Power Risers/Fallers for Week 19: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 19 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 has blown by into August and the MLB trade deadline has passed, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or […]

Mitch Moreland Picks Up Four RBI on Tuesday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland has endured a mighty struggle throughout the past weeks. After a hot start to the season, the 32-year-old is batting just .170 over his past 15 games. With that being said, Moreland had an offensive outburst on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was 1-for-4 with two […]

Mookie Betts Batting .348 Over Past 30 Games

Boston Red Sox superstar outfielder Mookie Betts has been an on-base machine this season. The 25-year-old has a .348 average and a .421 OBP through his past 30 games. Betts was 1-for-4 with a run scored and a walk on Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. He has a .341 average on the season […]

J.D. Martinez Smokes His 34th Homer of the Year

Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez did what he does best on Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. The 30-year-old crushed his league-leading 34th bomb of the season on a night where he was 3-for-5 with 4 RBI. Martinez has been the best offensive player in all of baseball. He also has a sparkling […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/8/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Good afternoon, my fellow Rotoballers. We've got a nine game Main slate to breakdown on this hot-as-hell Wednesday that features a pitching group without much flair, but with plenty of offenses to target. As of early afternoon, there are five offenses with impressive (see also: attractive for stacking purposes) implied run totals and a few […]

Craig Kimbrel Blows Save, Picks Up Win on Tuesday

Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel blew his fourth save of the season on Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. Luckily, the Red Sox managed to put up five runs in the top of the tenth inning and allowed Kimbrel to pick up the win. Kimbrel has been struggling mightily as of late as […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/8/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are 14 total games today, broken down into two slates. I opted to use players from both slates, as the early slate features four games, while the late slate features nine games. Overall, this article should help with both slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks […]

Week 19 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 19! 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 19, and […]

Rafael Devers To Be Activated Wednesday

The Boston Red Sox will activate third baseman Rafael Devers (hamstring) from the disabled list on Wednesday and will send infielder Tony Renda back to Triple-A Pawtucket in a corresponding move, according to a source. Devers has been up and down with a .245/.295/.425 slash line but does have 15 home runs, 52 RBI and […]

Eduardo Rodriguez To Throw BP Friday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez (ankle) will throw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for live batting practice on Friday. E-Rod last pitched on July 14, so he'll probably need a rehab start or two before returning. He's been a big asset to Boston's rotation this year, going 11-3 with a […]

Chris Sale Scheduled To Return Sunday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (shoulder) is scheduled to return from the disabled list on Sunday to face the Orioles. Sale will miss minimal time and will return to one of the best matchups he could have. He's a no-brainer must-start in his first start off the DL.

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/7/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 14-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 (8/7/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There was a sizable slate last night, and now we have a 14 game Tuesday slate. There are a ton of pitching options at different pricing levels, and the same can be said for batters. It gives us multiple ways to construct our lineups tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

Hot Prospects to Watch Week 19: Lewis, Gorman, Gore, Graterol

There's a lot of good young talent coming up through the minor leagues right now, so this week we're going to take a look at four prospects under the age of 20 who have been on a hot streak. The four players on this week's list are still a couple years away from making an […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Post-Break Contact Quality (Week 19)

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. It’s August and we’re firmly in the dog days of baseball season. After a […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 19)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. This week we're looking at the two top pitching prospects from 2016, as well as a pitching prospect from 2013 that failed […]

Miguel Andujar's Defensive Blunders Cost Yankees On Sunday

New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar has been one of the bright spots of an ailing offense as of late, but his defensive mistakes on Sunday helped the Boston Red Sox to a series sweep. All told, Andujar made two errors on Sunday but one of those was gut-wrenchingly awful. In the bottom of […]

Champ or Chump: Asdrubal Cabrera and Nathan Eovaldi

We're back to cover a few more guys who moved at the Trade Deadline. I didn't mention Lance Lynn before, but his acquisition by the Yankees was strange. The ball flies out of Yankee Bandbox, and Lynn had a severe case of gopheritis in Minnesota. He's not an option in any competitive format. This column […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: September Call-Ups Edition

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 […]

David Price Finally Keeps the Yankees At Bay

Red Sox starting pitcher David Price has been notoriously poor against the New York Yankees throughout his career. Price has bounced around the AL East facing the Yankees through various times of the year with the Rays, Blue Jays and now Red Sox. For the first time this season, he has thrown a quality start […]

Andrew Benintendi Knocks In Game-Winner

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi drove in the winning run in the 10th inning of Sunday's series finale versus the Yankees to complete the sweep. The walk-off RBI single was his third hit of the game and first fantasy counting stat of the day. Benintendi has been hot just about all season long and […]

Week 19 Waiver Wire - Outfielders (OF)

Happy start of August, RotoBallers! I don't know about you, but it is getting real hot. Both outside and on the MLB trade wire. The trade deadline has come and gone and fantasy owners now need to manage their own trade deadlines as well. It was hard enough to keep up with trade talks and […]

Week 19 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

The injury bug bit hard and often this week, and while the majority of the major maladies affected other positions, middle infield wasn’t spared. Popular waiver add (and featured player in this column last week) Lourdes Gurriel could miss the majority of the games left, and Ian Kinsler only made it a few games into […]

The Cut List (Week 19): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 19 of the Cut List. Special thanks to Kyle Bishop for filling in for me last week while I was out of town on vacation in northern Minnesota. His cut suggestions were pretty much fantastic. This week I’m taking a look at Cesar Hernandez, Matt Kemp, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Tim Anderson. All […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a full 15 games on Saturday, with six slates to choose from on DraftKings. The featured slate starts at 7pm eastern and covers 12 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/4/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 19

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 18 (August 6th-August 12th)

We have 10 matchups on Monday, increasing our chances of having some decent two-start options in the fantasy baseball world. We have, potentially, 35 pitchers who could take two turns in the rotation in Week 18. For this post, we have a mixed bag of suggestions to stream. We have veterans and young arms. Most […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 19

The deals are finally done, or at least most of the ones that matter. You've probably read our MLB Trade Deadline breakdown by now, but it's time to get deeper by looking at some of the names that weren't making headline news over the past week. Scouting players who may be undervalued and re-assessing players who […]

Ian Kinsler Headed To The DL

Boston Red Sox second baseman Ian Kinsler (hamstring) will be placed on the disabled list after leaving the game early on Friday with left hamstring tightness. Infielder Tony Renda will be recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket in a corresponding move. The team is hoping Kinsler will spend the minimum time on the DL after just acquiring […]

Ian Kinsler Might Have To Go On DL

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said second baseman Ian Kinsler (hamstring), who left the game early Friday with left hamstring tightness, may be headed to the disabled list. Kinsler walked, stole a base and scored a run Friday night in his only plate appearance before leaving the game. He's hit .244 with 13 home […]