Who Should I Start? Fantasy Baseball Start/Sit Decisions for Nick Senzel, Alex Bregman, Nolan Arenado, Miguel Vargas, LaMonte Wade, more

Welcome RotoBallers to my fantasy baseball start/sit article for the week ahead, May 8th - May 14th. This week's article will focus on players like Mason Miller, Bryce Miller, LaMonte Wade Jr., Nick Senzel, Miguel Vargas, Ezequiel Duran, Alex Bregman, and Nolan Arenado. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining who […]

Will Smith Earns Four-Out Save Tuesday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Will Smith notched his fourth save of the season in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Smith entered to pitch in the top of the eighth up by two with two outs and a runner on first. He ended the half with a strikeout and stayed in to pitch the ninth. […]

Tanner Bibee Solid In Tuesday's Start

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee had a successful second career start in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Yankees. Bibee pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with five strikeouts. The 24-year-old prospect has been impressive in the early going and has a 2.45 […]

Michael King Earns Five-Out Save Tuesday

New York Yankees relief pitcher Michael King certainly earned his second save of the season in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Guardians. King entered the game in the top of the eighth inning up by one with one out and a runner on first. He quickly ended the half with two strikeouts and stayed in […]

Kyle Finnegan Earns Sixth Save Of Season Tuesday

Washington Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan picked up his sixth save of the season in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Cubs. Finnegan came in to pitch the ninth inning up by three. He got the first two outs on a strikeout and groundout, allowed a single, and got the final out on another groundout. The 31-year-old […]

Wander Franco Swipes Seventh Bag Of Season Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco had another nice offensive game in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Pirates. The 22-year-old went 1-for-3 with a single, an RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. He has gotten off to a strong start overall, slashing .301/.368/.540 with five home runs, 18 RBI, and seven stolen bases. Fantasy […]

Harold Ramirez Stays Hot, Hits Sixth Homer Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Harold Ramirez had another solid game at the plate in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Pirates. Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a single, a solo home run, two RBI, a walk, a strikeout, and his first stolen base of the season. The 28-year-old has continued what he started last season and is […]

Jason Adam Earns First Save Of Season Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Jason Adam notched his first save of the season in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Pirates. Adam came in to close things out up by three. He struck the first two hitters out, allowed a single, and then ended the game with a third strikeout. The 31-year-old has now converted […]

Freddy Peralta Turns In Another Quality Start Tuesday

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta put forth another solid effort in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Rockies. Peralta pitched six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits (including two solo home runs) and three walks with 10 strikeouts. Pitching deeper into games was an issue for the 26-year-old last season, but four of his […]

Pierce Johnson Earns Fourth Save Of Season Tuesday

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Pierce Johnson picked up his fourth save of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Brewers. Johnson came in to pitch the top of the ninth inning up by one. He got the first out on a lineout, allowed a ground-rule double, got the second out on a groundout which […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for BABIP (Week 6)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. Over the last two weeks, I looked at different components of pitchers' […]

Nick Senzel Stays Hot With Solo Home Run Monday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel continued to deliver at the plate in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Padres. Senzel went 3-for-4 with two singles and a solo home run. The 27-year-old has been hot since being activated from the injured list, slashing .310/.385/.500 with three HR, 12 RBI, and two stolen bases in 65 plate […]

Manny Machado Plates Two More Monday

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado continued to pick it up at the plate in Monday's 8-3 win over the Reds. Machado went 1-for-4 with a single, two RBI, a walk, and two strikeouts. The 30-year-old is slashing a disappointing .237/.285/.386 to start the season but has performed better lately, batting .258 with three […]

Blake Snell Earns First Win Of Season Monday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell finally earned a win in Monday's 8-3 game against the Reds. Snell pitched six innings, allowing three runs on eight hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with seven strikeouts. It was an overall encouraging start, as it was the 30-year-old's first of the season pitching […]

Bo Bichette Delivers Five-Hit Night Monday

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette stayed red hot at the plate in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox. Bichette went 5-for-5 out of the leadoff spot with four singles, a three-run home run, and his first stolen base of the season. The 25-year-old has not delivered on steals but has been fabulous otherwise, […]

Alex Verdugo Delivers Another Walk-Off Monday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo played the hero once again in Monday's 6-5 win over the Blue Jays. Verdugo went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk-off solo home run off of Jordan Romano, and a stolen base. The 26-year-old has gotten off to a great start at the plate, slashing .311/.373/.508 with five HR, […]

Jordan Romano Takes Second Loss Of Season Monday

Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano fell to 2-2 in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox. Romano came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and keep things tied 5-5. However, he allowed a leadoff, walk-off solo home run to Alex Verdugo to end the game. Despite this blemish, Romano has pitched well […]

Domingo German Takes Tough No-Decision Monday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German turned in a gem Monday but unfortunately couldn't come away with the win in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Guardians. German pitched 8 1/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits and a walk with six strikeouts. Closer Clay Holmes came in to blow the save, putting a […]

Emmanuel Clase Notches 10th Save Of Season Monday

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase picked up his 10th save of the season in Monday's 3-2 win over the Yankees. Clase entered to pitch the bottom of the ninth up by one and made quick work of it, delivering a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. The 25-year-old has been almost everything fantasy managers had hoped […]

Clay Holmes Blows Save, Takes Loss Monday

New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes blew his second save of the season and took the loss in Monday's 3-2 game against the Guardians. Holmes entered the game in the top of the ninth inning up by three with one out and a runner on first. The first batter he faced reached on a fielding […]

Paul Sewald Racks Up Seventh Save Tuesday

It wasn't the cleanest, but Seattle Mariners closer Paul Sewald picked up his seventh save of the season in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Phillies. Sewald came in to close things out up by three. He allowed a leadoff double, got the first out on a groundout while the runner advanced to third, got the […]

Alexis Diaz Notches Third Save Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds closer Alexis Diaz picked up his third save of the season in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Rangers. Diaz came in to pitch the top of the ninth inning up by one. He got the first out on a strikeout, allowed a single, got the second out on another strikeout, had the tying […]

Jason Foley Earns Four-Out Save Tuesday

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Jason Foley picked up his second save of the season in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Brewers. Foley entered the game in the eighth inning with two outs and the tying run on second, but he left that runner stranded by getting the third out on a strikeout. He then shut […]

Scott Barlow Earns Multi-Inning Save Tuesday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Scott Barlow earned his third save of the season in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Barlow entered the game in the eighth inning up by one with one out and the tying run at second. He left that runner stranded by striking out the first two hitters he faced […]

Andrew McCutchen Stays Hot, Hits Another Homer Tuesday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen continued to hit for power in Tuesday's 8-7 loss to the Dodgers. The 36-year-old veteran went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and two strikeouts. McCutchen has had a throwback start to the season, slashing .270/.371/.527 with five HR, 12 RBI, and three stolen bases. He has continued to be […]

Shelby Miller Earns Save For Dodgers Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Shelby Miller picked up a surprising first save of the season in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Pirates. The 32-year-old veteran successfully protected a one-run lead with a 1-2-3 ninth inning and a strikeout. Evan Phillips had just returned from the paternity list, but he pitched the sixth inning. Six […]

Cedric Mullins Hits Late Grand Slam Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins made his only hit count in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Red Sox. The 28-year-old went 1-for-5 out of the leadoff spot with a ninth-inning grand slam and two strikeouts. He has had some ups and downs early on but has overall delivered on what fantasy managers have come to […]

Kenley Jansen Stays Perfect, Earns Sixth Save Tuesday

Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen converted his sixth save of the season in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Orioles. Jansen entered the game up by two with one out and no one on in the bottom of the ninth. He immediately got the final two outs on a groundout and lineout to end the […]

Jasson Dominguez Hits Second Homer Of Season Tuesday

New York Yankees outfield prospect Jasson Dominguez went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run, and three RBI in Tuesday's win with Double-A Somerset. The Yankees' No. 2 prospect crushed a first-inning shot well over the right-field fence for his second HR of the season. While Dominguez carries a great deal of fantasy intrigue […]

Bailey Ober Optioned To Triple-A Monday

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul Monday. A corresponding move will be announced Tuesday. The move comes after Kenta Maeda (ankle) threw a successful bullpen session while dealing with a left ankle contusion. Ober made a spot start on Sunday and earned the win, allowing one run on three […]