Kevin Gausman Not Worried About His Velocity
Fantasy managers might be worried about right-hander Kevin Gausman after his disastrous first start of the season against the New York Yankees on Saturday in which he allowed six runs (five earned) in just 1 1/3 innings, but Gausman isn't too worried after the velocity on all of his pitches was down three to five... Read More
Mikhail Sergachev Skates In Non-Contact Jersey Monday
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (leg) skated with the team in a non-contact jersey at practice on Monday. It was the first time the Russian has skated with his teammates after suffering a gruesome leg injury on Feb. 8 against the New York Rangers. Sergachev's leg got caught underneath him in an awkward fall,... Read More
Lukasz Brzeski Snaps Losing Streak At UFC Vegas 90
Lukasz Brzeski faced Valter Walker at UFC Vegas 90, picking up a much-needed victory by unanimous decision. Brzeski was on a three-fight losing streak before his bout with Walker. Over the 15-minute bout, Brzeski landed more strikes than Walker, convincing judges that he deserved the unanimous nod. This was probably the most important fight of... Read More
Valter Walker Defeated In UFC Debut
Valter Walker made his promotional debut at UFC Vegas 90, but unfortunately for him, he wasn't victorious. The bout went the full three rounds and the win was awarded to Lukasz Brzeski unanimously. Walker controlled much of the contest with his grappling, but significant strikes went in favor of Brzeski. In 15 minutes of action,... Read More
The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 3
Welcome back to a new season of The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players whom fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone... Read More
Bo Naylor Out Of Monday's Lineup
Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor is not in the team's lineup for the series opener against the Chicago White Sox on Monday. Naylor will take a day off after starting in each of the team's last six games and will give way to Austin Hedges behind the plate. Hedges will hit eighth in the batting... Read More
Wenceel Perez On His Way To The Big Leagues
MLive's Evan Woodbery writes that El Varon Sports is reporting that Detroit Tigers infielder/outfielder Wenceel Perez is being promoted to the big leagues on Monday. Perez also shared the news on his Instagram story on Monday morning. The club's No. 20 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, has been playing the outfield in eight games with Triple-A... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (4/8/24): NHL DFS Lineups
Hey, RotoBallers! I want to introduce myself formally, my name is Jon Irvin. Some of you may know me from the Discord channels and know I love breaking down DFS slates, especially in the MLB and NHL. I enjoy the deep dumpster diving and look forward to helping find the low-owned, overlooked, and unwanted plays.... Read More
Unlocking Augusta National - 2024 Masters Course Preview and Breakdown
Hello friends! Spring is in bloom, private planes are en route to Georgia, and the pianos have been tuned up with the iconic jingle...Welcome to Masters week! Let's be honest, golf fans are more intimately familiar with the golf course at Augusta National Golf Club than any other course on the planet. I would be... Read More
Jeremy Pena Picks Up First Stolen Base Sunday Night
Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts and his first stolen base of the season in Sunday's 3-1 victory over the division-rival Texas Rangers. The 26-year-old Dominican infielder is off to a strong start in his third big-league season with the Astros, going 12-for-36 (.333) with two home runs, a double, six... Read More
Joey Logano Had Best Pit Strategy But Lacked Winning Speed at Martinsville
Joey Logano had an extremely consistent run at Martinsville yesterday, both starting and finishing sixth and ranking seventh in speed. Although he outran his defending champion teammate, Ryan Blaney, for most of the race, Blaney ran better in the final stage and ended up beating Logano by a single position. Logano led most of Stage... Read More
Kyle Larson Fastest at Martinsville But Not When It Mattered
Kyle Larson won his second consecutive pole at Martinsville yesterday and led the entire first stage without being passed, but was unable to convert that into a race victory. On the stage break caution on lap 86, he took four tires while Joey Logano took two and Larson couldn't make it back to the lead... Read More
Pitchers Advanced Metrics Leaders for Exit Velocity - Statcast Studs and Duds (Week 3)
Welcome to the second edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series for the 2024 season! Each week, I will select one stat, choose a few pitchers with strong metrics and poor metrics, and analyze them to determine how their future performance may change. Now that we have some batted-ball data, I will... Read More
Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Brls/PA % - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 2)
Hello, RotoBallers! Welcome to another week in baseball. As the first full week of the year wraps up, I will recap which hitters had the most impactful plate appearances in the past few days. Using Statcast's Barrels per Plate Appearance stat, or Brls/PA %, we can narrow our view to the hitters who are the... Read More
Henry Davis Goes Hitless Again Sunday
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher/outfielder Henry Davis went 0-for-2 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a strikeout out of the nine-hole in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles and is now hitless in his last five games to fall to 4-for-30 (.133) with no home runs, two RBI, four runs scored and 11 strikeouts in 37... Read More