Joey Votto Moving Rehab Assignment To Single-A

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto will move his minor league rehab assignment from Triple-A Louisville to Single-A Dayton on Tuesday. Votto is currently recovering from COVID-19 and has gone 1-for-4 with an RBI, three walks and two strikeouts in two games with Louisville so far. The Reds are hopeful that the 38-year-old will be […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 6

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. It was another fun week of baseball as we saw two no-hitters from top prospects, […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/17/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Mike Moustakas, Juan Yepez, Reid Demers, Alek Thomas

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 6 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like George Kirby off the waiver wire, and we're back at it for more. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. We are with you every single week, and […]

Hitter Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - xwOBA Leaders for Week 6

We're far enough into the season that we can dive into expected stats with some sense of reliability. Let's begin with everyone's favorite - xwOBA! Its given name is expected weighted on-base average and what it represents is the quality of each at-bat by a hitter. Statcast uses a combination of exit velocity, launch angle, […]

Joey Votto Begins Rehab Assignment At Triple-A

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (illness) began his rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville this past weekend. He played in two games and went 1-for-4 with three walks, an RBI, a run scored and two strikeouts. The 38-year-old landed on the COVID-19 injured list at the start of the month. The specifics of what Votto […]

Mike Minor Strikes Out Four At Triple-A Sunday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Minor (shoulder) made his second rehab start at Triple-A Louisville on Sunday. He pitched 2 1/3 innings and allowed three hits, one walk and two runs (one earned) while striking out four. He threw 60 pitches in the game with 41 of them winding up as strikes. Minor pitched three […]

Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - BABIP For Week 6

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. Over the last two weeks, I took a look at different components of pitchers' batted-ball […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/16/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! DraftKings and FanDuel offer the same 11-game slate to kick off the week. It's an extensive schedule for a Monday, but that just gives us more arms, bats, and values to sort through. The first pitch for the contests will be thrown out at 7:05 pm Eastern as the Yankees visit the […]

Hunter Greene Allows No Hits Over 7 1/3 Innings

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene had the most impressive start of his young career thus far in Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched 7 1/3 innings and didn't allow a single hit while striking out nine batters. Unfortunately, he walked five batters and allowed a run to score on a fielder's choice […]

Kyle Farmer Available Off The Bench On Sunday

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. He is dealing with general soreness. However, Reds manager David Bell stated ahead of Sunday's game that Farmer is available off the bench for the game. The 31-year-old has appeared in 32 games […]

Nick Senzel Expected To Begin Rehab Assignment Wednesday

On Sunday, Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell gave an update on outfielder Nick Senzel (illness). The 26-year-old is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday. Senzel has been on the COVID-19 injured list since May 4. The team hasn't disclosed information as to whether Senzel tested positive for COVID-19, but the length of his […]

Tyler Stephenson Cleared To Play, But Not Starting Sunday

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson (head) was forced to exit Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after he took a foul ball to his face mask. He did not suffer a concussion and prior to Sunday's game, he received medical clearance to play. While he is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game, he […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/15/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/15/22 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 top […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back, Premium RotoBallers, as we slide into a good ol' fashioned mid-May waiver breakdown. While we have a little over a month in the books, there's the overwhelming feeling that warmer weather has given us a livelier ball. The leaguewide slugging percentage is […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 6

Hey yo! It's week SIX of the fantasy season! We are back for another iteration of the starting pitchers waiver wire pickups article, which you can find here every Sunday morning. Thanks for being here! This week, I'm beefing up the analysis a bit. I tried to include more names this week and highlight more […]

1B/3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

Welcome back to another edition of first base and third base fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups. For those who are not familiar, each week at RotoBaller, we publish a waiver wire article for each position. This article will look at corner infield options, at both 1B and 3B. You can also read our other articles […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Week 6 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Clayton Kershaw, Lucas Sims, Jeremy Pena, Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant

The month of May is now just about half over.  Fantasy teams are getting to the "desperation point" of falling too far behind in their respective leagues. The "Super Two" players will soon be brought up and they could save your team. One way of having room on your roster is to drop injured players. […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 6 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

NFBC Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Draft Targets, We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those that do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and no […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/15/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel and DraftKings on 5/15/2022, Main Slate at 1:35 pm Eastern Time. The lineup will range from some elite players to mid-priced options, and value plays. The main slate is eight games on DraftKings and 10 games on FanDuel. You can also read more […]

Tyler Stephenson Exits Saturday's Game Early

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson (head) exited Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates early after getting struck in the face mask by a foul tip. He went 0-for-1 with a strikeout before leaving and was replaced by Aramis Garcia. Stephenson spent time on the concussion list earlier in the season. The 25-year-old is considered day-to-day, […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/14/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/14/22 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 […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

Another week of home runs, bats broken over knees, a cycle, a no-hitter, offensive eruptions in ninth innings, and so much more is behind us. It was a very exciting week in baseball, but for the first time in a while, the bullpens mostly remained away from center stage. Now, there were still plenty of […]

Nick Mariano's Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 5x5 Roto Leagues - Trevor Story, Whit Merrifield, Julio Rodriguez, Joey Votto

Fellow RotoBallers, we a little more than a month into the fantasy baseball season so it's time for a rankings check-in. Below you will find Nick Mariano's updated 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. These rankings are being released in early May, and are looking at rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings […]

Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings Updates for May - Carlos Rodon, Anthony Rizzo, Pablo Lopez, Shane Bieber and More

Hey there RotoBallers, and welcome back to more of our rankings! The MLB season is well underway now, and in this article you'll see Nicklaus Gaut's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings for May. These fantasy baseball rankings are catered specifically for points leagues and head-to-head (H2H) points league formats, and are looking at […]

Jonathan India Resumes Baseball Activities

Cincinnati Reds infielder Jonathan India (hamstring) has reportedly resumed doing baseball activities. This is good news since the young infielder has been sidelined roughly two weeks due to right hamstring tightness. The Reds don't have a timetable for India, but the hope is that he'll return before the end of May. India was hitting well […]

Tyler Stephenson Logs Three Hits In Win

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson had a terrific day at the plate on Thursday, going 3-for-4 as his club shut out the Pirates 4-0. The 25-year-old scored a pair and drove in a pair on two singles while also launching a solo home run off JT Brubaker to give him four long balls on the […]

Lucas Sims Has Bulging Disc In Back

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell said that closer Lucas Sims (back) has a "bulging disc" in his back. "He started some light exercises today, core strengthening. I can't tell you how long. From all of my experience, I still don't have a prediction on that. I haven't heard anyone talk about it being long term," […]