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Welcome to Week 16 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 already hit the All-Star Break, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows... Read More
Saves are an important component for many fantasy baseball leagues. Closers are one of the most volatile positions in fantasy baseball, and one of the highest turnover positions in MLB. Each year, closers drop like flies and many MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance. Stay on top of all closer depth... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: Hopefully, Oakland Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill got the cobwebs off his arm during his return to action against Houston (3 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K). This could have been expected in Houston against the powerful Stros' and his seasonal... Read More
Welcome to the first day without anything MLB going on, which makes it the perfect day for reflection on your squad. What better place to start their your starting rotation? Analyze where you stand in terms of innings pitched on the year if applicable, or maybe the balance you need to strike between starters and relievers... Read More
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. Happy All-Star Break everyone! The Home Run Derby was electric, the Futures... Read More
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 All-Star Week so rather than approaching the column in typical fashion, we'll use... Read More
This article is the third in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. Part 2 focused on mid-tier and bargain targets for offense. This installment focuses on pitchers ranked outside the top 50. Part four will focus on players... Read More
Oakland Athletics outfielder Khris Davis is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants. Davis has been dealing with a minor shoulder injury over the past few days, but was able to play Saturday. The A's are more than likely just being cautious with him and giving him an early start to the... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: Stephen Piscotty's Athletics tenure got off to a less than ideal start. Through May 27, his line stood at a wholly uninspiring .222/.277/.335, and he'd spent most of the season buried in the batting order. Since then, however, the 27-year-old has turned his season around.... Read More
Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 15th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions.... Read More
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,... Read More
Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie, who is out of the team's lineup on Saturday, is available off the bench if needed. Lowrie suffered a leg injury on Friday colliding with Stephen Piscotty so it's no surprise he is being held out of Saturday's game. That being said, it appears as if the injury is... Read More
The Oakland Athletics have recalled shortstop Franklin Barreto from Triple-A. He has appeared in 18 games at the major league level in 2018, hitting .212 with three home runs and 10 RBI. Barreto is considered the shortstop or second baseman of the future for the A's. However, with Jed Lowrie and Marcus Siemian still on... Read More
The Oakland Athletics have designated relief pitcher Santiago Casilla for assignment. Casilla has a strong 3.16 ERA in 2018, however his 22/20 K/BB ratio is less than desirable. Clearly the A's felt like they were better off with the other options in their bullpen over Casilla. He'll likely pass through waivers before being released. There's... Read More
Oakland Athletics All-Star second baseman Jed Lowrie (leg) suffered a left leg contusion after colliding with outfielder Stephen Piscotty in the game Friday night. He was removed from the game and could sit out on Saturday, but it appears to be just a day-to-day type of injury. Lowrie has been excellent for his fantasy owners... Read More
We've got an exciting Saturday on DraftKings with all 30 teams in play. There are eight different slates to choose from, and the featured slate begins at 7pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/14/18. The lineup picks will range from some of... Read More
The all-star break is almost here, which means we’re getting ever so close to the MLB trade deadline and, of course, the fantasy trade deadline. The waiver wire can play just as important a role, too. Whether you’re unable to strike a deal or need to backfill your roster after completing a two-for-one trade, it’s... Read More
Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 14th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions.... Read More
Oakland Athletics outfielder Khris Davis (shoulder) is dealing with shoulder soreness, which is part of the reason why he wasn't in the lineup Friday night against the Giants in a National League park without the designated hitter. He is available to hit Friday and could return to the lineup on Saturday. Davis should be owned... Read More
We have all 30 teams to work with on Friday night as the first pitch begins at 7:05pm (EST) for your DraftKings contests. Four games have an over/under of at least nine earned runs, and we’re still waiting on the SEA/COL line. Expect to see a high total from that matchup at Coors Field. As... Read More
Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 13th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions.... Read More
You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 15! 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 15, and... Read More
Oakland Athletics second and third baseman Jed Lowrie will not play on Thursday. This appears to be a day of rest for the 34-year-old. Lowrie has quietly had an extremely productive 2018 season and is one of the largest reasons for Oakland's surprisingly successful year. The switch-hitter will be replaced by Chad Pinder, who hit... Read More
Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty will return to action and face Charlie Morton on Thursday. Piscotty exited Wednesday's game after being hit by a pitch on his left wrist, but he will be back in the lineup today. Piscotty has had a great season after coming back home to the Bay Area to take care... Read More
Oakland Athletics first baseman and outfielder Matt Olson will hit fifth and play first base in his return to the lineup on Thursday. Olson missed Wednesday's matchup after his back tightened up, but there was much speculation that he would return to action on Thursday after receiving two pinch-hit opportunities on Wednesday. Olson already has... Read More
The Oakland Athletics have optioned Chris Bassitt to Triple-A Nashville and made room for righty Trevor Cahill to return to action on Thursday. Bassitt had a respectable 3.38 ERA in six starts with the A's. Cahill will return after missing a little more than a month with a strained right Achilles. Cahill has had excellent... Read More
Oakland Athletics outfielder Khris Davis will continue to "kHRush" during Thursday's daytime matchup with the Houston Astros. Davis will face righty Charlie Morton, and he has hit Morton pretty hard in the past. Davis is 3-for-11 against Morton, but two of those three hits have left the yard. Oakland's surprise season has been held together... Read More
This article is the second in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. This installment focuses on offensive players ranked outside the top 50. Part three will focus on pitchers. After that, we'll focus on players to target for... Read More
Welcome to Week 15 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 inches ever closer to the All-Star break, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment... Read More
