2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 5)
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 prospect promotions continue to roll in. First it was Gleyber Torres... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/1/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
There was a large slate last night, and we are gifted with another huge Tuesday slate. There are a plethora of different ways to go about with lineup construction tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/1/18. The lineup picks will range from some... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/1/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a MASSIVE 14 game slate tonight and there are some fantastic options across the board. There are some heavy favorites on the board, and you are going to want to look at those pitchers for your cash games. Plenty of high priced bats out there, so finding value will be important. In this... Read More
Jeimer Candelario (3B, DET) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: For the second straight week, Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario has shown he might be more than just a capable replacement player. He continues to get on base and score runs hitting in front of Miguel Cabrera and Nick Castellanos. Over the last seven... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/30/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Considering Monday is a frequent day off in MLB, we have a pretty full 10 game main slate on FanDuel. Nearly all the pitchers on the slate have accessible prices, which should allow for plenty of big bats in your lineup. Some positive game environments to take advantage of include the Cubs-Rockies matchup as well the... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/30/18): MLB DFS Lineups
For Monday, we’re working with a 10-game slate, beginning at 7:05pm, on DraftKings. This means one game is not included on the ticket: TEX/CLE (6:10pm). No Trevor Bauer for us. No worries. That’s why we’re here to help. I was surprised to see COL/CHC on the docket. The schedules I’ve seen mention a 7:00pm start... Read More
Week 5 Waiver Wire Watch List
With a month in the books for 2018 we're starting to get some more clarity. We know that Didi Gregorius is the new Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole is the most untouchable pitcher in the world and everyone on the Oakland A's can mash. Ok, so we aren't really any further ahead than we thought. Even... Read More
Week 5 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)
Corner Store is open! Primary shoppers: Wil Myers owners (again), Greg Bird owners, Jake Lamb owners, Justin Turner owners, Josh Harrison owners, and Josh Donaldson. It is only week five and long term DL stints are affecting many rosters. Therefore, it is important that you are fluid and dynamic in your ability to fill the... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/29/18): MLB DFS Lineups
Sunday brings us a big 12 game slate with a wealth of options at the plate and on the mound. This article will focus only on the featured slate, as that is where most contests will take place. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/29/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
What's up guys and welcome to the Sunday edition of the FanDuel MLB Breakdown! We have a huge 12 game slate on our hands today. I won't be naming the obvious plays, everyone knows to play Mike Trout or Manny Machado. Let's do some deep diving and identify guys not many people may know about.... Read More
Champ or Chump: Teoscar Hernandez and Gleyber Torres
There are still plenty of intriguing waiver wire options from the minor leagues to examine, so we're going prospecting again. Scouting produces a realistic sense of a given player's overall potential, but fantasy owners in redraft leagues are usually more concerned with the ability to make an immediate impact. This means that vanilla prospect lists... Read More
The Cut List (Week 5): Time to Let Go?
Welcome to Week 5 of the Cut List. I think my suggestions have been pretty solid to start the year and I hope your teams are better off as a result. 2018 sample sizes are starting to legitimize and you’ll see more cut-worthy standard league-viable options on these lists as we get further into the... Read More
Hitter Streamers (Week 5) - Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 5, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week. If someone jumps... Read More
Week 5 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... Read More
Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 5
Stop the presses - Ronald Acuna has arrived! The presses have actually been kicking into overdrive since he amazed the baseball world with a wicked single and a couple of really, really long fly ball outs in his Major League debut. Oh, he hit a mammoth home run in his second game too. Like any... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/28/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 2 pm, but the majority of them are on the 7 PM main slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In... Read More
DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups
If you've never played on Draft Daily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this... Read More
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... Read More
Alex Bregman - Will He Deliver on His Potential?
Since being drafted second overall in the 2015 June Amateur Draft, much has been expected of Houston third baseman Alex Bregman. Shooting through the minors in only a year and change, Bregman made an instant impact with a 1.1 WAR in 49 games in 2016. It appeared that the Astros had their corner of the... Read More
Scott Kingery (2B/3B/OF, PHI) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 57% of leagues ANALYSIS: If the men who play the actual sport cared even the slightest bit what any of us thought, fantasy baseball would be a rather cruel game. One minute, everyone's touting you as the next best thing and blowing all their FAAB to acquire... Read More
Eugenio Suarez (3B, CIN) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 50% of leagues ANALYSIS: Eugenio Suarez returned from the disabled list on Thursday, a mere 18 days after breaking his thumb. That's even more impressive than the numbers he put up before suffering the injury. Though it was only eight games, the Reds' third baseman hit .296/.424/.630 with two... Read More
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.... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/27/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Happy friday, folks! We've got a bevy of good baseball games tonight with a Brewers-Cubs appetizer this afternoon to hold us over until the Main slate at 7:05. It's also Chris Tillman day! That fills me with excitement, because I love to stack against Mr. Tillman and see the runs pile up. As is custom... Read More
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... Read More
Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 4)
Ronald Acuna. That's all you need to read. No, seriously. I could just end the column there because that's probably what everyone will be talking about for the next week at the very least. The 20-year-old finally made his highly-anticipated MLB debut on Wednesday night, but I'll get to more on that below. In addition... Read More
Low-Level Minor Leaguers Worth Monitoring in Dynasty Leagues - Week 4
For those who play in dynasty leagues, checking minor league box scores and league leaders can become a daily routine. But it's not just the guys knocking on the door who are worth a look. There are plenty of enticing players in the lower levels of the minor leagues who could hold value in many... Read More
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... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/26/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We've got three slates on DraftKings tonight, with an early slate starting at 12:35 pm eastern and the featured slate kicking off at 7 pm. This article will cover players on every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/26/18. The lineup picks will... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/26/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a splits slate of games, but the majority of them are on the 7 PM main slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you with... Read More
Jeimer Candelario (3B, DET) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 17% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners have been tripping over themselves whilst rushing to the waiver wire to snag Miguel Andujar, but there's another American League rookie third baseman worthy of consideration. Jeimer Candelario has recorded at least one hit in eight of his last nine games,... Read More