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Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger pitched well on Sunday, tossing six scoreless innings while allowing seven hits and a walk. He struck out seven and was able to spread the hits apart well enough to keep the Orioles off the scoreboard. The win moved Clevinger's record to 9-7 and lowered his ERA to 3.25.... Read More
Cleveland Indians outfielder Melky Cabrera hit a fourth inning grand slam on Sunday, ending up 1-for-4 with four RBI. Cabrera started off his Cleveland career extremely poorly, but he's really turned it on lately. Fantasy managers looking for a temporary solution in the outfield should look at Cabrera while he's still hot. Hot Trending ArticlesDraft... Read More
Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin (illness) is being released from the hospital on Sunday. Martin is dealing with a life-threatening bacterial infection that could very well keep him out for the rest of the year. This is great news, but it doesn't really change the fact that he probably won't be able to help fantasy... Read More
Cleveland Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (hand) did "full cage work" on Sunday, and the plan is for him to take normal batting practice on Monday. President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said Encarnacion is "not too far away from being activated." If he doesn't have any setbacks in the next few days, Encarnacion could... Read More
We've got an 11-game featured slate this Sunday on DraftKings, and with top pitcher Chris Sale scratched from his start things really open up on the pitching side of things. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/19/18. The lineup picks will range from some... Read More
This set of games is broken down into two slates, with 10 games coming on the early, or main, slate. That is the slate we're going to be breaking down throughout this article. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 8/19/18. The lineup picks will... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians outfielder Melky Cabrera is a rare example of the ballplayer that is better in fantasy than he is in real life. He is a terrible defensive outfielder and, despite attractive looking peripheral numbers, he has actually been a below replacement level... Read More
Week 21, RotoBallers. I’ve always thought the number 21 was lucky to me, in a much as I believe in luck. I mean, it makes some measure of sense, right? Blackjack, legal drinking age, Adele’s best record, all 21. It was even the number worn by one of my favorite athletes of all time, Mike... Read More
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Adam Plutko put up a quality start on Saturday but ended up with a loss. He pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on three hits and a walk while striking out six. Plutko should stick in the rotation as long as he pitches well, but he's not much of a fantasy... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber will get two turns in the Cleveland rotation this week, facing both the Red Sox and Royals on the road. Bieber has allowed three earned runs, or less, in three consecutive starts and has struck out at... Read More
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Adam Plutko was called up from Triple-A Columbus to start against the Orioles on Saturday. Reliever Tyler Olson was optioned to Columbus in a corresponding move. In Plutko's six starts for the Tribe in 2018, he's gone 4-2 with a 4.67 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 6.2 K/9 in 34 2/3 innings.... Read More
We are already talking about the tail end of August? This season is flying by. I know that football season is upon us, just remember to stay focused and lock in those playoff spots early. With 10 games on Monday, the pitcher player pool increases immensely for us as we look for streamers this week.... Read More
Cleveland Indians third baseman Yandy Diaz will jump into the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. Diaz was recalled on Sunday, but has already collected four hits in just seven plate appearances. He'll bat cleanup and serve as the DH against righty David Hess on Friday. It's a small sample size for... Read More
Cleveland Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (biceps, hand) no longer has pain in his biceps, but his right hand remains sore. He's hoping to take batting practice by Sunday or Monday, which makes his activation at the 10-day mark "questionable," according to manager Terry Francona. The slugger could still return sometime next week if he... Read More
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona said starting pitcher Trevor Bauer (leg) could return to game activity in four to six weeks. That timetable still makes Bauer questionable to return in the regular season for his fantasy owners. The Cy Young candidate has had a breakout year, so if you own him you need to keep... Read More
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer (leg), who is wearing a walking boot, is throwing from his knees out to around 100 feet on Friday. Bauer is dealing with a stress fracture in his fibula and may not be able to make it back this year. He's a Cy Young candidate, so his fantasy owners... Read More
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber had 235 strikeouts in 175 2/3 innings after 25 starts last season, but he's at just 160 strikeouts in 168 innings this year after 25 starts. He used 2,544 pitches after 25 starts in 2017 but has thrown 2,421 pitches this year. The perennial Cy Young candidate is 4-1... Read More
Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin (illness), who is dealing with a life-threatening bacterial infection, is unlikely to play again this season. Martin played in just six games with the Tribe after being acquired from Detroit at the deadline. His injury leaves the Indians thin in the outfield, but Greg Allen has mostly been manning center... Read More
Cleveland Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (biceps, hand) should be able to return when his 10 days on the disabled list are up. Encarnacion is hitting just .229 on the season, but his 25 home runs and 81 RBI play in all fantasy leagues. Get ready to get him back into your lineups early next... Read More
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer (leg), who is on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his right fibula, doesn't have a timetable to return and his season could be in jeopardy. It'd be a huge loss for the Indians and fantasy owners, as Bauer is a Cy Young contender this year, going... Read More
After last night's disgusting pitching options, we're rightfully treated with a mess of strong options and elite arms this evening. We've got an attractive 14 game Main slate, too, with just the Mets and Phillies being left out of the group with their 6:05 start time. In this article, I will be providing you with... Read More
2018 is shaping up to be my worst fantasy baseball performance of the decade. I’m on track to win my home league, but I’m doomed to finish in the bottom half of the standings in most of my entries this season. There are plenty of reasons why obstacles with which we’re all familiar. It’s frustrating,... Read More
I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by 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... Read More
A handful of intriguing rookies made their MLB debuts this past week, with two of the top 100 prospects according to MLB Pipeline joining The Show. Save for Jansen, I do not really foresee any of the recently promoted prospects being impact players, at least for fantasy, down the stretch, so it still remained a... Read More
You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 20! 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 20, and... Read More
Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Cody Allen earned a hold on Wednesday, pitching two perfect innings with four strikeouts. Allen worked the seventh and eighth innings, with Brad Hand coming in to earn the save in the ninth. While it was a strong outing for Allen, owners in standard leagues won't be happy to see him... Read More
Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Brad Hand earned a save on Wednesday, tossing a scoreless inning despite allowing two hits and a walk. It was Hand's 28th save of the season and he dropped his ERA to 2.68. More significantly, Cody Allen, who was working as Cleveland's closer before Hand was acquired, worked the seventh and... Read More
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber couldn't get out of the fifth inning on Wednesday. He pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks. He struck out five. Bieber has been struggling lately after a good start to his major league career. He avoided a loss in this one, but... Read More
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona said on Wednesday that there is still no timetable for starting pitcher Trevor Bauer's return. Bauer is dealing with a stress fracture to his fibula, but the team is "hopeful" he will be able to return this season. He's very unlikely to contribute again during the fantasy season, so he... Read More
Welcome back, friends, to another edition of split-slate Wednesday. I don't have the best news about the split, unfortunately. There are four early afternoon games that make up the Early Slate, and 10 under the lights for the Main. Was hoping for a 6-8 split, but we'll have to wait for another time to see... Read More
