Phillip Ervin Continues To Produce Saturday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Phillip Ervin went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's win against the Diamondbacks. The 26-year-old has taken advantage of his everyday role since the All-Star break, posting a .367/.414/.612 slash line with two home runs and 12 RBI in 58 plate appearances. His .444 BABIP over that time period […]

Billy Hamilton Swipes Two Bags Saturday

Cincinnati Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton went 2-for-4 with two singles, an RBI, and two stolen bases in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Diamondbacks. The speedy 27-year-old now has five stolen bases in his last four games to go with a .357 batting average. While fantasy owners will take the modest hot streak, Hamilton has […]

Raisel Iglesias Earns 23rd Save Of Season Saturday

Cincinnati Reds closer Raisel Iglesias notched his 23rd save of the season in Saturday's 6-3 game against the Diamondbacks. Iglesias pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout to end the game. He has now converted 23 of 26 saves on the season to go with a 2.47 ERA, 53 strikeouts, and 15 walks in 51 […]

Matt Harvey Rebounds In Saturday's Start

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Matt Harvey recovered nicely in Saturday's start against the Diamondbacks after a disappointing start last Saturday against the Nationals. Harvey pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits (including a home run) and a walk with seven strikeouts. He now has a 5.19 ERA with 84 strikeouts and 29 walks […]

Tucker Barnhart Laces Two-Run Double

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart didn't draw the start on Saturday but he certainly made his presence felt in the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Barnhart was called upon to pinch-hit in the eighth inning and laced a two-run double off of Arizona ace reliever Archie Bradley to help power his team to a 6-3 […]

Joey Votto Sitting Out on Saturday

Cincinnati Reds star first baseman Joey Votto (knee) is absent from Saturday's starting lineup. Votto has been dealing with some soreness in his right knee after he was struck by a pitch last Saturday. Brandon Dixon will be getting the start at first base and batting sixth in his absence. Votto has now missed four […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 20

If your league doesn't have a trade deadline before September (or at all), you still have plenty of time to wheel and deal for the playoff stretch. Most of us, however, are up against Father Time and his ceaseless battle to rob us of our most precious commodity. If you're in the market to make […]

Joey Votto Returns To Lineup Friday But Leaves Early

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (knee) went 1-for-3 with a walk in his return to the lineup on Friday. Votto had missed three of the past four games with knee soreness after getting hit by a pitch on Saturday. The hit, a single, was the 1,700th hit of Votto's career. It wasn't all positive […]

Scott Schebler Hopes To Return Next Week

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler (shoulder) is hoping to return from the disabled list late next week. Schebler has been out since July 14 but is nearing a return and should play every day with Jesse Winker out for the year. He was hitting .278/.351/.470 with 12 home runs and 37 RBI before his injury. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/10/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got a big 14-game slate on deck for this evening and it looks pretty interesting as there is just one five-digit priced pitcher and a handful of others from that "good/great but not elite" tier. The Nationals and Cubs are the matinee and the other 28 teams will be playing under the lights in […]

Joey Votto is Back in the Lineup Friday

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (knee) is back in the starting lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Votto sat out two consecutive games due to soreness in his right knee. He's batting second and starting at first base against righty Clay Buchholz. Votto is usually a solid bet for DFS contests.

Joey Votto Expects To Play Friday

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (knee) expects to return to the lineup on Friday when the Reds host the Diamondbacks after missing two straight games for the first time since June of 2016. Votto was hit by a pitch last Saturday. "It's better," Votto said. "I hope to play. Playing every day is important." […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/10/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 14-game slate on Friday (WSH/CHC matchup starts at 2:20pm EST and is not included in the main slate on DraftKings). There are seven games with an over/under of at least nine total runs. The matchup between the Dodgers and Rockies, at Coors Field, leads the way with 10.5 total runs projected. As […]

Week 20 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 […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 19)

This week was a particularly slow week in the world of prospects; just eight rookies have debuted since the publishing of last week's column. With that being said, there are still a handful of newcomers worth highlighting and a bunch of returners still cooking with gas. As we come up on the end of the […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 19: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 19 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. As the season has blown by into August and the MLB trade deadline has passed, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or […]

Reds Hope To Have Joey Votto Back By Friday

The Cincinnati Reds are hoping to have first baseman Joey Votto (knee) back on Friday when they start a series against the Diamondbacks. Votto sat out Tuesday and Wednesday with a right knee contusion after being hit by a pitch on Saturday. "He felt somewhat, a little better yesterday," manager Jim Riggleman said. "Today with […]

Jose Peraza Swipes 18th Base Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Jose Peraza continued his excellence on the basepaths on Tuesday, stealing his 18th bag in 21 attempts. Overall, Peraza went 1-for-5 in the game with the swipe and a run scored. The young shortstop has really taken a step forward in 2018, hitting .282 with a .710 OPS, six homers, 60 runs, […]

Scooter Gennett Picks Up Three Hits Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett turned in a solid game against the New York Mets on Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Even though all three hits were singles, Gennett's fantasy owners will take the production as he has tailed off a bit of late, hitting just .267 over the past […]

Week 19 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

To quote a certain legendary regional manager, "My heart soars with the eagle's nest." You know why? Because Trevor Cahill dominated and he's owned in over 30% of leagues again, which means I don't have to beg everyone to pick him up. Everything else here is secondary to that. We've got some veterans going on […]

Week 19 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 19! 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 19, and […]

Robert Stephenson To Start Wednesday

The Cincinnati Reds will call up starting pitcher Robert Stephenson to make the start on Wednesday against the Mets. Stephenson was 5-6 with a 4.68 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 9.1 K/9 over 25 outings (11 starts) for the Reds last year. He was pitching very well for Triple-A Louisville this year, going 11-6 with a […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/7/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There was a sizable slate last night, and now we have a 14 game Tuesday slate. There are a ton of pitching options at different pricing levels, and the same can be said for batters. It gives us multiple ways to construct our lineups tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

Homer Bailey Gets Hit Hard Monday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey turned in his first poor start since returning from the disabled list in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Mets. Bailey lasted just 3 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on 11 hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with two strikeouts. The veteran now has a 6.19 ERA […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 19 September Call-Up Edition

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 […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Post-Break Contact Quality (Week 19)

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. It’s August and we’re firmly in the dog days of baseball season. After a […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 19)

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're looking at the two top pitching prospects from 2016, as well as a pitching prospect from 2013 that failed […]

Preston Tucker Going For X-Rays

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Preston Tucker was hit by a pitch on Monday and is very sore. He will undergo X-rays. Tucker had a hit and a run scored in three plate appearances in the loss to the Mets on Monday. He's hitting just .250 on the season and has four home runs and 23 RBI […]

Joey Votto Won't Play Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman said first baseman Joey Votto (knee) will not play on Tuesday. His knee injury got worse as the game progressed on Monday. Votto had two hits and an RBI in five plate appearances on Monday. He's hitting .289/.426/.427 with nine home runs and 53 RBI on the season. While the […]

Eugenio Suarez Drives In Two On Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez continued his excellent season on Monday, going 1-for-4 with two RBI in his team's 6-4 loss to the New York Mets. After Monday's contest, Suarez is now batting .304 with a .965 OPS, 26 homers, 59 runs, and 87 RBI. The veteran third baseman is enjoying a career season […]