Jonas Johansson Makes Fourth Start Of The Year

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Jonas Johansson will record his fourth start of the season in Tuesday's clash with Philadelphia. The Swedish netminder is winless so far with a 3.93 goals-against average and a .893 save percentage. He's managed only one win in eight career starts, so the former third-round pick has had very little joy in […]

Aaron Jones Heads To Free Agency, Green Bay Remains In Play

Running back Aaron Jones is set to become a free agent after the Green Bay Packers opted not to utilize their franchise tag on the star back. Jones was selected to his first career Pro Bowl this past year, amassing a career-high 1,104 yards rushing with nine scores on the ground and another two through […]

Carter Hart Takes On Struggling Sabres

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart has a great chance of picking up his seventh victory of the season on Tuesday when Philly hosts a Buffalo team that has lost seven on the trot. The matchup comes at a great time for Hart as he's been off his game lately, boasting only one win in his […]

Jack Eichel Misses Tuesday's Action With Injury

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel will miss Tuesday's clash with the Flyers due to an upper-body injury. Head coach Ralph Krueger hasn't confirmed the seriousness of the injury, so we'll have to wait and see how much time the Sabres captain will miss. Eichel has been far from his best this season, but he had […]

Jared McCann Sits Out On Tuesday

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann is rated day-to-day with an upper-body injury and won't play in Tuesday's matchup against the Rangers. The 24-year-old got off to a nice start to March with a four-game point streak but now has to wait for meetings with Buffalo later in the week to re-enter the lineup. McCann has […]

Keith Kinkaid Makes First Rangers Start

New York Rangers goaltender Keith Kinkaid will make his first start for the club in Tuesday's rematch with Pittsburgh. He made his Rangers debut in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Penguins, when Alexandar Georgiev had an awful day at the office by giving up three goals on six shots. With Igor Shesterkin (groin) out, it's […]

Deivi Garcia Shines On Tuesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Deivi Garcia looked great on Tuesday, tossing three shutout innings with five strikeouts against the Tigers. Encouragingly, Garcia's average fastball velocity on Tuesday was up nearly two mph from last season's 91.9 mph average, and the 21-year-old's improved velocity is worth keeping an eye on going forward. Garcia still likely […]

Kenta Maeda Fans Four In Second Spring Start

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kenta Maeda kept dealing in his second start of the spring. Maeda pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out four batters as the Twins stretched the soon-to-be 33-year-old out for an additional inning on Tuesday. Maeda threw 31 of 41 pitches for strikes, inducing eight swings-and-misses, five of […]

Miguel Sano Doubles Tuesday

Minnesota Twins infielder Miguel Sano had an RBI double in Tuesday's 1-0 win against the Baltimore Orioles. Sano is now just 2-for-11 with three RBI across four spring games. Sano should see time at both first base and third base in 2021, which will increase his fantasy value. That being said, he will need to […]

Tristan Jarry Looks For Win No. 10 Versus Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will be between the pipes for Tuesday's meeting with the Rangers. The 25-year-old netminder has overcome a tough start to the season to take his record to 9-7-1. He has a 3.12 goals-against average and a .897 save percentage. Pittsburgh easily took care of the Rangers on Sunday with a […]

Zach Britton Has A Bone Chip In His Elbow

New York Yankees relief pitcher Zach Britton (elbow) will undergo surgery on Wednesday after he was diagnosed with a bone chip in his pitching elbow on Tuesday. This kind of surgery can take around two months for pitchers to fully recover from, so fantasy managers should expect Britton to miss at least the first month […]

Marc Leishman Looks To Rebound At The Players

Marc Leishman missed the cut last week and will look for a bounce-back performance at TPC Sawgrass. Leishman has not played great at The Players in the past, with just three top-25 finishes and four missed cuts in 11 career starts. Leishman's game does not set up well for this course as he is not […]

Andrelton Simmons To See Game Action Soon

Minnesota Twins shortstop Andrelton Simmons could see game action by the end of the week. Manager Rocco Baldelli said the goal is to get Simmons into the game on Friday against the Braves, though it's not set in stone yet. The veteran shortstop was delayed to camp due to visa issues, a process that was […]

Matthew Fitzpatrick Riding Momentum Into TPC Sawgrass

Matthew Fitzpatrick had another strong performance last week, finishing T10 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. It marks the third straight week where Fitzpatrick has finished inside the top-11. TPC Sawgrass has presented a bit of a challenge to him in the past, with two missed cuts and his two other starts finishing outside the top-40. […]

Tony Finau Looks To Stay Hot At The Players

Tony Finau has not notched a win this season but has played some incredible golf. In 10 starts this season, Finau has five top-10 finishes including a runner-up finish at Genesis. He is a tremendous ball-striker and ranks seventh in birdie or better percentage. Scrambling is a bit of a concern, and he has not […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 3/9/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are nine games on Tuesday’s NHL schedule and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all to make them even more exciting. After Monday brought a bunch of late games to the schedule, Tuesday goes earlier, with the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins facing off at 6:05 ET and the last game of the […]

Alex Reyes Strikes Out Three In An Inning Of Work

St. Louis Cardinals right handed pitcher Alex Reyes worked an inning in relief in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets. Reyes tossed a scoreless inning, recording all three outs by strikeout while allowing two hits in between. Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak said the plan is for Reyes to throw […]

Carlos Martinez Throws Three Scoreless Innings On Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez got the start in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets and threw three scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and two walks while striking out three. Martinez tossed 53 pitches, 33 for strikes. It was a strong outing after he'd been struggling all spring, with […]

Tommy Fleetwood Set For Fourth TPC Sawgrass Appearance

Tommy Fleetwood enters this week's Players Championship with a bit of momentum after a T10 finish last week at Bay Hill. Fleetwood has made the cut in all three of his starts at the Players, with two finishes coming inside the top-10. He ranked seventh in the field last week in strokes gained approaching the […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: Pitcher BABIP

While FIP is a useful tool to predict a pitcher's future ERA performance, fantasy managers should remember that ERA, not FIP, is what really matters in most formats. This means that we are interested in the "luck" that separates the two statistics. While some of this luck is unpredictable, we can and should predict some […]

LCK DFS Picks for 3/10/21: DraftKings, FanDuel League of Legends

Hello, eSports fans, and welcome back to our continued eSports DFS coverage of League of Legends for DraftKings and FanDuel! I'm Billy (aka "the kid") Hoffer and I'm back with some more LPL analysis, Tonight, we have a two-game slate with two matches in the LPL. As always, I am going to do my best […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook (3/9) - Meadows Returning To Form

Welcome to the 2021 edition of RotoBaller's Spring Training Notebook. Thankfully, we have real, live baseball being played every day again, and while it doesn't count for anything, these exhibition games gives us the smallest glimmer into players and teams heading into the new season. We're officially through the first week of spring training games […]

Willie Calhoun Has Groin Tightness

Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun will miss some time in Spring Training with groin tightness. Off to a 1-for-11 start in the Cactus League, Calhoun's role in Arlington this year is anything but secure, so even a small setback like this could be bad news for his regular-season outlook. The 26-year-old hit just .190 in […]

Shane McClanahan Strikes Out the Side

Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Shane McClanahan struck out the side in his lone inning of work on Tuesday afternoon against the Boston Red Sox. The hard-throwing right-hander spent the 2020 season at the Rays' alternate training site but made his MLB debut in the playoffs and appeared in two games in relief. With just […]

Jonathan Hernandez Has UCL Tear

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jonathan Hernandez has a small tear in his UCL and has been shut down for the next four weeks. The team remains hopeful Hernandez can avoid surgery, but it sounds like the best-case scenario would be for Hernandez to return in late May. The 24-year-old righty had a 2.90 ERA last […]

Chris Carson Set To Become Free Agent

The Seattle Seahawks will not franchise tag running back Chris Carson, making him a free agent when the league year opens later in March. Carson had two 1,000-yard seasons in his four years with the Seahawks, but averaged just 56.8 rushing yards per game last season. With some young backs on their roster like DeeJay […]

Clint Frazier Collides With Outfield Wall

New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier collided with an outfield wall while attempting to make a play during Tuesday's game against the Tigers, prompting manager Aaron Boone and trainers to check on the 26-year-old. Encouragingly, Frazier remained in the game, but he has an unfortunately long history with concussions, and another concussion could put his […]

Steven Matz Throws Three Shutout Innings

Toronto Blue Jays hurler Steven Matz completed three shutout innings against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday afternoon. The lefty threw all of his pitches for strikes and was up to 95 mph with his fastball. Matz allowed just one hit and struck out three batters. In two starts spanning five innings this spring, he has […]

Chargers Won't Use Franchise Tag On Hunter Henry

The Los Angeles Chargers won't use the franchise tag on tight end Hunter Henry, paving the way for him to become a free agent this season. With the Chargers not working out a long-term deal with Henry by this point, it seems clear he'll be playing elsewhere in 2021. Injuries have limited Henry at times, […]

Bears Franchise Tag Allen Robinson

The Chicago Bears have placed the franchise tag on wide receiver Allen Robinson. While there's no guarantee Robinson signs the tag and is in camp to start the season, the logical conclusion of this is that Robinson will be in a Bears uniform in 2021. The team will try to work out a long-term deal […]