MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday June 13th, 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 13th, 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/13/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 11 games on the schedule today, but I will be focusing my research on the nine-game main slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/13/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also […]

Willie Calhoun to Begin Rehab Assignment Thursday

Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Nashville on Thursday. Calhoun has been out with a left quad strain since May 22. After struggling last season, Calhoun was red-hot to start his 2019 campaign, hitting .435/.458/.739 in 24 plate appearances after his May 15 call-up. Calhoun should have been stashed […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/12/19)

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 12th 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 […]

Joey Gallo Hits Off Tee on Tuesday

Texas Rangers first baseman Joey Gallo (oblique) was able to hit off a tee on Tuesday. This was the first baseball activities that Gallo has done since landing on the injured list June 2. He's making progress from his left oblique strain, and should be back in the lineup before the end of the month. […]

Delino DeShields is Absent on Tuesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Boston Red Sox. The speedy outfielder will get a routine day off here to rest. Danny Santana will cover center field and bat second versus lefty Darwinzon Hernandez. Santana has surprisingly been strong with the bat and is […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/11/19)

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 11th 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 […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 11

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). We're looking at two mid-twenties righties this week. One with a lot of prospect history in Baltimore's Dylan Bundy, and one with virtually no notable pedigree with Texas's Adrian Sampson. Ownership […]

Drew Smyly May Be Forced To Miss Next Start

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Drew Smyly (ankle) could be forced to miss his next start and could be forced to the injured list with his ankle injury. If Smyly is skipped or placed on the injured list, the Rangers would almost certainly have to go outside the organization to replace him in the starting rotation. […]

Shin-Soo Choo is Resting on Monday

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Choo has only two career hits off starter Chris Sale, so he'll take a seat in this one. Danny Santana will play left field and bat second against Sale. Santana has actually been reliable with […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11

While the last couple of weeks have been heavy on prospect call-ups with the arrival of such players as Brendan Rodgers, Nicky Lopez, Cavan Biggio, and Keston Hiura, this week seems to epitomize a league of changing landscapes. The Phillies acquired Jay Bruce (with immediate results), there are further trade talks already swirling around the […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/10/19)

Welcome to the Monday, June 10th 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 […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Reaches Double-Digit Homers

Texas Rangers third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera went 3-for-5 with a double, a solo home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Sunday's 9-8 home loss against the Oakland Athletics. The double was Cabrera's 10th of the season, and the homer also gave him 10 for the season. The 33-year-old veteran has picked up the […]

Drew Smyly Tuned Up Again In Sunday's Loss

Texas Rangers left-handed starting pitcher Drew Smyly was touched up for five earned runs, six hits and two walks with three strikeouts and two more homers allowed over just three innings in a loss against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. He threw 34 of his 54 pitches for strikes, and managed first-pitch strikes to just […]

Eventful Game For Rougned Odor In Home Loss

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored and three RBI in Sunday's 9-8 home loss against the Oakland Athletics. He was also able to steal home, his fifth theft of the season. The big day is great, but he is still slashing just .177/.232/.313. This was […]

H2H Category Streamers - Week 11 Waiver Wire

There are plenty of strategies that fantasy managers explore in hopes of getting an advantage over their opponent. Heavy lineup, heavy starting pitchers, no catcher, all (or mostly) reliever staff, no reliever staff, etc. Even if you play a balanced lineup, injuries can cause holes. A few weeks without a key player won’t kill a […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/9/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got another exciting Sunday of baseball on deck, with today's main slate starting at 1:05pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/9/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also provide DFS lineup picks […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/9/19)

Welcome to the Sunday, June 9th 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 […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. That rumbling in the distance is just the sound of Yordan Alvarez being called up to the majors. Don't worry, it'll pass. While that waiver-wire ship has almost surely sailed long ago for many of you in competitive leagues, we still have absurd amounts […]

Nomar Mazara Homers, Drives In Three On Saturday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara helped fuel the offense on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored. He hit his ninth home run on the season off Athletics starter Paul Blackburn in the third inning. Mazara's season so far has been, well, pretty Mazara-like. He's hitting .269 (career average .259) and is […]

Shin-Soo Choo is Back in the Lineup

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo (hand) is back in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Oakland Athletics. Choo missed both Thursday and Friday due to a lingering hand injury. Luckily, the injury wasn't serious and he's able to suit up in this one. Choo will bat leadoff and serve as the designated hitter […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 11

Today's piece covers a set of players who either should not be available on waivers or will return back there soon. Most of the earlier editions of this recurring buy or sell article have included several universally owned players whose values have been manipulated enough by early season performances. Unfortunately, as we get deeper into the year, […]

Sauceda's Slants: Folding Aces

There are very few Fantasy experiences more pleasing than hitting on a late-round sleeper or sneaky waiver acquisition — not unlike the experience of finding a twenty-dollar bill in your pocket that you had completely forgotten. When landing these types of players, common refrain tends to be, “sell high!” But for anyone who’s played in […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/8/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Saturday and that means we get another full day of baseball. The good news is that the weather is fairly quiet on this slate and that makes our jobs so much easier. With that in mind, let's go over some of our best values on FanDuel. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/8/19)

Welcome to the Saturday, June 8th 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 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 11

I don't mean to toot my own horn here, but man my Week 9 picks were probably the best I'm going to make this year. Steven Matz, Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn, Trevor Richards and Jose Urena combined for seven quality starts while posting a 7-3 record, a 3.13 ERA and 62 strikeouts. The winner out […]

Shin-Soo Choo Undergoes MRI

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo (hand) underwent an MRI exam on Friday due to lingering soreness in his left hand. Choo was out of the lineup on Friday and manager Chris Woodward doesn't think that Choo will land on the injured list. We'll have a better idea when the results of the MRI exam are […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers and Starts Week 11

Welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 06/10-06/16. 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 […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 10 Waiver Wire

Big news for the Cubs bullpen this week: Pedro Strop is back! Off the injured list and right back into the closer's role. That's it, right? That's the big news for the Cubs bullpen? The Orioles bullpen was a mess this week, and their original closer might be working his way back into the ninth. […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Placed On Injured List

The Texas Rangers placed catcher Isiah Kiner-Falefa (finger) on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a sprained ligament in his right finger. The Rangers acquired catcher Tim Federowicz from the Indians for a player to be named later or cash and moved pitcher Taylor Hearn (elbow) to the 60-day injured list. Kiner-Falefa was hitting […]