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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... 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
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Tyson Ross, closer Brad Hand and reliever Kirby Yates are drawing trade interest from other teams, with the New York Yankees among teams that have checked in. Hand was expected to be the Padres' best trade chip heading into the year, but Ross has also surprised in a bounce-back year... 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
Welcome to Week 16 of the Cut List. This week I’m taking a look at Eric Hosmer, Brandon Crawford, Marcell Ozuna, and Yangervis Solarte. All of these guys have been viable standard league options at one point or another this year, but have recently hit cold streaks that have hampered their fantasy value. Sure, Eric... 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
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
San Diego Padres outfielder Franmil Reyes will get a start in right field Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. Reyes has played sparingly since his recall on July 11 but he'll bat fifth against Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks. The big Friars rookie has crushed six homers in 101 big league plate appearances but possesses a nosebleed-level... Read More
We have a five-game early slate to kick off our Saturday and then six on the 7 pm main slate. On both slates, we have some serious pitching options, so you should be set whether you are a cash game player or looking for some upside in GPPs. In this article, I will be providing... 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
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
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
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Diego Padres starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi remains on far too many waiver wires, as fantasy owners are slow to pick him up after he comes back off of an injury. Lucchesi has yet to throw more than 5 1/3 innings since... 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
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi has been sent down to Triple-A on Thursday. The team has recalled catcher Raffy Lopez to take Lucchesi's spot on the active roster. However, the Padres intend to bring Lucchesi back up four days after the All-Star break. The team is calling this move a 10-day rest period... Read More
We have a seven-game slate tonight, where there are three elite arms on the mound. Two of those elite pitchers, Severino and Kluber, are facing off against each other. The other ace is Scherzer, who is on the road the Mets. Smaller slate, but solid options across the board. In this article, I will be... Read More
We've got 10 games being played today, which isn't bad at all for a Thursday. There's five different slates for us on DraftKings, with the all day slate starting at 2pm eastern and the featured slate starting at 7pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings... Read More
Entering Week 16 of the Fantasy Baseball season, injuries have played a huge factor on various catchers on the waiver wire. Whether it's players recently being activated off the disabled list, or others benefiting from teammates being placed on the DL, the catcher position has been livelier than usual on the waiver wire. If you're... 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
There are plenty of games today, although it is broken into two slates. The early slate is extremely small, though, so this article is going to focus on the later slate, which features 11 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/11/18. The lineup... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Diego Padres starting pitcher Eric Lauer was dominant at home against the Dodgers on Tuesday night, falling one out short of a complete game to give him his second victory in as many starts. His overall numbers are still gross, but... Read More
Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average... Read More
Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 11th). 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
Happy 7-11 day, everyone! Be sure to go get a free slurpee if the store still runs that promotion, but not before sitting down and fixing your team's starting rotation. Those in roto leagues better be on top of their innings limits and where they stand compared to opponents. Don't fret if you've only got... 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. It might have seemed an unlikely week for prospect promotions, but there... Read More
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges crushed a three-run homer en route to a 2-for-3 night Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hedges put the Padres on the board in the fifth inning with his fourth blast of the season and is now 10-for-35 (.286) with two dingers since his return from the disabled list... Read More
San Diego Padres starter Eric Lauer was marvelous in Tuesday's victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers, spinning 8 2/3 innings of one-run ball. An out away from a complete game shutout, Lauer surrendered a solo shot to Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy and was pulled after 115 pitches. The 23-year-old rookie was outstanding, serving up... Read More
