Miguel Cabrera Is Heating Up
Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera has been hot at the dish over the past seven days. After notching a hit, a walk, and an RBI Sunday against the Royals, Miggy certainly left his fantasy owners feeling pretty good at the end of the week. Over the last seven games, Cabrera has a .429/.571/.667 slash […]
Week 4 Waiver Wire Watch List
Every Monday we’ll be checking in on some names to keep an eye on and add to your watch list. Some may require quick action while others are simply options to keep in mind down the road. We're still in the very early stages of the season but every bit of additional data helps. Here's […]
Week 4 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)
Corner Store is open! Primary shoppers: Eugenio Suarez owners, Greg Bird owners, Jake Lamb owners, Justin Turner owners, Josh Harrison owners, and Josh Donaldson. It is only week four and a couple of corner infield stars have already spent time on the DL and recently returned which will make your life less stressful. Hopefully your […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups
There are nine MLB games on Monday, however DraftKings is removing the ATL/CIN matchup (6:40pm first pitch) from their featured slate. So, we’ll focus on the eight games with a first pitch of 7:05pm, or later. Four games have an over/under of at least nine total runs. The MIA/LAD line hasn’t been set at the […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/23/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Despite several teams getting a night off Monday, the slate to begin the week is an intriguing one with many of the team's best offenses still to choose from. Pithcing ownership figures to be condensed largely to either Gerrit Cole or the mispriced Mike Leake. Deciding which of those two to build around in cash […]
C.J. Cron With Third HR In Two Days Sunday Versus Minnesota
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman C.J. Cron continued his power-filled weekend Sunday versus the Twins. He went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run. It was his third long ball in two games and his fifth of the season. Cron has tempting power, as he has hit 16 home runs in each of the past three […]
Brandon Belt Continues To Hit Home Runs
San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt continues to heat up. Belt hit his fourth home run is as many games Sunday. Belt finished the game 3-for-5 with two runs and a RBI. Belt has heated up and should be started as long as he continues to see the ball well.
Jesus Aguilar Heating Up As Of Late
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Despite Aguilar riding the bench for most of the season, he has been inserted in at 1B against lefties and has played fantastic. Not only did he hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run on Saturday, but […]
Mookie Betts And Hanley Ramirez Out Of Lineup
Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts and first baseman Hanley Ramirez are getting a routine day off, according to Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe. This comes a day after the Red Sox were no-hit by Sean Manaea of the Athletics. Mitch Moreland will fill in at first and Andrew Benintendi will play center while […]
Yuli Gurriel Not in Lineup Sunday
Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel is getting the day off Sunday due to rest and is not in the lineup. He's replaced at first by Marwin Gonzalez. Gurriel has hit .273 with a home run and five RBI after getting a late start to the season and should be in your lineup whenever he's […]
Josh Bell Gets Day Off, David Freese Starting
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell is getting his first day off of the season on Sunday. The 25-year-old is mired in an 0-for-10 slump at the plate and is hitting just .163/.217/.233 since April 11, so the rest may be what he needs to get going again after a promising start to the year. […]
Digging Deeper: Week 4 AL/NL Waiver Wire Targets
Hey there RotoBallers. Apologies for the lack of article last week, but we're back in full force for Week 4. Hopefully your first month of fantasy baseball is going well, because I know I'm still waiting for my players' bats to wake up. Whether you're mulling over replacements or trying to improve an already successful […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/22/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Welcome to another beautiful Sunday of MLB DFS! We have a lovely nine-game slate to break down today on FanDuel. No weather issues to worry about so let's jump right in. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/22/18. The lineup picks will range from […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/22/18): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Sunday! We’ve got an 11-game featured slate on DraftKings today, one that excludes the west coast games. That still leaves us with Coors Field, Corey Kluber, and a lot of terrible, horrible starting pitchers. It will be tough to fit the Klubot and the Coors Field bats in our lineup today, but there is […]
The Cut List (Week 4): Time to Let Go?
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Cut List! I hope my suggestions have helped everyone sort their rosters out over the past few weeks. We’re slowly reaching that point where we can start trusting sample sizes, but we’re not quite there yet. My goal with this weekly column is simple: I want to provide […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For April 23
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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]
C.J. Cron Hits Two Home Runs Saturday Versus Minnesota
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman C.J. Cron hit two home runs Saturday versus Minnesota. Cron went 2-for-4 with two home runs, bringing his season total to four. Both homers were two-run shots, which account for his runs scored and runs driven in totals. Cron has tempting power, as he has hit 16 home runs each […]
Yuli Gurriel (1B, HOU) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Yuli Gurriel arrived in the Majors with more hype than most other Cuban players due to his age and lineage, but the jury is still out on his ceiling. Last season, a 1.7 WAR in 139 games limited him to a decent but not […]
Brendan McKay Strikes Out Seven Batters On Saturday
Tampa Bay Rays first base/starting pitcher prospect Brendan McKay struck out a career-high seven batters for Class A Bowling Green Saturday night. McKay went four innings and allowed just two hits. McKay was draft with the fourth overall pick in 2017 and excelled as both a pitcher and hitter thus far for the Rays. On […]
Buster Posey Scratched From Saturday’s Lineup
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey has been scratched from Saturday’s contest with back stiffness. Pablo Sandoval will replace Posey in the lineup. More should be known on Posey’s status after tonight’s game, but he should be considered day-to-day for now.
Lucas Duda Makes Creative Defensive Play
Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda hasn't been much of a stud at the plate, but his quick thinking led to an important out in Saturday's game. Gloving a slow roller away from the bag, Duda was forced to make a glove-flip usually reserved for middle infielders in order to get the ball over […]
Ian Desmond Out On Saturday
Colorado Rockies first baseman/outfielder Ian Desmond is out of the lineup against the Cubs on Saturday. Desmond has had a bad start to the season, and he's been particularly atrocious as of late. He's hitting just .152 on the year, but that's partly because he's hitless in his last 14 at-bats. Hopefully, the day off […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 22
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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]
Justin Smoak, Devon Travis Sitting
The Toronto Blue Jays are giving first baseman Justin Smoak the day off on Saturday against the New York Yankees. There is nothing out of the ordinary here, just a routine rest day for the slumping 31-year-old who is just 3-for-29 since April 10. For second baseman Devon Travis, however, it’s more than a routine […]
Brad Miller Activated, Drives In Run Friday Versus Minnesota
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Brad Miller (groin) was activated in time for the game Friday versus Minnesota. He would then go 1-for-4 with a walk and drive in a run while batting in the cleanup spot of the order. The plan before Miller was injured was that C.J. Cron and Miller would split time. It […]
Hitter Streamers (Week 4) - Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 4, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week. If someone jumps […]
Mitch Moreland Joins Slam Fest; No Additional Playing Time To Be Had
Boston Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland hit a grand slam in a 7-3 win against the Athletics on Friday. It was his second homer of the season and the team's fifth grand slam on the year. In only 39 at-bats, Moreland has a slash line of .333/.400/.615. Unfortunately, the offensive roster is so talented, […]
Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 4
Is it time to overreact yet? This is what many fantasy owners are asking themselves and our writers at RotoBaller, but it's not the question you should be asking. It may be the early portion of a long season, but clearly some trends are forming. The question is: how much longer are you going to […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/21/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We've got another day full of action ready for us on DraftKings, with an early slate starting at 1pm eastern and the featured slate kicking off at 7pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/21/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 21
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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]