Also of note, manager Kevin Cash's last […]

Nathan Eovaldi With Further Good News For Rays On Opening Day

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) received good news Thursday ahead of the team's season opener. He will have elbow surgery Friday but the issue is three loose pieces of cartilage which is a solvable issue. The news moved the narrative from merely a best-case scenario being Eovaldi stepping on a mound in […]

Chris Archer With No-Decision In Season Opener

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer went six innings Thursday versus Boston in the regular season opener. He allowed four runs with six strikeouts. He left trailing 4-0 but the Rays rallied to win 6-4 to spare him the loss. He pitched well outside of a rough second inning where he gave up three […]