Yordan Alvarez Maintaining 60.4% Hard-Hit Rate

Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez has been absolutely pounding the ball so far this season. His 60.4% hard-hit rate ranks second in the majors, trailing only Aaron Judge (66%) while his 95 mph average exit velocity trails only Judge (97 mph) and Giancarlo Stanton (97.4 mph). Alvarez has 12 home runs over 34 games on […]

Luis Robert Goes 3-For-4 With A Homer On Thursday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert had a fantastic day at the plate in the team's 7-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. He went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The 24-year-old slugger has been dominant at the plate in May. He's slashing .380/.429/.521 so far this month with three […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/20/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/20/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Man, I love Fridays! Great slate on tap for us tonight. I'm running another private DraftKings contest for any of the readers to join! $5 and top three win, so jump in that for some […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's a Friday in May with the weather warming up, school winding down and we have twelve baseball games on tap - what else could you possibly want? Am I right? Oh, you want to win some money playing DFS, too? It's never as easy as it seems, but let's give it a shot, shall […]

Bob Melvin To Rejoin Padres Friday

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin is set to rejoin the team on Friday for the start of a road series against the division-rival San Francisco Giants. Melvin had successful prostate surgery last Wednesday and has been resting up since. The 60-year-old skipper will take his job back after Ryan Christensen held the team together […]

Juan Soto Unlikely To Be Traded

The Washington Nationals look like sellers again at the trade deadline this year, but superstar outfielder Juan Soto doesn't figure to be dealt. Soto has 2 1/2 years left before he reaches free agency, and he might be the most valuable asset in baseball with the Nationals for sale. "Forget Soto trade … not happening," […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 6

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Nick Castellanos Goes Hitless In Thursday's Game

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos didn't record a hit during Thursday's 2-0 loss to the San Diego Padres. He also struck out once over four at-bats and is now 5 for his last 34. In 37 games, the 30-year-old is slashing .271/.335/.443 with five home runs, 21 RBI, 18 runs, and no stolen bases. Castellanos […]

Tyler O'Neill Headed To The Injured List

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) will be placed on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. The 26-year-old was held out of action for each of the team's last two games while battling the shoulder injury. At first, it had sounded like a minor injury, but clearly it's worse than the […]

Michael Brantley, Yuli Gurriel Sitting On Thursday

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley and first baseman Yuli Gurriel are both out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Texas Rangers. Chas McCormick will be covering left field with Aledmys Diaz at first base. Both Brantley and Gurriel have been heating up lately. Brantley is currently riding an eight-game hitting streak that's […]

Nick Solak Sent To Triple-A Thursday

The Texas Rangers optioned outfielder Nick Solak to Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. The move was made to clear a roster spot for Mitch Garver (elbow), who is returning from the injured list. Solak had been seeing a good amount of playing time as both an outfielder and designated hitter, but he'd been struggling immensely […]

Ketel Marte Back In The Lineup Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman/outfielder Ketel Marte (hand) is back at second base and is hitting third in the batting order on Thursday against Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman. Marte missed the previous two games with left hand soreness, but he's back in the lineup on Thursday. The 28-year-old switch-hitter has been red-hot at the plate […]

Kyle Lewis Could Return Monday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis' (knee) minor league rehab assignment ends on Monday, so he's expected to be activated from the injured list to open the team's homestand against the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. If he's not ready by then, the Mariners could send him on a second rehab assignment. The 26-year-old will be […]

Starling Marte To Be Activated Friday

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte is scheduled to rejoin the team on Thursday afternoon, but he won't be activated from the bereavement list until Friday. Marte should be back in the starting lineup for the series opener on Friday against the Colorado Rockies. The 33-year-old veteran is hitting .266/.311/.403 with three home runs, 20 […]

Michael Taylor Placed On COVID Injured List

The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Michael Taylor on the COVID-19 injured list on Thursday and selected outfielder Dairon Blanco's contract from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move. Taylor was removed from Wednesday's game after entering the league's COVID protocols. The 31-year-old hasn't been much of a fantasy asset in KC, as he's slashing .238/.333/.337 […]

Tyler O'Neill Out With Sore Shoulder

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) was set to return to the lineup on Thursday against the New York Mets, but he'll be out for a second straight day with a sore right shoulder. O'Neill has gone 3-for-21 with 11 strikeouts in his last five contests. The slump has dropped O'Neill's season line to […]

Bryce Harper Remains Out Against Padres

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper (elbow) remains out of the starting lineup on Thursday for the series finale against the San Diego Padres. Harper sprained his right UCL early in the year and has mainly been the team's designated hitter, but he will miss his fourth straight game this week after receiving a platelet-rich plasma […]

Cedric Mullins Resting On Thursday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the New York Yankees. Mullins will get a breather after going 2-for-16 with five strikeouts in his last four games. However, he's hitting over .300 in May to raise his season slash line to .253/.315/.416 with five home runs, 15 RBI, […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/19/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/19/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Joey Gallo Sitting Against Lefty

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles and left-hander Bruce Zimmermann. Gallo is off to a slow start at the plate in his second season with the Yanks, hitting .176/.288/.333 with five home runs, seven RBI, 11 runs scored and 45 strikeouts in 118 […]

Preseason Hitter Sleepers Who Haven't Woken Up for Fantasy Baseball

The highs of sleeper hunting during draft season can quickly be brought low when our favorite later picks fizzle and sputter out of the gate instead of blowing the roof off from the word go. But should we be patient, grasshoppers? Or is it time to be proactive, revoking their sleeper status and confiscating official […]

Early Plate Discipline Standouts for 2022

In 2019, I introduced a new (yet simple) index statistic for pitchers – mPDI, which was inspired by a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” Maddux’s simplistic […]

Joey Wiemer Showing Power In Double-A

Milwaukee Brewers outfield prospect Joey Wiemer has impressed in his first taste of Double-A this season. The 23-year-old worked on changing his swing within the past year and the results have shown more power in his game. For the season, Wiemer is hitting .292 with 12 doubles, nine home runs, 27 RBI and a .947 […]

Cedric Mullins Slashing .301/.329/.466 In May

Like many hitters across the majors, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins had an underwhelming output at the plate in April. He slashed just .210/.304/.370 in the season's opening month. Luckily, May has been a different story for the 27-year-old thus far. Through 17 games this month, Mullins is slashing .301/.329/.466 with three home runs, four […]

Mookie Betts Doubles, Scores A Run On Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts helped the team complete a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. He went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the team's 5-3 victory. Betts has been reaping the benefits of leading off for the vaunted Dodgers lineup lately. He's scored a total of 10 […]

Mike Trout Homers In Second Straight Game Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout went 1-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two strikeouts in the team's 6-5 loss to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. He has now homered in two straight games and he has 11 home runs over 35 games on the year. After an injury-shortened 2021 season, Trout has […]

Dead Ball Victims - Power Hitter and Home Run Decliners for Fantasy Baseball

Things are different this season. The offense is down across the board and we are seeing hitters have a lot of trouble hitting for power. These aren't unprecedented times, but we got so used to the juiced-ball homer-happy era that it feels very strange to be back to the days of the early 2010s. Some […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/19/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker once again dropping some of my favorite plays for tonight's slate. We have just a three-game slate this evening, the night slate on DraftKings and the main slate on Fanduel. We'll have to get a bit creative due to it being a smaller slate, and on slates smaller […]

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Removed From Wednesday's Game Early

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (hamstring) was removed from Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners with left hamstring tightness. He went 0-for-2 with a strikeout before leaving. The severity of his hamstring is unknown at this time, and Gurriel is considered day-to-day. Raimel Tapia replaced him in the sixth inning. Tapia, along with […]