
Blake Treinen Says He's Fine After Taking Liner on Tuesday
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Blake Treinen (shin) says he's fine after taking a liner off his leg during Tuesday's contest. He suffered a bruised right shin and limped off the field. It appears Treinen is fine and is not having any issues on Wednesday. Santiago Casilla earned his first save of the season on Tuesday. […]

Trevor Cahill (SP, OAK) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Trevor Cahill continued to show plus whiffs by inducing 16 swinging strikes on 98 pitches against the Rangers, with only one really poor pitch on the evening. His giving up three earned over five was not the encore […]

Andrew Triggs Has Huge Bounce-Back Start
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Andrew Triggs pitched a gem in a 3-2 win against the Rangers on Tuesday. In his last start, he only lasted 1 1/3 innings and gave up six runs. Triggs' final line Tuesday was one run allowed on six hits with six strikeouts and one walk. His record goes to 2-0 […]

Blake Treinen Has Bruised Shin, Expects To Be Ready On Friday
Oakland Athletics closer Blake Treinen (shin) should be good to pitch in Friday's game after a day off Thursday, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. He took a liner to his left knee in the eighth inning against the Rangers. Manager Bob Melvin stated Treinen has a bruised right shin and is confident in […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers
With nearly a month of the 2018 baseball season in the books, it's getting to the point where you start to have some legitimate bodies of work to study for pitchers, as well as earlier performances in the year that could feel rather irrelevant now. Matchup data continues to take hold and weaker teams ripe […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 4)
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. This was a big week for prospect promotions. Sure, Franklin Barreto was […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/25/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a two slate day on DraftKings on this Wednesday. The early slate is small, but features enough games to play. The later slate is significantly larger, and that is the slate that I will be outlining here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings […]

Jesus Luzardo Makes A Good First Impression In Initial Double-A Start
Oakland Athletics pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo pitched well Tuesday night against Corpus Christi in his first Double-A start after being promoted. He struck out five batters and gave up one walk, while allowing two runs on three hits in five innings. The Athletics are moving Luzardo quickly, considering he has already had Tommy John surgery. […]

Yusmeiro Petit Placed On Bereavement Leave
Oakland Athletics reliever Yusmeiro Petit was placed on bereavement leave due to the passing of his mother, according to Martin Gallegos of The Mercury News. Actually, Petit was informed of his mother's passing before Monday's game against the Texas Rangers. Amazingly, with his mind and heart elsewhere, Petit pitched in the game and did very […]

Trevor Cahill Takes No-Decision Against Rangers
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Trevor Cahill had a solid outing against the Rangers on Monday but didn't factor into the decision due to a lack of run support. He scattered four hits in five innings, allowing three runs with two walks but struck out six batters. He will have a rough challenge against the Astros […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Exit Velocity (Week 4)
We continue our RotoBaller 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 I enlighten myself on the information and tools at my disposal. My predictive confidence face-planted over the weekend as two of my calls in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/24/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a MASSIVE 11 game slate tonight and there are some fantastic options across the board. There are some heavy favorites on the board, and you are going to want to look at those pitchers for your cash games. Plenty of high priced bats out there, so finding value will be important. In this […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have two slates today, but the later slate is pack filled with 11 games. The earlier is big enough to play, but that is not what we will be focusing on in this article. The later, or featured, slate will be the main focus today. Since there are 11 games, there are plenty of […]

Stephen Piscotty Hot Hitting Keeps Him In Two-Hole
Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty will continue to hit second on Monday since he has been hot in the past week. He has a .360 AVG and .393 OBP with five doubles during that period. The Athletics continue to use the lineup that got them a 2-1 series win against the Red Sox. Jed Lowrie […]

Marcus Semien (SS, OAK) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien had a nice little run in the back half of the week. The veteran has recorded multilple hits in three of his last four games, with a home run, two stolen bases, and seven runs scored during […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 24
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Jesus Luzardo Promoted to Double-A
Oakland Athletics starting pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo has been moved up to the Double-A Midland rotation, according to Melissa Lockard of The Athletic. High-A has been no challenge for Luzardo, as he posted a 2-1 record with 25 strikeouts in 14 innings. Luzardo is one of the premium pitching prospects in the game to be in […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Watch List
Every Monday we’ll be checking in on some names to keep an eye on and add to your watch list. Some may require quick action while others are simply options to keep in mind down the road. We're still in the very early stages of the season but every bit of additional data helps. Here's […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)
Whether you’re looking for an injury replacement or just trying to shake things up after a slow start, RotoBaller has you covered on the top waiver wire targets. Every Monday until the end of the season, we'll look at the best middle infielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. These are based […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups
There are nine MLB games on Monday, however DraftKings is removing the ATL/CIN matchup (6:40pm first pitch) from their featured slate. So, we’ll focus on the eight games with a first pitch of 7:05pm, or later. Four games have an over/under of at least nine total runs. The MIA/LAD line hasn’t been set at the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/23/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Despite several teams getting a night off Monday, the slate to begin the week is an intriguing one with many of the team's best offenses still to choose from. Pithcing ownership figures to be condensed largely to either Gerrit Cole or the mispriced Mike Leake. Deciding which of those two to build around in cash […]

Week 4 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers
You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 4! 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 4, which […]

Stephen Piscotty (OF, OAK) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty struggled at the beginning of his career in Oakland, but he has turned it on lately as the A's bats have awakened. He's up to .299 and has five multi-hit games in the past week. Piscotty disappointed […]

The Cut List (Week 4): Time to Let Go?
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Cut List! I hope my suggestions have helped everyone sort their rosters out over the past few weeks. We’re slowly reaching that point where we can start trusting sample sizes, but we’re not quite there yet. My goal with this weekly column is simple: I want to provide […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For April 23
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Marcus Semien Hit HR And Scored All Three Runs
Oakland Athletic shortstop Marcus Semien served as the spark plug and the offense needed in support of Sean Manaea's no-hitter. Semien hit his second homer of the season in the fifth off Chris Sale. He ended the night 2-for-3 with one RBI and all three runs for the Athletics. Semien got off to a slow […]

Sean Manaea Throws No-Hitter Against Potent Red Sox
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manea pitched a no-hitter against the offensively explosive Red Sox in a 3-0 win on Saturday. Even more remarkable was he outpitched ace Chris Sale in the effort. Coming into the game, Manaea had a career 13.50 ERA against the Red Sox with a record of 1-2. To start the […]

Paul Blackburn Begins Throwing Program
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Paul Blackburn (forearm) threw on Saturday as scheduled, according to Martin Gallegos of The Mercury News. The plan is for him to pitch every other day to continue to build up his arm strength. There is no timeline for his return. Manager Bob Melvin said, "I think he felt pretty good […]

Yusmeiro Petit Returns From Family Leave
Oakland Athletics reliever Yusmeiro Petit was activated from family emergency leave, according to Martin Gallegos of The Mercury News. Petit was spending time in Venezuela with his mother who is battling a serious illness. It is understandable that it will be on the mind of Petit on a daily basis and thus justifiable if he […]

How Superior Setup Men Provide Value to Closers - AL Focus
The goal of the previous column in this series was to propose that the home runs allowed by relief pitchers have a significant impact on fantasy teams, even when those pitchers do not make the roster. While a baseball truism on some levels, home runs given up late in games tend to diminish the number […]