Eugenio Suarez To Start At SS On Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez will shift over and get the start at shortstop in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Colorado Rockies. Suarez was originally a shortstop in the minors and spent some time in the majors at the position as recently as 2015 before getting moved to third base. Manager David Bell […]

Michael Lorenzen Strikes Out Three On Monday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Michael Lorenzen allowed two runs over 3 2/3 innings of work in a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels in Cactus League action on Monday. Lorenzen struck out three and walked one while giving up two homers, both to Shohei Ohtani. The veteran right-hander now has a 9.39 ERA and seven […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for March 16th, 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 16th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Heliot Ramos Avoids First Spring Cuts Monday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos, one of the team's top prospects, was notably not optioned to Triple-A Sacramento Monday, per NBC Sport's Alex Pavlovic. The team unsurprisingly cut most of their top prospects in this first round, including Joey Bart, Marco Luciano, Hunter Bishop, and Patrick Bailey. However, the 21-year-old, who has nine hits […]

Matt Harvey Turns In Decent Start Monday

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Harvey showed some positive signs in Monday's 12-3 win over the Pirates, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts over four innings pitched. Harvey allowed a home run to Ke'Bryan Hayes in the first inning, but was able to get things relatively under control for the […]

Christian Walker Hits Third Homer Of Spring On Monday

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in a 6-2 victory over the Mariners on Monday. It was Walker's third home run of the spring, as he is now 5-for-20 with six RBI, two walks and six strikeouts in eight games. He has been one of the […]

Rio Ruiz Plays Well In Return To Lineup

Baltimore Orioles third baseman/first baseman Rio Ruiz (illness) had a solid overall performance in Monday's 12-3 win over the Pirates. Ruiz had missed more than a week with an undisclosed illness, but he went 2-for-3 with two doubles in his return to the lineup. He also made a nice diving stop in the second inning. Things aren't […]

Ljay Newsome Pitches Well In Last-Minute Start

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Ljay Newsome stepped in on Monday after James Paxton was scratched and pitched well against the Diamondbacks. Newsome delivered 3 1/3 strong innings, allowing one run on two his and a walk while striking out three. Newsome set down the first six batters he faced and found success by consistently staying […]

2021 Starting Pitcher Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues (Part 1)

We now move on to starting pitcher in our mixed-league rankings analysis series. If you missed them, here is our review of Catcher, First Base, Second Base, Third Base, Shortstop, and Outfield. RotoBaller's rankers, JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Nick Mariano, and Ariel Cohen have updated our 2021 Mixed League rankings once more based on early spring training action. You can […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: Pitch Info

One of the most fundamental questions in fantasy sports is if a player's current performance is sustainable. More than any other sport, baseball has a slew of statistical measures that can be dissected in numerous ways to analyze player performance. Pitch Info is a publicly-available pitch tracking system that provides a lot of different data to […]

Spring Training Lineup Takeaways: Recapping Week 2 - Bases Loaded Podcast

Continuing on to week two of Spring Training lineup coverage! Subscribe to the Bases Loaded podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, […]

Kyle Tucker Gets Fourth Hit Of Spring On Monday

Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker went 1-for-3 against the Marlins on Monday afternoon, picking up his fourth hit of the spring in the loss. After posting back-to-back seasons with an average over .265 and a slugging percentage over .510, Tucker is currently the highest drafted Astro in fantasy with an ADP at 32. However, Tucker […]

Max Scherzer Strikes Out Seven On Monday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer allowed two hits while striking out seven across four scoreless innings on Monday against the Cardinals. After getting a late start to the spring due to a left ankle sprain, Scherzer has looked like the elite fantasy pitcher managers expect, allowing just two runs on three hits and two […]

Wander Franco Reassigned To Minor League Camp

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was reassigned to minor league camp on Monday, according to Adam Berry of MLB.com. The move was not surprising, as Franco was considered a long-shot to crack the roster after missing last year due to the canceled minor league season, as well as having never played above High-A. Franco […]

Alex Bregman Set To Make Spring Debut Tuesday

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (hamstring) will make his spring training debut on Tuesday, according to MLB.com's Brian McTaggart. Bregman has yet to appear in a game this spring due to a lingering hamstring issue, although he had previously tweeted that if it were during the regular season, he would have already been back in […]

Austin Riley Clears COVID Protocols, Will Return Wednesday

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley has cleared the league's COVID-19 protocols and will return to the lineup on Wednesday, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Riley last played on Thursday and was penciled into Monday's lineup before being removed just prior to the game's start. Riley hasn't shown power this spring, but he's been […]

Zack Greinke Named Opening Day Starter For Astros

Houston Astros starting pitcher Zack Greinke has been named the Opening Day starter, according to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. Greinke went 3-3 with a 4.03 ERA over 12 starts in 2020, posting a 24.5 percent strikeout rate and a 3.3 percent walk rate in 67 innings. He will open the season on the […]

J.A. Happ Has Encouraging Debut On Monday

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher J.A. Happ made his spring debut on Monday against the Braves. Happ pitched two scoreless innings, scattering a pair of walks and a hit to go along with a strikeout. The veteran left-hander said that he struggled a bit with his fastball command- which was evident on the two free passes […]

John Gant Works Into The Fifth Inning On Monday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher John Gant got the start in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Washington Nationals. Gant tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks, striking out three. Gant's spring ERA of 5.79 isn't anything to be excited about, but he seems ticketed for the starting rotation […]

Nolan Arenado Gets Two Hits On Monday

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado went 2-for-3 with two singles and an RBI in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Washington Nationals. Arenado lifted his spring batting average to .304 and his OPS to .694. The Cardinals and fantasy managers with Arenado on their rosters are obviously expecting more pop from Arenado once […]

Jazz Chisholm Smacks Two Singles On Monday

Miami Marlins infielder Jazz Chisholm got two singles in Monday's Grapefruit League win against the Houston Astros. Chisholm got the start at second base and went 2-for-2 with a run scored. The solid performance lifted Jazz's batting average to an even .200, slightly better (or at least less-bad) than his main competition, Isan Diaz, who […]

Dylan Floro Debuts With A Scoreless Inning On Monday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Dylan Floro made his Marlins spring debut on Monday in a Grapefruit League game against the Houston Astros. The former Dodger tossed a scoreless inning, allowing just one hit. Floro will pitch near the end of the Marlins bullpen and could have a chance to pick up saves if things go […]

Anthony Alford Swings A Bat Monday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Anthony Alford (wrist) was swinging a bat for the second day in a row on Monday after being hit by a pitch on Saturday, reports Rob Biertempful of The Athletic. Alford exited Saturday's game after being hit on the right wrist, with the team later calling it right wrist discomfort. According to Biertempful, […]

Richard Bleier Strikes Out Two On Monday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Richard Bleier got in 1 1/3 innings of work in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Houston Astros. He struck out two and allowed just one hit. Bleier should be a fixture near the back end of the Marlins bullpen, but as a ground ball specialist, he doesn't offer the strikeout […]

Sixto Sanchez Makes His Spring Debut On Monday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sixto Sanchez made his spring debut in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Houston Astros. He got the start, going 1 2/3 innings while allowing no runs, two hits, and a walk. He didn't strike anyone out, but he induced three ground ball outs and reportedly hit 100 mph on the […]

Quinn Priester Makes Spring Debut On Monday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Quinn Priester made his spring training debut on Monday afternoon, allowing one run on one hit and one walk in two-thirds of an inning of work. The top pitching prospect in the Pirates system, Priester showed promise in his first season in the minors in 2019, going 1-1 with a 3.19 […]

Tyler Anderson Looks Sharp Against Orioles

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Tyler Anderson struck out seven batters in four innings of work on Monday in the 12-3 loss to the Orioles. Anderson allowed two runs on six hits in the start, with both runs coming off back-to-back solo home runs by Austin Hays and Freddy Galvis to lead off the second inning. […]

Gregory Polanco Triples In Return To Lineup Monday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco went 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk in a 12-3 loss to the Orioles Monday. Polanco had left the team to be present for the birth of his child, and he slotted in as designated hitter against Baltimore. After an injury-plagued 2019 campaign and testing positive for COVID-19 in […]

Ke'Bryan Hayes Hits First Homer Of Spring Monday

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes crushed his first home run of the spring on Monday afternoon, as he finished 2-for-3 with two RBI in a loss to the Orioles. Even though Monday marked his first homer, Hayes has been showing off power at the plate so far, with six of his 10 spring hits […]

Domingo German Stays Hot On Monday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German continued his strong spring performance on Monday, shutting the Phillies out over four innings with six strikeouts. German has been spectacular so far this preseason with 13 strikeouts and no runs allowed over nine innings, and although fantasy managers shouldn't read too much into spring training performances, it's […]