Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 19)

This week was a particularly slow week in the world of prospects; just eight rookies have debuted since the publishing of last week's column. With that being said, there are still a handful of newcomers worth highlighting and a bunch of returners still cooking with gas. As we come up on the end of the […]

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 […]

Champ or Chump: Francisco Cervelli and J.A. Happ

We've reached a point of the year where choosing players for this column becomes more difficult. There's still plenty of season left, so it's too early to shift gears to 2019. Yet fantasy trade deadlines are rapidly approaching, making it impossible to acquire any player not currently on your roster or on a waiver wire […]

Giancarlo Stanton Bashes Grand Slam As Yankees Sweep

The New York Yankees sealed a sweep of the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night by putting the game away early on. After going down two runs in the first inning, the offense broke out for six runs in the second, led by Giancarlo Stanton. The 29-year-old followed his Tuesday night home run with a grand […]

Luis Severino Overcomes Shaky First Inning in Win

Early on in Wednesday night’s series finale at Guaranteed Rate Field against the Chicago White Sox, it appeared that New York Yankees No. 1 starter Luis Severino was headed for another bad outing. The 24-year-old allowed two runs on three hits in the first inning, once again raising serious concerns about his second half of […]

Didi Gregorius is Out of the Lineup Wednesday

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox. This looks like a routine day off for the slugging shortstop who has been red-hot lately. Gleyber Torres will slide over to shortstop and bat fifth against righty Lucas Giolito. Torres has been slumping […]

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 […]

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 […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 19)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. The season is really starting to wind down. There are only going […]

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 […]

Giancarlo Stanton Hits Extra-Innings Home Run

After nine innings wasn’t enough to settle Tuesday night’s game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox, the game carried into extra innings. The star for the Yankees in the 10th inning was Giancarlo Stanton, who bounced back from an embarrassing strikeout on Monday night to drill a go-ahead two-run home run. It […]

Zach Britton Blows Save In Extra Innings

After New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton delivered a two-run home run to put the Yankees ahead Tuesday night in Chicago, manager Aaron Boone opted for Zach Britton to record the save. Coming off a pair of scoreless appearances at Fenway Park, the 30-year-old recorded two outs before surrendering a game-tying two-run home run to Jose […]

CC Sabathia Strikes Out 12 in No-Decision

New York Yankees veteran CC Sabathia sought his club’s second consecutive victory Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field against the Chicago White Sox. The 38-year-old lacked run support but was still effective over his 5 2/3 innings of work. Sabathia allowed just four hits, walking three and striking out 12 batters, his most in two […]

Sonny Gray Picks Up Win Out Of Bullpen

After 10 innings, the New York Yankees went to Sonny Gray out of the bullpen, his first appearance since a disastrous start against Baltimore spelled the end of his time in the starting rotation. The 28-year-old would emerge with a win on Tuesday, going three innings and allowing just one hit and one walk. He […]

Miguel Andujar’s Three Hits Lead Way In Chicago Win

It’s becoming increasingly obvious that the best hitter on the New York Yankees presently is a rookie. Of course, that wouldn’t be Gleyber Torres. Instead, it’s become Miguel Andujar. The third baseman piled on three more hits Tuesday night in Chicago against the White Sox, including a bloop single to left that drove in the […]

Aaron Judge Won't Swing Until He's Pain-Free

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) has yet to swing a bat since being hit by a pitch on July 26 and will not resume swinging until he is pain-free, according to manager Aaron Boone. Judge has been throwing up to five feet. "The pain has to be all the way out of there," […]

Jacoby Ellsbury Undergoes Surgery

New York Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury (hip) underwent surgery on his left hip to fix a torn labrum on Tuesday, and he's expected to resume full competition after around six months. The hip injury wasn't the only thing that kept Ellsbury off the field for all of 2018. He's been a complete fantasy afterthought since […]

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 […]

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 […]

Neil Walker Cranks Long Home Run In Win

The New York Yankees led MLB in home runs at the All-Star break but have significantly slowed since then, ranking near the bottom of the league in the category since then. On Monday night in Chicago, however, the team connected on two runs, both coming in the eighth. The first came from Gleyber Torres, but […]

Gleyber Torres Snaps Hitless Streak In Victory

New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres hasn't been in form since returning from injury, a fact that was highlighted over the weekend as he went hitless during his club’s devastating sweep in Boston. Monday night in Chicago, however, he had his best game in days, recording two hits, including a solo home run in […]

Lance Lynn Dazzles As Yankees Snap Losing Streak

The New York Yankees were in desperate need to stop the bleeding Monday night on the south side of Chicago. Taking on the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, they turned to Lance Lynn, who was making his first start for the club since replacing Sonny Gray in the rotation. The 31-year-old completely dominated the […]

J.A. Happ On Track To Return Thursday

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said starting pitcher J.A. Happ (illness) is on track to return from the disabled list and start on Thursday. The left-hander isn't contagious anymore and is feeling much better. Happ will have missed just one start with his new team after looking good in his debut in pinstripes against […]

Giancarlo Stanton Dealing With Hamstring Issue

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) is dealing with tightness in his left hamstring and had it wrapped with ice after games Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Yankees likely want to be cautions with Stanton while Aaron Judge and catcher Gary Sanchez are sidelined. It's the reason why Stanton served as the designated in […]

Lance Lynn Expected To Help Yankees Right The Ship On Monday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Lance Lynn will be tasked with trying to get the Bombers back on track Monday against the Chicago White Sox. After being swept by the American League East-leading Boston Red Sox, the Yanks find themselves 9 1/2 games back and struggling to find consistent offense. After four games in which […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/6/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a 10-game slate giving us plenty of options to pick from, so ownership should be spread out. There are a few big name arms on the bump tonight, so you will be looking to have exposure to them in your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/6/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 10-game slate on Monday night and Coors Field is back in the mix. Four games have an over/under of at least nine total runs. Naturally, the matchup in Colorado between the Pirates and Rockies lead the slate at 11 total runs. Colorado is favored in that game. Speaking of favorites, three teams […]

Dellin Betances Strikes Out Two In Eighth Inning On Sunday

New York Yankees reliever Dellin Betances came into the eighth inning of Sunday's game against the Boston Red Sox and successfully preserved a 4-1 Yankees lead. That lead was short-lived, though, a the Red Sox tied it up in the ninth. Nonetheless, Betances has been lights out in his last seven appearances, totaling 12 strikeouts […]

Zach Britton Being Used In Seventh Inning

New York Yankees reliever Zach Britton pitched a scoreless inning on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, but it wasn't in a setup role. Britton came into the game in the seventh inning, following fellow reliever David Robertson, who pitched in the sixth. When the Yankees acquired Britton from the Baltimore Orioles it was expected […]