Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - O-Swings-and-Misses (Week 9)

Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. For the first two months of the season, the baseball community has fixated on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/30/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are 15 games today, but they are broken into two games. I have opted to use players from both slates in this article. Generally, I only use the later, or main, slate, but I also wanted to utilize the Boston Red Sox, which led me to adding the early slate here. In this article, […]

A.J. Pollock Not Fully Healed Yet

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder A.J. Pollock (thumb) had an MRI confirm that his fracture has not fully healed. Manager Torey Lovullo says that Pollock is exactly where they thought he would be in his recovery. Based on his current state, it doesn't seem like Pollock will return at the lower end of his four- to eight-week […]

Robbie Ray's MRI Results Are Positive

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray (oblique) underwent an MRI on Tuesday afternoon to determine the progress in his rehab from a strained oblique. The results were positive, and Ray was able to throw a bullpen session following the MRI. There has been no change in his timetable with the news, and he remains on track […]

Paul Goldschmidt Will Rest Tuesday

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will be out of the lineup on Tuesday against the Reds. Goldschmidt will get a regular day off on Tuesday after starting the previous 27 games. The rest comes at an inopportune moment, as Goldschmidt had finally started putting wood on the ball, hitting safely in four of his […]

Chris Owings Breaks Out In Diamondbacks Victory

Arizona Diamondbacks utility man Chris Owings came alive Monday, going 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in the D'Backs 12-5 win over the Reds. Owings plated the three runs on the three-run shot he hit in the fifth inning. This was his first hit since May 19 and […]

Matt Koch Wins Despite Rough Outing

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Matt Koch (3-3) picked up the win on Monday, giving up five earned runs on 11 hits and one walk across five innings. Thanks to a rare offensive outburst from the Arizona offense, Koch was able to pick up his third win of the season despite not having his best stuff. For […]

Trading Up - Miles Mikolas

The legend of the Lizard King begins in 2011 when a young Miles Mikolas, a self-described picky eater, accepted a teammate’s bet to eat a live lizard in exchange for paying Mikolas’ Arizona Fall League dues. Mikolas agreed, coated the lizard in Moutain Dew, tasted it quickly, and paced for a moment. Then he crammed […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 9

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

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 […]

Shelby Miller To Make Rehab Start Tuesday

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Shelby Miller (elbow) will make a rehab start with Class-A Visalia on Tuesday. This will be Miller's first rehab start on his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Manager Torey Lovullo has Miller on tap for 70-75 pitches in the outing, and has said that he will make at least one more rehab […]

David Peralta Out Of Lineup Monday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta will be out of the lineup on Monday against the Reds. Peralta has struggled to the tune of a .215/.239/.292 slash line in his last 16 games. Torey Lovullo looks to be giving him a chance to clear his head. Socrates Brito will start in left field and hit seventh. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a packed holiday slate on Memorial Day. There are 16 games (NYM/ATL doubleheader). Half of the games have an over/under of at least nine total runs, including an 11.5 projected total at Coors Field. On the down side, only two teams are heavy favorites (at least -190 odds): Cleveland and Boston. It will […]

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 […]

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 […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 9

Due to a combination of harder throwers and hitters focusing on hitting for power, strikeouts are at an all-time high in baseball. For pitchers, this is an ideal trend. The ability to generate swings and misses is the most important skill to possess, as it's the only true way to control what happens after the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 28

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 […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

A programming note: This column will be published on Sunday rather than Monday moving forward. We’re making this change because some of you, for reasons which escape my understanding, play in weekly leagues where waivers process on Sunday night. My snobbery aside, this column is more useful to more people when it runs on Sundays, […]

Daniel Robertson (2B/3B/SS, TB) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay infielder Daniel Robertson has been a pleasant surprise for fantasy owners so far in 2018. The multi-position 24-year old is batting .262/.413/.443 to go with an impressive  .380 wOBA and 144 wRC+ this season. The most impressive stat may be […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 27

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 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 9

Thanks to Memorial Day weekend, we have 16 games on Monday (NYM/ATL doubleheader). That’s important because it significantly increases the amount of two-start streamers available to our player pool. Last week, we provided gems like Nick Pivetta (7 IP, 0 ER, and 7 K in first start) and German Marquez (7 IP, 1 ER, and […]

Updated Second Base 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. Let's take a closer look at the second base rankings. Second base has been an interesting position this season. There have been some impressive performances from the […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 26

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 Relief Pitcher 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 looked at starting pitchers yesterday, and now we’re ready to hand things off to the bullpen. Closers are known for their volatility and even the greats […]

Week 9 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 […]

Making Moves - Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 8

Trading is the most creative and fun way to improve your fantasy baseball roster, but also the hardest. You have to be able to value your own players objectively while accurately gauging how your fellow league owners value their own players. It is a battle of strategy, risk, and chance that can pay off in […]

Updated Starting Pitcher 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 kick things off with a look at the starting pitcher ranks. Aces are more scarce than ever, with the injury bug taking a chunk out of elite […]

Jake Lamb Will Sit On Wednesday

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb will be out of the lineup on Wednesday. It seems that Torey Lovullo wants to ease him back into the lineup, and a matchup against lefty Brent Suter is the best time to do so. Lovullo said that the medical staff recommended Lamb be eased back, so owners can […]

Matt Koch Bounces Back In Rematch Against Brewers

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Matt Koch took the loss on Tuesday, despite giving up just one earned run on three hits and three walks across 5 1/3 innings against Milwaukee. Koch was much improved in his second straight start against the Brewers, showing he was able to stay away from the middle of the plate. Koch […]