Matt Wieters Could Start Rehab Assignment Friday

Washington Nationals catcher Matt Wieters (hamstring) could start a rehab assignment as early as this Friday, according to manager Dave Martinez. Wieters could return around the All-Star break if he doesn't have any setbacks during his rehab assignment. However, he was hitting just .231 with three home runs and seven RBI in 65 at-bats before […]

Trea Turner Leading Off, Matt Adams Returns

After swapping places on the lineup with Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton on July 4, shortstop Trea Turner will return to leadoff on Thursday against the Miami Marlins. Eaton will sit on Thursday, and with the Nationals crowded outfield, fantasy players have to watch for lineup changes like these. Taking Eaton’s place in left field […]

Erick Fedde On Disabled List, Jefry Rodriguez Recalled

The Washington Nationals placed starting pitcher Erick Fedde (shoulder) on the disabled list Thursday. In a corresponding move, the team recalled Jefry Rodriguez from the minors. Fedde was making a start against the Boston Red Sox on July 4 and immediately had to exit in the first inning with the injury. While it remains to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/5/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got four slates on DraftKings tonight, with the featured slate beginning at 7pm eastern and covering all eight matchups. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/5/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 14)

So Kyle Tucker is still destroying the minor leagues. He has a .301/.367/.505 triple-slash with 13 HR and 14 steals (82.4% success rate) and yet the Astros have not given him the call yet. Tucker has absolutely nothing left to prove in the minors and the Astros have indicated that they think he will come up […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 14: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 14 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 into July, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows shorter with every […]

No Structural Damage For Erick Fedde

Updating a previous report, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde's (shoulder) MRI exam showed no structural damage in his right shoulder. He's just dealing with inflammation. It's good news, but Fedde may still need to go on the disabled list. As one of the team's top pitching prospects, Fedde hasn't lived up to the hype […]

Erick Fedde Dealing With Shoulder Stiffness

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde (shoulder) left his start early on Wednesday due to right shoulder stiffness and is undergoing an MRI exam. Fedde is one of the Nats top pitching prospects, but he's posted mixed results in his time in the majors the last two seasons and is sporting a 6.00 ERA, 1.63 […]

Week 14 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

We've officially hit July and while you can try to call the All-Star break the real "midseason checkpoint" of the baseball season, the halfway mark per games played is now in the rearview mirror. All of you who are anxiously awaiting a turnaround need to ask yourselves how much longer you can sit on your […]

Erick Fedde Leaves Start Wednesday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde left his start early against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday with an undisclosed injury after recording just three outs. His velocity had dropped into the upper-80s in the second inning and was pulled after giving up a leadoff single to Rafael Devers in the second frame. One of […]

Matt Adams Activated from DL

Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams (finger) has been activated from the disabled list. He has been out since June 15 with a finger injury. Prior to his injury, Adams was hitting .275 with 13 home runs and 36 RBI. He isn't in the starting lineup on Wednesday, but Adams has enough power potential to be […]

Wilmer Difo Not Starting on Tuesday

Washington Nationals infielder Wilmer Difo (rest) is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Daniel Murphy will play second base and bat fifth against lefty Brian Johnson. Mark Reynolds will play first base and Murphy slides back over to second for Tuesday's contest. Difo has seen more playing time […]

Ryan Zimmerman Could Begin Rehab Assignment This Weekend

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (oblique) could begin a minor league rehab assignment this weekend. Zimmerman's recovery has been extra slow, but he's resuming baseball activities and could return from the disabled list in a week or two. After a bounce-back 2017 season, Zimm has struggled so far in 2017, hitting just .217/.280/.409 with […]

Stephen Strasburg To Throw Sim Game This Weekend

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) threw a 60-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled to throw a simulated game this weekend. Barring any setbacks this weekend, Strasburg could be cleared to make a minor league rehab appearance, and he could return to the team around the All-Star break. Before his injury he […]

Adam Eaton Not Playing Tuesday

Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton is the odd man out in the outfield on Tuesday. Juan Soto is in left field and hitting second, while Michael A. Taylor will start in center and bat seventh against Red Sox left-hander Brian Johnson. Soto has hit .351 with four of his eight dingers against lefties in 37 […]

Nationals Sign First-Round Pick Mason Denaburg

The Washington Nationals have signed their first-round pick, Mason Denaburg, to an over-slot deal of $2.4 million. Denaburg was the 27th overall pick in the 2018 draft after his stock dipped a bit due to a biceps injury. Denaburg pitched to a 0.99 ERA and a 73/10 K/BB ratio. It may be a while until […]

Nationals Interested in Raisel Iglesias and Matt Harvey

The Washington Nationals are interested in Cincinnati Reds pitchers Matt Harvey and Raisel Iglesias, according to Jon Heyman of Fan Cred. Harvey has been impressive since being dealt to Cincy, compiling a 4-3 record with a 3.86 ERA. Over his last three starts, Harvey has pitched to a 3-0 record with a 1.47 ERA. If […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 14)

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. This week we saw some great performances over the weekend from three young pitchers. Max Fried utterly dominated the Cardinals for 11 […]

Bryce Harper Unlikely To See Starts At First Base

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said outfielder Bryce Harper looked good taking ground balls at first base Monday, but Harper would only be an option there "in a pinch" and is unlikely to see any starts at the position. Added positional versatility would've been nice for Harper owners, but that doesn't look like it'll happen. […]

Matt Adams Will Begin Rehab Assignment on Tuesday

Washington Nationals first baseman/outfielder Matt Adams (finger) will begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Harrisburg on Tuesday. Adams was able to hit in a simulated game without any issues on Monday. There is a chance that Adams is activated and back with the Nats on Wednesday. He's been out since mid-June but is very close […]

Ryan Zimmerman Nearing Rehab Assignment

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (oblique) hit in a simulated game on Monday. Matt Adams (finger) and Matt Wieters (hamstring) were also able to get in some swings during Monday's sim game. Zimmerman was moved to the 60-day disabled list on Saturday, and isn't eligible to return until July 9. He's struggled this season, […]

Matt Wieters Targeting All-Star Break for Return

Washington Nationals catcher Matt Wieters is targeting the All-Star break for his return from a hamstring injury. Wieters has appeared in just 23 games in 2018, hitting .231 with three home runs and seven RBI. It's not yet known how much playing time Wieters will receive, but he is two years removed from an All-Star season […]

Bryce Harper Takes Grounders at First Base on Monday

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was seen taking grounders at first base on Monday. The Nationals currently have a logjam in their outfield with Adam Eaton healthy and are looking for ways to get Juan Soto in the lineup every day. Harper has only played outfield in the major leagues, however, it looks like he […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/2/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a nice nine game slate for this Monday evening. There are a number of good pitching options, highlighted by Max Scherzer and Corey Kluber. However, there are also a couple expensive stack options that figure to come through in a big way, with Cleveland and San Francisco leading the way. The Reds/White Sox […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a rare fourth of July on a Wednesday, so there’s no true “holiday weekend.” That effects the DFS community because we would typically have a full, 15-game slate to work with on the extended weekend. Instead, there is only 10 games on Monday, and one of those matchups is starting at 1:07pm EST […]

Trading Up: Javier Baez

Before the season, Chicago Cubs manager, Joe “Hates Your Fantasy Baseball Team” Maddon challenged Javier Baez to make himself so productive that Maddon would be forced to start Baez every day. Many fantasy owners are well aware of Maddon’s tendency to split playing time between several strong players, thereby decreasing their volume and consequently their […]

Champ or Chump: Jon Gray and Luis Castillo

The early portion of any fantasy draft is filled with household names, but rarely gets truly exciting. Things don't get interesting until it's late enough to start calling out your sleepers, the guys that you just love but want to wait on because you can. Get those picks right, and you can enjoy watching your […]

Wily Peralta (RP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: Everyone knew the Royals were going to trade their closer, Kelvin Herrera. We just didn't know it would happen so early. While looking at the Kansas City bullpen and thinking about who could replace Herrera in the ninth inning, the internet seemingly had a […]

Week 14 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

The Corner Store is open! It is week 14 and the options are quite limited. We've gotten to the part of the season where reality has set in. Replacement corner infielders who once were performing well beyond their skills have come back down to earth. With a basic junkyard of options on the waiver wire, it […]

Jeremy Hellickson Activated From Disabled List, Sammy Solis Optioned

The Washington Nationals have activated Jeremy Hellickson (hamstring) from the 10-day DL Saturday. In a corresponding move, Sammy Solis has been optioned to Triple-A to make room for Hellickson. Although he does not go too far into games, Hellickson has been effective when given the ball and will start Saturday versus Philadelphia. He has pitched […]