Mariners Release Wei-Yin Chen

The Seattle Mariners released starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen on Saturday. Chen declined to say whether he would consider playing for professional teams in Japan or South Korea. The Taiwanese left-hander made his MLB debut in April of 2012 as a pitcher for the Orioles. Chen signed a five-year, $80 million deal with the Marlins in […]

Rangers Employees Fear For Health Amid Positive COVID-19 Tests

Texas Rangers employees told ESPN on Friday that they fear for their health and hope the team will allow them to work from home after feeling pressure to come into the office after the revelation that multiple co-workers have tested positive for COVID-19. Multiple employees said that their managers said working from home was not […]

New Draft Strategies for 2020 MLB: RotoBaller Staff Picks

Baseball is coming back and it's about time! The announcement of a 60-game season comes as a blessing and a curse. It's barely over one-third of a normal MLB season and will come with several modifications to the rule book. Then again, at this point we are just happy to have baseball (or any live […]

Matt Strahm Expects To Pitch Despite Expecting Child

San Diego Padres reliever Matt Strahm expects to remain a cog in the Padres bullpen in 2020, despite expecting a child later this year. Given an opportunity for exemption, the 28-year-old will pitch despite the high-risk potential. The lefty struggled last season, flailing to a 4.71 ERA but managed a respectable 19.7 strikeout-minus-walk percentage. While […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks For 6/28/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers! But I'm wondering if there are less of you here. Rotoballer numbers are growing. But it looks like both FanDuel and DraftKings believes there will be less customers playing KBO DFS tonight. There is a noticeable decline in the number of contests available, the size of those contests, and of course with […]

White Sox Sign Jared Kelley

The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms with second-round pick Jared Kelley. The right-handed pitcher was projected to go in first round and was considered a steal for the White Sox. Kelley can throw the ball hard and was paid close to double his slot value to skip college and start his professional career. […]

KBO DFS Cheat Sheets: Lineups, Starters & Matchups for 6/28/20

Welcome, Rotoballers, to my KBO DFS Cheat Sheet! These cheat sheets will include my usual KBO Starting Lineups sheet, KBO Starting Pitchers for the upcoming slate, and my KBO matchup sheets where I personally project the starting lineups for each team. Remember the KBO is an entirely different animal than MLB and small things can […]

The King's Insider Guide To the 60-Game MLB Season

Since the spring, I have been conducting interviews with many notable and well-informed MLB sources on the 2020 season. On the condition of anonymity, current and former players, scouts, executives, media members and others have shared their unfiltered insights, and I have supplied my in-depth fantasy baseball takes on the information they have shared. As […]

Indians Sign First-Rounder Carson Tucker

The Cleveland Indians signed rookie shortstop Carson Tucker, their first-round pick at 23rd overall, for $2 million on Friday, according to a source. Tucker is the younger brother of Pirates shortstop Cole Tucker. The 18-year-old prep prospect hits right-handed and has excellent bat control and bat speed over power, but he could grow into more […]

Zach Putnam, Matt Skole Among Five Released By White Sox

The Chicago White Sox released relief pitchers Zach Putnam and Caleb Frare, starting pitcher Matt Tomshaw, first baseman Matt Skole and infielder Ramon Torres on Friday. The White Sox are starting to trim their roster to get down to a list of 60 players by Sunday. Putnam missed all of the 2018 and 2019 seasons […]

Giants Release Tyson Ross, Nick Vincent

The San Francisco Giants released starting pitcher Tyson Ross, reliever Nick Vincent and outfielder Jaime Westbrook on Friday ahead of the deadline to submit up to 60 names for their player pool this year. All three were non-roster invites on minor league deals. Ross, 33, struggled to a 6.11 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 6.4 K/9 and […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks For 6/27/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers! There’s a good chance that your mother told you, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.“ Well, mine did too. But I prefer the words of Alice Roosevelt Longworth who changed the second part to "...then come sit next to me". Because the reality is that's […]

Andrew Toles Jailed For Sleeping Behind Airport

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was jailed this week after police said they found him sleeping behind the Key West airport in Florida. Toles was arrested on June 22 on a misdemeanor charge of trespassing after he refused to leave the area. Police gave him several chances to leave the area, but he wouldn't […]

Salvador Perez In Better Shape

Kansas City Royals manager Mike Matheny said that catcher Salvador Perez (elbow) "is in better shape" now than he was back in spring training in March. We'd hope so, as everyone has had several months now to take care of their bodies, especially those coming off serious injuries like Perez. The 30-year-old missed the entire […]

Adalberto Mondesi Looking Good

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi (shoulder) has sent the team some video and is looking good after having offseason surgery to fix a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder, according to manager Mike Matheny. There's less risk with the speedy infielder now that he's had extra time to heal, and his stolen-base prowess (43 […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/27/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

A grand slam kept us from a clean sweep day on Friday, but it's fitting as it was one of the sweatier slate of games that we've had recently. All four of LG, SK, Kia, and Kiwoom's bullpens were very shaky in the later half of their games but they held tough and got us […]

Indians Have Handful Of Positive COVID-19 Cases

The Cleveland Indians have had a handful of positive COVID-19 cases from players at home, in the Dominican Republic and in Arizona. "All of those cases have been isolated. There has not been any spread within our environment," according to president Chris Antonetti. The affected players are either recovered or are showing only mild symptoms. […]

Max Meyer Likely To Be Included In 60-Player Pool

Miami Marlins first-round pick Max Meyer, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher from the University of Minnesota, is likely to be included in the 60-player pool this season. The Marlins and Meyer have already verbally agreed to a contract, but of course the actual signing isn't official until "the ink dries." Still, Meyer is fully expected to […]

Reds Sign First-Rounder Austin Hendrick

The Cincinnati Reds signed 2020 first-round draft pick Austin Hendrick to a $4 million contract on Friday. Hendrick was widely regarded as one of the top high school outfielders in the draft, prompting the Reds to use the No. 12 overall pick on the Mississippi State recruit. The lefty has plenty of power and is […]

Jake Lamb Should Have Inside Track At DH

Arizona Diamondbacks corner infielder Jake Lamb should have the inside track as the primary designated hitter this year with the universal DH in play in both leagues. However, injuries and inconsistency (75 OPS+) the last two years have left him with plenty to prove. Lamb has a weak .594 OPS against lefties, too. But if […]

Andrew McCutchen, Jay Bruce Could Split DH Role

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen (knee) could be used frequently in the designated hitter spot early in the season so that he can ease his way into a tight schedule while coming off a torn ACL. But when he's ready for the outfield full time, veteran outfielder Jay Bruce could be the primary option at […]

Daniel Murphy Likely To Be Primary Rockies DH

Colorado Rockies youngsters Garrett Hampson, Sam Hilliard and Brendan Rodgers could be options for the designated hitter with the universal DH in play this year, but the Rockies will likely use first baseman/second baseman Daniel Murphy for much of the time. With Murphy at DH, Ryan McMahon could play first, with Hampson or Rodgers at […]

KBO DFS Cheat Sheets: Lineups, Starters & Matchups for 6/27/20

Welcome, Rotoballers, to my KBO DFS Cheat Sheet! These cheat sheets will include my usual KBO Starting Lineups sheet, KBO Starting Pitchers for the upcoming slate, and my KBO matchup sheets where I personally project the starting lineups for each team. Remember the KBO is an entirely different animal than MLB and small things can […]

Ryan Zimmerman May Not Play In 2020

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman is still debating whether to play this season. Among several other issues, he cited the risk the novel coronavirus would pose to his mother, who has multiple sclerosis, and a three-week-old child. From a fantasy perspective, Zimmerman was already a fringe player due to his age, an 89 wRC+ […]

Kyle Schwarber Profiles Better As DH

Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber has never been much to look at defensively, which is why he figures to be the team's primary designated hitter with the universal DH in play in 2020. Steven Souza Jr. missed all of last year with a left knee injury, but if he's healthy, left field should be his […]

Small Number Of Brewers Test Positive For COVID-19

Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns said "we have had a small number of individuals'' in the organization test positive for COVID-19. "They are asymptomatic and are doing well.'' Stearns did not differentiate players from staff, Tom Haudricourt reports. Multiple teams have now reported similar scenarios within their organizations, and it certainly raises concerns about […]

Matt Carpenter Could Preserve Health In DH Spot

MLB.com's David Adler projects St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter to be the team's primary designated hitter with the universal DH in play this year. Carpenter has been in the MVP conversation multiple times in his career, most recently in 2018, but injuries caused him to struggle to a .226/.334/.392 slash line in 2019. […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects: On the Farm in Houston

Doug (@coachingish) is joined by Joe Barbuto (@RotoJ0e) for another quick-hitting episode of the SP Streamer podcast "On The Bump" to discuss the Houston Astros prospects in fantasy baseball. Be sure to subscribe to the SP Streamer Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and […]

Phil Dussault Short Season Strategy - Benched with Bubba (EP 298)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by NFBC monster Phil Dussault (@PhilDussault27). The guys talk about the new 60 game shortened MLB season. Draft strategies, pitching vs hitting and other topics to help attack this crazy season ahead of everyone. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe […]

ADP Champ or Chump: Kenta Maeda

Generally speaking, ADP makes sense even if you don't agree with it. For example, this author believes that Kevin Cron would break out in a Pete Alonso manner if Arizona gave him everyday reps, but his path to playing time is questionable even with the recent announcement that NL clubs will have a DH this […]