Power Risers/Fallers for Week 12: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 12 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. As the season steamrolls through June, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows shorter with every […]

Franchy Cordero (OF, SDP) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: 23-year-old outfielder Franchy Cordero has been on the disabled list since May 28th due to a right forearm strain but is just one or two more Triple-A rehab starts away from making his return to the San Diego Padres lineup. He makes […]

Brad Hand a Possible Trade Option for Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are interested in upgrading their bullpen and San Diego Padres closer Brad Hand is reportedly a target for the team. The hard-throwing lefty has fantastic numbers on the season with 21 saves, a 2.43 ERA, and a 0.97 WHIP through 37 innings. He is also signed through 2020, with a team […]

Dustin Pedroia Still Far Away From Returning

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (knee) has been hit hard by the injury bug in 2018. After having cartilage restoration surgery in his knee back in October, he finally returned to the Red Sox lineup on May 26. That was short-lived, however, as Pedroia only played in three games before being put back on […]

Rafael Devers Hits A Homer In Back-To-Back Games

Boston Red Sox third basement Rafael Devers hit a home run in his second consecutive game and was the only offensive bright spot in a 6-2 loss to the Twins. He finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Devers has really been heating up lately; in his last 13 games, he has […]

Chris Sale's Solid Start Squandered

Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale pitched seven solid innings but took a no-decision in a 6-2 loss to the Twins on Tuesday. He allowed only two runs on three hits while striking out 11 batters and walking only one. The Red Sox offense could not get anything going against opposing pitcher Jose Berrios. Sale […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Rafael Devers Changes Batting Stance; Hitting .313 Over Past 12 Games

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is slashing .313/.327/.521 over his past 12 games. Devers also has two home runs, four doubles, and seven RBI in 49 plate appearances across those games. It was reported that J.D. Martinez was working with Devers on his swing and there has been a noticeable difference. Devers has […]

Xander Bogaerts Enjoys Power Spike Against Mariners

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts hit his 11th homer of the season in a 9–3 win against the Mariners. He switched into power mode, hitting three homers and six RBI in the series. Bogaerts only had 10 homers in all of 2017. He finished the game 2–for–5 with two runs and two RBI; Bogaerts […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Continues Stellar Season; Solid SP2 Rest Of Season?

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez brings his record to 9-1 with a 9-3 victory over the Mariners Sunday. In six innings, Rodriguez allowed two runs on six hits while striking out nine and only walking one batter. Rodriguez has been superb this year and seems to be fully recovered from knee concerns and […]

Champ or Chump: Daniel Palka & Dylan Covey

Pop quiz: Name three position players on the Chicago White Sox not named Jose Abreu. If you're an active fantasy owner, you can probably answer the question...with more difficulty than you care to admit. The same is true of the team's starting rotation. While the team as a whole isn't great, they still have a […]

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 […]

Eric Thames (1B/OF, MIL) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 43% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After missing seven weeks from left thumb surgery, Eric Thames had a quiet return to the Milwaukee Brewers, going 1-for-10 with six strikeouts. He came alive on Sunday, bombing two home runs, collecting four RBI and a steal. The big day brought his […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

Rejoice Rotoballers! It’s Week 12, and they’ve given control of Rotoballer’s 2B/SS Waiver Wire column to me for safe keeping while Kyle vacations. Considering how amazing my work has been on the Outfield Waiver Wire, I’m frankly not surprised that they begged me to provide my incredible, awe-inspiring insight for Rotoballers needing help in the […]

Amed Rosario (SS, NYM) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario has been pretty bad in 2018. The former top prospect has lost almost all of his shine between the last two seasons, as the hit tool has not translated yet and the expected pop has yet […]

The Cut List (Week 12): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 12 of the Cut List. This week I take a look at Jed Lowrie, Justin Smoak, Yoan Moncada, and Mitch Moreland. What’s the common denominator here? They’re barely standard league viable and they were all super hot at one point or another this season. Lowrie was arguably the fantasy MVP in April, […]

Mitch Moreland Batting .096 Over Past Eight Games

Boston Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland has come crashing back down to earth. Moreland endured a sizzling hot streak after Hanley Ramirez was released by the Red Sox, but the past week has been a struggle for the 32-year-old. Moreland is just 3-for-31 in his last eight games with only a single RBI. Moreland […]

Andrew Benintendi Resting Friday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi is out of the lineup for Friday night's game against the Mariners. It is just a routine day of rest for him and nothing to worry about. Benintendi has been red hot in the last month batting .343 with a 1.140 OPS, nine home runs and four steals and […]

Week 12 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 […]

Xander Bogaerts Matches Last Year's Home Run Total

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had a moderately disappointing 2017 campaign, but he is currently on the path to fantasy redemption in 2018. On Thursday night against the Seattle Mariners, Bogaerts hit his 10th home run of the season in just his 209th at-bat. To put that into perspective, he did not hit his […]

David Price Tremendous Against Mariners on Thursday

Boston Red Sox starter David Price arguably had his best performance of the season on Thursday against the Seattle Mariners. Price went seven one-run innings and struck out seven in the 2-1 victory. Price now has a solid 8-4 record on the season to go with his 3.76 ERA, but the lefty has become increasingly […]

Sam Travis Picks Up A Hit Wednesday

After being demoted back to Triple-A Pawtucket earlier in the week, Boston Red Sox first base prospect Sam Travis went 1-for-3 in his first game back on the farm. Travis is struggling for the first time in his professional career with a .222 batting average and 45 strikeouts. Travis hit both Triple-A and Major League […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/14/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of games, with five in the early window and only four on the night slate. There are some solid options regardless of what slate you are trying to play, so I'll try and hit on a few players from each slate. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Full Count Inefficiency (Week 11)

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. As a pro-pitcher fantasy enthusiast and dedicated streamer, I regularly tune into starts hoping […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 11)

The Tampa Bay Rays decided to call up their entire minor league system this past week. Well, not their entire team, but three notable prospects all got the call this past week and if they sell off the rest of their team, which seems not unlikely, we could see more minor leaguers come up in […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 11: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 11 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. As the season steamrolls through June, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows shorter with every […]

Making Moves: Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 11

We are halfway through June and the time to be making moves to improve your fantasy team is now. Today we are going to dig into the trade values of a couple of pitchers off to terrific starts that carry red flags: Patrick Corbin and Sean Doolittle. I will also answer a few "Rapid Fire" […]