FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/17/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Monday baseball on FanDuel! Happy belated Father's Day to those out there and let's help the celebration turn to good luck! We have a solid 12-game slate on our hands with a ton to unpack. From a few expensive pitchers in questionable match-ups to some salary savers that appear to be safe, dissecting […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

That crucial point in the summer has finally arrived: the St.Louis Blues are Stanley Cup Champions, the Toronto Raptors have been crowned the kings of the NBA in six games (Blue Jay fans can breathe a sigh of relief if Drizzy is ever cheering you on in the World Series), and unless you are tuned […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 12

Welcome back to the strikeout rate risers and fallers series for Week 12! Each week we will take a look at two K% risers and two fallers, analyze what is behind those changes, and then decide if they are actionable. A pitcher can best control their fate by generating swings and misses, so this exercise […]

Hunter Pence Leaves Game With Lower Body Injury

Texas Rangers outfielder Hunter Pence (lower body) left Sunday's game after chasing a double down the line in the fifth inning. He was holding his leg after the play and likely either has a hamstring or groin injury. Pence has been fantastic this year, slashing .294/.353/.608 on the season, so hopefully the injury isn't anything […]

Elvis Andrus is Sitting Against Reds

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Andrus has been fantastic at the plate this season, so he's earned a rest day. Danny Santana will cover shortstop and bat sixth versus righty Sonny Gray. Santana continues to get on base, but doesn't hit […]

Asdrubal Cabrera is Out on Sunday

Texas Rangers third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Cabrera has been playing basically every day at third base, so he's earned a few days off. Logan Forsythe will cover third base and bat fifth versus righty Sonny Gray. Forsythe has one hit in […]

Nomar Mazara to Undergo MRI

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara (hamstring) is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday. Maraza has been dealing with right hamstring tightness lately, so the team would like to see how severe it is. Hunter Pence will play right field and bat third versus righty Sonny Gray on Sunday. Pence has been tough to stop […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

Managers can easily make decisions to affect their team positively, but often they're too hesitant, cautious, or even scared. Sometimes you have to make the hard choice to choose a player in the right circumstance to produce. These are the best players when we start streaming. We look at the matchups and other variables to […]

The Cut List (Week 12) - Time to Let Go?

June is more than half over, meaning the season is nearly half over. And, as usual, some players' tenures on your fantasy team should be all over. One thing we're adding this week is a brief overview of the forcefulness of each cut suggestion. A "strong" endorsement means the player can be cut in pretty […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Sunday June 16th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 16th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/16/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to DraftKings Sunday baseball! We have ourselves an 11-game slate on our hands starting at 1:05. There’s another four games later in the night, but they’re on a separate and smaller slate. This 11-gamer has plenty to unpack, though, from and $11k ace to an $7.4 k mid-range gem. We also have five or […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/16/19)

Welcome to the Sunday, June 16th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Mike Minor Allows Three Runs, Earns Sixth Win

Texas Rangers pitcher Mike Minor allowed three earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out six across 6 1/3 innings on Saturday. He is now 6-4 with a 2.63 ERA and 1.18 WHIP on the year. The 31-year-old had some trouble with walks and allowed two home runs in the game, but […]

Points Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 12

Welcome to the RotoBaller waiver wire column that skews towards points league. Yes, there is positive correlation to standard 5x5 scoring but in our format, specific categories matter less and the accumulation of total stats is the ultimate objective. For Week 12, we’ll key in on strong performers over the past two weeks that are […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/15/19)

Welcome to the Saturday, June 15th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for June 15th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 6/15/19  Mike Minor vs Cincinnati […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/15/19): MLB DFS Lineups

A loaded Saturday sees a number of interesting slates on DraftKings. The Angels @ Rays start us off at 1:10 pm, before a number of games, start at 4:05 pm. We then have two games at 6:10 pm before our featured slate begins just after 7 pm. That late slate is an eight-game slate and […]

Joey Gallo Hoping To Return Next Weekend

Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo (oblique) is ready to start taking batting practice on the field on Saturday and has been hitting in the cages without issues. The left-handed power hitter is dealing with a strained left oblique but could start facing live pitching on Tuesday in Arizona. He's hoping to return by next weekend […]

Hunter Pence Takes A Seat

Texas Rangers outfielder Hunter Pence (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. The Rangers are playing in a National League park, so they won't have a designated hitter. Shin-Soo Choo will bat leadoff and play left field versus righty Tyler Mahle. Choo hasn't hit well over the last […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 12

A dozen weeks in to the season, and hopefully those of you reading this column have scored big with the guys I hit on in this column and avoided the guys I missed on...especially in Week 6. But we're past that now. Let's take a look at the last couple weeks of this column. Wades […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 11 Waiver Wire

Hockey is over (congrats, Blues), basketball is done very soon, and football won't start for a while. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage: BASEBALL! School's out, the sun is beating down across America, it's summer folks. And that means baseball takes center stage. This season is already showing the importance of relief pitchers, […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers and Starts Week 12

Welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 06/17-06/23. Whether you're looking to maximize the number of games played, exploit favorable matchups, or fill in for injured players, streaming hitters can be a fruitful strategy for those willing to put in a little work every week. Keep in mind that this column highlights […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 11 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 10! 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 […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 11 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 10 (unless otherwise noted). Your weekly reminders: EVAB (pronounced ee-vab or ev-ab) is simply exit velocity on "air balls" - meaning fly balls and line drives, as shown on Statcast. Isolated power -- ISO -- is slugging percentage […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/14/19)

Welcome to the Friday, June 14th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Matt Bush Could Return Soon

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Matt Bush (elbow) could join the bullpen before the end of the month after having surgery late last season for an elbow injury. He has completed his recovery in Arizona and is now pitching for Double-A Frisco. "He’s going to be soon," manager Chris Woodward said. "He’s not that far away. […]

Nomar Mazara Sitting Thursday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara is out of the lineup Thursday in Boston. He's been a very solid producer thus far slashing .266/.320/.443 with nine homers and three steals. He's on pace for an 80 run, 20 homers, 80 RBI season which would be solid for where he was drafted. There isn't much of a […]

Jesse Chavez Sees Scoreless Streak Snapped

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jesse Chavez allowed an earned run, two hits and two walks while retiring just one batter in a relief loss Wednesday in Boston. As such, his streak of 18 consecutive scoreless appearances came to a close. It wasn't like he was hit hard, as he allowed a bloop single and two […]

Drew Smyly Yanked From The Rotation

Texas Rangers left-handed starting pitcher Drew Smyly (ankle) will not make his next scheduled start against the Cincinnati Reds, as he has been moved to the bullpen. Smyly has been a disaster this season, posting a 1-5 record, 8.40 ERA and 1.91 WHIP across nine starts and 11 appearances in 45 innings. His biggest issue […]

Lance Lynn Strikes Out Eight In No-Decision

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Lance Lynn allowed three earned runs, six hits and a walk with eight strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox. He threw 64 of his 100 pitches for strikes, including first-pitch strikes to 19 of the 24 batters he faced while also uncorking a wild […]