Joey Gallo Out Of The Lineup Tuesday

Texas Rangers corner infielder/outfielder Joey Gallo (rest) is out of the lineup on Tuesday against the Houston Astros. With left-hander Dallas Keuchel on the mound, Gallo will take the night off. As long as he continues to struggle against lefties -- he's currently hitting .173/.256/.444 against them -- he will get rest days on occasion. […]

Martin Perez To Make Rehab Outing Thursday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez (elbow) is slated to make a rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. Perez has made several quality starts in the minor leagues of late, so he could be back in the team's rotation in short order if he comes out of Thursday's outing unscathed. However, the left-hander […]

Ronald Guzman Activated From DL, Starting Tuesday

Texas Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzman (head) was activated from the seven-day concussion disabled list on Tuesday and is starting at first base and batting eighth against Astros starter Dallas Keuchel. Guzman is hitting just .227 with seven home runs and 30 RBI in 185 at-bats on the season, so he's really only an option […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/3/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a sizable slate tonight, featuring 12 games. There are a few dominant pitchers, including Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, but we also have solid salary relief options. There will be plenty of different ways to construct your lineups tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks […]

Adrian Beltre Taking Sunday Off

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is getting a day of rest for Sunday's game against the White Sox. Though Beltre hasn't flashed much power this season, he has still been effective with the bat with a .311 average and .816 OPS. Beltre wants to play with the Rangers in 2019, but is also a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/1/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a nine game featured slate this Sunday, and it's a day where bad teams will be in the spotlight on DFS. That's because some bad teams are in favorable hitting matchups, making this an interesting day on the hitting side of things. CWS @ TEX and LAA @ BAL both a 10 O/U, […]

The Cut List (Week 14): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 14 of the Cut List. In this edition, I take a look at the recent performances of Joey Gallo, Tommy Pham, Travis Shaw, and Kyle Hendricks. Has Gallo underperformed expectations? Why is Pham hitting .246? Is Shaw not the bonafide slugger we thought he was? Is Hendricks viable in standard leagues? I […]

Week 14 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

We're roughly at the halfway mark on the 2018 season. It seems like just yesterday we were drafting Jonathan Schoop in the top 50 and excitedly investing in a breakout for Jorge Polanco. As always, much has changed in a few short months. But you know what hasn't? Every Sunday until the end of the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/30/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got all 30 teams in action on Saturday and a big day on DraftKings with six different slates to choose from. The all-day slate covers all 15 matchups and starts at 1pm eastern, while the featured slate starts at 7pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 14

We all suffer from recency bias, whether we realize it or not. It's easy in this day and age. Highlights and long-winded articles about who you should add, drop, or trade color our perception even more, but the numbers tell the true story. If any sport demands that we step back and take a macro view […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for July 1

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Jurickson Profar (2B, 3B, SS, OF, TEX) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 45% of leagues ANALYSIS: Texas Rangers utility man Jurickson Profar has managed to find a way to stay in the Rangers lineup, even with the addition of Elvis Andrus off of the disabled list. While Profar was the shortstop in Texas with Andrus on the DL, Profar has […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 14

Another week gone means another few interesting things happened in bullpens across the league. A team that just traded their closer may have found their new one. A team who lost their closer to injury may be holding tryouts for their closer-of-the-future. A team who finally got their closer back has seen him struggle and […]

Week 14 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

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

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 30

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. We're coming up on the halfway point of the season, but there's still plenty of options on the waiver wire to aid your championship quest. For those who are […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 29

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. We're coming up on the halfway point of the season, but there's still plenty of options on the waiver wire to aid your championship quest. For those who are […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 13: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 13 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 steamrolls through June, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows shorter with every […]

Nomar Mazara Out Of Lineup Wednesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday. Mazara suffered from a tight left hamstring on Monday but played on Tuesday, so he's likely just getting a breather. Shin-Soo Choo is starting in right field and hitting leadoff against Padres left-hander Clayton Richard. Choo is valuable in pretty much all […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/27/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hello my friends, and welcome back to another Wednesday edition. We've got 11 games on the Main slate tonight with a heavy dose of Eastern and Central time zone games and just two out west. Pitching looks like it's going to be a bit tricky to navigate here, too, which should make tournaments a bit […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/27/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We're back to a sizable Wednesday, although it is broken into two slates. There is a three game early slate, but this article will focus around the larger 11 game slate. There are plenty of options in all pricing tiers tonight, making lineup construction fairly interesting. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Holy guacamole, Batman, we’re almost halfway through the season! I hope those of you that could scoop Freddy Peralta and Shane Bieber after last week’s notes didn’t hesitate. We're back to name names, 10 in fact, and I hope we can satisfy those in shallower formats as well as the multitude who make me feel […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 13)

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. The injury bug continues to bite this year. It wasn’t enough that […]

Nomar Mazara In Lineup Tuesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara (hamstring) is in the starting lineup as the designated hitter on Tuesday as the three-hole hitter against Padres starter Tyson Ross. Mazara left the game early Monday with left hamstring tightness, but obviously it's not too serious. Mazara can contribute in all categories and should be returned to starting lineups […]

Ronald Guzman On Seven-Day Concussion DL

The Texas Rangers placed first baseman Ronald Guzman (head) on the seven-day concussion disabled list on Tuesday and recalled outfielder Ryan Rua from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move. Guzman was hitting just .227 with seven home runs and 30 RBI on the year and was seeing little playing time ever since Adrian Beltre […]

Nomar Mazara Dealing With Hamstring Tightness

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara (hamstring) left the game early Monday with left hamstring tightness, but the Rangers took him out as a precaution. Mazara might not be in the lineup against the Padres on Tuesday, but he figures to be back soon. The left-handed hitting outfielder is slashing a solid .272/.335/.469 with 14 homers […]

Relief Pitchers Deeper Dive - Week 13

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 […]

Streaming Wars -- Waiver Wire Targets For June 27

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Ronald Guzman Removed With Head Injury

Texas Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzman was removed from the game Monday when he took a knee to the head while diving back to third base on an attempted pickoff. He is likely to go into the concussion protocol and could land on the seven-day disabled list. Joey Gallo cam in to pinch run and […]

Joey Gallo is Out on Monday

Texas Rangers corner infielder/outfielder Joey Gallo (rest) is out of the starting lineup on Monday versus the San Diego Padres. Gallo was forced to leave Saturday's game due to left hamstring tightness. However, the Rangers are facing lefty Joey Lucchesi on Monday. Gallo is hitting a rough .151/.235/.370 versus southpaws this season. Gallo played on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/25/18): MLB DFS Lineups

The all-day slate on DraftKings for Monday begins at 3:10pm (EST) and consists of all 12 matchups. Four of those games have over/unders of at least nine total runs. Three games are tied with the lead at 9.5 total runs and Texas is the strongest favorite from that bunch (-150). Speaking of favorites, only one […]