Chris Sale's Woes Continue

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale finished five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while fanning six and walking one in Tuesday's 8-0 loss to the Yankees. Overall, it wasn't a terrible outing for Sale, but it was his best of the season, despite not getting any run support. The southpaw's strikeout total […]

Andrew Benintendi Still Out, Jackie Bradley Jr. Back In Lineup

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (foot) remains out of the starting lineup on Tuesday, while outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (illness) is back in center field and hitting ninth against Yankees left-handed starter James Paxton. Steve Pearce is the designated hitter and is batting cleanup in a good spot to take advantage for those in […]

Brewers Remain Interested In Craig Kimbrel, Dallas Keuchel

The Milwaukee Brewers remain interested in free-agent closer Craig Kimbrel and starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel. However, their interest in Kimbrel is tied to the performance and durability of reliever Jeremy Jeffress (shoulder), who hasn't yet made his season debut. Kimbrel is moving "closer" to a decision on where he will sign, but the situation remains […]

Blake Swihart Designated For Assignment, Sandy Leon Coming Up

The Boston Red Sox designated catcher Blake Swihart for assignment on Tuesday, according to a source. In a corresponding move, the Red Sox are called up catcher Sandy Leon. The switch-hitting Swihart just never carved out a role in Boston and was hitting .231 (6-for-26) with a homer and four RBI this year. He'll either […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 3

Welcome to our Surprising Starts series, where every week we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). This week we're looking at a trio of NL West hurlers, each of whom once had relatively high expectations at one point in their career but have now been discarded by […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

The catching position in fantasy baseball has become a dried-up talent pool in recent seasons. The 2019 season has pumped a few gallons of skill and fantasy competence back into the tank as we are entering some better weather here in mid-April. With early injuries at the position and some underperforming bats not impressing owners, […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

Two weeks down, 24 to go. As we'll continue to remind you in our early-season coverage, the fantasy baseball season is long. The most likely outcome of drastic decisions at this point in the year is regret. That doesn't mean you can't look for ways to improve your roster at this juncture. The good news […]

Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley Jr. Questionable For Tuesday

Boston Red Sox outfielders Andrew Benintendi (foot) and Jackie Bradley Jr. (illness) are both questionable to play on Tuesday. "We’ll see. Jackie feels better. We’ll see how he feels tomorrow. Beni, a lot better. We’ll see when we get there what lineup we have," manager Alex Cora said. Benintendi fouled a ball off his foot […]

Brandon Phillips Still Hoping To Play This Season

Currently a free agent, former All-Star second baseman Brandon Phillips is still holding out hope that he may play in the major leagues this season. The 37-year-old played in nine games for the Boston Red Sox last season after signing in June. Phillips is maintaining his shape as he awaits a possible call, perhaps just […]

Brock Holt Starting Rehab Assignment Monday

Boston Red Sox infielder Brock Holt (eye) said he's starting his rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday and hopes to be activated later this week in the series against the Rays. The 30-year-old has only one hit in 16 at-bats so far with Boston and is more useful for his glove and ability to […]

Xander Bogaerts The Sole Offensive Provider On Sunday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts finished with two hits, including his second home run of the season, while driving in all four runs of a 4-0 victory over Baltimore on Sunday. The 26-year-old has been on fire to start the year, slashing .308/.413/.519 with two homers, eight runs batted in and 10 runs scored. […]

David Price Spins Gem In Win On Sunday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price worked his way through seven innings of shutout ball, allowing just three hits while striking out seven and walking none in a 4-0 win over Baltimore on Sunday. This was hands down the best start by a Red Sox pitcher this season and one that will hopefully propel […]

The Cut List (Week 3) - Time to Let Go?

We're now midway through April, and your trigger finger may be getting a bit itchy. The baseball season is only a couple weeks old, however, and with more than 90% of the season to go it is still really early. Most teams had played about eight games through last weekend, and now that number is […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 3

Week three is upon us and madness has officially ensued. Daniel Vogelbach is a hot waiver add and the Yankees are starting a Triple-A roster. Left is right and down is west. The early season struggles to hop on the train before it leaves a particular station is always interesting to watch. Everyone wants the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/15/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's main slate on FanDuel starts at 7:05 pm eastern and covers nine games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/15/2019. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. You can also read more DFS lineup […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/15/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Monday is Boston Marathon Day, which means that the Red Sox will be playing early, hosting the Baltimore Orioles at 11:05 ET. Aside from early day baseball, the big story of the day may be the Dodgers’ ace returning from injury. Clayton Kershaw is set to return to the Dodgers rotation, having missed the first […]

Andrew Benintendi Unlikely To Play Monday

Updating a previous report, Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (foot) is sore and unlikely to play in Monday's game against the Baltimore Orioles, manager Alex Cora said on Sunday. However, he reiterated that Benintendi's injury is not looking like a long-term issue. He suffered a right foot contusion during Sunday's game after fouling a […]

Andrew Benintendi Injured Sunday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi suffered a right foot contusion on Sunday when he fouled a ball off of himself. X-rays came back negative and he's listed as day-to-day. Benintendi doubled and struck out in his two plate appearances against the Orioles before departing. He could miss a game or two but appears to […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. Out With Flu, Andrew Benintendi Playing

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. is out of the starting lineup on Sunday with the flu. Andrew Benintendi, who was originally scheduled for an off day, will now play left field and hit leadoff against Orioles lefty John Means. JBJ missed the game on Saturday with an illness as well. Benintendi started off […]

Brock Holt Needs Rehab Assignment Before Returning

Boston Red Sox infielder Brock Holt (eye) will visit with a doctor in Boston on Tuesday and will likely require a few minor league rehab games before being activated from the injured list. Holt is eligible to return on Monday, but he will need more time than that. If all goes well in his rehab […]

Andrew Benintendi Sitting Sunday, Steve Pearce Starting At First

Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi will get Sunday off, while second baseman Dustin Pedroia will bat leadoff and be the designated hitter and Steve Pearce will play first base and bat third on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles. Pedroia has two hits, one run batted in and a run scored since returning from […]

Christian Vazquez Has Career Day On Saturday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez drove in a career-high four runs on two hits, including a two-run home run, in Saturday's 9-5 loss to Baltimore. He's now tied with Andrew Benintendi with six runs batted in, good for fourth on the team. Vazquez continues to get the majority of starts behind the plate, but […]

Rick Porcello Inefficient In Loss On Saturday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello lasted just four innings in Saturday's 9-5 loss to Baltimore. The righty allowed three earned runs on six hits while striking out two and walking five. It's been a rough go of it for the 30-year-old through three starts, as he sits with an 0-3 record, 11.12 ERA, […]

Week 3 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

Mid-April means trends are rounding into form and you can start to believe in stats, aren't you excited? Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 3. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. In case you missed it, this is our sixth year now […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/14/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a sizable Sunday slate, which is generally the case. There are eight games on the main slate, and 15 total games all day. This article will focus on the earlier slate, which is the "main" one today. We have plenty of high-end pitchers throwing tonight, starting with Max Scherzer and Corey Kluber. There […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/14/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a full slate of 15 games today, and FanDuel has a main slate and an all day slate that both start at 1:05 pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/14/2019. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players […]

Craig Kimbrel Not Budging In Contract Demands

Dave Meter, the agent for free-agent closer Craig Kimbrel, was still searching for a deal in the five-year, $100 million range as of late last month. Kimbrel is still holding out for a high asking price, and the few offers he has received aren't anywhere close to what he's looking for. A closer-needy team could […]

Dustin Pedroia Back In The Lineup On Saturday

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is back in the lineup and batting eighth for Saturday's game against Andrew Cashner and the Baltimore Orioles. Pedroia had a rest day on Friday, and those will likely be common throughout the season for the veteran infielder. Eduardo Nunez goes back to the bench as a corresponding […]

Andrew Benintendi Finds The Stands Friday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi hit his first long ball of the season Friday in a 6-4 win over Baltimore. He finished with two hits, while his homer provided his only run scored and run batted in. The 24-year-old was due for fireworks at the early point in the season, but maybe this win […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Impressive In Friday's Win

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on just three hits while striking out eight and walking none Friday in a 6-4 win over Baltimore. At the 14th game of the season, Rodriguez is the first Boston starter to pitch into the seventh inning of a game. […]