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 […]

Matt Kemp Takes A Seat On Saturday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Matt Kemp will be on the bench for Saturday's game against Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals. Kemp has had a quiet start to the season with a .143 average, 14 strikeouts, one home run, and three RBI through 51 plate appearances in 2019. Scott Schebler will get the start in […]

Shake It Off - Bad Starts to Ignore

We are two weeks into the season, and panic has already ensued. The ebbs and flows of a 162-game season get overlooked as the day-to-day struggles of your fantasy team begin to mount. There are certainly some players whose struggles might carry on into the rest of the season, but I am here to pull […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 3

Two weeks in, how's your season going? Are you still hunting the waiver wire or are you already making plans for 2020? Well if you're still reading this, let's assume you're still in the hunt and want to know which two-start pitchers to snag this week. Before we dive into this week's list, we'll do […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 2 Waiver Wire

If the first two weeks are any indication, this should be a good baseball season. There are fans of some teams that may dispute that claim, and as a Marlins fan myself...well, bullpens have been crazy haven't they? Smart baseball minds have been saying for years that a team's best relief pitcher shouldn't be pigeonholed […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for 2019 Redraft Leagues (Week 2)

Can you believe the baseball season is already flying by?! Some teams already have a dozen games in hand at the MLB level, while the minor league season has been underway since last Thursday. With minor league games now underway, it’s time for another update of the ‘Impact Prospects for 2019.’ Since last we visited […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday sees all 30 teams in action and brings us another split slate. This time we have 14 of the 15 games being covered with two even seven game slates. The first slate kicks off at 1:05 pm, running through to the 4:05 pm start between the Rockies and Giants. The second slate then commences […]

Week 2 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

Baseball is in full swing, didn't you miss it? Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 2. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 2, which will be updated as rotations are announced and […]

Joey Votto Picks Up Two Hits In Win

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in his team's 5-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Votto is now hitting .244 with a .755 OPS, one homer, seven runs, and two RBI in 41 at-bats on the season. While those are OK numbers, Votto's fantasy owners […]

Yasiel Puig Drives In Two In Return To Lineup

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig went 1-for-5 with a double and two RBI in his team's 5-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday. Puig made his return to the lineup on Thursday after being suspended for two games for his actions during a bench-clearing scuffle with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Puig is off […]

Sonny Gray Has Calf Contusion

Updating a previous report, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Sonny Gray was removed from his start early on Thursday against the Marlins after suffering a left calf contusion on a comebacker that struck him in the leg. Gray managed to go four scoreless innings with six strikeouts, continuing to turn heads in fantasy leagues after many […]

Sonny Gray Only Makes It Four Innings Thursday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Sonny Gray (leg) left the game on Thursday against the Marlins after throwing four scoreless innings. He took a comebacker off his leg in the outing, but it's unclear if that was the reason for his removal from the contest. Gray only allowed two hits and fanned six of the 13 […]

Alex Wood Has Been Throwing

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell said that starting pitcher Alex Wood (back) is throwing but hasn't pitched in a game yet. "He sounded upbeat. He’s getting there," Bell said. Wood is still a ways away from making his Cincinnati debut and will still need to go on a rehab assignment before he returns. The left-hander […]

Nick Senzel Weeks Away From Playing Games

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell said that third baseman/outfielder Nick Senzel's (ankle) progression has been encouraging, but the team's top prospect is still a couple of weeks away from playing in games at any level. Senzel made a case to be the team's starting center fielder to open the season, but his injury set him […]

Waiver Wire Strategy - Recycling Post-Hype Draft Sleepers

Fantasy baseball is very much a “what have you done for me lately” environment. If players are playing poorly, fantasy managers will give up on them. All too often players are getting dropped that have no business being on the waiver wire. Some guys are just down on their luck and end up tossed into […]

Tyler Mahle Excellent In Wednesday Start

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Tyler Mahle held the Miami Marlins to one run in five innings of work in his Wednesday start. The 24-year-old struck out seven and walked just one but had to settle for a no-decision. Mahle is off to a strong start this season, posting a 0.82 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts […]

Raisel Iglesias Earns First Save

Cincinnati Reds closer Raisel Iglesias struck out the side in a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday to earn his first save of the season. With the Reds winning just their third game, this was the only save chance that they have handed to Iglesias in the young season. Overall, the 29-year-old has a 0-2 record, […]

Contact Rate Risers & Fallers for Week 2 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 2! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Thursday, 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/11/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another Thursday split slate for us to break down here in this article. The opening slate kicks off at 12:35 with the Athletics @ Orioles, before handing over to the late at 7:10 pm when the Blue Jays and Red Sox face off. Oakland is the biggest favorites on the early slate but there are […]

Eugenio Suarez Goes Deep In Blowout Win

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBI in a 14-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Suarez launched a sixth-inning offering from Wei-Yin Chen over the fence for his second home run of the season. Suarez is now hitting .258 with the two homers, three runs, and […]

Jesse Winker Gets Untracked Against Marlins

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, two runs, and three RBI in a 14-0 blowout win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Winker, who came into the game with just one hit in his first 24 at-bats, finally came to life in the big win. Despite the painfully slow start, […]

Luis Castillo Dazzles Against Former Team

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo was dominant in a Tuesday start against the Miami Marlins. Castillo pitched seven shutout innings, striking out eight and allowing just three baserunners as the Reds demolished the Marlins 14-0. Through three starts, it appears that Castillo has taken a big step forward on the mound this season. He has […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 2 - Buy or Sell?

Power is perhaps the best fantasy baseball attribute (and is all the better in OPS leagues) because it's also the best way to pick up runs and RBI--a home run guarantees at least one of each, naturally. So you will want to be on top of power trends throughout the season. For this first 2019 edition, […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/10/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a full slate of Major League Baseball games, with four day games with first pitch between 1:10 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. ET, with one game at 6:40 p.m., and nine games starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. We'll have selections for the 'All Day' contests, so you'll have a wide-array of selections to choose […]

Matt Kemp Batting Third On Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Matt Kemp will be batting in the three-hole on Tuesday against Jose Urena and the Miami Marlins. With Yasiel Puig suspended for the next two games, Kemp will get a sizable opportunity to produce offensively. The veteran is carrying a dismal .091 average through 22 at-bats with no RBI and 10 strikeouts […]

Yasiel Puig Receives Two-Game Suspension

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig was slapped with a two-game suspension for his part in a benches-clearing incident with the Pirates on Sunday. He received the suspension for "aggressive actions during the incident," and he won't appeal the suspension at all. His suspension will begin on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Cuban has struggled to start the […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

We're a week and a half into the 2019 baseball season, giving us a larger sample size to assess the state of our fantasy rosters. If you were one of the advocates to punt the catching position to the late rounds of your draft, you might be looking for an upgrade at the position by […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - xwOBA for Week 2

Welcome to the first edition of Statcast pitchers analysis this season! Statcast provides a ton of interesting and insightful advanced metrics that we can use to predict future fantasy performance. Each week we will select one of these stats and choose two risers and two fallers to analyze and ultimately determine what those stats could […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 2

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). Major league batters are striking out at an astounding 23% clip so far this season, which has resulted in plenty of unheralded hurlers racking up massive strikeout totals. We're looking at […]