MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for May 29th, 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 5/29/19  Kyle Hendricks vs Houston […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 9 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 27th (unless otherwise noted). In what amounts to mostly an accident, this week is almost entirely about fallers in one sense, because three of the five risers are players that Statcast isn't very enamored with despite double-digit home […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (5/29/19)

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 29th 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 […]

Steven Brault Has Tough Matchup Against Reds

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steven Brault is slated to make his third start of the season in a tough matchup against the Reds in Cincinnati on Wednesday. Brault, who gave up three hits and two runs in 5 2/3 innings of relief work against the Dodgers on May 24, gets the ball as the Pirates starting […]

Niko Goodrum Hits Fourth Home Run

Detroit Tigers second baseman Niko Goodrum went 1-for-5 with a home run and an RBI in Tuesday's 3-0 victory over the Orioles. It was the 27-year-old infielder's fourth homer of the season, although it was his first this month. He has struggled overall in May, hitting a lowly .181 and posting just a .490 OPS […]

Josh Bell Cracks 19th Double Of Season

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell continues playing at a career-high level. Bell extended his current hitting streak to eight games by belting his 19th double of the season, although it was his lone hit in four at-bats, in Tuesday's 11-6 loss to the Reds. The 26-year-old has been red-hot at the plate over the […]

Starling Marte Collects Two Hits In Loss

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte went 2-for-4 with a double (11th of the season) in Tuesday's 11-6 setback to the Reds. The 30-year-old center fielder has been inconsistent all season but may be starting to turn things around. He has posted a .360/.484/.720 slash line with two home runs, four RBI, four runs scored and […]

Shane Greene Locks Down 17th Save

Detroit Tigers reliever Shane Greene notched his American-League-best 17th save on Tuesday as the Tigers beat the Orioles. The fact that Greene is among the top relievers and save-getters in baseball is remarkable, given how terrible the Tigers are: they've won just 20 games, but Greene has sealed the deal in 17 of them. The […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 9)

The Top 30 list continues to leak prospects. This past week, hitters Cavan Biggio and Josh Naylor, as well as pitcher Mitch Keller were beckoned to The Show. And both hitters had immediate impacts on their teams over the weekend, while Biggio taking the cake on Sunday with a three-hit performance, which included a home […]

Matthew Boyd Posts Second Straight Scoreless Outing

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd took the hill on Tuesday against the struggling Orioles and did exactly what he was supposed to do, holding the Orioles scoreless over six innings of work with eight strikeouts and just one walk. He scattered six hits in the outing. Boyd has been a pleasant surprise in a […]

Nicholas Castellanos' Hitting Streak Comes To An End

Detroit Tigers right fielder Nicholas Castellanos was riding an eight-game hitting streak heading into Tuesday night's contest with the Orioles, but had that streak snapped with an 0-for-4 performance at the dish with three strikeouts. Over the previous streak, Castellanos had multiple hits in four of those eight games, and he's batting .355/.344/.581 over the […]

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 9

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Devin Smeltzer Pitches Well In MLB Debut

Minnesota Twins left-handed starting pitcher Devin Smeltzer made an impressive MLB debut against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. Smeltzer pitched six shutout innings, striking out seven and allowing just three hits. He had to settle for a no-decision, but Smeltzer's first taste of the big leagues certainly turned some heads. Smeltzer utilizes a funky delivery […]

Trevor Richards Picks Up Win Against Giants

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Trevor Richards picked up the win during the 11-3 victory over the Giants on Tuesday. The 26-year-old pitched seven innings on the night, allowing just two hits and one run while striking out five. This was Richard's second victory over his past three starts, allowing just five runs and striking out […]

Starlin Castro Picks Up Two More RBI

Miami Marlins shortstop Starlin Castro went 2-for-5 during his team's 11-3 victory over the Giants on Tuesday. The nine-year veteran was productive, driving in two RBI off of a double to center in the bottom of the third in addition to picking up a run off of an infield single by Miguel Rojas. Over the […]

Jorge Alfaro Homers In Win Over Giants

Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro had a solid outing during the win over the Giants on Tuesday night, going 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning. It was a rare efficient outing for the 25-year-old who is batting just .259 through 42 games this season to go along with 38 […]

Cody Bellinger Reaches 20 Home Runs

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 7-3 home loss against the New York Mets. The homer was his 20th of the season, and he is up to 51 RBI. That was about the only highlight of the night, as the Dodgers had […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for May 29th, 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 May 29th, 2019. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Will Smith Collects Two Hits In First Career Start

Los Angeles Dodgers prospect catcher Will C. Smith went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in his first-career major league start Tuesday night against the New York Mets. The highly-touted prospect is getting a chance to show what he can do with Austin Barnes (groin) on the 10-day injured list due to a […]

Rich Hill Turns In Quality Start In No-Decision

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill allowed two earned runs, six hits and one walk with six strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision Tuesday against the New York Mets. He threw 76 of his 104 pitches for strikes in the quality start, including first-pitch strikes to 19 of the 25 batters he faced. […]

Nick Martini Activated, Optioned To Vegas

The Oakland Athletics activated outfielder Nick Martini (knee) from the 10-day injured list after he recovered from a sprained right knee, but he was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday. Martini should play regularly for the Aviators in Vegas, and it's likely we'll see him back with the big club if someone goes down […]

Fernando Rodney Released By The Athletics

The Oakland Athletics released veteran relief pitcher Fernando Rodney on Tuesday just two days after designating him for assignment. Manager Bob Melvin admitted that the team hadn't been using him as frequently as the veteran is accustomed, but the way Rodney has pitched (9.42 ERA, .345 opponent batting average) in 17 relief appearances, there wasn't […]

Frankie Montas Shaky In Home Loss

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas allowed four earned runs, four hits and five walks with five strikeouts over four innings in a no-decision against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. He threw just 56 of his 96 pitches for strikes, struggling with his location all evening. Montas also uncorked a wild catch and issued […]

David Fletcher Continues To See The Ball Well

Los Angeles Angels infielder David Fletcher went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI out of the nine hole in Tuesday's 6-4 road victory against the Oakland Athletics. Fletcher has hit safely in seven straight, going 13-for-27 (.481) with three doubles, a homer and five RBI to raise his average from .289 […]

Garrett Cooper With Three RBI Against Giants

Miami Marlins outfielder Garrett Cooper went 2-for-4 with a walk during Tuesday's win over the Giants. The 28-year-old struck out looking in the bottom of the first but turned things around, drilling a 414-foot, three-run homer off of reliever Nick Vincent in the sixth. Since hitting his first career home run during the team's series […]

Tommy La Stella Sets Table Nicely In Road Win

Los Angeles Angels second baseman Tommy La Stella went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run scored and two RBI in Tuesday's 6-4 road victory against the Oakland Athletics. La Stella is slashing .302/.369/.547 through 50 games in what is shaping up to be a breakout season at age 30. He entered the season […]

Hansel Robles Secures Sixth Save In Community Effort

Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Hansel Robles allowed a walk in a scoreless ninth inning in Tuesday's 6-4 victory against the Oakland Athletics, securing his sixth save of the season. Fellow reliever Cam Bedrosian made the start as the opener, allowing a solo home run in his inning of work. Ty Buttrey allowed two walks […]

Marco Gonzales Hammered By Visiting Rangers

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales was tagged for eight runs - six earned - and eight hits with four strikeouts over just four innings in a loss Tuesday against the Texas Rangers. He slipped to 5-5 and his ERA ballooned from 3.41 to 3.96. It's been an ugly month of May, as he is […]

Nomar Mazara Cranks Two-Run Shot In Road Rout

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, two walks and two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-4 road rout of the Seattle Mariners. Mazara is finding Seattle's pitching to his likely yet again. He was 6-for-12 with four doubles, four runs scored and two RBI in a three-game set in Arlington […]