Week 14 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 14! 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 14, and […]

Ozzie Albies Drives In Run And Scores One In Loss

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies did something smart on Thursday that won't show up in any box scores. He was on third after hitting an RBI triple to plate Ender Inciarte. Then when Freddie Freeman hit a comebacker to the mound, he pretended to be looked back to third by Jhoulys Chacin, but when […]

Max Fried Struggles In Loss To Brewers

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried wasn't sharp on Thursday. He gave up four runs over the course of his three innings of work. The team later revealed that part of the problem was that he developed a blister on his middle finger, a recurring problem over the course of his career. The team is […]

Freddie Freeman Expected To Play Thursday

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (arm) should play Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Braves manager Brian Snitker said Freeman would probably be back in the lineup after being hit by a pitch in Wednesday's game. The 28-year-old slugger is having an MVP-caliber year with a .308/.399/.530 line and is one of the premiere options […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 14)

So Kyle Tucker is still destroying the minor leagues. He has a .301/.367/.505 triple-slash with 13 HR and 14 steals (82.4% success rate) and yet the Astros have not given him the call yet. Tucker has absolutely nothing left to prove in the minors and the Astros have indicated that they think he will come up […]

Johan Camargo Hits Solo Homer In Loss

Atlanta Braves third baseman Johan Camargo has been swinging a hot bat lately, as he's gotten at least one hit in 12 of his past 15 games. On Wednesday, he hit his second homer in three games after going for a bit of a dry spell. Camargo is now hitting .260 with nine homers and […]

Julio Teheran Strikes Out Ten In Loss To Yankees

It was a good news/bad news kind of day for Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran on Wednesday. He did strike out 10 Yankees hitters but he also gave up two homers and five runs over five innings as Atlanta fell 6-2. Another problem area? He walked four, and that's usually fatal for pitchers facing […]

Freddie Freeman Has Upper Arm Contusion

Updating a previous report, Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman has been diagnosed with an upper arm contusion after being hit by a pitch in Wednesday's game against the New York Yankees. He left the game in the top of the third inning. This is good news so far for the slugging first baseman, who […]

Freddie Freeman Leaves Early After Being Hit By Pitch

Atlanta Braves superstar Freddie Freeman left Wednesday's game after being hit by a pitch on the elbow in the top of the third inning. Freeman tried staying in the game before ultimately being lifted in the fourth. Fantasy managers are holding their collective breath, as Freeman has arguably been the National League's most valuable player. […]

Max Fried Earns Another Start on Thursday

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried was originally only supposed to make a spot start on Saturday before relinquishing his rotation role. Fried clearly changed his manager's mind with his 11-strikeout performance through 6 2/3 shutout innings. Fried will be on the mound on Thursday when the Braves take on the Milwaukee Brewers. While it […]

Week 14 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

We've officially hit July and while you can try to call the All-Star break the real "midseason checkpoint" of the baseball season, the halfway mark per games played is now in the rearview mirror. All of you who are anxiously awaiting a turnaround need to ask yourselves how much longer you can sit on your […]

Luiz Gohara Recalled From Triple-A

The Atlanta Braves have recalled pitcher Luiz Gohara from Triple-A Gwinnett. Evan Phillips was sent back down to Triple-A. Gohara is one of the top prospects in the Braves system but has struggled in 2018 with the Major League club with a 6.89 ERA and 1.47 WHIP. He will be used in a long-relief role […]

Max Fried (SP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried was on fire this weekend, setting down 11 Cardinals via strikeout over 6 2/3 innings and now has 24 punchouts over 17 2/3 big-league frames this year. Another young Braves pitcher with strikeout potential? Sign us […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 14: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/4/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy 4th of July, RotoBallers! I hope you all have a great holiday. While we're watching fireworks and grilling out, let's see if we can add some cash to our FanDuel wallets, too. Right now in Vegas we are seeing some very lofty run projections on this Main slate, starting with the Rockies at 5.7, […]

Ender Inciarte Homers But Braves Fall To Yankees

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte, who is more known for his wheels, does have some pop - he hit 11 homers last year. He's more than halfway to that after going deep in Tuesday's loss to the Bronx Bombers. The speedster also swiped stolen base No. 22 during the game. This was a nice all-around […]

Nick Markakis Clubs Two-Run Homer In Defeat

Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis gave whatever visiting fans were at Yankee Stadium hope on Tuesday when he hit a two-run homer to bring his team within one run of tying the game. It was not to be, as the Bronx Bombers surged ahead to win 8-5. Markakis continued his hot hitting, though. He now […]

Ozzie Albies Goes Yard In Loss To Yankees

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies may have seen his hitting streak end on Monday, but he didn't let it bother him during Tuesday's game. He hit a solo homer during a 2-for-5 game, but it wasn't enough as Atlanta fell 8-5. Still, he's now got 18 homers and is well on pace for a […]

Sean Newcomb Has Rough Outing Vs. Yankees

It may have been the heat dome on Tuesday, but Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb did not look effective. When he left the game after 2 2/3 innings, having surrendered five runs on three hits, his uniform was soaked in sweat. Part of that might have been from nerves about his facing the Yankees, […]

Arodys Vizcaino Activated From Disabled List

Atlanta Braves closer Arodys Vizcaino (shoulder) has been activated off of the 10-day disabled list. He missed two weeks with right shoulder inflammation. The right-hander has a 1.82 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 15 saves in 2018. A.J. Minter and Dan Winkler will both move back to roles in the seventh and eighth innings. Vizcaino should […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/3/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a sizable slate tonight, featuring 12 games. There are a few dominant pitchers, including Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, but we also have solid salary relief options. There will be plenty of different ways to construct your lineups tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 14)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. This week we saw some great performances over the weekend from three young pitchers. Max Fried utterly dominated the Cardinals for 11 […]

Peter Moylan Lands on 10-Day DL

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Peter Moylan (forearm) has been placed on the 10-day disabled list on Monday. The team is calling the injury a right forearm strain. It's unclear how long Moylan will be sidelined. He was not someone worth owning in basically any leagues when healthy. It's unclear who the Braves will recall to […]

Braves Recall Michael Reed and Evan Phillips

The Atlanta Braves have recalled outfielder Michael Reed and Evan Phillips while demoting Matt Wisler and placing Peter Moylan on the 10-day DL with a forearm strain. Both Reed and Phillips have been fantastic in the minors this season, with Reed hitting .337 with nine home runs and seven steals over 74 minor league games […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/2/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a nice nine game slate for this Monday evening. There are a number of good pitching options, highlighted by Max Scherzer and Corey Kluber. However, there are also a couple expensive stack options that figure to come through in a big way, with Cleveland and San Francisco leading the way. The Reds/White Sox […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a rare fourth of July on a Wednesday, so there’s no true “holiday weekend.” That effects the DFS community because we would typically have a full, 15-game slate to work with on the extended weekend. Instead, there is only 10 games on Monday, and one of those matchups is starting at 1:07pm EST […]

Trading Up: Javier Baez

Before the season, Chicago Cubs manager, Joe “Hates Your Fantasy Baseball Team” Maddon challenged Javier Baez to make himself so productive that Maddon would be forced to start Baez every day. Many fantasy owners are well aware of Maddon’s tendency to split playing time between several strong players, thereby decreasing their volume and consequently their […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - xwOBA w/RISP (Week 14)

Statcast is a fun tool, at least if you love stats. If you didn't, you wouldn't be reading this, nor would you spend hours poring through the waiver wire or farm system reports in search of the next big thing to hit the majors. Only baseball brings that kind of unbridled passion for a past-time […]

Freddie Freeman Blasts Homer In Win Over Cards

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman does not get denied for long. After not going deep since June 15, he started July off on the right foot by smashing a two-run homer on Sunday. The lefty slugger now has 16 and he's well on pace for a 100+ RBI season. Keep starting him.

Mike Foltynewicz Stymies Cards For Five Innings

It was oppressively hot across much of the United States on Sunday, but Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz made it slightly cooler in St. Louis by fanning nine Cardinal hitters in his five innings of work. The righty allowed only a hit and walked three. Folty got the win despite the Braves bullpen turning […]