Patrick Corbin Has Great Matchup Wednesday
Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin enters Wednesday with a juicy matchup against the Miami Marlins. In addition to being one of the worst offenses in baseball, Corbin tossed a complete-game shutout in his last start against Miami. He struck out five in that outing. The southpaw is coming off a quality start against the Philadelphia […]
Max Scherzer Dominates on Tuesday
Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer cruised to an easy win against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Scherzer went eight innings, allowing just one run on five hits to go along with 10 strikeouts. He improved to 7-5 on the season. The veteran ace has righted the ship after a rough start to the year and […]
Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 13 - Buy or Sell?
Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 24 (unless otherwise noted). Not much in the way of introduction this week, except that you may have seen a few of these names around these parts before, so let's jump in to the weekly reminders. EVAB (pronounced […]
Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 13
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). This week we are looking at two right-handers in the eastern time zone. Joe Musgrove got off to a great start, then imploded, and now put up a dominant start against […]
Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 13
As we near the season's halfway point you may have already found a dependable catcher that you roll with week-in and week-out, but as we know, backstops are the most volatile position in fantasy baseball. With that being said, we should always be aware of the landscape of the position just in case a few […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Wednesday, June 26th 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 […]
MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday June 26th, 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 26th, 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 […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/26/19): MLB DFS Lineups
Welcome to Wednesday baseball! We have a ton of games spread throughout the day, with the main slate coming at night. DraftKings has blessed us with a 9-game featured slate kicking off at 7:05 PM. We have a few aces to choose from, but nobody stands out. On the cheap end, Framber Valdez is way […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/26/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
There are 15 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 6/26/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/25/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Welcome to Tuesday baseball! We have a jam-packed full 15 game slate on our hands with plenty to decipher through. Max Scherzer is facing off with the Marlins and is one of the safest plays of the entire season. We also have some budget pitching options, but are they worthwhile if you have to fade […]
MLB DFS Prop Picks for 6/25/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
One of the things that is fascinating as we approach the midpoint of the MLB season is that there has been enough time for trends to not only emerge, but change! Lourdes Gurriel Jr. got demoted to Triple-A when he had a .525 OPS in his first dozen games. Since returning to the Majors? In […]
Fernando Rodney Called Up by Nats
Washington Nationals relief pitcher Fernando Rodney has been recalled from the minors on Monday. Rodney is expected to join the team prior to Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins. He was released by the Oakland Athletics after posting a 9.42 ERA in 17 relief appearances. The Nationals are desperate for relief help, but Rodney hasn't […]
Exit Velocity Risers/Fallers - Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds (Week 13)
There's no need to explain exit velocity here, as you are likely well aware of its function and description by now. Followers of this weekly column will remember the Week 7 iteration where we first examined exit velocity leaders. We know that hitters who make hard contact are more apt to collect extra-base hits and it […]
Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 13
Welcome back to the strikeout rate risers and fallers series for (hopefully) lucky Week 13! Each week we will take a look at two K% risers and two fallers, analyze what is behind those changes, and then decide if they are actionable. A pitcher can best control their fate by generating swings and misses, so […]
Anibal Sanchez (SP, WAS) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After a dreadful first month of the season, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez turned things around and has been in a nice groove. He followed up his 5.91 ERA in April with a 1.65 ERA in May and he currently has a 3.09 […]
The Cut List (Week 13) - Time to Let Go?
At this point in the season, nearly half over, you should pretty much know what you have on your fantasy team. (Unless you have Jose Ramirez.) Chances are, if you still have a certain frustrating player on your roster -- especially one you drafted -- you've had plenty of chances to remove them but have […]
Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13
We're just about at the halfway point of the 2019 regular season. Feels like just yesterday we were touting the rebound potential of Yu Darvish and mocking any poor suckers willing to run it back with Lucas Giolito again, doesn't it? Being right in the thick of things as we are, this is possibly the […]
Austin Voth Strong In 2019 Debut
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Austin Voth took a no-decision in his first appearance of 2019 on Sunday after allowing just two runs in six innings against the Atlanta Braves. Voth walked no one and struck out seven while also allowing just four hits, but two of them were solo home runs. Voth was just making […]
Joe Ross Optioned on Sunday
Washington Nationals pitcher Joe Ross has been optioned to the minors on Sunday. Ross was expected to make the start on Sunday, but pitched in relief for the Nats on Saturday. He was crushed for four earned runs, so the Nats decided to send him back to the minors. Right-hander Kyle McGowin will take his […]
Trevor Rosenthal Released by Nationals
Washington Nationals relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal has been released by the organization on Sunday. This was his first season back after having Tommy John surgery, so having some regression is understandable, However, Rosenthal has a 22.74 ERA with 15 walks in 6 1/3 innings with the Nats. Rosenthal reportedly is still throwing hard, so hopefully […]
Gerardo Parra Covers Center Field Sunday
Washington Nationals outfielder Gerardo Parra is in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves. Victor Robles (rest) is get the day off to rest, so Parra will cover his spot in the outfield. Parra will bat seventh and play center field versus righty Mike Soroka. None of the Braves' hitters are really […]
MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Sunday June 23rd, 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 23rd, 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 […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Sunday, June 23rd 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 […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/23/19): MLB DFS Lineups
Welcome to Sunday baseball! We have a full slate of games today, but DraftKings has sliced it up. Outside of the all-day slate, DK has given us a 10-game main slate starting at 1:05 and a lter slate of four games at 4:07. We may not have a game in Coors Field, but there are […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/23/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We've got an exciting afternoon of baseball ahead of us on this Sunday. Today's main slate starts at 1:05pm eastern and covers nine games, while the all day slate covers all 15 games and starts at the same time. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel […]
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to late June, where the first half of the fantasy baseball (and regular) season meets the second half! No, we're not quite at the All-Star break, but the actual number of games played for each team will cross the 81-game threshold this upcoming […]
Austin Voth Starting Sunday
Washington Nationals pitcher Austin Voth will start the team's Sunday contest against the Atlanta Braves. Due to postponements Monday and Tuesday, the Nationals will be playing their sixth game in five days, hence the need for a spot starter. It will be Voth's first appearance of the 2019 season after he played in four games, […]
Joe Ross Now Running 11.30 ERA
Washington Nationals relief pitcher Joe Ross allowed four runs in 2/3 of an inning on Saturday, raising his season ERA to 11.30 in Washington's 13-9 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Ross has allowed three home runs and nine walks in just 14 1/3 innings in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery. Pitching […]
Victor Robles Departs Game Early Saturday With Dehydration
Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles left Saturday's game in the top of the second after experiencing symptoms of dehydration. Robles dropped to a knee, and after a visit from the training staff, he walked off the field under his own power. Robles is riding a six-game hit streak and has homered in two of his […]
MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Saturday June 22nd, 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 22nd, 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 […]