FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/1/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As we welcome the month of June, hopefully much of the Spring showers are behind us. The rain - and rainouts - have gotten a bit out of hand. Does it sound like I got burned by the Yankees - Orioles rainout? Because I most certainly did. Anywho, beautiful 15 game slate on deck for […]

Updated Shortstop Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball, so our crack staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We round things out with a look at where MLB's shortstops fall. A position that was once a fantasy wasteland now boasts some of the game's brightest […]

Updated Outfielder Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We have made it to the end of May in fantasy baseball. Now is the time everyone starts to take a hard look at their roster to make improvements and changes. At Rotoballer we are going to help you out by reshuffling the deck and updating the outfield rankings as a tool in reshaping your […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

Christian Villanueva Smacks 15th Home Run

San Diego Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva crushed his 15th home run in Thursday's victory against the Miami Marlins. Villanueva popped a two-run dinger in the first inning en route to a 2-for-5 night with two runs and two RBI. He's now second behind Bryce Harper for the National League lead in home runs. Villanueva's […]

Eric Hosmer Riding Hot Streak

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer collected three hits and three RBI in Thursday's victory against the Miami Marlins. Hosmer is now batting .600 in his last four games (9-for-15) and his .282 average is the highest since May 7. Hosmer has been steady for the Padres and now has 24 RBI to go […]

Jordan Lyles Coasts Against Marlins

San Diego Padres starter Jordan Lyles went seven strong innings in a win Thursday against the Miami Marlins. Lyles gave up two early runs but cruised the rest of the way, allowing six hits and a walk while fanning seven. Thursday was a bounce-back performance after two mediocre starts for Lyles, and he now holds […]

Wil Myers, Austin Hedges Making Progress

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers (oblique) and catcher Austin Hedges (elbow) are making progress on their road to health. Myers, out since April 29 with an oblique strain, took dry swings on Thursday. He was cleared for baseball activities on Tuesday and is likely a couple weeks away from returning. Hedges has been dealing […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 1

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 […]

Clayton Richard Logs Another Quality Start

San Diego Padres starter Clayton Richard fired seven solid innings in a no-decision Wednesday against the Miami Marlins. His only hiccup was a two-run home run to second baseman Starlin Castro in the fourth inning. Richard cruised through the evening allowing four hits and a walk while recording five strikeouts. Richard now holds a 4.74 […]

Franmil Reyes Blasts Third Homer In Three Games

San Diego Padres outfielder Franmil Reyes hit his third home run in as many games Wednesday against the Miami Marlins. Reyes launched an opposite-field solo shot off the right field foul pole in the fourth inning and also drew a walk to start the ninth-inning comeback rally. After bombing 14 long balls in 36 games […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 9)

Juan Soto is running the major leagues. Is that an overstatement? Absolutely. Will that be an overstatement in three years? Probably still yes but there's a shot the answer is no. That's what makes Soto so intriguing to watch. In addition to Soto continuing his high-level play early in his career, we are seeing a […]

Relief Pitcher Prospect Rankings (May) - 2018 Impact Rookies

The nature of relief pitchers is such that it is nearly impossible to predict with any certainty who will produce at the major league level. Often times, especially in keeper and dynasty leagues, stashing relief pitching prospects is simply not worth the trouble because they rarely contribute in fantasy in the beginning of their career. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/31/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a nine-game slate on tap for this Thursday, where we will likely see Clayton Kershaw back. He has been on the DL for nearly a month and will make his return against the Phillies. The initial worry is that he won't be going deep into games and is, therefore, not worth his salary. In […]

Joey Lucchesi Will Need Rehab Assignment

San Diego Padres starter Joey Lucchesi (hip) is throwing from 150 feet but will likely miss two more turns in the rotation. Lucchesi also threw off a mound earlier this week. Out since May 15 with a hip strain, Padres manager Andy Green believes Lucchesi will need a rehab assignment before being activated. Prior to […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 31

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. Even at this relatively early juncture, there's plenty of value in streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to […]

2018 Prospects - Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 9)

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 an underrated, but crazy week of prospect promotions. Franklin Barreto, […]

Wil Myers Cleared For Baseball Activities

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers (oblique) threw and did running drills on the field before Tuesday's game. Myers has been on the shelf since April 29 with an oblique strain and is still at least a few days away from picking up a bat. Considering the lengthy absence, he'll need a rehab assignment before […]

Austin Hedges Suffers Setback

San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges (elbow) was pulled from his rehab assignment earlier this week after experiencing elbow soreness. Hedges will return to San Diego for further tests. He received a clean MRI earlier in May and was scheduled to return to the Padres imminently. The club is being cautiously optimistic on his latest […]

Third Base Prospect Rankings (May) - 2018 Impact Rookies

Welcome back, RotoBallers. I'll be breaking down impact prospects by position. Today I'm bringing you my top 10 third basemen - MLB prospect rankings for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. There are some clear tiers in this list. There are some seriously elite players at the top. There’s some solid players in the middle who […]

Updated First Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

With a quarter of the regular season complete, it seems only appropriate to canvas things to update our perspective of how things have changed since the start of the season. Thus far, we have covered starting pitchers and relief pitchers. Today, let’s take time to look at the first baseman rankings. As a whole, first […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 30

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 available […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/29/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

FanDuel opted to break yesterday's games into three different slates. That is not the case tonight, as we have a plethora of games in only one slate. There are 14 total games, meaning we have plenty of options from salary relief to high priced. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/29/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 14-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Hunter Renfroe Activated, Franchy Cordero To DL

The San Diego Padres activated outfielder Hunter Renfroe (elbow) from the disabled list Monday. Renfroe will start in left field and bat cleanup against the Miami Marlins. Renfroe has been out since April 17 with right elbow inflammation and his return coincides with outfielder Franchy Cordero (forearm) going on the DL. Renfroe is slashing .200/.281/.440 […]

Wil Myers Nearing Baseball Activities

Dennis Lin of The Athletic reported San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers (oblique) will visit a doctor Monday. If all goes well, he'll be cleared to resume baseball activities. Myers has been out with an oblique strain since April 29 and has only played in 10 games this season. Padres manager Andy Green previously expected […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets or May 29

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 […]

Updated Third Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball (almost a third of the way now), so our premier staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We've been going around the diamond over the last few days and now it's time to turn our attention to […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Hard Hit Rate

Those of you familiar with Fangraphs and their plethora of advanced stats have probably seen and evaluated Hard Hit rate before. Statcast keeps its own set of data based on exit velocity and even measures the number of balls leaving the bat over 95 mph. It's not surprising that the leaderboard is littered with superstars […]

Week 9 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 9! 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 9, which […]