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 […]

Anthony Rizzo Picks Up Three Hits

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI on Monday versus the Colorado Rockies. Rizzo has been on a tear ever since his slow start to the season. The slugger is now hitting .284 with 17 RBI and 47 RBI. Rizzo is having a strong season and remains […]

Anibal Sanchez Earns Win With One Strikeout Monday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez put together a successful start and got the win Monday in a 12-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. A sixth-inning solo shot from Leury Garcia was Chicago's only run off Sanchez, who allowed just four hits and a walk while fanning a single batter. That's three straight good […]

Trea Turner A Single Shy of Cycle Monday

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner homered for the second straight game and came a single away from hitting for the cycle in Washington's 12-1 win over the Chicago White Sox Monday. Turner went 3-for-6 with the solo homer, an RBI double, a triple, and two strikeouts. Unfortunately, he was retired in his last two at-bats […]

Yu Darvish Doesn’t Allow A Walk

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish allowed six hits, four runs, zero walks and struck out three over six innings on Monday versus the Rockies. Darvish looked good, but struggled in the bottom of the third innings and allowed all four runs that inning. Darvish only has 11 walks over his last six starts and […]

James McCann Picks Up A Pair Of Hits

Chicago White Sox catcher James McCann continues to hit. The backstop went 2-for-4 on Monday to raise his batting average to .329 on the season. McCann has been one of the more underrated signings this past offseason and should be rostered in all formats at a tough position to fill in all formats.

Leury Garcia Hits Third Home Run

Chicago White Sox outfielder Leury Garcia hit his third home run of the season on Monday versus the Nationals. It was his only hit in four at-bats. Garcia has quietly hit .280 on the season, but doesn’t offer much in the power department to be considered outside of AL-only league.

Kevin Kiermaier Shows Power And Speed

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier hit another home run on Monday against the Athletics. It was his seventh of the year and third in the past two weeks. He's also added 10 steals on the year and a mediocre .249 batting average. Kevin Kiermaier has been a more valuable fantasy player than Tommy Pham […]

Odrisamer Despaigne Goes Six Innings

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Odrisamer Despaigne picked up a quality start in his season debut for the Chicago White Sox on Monday versus the Nationals. Despaigne went six innings and allowed seven hits, three runs, two walks and two strikeouts. Despite the quality start, Despaigne suffered the loss. Despaigne owns a career 4.94 ERA […]

Darwinzon Hernandez To Start Tuesday

Boston Red Sox pitcher Darwinzon Hernandez will make the start on Tuesday against the Rangers. The left-hander is the club's No. 3 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for Boston earlier this year. The 22-year-old is 1-4 with a 5.13 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 32 walks and 59 strikeouts in […]

Ji-Man Choi Homers Monday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI on Monday in the Rays win over the Athletics. Choi has been hot lately, hitting .386 with three homers in the past two weeks. The contact has been there all season, as evidenced by a batting average of .283, but […]

Charlie Morton Dominant Monday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Charlie Morton pitched seven scoreless innings against the Athletics on Monday. He tossed seven strikeouts, two walks, and allowed two hits in the win. It's hard to believe that he's actually improved from last season despite moving into a tougher division to pitch in. Morton is now rocking a stellar […]

Matt Harvey Suffers Setback

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Matt Harvey (back) suffered a setback on his rehab assignment, according to manager Brad Ausmus. The veteran right-hander aggravated his upper back while with Triple-A Salt Lake, and Ausmus is "a little bit" concerned. Adding insult to injury, Harvey surrendered eight hits (one homer) and eight earned runs while walking […]

Dodgers Being Cautious With David Freese

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that first baseman David Freese (knee) is dealing with some knee soreness and the team is being cautious with the 36-year-old. Freese wasn't in the lineup on Monday but was available off the bench. As a utility corner infielder for the Blue this year, Freese is hitting a […]