Delino DeShields (OF, TEX) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: Texas Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields dealt with a hand injury at the beginning of the season, but fantasy owners seem to have given up on him. While his 5-for-27 start to the season is not great, he does already have two stolen […]

Renato Nunez Starting At Third Base Saturday

Texas Rangers infielder/outfielder Renato Nunez is in the Rangers lineup on Saturday. Many people expected Nunez to have a shot to be a the regular starter at third base with Adrian Beltre out. However, Nunez has struggled this season since being claimed by the Rangers. This season, Nunez is hitting .154 with zero home runs, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a big Saturday on deck for us at DraftKings, with five slates to choose from and tons of different contests to choose from. For this article, I'll be looking at players across all slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/28/18. The […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/28/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (April 28th). We published this column last year, and the feedback was great so here we are doing it again. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 28

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/27/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have another “lefty day” on our DraftKings slate. There are 13 southpaws toeing the rubber for the start of their games on Friday. The Cubs are facing a left-handed pitcher, however we won’t be able to exploit that matchup. The MIL/CHC game starts at 2:20pm and will be excluded from the DK featured slate. […]

Can the Surprising Detroit Tigers Sustain Their Early Success?

In 2006, Detroit Tigers first baseman Chris Shelton had a ridiculous April, amassing a .326/.404/.783 line with 10 home runs and 20 RBI in the first month of the season. He hit just six more home runs over the next three months before ultimately being demoted to Triple-A Toledo. All that is to say, Tigers […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 27

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Champ or Chump: Franchy Cordero and Walker Buehler

The arbitrary service time manipulations have come to an end, providing fantasy owners with plenty of highly regarded prospects to choose from on the waiver wire. The biggest name to get the call is undoubtedly Ronald Acuna Jr., but buyer beware. I wrote him up here, concluding that he's too raw to help fantasy owners […]

Tim Lincecum Nearing A Return

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tim Lincecum (blister) will head to Arizona to continue his throwing program. Lincecum cannot be activated from the 60-day disabled list until May 28, meaning the Rangers have no need to rush his rehab. His current timetable appears to have him heading for a rehab assignment on May 6. Lincecum was […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Start at Third; Drew Robinson In at Second

With Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (hamstring) hitting the disabled list officially, the Rangers will use infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa at the hot corner against the A's in his absence. Fellow rookie Drew Robinson will slot in at second on Wednesday. Texas can't get anything to go right on the injury front in 2018 and with Joey […]

Rangers Place Adrian Beltre On DL, Activate Doug Fister

The Texas Rangers placed third baseman Adrian Beltre (hamstring) on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a left hamstring strain. Outfielder Ryan Rua was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock, and starting pitcher Doug Fister (hip) was activated from the DL in order to start against the A's. Reliever Matt Bush was also optioned to the […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 4)

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. This was a big week for prospect promotions. Sure, Franklin Barreto was […]

Adrian Beltre Strains Hamstring

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre left Tuesday's game against Oakland with a strained left hamstring. The Rangers third baseman will be further evaluated on Wednesday. Beltre would be a huge loss to the Rangers offense. This season, he is hitting .310 with one home run, 11 runs and eight RBI. If he misses significant […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/25/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a two slate day on DraftKings on this Wednesday. The early slate is small, but features enough games to play. The later slate is significantly larger, and that is the slate that I will be outlining here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings […]

Tim Lincecum Throws to Hitters on Tuesday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tim Lincecum (blister) threw to live batters on Tuesday and could be ready to join the team's bullpen at the end of May. Lincecum was placed on the disabled list in late March with a blister and has yet to make his 2018 debut. Lincecum was out of the league in 2017 […]

Delino DeShields Will Stay In Leadoff Role

Texas Rangers center fielder Delino DeShields will continue to get run at the top of the order after returning to the lineup. The 25-year-old has only appeared in four games on the season thanks to injury, but the Rangers have a lot of faith that his speed and contact skills will make him an ideal place […]

Tony Barnette May Return Friday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tony Barnette threw live batting practice on Tuesday and assuming he has no setbacks, he could be activated from the disabled list as soon as Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Barnette could represent a boost to a bullpen that has struggled to start the season. With closer Keone Kela recently blowing […]

Kevin Jepsen Implodes Monday

Any hopes Texas Rangers relief pitcher Kevin Jepsen had of wrestling the closer's role from Keone Kela went up in smoke Monday. Jepsen came into a tie game with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, which he successfully navigated. However, he ran into trouble in the ninth inning, where he gave up […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Exit Velocity (Week 4)

We continue our RotoBaller series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and I enlighten myself on the information and tools at my disposal. My predictive confidence face-planted over the weekend as two of my calls in […]

Bartolo Colon To Remain in Rotation

The return of Texas Rangers starting pitcher Doug Fister from the disabled list on Wednesday could have spelled the end of Bartolo Colon’s time in the Rangers rotation. However, Colon has been one of the bright spots in the Texas rotation this season. In three starts, Colon has pitched 19 1/3 innings with six earned […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have two slates today, but the later slate is pack filled with 11 games. The earlier is big enough to play, but that is not what we will be focusing on in this article. The later, or featured, slate will be the main focus today. Since there are 11 games, there are plenty of […]

Phillies Sign Trevor Plouffe To Minor League Deal

Veteran infielder Trevor Plouffe signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies today after he was granted his release from the Texas Rangers. The 31-year-old signed with that club in February, but never reached the majors, eventually asking for his release. Plouffe, who spent his first seven seasons with the Minnesota Twins, is a […]

Doug Fister Will Start on Wednesday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Doug Fister (hip) will officially return to the rotation on Wednesday versus the Oakland Athletics. Fister threw a bullpen session on Friday and Sunday and it sounds like he'll be ready to roll later this week. He's posting a 3.95 ERA through three starts with Texas this season. His first outing […]

Rougned Odor Spotted Doing Running Drills

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) was running agility drills during practice, a sign that the infielder is nearing a return to action. The 24-year-old has been off of the field for two weeks now and has thus far had a season to forget. Fantasy owners will be anxious to see Odor get back […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 24

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Matt Moore Is a Risky Start Monday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Moore faces off against the Oakland Athletics on Monday in Arlington. Coming off his best start of the season in Tampa Bay -- six strikeouts and zero earned runs in seven innings -- may make him a potential starter in some leagues. However, Moore, who has a 5.59 ERA and […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Watch List

Every Monday we’ll be checking in on some names to keep an eye on and add to your watch list. Some may require quick action while others are simply options to keep in mind down the road. We're still in the very early stages of the season but every bit of additional data helps. Here's […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are nine MLB games on Monday, however DraftKings is removing the ATL/CIN matchup (6:40pm first pitch) from their featured slate. So, we’ll focus on the eight games with a first pitch of 7:05pm, or later. Four games have an over/under of at least nine total runs. The MIA/LAD line hasn’t been set at the […]