Tyler Anderson Pitches Well In Spot Start Thursday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Anderson turned in a great performance in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Rockies. Anderson pitched five innings, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. The 30-year-old has now made two starts and four total appearances and owns a 2.19 ERA with seven strikeouts over […]

Josh Naylor Demoted To Alternate Site

San Diego Padres outfielder Josh Naylor was optioned to the team’s alternate site Thursday. Taking a backseat in platoon duties to Edward Olivares and Abraham Almonte, the 23-year-old had gotten limited run, collecting three hits in just 14 plate appearances. Weak on defense and the Friars having plenty of DH options, Naylor was sacrificed along […]

Dylan Cease Faces Hot Cleveland Bats In Chicago Friday

Chicago White Sox right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease has displayed an electric fastball to open his Major League career (average 97.1 MPH in 2020), but he has yet to consistently get outs when pitching at his home ballpark. Cease will be on the hill Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field, where he has amassed a 6.82 ERA […]

Joey Lucchesi Optioned To Team’s Alternate Training Site

San Diego Padres left-handed pitcher Joey Lucchesi has been removed both from the team’s starting rotation and its active roster, as the southpaw was sent to the team’s alternate training location ahead of Friday’s contest. Batters haven’t hit Lucchesi particularly hard to open 2020 (average 83.2 MPH exit velocity with zero barrels), but he is […]

Vince Velasquez Aims To Conquer Atlanta After Past Scuffles

Philadelphia Phillies right-handed pitcher Vince Velasquez gets another turn through the rotation Friday and must combat an Atlanta lineup that he has gone 1-6 with a 5.20 ERA against in his career. While strikeouts have not been an issue in his matchups with Atlanta (64 in 53 ⅔ innings), his 1.59 WHIP has caused runners […]

Gary Sanchez Has Volatile Matchup Friday, Faces Blake Snell

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has scuffled during the early part of the 2020 season, but after having collected his first homer Thursday, his power may be beginning to come around. He faces Rays left-hander Blake Snell on Friday, whom he has gone 5-for-19 against in his career with 11 strikeouts. But while Snell […]

Corey Seager Putting Up Epic Metrics To Begin 2020

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager has gotten off to a tremendous start in the shortened 2020 campaign, yet gleaning his Statcast metrics further, he should be off to an even gaudier start. Despite hitting .347, Seager has actually been massively unlucky; his .459 xBA, .955 xSLG and .593 xwOBA all lead the Majors. Owners […]

Nomar Mazara Leaves Early With Foot Ailment

Chicago White Sox outfielder Nomar Mazara was hit on the foot by a pitch during Thursday’s contest against the Brewers, leading to his immediate exit. Mazara was able to walk off under his own power, having been replaced by Adam Engel. Prior to his departure, Mazara singled and scored his first run of 2020, having […]

Luis Castillo Strikes Out Nine

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo allowed three runs in five innings in a 13-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Thursday. Castillo struck out nine and walked four in the loss. While he didn't pitch particularly poorly, it didn't matter on an evening where the Indians blew Cincinnati away. Castillo now has a 0-2 record, […]

George Springer Exits Thursday With Wrist Sprain

Houston Astros outfielder George Springer was removed from Thursday’s contest against Arizona after sustaining a sprained right wrist. Springer had been scorching hot, having amassed 11 RBI over his past five games, but was replaced by Myles Straw. Even with his hot hitting, Springer’s average sits at .182 following his 12th appearance of the year. […]

Ryan Pressly Gets Save Chance Thursday

Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Ryan Pressly has not officially been announced as the club’s closer in the wake of Roberto Osuna’s (elbow) injury, but he was tasked with pitching the ninth Thursday against Arizona. Pressly had appeared just once all season, but with the Houston relief corps severely undermanned, he would seemingly make the most […]

Monte Harrison Showcases Elite Speed With First Career Hit

Miami Marlins outfielder Monte Harrison has likely already been snatched in the vast majority of keepers leagues, but he may become a commodity in any season-long format should his tremendous speed translate to the Majors like it did Thursday. Harrison collected his first big league hit, unveiling 29.9 ft/sec sprint speed down the line; for […]

Zac Gallen Makes NL History With Thursday Start

Arizona Diamondbacks right-handed pitcher Zac Gallen has proven difficult to score against during his brief Major League career, finding his way into the record books after his start Thursday versus Houston. Gallen struck out six batters over his six innings, yielding just two runs to tie the National League record with 18 consecutive starts to […]

Jose Ramirez Sets Club Record For Homering From Both Sides

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez socked home runs from both sides of the dish during Thursday’s win over the Reds, becoming the first player in club history to do so six times with Cleveland. With the blasts, Ramirez raised his OPS on the year to 1.015, a continuation of the terrific second half that […]

Gary Sanchez Hits His First Home Run Of The Season

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez finally hit his first home run of the season on Thursday, breaking a nine-game homerless streak to start the year. Sanchez has been mired in an extreme slump to start the 2020 season, taking a .074/.167/.111 slash line into Thursday’s game. With career-worsts in his z-swing (53.7%), contact (53.8%), […]

Griffin Canning Set For Potential Strong Outing Friday

Los Angeles Angels right-handed pitcher Griffin Canning is slated to take the hill for Friday’s game against the Rangers at the newly pitcher’s friendly Globe Life Park. The Majors’ newest home turf is yielding the fourth-lowest runs per contest when considering park factor, which when added to the fact Texas entered play Thursday with the […]

Yordan Alvarez, Jose Urquidy Ramping Up Activities

Houston Astros outfielder/designated hitter Yordan Alvarez and right-handed pitcher Jose Urquidy are both continuing to make their way back while working at the team’s alternate training facility. Alvarez advanced to taking batting practice Thursday, while Urquidy is pitching off of a mound. Still, manager Dusty Baker indicated that neither was particularly close to joining the […]

Jordan Montgomery Struggles On Thursday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery pitched poorly on Thursday, allowing five runs over four innings of work. Montgomery’s improved velocity has been sticking so far this season as his sinker averaged 92.5 mph on Thursday, up 0.7 mph from last season’s mark, and nearly 2 mph from 2018. Montgomery’s command appeared to be […]

LEC DFS Picks for 8/7/20 - FanDuel, DraftKings League of Legends Daily Fantasy

Welcome to RotoBaller's continued coverage of League of Legends DFS for FanDuel and DraftKings. Hopefully, you've been following our coverage of the LPL, LCK, and LCS as well as we intend to cover all LoL leagues for the Summer split. Today, I am focusing on the 5-game LEC slate that has contests available on both […]

LCK & LPL DFS Picks for 8/7/20: DraftKings, FanDuel League of Legends

Hello, eSports enthusiasts, 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 more LPL/LCK analysis! Tonight, we have a four-game slate as we have two matches in the LPL and two in the LCK. We have a […]

Edwin Encarnacion Out Of Lineup Again On Thursday

Chicago White Sox designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (shoulder) will be sidelined for the second straight game on Thursday while he nurses a sore left shoulder. The injury doesn't appear to be anything serious and the team seems optimistic that he'll be back this weekend. Zack Collins is getting the start at designated hitter in place […]

Christian Yelich Back In Lineup On Thursday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich is back in the lineup on Thursday, hitting out of his usual three-spot against Gio Gonzalez and the Chicago White Sox. Yelich was given the day off on Wednesday, a routine day off that may or may not have been related to the slugger's rough start to the year. Yelich […]

Ben Gamel Leading Off For Brewers On Thursday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ben Gamel will hit leadoff for the first time this season against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. The team has been rotating between Eric Sogard and Ryon Healy in the leadoff spot since Lorenzo Cain opted out of the season. Gamel has primarily hit eighth or ninth in the order this […]

Jorge Polanco has Three-Hit Day

Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco went 3-for-5 with three hits and a run scored in a 6-5 loss to the Pirates. It's his sixth multi-hit game of the season, giving him a strong .294 batting average in 51 at-bats. Polanco ranks second on the Twins in hits and while it's a but of a concern […]

Daniel Ponce de Leon To Start On Friday Over Flaherty

The St. Louis Cardinals will go with Daniel Ponce de Leon as their starting pitcher as they return from their break on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. The original presumption was that ace Jack Flaherty would be taking the mound on Friday, but the team wants to be extra cautious and give Flaherty an extra […]

Eddie Rosario Homers, Draws Two Walks In Loss

Minnesota Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks and two runs scored. There's a lot to like about Rosario's 2020 fantasy season so far. While his batting average isn't great, he's tied for the team lead with six walks, tied for second in homers and is third in OPS. The […]

Antonio Senzatela Aims To Turn Corner On Road Woes Friday

Colorado Rockies right-handed pitcher Antonio Senzatela struggled mightily at road ballparks last season to put it mildly. While pitching at Coors Field is never simplistic, Senzatela was battered to the tune of a 7.29 ERA across 13 starts elsewhere. But it appears that the righty may have turned a corner through his first two starts […]

Byron Buxton Crushes Home Run

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton crushed his first home run of the season off of Pirates reliever Cody Ponce in the fourth inning of Thursday's loss to the Pirates. Buxton is still getting his timing back at the plate after his foot injury, though he looked just fine with one of his swings in this […]

Spencer Howard A Possibility To Start Sunday’s Contest

Philadelphia Phillies right-handed pitcher Spencer Howard ranks as the club’s No. 2 prospect and when manager Joe Girardi was asked whether he may be tabbed to start Sunday's game versus Atlanta, he answered with a coy “stay tuned.” Howard was masterful across three Minor League levels last season, compiling a 2.03 ERA in 15 starts; […]

Miguel Sano Rips Three-Run Homer

Minnesota Twins first baseman Miguel Sano went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in 6-5 loss to the Pirates. Sano absolutely tagged his home run, depositing it 365 feet into the seats at an exit velocity of 114 MPH. It's the third-hardest hit homer of his career, which is saying something because he […]