Top 30 Impact Prospects for 2019 Redraft Leagues (Week 2)

Can you believe the baseball season is already flying by?! Some teams already have a dozen games in hand at the MLB level, while the minor league season has been underway since last Thursday. With minor league games now underway, it’s time for another update of the ‘Impact Prospects for 2019.’ Since last we visited […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/12/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

It’s a funny thing about early in the baseball season. Some trends might just carry on all year, and they are easy to accept, but what do you do when a star stumbles out of the gate? It may be one thing when it’s older guys like Albert Pujols and Robinson Cano because age catches […]

Finding the Next Josh Hader - Undervalued Relievers with Legit Upside

As the reliever game in the Majors has changed over the past few years, so must the fantasy community. With the growth of players like Josh Hader, Andrew Miller, and Ryan Pressly, the number of fastball-slider relievers, who can pitch multiple-innings, offer new chances to rack up Ks and holds. While not off to a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday sees all 30 teams in action and brings us another split slate. This time we have 14 of the 15 games being covered with two even seven game slates. The first slate kicks off at 1:05 pm, running through to the 4:05 pm start between the Rockies and Giants. The second slate then commences […]

Week 2 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Baseball is in full swing, didn't you miss it? Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 2. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 2, which will be updated as rotations are announced and […]

Contact Rate Risers & Fallers for Week 2 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 2! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Thursday, 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/11/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another Thursday split slate for us to break down here in this article. The opening slate kicks off at 12:35 with the Athletics @ Orioles, before handing over to the late at 7:10 pm when the Blue Jays and Red Sox face off. Oakland is the biggest favorites on the early slate but there are […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/11/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of Major League Baseball games, with five games on the early slate and five games on the main slate. We'll have selections today for the main slate contests. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/11/2019. The lineup picks will range […]

Pedro Avila To Start On Thursday

San Diego Padres manager Andy Green announced that pitcher Pedro Avila will start on Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It'll be San Diego's third starting pitcher to make their major league debut already this season. Robbie Erlin will be optioned to the minors in a corresponding move. Avila, a 22-year-old right-hander, posted a 4.27 ERA, […]

Manny Machado Pops Third Homer In Seven Games

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. Machado’s third long ball of the season was a go-ahead opposite-field shot in the sixth inning that proved to be the winning run. After going homerless in his first six contests as a Padre, Machado […]

Nick Margevicius Brilliant Once Again

San Diego Padres starter Nick Margevicius fanned six San Francisco Giants on Wednesday in six frames to earn his first major league victory. For the third time in as many starts, Margevicius was brilliant, allowing just five hits and zero walks. The 22-year-old rookie has been a major positive surprise in the Padres rotation with […]

Joey Lucchesi Roughed Up In San Francisco

San Diego Padres starter Joey Lucchesi suffered his first loss Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants. His seven earned runs allowed in four innings were the first he’s let in all season. Most of the damage occurred in a six-run second inning and in total he yielded seven hits and two walks while punching out […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Resting Wednesday

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday. Middle infield prospect Luis Urias will get the start at short and will bat eighth against Giants starter Dereck Rodriguez. Tatis is hitting just .214 (9-for-42) but does have three home runs and six RBI while striking out 16 times. […]

Hunter Renfroe Launches Another Homer

San Diego Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe smacked his fourth homer in Tuesday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants. Renfroe now has an absurd 12 percent home run rate and 57 percent HR/FB in just 33 plate appearances. He’s slashing .333/.394/.833 with 12 runs-plus-RBI. Due to his defensive limitations, Renfroe has played the minority’s share of […]

Hot Prospects To Watch in Week 2 - Urias, Kieboom, Robert

Last week we discussed some injury updates on some of 2019's biggest prospect names. We'll continue to give you injury updates on notable names in the minors in this space as the season wears on. But this week we'll turn our attention towards actual minor league performances and those that have turned heads by sprinting […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 2 - Buy or Sell?

Power is perhaps the best fantasy baseball attribute (and is all the better in OPS leagues) because it's also the best way to pick up runs and RBI--a home run guarantees at least one of each, naturally. So you will want to be on top of power trends throughout the season. For this first 2019 edition, […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

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 […]

Wil Myers Starting At First Base, Eric Hosmer Sitting

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers is starting at first base on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants. First baseman Eric Hosmer will sit against Giants left-handed starter Derek Holland. Myers crushed his third homer of the season on Monday and is slashing .316/.350/.579 with 10 runs-plus-RBI and two steals this season. With a career […]

Eric Lauer Escapes With Second Victory

San Diego Padres starter Eric Lauer allowed five earned runs in six innings but salvaged his second victory Monday against the San Francisco Giants. Lauer’s eight strikeouts were a season high but he became undone in a five-run fourth inning. Despite relinquishing four hits and three walks, the Padres offense gifted him a win by […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

We're a week and a half into the 2019 baseball season, giving us a larger sample size to assess the state of our fantasy rosters. If you were one of the advocates to punt the catching position to the late rounds of your draft, you might be looking for an upgrade at the position by […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - Exit Velocity for Week 2

Welcome to this year's first iteration of Statcast Hitter Analysis. Each week, I will select a different metric to evaluate unexpected names at the top and bottom of the Statcast Leaderboards. Even if you aren't well-versed in Statcast, you know exit velocity. Even the crustiest of old-school baseball announcers have incorporated this term in his […]

Franmil Reyes Caps Off Padres Rally

San Diego Padres outfielder Franmil Reyes blasted a go-ahead two-run homer Monday against the San Francisco Giants. Despite quality at-bats and hard contact, Reyes had endured some tough luck to start the year. The home run was his first and just his third hit all season. With a .304 expected average entering Monday, Reyes’ numbers […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Sparks Comeback Victory

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer Monday against the San Francisco Giants. Tatis went deep in the fifth inning for his third long ball to kickstart the Friars comeback victory. He was also hit twice by pitches and scored an additional run. Entrenched at sixth in the batting […]

Franchy Cordero On Injured List, Luis Urias Called Up

The San Diego Padres placed outfielder Franchy Cordero on the 10-day disabled list on Monday with a right elbow sprain and recalled infielder Luis Urias from Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move. The Padres also placed lefty reliever Aaron Loup (elbow) on the injured list and recalled reliever Brad Wieck from the minors. Urias […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/9/19): MLB DFS Lineups

For Tuesday's slate of Major League Baseball games, I'll focus on the evening contests (first pitch of 7:05 PM EST and later). Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. Precipitation won't be a huge issue across Major League Baseball on Tuesday, but the winds will be kicking up in […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/9/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

What's up RotoBallers! Welcome back to another fun-filled Tuesday of DFS action and our daily fantasy baseball analysis. There is plenty of action tonight with almost a full slate of games as 28 teams are in action. Three of the 14 games are afternoon contests while eight of the contests will get underway between 6:30 […]

Matt Strahm Absorbs Second Straight Loss

San Diego Padres starter Matt Strahm dropped to 0-2 after Sunday’s loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Strahm was decent through five innings, allowing four hits, two walks and two runs (one earned) but struck out just two. Strahm was victimized by an error in the fourth inning which led to two decisive runs scoring […]

Manny Machado Riding Six-Game Hitting Streak

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 1-for-4 with a double in Sunday’s loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Machado’s first two-bagger of the season extended his hitting streak to six games. He has bashed two homers with a .519 on-base percentage over that span. After a slow start, Machado’s slash line is now […]

Wil Myers Will Sit On Sunday

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers will get Sunday off when they face Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals. Hunter Renfroe will draw the start in left field and bat cleanup. He's hitting .368 with three home runs and six runs batted in in just 21 plate appearances this year. Facing off against the […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 2

The first official week of fantasy baseball is coming to an end and many of you are celebrating your draft hits and lamenting the misses. Realistically, there is no way to definitively know whether you made the correct decision or not for at least another month. It's a tormenting feeling at times because you may […]