When is Mike Trout Coming Back - Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update
Mike Trout is arguably the best baseball player of this generation; however, his injuries have caused him to miss a significant amount throughout his career. He recently suffered a knee injury and will remain sidelined for an extended period of time. Before getting hurt, Trout had a great start to the season and was leading... Read More
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/5/24) - Today's Top Lineups
Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The early part of the MLB season has been good to me, so I'm looking to build off that momentum and hit the ground running as we progress into the 2024 campaign. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's slate! We have... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 7 (May 6 - May 12)
Whether you have to replace an injured stud (sorry all you Mike Trout owners) or are just looking to cut some dead weight, I have some hitters worthy of picking up for the week ahead! Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with good matchups and can be considered waiver wire streamers ahead... Read More
The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 7
Welcome back to The Cut List for Week 7 of the 2024 fantasy baseball season - May 6 through May 12. 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... Read More
Buyer Beware? Hot Starts and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Analysis (Week 7)
With the weekend upon us, a fresh batch of fantasy baseball waiver wire recommendations will be filling the RotoBaller feeds. Our team's various waiver wire recommendations are coming with full force this weekend so be sure to check out all the great articles. But as we consider players who are in the midst of hot... Read More
Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 29 - May 5)
We're back at it again this week with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 6 - Monday, April 29 through Sunday, May 5. It's time to sift through the madness and make the right decisions. Starting pitchers have been getting injured consistently, but at the same time there are new arms getting called... Read More
Josh Berry Around Middle Of The Pack For Sunday
Josh Berry started off practice around 25th griping about tightness in his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. As qualifying went on, the car seemed to gain a little speed. That resulted in a 17th-place effort. That is the good news. Now, the bad news for the No. 4 Ford was again late-run speed in those lap intervals.... Read More
Joey Logano Tapered Off Speed Wise At Kansas
Joey Logano turned in a nice qualifying lap at Kansas which gave him a starting position of 11th for Sunday. However, the Team Penske Ford endured a much rougher practice session which frequent laps of 31+ seconds. He was 30th overall in practice griping about several issues in the car. One was late-run speed. That... Read More
Derek Knaus Anchors Rear Of The Field At Kansas
Kaulig Race had one rough Saturday as Derek Knaus finished 38th in qualifying for Sunday's AdventHealth 400. Kraus had issues similar to William Byron but worse, was 1.775 seconds off the pole lap by Christopher Bell. Kraus was 36th in practice running laps a little above 175 mph. His lap averages in the No. 16... Read More
Austin Hill Not Carrying Much Speed At Kansas
Austin Hill had a rough Saturday in the Richard Childress Racing Chevy. Hill qualified 34th overall for Sunday afternoon's race in Kansas. It did not help that the No. 33 car had all sorts of issues coming out of the turns. Furthermore, turning in 31+ second laps during practice will not get it done on... Read More
Jimmie Johnson Tops Legacy Cars In Qualifying
Jimmie Johnson will start the AdventHealth 400 from the 19th position on Sunday afternoon. The Legacy Motor Club part-time driver inched out Corey Heim for the honor. The last time Johnson raced at Kansas was in October of 2020 where he finished 31st for Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson has been pretty consistent in the Toyota in... Read More
Zane Smith Fast at Kansas but Unproven in the Cup Series
As Zane Smith adjusts to the Next Gen car, which seems to take longer for most rookies to adapt to than previous chassis, he is currently the slowest full-time driver in the NASCAR Cup Series with a speed percentile of 21.54. However, his qualifying speed at Kansas this weekend was competitive with his Spire Motorsports... Read More
John Hunter Nemechek Outqualified by Teammates for Second Straight Week
John Hunter Nemechek has been one of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series's biggest lowkey disappointments. After triggering the pileup that injured his teammate Erik Jones at Talladega, Nemechek has now been out-qualified by both Jones's substitute, Corey Heim, and his part-time car owner, Jimmie Johnson, back-to-back weeks at Dover and Kansas despite having more experience... Read More
Justin Haley Has Improved Rick Ware Racing but They Won't Contend at Kansas
Justin Haley has certainly improved Rick Ware Racing's competitiveness and reputation to a significant extent this season, as his speed percentile this year of 27.10 is considerably higher than the drivers in the other RWR car, but the team continues to lack the speed necessary to significantly contend, particularly on a track where horsepower is... Read More
Austin Cindric Qualifies 7th at Kansas but Consistently Loses Positions in Races
Austin Cindric continued his string of consistent qualifying runs with a seventh-place start for this weekend's race at Kansas, but despite outqualifying all his Penske teammates as well as the Front Row Motorsports and Wood Brothers satellite cars, he has seldom been able to convert his strong qualifying runs into solid race finishes. He has... Read More