Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 8

We are at the quarter mark of the fantasy season and things are starting to figure themselves out. For example, Kris Bryant has seemingly found his stroke and shut the window closed on buy-low opportunities. Several other players around the league are also beginning to find their groove, yet there are still a few inefficiencies […]

The Waiver Wire Watch List: Week 8

As important as it is to be active on the waiver wire, snagging that next hot bat or pitcher on a roll before anyone else can, let's be honest--there are only so many roster spots. That's why your watch list is just as important as your waiver wire activity, and perhaps even more so. Throughout […]

Anthony DeSclafani Struggles On Friday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani struggled in a 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. DeSclafani allowed four runs in four innings of work while striking out three. The veteran right-hander had trouble keeping the ball in the park as he coughed up three home runs to the Los Angeles hitters. DeSclafani had […]

Jesse Winker Out Against Lefty

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker is not in the starting lineup on Friday against Dodgers left-handed starting pitcher Rich Hill. Jose Peraza is starting in left field and is hitting eighth, while Kyle Farmer is at the keystone and batting sixth. Neither Peraza nor Farmer have done much of anything at the plate this year […]

Rest of Season Third Base Rankings - May Update

Now that we are midway through May, it's a perfect time to update our Rest-of-Season mixed rankings and provide some analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings can't end on draft day. Third base has been hit-and-miss in the early […]

Nick Senzel Steals A Base In Win

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel went 2-for-5 with a run and a steal in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Senzel is off to a solid start to his MLB career, hitting .250 with three homers, nine runs, seven RBI, and four steals. He has been hitting leadoff for the Reds, a […]

Luis Castillo Wins Fifth Game

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo picked up his fifth win of the season in a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Castillo had his start cut short by a one-hour rain delay and wound up pitching just 5 1/3 innings. After the rain delay, reliever Michael Lorenzen replaced Castillo on the mound. The […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Friday May 17th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 17th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/17/19): MLB DFS Lineups

The MLB has blessed up with a huge Friday slate, consisting of 15 games. We have plenty of things to go through, but will be focused on one expensive and one affordable pitcher. The bats are varied as well, with 30 different pitchers on the slate. With so much variance, it's going to be important […]

Jesse Winker Batting Sixth vs. Lefty

Cincinnati Reds right fielder Jesse Winker is in the lineup Thursday against left-handed Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jose Quintana. Winker has sat against lefties more often than not so far this season, but gets the nod this time. Although this matchup should be avoided in DFS, the more often Winker gets into the lineup against […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/16, 5/17)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Thursday, May 16th) and tomorrow (Friday, May 17th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Eugenio Suarez Homers, Drives In Three

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez had a big game in a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Suarez went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer, and three RBI. After the big performance, Suarez is now hitting .263 with a .918 OPS, 13 homers, 10 doubles, 24 runs, 29 RBI, and a steal. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/16/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Thursday brings us another 10 game slate, but frustratingly once again with a split, and weirdly with one game (BAL @ CLE) missing off both slates entirely. The "main" slate starts at 6.40 pm and contains five games. There is also an earlier four game "featured" slate, but with the bigger prizes and more games […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/16/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 10 games on the schedule today, with Fanduel being split into an early slate and main slate. We will include players from both of the slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/16/2019. These picks will range from some of the elite players […]

Alex Wood Could Resume Throwing Next Week

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Alex Wood (back) could resume throwing as early as next week. Wood has missed all of the 2019 season due to back issues. The Reds currently don't have a timetable for his return. He'll likely need a few rehab appearances before he's able to return to the Major League roster. We'll see […]

Yasiel Puig Hitting Fifth On Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig is hitting fifth in the Reds lineup against the Cubs on Wednesday. Jesse Winker will take over cleanup duties against righty Yu Darvish. After a rough start to the season, Puig has hit three homers and stole four bases in the past two weeks. This is much more of what […]

Rest of Season Relief Pitcher Rankings - May Update

We are more than six weeks deep into the 2019 MLB season, so we're whipping it around the horn for a Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings can't end on draft day. After […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 7 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 13th (unless otherwise noted). Your weekly reminders: When a Statcast ranking is mentioned, a minimum of 25 batted balls is needed to rank in Statcast figures; 365 players now have that many. And EVAB (pronounced ee-vab or ev-ab) […]

Tanner Roark Allows Three Runs

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Tanner Roark held the Chicago Cubs to three runs over five innings of work in a 3-1 loss on Tuesday. He struck out six and walked one in the loss. Roark has been solid for the Reds this season, posting a 3-2 record, 3.50 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, and 43 strikeouts in 46 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/15/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have 13 games on the slate tonight, split into two pretty even slates. There are plenty of pitching options to decipher through, with just as many bad pitchers to take advantage of. There are a ton of bats to pay up for, but we have to be careful with these prices on DraftKings. Let's […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/15, 5/16)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Wednesday, May 15th) and tomorrow (Thursday, May 16th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Scooter Gennett Nearing Return To Baseball-Related Activities

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett (groin) was on the field playing catch with infielders on Tuesday. Gennett has been out since spring training with a right groin strain and hasn't gotten close to any strenuous activity yet but manager David Bell hints that baseball-related activities could be close. "Very encouraged by all reports and, […]

Hot Prospects To Watch - Riley Rising, Dalbec Raking, Pearson Impressing

If you missed it, the Brewers called up their top prospect Tuesday morning -- hitting prodigy and second baseman Keston Hiura -- to make his major league debut this week. The ninth overall pick of the 2017 draft was hitting .333 with a .408 on-base percentage, 1.106 OPS, 11 homers and 26 RBI in 37 […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/14/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday brings a full Major League Baseball schedule, and there are a bunch of intriguing match-ups that offer potential value for making daily fantasy prop picks on Monkey Knife Fight. A few observations through the first six weeks of the season: Christian Yelich has picked up where he left off last season, hitting 16 home […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/14, 5/15)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Tuesday, May 14th) and tomorrow (Wednesday, May 15th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

It has been a particularly interesting week in terms of attention-grabbing storylines, to say the least. Addison Russell made a controversial return to the Cubs lineup to a crowd of mixed feelings, Mike Fiers embarrassed the Cincinnati Reds with his second-career no-hitter, and another MLB game was curiously delayed due to a massive swarm of […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

With roughly a quarter of the season in the books, you may be running out of patience with your current fantasy squad. That's okay! While huge, season-altering transactions may not yet be merited, that doesn't necessarily mean that sitting on your hands is advisable either. Perhaps you just need to find a little help on […]

Streaming Pitchers To Fill The Void in 2019

To say that the starting pitcher position has been underwhelming to start the year is an understatement. What was hoped to be a strength for many teams has yet to come to fruition. Part of the reason is that starters haven’t been as effective as desired. That frustration will potentially get rectified once the weather […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/13, 5/14)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Monday, May 13th) and tomorrow (Tuesday, May 14th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Tyler Mahle Strikes Out Eight In No-Decision

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Tyler Mahle gave up four runs in 6 1/3 innings of work in a 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Mahle gave up two runs in the first inning, cruised through the next five frames, and then coughed up another two runs in the seventh. He did manage to […]