Bobby Witt Jr. To Open Year In Minors

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has been demoted to the minors, according to MLB Network's Ken Rosenthal. Witt had been making a push to crack the Opening Day roster this spring, as he has slashed .289/.325/.526 with three home runs and seven RBI in 14 games. The demotion shouldn't be too surprising however, […]

Chase Anderson Rocked In Spring Start Versus Tigers

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Chase Anderson allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings in a Grapefruit League start against Detroit. Anderson struck out five, but that's where the positives end for a starter competing for a rotation slot in Philly. The 33-year-old righty was plagued by the long ball in this one serving up two […]

Spring Training Lineup Takeaways - Week 3 Lineup Trends

We are entering week four of Spring Training and week three gave us a lot to watch down the stretch. But of course, you can catch up by talking a look at week one and week two recaps. Just a reminder, in my Lineup Takeaways series we are focusing 100% on lineups, news and quotes […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: MiLB Stats

Once you've grown accustomed to having advanced tools to help make fantasy decisions, it can feel disorientating to be without them. Prospects are increasingly becoming a focal point in both real and fantasy baseball, but the minors simply do not have all of the data publically available for MLB players. For example, advanced plate discipline […]

MLB DFS Advice: Picking Hitters on DraftKings and FanDuel

Welcome back to our DFS strategy series. I've already gone over some tips for picking pitchers in this post, and I covered a lot of the hitting side in this piece where I talked about stacking strategy. A lot of hitting tips were already covered in that stacking piece, so give that a look after […]

Pitcher Targets Under $5 - Salary Cap League Values

It's a cliché to say that those managers who finally dip their toe into salary cap leagues never go back to snake drafts. Snake drafts have their own charm. There is simply more going on, and thus, more fun to have when participating in a salary cap draft. There become no bounds on how one […]

Starting Pitcher Preview: Fantasy Baseball 2021 ADP Analysis

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses 2021 fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings and starting pitcher draft sleepers who can be sneaky later-round picks. He breaks down and compares the ADPs of five different MLB players at the starting pitcher  position. Fantasy players should consider picking up these players for their drafts this MLB Season. Be sure […]

Outfield Preview: Fantasy Baseball 2021 ADP Analysis

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses 2021 fantasy baseball outfield rankings and outfield draft sleepers who can be sneaky later-round picks. He breaks down and compares the ADPs of five different MLB players at the outfield  position. Fantasy players should consider picking up these players for their drafts this MLB Season. Be sure to also tune […]

Joey Gerber Blitzed Saturday

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Joey Gerber had a disappointing outing Saturday against the Texas Rangers, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk while only recording a single out. Before this appearance, Gerber had pitched in six games, holding his opponents scoreless in all but one. The bullpen mix for Seattle is wide open […]

Ty France Slugs Fifth Home Run

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France wasted no time Saturday, slugging a two-run home run off Rangers lefty Wes Benjamin in the top of the first inning. That was France's fifth homer of the spring, as well as his ninth and tenth RBI. The five homers are tied for the major league lead. France is […]

Mitch Haniger Locking Down Leadoff Spot

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger is now firmly establishing himself as the club's leadoff hitter. After batting second in the lineup behind J.P. Crawford in early spring matchups, Haniger seems to have taken over the role from Crawford, batting leadoff in each of his last seven games. Haniger batted first for a 45-game period in […]

Yoan Moncada Reaches Base For 12th Straight Game

Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada collected two hits in Saturday's win over the Indians. Moncada now has 10 hits and six walks in 13 Cactus League games- and has reached base safely in 12 straight. The 25-year-old said he didn't feel normal until after last season after contracting the COVID-19 virus, as he […]

Gary Sanchez To Catch On Opening Day

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez will be the team's starting catcher on Opening Day, officially quieting any speculation that catcher Kyle Higashioka will be starting pitcher Gerrit Cole's personal catcher to start the season. The Yankees have been vocal in their support of Sanchez heading into this season and Sanchez still boasts one of […]

Nelson Cruz Collects RBI Single On Saturday

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz went 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a strikeout in Saturday's loss to the Rays. Cruz took a 97-MPH fastball the other way in right field for his fourth RBI in nine Grapefruit League games. The 40-year-old has gotten off to a bit of a slow start, though his […]

Clint Frazier In The Lineup Sunday

New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier (undisclosed) is back in the lineup for Sunday's action against the Blue Jays. Frazier was apparently feeling "sluggish" on Saturday, though he's back and good to go for the remainder of the spring. The 26-year-old has seven hits and two homers in 10 Grapefruit League games for the Yankees. […]

Spencer Turnbull Expected To Miss Most Of Camp

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull (COVID-19 protocols) is expected to miss most of the rest of camp while in the COVID-19 protocols. Manager AJ Hinch said that it's looking "more and more unlikely that he's going to be able to do much between now and the end of camp." The 28-year-old has made three […]

Dominic Smith Back In Mets Lineup Sunday

New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith (wrist) is back in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals. Smith had been dealing with wrist soreness, though it was never believed to be a serious issue given that he was able to take batting practice on Friday. The 25-year-old broke out in a big way […]

Todd Frazier Out Of The Lineup With Back Tightness

Pittsburgh Pirates first/third baseman Todd Frazier (back) won't suit up on Sunday against the Red Sox. Frazier is experiencing some back tightness, though it's unclear if it will affect his potential availability for Opening Day, should he make the roster. The veteran infielder is having a strong spring, as he has a .935 OPS with […]

Victor Robles Back In Lineup Sunday

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (back) has returned to the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets. Robles had a bit of a scare on Friday night when he experienced some back tightness after awkwardly fielding a ball, though it appears to have just been a minor bump in the road for the 23-year-old. Robles […]

Gerrit Cole Expected To Pitch 200 Innings In 2021

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole is expected to pitch 200 innings in 2021, per manager Aaron Boone. There's been chatter about starting pitchers being limited following 2020's sprint of a shortened season, though Boone said he believes Cole could be the exception. The ace right-hander has reached the 200-inning mark in each of […]

J.T. Realmuto Scratched From Lineup Sunday

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto (thumb) was scratched from his scheduled debut on Sunday. Realmuto was set to make his Grapefruit League debut as the designated hitter against the Tigers, though the team held him out because of some "general soreness" in his body. It doesn't appear to be a major setback, though it's still […]

MLB Live Chat @ 2 PM - Draft Prep Q&A

It's officially draft season... do you know who to draft? RotoBaller's Kipp Heisterman (@kipppsta) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Sunday March 21st at 2:00 pm ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB preseason, […]

Ryan Weathers Strikes Out Six But Allows Three Runs

Looking to secure an opening day role, San Diego Padres pitcher Ryan Weathers allowed three runs in three innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. It wasn't all bad for the rookie as he posted a K-BB of 6-1. Overall this spring, the left-hander has a 6.30 ERA and has allowed 12 hits and […]

Dylan Carlson Homers, Reaches Base Three Times

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson went 2-for-2 with a walk and his first home run of the spring against the Houston Astros on Saturday. The young prospect had a rough start to the year but is now hitting .258 (8-for-31) with two extra-base hits and a BB-K of 4-9. His main issue is that […]

Wes Benjamin Roughed Up By Mariners

Texas Rangers pitcher Wes Benjamin hit his first rough patch of the spring on Saturday. The 27-year-old left-hander allowed five runs on seven hits and a walk over 3.1 innings. Prior to Saturday, he had allowed just one run in six innings over three appearances. Benjamin is coming off a 2020 season that saw him […]

Nate Lowe Breaks Out With Two Hits, Homer

Texas Rangers first baseman Nate Lowe broke out of his spring-long slump with two hits, which included a home run, on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners. Acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays last year, he was hitting just .160 with a BB-K of 2-11 before Saturday's game. The homer was his first of the spring […]

Steven Matz Looking To Bounce Back After Rough 2020

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Steven Matz was acquired from the New York Mets in the offseason in what was more or less a salary dump for the NL team. He was coming off a rough 2020 season that saw him post a 9.68 ERA with 42 hits allowed, including 14 home runs, in 30.2 innings. […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for March 21st, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for March 21st, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Dollar-Day Targets - Salary Cap League Values

Players who go for just $1 in salary cap leagues are guys who lack outside confidence. Not a lot of managers trust that they will be useful on a roster. In standard leagues, many of these players will go entirely undrafted and float around the waiver wire until they produce enough to be picked up […]

Finding Hitter Clones At Cheaper ADPs

One of the most useful algorithms in the machine learning world is that of data clustering. Clustering, in this case, is defined as: grouping a set of objects in such a way that objects in the same group (called a cluster) are more similar (in some sense) to each other than to those in other groups […]