Yordan Alvarez Out Again

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (wrist) will not be in the starting lineup against the Red Sox. The 23-year-old has been dealing with a right wrist issue since Wednesday, and although he has been available to pinch-hit, Dusty Baker will likely continue to play it safe by keeping him out. The injury doesn't appear […]

Ty France Drives In Three Sunday

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France kept up his hot hitting Sunday, going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI against the Texas Rangers. France has been excellent since returning from the injured list, slashing .375/.423/.458 with five RBI in that time. He still only has three homers on the season, but fantasy managers are […]

Jorge Soler Dealing With Groin Injury

Kansas City Royals designated hitter Jorge Soler (groin) was removed from Saturday's game against the Minnesota Twins in the second inning due to right groin discomfort. He was then held out of the lineup on Sunday as Edward Olivares got the start in right field and Hunter Dozier filled in as designated hitter. Soler has […]

Blue Jays-Indians Postponed On Saturday

Saturday's scheduled matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians has been postponed due to inclement weather, according to MLB.com's Mandy Bell. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday with both games being seven innings. The Indians announced Aaron Civale will start the first game on Sunday with […]

Giancarlo Stanton Out Of The Lineup On Saturday

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Spencer Turnbull and the Detroit Tigers. Aaron Judge is filling in as designated hitter for the game. Stanton was activated from the injured list on Friday after missing the minimum 10 days with a quad strain. He went […]

Yordan Alvarez To Miss His Third Straight Game

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (wrist) will miss his third straight game on Saturday due to right wrist soreness. Aledmys Diaz is filling in as designated hitter for the second time in a row and batting seventh in the game. The injury first popped up for Alvarez on Wednesday. He was scratched from Wednesday's […]

J.D. Martinez Doubles, Plates Two

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez had a solid game Friday night, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Martinez now has three multi-hit games in his last six and has been excellent all year. He sports a .324/.397/.578 slash line with 12 home runs, 39 runs scored, and 39 RBI in 185 […]

Giancarlo Stanton Returns To Lineup

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton is back in the lineup for Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers. Stanton is making his return after a 12-game absence due to a left quad strain and will slot back into the number-two hole in the order against Tigers' righty Casey Mize. It's a good matchup against […]

Giancarlo Stanton Reinstated From Injured List

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (quad) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Friday ahead of the scheduled contest against the Detroit Tigers. Stanton has been sidelined since May 17 with a left quad strain, though he had ramped up his workout activity over the past week and is joining the team […]

Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy baseball tiered rankings (top 600) for 5x5 mixed roto leagues and May of the 2021 MLB season. Be sure to also check out our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard and bookmark that page. It's loaded up with tons more updated rankings including: Points league rankings AL/NL only league rankings […]

Ty France Has A Four-Game Hit Streak

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France has played four games since returning from the injured list, and already he has a four-game hit streak. France has batted .400 in that span, raising his season average 18 points from .229 to .247. In spring training and the first several weeks of the season France was unstoppable, […]

Shohei Ohtani Now Starting On Friday

Los Angeles Angeles starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani will not start on Thursday against the Athletics. Ohtani will now be on the hill on Friday night, with Patrick Sandoval serving as the starter during the series opener. Sandoval logged five innings on Saturday against Oakland during his last time out, allowing four hits and two […]

Ice-Cold Jorge Soler Dropped To Seventh In Batting Order

Kansas City Royals designated hitter Jorge Soler will bat seventh on Thursday in a day game against Tigers starter Matthew Boyd. Soler is batting this low for only the second time this season as the slugger is slumping badly. The 29-year-old has just one hit in his last 30 at-bats and has seen his season […]

Hitters That Aren't Missing Their Pitches

One thing that the analytical world of fantasy baseball doesn't talk much about is the quality of pitches seen by hitters. We have numbers to quantify almost everything in the game, but when we are viewing those numbers we somewhat assume that hitters have all seen the same set of pitches. Everybody knows this isn't […]

Mets-Rockies Postponed Wednesday

Wednesday evening's matchup between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies has been postponed due to inclement weather, and the game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday. The first game will start at 12:10 EST. Antonio Senzatela is expected to start one game for the Rockies, and Marcus Stroman […]

Yordan Alvarez Scratched From Lineup With Wrist Soreness

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (wrist) has been scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to right wrist soreness, according to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. With Alvarez out, Taylor Jones will get the start at designated hitter and bat seventh against the Dodgers. There's no word on how long this could keep him sidelined, […]

Giancarlo Stanton Expected To Return Friday

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (quad) is expected to return from the injured list on Friday for the opening game of the series against the Detroit Tigers. Stanton has been sidelined since May 14 with a left quad strain, though he has been working out on the field recently and was finally able […]

Yankees-Blue Jays Game Postponed Wednesday

The New York Yankees' scheduled game against the Toronto Blue Jays has been postponed due to inclement weather Wednesday. The game will be made up on Thursday as part of a doubleheader. Domingo German and Jordan Montgomery should remain as the probable starters for the Yankees unless they opt to go with a bullpen opener […]

Yordan Alvarez Slugging .529 At Home

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez will try and snap out of his current slump when the team hosts the Dodgers at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday. Alvarez is stuck in a 3-for-26 rut but has been fantastic hitting at home this season. Through 21 games at Minute Maid Park, the 23-year-old is slashing .329/.356/.529 […]

Nelson Cruz Returns To Lineup Versus O's

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz (wrist) is back in the lineup Wednesday against Orioles starter Jorge Lopez. Cruz was able to pinch-hit on Monday, but was out of the lineup again on Tuesday as he recovers from a wrist injury. The return to the lineup is a welcome sign for fantasy managers who were […]

Ty France Has Two Hits Tuesday

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France went 2-for-4 and drove in a run in Tuesday's matchup against the Oakland Athletics. It was France's first multi-hit game since April 26. Dating back to before his stint on the injured list, France was in a major rut, slashing .113/.217/.151 over his last 15 games. In his two […]

Shohei Ohtani's Next Start Bumped Up To Thursday

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani will now make his next start on the mound on Thursday, according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. Ohtani was originally scheduled to pitch on Friday, giving him a few extra days of rest after he displayed a noticeable dip in velocity in his last start on Wednesday. […]

Nelson Cruz Remains Out Of Lineup

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz (wrist) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. Cruz was able to appear in Monday's game as a pinch hitter, leading to the belief that he would be able to return to action the following day, though that won't be the case. The Twins […]

Giancarlo Stanton To Run Bases And Hit Tuesday

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (quad) will run the bases and hit before Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Stanton is technically eligible to come off of the injured list, though there are a couple of hurdles left for him to clear, such as running the bases, something he hasn't done yet. […]

Video: xwOBA Risers & Fallers (wPC+)

Pierre Camus and Nick Gaut review Statcast underachievers and overachievers for xwOBA. Which hitters are worthy waiver wire adds and who should fantasy baseball managers be concerned about? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to […]

Ty France Doubles In First Game Back

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France recorded a double in his first game back from the injured list. In his first game action since May 13, France went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts. He batted sixth and played first base. It was encouraging to see France get an extra-base hit, as he had […]

Ty France Will Start Monday

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France (forearm) has been activated from the injured list, and will be in the lineup Monday night against the Oakland Athletics. France has been out since May 13 with the injury, and was struggling mightily over the several weeks before. For the season, he has a .229/.333/.367 slash line, and […]

Nelson Cruz To Miss His Fifth Straight Game

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz (wrist) will miss his fifth straight game as the team takes on the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Cruz is dealing with a wrist injury and is being considered day-to-day, but with each game he misses, a stint on the injured list seems more and more likely. Miguel Sano is […]

Shohei Ohtani Comes Up Clutch In Pinch-Hit Appearance

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter/starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani had a game-tying, pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the seventh inning of the 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday and stayed in the game in right field for the final two innings. Ohtani has played in all but one of the team's 47 games so far […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 8 Lineup Trends

Week eight of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the […]