Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 8

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

It's that magical time of the season where I start to feel old because we've moved into the "double-digit weeks" when writing out the title. You should have a good idea about where your team stands against the competition, though an unheralded stat in roto leagues with maximums is how many innings you have left […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 10)

The calendar has turned to June. The Super Two deadline is near. This is one of the best times of the year for baseball fans becuase it means that soon teams will begin to start calling up their blue-chip prospects that they deem worthy of a major league appearance. The Super Two deadline passing essentially […]

Felipe Vazquez Records Four-Out Save

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez picked up a four-out save, his 11th of the year, in a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. The southpaw entered with two outs and a runner on first in the eighth inning and promptly struck out Enrique Hernandez. Although he walked a pair of batters in the […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 10 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 10 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the year rolls into June, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows shorter with every […]

Trevor Williams Continues To Scuffle

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Trevor Williams lasted just three innings in his start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. He gave up all four of his earned runs in the third inning and was pulled for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the frame. He was spared a loss, however, as the Pittsburgh […]

Making Moves: Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 10

We are well on our way into June and the time is now to make some serious moves to help fill your fantasy team's needs. If you fail to make a change now you risk falling too far behind in roto and missing out on valuable buy-lows in head to head. Today we are going […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 10)

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 year’s draft was an interesting one. There was a switch-pitching catcher […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/7/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of games with four in the early window and five in the late. There are some solid options for whichever slate you decide to play, so I tried to grab a few options from each one. There is only one super high priced pitcher to look at Gerrit Cole, making […]

Joe Musgrove Takes First Loss Of Season

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove was saddled with his first loss of the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. The right-hander struck out five but lasted a season-low five innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk. The long ball killed Musgrove, as he allowed a two-run […]

Jordy Mercer Scratched From Pirates Lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer has been scratched from Tuesday's lineup for flu-like symptoms and Sean Rodriguez will take Mercer's spot in the field and will bat eighth. Mercer currently has a slash line of .254/.316/.384 with three home runs and 17 RBI in 53 games. He likely isn't fantasy relevant unless you're in a […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 6

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories, and target players who may be […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 10

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Relief Pitchers Deeper Dive - Week 10

Today and every Tuesday moving forward throughout the 2018 MLB season, we will take a deep dive into some of the lesser-owned relief pitchers on the market that are worth keeping tabs on. This can be a good tool for those in deeper holds leagues, although any pitcher in a position to make a move on […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 10)

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 two pitchers who came back from injury, though the injuries were of differing severity. We're also looking […]

Travis Swaggerty Selected 10th Overall by Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates have selected outfielder Travis Swaggerty 10th overall in the MLB amateur draft. Swaggerty does a little bit of everything and has drawn comparisons to the likes of Adam Eaton and Odubel Herrera. Swaggerty needs to cut down on his swing-and-miss percentage in order for him to reach his maximum potential. If he […]

Ivan Nova Could Need Rehab Start

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Ivan Nova (finger) could need a rehab start before rejoining the Pirates rotation. He threw a 32-pitch bullpen session on Sunday. He was able to throw all of his pitches and said he felt good afterwards. His next step will likely be facing hitters, so at least one rehab start is […]

Trading Up - Paul Goldschmidt

Since 2013, Paul Goldschmidt has helped fantasy baseball owners win leagues in every format. This season I’ve been seeing posts for a month declaring Goldschmidt as “old-s**t.” It’s a steep fall. At the start of the season, Goldschmidt was a no-doubt first-round pick. Owners could take him number 3, and someone might grumble about Nolan […]

Updated Catcher Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball, so our staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We are taking a look at catchers in this article. There is a clear divide at this position, which guys who can contribute a lot in the first […]

Week 10 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 10! 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 10, which […]

Corey Dickerson Out Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Corey Dickerson is getting some rest Sunday with the red hot Austin Meadows getting the start in left field. Dickerson has been surprisingly productive this year and should remain one of the more regular starters in the crowded Pirates outfield, although Meadows is cutting into all of their playing time. Dickerson should […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/3/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Sunday DFS players. Today's main slate is loaded with amazing matchups for high-priced superstars which makes finding value in cheap options more important than ever (see RotoBallers "Value Plays" article closer to game time). There are also quite a few solid options at starting pitcher in the FanDuel main slate such as Charlie Morton, […]

Corey Dickerson Out Of The Lineup On Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Corey Dickerson is not starting in Sunday's series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals. Although Dickerson has yet to slow down at the plate, slashing .313/.347/.490, his team's new outfield rotation has limited his playing time lately, as this is the third time he's been out of the lineup in the last […]

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

Welcome to Week 10 of the Cut List. My suggestions from last week were looking good until Eduardo Escobar hit three home runs between Thursday and Friday. That’ll happen occasionally, but I think my suggestions have been sound throughout the year. This week, I take a look at Kevin Pillar, Adam Duvall, Gregory Polanco, and […]

Colin Moran Goes Deep On Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Colin Moran went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Moran's blast got his team on the board in the fifth inning and was the only run his team managed against Cardinals starter Luke Weaver. It was the 25-year-old's fifth home run […]

Austin Meadows Bashes Fifth Homer On Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Austin Meadows went 1-for-3 with a solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The dinger came at a crucial time in the game, tying the score at two in the top of the ninth inning. It was Meadows' fifth homer in 51 big-league plate appearances, as he refuses to […]

Chad Kuhl Turns In Third Straight Quality Start

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Chad Kuhl gave up two runs in six strong innings in a no-decision against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The right-hander allowed four hits, struck out five and walked two on the day, but he was bested by counterparts Luke Weaver and Austin Gomber, who combined to allow one run […]

Jameson Taillon Fires Eight Brilliant Innings In Win

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon tossed eight shutout innings in a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. He allowed only three hits and a walk while striking out six. A newfound slider is paying big dividends for Taillon, who has turned in consecutive quality starts since he began featuring the pitch […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are six slates on DraftKings today, with all 30 teams playing on Saturday. The featured slate starts at 7pm and spans eight games. I will be covering players in every slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/2/18. The lineup picks will range […]

Outfield Prospect Rankings (June) - 2018 Impact Rookies

Welcome back, RotoBallers. I'll be breaking down impact prospects by position. Today I'm bringing you my updated top 10 outfielders - MLB prospect rankings for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Outfield is typically one of the deepest list of impact prospects, but list of the top guys to own in redraft leagues took some hits to […]