Scott Oberg Snags Vulture Win

Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Scott Oberg had a small hiccough on Monday evening when he allowed the tying run to score during the eighth inning, but Colorado's impressive offense bailed him out and ended up awarding him the win after Wade Davis closed out the game. Oberg has been on a stellar run recently, striking […]

German Marquez Struggles Again

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez had another rough turn against the Cubs on Monday, though his offense bailed him out this time. Marquez went six innings at home against Chicago while allowing four earned runs on three home runs. The outing was worlds better than last week's outing in Wrigley when he surrendered eight […]

Gleyber Torres Out In First Game Tuesday

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres is not in the starting lineup for the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday. Torres should be back in the lineup for the nightcap, but the bottom line is that he'll be benched more frequently now that Didi Gregorius is back with the club. DJ LeMahieu is at […]

Wilson Ramos Won't Start Game 1

New York Mets catcher Wilson Ramos is not starting in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Tuesday. Tomas Nido will handle the catching duties and will bat eighth against Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. Nido will be facing a tough matchup and has only 10 hits in his 48 at-bats (.208) this year with just […]

Ketel Marte Homers Again on Monday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Ketel Marte made it two straight games with a long ball on Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Marte went 3-for-5 with a first inning home run and two runs scored in the victory. The young outfielder's 16th home run of the season was part of a D-backs back-to-back-to-back home run train to […]

David Peralta Launches Home Run Monday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta left the yard on Monday in a win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Peralta went 1-for-4 with his ninth home run of the season in the first inning off Philadelphia starter Jerad Eickhoff. The home run was the third leg of a back-to-back-to-back home run spree to start the game for […]

Eduardo Escobar Has Monster Day on Monday

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eduardo Escobar absolutely mashed the ball on Monday in a win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Escobar went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and five RBI. The homers were his 16th and 17th of the season. Escobar raised his batting average to .299 with the big day and he has […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for June 11th, 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 11th, 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 6/11/19  Freddy Peralta vs Houston […]

Charlie Blackmon Continues Tear

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is back from the Injured List with a vengeance. After he was sidelined for a couple weeks with a calf injury, Blackmon came back on Saturday and was right back in the groove. Blackmon homered on Monday, knocking out a two-run shot off Yu Darvish in the third inning of […]

Nolan Arenado Goes Deep For No. 17

Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado blasted his 17th home run on Monday, hitting the two-run shot off Cubs starter Yu Darvish to propel Colorado to an early lead. It had been eight days since Arenado hit a round-tripper, his longest drought in nearly a month, but he's still only had two hitless games in […]

Daniel Murphy Provides Late Heroics

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy has gotten back into his groove after missing time at the start of the season with a thumb injury, and Monday's game was a perfect example of the kind of boost he provides to the team. With the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Murphy did […]

Ian Desmond Smashes Longest HR Of 2019

Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond has been on point recently, and that culminated in his pinch-hit solo bomb in the seventh inning of Monday night's game with the Cubs. Desmond's swing propelled the 1-2 curveball 486 feet to left field, the longest home run hit in the majors this season. Desmond is now 5-for-13 over […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/11/19)

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 11th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Sean Newcomb Stellar In Relief On Monday

Atlanta Braves starter Sean Newcomb replaced the incumbent Kevin Gausman in the third inning of Monday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he proceeded to toss 4 2/3 scoreless innings while striking out six batters. Newcomb has been fantastic coming out of the bullpen for the Braves this season as he owns a 1.42 ERA […]

Kevin Gausman Struggles Again In A Shortened Start

Atlanta Braves starter Kevin Gausman allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits in 2 1/3 innings of work during a 13-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. Gausman struck out four batters while walking one. The 28-year-old has been dismal as of late, allowing 17 earned runs over his past 8 1/3 innings. […]

Nick Markakis Delivers Four RBI In Rout Of Pirates

Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis was 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI during a 13-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. The veteran outfielder has had an up-and-down season at the plate, as he only had 11 RBI in his previous 36 games before this contest. Markakis owns a .276/.365/.425 slash line […]

Ozzie Albies Resurrects With Two Home Runs On Monday

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies was 2-for-4 with two solo home runs during a 13-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Albies had not hit a home run since May 4, so this surge of power was a welcomed performance. The 22-year-old is now slashing .269/.336/.435 with nine home runs, 28 RBI, […]

Ronald Acuna Crushes Grand Slam Against Pirates

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna was 1-for-5 at the plate during Monday's 13-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he made his single hit count as it was a grand slam in the second inning. The 21-year-old is slashing .277/.360/.488 with 15 home runs, 45 RBI, and eight stolen bases on the season. Acuna is […]

Yordan Alvarez Debuts... and It's Everything We Hoped For

Six weeks ago, we heralded the arrival of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Two weeks ago, we lamented the call-ups of Derek Fisher and Myles Straw. All the while, Yordan Alvarez waited patiently in the minors, ripping the cover off the ball. And now, the time has come. Alvarez is up with the big club and announced […]

Matt Barnes Blows Fourth Save

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes allowed two runs in the ninth inning against the Rangers, surrendering the 2-1 lead, and picking up his fourth blown save of the season. A two-RBI double by Nomar Mazara in the ninth inning ended Boston's hopes of a win in regulation. Barnes was able to retire the […]

Chris Sale Dominates Rangers, Bullpen Blows It

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale finished seven innings, allowing one unearned run, on just three hits, while striking out 10 and walking one in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers. Boston led 2-1 in the seventh, so Sale was in line for the victory when he exited the game. However, Matt Barnes picked […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Exit Velocity for Week 11

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s pitchers Statcast studs and duds article series! Each week we will select an advanced stat, choose two risers and two fallers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. This stat is one that we used earlier in the season (see Week 4) but is particularly useful for […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 11

As we approach mid-June, catching situations are becoming clearer and some players' numbers are starting to normalize with a larger sample size. We now have over two month's worth of games to better evaluate some early season cold streaks as well as some scorching-hot starts to the season. If you're in the market for a […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 11

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). We're looking at two mid-twenties righties this week. One with a lot of prospect history in Baltimore's Dylan Bundy, and one with virtually no notable pedigree with Texas's Adrian Sampson. Ownership […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for June 11th, 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 11th, 2019. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Joe Musgrove To Start Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove will make the start against the Braves on Thursday, according to manager Clint Hurdle. Musgrove threw only 18 pitches against the Braves before being ejected for throwing at third baseman Josh Donaldson, so he'll be able to go again in two days. Musgrove has been up and down with […]

Top MLB Betting Picks For Today's Slate (6/11/19)

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 11th edition of Rotoballer's MLB Betting Picks. I will be serving up some of my top options on today's 16 game slate. In this article, we will dive into the numbers and pick out my top recommended betting picks for today's slate. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter […]

Matt Adams Strains Left Oblique

Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams exited Monday's game with a left oblique strain. Manager Davey Martinez is "a little concerned." Obliques are tricky and an IL stint for Adams is quite possible. That would open up more playing time for a hot Howie Kendrick, who would become worth a temporary pickup in all leagues […]

David Bote Goes Yard

Chicago Cubs infielder David Bote went 2-for-4 with a home run on Monday versus the Colorado Rockies. Bote has been hitting well of late and owns a .279 batting average with eight home runs and 32 RBI. Bote doesn’t play everyday, but is usually in the lineup four or five times a week. With the […]