Houston Astros outfielder/designated hitter Michael Brantley hit his third home run of the season in the Astros 11-10 loss to the Rangers. Brantley has been a fantastic addition to the heart of the Astros batting order this season and now has six runs batted in over his last seven games. The Astros will open up a series at home Monday night against the Twins, making Brantley a fantastic play in DFS leagues over the next few days. Brantley is 10-for-25 (.400) with one home run, two doubles and f[...]

Houston Astros outfielder/designated hitter Michael Brantley continues to provide a run-producing presence in the heart of the Astros lineup with eight RBI over his last 11 games. Brantley went 2-for-4 on Sunday with two runs batted in and has five multi-hit games over his last eight played. The left-handed hitting slugger also has been destroying left-handed pitching, collecting seven hits in his first 20 at-bats against southpaws. Health is paramount to Brantley's success, but right now he is [...]

Managers continue to slide through the waiver wire at alarming rates. Try not to overreact and make rash decisions. Let the underperforming stars get into a groove. Their numbers will normalize.Some outfielders would be better suited to stream for a hot bat. Others need to be replaced just because they are no longer on the field (IL). That is a situation that is affecting many owners, and there is nothing you can do except find a decent replacement as quickly as possible or risk losing valuable [...]

Things aren't going well for the Cleveland Indians in 2019. The offense did very little to try and improve over the offseason, watching left fielderMichael Brantley and catcher Yan Gomes walk and trading slugger Edwin Encarnacion and infielder Yandy Diaz. Carlos Santana has looked great, but Jake Bauers has not performed as well as Diaz and the catching and outfield positions have been disasters.Then, there are the injuries. Oh boy. Jose Ramirez is healthy now but he missed some time in spring t[...]

Houston Astros left fielder Michael Brantley went 2-for-4 with an RBI and one run scored in the Astros 9-8 win over the A's on Sunday. The newly acquired slugger snapped an 0-for-16 streak by posting two straight multiple-hit games over the weekend and appears to be a fantastic fit in the middle of the Astros order right now. Brantley is currently tied for the team lead with seven runs batted in heading into next week's slate of games.

Houston Astros outfielder/designated hitter Michael Brantley went 2-for-4 in his first game with his new team, including his first home run of the season. The Astros big free-agent acquisition immediately made his presence felt, taking Rays left-hander Blake Snell deep to lead off the fourth inning. Brantley is a very talented hitter but health has always held him back from fantasy stardom. As long as he is in the lineup, he should see an increase in RBI opportunities hitting in an Astros lineup[...]

As we enter the final stretch for drafting it is time to take a look at the latest iteration of points leagues rankings from our amazing hard working rankings staff. Starting with the outfield is always fun because there is so much depth at the position, especially if you only require three of them, as many points leagues do. However, even if your league has switched to five outfielders there is still a lot of value, both within the top-60 at the position and below.Points leagues are always toug[...]

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 200ANALYSIS: In his second full season with the Houston Astros,Yuli Gurriels 2018 numbers were exactly as expected. He hit a cool .291 with 13 HR, 70 R, 85 RBI and he even chipped in five stolen bases. Other than superb contact skills, Gurriel is league average in all batted ball metrics. The 34-year-old had a LD/GB/FB slash line of 20.2%/44.3%/35.6%, all numbers within 1% of the major league average. Gurriel also doesnt walk or strikeout much, he only had a 4.0% [...]

For those fantasy enthusiasts that love the head-to-head competition and being able to trash talk their friends every week, the points league is the ideal setup. For the casual player in this format, its common to unknowingly draft using a standard top-300 list from a magazine or website. These lists base themselves on roto formats, and depending on which league you are participating in, there is a contradiction in value.For batters, the roto leagues value hitters more for their stolen base abil[...]

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley is having a solid spring training with his new team, hitting .313 in 32 at-bats this spring. Brantley is as professional hitter as it gets in baseball but the 31-year-old has failed to stay healthy throughout his career. The upside for Brantley is obvious hitting in a potent Astros offense but has a tendency to be a slow starter in April and May. He should see in increase in RBI-opportunities but only hit .254 with runners in scoring position last seas[...]