FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/17/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Monday baseball on FanDuel! Happy belated Father's Day to those out there and let's help the celebration turn to good luck! We have a solid 12-game slate on our hands with a ton to unpack. From a few expensive pitchers in questionable match-ups to some salary savers that appear to be safe, dissecting […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/17/19)

Welcome to the Monday, June 17th 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 […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

That crucial point in the summer has finally arrived: the St.Louis Blues are Stanley Cup Champions, the Toronto Raptors have been crowned the kings of the NBA in six games (Blue Jay fans can breathe a sigh of relief if Drizzy is ever cheering you on in the World Series), and unless you are tuned […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 12

Welcome back to the strikeout rate risers and fallers series for Week 12! 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 this exercise […]

Anthony Rendon Goes 3-For-5 With Home Run

Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon continued his strong season on Sunday by going 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and three runs. He is now slashing .321/.415/.660 with 16 home runs, 50 RBI and 52 runs across 57 games this year. He's amongst the league leaders in barrel rate (18.6%) and hard-hit rate […]

Matt Adams Drives In Seven

Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams led the team's scoring outburst in a 15-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday by going 2-for-5 with two home runs, a three-run shot in the third inning and a grand slam in the eighth for seven total RBI. Adams raised his season line to .258/.285/.532 with the performance. […]

Kurt Suzuki Hit By Pitch, Exits Game

Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki was taken out of Sunday afternoon's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after being hit by a pitch in the collarbone area. Suzuki was the victim of a bad hop off the dirt from his pitcher, and it's really too bad he was forced to leave this game. He was hitting […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/16/19)

Welcome to the Sunday, June 16th 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 […]

Juan Soto Hits First Home Run Of June

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto went 2-for-4 with a home run on Saturday, ending a 12-game home run drought. Soto closed out May on an absolute tear, posting a .380 batting average and an OPS of 1.127 across the month as a whole. On the year, he's now slashing .289/.383/.502 with 11 home runs, 41 […]

Stephen Strasburg Hit Hard On Saturday

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg gave up nine hits and six earned runs in five innings against the Diamondbacks on Saturday. He was tagged for four home runs in the game. That's two out of three rough starts for Strasburg in June after a stellar May where he posted a 2.61 ERA. He's now 7-4 […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. No longer can you act like it's early in the fantasy baseball season and write off the slow starts, as the summer months demand action and your place in the standings is feeling more genuine. The All-Star break is less than a month away! […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/15/19)

Welcome to the Saturday, June 15th 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/15/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Saturday night and the feeling's right! We have another full day of baseball ahead of us, with games spread all throughout the day. That means it's dealers choice in terms of which slate you want to use, as I'll try to offer up plays throughout the day to cater to all of your needs. […]

Matt Adams Available Friday

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said that first baseman Matt Adams (oblique) is available off the bench on Friday. Adams hasn't played since tweaking his oblique on Monday, but it seems as though he'll avoid a trip to the injured list and he could be back on Saturday. Howie Kendrick is at first base and […]

Adam Eaton Resting Friday Against Southpaw

Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton is not in the starting lineup on Friday against Diamondbacks left-handed starting pitcher Robbie Ray. It's just a regular day of rest in the lefty-lefty matchup. Michael A. Taylor is in center field and is batting eighth on Friday night. Taylor has some speed and power but is batting just […]

Trea Turner Collects Two Hits on Thursday

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner was one of the lone bright spots on Thursday in a 5-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Turner went 2-for-4 and broke up Zack Greinke's no-hit bid in the seventh inning with an infield single to first base. The young shortstop is currently hitting .285 with five home runs and […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 12

A dozen weeks in to the season, and hopefully those of you reading this column have scored big with the guys I hit on in this column and avoided the guys I missed on...especially in Week 6. But we're past that now. Let's take a look at the last couple weeks of this column. Wades […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 11)

Well, it finally happened. The Astros promoted No. 1 ranked 2019 impact prospect Yordan Alvarez last Sunday, perhaps to spark the offense or perhaps to increase his trade value while the club searches for controllable pitching. Or possibly both. Either way, he made his presence known immediately by homering in his first game which should […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 11 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 10 (unless otherwise noted). Your weekly reminders: EVAB (pronounced ee-vab or ev-ab) is simply exit velocity on "air balls" - meaning fly balls and line drives, as shown on Statcast. Isolated power -- ISO -- is slugging percentage […]

Jeremy Hellickson Still Shut Down

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said that starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson (shoulder) remains "shut down from throwing." Hellickson went down with a right shoulder strain on May 20 and continues to build his arm strength. The 32-year-old right-hander wasn't very good before his injury, going 2-3 with a 6.23 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and 30 strikeouts […]

Matt Adams, Ryan Zimmerman Work Out Thursday

Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams (oblique) and Ryan Zimmerman (foot) both took full swings in batting practice on Thursday. Adams tweaked his oblique on Monday and has been out since, while Zimmerman has been on the injured list since April 28 with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Manager Dave Martinez said Adams is […]

Erick Fedde Struggles in Loss Thursday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde took a loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday after allowing five runs in six innings. Fedde walked three batters while only striking out one in the 5-0 defeat. Fedde entered the game with a 2.93 ERA without the peripherals to back it up, including a 4.81 xFIP and 4.95 […]

Matt Adams Remains Out on Thursday

Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams (oblique) remains out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Adams suffered a mild oblique strain on Monday and hasn't played since then. It's likely that the Nats will decide to place Adams on the injured list. Gerardo Parra will bat sixth and play first […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/13/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 11 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 6/13/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also […]

Matt Adams Will Avoid IL, Ryan Zimmerman Improving

Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams, who strained his left oblique on Monday, will not be placed on the injured list, while first baseman Ryan Zimmerman took batting practice Tuesday. The Nationals have a day off Wednesday and so could move Adams Thursday if determined that's what's needed, but he's on the active roster for […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/12/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball! We have four early games with a game in Coors Field. If you're up early, it's a fun little slate to get the blood pumping. The Cubies are looking like the cash game stack there. We then have eight main games to look at, with plenty of pitching and hitting to […]

Anthony Rendon Goes Bombs Away Twice More

Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon hit two home runs in Tuesday's 7-5 loss at the Chicago White Sox. He hit a two-run shot in the first inning off of starter Manny Banuelos and a solo shot in the ninth off of closer Alex Colome, ending the day 2-for-4 with a walk. His season line […]

Patrick Corbin Rocked Again

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Patrick Corbin struggled for a third straight start on Tuesday, allowing seven runs in five innings and taking a loss to fall to 5-5 with a 4.11 ERA. Corbin allowed a first inning grand slam to Welington Castillo and a 462-foot bomb to Eloy Jimenez as two of six hits against […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/11/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Tuesday baseball folks! We have a full slate on our hands with the Yankees and Mets making up for missed time at 1:05. The main slate of games will start at 7:05 and consists of 15 games. We have a few aces on our hands, and plenty of bad pitchers to pick on. […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday June 11th, 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 11th, 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 […]