Ozzie Albies Drives In Run To Help Braves Beat Nats

Atlanta Braves shortstop Ozzie Albies didn't go deep on Thursday night. Still, he helped his team win, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. He also scored a run himself, so he certainly was beneficial for his owners' stat lines. Right now, he looks like he could definitely crack the 30-homer, 30-steal mark by the end of […]

Sean Newcomb Throws Seven Strong Innings As Braves Beat Nats

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb, who has been a really pleasant surprise for the team this season, rebounded quite nicely from his three-inning disaster against Boston on May 26. His Thursday night outing saw him go seven innings, and while he didn't post any gaudy strikeout numbers - he had all of two - […]

Peter Bourjos Added To Braves Roster

The Atlanta Braves have purchased the contract of outfielder Peter Bourjos from Triple-A Gwinnett. Thursday is the first day Bourjos was eligible to join the team after being outrighted to Gwinnett. Bourjos will serve as a backup outfielder while Ronald Acuna is on the disabled list. The 31-year-old has no fantasy value.

Making Moves: Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 9

Happy Thursday Fantasy Baseball players! This week's mailbag dives into some of the bigger names in the game this week such as Noah Syndergaard, Mookie Betts, and Manny Machado. Be sure to send you trade questions and trade offers to me @MattWi77iams on Twitter for a chance to be included in next's weeks "Making Moves" […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 9)

Juan Soto is running the major leagues. Is that an overstatement? Absolutely. Will that be an overstatement in three years? Probably still yes but there's a shot the answer is no. That's what makes Soto so intriguing to watch. In addition to Soto continuing his high-level play early in his career, we are seeing a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/31/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got 11 games spread between four slates today, with the main slate beginning at 7pm and featuring nine games. I'll be covering players across all slates, including the early. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/31/18. The lineup picks will range from some […]

Johan Camargo Homers For Sole Atlanta Run In Loss

Atlanta Braves third baseman Johan Camargo hit another homer on Wednesday. This time, though, he merely circled the bases and ran into the dugout instead of greeting a mob of frenzied teammates at home plate. Camargo's homer was his fourth, and while it might be an indicator that he's heating up, he's still a ways […]

Julio Teheran Has Tough Luck As Braves Fall To Mets

It's not like Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran was completely dominant on Wednesday night against the Mets. He struck out only three and walked three. He did hold New York to five hits in his seven innings of work and he gave up two runs. That was ultimately one run too many as Atlanta […]

2018 Prospects - Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 9)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. This was an underrated, but crazy week of prospect promotions. Franklin Barreto, […]

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, […]

Mike Soroka Will Make Rehab Start on Friday

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka (shoulder) is scheduled to make a rehab start with Low-A Rome on Friday. There is a chance that Soroka will need more than one rehab start. However, the Braves have not announced their timetable for Soroka yet. He landed on the disabled list on May 17 due to a […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/30/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

If you were getting sick of the split-slate Wednesday, today is for you! Well, FanDuel is offering some All Day and Early Only tournaments, but with much less prize money as there are only three afternoon games in that slate. As such, I'll be concentrating this article on the more enticing 10 game slate we […]

Max Fried Optioned To Triple-A

Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried has been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. Fried was the 26th man for the Braves' doubleheader Monday against the New York Mets. The left-hander allowed one earned run over five innings. Fried has been up and down between MLB and Triple-A so far this year, and has been solid with a […]

Third Base Prospect Rankings (May) - 2018 Impact Rookies

Welcome back, RotoBallers. I'll be breaking down impact prospects by position. Today I'm bringing you my top 10 third basemen - MLB prospect rankings for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. There are some clear tiers in this list. There are some seriously elite players at the top. There’s some solid players in the middle who […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hot Prospects to Watch Week 9: Bieber, Riley, Thaiss

This week on Hot Prospects to Watch, we're going to focus on three players currently in Triple-A who are on the verge of getting the call up to the show. One of these prospects will for sure be up in the majors this week, and that's Cleveland Indians pitching prospect Shane Bieber who will be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/29/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 14-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Anibal Sanchez Will Start on Tuesday

Atlanta Braves pitcher Anibal Sanchez (hamstring) will draw the start against lefty Steven Matz and the Mets on Tuesday. He pitched well during his latest rehab start at Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday. There is a chance that Sanchez has a limited pitch count on Tuesday, so he could be a poor streaming option. It sounds […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets or May 29

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 […]

Ronald Acuna Placed On 10-Day Disabled List

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna will be placed on the 10-day disabled list with a mild ACL sprain in his left knee and a lower back contusion. This could have been much worse. Fantasy owners can catch their breath that their star young outfielder will not be out for the season. This is probably a […]

Ronald Acuna's MRI Results Expected Monday Afternoon

The Atlanta Braves do not expect the results of outfielder Ronald Acuna's (knee) MRI until Monday afternoon. The dynamic young outfielder injured his leg after running to first base Sunday. Acuna has a .779 OPS with five homers since being called up from Triple-A. The Braves and fantasy owners will have to hope for the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kurt Suzuki (C, ATL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 39% of leagues ANALYSIS: The return of Tyler Flowers saw a drop in the ownership of Atlanta Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki, as he is been playing every other game. He is still among the league leaders in home runs at catcher and other categories, so it […]

Luiz Gohara (SP, ATL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: It is not official that Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Luiz Gohara will make to starts in Week 9, but it is likely that he is a two-start pitcher. In his first start of 2018, he pitched four innings and struck out six Phillies. […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

The Corner Store is open! It is week nine and there are still so many good options on the waiver wire. Continue to stay fluid with your lineup and ride the hot hand. Don't get attached. However, make a decision and initiate movement to get that player. Do not let someone else grab them while […]

Sean Newcomb Not Effective As Braves Lose To Boston

Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb, a native of Brockton, Mass., didn’t have a good homecoming. He lasted only three innings, throwing 88 pitches in that span. He struck out four and walked four while giving up three runs. He’ll next face the Mets, who have been scuffling, so he’s a good start.