Garrett Hampson Is Hitting Well

Colorado Rockies rookie Garrett Hampson had quite the false start to his major league career as he scuffled badly at the start of the season, but after a little time back in Triple-A, he seems to have found his swing. Hampson has hit safely in five of his seven games back in the bigs, and […]

Nicky Lopez Continues To Improve

Kansas City Royals rookie Nicky Lopez is starting to get the hang of the big leagues. After a slow first month in the majors, Lopez has dramatically improved at the plate. Since June 15, Lopez has hit .305 and safely hit in all but three games. Lopez still makes some youthful mistakes, like getting picked […]

Whit Merrifield Makes First All-Star Team

Kansas City Royals infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield has officially been named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career. Merrifield earned the honor by hitting .301 with 11 home runs, 11 stolen bases, 59 runs scored, and 48 RBI in the first half of the season. Merrifield has been a staple at the […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Dealing With Stiff Back

Texas Rangers shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera (back) was scratched from the starting lineup on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays due to a stiff back. It affected Shin-Soo Choo, was expected to get the day off, but was back atop manager Chris Woodward's lineup. As far as Cabrera, he is slashing .228/.310/.406 with 12 doubles, 11 […]

The Cut List (Week 14) - Time to Let Go?

We're halfway there in the baseball season, but hopefully your fantasy team is living on more than a prayer. (By Jove, that's terrible. Apologies.) Unless it's a points league, categories are starting to take more precedence at this point. Every hitter on this week's Cut List comes with a list of categories in which a […]

Luis Urias (2B, SD) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: Luis Urias has nothing left to prove at Triple-A. The 22-year struggled in a brief taste of MLB action at the beginning of the year, and was quickly demoted. All he's done since is hit .322/.406/.616 with 17 home runs and 101 R+BI in […]

Ozzie Albies Sitting In Sunday Nighter

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies is out of the lineup for Sunday night's game versus Noah Syndergaard and the New York Mets. Johan Camargo will play second and bat seventh in his absence. Albies left Saturday's game early after he was struck by a pitch on his left elbow, but it appears the team […]

Eric Sogard (2B/SS, TOR) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: There haven't been many offensive highlights for the Toronto Blue Jays this year as the team only has two regular players hitting over .260 on the year. Yet one of those two players, second baseman Eric Sogard, has quietly been having a career year […]

Dee Gordon Absent Sunday

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon is sitting Sunday after leaving Saturday's game early with a strained quad. The 31-year-old injured himself on the basepaths in the third inning yesterday, but should be considered day-to-day. With an off-day Monday, expect Gordon to return when the Cardinals visit town on Tuesday opening up a three-game set. […]

Stephen Piscotty Placed On IL, Franklin Barreto Recalled

The Oakland Athletics have placed outfielder Stephen Piscotty on the 10-day IL with a right knee sprain and have recalled second base prospect, Franklin Barreto, to take his place. Piscotty suffered the injury sliding into second base on Saturday and was helped off the field ending his night prematurely with his return timetable unknown. Barreto […]

Kolten Wong Won't Play on Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the San Diego Padres. Wong will get the day off against the left-handed starter. Tommy Edman will bat leadoff and play second base versus lefty Joey Lucchesi. Edman has been solid at the top of the order, […]

Scooter Gennett Sits on Sunday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Gennett recently returned from the injured list, but will get the day off against the left-handed starter. Jose Peraza will draw the start at second base and bat seventh versus lefty Jon Lester. Peraza has […]

Rougned Odor Remains Out on Sunday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) remains out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Odor left Friday's game due to left hamstring tightness, and sat out on Saturday as well. There was some hope that he could play on Sunday, but he'll sit out again. Logan Forsythe will […]

Keston Hiura (2B, MIL) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: This may be the last time that Keston Hiura appears on any waiver wire pickups list - because it looks like the Milwaukee Brewers have mercifully ended the Travis Shaw Experience and now Hiura is seemingly up for good. The top prospect in Milwaukee's system, […]

Javier Baez Will Sit Sunday Versus Reds

Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez will get a rare day off on Sunday versus the Reds. It’s a planned day off for the All-star and he will be replaced by Addison Russell. Russell will bat seventh versus Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani. Russell has been swinging the bat well lately and is worthy of consideration in […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Sunday June 30th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 30th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Dee Gordon Departs Saturday's Game With Strained Quad

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dee Gordon was forced from the game Saturday after straining his quad while running the bases. He injured himself going first to third on a hit by Mallex Smith in the bottom of the third, but managed to stay in the game for the top of the fourth. After failing to […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Sunday, June 30th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today's all day slate starts extra early at 10:10am eastern, as the Red Sox and Yankees battle in game two of the London Series. The main slate starts at 1:05 pm eastern as usual. If you're playing in the early slate, consider any and every hitter in the NYY-BOS matchup, as yesterday's absurd 17-13 final […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday baseball! We have a 9-game main slate on our hands on DraftKings with plenty to dive into. The game in Coors Field isn't on this slate, so things will be a little bit more balanced on the offensive end. As for pitching, there are a lot of options for just nine games. […]

Rougned Odor Might Start On Sunday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) left Friday's game due to a left hamstring cramp and he did not play Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. However, he might be able to return to the lineup on Sunday. Odor has really been struggling, while Danny Santana continues to step up his play. Santana was […]

Daniel Murphy Will Rest on Saturday

Colorado Rockies infielder Daniel Murphy (rest) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers. The 34-year-old lefty will take a seat against Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw as Mark Reynolds will bat fifth and play first base. Murphy has totalled six home runs, 42 RBI, 24 runs and a .281 batting average through […]

Ozzie Albies Batting Fifth Against Southpaw

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies is batting fifth on Saturday as the club faces Steven Matz and the New York Mets. Albies is a player to target in DFS today as he's slashing .377/.388/.623 versus lefties this season with five homers in 77 at-bats. He's also hitting .329 over his last 18 games with […]

Yoan Moncada Returns To Lineup Saturday

Chicago White Sox infielder Yoan Moncada is back in the lineup Saturday after missing Friday's game with a knee contusion. He suffered the injury in his first at-bat on Wednesday, taking a pitch off his knee from Red Sox starter Chris Sale which forced him to leave the game. Moncada is batting second and playing […]

Brandon Lowe is Resting on Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Brandon Lowe (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers. Lowe will get a routine rest day here, but should be back in the lineup next game. Joey Wendle will bat sixth and play second base versus righty Adrian Sampson. Wendle has been awful with […]

Rougned Odor Sits on Saturday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Odor has been struggling at the plate, so he'll sit out here against the left-handed starter. Danny Santana will draw the start at second base and bat eighth versus lefty Brendan McKay. Santana was […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Summer is now in full swing, with the calendar turning to July shortly. While most peg the All-Star break as the "first/second half" cutoff, this is the real 50% progress point in the season. Think about all that has transpired thus far and realize […]

Five Pitchers to Add for Week 14: After Hours With RotoBaller Radio

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2019 fantasy baseball season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - Monday through Friday from 6-7 am ET, from 1-2 pm ET and Saturdays from 5-7 pm ET. You can also find […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Saturday, June 29th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Buy or Sell: Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 14

Today's piece covers a set of players who either should not be available on waivers or will return back there soon. Most of the earlier editions of this recurring buy or sell article have included several universally owned players whose values have been manipulated enough by early season performances. Unfortunately, as we get deeper into the year, […]