Clayton Richard Kicks Off 2018 with Quality Start on Opening Day for Padres

Making the start on Opening Day for the first time of his career, San Diego Padres starting pitcher Clayton Richard stifled the Milwaukee Brewers revamped offense, allowing one run on six hits and one walk over seven innings of work. Richard was pinch hit for by outfielder Hunter Renfroe in the bottom of the seventh, who […]

Joey Lucchesi to Start Friday in Place of Injured Dinelson Lamet

With San Diego Padres starter Dinelson Lamet starting the year on the disabled list, lefty Joey Lucchesi will start for San Diego on Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, according to MLB.com beat writer AJ Cassavell. Lucchesi was 1-0 with a 1.54 ERA and 0.85 WHIP over 11 2/3 innings this spring before he was reassigned […]

Padres Starter Dinelson Lamet to Start Year on DL

The San Diego Padres have officially announced that starting pitcher Dinelson Lamet (elbow) will start the year on the disabled list. Lamet was slated to be the No. 2 starter in the Padres rotation before he left in the second inning of a start against the Mariners earlier this week. The Padres have said the 25-year-old has […]

Hunter Renfroe to Start Year as Padres Fourth Outfielder

With San Diego Padres outfielder Jose Pirela winning the starting left field job this spring, Padres outfielder Hunter Renfroe will begin the 2018 season as San Diego's fourth outfielder. Renfroe hit .266 with a .944 OPS over 24 games this spring, slugging a team-high six home runs. There is no doubting Renfroe's power after his 26 […]

Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Preseason)

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 might be one of the most star studded prospect lists to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/29/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Opening Day! Baseball is back, and that means it's time to build some lineups. We've got a nearly full slate of games and several different contests being offered across DraftKings, so you'll have lots of different lineup options. For our purposes, the following picks have been made for contests running all day. In this article, […]

Padres Trim Three From Roster Before Opening Day

San Diego Union-Tribune beat writer Jeff Sanders reports that San Diego Padres outfielder Travis Jankowski and relievers Phil Maton and Buddy Baumann did not make the Padres Opening Day roster. Jankowski was 8-for-41 (.195) at the plate with three home runs — his only extra-base hits — over 26 games this spring. Baumann had a […]

Jose Pirela Finishes Spring Training as Padres Batting Average Leader

San Diego Padres outfielder Jose Pirela ended his spring with a .385 average — highest on the Padres — with three doubles, a triple and two home runs. He came into this spring looking to compete for a starting role, and he found it as he beat out Hunter Renfroe for the left field job. […]

Padres Non-Roster Invitee Adam Cimber Makes Opening Day Roster

After allowing no runs over nine innings this spring, San Diego Padres non-roster invitee Adam Cimber will be a member of the Padres bullpen on Opening Day. Cimber's 0.55 WHIP was the lowest by a Padres pitcher this spring, and his nine strikeouts tied him for 11th most on the team. After five years in […]

Deeper NL Starting Pitcher Sleepers - Undervalued ADPs

Nothing helps deepen a fantasy rotation like scooping up late-round values. Having a few sleepers in your back pocket allows for a heavier investment in hitting earlier in the draft, and gives you some names to target once the player pool gets thin. For those who love to do last-minute drafts, start their league a […]

Top Starting Pitching Prospect Rankings - 2018 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers. All preseason I've been breaking down impact prospects by position. Today I'm bringing you my top 15 starting pitchers - MLB prospect rankings for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. The final positional prospect rankings of the offseason, the depth at starting pitcher is as it always seems to be--deep. There are tons […]

Chris Young Granted Release From Padres

San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young requested and was granted his release by the Padres after it was unlikely he was going to make the team due to 40-man roster issues. The Padres had been looking at Young as fitting into a long-relief role on the team after he posted a 7.53 ERA and 1.46 […]

Carter Capps to Start the Year at Triple-A El Paso

The San Diego Padres announced Monday that reliever Carter Capps has been outrighted to Triple-A El Paso after recording a 7.71 ERA and 1.50 WHIP over 4 2/3 innings this spring. It's been a rough couple of years for Capps, who had just returned from Tommy John surgery last year and then underwent thoracic outlet […]

Bust Candidates for 2018 Fantasy Baseball: First Base

When drafting first basemen to your fantasy baseball team, you typically find power hitters who can contribute to your squad. Drafting the wrong players could set your team back in the HR, RBI, or even the wOBA category. That's why we're here, to prevent such a catastrophe from happening. Before you add these sluggers to […]

Dinelson Lamet Leaves Start in Second Inning With Trainer

Just hours after being confirmed as the starter for the Padres' second game of the season, San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dinelson Lamet had a quick exit against the Mariners on Sunday, walking off the mound with a trainer after facing six batters. There is no word yet as to whether it is a serious […]

Andy Green Announces Starters for Opening Series Against Brewers

San Diego Padres manager Andy Green announced today that Clayton Richard, Dinelson Lamet and Luis Perdomo will start for San Diego in the team's home opening series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Richard had been announced as the Opening Day starter last week, but this is the first time it is been stated Lamet and Perdomo […]

Franchy Cordero Lands On DL To Start Season

According to MLB.com beat writer AJ Cassavell, San Diego Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero will begin the season on the DL. He continues to recover from a nagging groin injury that has kept him from running at full speed over the last week and a half. Cordero looked to be a favorite to land a spot […]

Predicting the Top 10 Finishers for Stolen Bases in 2018

Predicting the top 10 of anything is usually an exercise in futility. No matter how much research one does, how many numbers are crunched, or how much time is put into compiling a top ten list like the one below, there will always be injuries, breakouts, and other surprises to throw everything off. Who would […]

Shortstop H2H Points Rankings - March Update

Welcome back RotoBallers. With the MLB season a little more than a week away, it's time to update our rankings and analysis to account for injuries, free agent signings, spring training risers/fallers and more. We continue our updated March rankings today with the shortstop position. Bill Dubiel breaks down each tier and provides analysis for which players might be […]

Champ or Chump - Manny Margot and Justin Verlander

A player's ADP often has little to do with how good he is and everything to do with how good other people think he is. In an age when young studs are favored over more established veterans, Manny Margot has still escaped notice by playing his home games in San Diego. Likewise, the narrative that […]

Updated Outfield Rankings - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers. With the MLB season a little more than a week away, it's time to update our rankings and analysis to account for injuries, free agent signings, spring training risers/fallers and more. We continue our updated March rankings today with the outfield position. Bill Dubiel breaks down each tier and provides analysis for which players might be […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are just days away from the regular season, so the crack staff at RotoBaller has updated their rankings one last time. We continue our review of the March update with a look at the starting pitcher ranks. Aces are drawing early attention, while numerous values still remain toward the end of fantasy drafts. Whether you […]

Rick Lucks's 10 Bold Predictions for 2018

Several of my colleagues have already announced their Bold Predictions for the 2018 fantasy baseball season, and now it's my turn. This is my third year participating in this exercise. The first one was great, as I correctly predicted Steven Wright would matter in 2016 fantasy leagues. The second one wasn't, as I had a […]

Franchy Cordero Has Slight Chance Of Making Opening Day Roster

San Diego Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero may be returning to the field this weekend after missing time due to groin tightness. The injury has impacted his fight to remain on the big league roster as a backup outfielder, with manager Andy Green saying Cordero returning to game action is, "one of the things we'll factor […]

Relief Pitcher H2H Points Rankings - March Update

With the regular season, also known as the fantasy season, just a few weeks away, it's time for the RotoBaller staff to update our points rankings one last time. We end our review of the March update with a look at the bullpen for the relief pitcher position. While there is a lot of talent […]

Outfield H2H Points Rankings - March Update

Welcome back RotoBallers. With the MLB season just a few days away, it's time to update our rankings and analysis to account for injuries, free agent signings, spring training risers/fallers and more. We continue our updated March rankings today with the outfield position. I, Nick Mariano, will break down each tier and provides analysis for which […]

Starting Pitcher H2H Points Rankings - March Update

We are getting closer and closer to the first pitch of the 2018 MLB season. Spring training is in full swing which means we are right in the thick of draft season. Below you will find our updated head-to-head points league rankings for starting pitchers. In this article, I will be discussing the updates to […]

Wil Myers Feels Comfortable Taking a Step Back From Leadership Role

According to a story from the San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers is "happy to have ceded the mantle and the burden of Padres leadership to Eric Hosmer." With Hosmer becoming the leader in the clubhouse, Myers should be able to step back and focus more on his performance on the […]

Pierre Camus' 10 Bold Predictions for 2018

As we steamroll toward Opening Day, our experienced writers will be offering their most bold predictions for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Although I will never be able to replicate last year's successes in calling Giancarlo Stanton's mammoth season, I will do my best. Feel free to ignore the majority of those other predictions from 2017. […]

Alex Dickerson To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

San Diego Padres outfielder Alex Dickerson (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery later this month and miss his second straight season, according to The Athletic's Dennis Lin. Dickerson had not appeared in a game this spring, so this injury does not affect the competition in the outfield to crack the Padres Opening Day lineup. What this […]