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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

It's Tuesday, so it's another chance for you to get in on Draft Team's Triple Play contest for a crack at the big prize pool. Space is limited, so hurry and get your entry in before it fills up! Just over a year ago, Miami SS Adeiny Hechavarria ($7,002) landed on the DL. Ironically, he's hurt again, this time with a shoulder injury, sidelining him for the past three games. However, reports suggest that Hechavarria will return to action against the Cubs Tuesday. He's hit safely in seven of the last eight games to wrap up a May that wasn't nearly as strong as his April, but there's no doubt that this 26-year-old Cuban's bat is coming around this year. Hechavarria's counting cats are up and he's hitting a robust .300 with a much better .330 OBP. Make sure he's in the Marlin lineup before grabbing him, but considering he's owned the Cubs over his career (.342 BA), this is a dude you want in your lineup. Can you believe how Texas LF Josh Hamilton ($11,797) has suddenly remembered how to hit now that he's back with the Rangers? With Texas dealing with some injuries, you can expect Hambone to be in the lineup pretty much every day. On Sunday, he was the hero with a pinch-hit, two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. For the weekend series, Hamilton was 5-for-11 with two homers and two doubles. Oh, and against Tuesday's SP for the White Sox, Jeff Samardzija? All Hamilton has done has take him yard twice in six career at-bats.
In mid-April, we recommended Baltimore CF Adam Jones, and it was a decent pick, as he managed a hit, a walk and a run that night. Well, Jones ($8,137) has cooled lately (2-for-15 over the last four games), but Monday was his first game back after hurting his ankle last week and he's expected to play the field Tuesday after DHing last game. Given Jones' history against Houston SP Collin McHugh (3-for-6 with a homer), we're expecting B-More's main man to snap out of his mini skid on Tuesday.

Quick Hits

  • Dodger 1B Adrian Gonzalez has feasted on Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa (17-for-46, .370 BA, six doubles, three dingers) over his career.
  • Washington 3B Anthony Rendon (oblique) finally began a rehab assignment last week, so he should be back with the Nats within the next week or so.
  • St. Louis' offense is really struggling right now, so consider taking opponent pitchers. Delivering key hits has been the issue as the Cards are just 6-for-37 with runners in scoring position in the last five games, scoring just 11 total runs over this stretch.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Daily Fantasy Sports Line-Up 6/1

Welcome back to another great week of Daily Fantasy Baseball advice. Minnesota Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki ($7,098), who enjoyed one of his best-hitting seasons last year, has experienced some major shrinkage in his offensive output in 2015. And with a .192 mark over his last seven games, things haven't been getting any better. In fact, Suzuki has seen a fair amount of pine time lately -- but there is some good news. The Twins kick off another series against Boston on Monday, and the veteran backstop simply loves facing the BoSox, hitting safely in 13 straight games against them to the tune of a .417 mark. Better yet, Boston is starting Clay Buchholz, a pitcher whom Suzuki is 9-for-18 against in his career. We're banking on Suzuki snapping his slump in a big way Monday. It's time to jump on Miami 1B Justin Bour's ($11,658) train. This rookie just keeps mauling pitchers, having gone deep three straight games. In all, Bour is 24-for-65 (.369) with five dingers this season. Oh sure, this may all be a weird anomaly, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take advantage of his hot streak while you can. Colorado 2B DJ LeMahieu ($9,545) is an amazing pick right now. He had a huge game Sunday (3-for-4, two runs, two-run homer) to raise his BA to .380 over the last 13 games. Keep in mind, LeMahieu enjoyed an even better April than May, and overall, we are loving how productive he's been this season. But here's the kicker: he has struggled against the Dodgers lately (.146 BA over last 14 games) and specifically against Clayton Kershaw (who hasn't?), going just 2-for-14 over the last two seasons. We're recommending you discard the history and ride the hot hand -- especially considering that Kershaw hasn't exactly looked like himself early on this season.

Quick Hits

  • On Monday, Atlanta SP Alex Wood has a chance to win a third straight start for the first time in his career -- all on the road. He's only given up three runs in 14 IP over his last two outings.
  • Tampa Bay 3B Evan Longoria is 0-for-5 in his career against Monday's starter, Garrett Richards. Longo is also hitless in his last two games with just a .227 mark over the last week and a substandard .262 BA in May.
  • Seattle SP Felix Hernandez (8-1 with a 1.91 ERA) is averaging over seven innings per start, putting him on pace to top 225 frames for the sixth time in his career. Workhorse!

Friday, May 22, 2015

NBA Playoff Insight

Happy Friday, everyone. It's the end of the week and that means it's time for another MLB $3,000 High Heater contest on DraftTeam. Have you got your entry in yet? Switching to the hardcourt, the Warriors hung tough yet again to take a 2-0 lead over Houston in the Western Conference Finals after beating the Rockets 99-98 Thursday. Golden State won both its home games -- by a combined five points. As usual, Stephen Curry continues to lead the way for the Warriors, pouring in a team-high 33 points. He was lights out, going 13-for-21 from the field -- including 5-for-11 from downtown -- although he also committed six turnovers. Curry is now averaging 33 points over the last three. The NBA regular season MVP had plenty of competition in this game in the form of MVP runner up James Harden. Harden again just missed a triple double with 38 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. He was also 13-for-21 from the field, plus went 9-for-10 from the line, while draining three treys and adding three steals and a block. It was a better all-around performance than Curry, but Harden couldn't get a shot up in the dying seconds with a chance to win the game, and that could come back to haunt the Rockets if they can't hold serve on their home court. After being pretty much invisible in Game One, Golden State center Andrew Bogut came up huge Thursday, piling up 14 points, eight boards, five blocks and four assists in 31 minutes. The rebounding and blocks were sweet, but it's been a long time since the big Aussie contributed offensively as well. That secondary scoring really helped the Warriors overcome Harden's brilliance. The Rockets came from down three games to one against the Clippers last round. Can Coach Kevin McHale's crew do it again? That is one tough road to hoe, but you know what they say: you're never in real trouble in a series until you lose a home game. Game Three in Houston on Saturday should bring incredible drama.

Three in the Key

  • Warriors SF Harrison Barnes had a streak of six straight double-digit scoring games end as he was just 3-for-8 with four boards. He did manage four assists and two steals.
  • Golden State SG Leandro Barbosa tied his playoff high by playing 15 minutes, but was used mostly as part of a platoon to try to stop Harden. The Brazilian Blur did manage three assists and a steal.
  • The Rockets have dropped to 0-6 vs. the Warriors this season. Their last win in Golden State? December 2013. Needless to say, if that streak isn't busted, this will be the end of the line for Houston.
By RotoRob.com

Monday, May 18, 2015

What's next for the Clippers after falling short again?

It's just about time for you to set your Daily Fantasy Baseball lineup. By all means, don't let us stop you, but feel free to return shortly to review Sunday's huge Game Seven in the Rockets-Clippers series with a trip to the Western Conference Finals on the line. The Rockets jumped out to a 17-point lead through three quarters and were able to cruise home for the win to stamp their ticket in the Conference Finals for the first time in almost two decades. In fact, Houston never trailed in this game as it completed a shocking recovery from a 3-1 series deficit that has left L.A. wondering what it has to do to get to the next level. Coming from down three games to one is a lot more commonplace in the NHL for some reason; in the NBA this was just the ninth time it's ever happened. Remember that the key game in this series was likely Game Six, when the Clippers were still clinging to a 3-2 series lead, but blew a 19-point lead in losing that game. Don't blame Clippers center DeAndre Jordan for the loss. We already discussed what an amazing rebounding season he had, and he was in beast mode on Sunday, scoring 16 points with 17 boards, four steals and three blocks. Jordan flushed an impressive dunk to pull the Clippers back within eight points with 85 seconds remaining, but he missed the free throw and Houston iced it 30 seconds later on Trevor Ariza's trey. It will be fascinating to see what happens to Jordan this summer in the wake of rumors that he and Chris Paul had a falling out this season. For the Clippers, questions begin anew as they still have never made it to the Western Conference Finals. This team was supposedly built for a title run, but in falling short again, it will be fun to see what moves are made this summer to retool the roster.

Three in the Key

  • There was nothing wrong with Chris Paul's effort in the second half of this series as he put together four straight double-doubles, on Sunday adding five boards, four steals and two treys.
  • The Western Conference Finals, pitting the Rockets against the Golden St. Warriors, begins Tuesday. We discussed how long it's been since Houston got here; for the Warriors, it's been even longer -- 1976 marking their last appearance.
  • The last time a 3-1 series was erased in the NBA was 2006, when the Suns came back against the Lakers.