Week 13 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/22/18): MLB DFS Lineups

In preparation for today's freeroll on DraftDaily, below you can find my recommended lineup picks. If you've never played on DraftDaily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. […]

Ronald Acuna To Begin Rehab Assignment Friday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett Friday. The 20-year-old top prospect is closing in on a return from a sprained ACL that has kept him out nearly a month. Acuna has five homers and a .779 OPS in 2018 for Atlanta. Acuna's fantasy owners will be happy […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 12)

Unfortunately, there has not been a lot of news recently on the prospect front. Unless you count the fact that the Mets will almost certainly not be calling up Peter Alonso this year to be news, that is. At this point, we're just waiting for teams to start service clocks for their blue-chip prospects; we should see […]

Freddie Freeman Scores Run In Loss To Jays

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman didn't have a huge day on Wednesday, going 1-for-4 and scoring a run. Despite a slight cold spell that saw him hit .250 over the past week, he still possesses a .332/15/49 line. Keep starting him.

Peter Bourjos Goes Deep In Loss To Jays

Atlanta Braves outfielder Peter Bourjos, who has largely been an afterthought in both fantasy and real life since joining the team in the spring, did something noteworthy on Wednesday, connecting for a solo homer for his first round-tripper of the year. He's still hitting below .200, so don't bother devoting any roster space for him.

Ozzie Albies Remains Fairly Cold At Plate In Loss

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies has been fairly cold over the course of his past 30 games, hitting a mere .207 with three homers and 11 RBI. He didn't do much damage on Wednesday, going 1-for-4, and he didn't drive in or score any runs. He's due to get hot at some point, so […]

Kurt Suzuki Drives in Two Runs In Loss

Atlanta Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki continued his hot hitting on Wednesday since getting knocked out of Sunday's game by a backswing, hitting a solo homer and then singling in a run later on in the game. It wasn't enough, though, as Toronto won 5-4. If Suzuki keeps this up, he might even become useful in single-catcher […]

Anibal Sanchez Has Rough Outing In Loss To Jays

Perhaps it was familiarity. Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez, who pitched in the American League for nearly six seasons, was not sharp in Toronto on Wednesday. He did strike out seven hitters over the course of his five innings, but he also gave up four runs and walked four. Quite uneven to say the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/20/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're back to a pretty balanced split-slate Wednesday. Five games are taking place under the sun at the 12:35 Early Only slate, and there are seven games being played under the lights for the 7:05 Main slate. A nice handful of quality pitchers are taking the bump in each slate, too! You can also read […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Welcome to this week's dive into the starting pitcher waiver wire waters! Before we begin, I'd just like everyone to know that I'm trying to craft a better system for teasing out players that are more likely to be available (beyond raw ownership rate) as the season wears on. The further into the season we […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 12)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. The Juan Soto hype train has seemed to gone off the rails […]

Ender Inciarte Drives In Three Runs To Help Braves Romp

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte continued to wield a hot bat on Tuesday. He went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs and scored three runs. His owners reaped a lot of benefits if they started him. Inciarte had driven in seven runs over his past 10 games, which is not shabby for someone who is […]

Kurt Suzuki Scores Twice In Return From Injury

Atlanta Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki, who left Sunday's action after being clocked in the head by a backswing, was showing no ill effects on Tuesday. He went 2-for-5 and scored two runs as Atlanta won handily, 11-4. Since the game was in Toronto, he was the designated hitter and not behind the plate. Overall as […]

Mike Soroka Can't Make It Five Innings Despite Big Lead

As we said earlier, it was a risky move to start Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka in your lineup Tuesday. Maybe it was nerves that ultimately kept Soroka from making it through five innings on Tuesday despite being staked to an early six-run lead. After all, the 20-year-old righty was pitching in his home country […]

Johan Camargo Has Career Night As Braves Thump Jays

Atlanta Braves third baseman Johan Camargo continued his hot hitting on Tuesday, going 4-for-5 with five RBI as Atlanta romped over Toronto, 11-4. Four of those RBI came on one swing with a grand slam off Jaime Garcia. He's driven in nine runs over his past four games. Yes, the man is on fire. Start […]

Brandon McCarthy Demoted to the Bullpen

Atlanta Braves pitcher Brandon McCarthy has been demoted to the bullpen after a rough start to the season. Mike Foltynewicz (triceps) is expected to come off the disabled list and pitch on Sunday. However, if Foltynewicz does not pitch, then McCarthy would be in line to draw the start. It would likely just be a […]

Mike Foltynewicz Scheduled to Pitch Sunday

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz (triceps) is scheduled to come off the disabled list and pitch Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles. He has not progressed as quickly as the Braves first believed he would. However, Foltynewicz has been penciled in to pitch on Sunday. He should be owned in just about every league.

Rehab Games For Ronald Acuna Soon

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna (knee) is expected to begin a rehab assignment shortly. There is no specific date set, but he has increased activity in workouts recently, showing that the rehab assignment should come very soon. His return to the Braves would come shortly after. The dynamic 20-year-old would bring a boost to his […]

Streaming Wars -- Waiver Wire Targets For June 20

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories, and target players who may be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 15-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/19/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are a plethora of games tonight, and they are all on one slate. That does not happen often, but it always makes for a fun night when it does. It leaves the door open for multiple different forms of lineup construction, as well. If you're looking to stack tonight, there are a few elite […]

Mike Soroka A Possible Risk Against Jays

Yes, Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka has been pitching more like someone who has been in the Majors for a while instead of being shy of his 21st birthday. The righty, who just came back from an injury, sports a 2-1 record with a 2.57 ERA. Still, he's going to be pitching on Tuesday […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 12

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Fastball Quality (Week 12)

Welcome back to RotoBaller's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. Chicks dig the fastball. At least that's how this pitching-friendly column remembers the classic […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 19

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Julio Teheran Hurls Six No-Hit Innings, Leaves With Cramp

Updating a previous report, Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran (hamstring) returned from the disabled list to dominate the San Diego Padres on Sunday. The Braves secured a 4-1 victory, riding the coattails of Teheran’s resurgent performance. Making his way back from a thumb contusion, Teheran shut out the Padres for six innings. He allowed no […]

Trading Up - Edwin Diaz

If you've read this column before, you know my standard guidance is to sell rather than buy closers. Today we take a look at the number one closer I'd actively target in a trade. I’m working on another article right now titled: “If You Only Buy One.” The idea behind it is that if you […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - xSLG

We're all familiar with slugging percentage and how it values extra base hits over singles. Expected slugging percentage is a newer stat that attempts to identify a player's skill more so than regular slugging percentage, as xSLG removes defense from the equation. Since batters have control over their exit velocity and launch angle, but not […]

Week 12 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 12! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 12, which […]