Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Average Home Run Distance

Home run distance is often bandied about as a stat meant inspire awe for today's most prolific sluggers. Upper deck moonshots and splashes in McCovey's Cove are quite possibly the most entertaining moments to watch for casual fans, but fantasy baseball owners reap no benefit for additional distance reached. Simply put, a homer is a […]

The Cut List (Week 8): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 8 of the Cut List. I’m continuing the standard league viable cut trend that I’ve been rolling with for a few weeks. I think my pitching cut suggestions have fared rather well over the past few weeks (Danny Duffy, Jeff Samardzija, Sonny Gray, Jacob Faria), but the hitters I’ve highlighted lately are […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We’ve got an 11 game featured slate this Sunday, and it is dominated by NL East pitchers. Four of the five highest priced pitchers on this slate play for teams in the NL East. Sorry Wei-Yin Chen, we don’t want to play you today. But we do want to build our lineup around two of […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 21

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. 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 available on […]

Daniel Robertson Grand Against Los Angeles Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Daniel Robertson was involved in all five runs by Tampa Bay Saturday versus the Angels. He drove in the first four with a second-inning grand slam which would stand up as the game-winner. He would also come around to score the other Rays run later in the game. In his last […]

Scott Kingery’s Big Hit Ignites Comeback Victory

Late in Saturday’s game at Busch Stadium between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, the road team found themselves down a run in the eighth inning. After two quick outs, outfielder Nick Williams drew a walk. The next man up was rookie Scott Kingery, who’s struggled at the plate the last month. The […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/20/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

What's up RotoBallers! Welcome to the Sunday FanDuel MLB breakdown! We have a really nice slate today with 11 games on tap. We've got plenty to talk about so let's jump right into the top options. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/20/18. The […]

Ian Happ Only A Single Away From The Cycle Against Cincinnati Reds

Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ had a big day at the plate, as he continues to figure things out this season. He had three extra-base hits in game one of two against the Cincinnati Reds Saturday afternoon. Happ broke out onto the scene in 2017, hitting 24 home runs with a .253 AVG. His average […]

Chad Pinder Slam Powers Athletics To Victory

Oakland Athletics utility player Chad Pinder hit a grand slam in the eighth inning that gave the Athletics the lead and ultimately a 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays. The A’s were down 4-0 to start the eighth and 4-1 when Pinder hit his fourth homer of the season off of Tyler Clippard. It was […]

Javier Baez Out of Lineup for Second Game Of Doubleheader

Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Baez is sitting out the Cubs' second game of their split double header, presumably for rest. Tommy La Stella will take his place at second base and will hit second. La Stella should be a good value play in DFS as he is at the top of the lineup and has […]

Nick Kingham Recalled, Max Moroff Optioned to Triple-A

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Nick Kingham was recalled from Double-A Altoona on Saturday for a start against the San Diego Padres. In a corresponding move, the team optioned second baseman Max Moroff to the minors. Kingham drew headlines earlier this year when he took a perfect game into the seventh inning of his major-league debut. […]

Josh Harrison To Be Activated From DL On Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison (hand) will be activated from the 10-day disabled list on Sunday, manager Clint Hurdle told the media on Saturday. Harrison broke his left hand when he was hit by a pitch on April 15 and is set to return one week before the initial six-week timetable he was given. […]

Ramon Torres Added To Royals Roster

Kansas City Royals infielder Ramon Torres has been called up by the Royals on Saturday. Torres will take the spot of Cheslor Cuthbert (back) who has been placed on the disabled list. In 2018, Torres has hit .229 with four steals in 167 plate appearances at Triple-A Omaha. Torres did have a stint with the […]

Joe Panik Ahead Of Schedule In Recovery

San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik (thumb) is set to return earlier than expected from his torn UCL. Panik was originally expected to miss upwards to six weeks with this thumb injury, however, it now seems that he could return in less than five. He is expected to begin a rehab assignment in the […]

Whit Merrifield Steals Yankees Mojo

Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield doesn’t care that C.C. Sabathia’s a lefty. He stole third after a leadoff double in the first, and then apparently decided that was so easy, he’d take second a couple times to make it more challenging. Merrifield’s three hits on the day also brought his season average up […]

Jed Lowrie Out Of Lineup Saturday

Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie (rest) is out of the lineup on Saturday against the Blue Jays. This appears to be nothing more than a standard day of rest. The 34-year-old has been on fire this season, mashing .328 with a .391 on-base percentage and a .591 slugging percentage. Lowrie should be out of […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/19/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a four-game early slate and an 11 game main slate, so plenty of options across the board. There are a number of high-end pitchers you should be trying to get into your cash games, along with plenty of bats to pair with some cheaper pitchers. In this article, I will be providing you […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

As always, we've got an action packed Saturday on DraftKings, with all 30 teams in play. We've got a monster all day slate starting at 1pm eastern with all 15 games included, as well as the featured slate starting at 7pm with with 11 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 20

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. 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 available on […]

Yolmer Sanchez To Play Some Outfield

Chicago White Sox utility man Yolmer Sanchez will likely get some starts in the outfield in the near future, according to The Athletic's James Fegan. Friday's injury to Nicky Delmonico, who is expected to miss four-to-six weeks with a broken hand, will accelerate the need to get Sanchez some outfield reps. Sanchez, still only 25, […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 8

Since last week's column, Luke Weaver has allowed one run over his past 12 innings and Luis Castillo notched another victory by striking out eight in six frames against the Dodgers. Also, Alen Hanson hit the DL and Tim Anderson hasn't notched a single HR, SB, or RBI since May 9. Fantasy baseball giveth and […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 8) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 8, 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 […]

Daniel Robertson Continues Recent Run Friday Versus Los Angeles

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Daniel Robertson reached base three times Friday versus Los Angeles. In his last six games, he only has five hits but walked seven times. During those six games, he has scored five times and driven in three. For the season, he is batting .284 with a .438 OBP. He is not […]

Jonathan Villar Continues To Dominate With Three Hits On Friday

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Jonathan Villar went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in the 8-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. Villar in his last four games is hitting at an absurd 8-for-16 rate with two doubles, one home run, three RBI and five runs during those four games. In his last seven, he's been […]

Gleyber Torres Picks Up Hit In Sloppy Effort

Perhaps rusty from a lack of games all week due to inclement weather and off days, New York Yankees rookie Gleyber Torres was not at his best on defense in Friday’s defeat to the Royals. The 21-year-old dropped a fly ball with runners on the corners in the first inning, allowing the first run to […]

Jonathan Schoop Homers in Orioles Win Friday

Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop hit his fourth home run of the season on Friday for his only hit of the night in the win against the Red Sox. Schoop finished 1-for-3 with one RBI, two runs and two walks — his first multi-walk game in almost exactly one year when he had two walks […]

Anthony Rizzo Picks Up A Pair Of RBI Friday

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-6 Friday evening versus the Reds. Rizzo had a pair of singles and scored two runs while driving in a pair. Rizzo has been off to a slow start and has hit just .202 with six home runs and 25 RBI. Rizzo is a streaky player and should […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Continues To Cool Off

New York Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera has had a fantastic 2018 this far, but he has certainly slowed down a bit after a blistering start. Cabrera finished 0-for-4 in a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, his second consecutive hitless effort. It’s worth noting that prior to these two hitless outings Cabrera had […]

Jedd Gyorko Expected to Start At Shortstop

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Jedd Gyorko is going to see the bulk of the starts at shortstop while Paul DeJong (hand) is out, according to manager Mike Matheny. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak mentioned Yairo Munoz when asked who would play shortstop the most. However, Matheny is the one that fills out the lineup […]

Manuel Margot, Jose Pirela, Christian Villanueva Out Friday

San Diego Padres outfielder Manuel Margot, second baseman Jose Pirela, and third baseman Christian Villanueva are absent from the Padres lineup Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Padres are stacking the batting order with lefties against right-handed starter Ivan Nova. Outfielder Travis Jankowski will slide to center field, second baseman Carlos Asuaje will man the […]