Matt Strahm Taps Out Early At Coors Field

San Diego Padres starter Matt Strahm was tagged for six earned runs in 3 1/3 innings Thursday against the Colorado Rockies. Coors Field was not a favorable spot to return from an IL stint and Strahm did himself zero favors by allowing seven hits and four walks in the abbreviated outing. He fanned four on […]

Manny Machado Tags A Pair of Homers

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado popped two solo homers in Thursday’s loss to the Colorado Rockies. He also contributed an RBI single for a successful night at the dish in five plate appearances. The long balls take his season total to 12 and he’s slashing a pedestrian .247/.333/.425 with 69 runs-plus-RBI. Machado has […]

Carson Kelly Close to a Must-Add at Catcher

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Carson Kelly has been a pleasant surprise at backstop this season, hitting .256 with seven home runs and 20 RBI in 46 games. With the injury to Alex Avila (left calf), Kelly should see even more time behind the plate. Since the catcher position is so scarce, and Kelly now has almost […]

Trea Turner Collects Two Hits on Thursday

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner was one of the lone bright spots on Thursday in a 5-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Turner went 2-for-4 and broke up Zack Greinke's no-hit bid in the seventh inning with an infield single to first base. The young shortstop is currently hitting .285 with five home runs and […]

Jacob deGrom Pitches Well on Thursday

New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom tossed a quality start on Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals. DeGrom went seven innings, allowing just two runs on six hits to go along with eight strikeouts. The ace righty left with a lead but the Mets bullpen eventually blew the lead in the ninth inning before the […]

Trevor Story Floats Homer To Right Field

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story is usually known for his massive blasts and no-doubters, but his 16th home run of the season looked more like a mistake. Facing Padres starter Matt Strahm with a runner on in the second, Story lofted a 1-1 pitch to right field that just would not stop carrying. The ball […]

Jon Gray Wins Ugly Outing

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jon Gray struck out 10 in six innings on Thursday, but he also allowed nine hits and four earned runs. Fortunately, his offense was on point against the Padres, and he cruised to his sixth victory of the season. This was Gray's second time striking out 10 batters in a game […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/14/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05 pm eastern and covers all 15 matchups. Looks like we've got another exciting Friday of baseball ahead of us. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/14/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for June 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day. Below you will find our Premium DFS cheat sheet and lineup picks […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for June 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 6/14/19  Nick Pivetta vs Atlanta […]

Julio Teheran Has Allowed One Earned Run In Past 17 Innings

Atlanta Braves starter Julio Teheran allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits in six innings of work during a 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. He walked three batters while striking out two. Strikeouts have never been Teheran's claim to fame, but he has been one of the hottest pitchers in baseball […]

Ozzie Albies Has An RBI In Four Straight Games

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored during a 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Albies endured a lengthy cold spell during May, but he is batting .423 with three home runs and seven RBI over his past seven games. On the season, the 22-year-old […]

Freddie Freeman Drives In A Pair On Thursday

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored during a 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Freeman has been great this season, as per usual. He is slashing .311/.401/.592 with 18 home runs, 46 RBI, and a 49/36 K/BB rate. The 29-year-old is one of the […]

Danny Jansen Carrying .304 Average Over Last Seven Games

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen was 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI during Thursday's 12-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. It is encouraging to see signs of life from the 24-year-old, as he struggled mightily to start the year. Jansen owns a .184/.269/.263 slash line with two home runs and 14 RBI […]

Marcus Stroman Solid Through Six Innings In Win Over Orioles

Toronto Blue Jays starter Marcus Stroman allowed two runs (one earned) in six innings of work during a 12-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. He struck out five batters without issuing a walk. Stroman has been far better than his 4-8 record indicates, as he has allowed three earned runs or less in […]

Lourdes Gurriel Tallies Three RBI On Thursday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel was 3-for-5 with a solo home run, three RBI, and a run scored in Thursday's 12-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Gurriel is now slashing .280/.342/.551 with six home runs, 19 RBI, and two stolen bases through 107 at-bats. The 25-year-old has become one of the best bats in […]

Cavan Biggio Blasts Two Home Runs During Rout Of Orioles

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Cavan Biggio was 2-for-4 with two solo home runs, three runs scored, and a walk during a 12-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Biggio has had an inconsistent start to his MLB career, so this was a welcomed performance from the top prospect. Biggio is now slashing […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Batting .339 Over His Past 15 Games

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was 3-for-4 with two RBI during a 12-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. The prized prospect has been playing at a high level over the past few weeks, as he is slashing .339/.375/.542 with two home runs and eight RBI in his last 15 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 12

A dozen weeks in to the season, and hopefully those of you reading this column have scored big with the guys I hit on in this column and avoided the guys I missed on...especially in Week 6. But we're past that now. Let's take a look at the last couple weeks of this column. Wades […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 11 Waiver Wire

Hockey is over (congrats, Blues), basketball is done very soon, and football won't start for a while. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage: BASEBALL! School's out, the sun is beating down across America, it's summer folks. And that means baseball takes center stage. This season is already showing the importance of relief pitchers, […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers and Starts Week 12

Welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 06/17-06/23. Whether you're looking to maximize the number of games played, exploit favorable matchups, or fill in for injured players, streaming hitters can be a fruitful strategy for those willing to put in a little work every week. Keep in mind that this column highlights […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/14/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Friday baseball! We have a loaded 15 game slate on our hands with more than enough to dive into at each position. We also have a game in Coors Field with two susceptible pitchers, so we can't just hone in on the expensive arms and relax. Gerrit Cole leads the charge on DraftKings […]

Clayton Kershaw Whiffs Eight In Home Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw allowed three earned runs, seven hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over six innings in a victory against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, running his record to 6-1. He threw 62 of his 93 pitches for strikes, including 20 first-pitch strikes to the 26 batters he faced […]

Cody Bellinger Smokes Two More Home Runs

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger connected for a pair of home runs with three RBI in Thursday's victory against the visiting Chicago Cubs. He finished the game 3-for-4, and he is now slashing .358/.449/.704 with 22 home runs and 57 RBI while also coming across the score 53 times. He has cooled off […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 11)

Well, it finally happened. The Astros promoted No. 1 ranked 2019 impact prospect Yordan Alvarez last Sunday, perhaps to spark the offense or perhaps to increase his trade value while the club searches for controllable pitching. Or possibly both. Either way, he made his presence known immediately by homering in his first game which should […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 11 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 10! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 11 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 10 (unless otherwise noted). Your weekly reminders: EVAB (pronounced ee-vab or ev-ab) is simply exit velocity on "air balls" - meaning fly balls and line drives, as shown on Statcast. Isolated power -- ISO -- is slugging percentage […]

MLB Draft Analysis - Deeper Dynasty Prospects to Target

The role of the MLB Amateur Draft for fantasy baseball differs from league to league. Some dynasty leagues play into the amateur draft, so teams and owners will need to know more than the first round to be competitive. Below are draft prospects from the later rounds that will find themselves in good spots, with […]

How To Resuscitate Your Season

We're bearing down on the halfway mark of the 2019 season. While there remains plenty of baseball to be played, now is as good a time as any to take stock of your situation. If you're currently languishing in the standings, or feel like you need to squint really hard to see your roster as […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for June 14th, 2019

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 June 14th, 2019. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]