Ramon Laureano Breaks Slump With Three RBI

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run in a win over the Dodgers Wednesday. Laureano broke an 0-for-14 slump he was on entering the game as his batting average has sunk to .218. He's still getting on-base at a .346 rate thanks to strong plate-discipline metrics but he... Read More

Top MLB DFS Tournament Stacks and Avoids for September 24th, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 9/24/20  Walker Buehler vs. Oakland Athletics A rule of thumb I have is... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/24/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Thursday night with a 6 game slate on tap. It is a pretty straight forward slate as there are many high-priced pitchers to target. There are the lock and load play of Corbin Burns and then looking for an SP2. The bats, on the other hand, they are aplenty. They are also... Read More

Khris Davis Draws Rare Start Versus Right-Hander Wednesday

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis is among the club’s starting nine for Wednesday’s contest versus the Dodgers and right-hander Joe Kelly. But with Kelly expected to serve just as the club’s opener ahead of bulk pitcher Julio Urias, Oakland has opted to keep Davis in the lineup despite having become essentially a platoon player... Read More

Matt Olson Heads To Bench Wednesday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson is not among the starting nine for Wednesday’s contest versus the Dodgers and right-hander Joe Kelly. Olson, who is slated to miss his first game of the season, has been quiet at the dish over the previous 10 days, ceding way to Mark Canha, who will hold down the... Read More

Jake Lamb Extends Hitting Streak To Seven Games

Oakland Athletics third baseman Jake Lamb continued his torrid pace Tuesday by roping a double to extend his hitting streak to seven games. The former Diamondback has been a revelation with the A's, as he's hit safely in every game played in green and gold while batting .346 with a .692 slugging percentage in that... Read More

Daniel Mengden Passes Through Waivers Unclaimed

Oakland Athletics pitcher Daniel Mengden was optioned to the team's alternate training site over the weekend and passed through waivers on Tuesday afternoon. The 27-year-old posted a combined 12-8 record with a 4.31 ERA across the 2018 and 2019 seasons, but a positive COVID-19 test derailed his 2020 season. The team had no room for... Read More

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/22/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It may officially be playoff push time around MLB, but that hasn’t stopped clubs from starting a wide array of talent Tuesday. Back in July, if you could have predicted a slate where the trio of Zach Davies, Framber Valdez, and Brady Singer were the top three starting pitchers in terms of salary, you’re likely... Read More

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 10

Here we are, the final week of the season. Fantasy titles hang in the balance and will be won or lost in many leagues based on the decisions made on the waiver wire. No pressure, right? Fear not - we're here to help just as we (hopefully) did in the first nine weeks of this... Read More

H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 10

This is the end. My only friends, the end. Just like that, the season is gone. After this week, at least. For those of you in championships, we losers salute you. But you haven't won yet and there's one more weeks to make some pickups and close things out. We'll be doing this roundup of... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 10

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this... Read More

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings

The final week of the 2020 fantasy baseball season means the Week 10 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks are here to help analyze where the top 101 SPs stand for the final sprint. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks... Read More

Jesus Luzardo Fires Six Shutout Innings Versus Giants

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo dominated the Giants on Saturday firing six shutout innings at his Bay Area rivals. The rookie left hander struck out seven while allowing five hits and no walks in the dominant effort. Luzardo induced a whopping 15 swinging strikes on just 90 pitches as he lowered his season-ERA to... Read More

Justin Dunn (SP, SEA) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: Solid starting pitching became more and more scarce as the year has progressed so finding someone who could bump up your fantasy team's pitching stats in the final week of the season could be what puts you over the edge. Justin Dunn is someone... Read More

Chris Bassitt Throws Gem Vs Giants

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt threw 6 2/3 shutout innings with seven strikeouts in a win over the Giants Friday. Bassitt allowed just three hits and three walks while improving his record to 5-2 on the season. Bassitt isn't the flashiest arm for fantasy as his strikeout rate is just 20.8 percent, but he's... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 19th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics... Read More

Must-Add Category Streamers for the Final Stretch

Sadly, just 10 days of baseball remain in the MLB regular season and the fantasy season. At least the commissioner was nice enough to let everyone into the postseason, so there'll be plenty more ball games on the tube to watch. Unfortunately, fantasy leagues don't work that way. You're in the last leg of the... Read More

The Cut List (Week 10) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List, already perhaps the final one of the year with the season ending on September 27. Either way, it's crunch time. In recent weeks we switched up the format of this article a bit, to cover a larger pool of players and to discuss trends being seen by fantasy baseball... Read More

A.J. Puk Should Be Ready For Spring Training

Oakland Athletics reliever A.J. Puk (shoulder) is expected to be fully recovered from his recent surgery by the time spring training rolls around. Puk was shut down at the start of September after suffering a setback in his throwing program. The 25-year-old is ranked as the club's No. 1 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and has... Read More

Marcus Semien Looks To Continue Hot Streak

Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien has started to heat up at the plate over the past week. The 30-year-old is slashing .292/.393/.625 with two homers, 11 RBI, and a stolen base across his last seven games. Semien has not fully replicated his breakout 2019 campaign, as owns a .229 average across 179 at-bats in 2020,... Read More

Jesus Luzardo Sees Next Start Moved Up To Saturday

Oakland Athletics pitcher Jesus Luzardo will move up to start Saturday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Luzardo was scheduled to pitch on Sunday, but for some reason, the team decided to change their rotation. Frankie Montas just returned from the paternity list, so perhaps they want to give him an extra day of rest... Read More

Finish Strong in 2020 (Adds, Drops, Streamers): WPC+ Videocast

Pierre Camus and Nicklaus Gaut discuss which hot hitters and two-start streamers to add for the final week of the season, as well as big-name players to drop. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to... Read More

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/18/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's hard to believe, but we're approaching the last week of the regular season. With so few games left before the playoffs, I intend to treasure each and every full slate of baseball we get from here on out. Friday night brings us another fun slate with a myriad of ways we can construct successful... Read More

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 10

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for September 21 through September 27. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the upcoming... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 17th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics... Read More

Liam Hendriks Earns Five-Out Save At Colorado

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks was called on in the eighth inning to protect a two-run lead at Colorado on Wednesday and was able to hold on for the save. Hendriks allowed one hit and struck out two as the closer nailed down his league-leading 13th save. Hendriks came out of nowhere in 2019... Read More

Tommy La Stella Extends Hitting Streak To Six

Oakland Athletics second baseman Tommy La Stella went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a win over the Rockies Wednesday. La Stella extended his hitting streak to six games as the 31-year-old has been rock-solid since being traded to Oakland from the Angels. Since the trade, La Stella his batting .297 with a strong .370... Read More

Mike Fiers Tames Coors Field For Win

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Mike Fiers allowed one earned run in six innings pitched to earn a win at Colorado on Wednesday. Fiers gave up seven hits, but didn't walk a batter to escape baseball's toughest pitching environment with a victory. Fiers only struck out four which is common for him as he averages just... Read More

The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 9)

Last week I wrote that the schedule had begun to have an outsized impact on value. At this point, it's not impacting projected value even more than recent performance. There are exceptions to that, but that's the overarching rule this week. Paul Goldschmidt's value has been buoyed by this aspect for much of the season.... Read More

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings

We're already on the back nine of September, barreling towards the end of fantasy baseball, which means the Week 9 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks are here for a weekly dive into how the top 101 RPs stand for the home stretch. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well.... Read More