Ervin Santana Cut, Eloy Jimenez Back

The Chicago White Sox designated starting pitcher Ervin Santana for assignment on Friday and reinstated outfielder Eloy Jimenez from the bereavement list in a corresponding move. Santana was awful in his three starts for Chicago, going 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and just five K's in 13 1/3 innings. He can safely be […]

Christian Yelich Enjoys Home Cooking

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, the 2018 National League MVP, is hitting .417/.540/.1.271 with 13 home runs at home this year. He's hitting only .227/.306/.273 without a single homer on the road. In fact, his last 18 home runs -- dating back to last season and including the playoffs -- have all come at home. […]

Roman Quinn Has Grade 2 Strain

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn, who was diagnosed with a Grade 2 groin strain, will be out longer than the 10 days on the injured list. “I don’t know what the timetable is but it’s at least several weeks,” manager Gabe Kapler said. Quinn had recently returned from an oblique strain, so it's unfortunate timing, […]

Freddie Freeman Smacks Two-Run Homer In Losing Effort

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Freeman has been his productive self to start the 2019 campaign, registering a .326/.441/.500 slash line with three home runs and 15 RBI. The 29-year-old is one of the top first base options in […]

Andrew Benintendi Heating Up At The Plate

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi finished Thursday's win over Detroit with two doubles, a run batted in and a run scored. The 24-year-old has nine hits in his last 24 at-bats (.375 average) with seven RBI and five runs scored. In the month of April he's slashing .329/.398/.534, including seven doubles, a triple and […]

Rick Porcello Earns First Win

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello lasted six innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out five and walking two in a 7-3 win over Detroit on Thursday. It was his longest outing through five starts and his third time punching out five hitters. The right-hander has now walked just three batters […]

Dee Gordon Tallies Three Hits To Stay Hot

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon kept up his consistent bat with a 3-for-4 effort on Thursday night. He drove in a pair and scored a run as he improves his season totals to an impressive 16 RBI and 12 runs. Gordon will continue to bat ninth for the club. It's not an ideal spot […]

Marco Gonzales Dominant, First To Five Wins

Seattle Mariners starter Marco Gonzales improved to a league-leading 5-0 Thursday night in his best start of 2019 to date. The lefty fired seven shutout frames and struck out nine while giving up six hits and no walks. Gonzales is looking like a true ace so far this season with a 2.80 ERA and 1.20 […]

Eugenio Suarez Drives In Three In Win

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI in a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Suarez wound up carrying the Cincinnati offense on his back in the win as he accounted for all of their runs scored in one way or another. The veteran third baseman […]

Raisel Iglesias Nails Down Sixth Save

Cincinnati Reds closer Raisel Iglesias got the final five outs of a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday to earn his sixth save of the season. Iglesias struck out two and walked one in the scoreless outing. Iglesias got off to a rough start this season but hasn't allowed a run in his […]

Luis Castillo Wins Third Game

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo held the Atlanta Braves scoreless over six innings in his Thursday start. Castillo struck out two and scattered eight hits en route to his third win of the season. The young right-hander didn't rack up the strikeouts like he usually does but he still found a way to produce for […]

Cheap Steals, Where Art Thou?

The topic of stolen bases can elicit a wide variety of opinions. To some, it is viewed as a trivial and useless category. To others, it is the mountain bypass through which you can catapult past idle teams toward the top of the standings. Regardless of your stance, the truth is that stolen bases have […]

Call Up Chaos - Carter Kieboom & Waiver Wire Hype

We all knew a couple of days ago that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was set to make his major league debut on Friday. After a grueling few weeks in the minors, his defense is finally deemed fit for public consumption or whatever crap rationale Toronto trotted out there. Very special thanks to the Blue Jays for […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 26th, 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 April 26th, 2019. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Jordan Zimmermann Injured In Poor Start

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann left his start against the Red Sox on Thursday after only three innings with right elbow pain. Zimmermann had Tommy John surgery in 2009. The right-hander allowed five runs on Thursday for the fourth straight start after he flirted with a no-hitter in his first start of 2019. He's […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Injured Thursday

Texas Rangers third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera left the game early on Thursday with left calf tightness. He will be re-evaluated and we'll likely know more on Friday, but there's a good chance that he'll need to go on the injured list. Cabrera was hitless in his lone plate appearances on Thursday. The veteran utility man […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/26/19)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Friday, April 26th) and tomorrow (Saturday, April 27th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. In […]

Brad Hand Saves His Seventh Game With a Perfect Inning

Cleveland Indians closer Brad Hand picked up his seventh save of the season on Thursday night, tossing a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout. He needed 15 pitches to retire the side in order, lowering his ERA to 1.54. He's one of the better, more consistent closers in the American League.

Trevor Bauer Effectively Wild on Thursday Night

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer pitched eight solid innings on Thursday night, allowing just one run on four hits, but walked six and struck out three. Bauer threw 53 balls and 65 strikes, improving his record to 3-1 and lowering his ERA to 1.99. It wasn't a great performance, but he proved hard to […]

Jay Bruce Expected To Return Friday

Seattle Mariners first baseman Jay Bruce (quadriceps) said he's feeling good and is expected to return to the lineup on Friday against Rangers starter Shelby Miller. The Mariners gave Bruce an extra day to rest up on Thursday to make sure he's 100 percent. Bruce leads the team with nine home runs but is hitting […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/26/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a full 15-game slate on tap tonight, meaning every team and every player is available. No Coors Field on this slate, so we should see ownership spread out, making plenty of teams great for GPPs. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/26/19. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/26/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05 pm eastern and features all 15 games. Another full slate of exciting games for us this Friday! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/26/2019. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced […]

Rougned Odor To Return On Friday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) had a double and a home run with Triple-A Nashville on Thursday and will come off the injured list on Friday. Hopefully his big night on his rehab assignment will translate to the big leagues, as Odor has been pretty bad this year in his 42 at-bats, hitting […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/26/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

It’s Vladdy Jr. Day, Monkey Knife Fight friends. The Toronto Blue Jays have called up top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and he is expected to make his debut against the Oakland Athletics. We don’t have a track record in the big leagues for Guerrero, but his minor-league numbers are staggering. He has a .940 OPS […]

Jameson Taillon Allows Five Runs in Loss Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jameson Taillon allowed five earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five over five innings in Thursday's 5-0 loss to the Diamondbacks. The outing caused Taillon's ERA to jump from 3.12 to 4.06. The 27-year-old has had an up-and-down season far and will look for more consistency (and […]

Drew Smyly Expects To Miss One Or Two Starts

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Drew Smyly said his arm was tired from a heavy workload and needed a break. He expects to miss no more than one or two starts. The left-hander hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2016 with the Rays, so it's understable that's he might already be fatigued. It's not a […]

Andrew Heaney Throws Bullpen Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Andrew Heaney (elbow) had a successful short bullpen session on Wednesday and will throw another one on Saturday and use all of his pitches, according to manager Brad Ausmus. The left-hander has yet to pitch in 2019 but should be the team's ace when he's healthy sometime next month. Heaney […]

Troy Tulowitzki Progressing Quickly

Along with news of the potential return of New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar, the Yankees could be seeing another returning starter. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (calf) has been rehabbing in Tampa Bay and is reportedly progressing quickly. The 34-year-old, who has a substantial injury history, suffered a left calf strain three weeks ago and has been […]

Miguel Andujar Could Return In A Week

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone shared some unexpected positive news Thursday before his club's series finale against the Angels. Miguel Andujar, the club's starting third baseman, will play the position for up to five innings in an extended spring game Friday. If all goes well, Boone estimates that Andujar could be back with the […]

Luis Rengifo is Starting on Thursday

Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo will draw the start at second base versus righty Masahiro Tanaka on Thursday. Rengifo was recalled to take over for Zack Cozart (neck) on the active roster. Rengifo hit .240 with two homers, nine RBI and two steals this season in the minors. He'll make his MLB debut on […]