Dwight Smith Jr. Hits Fourth Home Run Of Season Saturday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. had another solid day at the plate in Saturday's Game One 6-5 loss to the Twins. The 26-year-old went 2-for-4 with a single, a two-run home run, a walk, and two strikeouts. Smith Jr. has been a surprise offensive contributor for the O's in all facets this season, as […]

Dan Straily Gives Up Three Home Runs Saturday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dan Straily had a mediocre start in Saturday's Game One 6-5 loss to the Twins. Straily pitched five innings, allowing three runs on six hits (including three solo home runs) and three walks with four strikeouts. Things could have been much worse for Straily, given that all of the HR he […]

Andrew Cashner Pitches Well, Takes No-Decision Thursday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Andrew Cashner turned in a solid performance in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Rays. Cashner pitched five innings, allowing two runs on five hits (including a solo home run) and a walk with six strikeouts. The 32-year-old now has a 3-1 record and a 4.97 ERA on the season with 15 […]

Dylan Bundy Takes Loss But Improves Performance Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dylan Bundy fell to 0-2 in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Rays. Bundy allowed three runs on three hits (including a two-run home run) and two walks with five strikeouts over five innings. It was Bundy's best start of the season so far, as it was his first start pitching at […]

Pitcher Studs and Duds - BABIP for Week 3

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s pitchers risers and fallers article series! Each week we will select an advanced stat, choose two risers and two fallers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. The next stat we will use is BABIP, or batting average on balls in play. BABIP is rooted in three […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 3

Welcome back to the pitching strikeout rate risers and fallers article series! Each week, we will take a look at two K% risers and two fallers among pitchers, analyze what is behind those changes, and then decide if they are actionable. This exercise is particularly useful for fantasy players because K% holds direct fantasy value […]

Dwight Smith Plates Four Runs Monday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith had another nice game at the plate in Monday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox. Smith went 2-for-5 with a double, a two-run home run and four RBI. The 26-year-old has been a pleasant offensive surprise for the O's, posting a .270/.324/.476 slash line with three home runs, 10 RBI and […]

Dan Straily Earns First Win With Orioles Monday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dan Straily rebounded nicely in Monday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox. Straily pitched five innings, allowing one run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts. The 30-year-old now has a 10.24 ERA with two strikeouts, three walks, and four home runs allowed over 9 2/3 IP in his […]

Andrew Cashner Earns Third Win Of Season Saturday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Andrew Cashner picked up his third win of the season in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Red Sox. Cashner pitched five innings, allowing three runs on three hits (including a two-run home run) and three walks with two strikeouts. The wins are about the only fantasy-relevant aspect of Cashner's game, as […]

Chris Davis Snaps Hitless Streak, Plates Four Runs Saturday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis had a victorious game in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Red Sox. The 33-year-old went 3-for-5 with a single, two doubles, and four RBI. Davis ended his streak of 53 consecutive plate appearances without a hit in his first at-bat, hitting an RBI single into right field. Unfortunately, Davis […]

David Hess Takes Loss Friday In Decent Start

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher David Hess fell to 1-2 in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Red Sox. Hess allowed three runs on six hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with three strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings pitched. The 25-year-old has gotten off to a good start this season with a 3.32 ERA, […]

Dan Straily Hit Hard In Orioles Debut Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dan Straily had a poor first outing for his new team in Wednesday's 10-3 loss to the A's. Straily pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits (including two home runs) and no walks with no strikeouts. The 30-year-old was only recently signed, so he will need some time […]

Jonathan Villar Hits Third Home Run of Season Monday

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jonathan Villar had another nice day at the plate Monday, going 2-for-5 with a single, a two-run home run, four RBI, and a strikeout in a 12-4 win over the A’s. The 27-year-old has been great so far this season, posting a .341/.356/.636 slash line with eight RBI and two stolen […]

Andrew Cashner Earns Second Win Of Season Monday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Andrew Cashner improved to 2-1 after Monday’s 12-4 win over the A’s. Cashner pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits (including two home runs) and a walk with one strikeout. While the win was nice, Cashner’s start provided little in terms of fantasy value. The 32-year-old […]

Cedric Mullins Hits Two Triples Monday

Baltimore Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins had a big day at the plate in Monday’s 12-4 win over the A’s, going 2-for-2 with two triples and three RBI. The young outfielder was considered a potential power/speed threat amongst fantasy players for 2019 but currently has a lackluster .167/.276/.333 slash line with three RBI and no […]

Trey Mancini Hits Fifth Home Run Of Season Monday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini stayed red-hot in Monday’s 12-4 win over the A’s, going 3-for-3 with two singles, a solo home run, two walks and two RBI. The 27-year-old is now tied for the fourth-most home runs in baseball. He has been extremely productive early on despite hitting in a weak lineup and […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - xwOBA for Week 2

Welcome to the first edition of Statcast pitchers analysis this season! Statcast provides a ton of interesting and insightful advanced metrics that we can use to predict future fantasy performance. Each week we will select one of these stats and choose two risers and two fallers to analyze and ultimately determine what those stats could […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 2

Welcome to the first edition of pitching strikeout rate risers and fallers this season! As fantasy players and analysts, we have many different advanced stats at our disposal, but some are more helpful than others for fantasy purposes. One of the more useful stats for analyzing pitchers is K%. Strikeout percentage holds direct fantasy value […]

Alex Cobb Has Respectable Pitching Debut Thursday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Alex Cobb had a decent first start of the season in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Yankees. Cobb pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits (including two solo home runs) and a walk with four strikeouts. Cobb was supposed to start the first game of the season against […]

Jonathan Villar Hits Leadoff Home Run Thursday

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jonathan Villar went 2-for-5 with a single, a solo home run, and two strikeouts in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Yankees. Villar got things off on the right foot, lining a James Paxton fastball over the opposite-field wall to start the bottom of the first inning. The 27-year-old is now hitting […]

Trey Mancini Stays Hot Early, Hits Third Home Run

Baltimore Orioles outfielder/first baseman Trey Mancini provided all of his team's runs in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays, going 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a strikeout. Mancini smashed a ninth-inning Daniel Hudson fastball to straightaway center for his third HR of the season. The 27-year-old now has a .417/.400/.833 slash line […]

Jonathan Villar Smacks Two-Run Home Run Monday

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jonathan Villar hit his first home run of the season in Monday's 6-5 win over the Blue Jays, going 2-for-4 with a single, a two-run HR, and two strikeouts. Villar got things going early, lining a Sean Reid-Foley fastball over the opposite-field fence. The 27-year-old is now hitting .294 with two […]

Richard Bleier Escapes With Save Monday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Richard Bleier narrowly earned his first save of the season in Monday's 6-5 win against the Blue Jays. Teammate Mike Wright started the ninth inning but was pulled after allowing a leadoff single. Bleier then entered with a three-run lead but allowed Wright's run to score and a run of his […]

David Hess Allows No Hits In First Start Of Season Monday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher David Hess turned in a strong performance in Monday's 6-5 win over the Blue Jays. Hess pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing no runs on no hits and a walk with eight strikeouts. The results were great and the 25-year-old also showed a bump in velocity (average fastball velocity of 93.8 mph) […]

Trey Mancini Launches Second Home Run Of Season Monday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder/first baseman Trey Mancini went 2-for-3 with a single, a solo home run, and two RBI in Monday's 6-5 win against the Blue Jays. Mancini punished a seventh-inning hanging changeup from Sam Gaviglio, launching it over the center-field fence. The 27-year-old is off to a hot start this season, batting .500 with two […]

Dwight Smith Continues Hot Start At Plate Sunday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Dwight Smith produced at the plate again in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Yankees, going 2-for-4 with a single, a double, a walk and an RBI. The 26-year-old has started all three games for the O's, batting .455 with two RBI and a stolen base in 12 plate appearances. It is too early […]

Trey Mancini Hits First Home Run Of Season Sunday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder/first baseman Trey Mancini went 2-for-5 with a single, a solo home run, and three strikeouts in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Yankees. Mancini smacked a J.A. Happ fastball over the center-field wall in the third inning for his first HR of the season. The 27-year-old is starting the season off on the […]

Paul Fry Bails Out Mychal Givens, Earns Save Sunday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Paul Fry earned his first save of the season in Sunday's 7-5 game against the Yankees. Teammate Mychal Givens was on the way to earning the save; he pitched the eighth inning and got the first two outs in the ninth inning, but then gave up a walk and back-to-back singles, […]

Dylan Bundy Shaky In Start Sunday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dylan Bundy was all over the place in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Yankees. Bundy needed 93 pitches to get through just 3 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on two hits and five walks with seven strikeouts. The strikeouts and fact that he didn't allow any home runs were encouraging, but […]

Mike Wright Earns First Career Save Saturday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Mike Wright picked up the first save of his career in Saturday's 5-3 game against the Yankees. Fellow reliever Mychal Givens pitched the eighth inning and Richard Bleier started the ninth inning up 5-1, but proceeded to give up a solo home run, a double and a single. Wright entered the game […]