Lucas Giolito Gets Destroyed On Tuesday

Chicago White Sox starter Lucas Giolito lasted just 1 1/3 innings during Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The 24-year-old was dinged up for five runs on four hits. He issued two walks and struck out three batters. This was an unfortunate result for Giolito, as he had pitched fantastic in his two previous […]

Jose Abreu Hopes To Return This Week

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (abdomen), who had surgery to fix a testicular torsion problem, said he feels good and is hoping to play by the end of the week. That's good news for his fantasy owners. Despite playing on a bad White Sox team, Abreu is hitting .272/.331/.491 with 22 home runs […]

Jose Abreu To Begin Baseball Activities In Five Days

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (abdomen) is expected to resume baseball activities in around five days. Abreu has been out since Aug. 20 and doesn't have much time left to return and help your fantasy team. The Cuban is hitting a respectable .272 with 22 home runs and 78 RBI on a rebuilding […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/4/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

After a Labor Day that was split up into two two slates, we have a massive Tuesday slate. There are 15 games, giving us plenty of options to choose from. It makes lineup construction a bit easier, as we have multiple different techniques we can utilize. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Strike% (Week 23)

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. After a month-long personal hiatus by yours truly, our column is back in action […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 23)

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 a pair of veteran lefties put up some good starts against NL central opponents. We also saw a […]

Matt Davidson Smacks Walk-Off Homer To Down Tigers

Chicago White Sox slugger Matt Davidson crushed a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Monday night. Davidson is in the midst of a scorching hot streak that has seen him carry a .423 average with two homers and eight RBI over his past seven […]

Reynaldo Lopez Stellar Against Tigers On Monday

Chicago White Sox starter Reynaldo Lopez went seven innings, allowing one run on four hits, in Monday's 4-2 comeback win over the Detroit Tigers. He had six strikeouts with zero walks in the no-decision. Lopez has now tossed back-to-back quality starts and has actually managed to allow two runs or fewer in 15 of his […]

Avisail Garcia Could Be Shut Down

While Chicago White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia (knee) is staunchly against it, the team is considering shutting him down for the season. Garcia should be back in the lineup soon, but a shutdown remains possible if issues pop up again. General manager Rick Hahn said Garcia's knee is not at risk of getting worse. Garcia […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/3/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a full, 15-game slate on Labor Day, so every team is available in the player pool. That’s great news and that’s overwhelming news. That means we need to go through each lineup and inspect for any surprises or bonus value plays. Of the 15 games on the schedule, six matchups have an over/under […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/3/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

While having all 30 teams in action is a welcomed development for this Monday slate, FanDuel unfortunately broke up the slate so that there isn't the majority of games unless you play the all day slate (which doesn't offer major tournaments). That said, this lineup will focus on the early only slate, which features seven […]

Ryan LaMarre Injured Sunday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Ryan LaMarre (hip) left the game early on Sunday with right hip soreness after six innings. He is listed as day-to-day. LaMarre had a single, run scored and strikeout in four plate appearances before departing. He's batting .281 with just two home runs and 15 RBI in 61 games this year. […]

Welington Castillo Activated Sunday

The Chicago White Sox activated catcher Welington Castillo (shoulder) from the disabled list following his performance-enhancing drug suspension on Sunday. The 31-year-old hasn't played in the majors since May 23 and was hitting .270 with six home runs and 15 RBI before his 80-game suspension. He should share time with Omar Narvaez behind the dish, […]

Avisail Garcia Doesn't Play Sunday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia (knee) left the game early on Saturday with right knee soreness and didn't play on Sunday. It's unclear how long Garcia will be out, so keep an eye on the team's lineups heading into next week. The 27-year-old has been a disappointment this year after a breakout in 2017, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/2/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a relatively small Sunday slate, which is the case more often than not. With that being said, there are 15 total games today. Since these games are broken down into two slates, I'll be covering both slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel […]

Week 22 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 22! 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 22, and […]

Tim Anderson Will Lead Off on Saturday

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will lead off and play shortstop versus lefty Eduardo Rodriguez on Saturday. Anderson continues to jump around in the batting order for the South Siders this season. The team has been unable to find reliable spot for Anderson in their batting order. Rodriguez has pitched well this season, but […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 23

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 23) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 23, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week.  If someone jumps […]

Eloy Jimenez Will Not Be September Call-Up

The Chicago White Sox will not be calling up top prospect Eloy Jimenez in September. That's been the expectation all along, even though MLB's No. 3 overall prospect has hit .341/.387/.583 with 22 long balls, 63 runs scored and 75 RBI in 105 games with Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte. He'll surely be a starter […]

Brewers Acquire Xavier Cedeno

The Milwaukee Brewers acquired relief pitcher Xavier Cedeno from the Chicago White Sox on Friday, according to sources. While Cedeno isn't expected to be in the mix for saves with his new team, the left-hander is a valuable acquisition as a setup man with the Brewers fighting for a playoff spot. Cedeno has a 2.84 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/31/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Friday, my fellow Rotoballers. We've made it to the long holiday weekend. The Cubs are on the road today and we all know what that means - a 15 game Main slate tonight. And there are a plethora of strong pitchers and offenses to target - there's much to discuss. Let's gander at a […]

Holds Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds for Week 23

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire in Week 23. One-inning middle relievers are the constant sources for holds and specialists can manage to secure a hold even with one out. However, while specialists can get many […]

Week 23 MLB Closers and Saves Report

This week was another interesting one in the bullpens around the league. The Phillies continued to be unpredictable, the Nationals continued to struggle to end games with a lead, and the Twins seem to have finally settled on a ninth-inning arm. Meanwhile, formerly elite closers are struggling in Cleveland and Los Angeles, but only one […]

Week 23 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by 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 […]

Jose Abreu Being Brought Along Slowly

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (abdomen) is seven to eight days away from resuming baseball activities, according to manager Rick Renteria. The White Sox are understandably not rushing their slugger back while in rebuilding mode. Abreu should remain stashed in all leagues, though, as he was hitting .272 with 22 home runs and […]

Tim Anderson is Back in the Lineup Thursday

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (ankle) is back in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Boston Red Sox. Anderson sat out on Wednesday after suffering a left ankle bruise on Tuesday. He'll play shortstop and bat fifth versus righty Rick Porcello. Anderson is worth considering for DFS contests, but there is likely […]

Eloy Jimenez's Camp Unhappy He's Not In Majors

Chicago White Sox outfield prospect Eloy Jimenez and his agents Nelson Montes De Oca and Paul Kinzer are unhappy that their client will not play in the major leagues in 2018. Jimenez is hitting .370 after 50 games with Triple-A Charlotte and recently said "I'm ready." “I don’t see what boxes he needs to check […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/30/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got eight games across three slates tonight on DraftKings. The featured slate starts at 7:05pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/30/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. You can also […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/30/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have an eight-game main slate to go over today, with plenty of pitching options to consider. There are a few high priced pitchers to take a look at today, but we are dealing with a balanced slate overall. Some of the betters offenses on tap today, so plenty of runs should be in future. […]