Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 25: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]

Week 25 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 25! 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 25, and […]

Neil Walker's Blast Propels Yankees To Victory

The New York Yankees only had three hits against the Boston Red Sox Tuesday night in the Bronx. They still managed to prevail, however, as Neil Walker provided the biggest hit of the game. Starting at first base over Luke Voit and Greg Bird, the 33-year-old stepped up to the plate in the seventh with […]

Aaron Judge Goes Hitless In Return To Lineup

At long last, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge made his return to the starting lineup just in time for the club to host the Boston Red Sox Tuesday night in the Bronx. The 26-year-old, who was out since late July with a wrist injury, batted second and started in right field. The All-Star would […]

J.A. Happ Stymies Red Sox In No-Decision

New York Yankees starter J.A. Happ was originally scheduled to make his second start in a Yankees uniform against the archrival Boston Red Sox but would be placed on the DL beforehand. On Tuesday night, however, he finally took the mound as a Yankee against the Red Sox and did quite well. The 35-year-old went […]

Luke Voit is Out on Tuesday

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Voit has become the everyday guy at first base for the Yankees, but is getting a routine rest day on Tuesday. Neil Walker will play first base and bat eighth against righty Nathan […]

Aroldis Chapman Expected To Be Activated Soon

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman (knee) said his knee and arm feel good, and he is expecting to come off the disabled list in the next day or so. Chapman threw a successful simulated game on Monday and could be closing games again by this weekend. Get ready to put him back into all […]

Aaron Judge Returns To Lineup Tuesday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) will return to the starting lineup on Tuesday. He's playing right field and batting second against Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi. At long last, Judge is finally back after fracturing his wrist in late July. He had another simulated game Tuesday morning and hit an opposite-field home run, […]

Aaron Judge Takes More Simulated At-Bats

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) took part in another simulated game -- his second in as many days -- on Tuesday against minor league pitcher Adonis Rosa. Judge hit an opposite-field home run with head athletic trainer Steve Donohue, bench coach Josh Bard, director of pro scouting Dan Giese, assistant general manager Michael […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Early-Inning Pitch Count (Week 25)

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. We’re closing in on two weeks left of regular season baseball and fantasy managers […]

Aaron Judge Won't Return To Lineup Tuesday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) had no issues after taking part in a simulated game on Monday, but he won't return to the starting lineup on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Wednesday could be the day that the slugger returns for the first time since fracturing his wrist in late July. Judge is […]

Aroldis Chapman Throws Successful Sim Game

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman (knee) threw a successful 22-pitch simulated game on Monday. That should be his last step before he returns to the team's bullpen this week. Chapman could be immediately put back in the ninth-inning closer role and he should be back in your lineups when he's activated from the disabled […]

Aaron Judge Takes Simulated At-Bats

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) had 11 live at-bats on Monday off pitchers A.J. Cole, Chance Adams and Phillip Diehl. He was activated from the disabled list last Friday but has yet to hit in a game. That could happen this week, which means fantasy owners are getting close to be able to […]

Justus Sheffield Called Up To Big Leagues

New York Yankees starting pitcher prospect Justus Sheffield was called up to the big leagues on Saturday. The No. 16 overall prospect in baseball, per Keith Law, was previously dominating at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The first-round pick will be used out of the bullpen, however, which means he won't have value in redraft leagues. Sheffield should […]

Aaron Judge Could Return For Red Sox Series

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) took batting practice again Sunday and could return to play against the Red Sox on Tuesday, per MLB's Bryan Hoch. Judge was activated from the disabled list Friday but did not bat in the game against the Blue Jays. The 26-year-old is having a great sophomore season, batting […]

Week 25 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

If you're reading this, then you likely still have some skin in the game. The championship round of the playoffs is starting in head-to-head leagues. Also, there are only a couple of weeks left for your Roto leagues. Whether you are coasting to a victory or scrounging for wins, take some time now to inventory […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/16/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It's Week 2 in the NFL, but who needs football with a juicy 11-game featured slate on DraftKings today? Two games, CWS @ BAL and TOR @ NYY are tied for the highest expected total with a 9.5 O/U each. Those two games are prime for stacking, but keep an eye on DET @ CLE, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/16/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a surprisingly large Sunday slate today. The "early slate" features 11 games, and that's what we're focusing around. There are plenty of plays at all pricing levels, meaning we have multiple ways to construct lineups. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 9/16/18. […]

Aroldis Chapman To Throw Sim Game Monday

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman (knee) threw a 26-pitch bullpen session on Saturday and said he felt fine. He will now throw a simulated game on Monday. Chapman could be cleared to rejoin the bullpen after that if he doesn't suffer any setbacks. The hard-throwing left-hander should then be put back in the ninth-inning […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 25

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, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/15/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a four-game early slate which starts at 3 pm est and then an eight-game slate which starts at 7 pm est. There are plenty of good options across the board, we have high priced pitchers to look at, along with Coors Field in play. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Aaron Judge Coming Off DL Friday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) will be activated from the disabled list prior to the game on Friday. However, manager Aaron Boone said that Judge will not hit in a game yet but will be available for baserunning and potentially defense. Judge's fantasy owners will be thrilled, but he may not see his […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/14/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a full, 15-game slate on Friday night and, hopefully, weather won’t be a problem. There are four games with an over/under of at least nine total runs. The CWS/BAL matchup is the leader in the clubhouse with 9.5 projected total runs. As far as pitching is concerned, two teams are heavy favorites (-200 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/14/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Friday, my fellow fantasy addicts. I can't believe we only have a few of these regular season Fridays left together - the season has really flown by, but at least the tight pennant races should make what we have left a very interesting segment of the season. The Cubs are home today, but, they […]

Luke Voit (1B, NYY) - Week 25 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit may not be hitting a home run every other night like he was a week ago, but is still a great addition for the fantasy stretch run. Posting a .265/.359/.559 slash since the beginning of September, Voit […]

Week 25 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

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 […]

Andrew McCutchen Continues Abysmal Stretch

Arriving in New York to aid the outfield, Yankees outfielder Andrew McCutchen has struggled immensely with his new club. The former N.L. MVP is hitting just .152 in 11 games with the Yankees, continuing the struggles that struck him in San Francisco. On Wednesday night, once again batting from the leadoff spot, he struck out […]

Greg Bird Breaks Up No-Hitter

The New York Yankees offense did not show up in Wednesday night's series finale against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. While struggling ace Luis Severino pitched quite well, the offense failed to record a hit through the first seven innings. After Luke Voit reached on a walk with one out, however, fellow first baseman […]

Luis Severino Has Best Start In Months

For the first time in a long time, New York Yankees ace Luis Severino seemed to be his old self Wednesday night in Minnesota. Taking on the Twins, the struggling right-hander allowed just one run in 5 2/3 innings of work, his least amount of runs surrendered since July 1st. While this kind of start […]

Aroldis Chapman Could Rejoin Team Next Week

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman (knee) threw a side session on Wednesday and will go back to New York to get treatment, according to manager Aaron Boone. Boone also said he expects Chapman to throw another side session or simulated game and possibly rejoin the team "sometime next week." It's great news for fantasy […]