Shelby Miller Tattooed Again In Second Start

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Shelby Miller coughed up four earned runs, four hits and three walks with a strikeout across two innings of work in a loss in Sunday's road start against the Los Angeles Angels. He threw just 42 of his 67 pitches for strikes while his ERA ballooned to 9.53 and his WHIP […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 2

Week 1 is almost in the books. We've seen some great pitching performances this week, while also watching a few guys still get the kinks worked out of their system. Now with a week of playing time that actually matters, we can get a better idea of what to expect from the two-start pitchers in […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers & Starts for Week 2

Welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 4/8 - 4/15. 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 […]

Joey Gallo Resting Against Angels On Saturday

Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo will be on the bench for Saturday's game against Tyler Skaggs and the Los Angeles Angels. It is a strange decision, seeing as Gallo has smoked home runs in each of the first two games of the series. The 25-year-old has a .240 average with three HRs, nine RBI and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/6/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday brings us a strange day for DFS. There are really no stand out pitchers on either of the two main slates. Yes there are good pitchers but their matchups mean that there is no must use option. That presents some interesting strategies for GPP, as we could see a lot of the big bats […]

Edinson Volquez Placed On Injured List

The Texas Rangers placed starting pitcher Edinson Volquez on the injured list on Friday with a right elbow sprain. Reliever Kyle Bird has been called up from the minors to replace him on the roster. The plan for now is for the Rangers to move Lance Lynn and Drew Smyly up a day for their […]

Nomar Mazara Back In Starting Lineup On Friday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara (quad) will serve as the designated hitter and bat fourth against Felix Pena and the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Mazara missed Thursday's contest after bruising his quad on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old is carrying a .300 average with two home runs and seven RBI through 20 at-bats in […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Seeing Extended Time At Catcher

Texas Rangers utility infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa started Thursday's game behind the plate against the Los Angeles Angels. That was just his third start of the season, having started one game in each of the first two series. However, the Rangers are planning to have Kiner-Falefa start two more games this weekend (Saturday and Sunday). It […]

Lance Lynn An Interesting Option Friday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Lance Lynn could be an interesting cheap DFS option on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels. Lynn struggled in his first outing, surrendering seven earned runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs. He did manage to strike out five hitters in those innings, meaning there is […]

Joey Gallo Hits Second Home Run of 2019

Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo hit his second home run of the 2019 season on Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels. Gallo took Angels starter Matt Harvey deep for a three-run home run in the first inning. That was Gallo's only hit of the game, leaving him with a .227 batting average on the season. For […]

Edinson Volquez Unimpressive In Second 2019 Start

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Edinson Volquez struggled against the Los Angeles Angels in his second start of the 2019 season. Volquez gave up four walks and four hits in 3 2/3 innings of work on Thursday. He only surrendered two earned runs but racked up 83 pitches for just 11 outs. This outing follows a […]

Nomar Mazara Out Of Lineup Thursday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara (quadriceps) isn't in Thursday's lineup against Matt Harvey and the Los Angeles Angels. In his place, Shin-Soo Choo will play right field. Mazara has been off to a solid start this year, batting .300 with two home runs and seven runs batted in. It doesn't seem to be an injury […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/5/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got three slates to choose from on Friday - the main slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers eight games. I'll be featuring players across all three slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/5/2019. The lineup picks will range from some […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/5/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Early in the baseball season, there are lots of trends to track as you try to find the best value plays on Monkey Knife Fight. One of the factors to keep in mind is that we are still dealing with very small samples right now. So, even if players like Mookie Betts and Charlie Blackmon […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/5/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a smaller than usual eight-game slate for this Friday and we have some great offenses we want to be stacking, along with having some great hitter's parks in action, which should allow for plenty of runs. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on […]

Nomar Mazara Homers, Leaves Injured

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara (quadriceps) ended up 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the eighth inning off of reliever Josh James, a 439-foot bomb to center field with the wind blowing in from 15-18 mph. He showed muscle in this one, but also did it with his hustle while also beating out an […]

Jose Leclerc Continues To Toss Up Donuts

Texas Rangers closer Jose Leclerc finished Wednesday's 4-0 victory against the Houston Astros in a non-save situation. He worked a tidy nine-pitch perfect frame while recording a strikeout, and he has yielded just one hit and one walk with two punchouts over 4 1/3 scoreless innings. When the Rangers win, they're going to be close games, […]

Mike Minor Shines For Seven Scoreless Innings

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor scattered just five hits and two walks while striking out seven batters over seven scoreless innings in a victory against the visiting Houston Astros, tossing 58 of his 95 pitches for strikes, including first-pitch strikes to 17 of his 27 batters. He had the benefit of a stiff wind […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Hits Third Home Run Of 2019

Texas Rangers infielder Asdrubal Cabrera homered for the third time in four days as the Texas Rangers came out on top of the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Cabrera has enjoyed an extremely strong start to the season, returning a .333 batting average and seven RBI to go with his three home runs. The Rangers utility […]

Mike Minor A Risky Start Wednesday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor makes for an extremely risky fantasy option on Wednesday against Houston. Minor struggled in his first outing, allowing six earned runs on five hits and two walks across 4 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs. The Astros offense has struggled out of the gate, ranking 19th in the majors […]

Shelby Miller Struggles In Season Debut

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Shelby Miller struggled in his Rangers debut against the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Taking the mound for the first time in the 2019 regular season, Miller was only able to get through 3 2/3 innings before being pulled from the game. Miller was fortunate to only give up two earned runs, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/4/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Thursday, April 4th brings us yet another completely split featured slate with two sets of four games. The first slate kicks of at 1:05 pm with the second slate starting at 6:10 pm. The second slate is officially denoted as the “main” slate, but as both are considered featured you will find picks from both […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/2/2019): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got five slates on FanDuel today. The early-only slate starts at 6:35pm eastern time and includes the Yankees-Tigers and Reds-Brewers matchups. The all-day contest starts also at 6:35pm, but includes all 12 games to be played throughout the evening. The main slate begins at 7:05pm and includes 10 games, while the 8:05pm and 10:07pm […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

For Tuesday's slate of Major League Baseball games, DraftKings has contests open for games with first pitch of 7:05 PM EST and later. Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. Light rain is in the forecast for game time in D.C. for the Phillies-Nationals series opener. If the game […]

Shelby Miller A Risky Option Tuesday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Shelby Miller is a risky option for fantasy owners on Tuesday. Miller will take the mound for the first time as a Ranger in a major league game. Last season after returning from Tommy John surgery Miller threw 16 innings for the Arizona Diamondbacks, striking out 19. Unfortunately, he also surrendered […]

Adrian Sampson Goes Six Innings Monday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Adrian Sampson put up some good numbers against the Houston Astros on Monday. Sampson came in as relief for starter Drew Smyly in the fourth innings and pitched the rest of the game. After being called up from Triple-A earlier in the day Sampson's performance, giving up just one run in […]

Engel's Angles - Darvish's Struggles, Alcantara's Breakout and More

Each week, I will be bringing you my latest insights from around the Fantasy world. For now, I will be gathering storylines from around Major League Baseball. This week, we look at very early results and how some intangibles and health issues can factor in overall outlooks for spotlighted players. Is it too early to […]

Drew Smyly Fares Well In Much-Anticipated Return

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Drew Smyly allowed one earned run, four hits and two walks with two strikeouts across three innings in a no-decision on Monday against the Houston Astros. He threw 46 of his 73 pitches for strikes, including 11 first-pitch strikes to the 15 batters he faced. The southpaw was making his first […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/3/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a full slate of Major League Baseball games, with eight day games with first pitch between 12:35 p.m. and 4:07 p.m. ET, with one game at 6:10 p.m., and five games starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. We'll have selections for the 'All Day' contests, so you'll have a wide-array of selections to choose […]

Updated Week 1 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Opening Day is finally here! Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 1. We are back again this year with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are […]