Lane Thomas Back In Leadoff Spot Thursday

Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas is back hitting out of the leadoff spot as the Nationals take on the Colorado Rockies and left-hander Kyle Freeland on Thursday at Coors Field. The righty-swinging Thomas is seeing leadoff duties against left-handed starters this season while sliding down the lineup against righties as he's also started out of... Read More

Jurickson Profar Hitting Leadoff Again Thursday

Colorado Rockies outfielder/second baseman Jurickson Profar is hitting leadoff again in Thursday's contest versus the Washington Nationals. Thursday marks the fourth game of the season for Profar and the fourth time he's hit out of the leadoff spot as the trend continues. Signed late in spring training, Profar has scuffled out of the gate in... Read More

Charlie Blackmon Returns To Lineup Thursday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is set to return to the lineup after sitting out of Tuesday's contest versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Blackmon made a pinch-hitting appearance Tuesday but also got Wednesday off as the Rockies were idle. It's been a hot start to the season for the veteran as Blackmon is 7-for-21 (.333)... Read More

Jazz Chisholm Jr. Says He's Ready To Go

Miami Marlins second baseman/outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. (shoulder), who suffered a stinger in his right shoulder on Wednesday, texted manager Skip Schumaker after the game that he was ready to go for Thursday's series opener against the New York Mets. Thursday's game against New York has been postponed, so Chisholm will get an extra day... Read More

Fernando Tatis Jr. Goes Deep In Minor-League Game

San Diego Padres shortstop/outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. went 1-for-2 with a home run, RBI, two runs scored, two walks and a strikeout for Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday night while playing right field. Tatis is biding his time in the minors until he completes the rest of his suspension. He'll be eligible to make his... Read More

George Springer Resting Thursday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Kansas City Royals. Springer will get his first day off of the 2023 season in the matinee game. With Springer taking a seat, Cavan Biggio is getting the start in right field and is hitting eighth in the lineup... Read More

Adam Duvall Returns To The Lineup Thursday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Adam Duvall is starting in center field and hitting fifth in Thursday's game against the Detroit Tigers. He returns to the lineup after being given the day off on Wednesday. Duvall is set to face Tigers' right-hander Spencer Turnbull in Thursday's contest. The 34-year-old is off to a blistering start in... Read More

Matt Vierling Leading Off Thursday Against Boston

Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling is starting in right field and leading off in Thursday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Vierling is set to face off against Red Sox southpaw Chris Sale. He has now led off in four of Detroit's six games in 2023. The 26-year-old is off to a hot start this... Read More

Myles Straw Up To Five Steals In 2023

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Myles Straw went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-4 extra-inning win over Oakland. Straw got on base three times and stole his fifth base of the season in Wednesday's win. The 28-year-old has stolen a base in three of his last four games. He is... Read More

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/6/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! We have another midweek slate filled with day games as the last few teams have their home openers on the schedule. However, what was supposed to be an eight-game slate is already reduced to four because of the weather. Therefore, Marlins-Mets,... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/6/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

We are at the one-week mark of the season, and we are finally back to postponements for normal reasons: the weather. The Mets, Orioles, and Phillies put the kibosh on today's games already because of forecasted heavy rain in those areas. The Twins postponed theirs because of a garden-variety April blizzard that dropped more than... Read More

Garrett Mitchell Nails A Home Run In Brewers Win

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Garrett Mitchell belted a walk-off solo home run to beat the Mets 7-6 on Wednesday. Mitchell went 1-for-2 from the plate after entering the game for Mike Brosseau as a pinch-hitter during the sixth inning. The 24-year-old has been outstanding for the Brewers, batting .300 through six games with three homers, five... Read More

Lars Nootbaar Might Not Need Rehab Assignment

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar (thumb) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday. He suffered a left thumb injury on Opening Day and hasn't played since then. Luckily, the Cardinals don't believe Nootbaar will require a minor league rehab assignment. That means, Nootbaar might be able to get back on the field... Read More

Eloy Jimenez Could Only Miss Two Weeks

Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol is optimistic that outfielder Eloy Jimenez (hamstring) won't be out too long and will miss two weeks instead of three. Jimenez strained his left hamstring running from first to third base on Monday and was placed on the injured list on Wednesday. Given the 26-year-old's lengthy injury history, we... Read More

Cubs-Reds Postponed Wednesday

Wednesday's game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati has been postponed due to inclement weather. The contest will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Sept. 1. Right-hander Marcus Stroman was set to toe the rubber for the Cubs, but he'll likely be pushed back to Friday at home... Read More

Jazz Chisholm Jr. Day-To-Day With Shoulder Stinger

Miami Marlins center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. is listed as day-to-day with a right-shoulder stinger. Chisholm was injured sliding into second base on a stolen base attempt and was escorted off the field by an athletic trainer while Bryan De La Cruz replaced him in center field. While he singled prior to departing, it's been... Read More

Buyer Beware: Early-Season Waiver Wire Mirages?

Baseball is back, and I figured what better time to rejoin the guys at RotoBaller than now. The first article I wrote back in 2017 feels like it was so long ago. With that being said, I'm excited to get this weekly article underway. There are a lot of different weekly articles out there, but... Read More

Brandon Marsh Scratched Due To Ankle Sprain

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh (ankle) was scratched from Wednesday's starting lineup due to a mild left ankle sprain, according to the team. He's being considered day-to-day. Cristian Pache will make the start in center field and hit ninth in Marsh's place against the New York Yankees and right-hander Gerrit Cole. Marsh's injury doesn't sound... Read More

Bryce Harper Takes Batting Practice On The Field

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper (elbow) took regular batting practice on the field at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, according to manager Rob Thomson. The plan is for Harper to hit on the field again on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park. The 2021 National League MVP had Tommy John surgery last November to fix a torn... Read More

Tyler O'Neill Benched For Disciplinary Reasons

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill is being benched on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves for disciplinary reasons after manager Oliver Marmol thought O'Neill wasn't running the bases hard on Tuesday. Marmol also declined to answer whether O'Neill would be back in the starting lineup on Friday after Thursday's off day. Dylan Carlson is starting... Read More

White Sox Place Eloy Jimenez On 10-Day Injured List

The Chicago White Sox placed outfielder Eloy Jimenez (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to April 4) on Wednesday with a low-grade left hamstring strain and recalled infielder Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move. Jimenez is expected to miss the next two to three weeks, but fantasy managers in all formats... Read More

Trevor Larnach Starting The Year Off Strong

Minnesota Twins outfielder Trevor Larnach went 1-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Miami Marlins. It was another solid showing for the 26-year-old, who's slashing .421/.522/.684 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI over five games. Larnach is a recent former prospect but has yet to put it all together... Read More

Mookie Betts OK After Collision

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder/second baseman Mookie Betts (ankle) collided with Jason Heyward on a pop-up during Tuesday's 5-2 win against the Colorado Rockies. The former took some time to get up but has since said that he's "fine" after twisting his ankle, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Betts stayed in the game without... Read More

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/5/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! There are tons of day games today, so we've got an early start for our midweek baseball DFS fix. While there are games covering the whole day, both sites have opted for a nine-game contest beginning with the 1:05 pm EST... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/5/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

We are nearly one week into the season and most teams have made it through their rotation once, meaning we get a crop of ace pitchers back on the board after a few days of dicey pitching options. We have a lot of day baseball and therefore the main slate on both sites contains 9... Read More

Seiya Suzuki Taking In-Game At-Bats

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (oblique) had two at-bats in a simulated game and played four innings of defense on Monday and was scheduled to take two at-bats as the designated hitter in a game in Arizona on Tuesday, per the team. The 28-year-old is recovering from a "moderate" left oblique strain, but has been... Read More

Max Kepler Day-To-Day With Right Knee Tendinitis

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler (knee) is officially day-to-day after an MRI Tuesday revealed patellar tendinitis in his right knee. Manager Rocco Baldelli seemed encouraged by the results, saying there was "nothing major". Kepler departed Monday's game early with soreness in his right knee and was not in Tuesday's lineup. Baldelli made it sound like... Read More

Chris Taylor Starting Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game to take on the Colorado Rockies. It will be the 32-year-old's fifth consecutive start after sitting the bench in the first two games. Taylor's been a solid hitter with the Dodgers but struggled in 2022, producing a .221 average with 10... Read More

Austin Meadows To Sit Out On Tuesday

Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Houston Astros. Meadows will receive his first off day of the season as the Tigers attempt to keep their young outfielder healthy. Eric Haase will cover left field and bat fifth against Framber Valdez on Tuesday. The expectation... Read More

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Starting In Center Field Again

New York Yankees utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa is back in the starting lineup on Tuesday against left-hander Matt Strahm and the Philadelphia Phillies. Kiner-Falefa is starting in center field again and hitting seventh in the batting order. The 28-year-old has started in center field in two of the last three games. Aaron Hicks is in left... Read More