Mike Minor (SP, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: Texas Rangers pitcher Mike Minor has pushed through a stiff back to manage 29 ⅔ innings since the All-Star break, in which he has allowed opposing hitters to triple slash a paltry .181/.211/.327 with 25 strikeouts against four walks.These numbers are  coming against the […]

Week 22 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

I'm going to level with you all. It's very late and I want to go to bed, so no snappy intros for you this week. Let's close the book on August strong! If you want to chat more about additional arms/bats/whatever, you can find me on Twitter @NMariano53 and ask any follow-up questions. We're using […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 22: 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 […]

Delino DeShields To Begin Rehab Assignment Tuesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields (finger) will join Double-A Frisco to begin his rehab assignment on Tuesday and will play center field. DeShields has been out since Aug. 16 after fracturing the tip of his finger. He should return to starting duties in center field when he's ready, but he's been a disappointment in fantasy […]

Robinson Chirinos Catching Tuesday

Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos is back behind the plate once again on Tuesday. Chirinos is now playing every other day, as the Rangers continue to get their young rookie Isiah Kiner-Falefa time behind the plate. Chirinos is having another great year power-wise following a string 2017. After hitting 17 home runs in 2017, he […]

Adrian Beltre Back At DH Tuesday

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (hamstring) will return to the designated hitter spot in the lineup on Tuesday. Beltre had played third base Sunday, with the DH spot unavailable, but in order to keep him healthy the Rangers need him to play as the DH as often as possible. Injuries certainly have not helped […]

Matt Bush Won't Return This Year

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Matt Bush (elbow) said he won't make it back on the mound this year. He has started a throwing program, but the remaining schedule won't give him enough time to return. After saving 10 games in 2017, Bush has been a disappointment this year with no saves, and he's thrown just […]

Shin-Soo Choo Returns To Lineup Tuesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo will return to the lineup on Tuesday. Choo sat for the series finale in San Francisco on Sunday. After playing four days in the outfield last week, the Rangers decided to get Choo a break from the field. However, without the designated hitter spot in an NL park the Rangers […]

Relief Pitchers Deeper Dive - Week 22

Today and every Tuesday moving forward throughout the 2018 MLB season, we will take a deep dive into some of the lesser-owned relief pitchers on the market that are worth keeping tabs on. This can be a good tool for those in deeper holds leagues, although any pitcher in a position to make a move on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 15-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Adrian Beltre Back At Third Base Sunday

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (hamstring) took grounders at third base over the weekend before starting at third Sunday. Beltre said he was not 100% but that he wanted to play the field on Sunday, as he is always taking risks when he is on the field. The next month is likely to tell […]

Ryan Rua Beginning Rehab Assignment Monday

Texas Rangers outfielder Ryan Rua (back) will report to Double-A Frisco on Monday to begin his rehab assignment, and he's expected to play five innings in the outfield. Rua hasn't played for Texas since July 26 and is batting just .194/.223/.371 with six homers and 12 RBI on the season. He'll just be outfield depth […]

Second-Half Successes to Buy

As we enter the final six weeks of the season, we will look at our rosters to see which players are performing at their best. With a look at the data since the All-Star break, there are several names to target. We will look to roster the players that best fit our plans and categorical […]

Adrian Beltre is Sitting Out on Friday

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the San Francisco Giants. The Rangers are playing in a National League park, so it's not surprising to see the veteran slugger get the day off. Jurickson Profar will play third base and bat fifth versus righty Dereck […]

Bartolo Colon Placed on 10-Day DL

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Bartolo Colon (back) has been placed on the 10-day disabled list on Friday. Colon suffered a lower back strain after his awful outing on Monday against the Athletics. There is a decent chance that Monday could've been Colon's last start with the Rangers. He's been horrendous this season and Texas may […]

Mike Minor (SP, TEX) - Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: Mike Minor's return to starting has been somewhat of a mixed bag. He's actually improved his control compared to last season's sterling bullpen effort with Kansas City, which has helped him compile a tidy 1.12 WHIP. However, his strikeout rate has taken a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/24/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 14-game slate on Friday (CIN/CHC play prior to 7:05pm EST). Four games have an over/under of at least nine earned runs. Unfortunately, the Reds/Cubs matchup has the highest projected run total (12.5 runs) and we don’t have the ability to utilize those players. So, let’s focus on the games we can use. […]

Fantasy Reflections: The Courage of Your Convictions

As is frequently the case on Thursday evenings, I found myself scrolling through Reddit, Twitter, and a few fantasy sites in what I’ve dubbed “productive procrastination” mode. I’m searching for an idea for this vaguely-defined, quasi-behavioral, somewhat self-indulgent feature while also granting myself the freedom to sample the occasional meme. Gotta go with the tide […]

Week 22 MLB Closers and Saves Report

Little dudes in the Little League World Series this week; big names, big news this week in baseball's bullpens. An elite closer landed on the disabled list, another guy who looked like he was heading toward elite got demoted, and another elite guy came back and looked anything but elite. Meanwhile, the White Sox laugh […]

Week 22 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by 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 […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 22

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 21)

With the fantasy playoffs looming around the corner (or, in some instances, in full swing), rookie impact becomes less and less important due to the fact that there simply aren't any great stashes remaining. A top prospect being promoted for a cup of coffee can make a huge impact, but there does not profile to […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 21: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 21 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 has progressed well into August and the MLB trade deadline has passed, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or […]

Joey Gallo Hits Seventh Home Run In August

Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo crushed yet another home run Wednesday. Gallo now has seven home runs in August, a month which has finally seen him get hot at the plate. Across the first four months of the season, Gallo had not hit above .216. Prior to Wednesday, he had a .318 batting average in […]

Adrian Beltre At Designated Hitter Again Wednesday

Adrian Beltre will start his second game in two days as the Rangers designated hitter. Beltre is recovering from his third hamstring injury of the season. In an effort to avoid the disabled list, Beltre is now playing regularly as the designated hitter. Beltre's fantasy value has been all but eradicated this season, but only […]

Joey Gallo In Center Field Wednesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo will get the start in center field in the game against the Oakland Athletics Wednesday. Gallo is making his second start, and fourth appearance, in center field this season. Gallo will see the odd day in center field with Delino DeShields on the disabled list with a broken finger. The […]

Robinson Chirinos Returns To Lineup Wednesday

Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos is once again back in the lineup Wednesday. The Rangers now appear committed to rotating Chirinos and Isiah Kiner-Falefa behind the plate on a daily basis. This rotation system at least makes it easy to predict when Chirinos is starting. However, it does mean that Chirinos has become a really […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 21: 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 21)

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. It just doesn’t seem right. The rain comes in and ends Michael […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 21)

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. With the season winding down there aren't as many waiver wire options that haven't already been covered, and boy was there a […]