Michael Taylor Placed On COVID Injured List

The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Michael Taylor on the COVID-19 injured list on Thursday and selected outfielder Dairon Blanco's contract from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move. Taylor was removed from Wednesday's game after entering the league's COVID protocols. The 31-year-old hasn't been much of a fantasy asset in KC, as he's slashing .238/.333/.337 […]

Edmundo Sosa Out, Tommy Edman Back In Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Edmundo Sosa (ankle) is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the New York Mets. Sosa left the game early on Wednesday with an ankle injury. He got the start at the 6 with Tommy Edman battling a sore calf, but Edman is at second base and batting leadoff on […]

Jake Cronenworth Taking The Day Off

San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth is taking the day off on Thursday in the series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies. It will be his first game off of the season. The 28-year-old has gone 4-for-28 in his last six games, so it's a good time for his first day off. Cronenworth has had […]

Tyler O'Neill Out With Sore Shoulder

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) was set to return to the lineup on Thursday against the New York Mets, but he'll be out for a second straight day with a sore right shoulder. O'Neill has gone 3-for-21 with 11 strikeouts in his last five contests. The slump has dropped O'Neill's season line to […]

Bryce Harper Remains Out Against Padres

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper (elbow) remains out of the starting lineup on Thursday for the series finale against the San Diego Padres. Harper sprained his right UCL early in the year and has mainly been the team's designated hitter, but he will miss his fourth straight game this week after receiving a platelet-rich plasma […]

Cedric Mullins Resting On Thursday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the New York Yankees. Mullins will get a breather after going 2-for-16 with five strikeouts in his last four games. However, he's hitting over .300 in May to raise his season slash line to .253/.315/.416 with five home runs, 15 RBI, […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/19/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/19/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Joey Gallo Sitting Against Lefty

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles and left-hander Bruce Zimmermann. Gallo is off to a slow start at the plate in his second season with the Yanks, hitting .176/.288/.333 with five home runs, seven RBI, 11 runs scored and 45 strikeouts in 118 […]

Joe Barlow Unavailable Due To Hot Spot On Finger

Texas Rangers closer Joe Barlow (finger) was unavailable to pitch on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels due to a "hot spot" on his right index finger, which is essentially a blister. Barlow has dealt with the blister all year, but it became tender and sore on Wednesday, and the Rangers are hoping an extra […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 1PM

Baseball is back...do you know who to play in your lineups? Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a Live Q&A chat session on Thursday May 19th at 1:00 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 season […]

Preseason Hitter Sleepers Who Haven't Woken Up for Fantasy Baseball

The highs of sleeper hunting during draft season can quickly be brought low when our favorite later picks fizzle and sputter out of the gate instead of blowing the roof off from the word go. But should we be patient, grasshoppers? Or is it time to be proactive, revoking their sleeper status and confiscating official […]

Early Plate Discipline Standouts for 2022

In 2019, I introduced a new (yet simple) index statistic for pitchers – mPDI, which was inspired by a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” Maddux’s simplistic […]

Nick Gonzales Warming Up In Double-A

Pittsburgh Pirates second base prospect Nick Gonzales went 2-for-3 with a walk on Wednesday for Double-A Altoona. With the nice performance, Gonzales has now hit safely in six straight games. Arguably the Pirates top prospect, Gonzales got off to a slow start this season and is starting to show why he is so highly regarded. […]

Joey Wiemer Showing Power In Double-A

Milwaukee Brewers outfield prospect Joey Wiemer has impressed in his first taste of Double-A this season. The 23-year-old worked on changing his swing within the past year and the results have shown more power in his game. For the season, Wiemer is hitting .292 with 12 doubles, nine home runs, 27 RBI and a .947 […]

Ed Howard Suffers Significant Injury

Chicago Cubs shortstop prospect Ed Howard (hip) will miss significant time with a major hip injury. The first-round pick in 2020 suffered the injury last week. The 20-year-old missed time with a hamstring injury in 2021 has performed in just 103 games during his professional career and this injury will certainly stunt his development. The […]

Logan Webb Posts Quality Start At Coors Field Wednesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb turned in a quality start at the league's toughest pitching venue, Coors Field, on Wednesday. He pitched seven innings and allowed four hits, two walks and three earned runs while striking out six Rockies. He wound up with a no decision. Through eight starts this year, Webb is […]

Logan O'Hoppe Displaying Power In Double-A

Philadelphia Phillies catcher prospect Logan O'Hoppe homered in his second consecutive game for Double-A Reading on Wednesday. O'Hoppe would finish the game 2-for-4 and has now rounded the bases three times over his last two games. For the season, he is now hitting .272 with six home runs and 19 RBI. Due to a strong […]

Wander Franco Steals His Fourth Base On Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco helped the team defeat the Detroit Tigers 6-1 on Wednesday. He went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base. He is now 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts on the year. Wednesday's steal was his first of the month. The 21-year-old is slashing .272/.297/.429 with four home […]

Cedric Mullins Slashing .301/.329/.466 In May

Like many hitters across the majors, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins had an underwhelming output at the plate in April. He slashed just .210/.304/.370 in the season's opening month. Luckily, May has been a different story for the 27-year-old thus far. Through 17 games this month, Mullins is slashing .301/.329/.466 with three home runs, four […]

Gavin Stone Enjoys Double-A Debut

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching prospect Gavin Stone thrived in his debut for Double-A Tulsa on Tuesday. Making his previous six starts for High-A Great Lakes, Stone didn't miss a beat in his promotion and fired five innings. He allowed five hits, zero runs, zero walks and struck out eight on the evening. A fifth-round selection […]

Zack Wheeler Tosses Seven Shutout Innings On Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler had a dominant outing against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. The right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks while striking out a season-high nine batters. This was Wheeler's best start of the year by just about all measures. After three rocky starts to begin […]

Mookie Betts Doubles, Scores A Run On Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts helped the team complete a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. He went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the team's 5-3 victory. Betts has been reaping the benefits of leading off for the vaunted Dodgers lineup lately. He's scored a total of 10 […]

Mike Trout Homers In Second Straight Game Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout went 1-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two strikeouts in the team's 6-5 loss to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. He has now homered in two straight games and he has 11 home runs over 35 games on the year. After an injury-shortened 2021 season, Trout has […]

Bo Bichette Tallies Four Hits In Series Versus Mariners

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in the final game of the team's three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Bichette had a big game in the series opener on Monday, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored. He then singled […]

Gerrit Cole Improves To 4-0 With Win Over Orioles

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole had another strong outing on Wednesday as he pitched on the road against the Baltimore Orioles. He pitched seven innings and allowed six hits, no walks and two earned runs while striking out five. He earned the win to improve to 4-0 on the season. Cole has now […]

Dead Ball Victims - Power Hitter and Home Run Decliners for Fantasy Baseball

Things are different this season. The offense is down across the board and we are seeing hitters have a lot of trouble hitting for power. These aren't unprecedented times, but we got so used to the juiced-ball homer-happy era that it feels very strange to be back to the days of the early 2010s. Some […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks

Howdy, and welcome back to another dose of my weekly-updated top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. The ball might be waking up with the warmer weather, so maybe think twice about those streaming candidates! RotoBallers can once again peruse my notes regarding key movers and then scroll through the top-101 in a […]

Is Brandon Woodruff Still An Ace?

In all aspects of life, it can be very common to strive for immediate gratification. Sure, we would all love to play the long game and remain as responsible as possible, but, at some point, it's hard to pass up instant reward. I can't think of a better illustrator of this than sports, and specifically […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for May 19th, 2022

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 May 19th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/19/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker once again dropping some of my favorite plays for tonight's slate. We have just a three-game slate this evening, the night slate on DraftKings and the main slate on Fanduel. We'll have to get a bit creative due to it being a smaller slate, and on slates smaller […]