Jesse Winker Gets Another Three Hits Friday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker continued his excellent July on Friday against the Pirates. Winker provided most of the Reds' offense, going 3-for-4 with two singles, a double, and the team's only RBI. The 24-year-old has been destroying the baseball in July, hitting .488 with a .563 on-base percentage and 11 RBI. While the Reds […]

Tyler Mahle Gets Knocked Around Friday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Tyler Mahle started the second half of the season on the wrong foot in Friday's 12-1 drubbing by the Pirates. Mahle allowed six runs on eight hits (including two home runs) and three walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. The 23-year-old has had an up-and-down season to this point […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/21/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's so good to have DFS back! We got our toes wet with a nice 14 game Main slate last night, and the MLB scheduling gods have blessed us with a slate today that has most teams playing under the lights. Eleven games make up the Main slate, and I'll be focusing my picks to […]

Prospects Stat Scouting - Deep-League Hitters to Target at the Deadline

Imagine this scenario: you are an owner who plays in a dynasty league, but all the known prospects have been already taken.  No Francisco Mejia, no Brendan Rodgers, and no Bo Bichette.  Your team sits in the rebuild section of the standings and now is an excellent time to start flipping those assets for the […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 17

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, […]

Eugenio Suarez Picks Up Two Hits Friday

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 2-for-4 in his team's 12-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. The pair of singles raises Suarez's batting average to .315 with a .974 OPS, 19 homers, 50 runs, and 71 RBI on the season. Suarez has firmly established himself as a top-end fantasy third baseman and […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 17

We've been wheeling and dealing all season (at least hypothetically), but now's the time when the real moves are made. One of the biggest risk-reward propositions a fantasy owner can undertake is to buy or sell a player based purely on speculation of a real-life trade. We know many of the higher profile names who […]

Tucker Barnhart Moves Up in Batting Order

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart is behind the plate and batting second against righty Jameson Taillon and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Barnhart is hitting .227/.302/.332 off right-handed pitching this season, which doesn't scream two-hole hitter. Barnhart is normally in the sixth or seventh spot in the batting order, but gets a rare chance to […]

Scott Schebler Expected To Return On Wednesday

Cinncinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler (shoulder) is expected to return to the team's lineup on Wednesday. If activated, he would've only missed the minimum amount of days with an AC joint sprain. Schebler is hitting .278 with 12 home runs, 37 RBI and three stolen bases in 2018. Assuming he is in the lineup on […]

Homer Bailey To Start For Reds On Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey (knee) will return to the team's rotation on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Bailey has been out since May 28 with inflammation in his right knee. He hasn't looked good when healthy, pitching to a 1-7 record with a 6.68 ERA and a 38/24 K/BB ratio. He can […]

Joey Votto Sitting On Friday

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is out of the lineup on Friday for a routine day of rest. After playing in the All-Star Game, manager Jim Riggleman is giving his star first baseman an extra day off. He'll be replaced by Adam Duvall who is batting sixth. Duvall has some decent streaming appeal due […]

Raisel Iglesias Now The Most Attractive Reliever?

With closer Brad Hand being dealt to the Indians on Thursday, Cincinnati Reds closer Raisel Iglesias could be the best reliever on the trade market. He has a 2.36 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 9.9 K/9 on the season and could potentially fetch a large return for the Reds. Iglesias is owed just over $11 million […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

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

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/20/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

I do enjoy the All-Star break, but forgive me for wanting it to end almost the second the final pitch is thrown in the All-Star game. Waiting for regular season games to come back in the dead of summer is no fun. I honestly had no idea what to do with myself Wednesday and Thursday. […]

Midseason Review: Kyle Bishop's Bold Predictions

In my first three seasons of writing this piece, I did well enough. Always a few clunkers, but generally nailing a couple and being in general vicinity on a couple more. 2018 has not been so kind. The spirit of the exercise is lighthearted even though it’s tilted toward failure if you’re being truly bold. […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 16: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 16 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 already hit the All-Star Break, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows […]

Scott Schebler Placed On DL

The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Scott Schebler (shoulder) on the 10-day disabled list on Wednesday, retroactive to July 15. Schebler struggled in May but has picked it up in June and July, hitting .313 with six home runs and 17 RBI in 35 games. Young outfielder Jesse Winker has also picked it up of late […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 16: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, 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 player's batting average […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 16)

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. Happy All-Star Break everyone! The Home Run Derby was electric, the Futures […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Statcast Scoreboard (Week 16)

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 All-Star Week so rather than approaching the column in typical fashion, we'll use […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 16)

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. Normally this article covers three pitchers, butt this week we're going a little deeper on two pitchers that have garnered little interest […]

Anthony DeSclafani Gets Hit Hard Sunday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani fell to 4-2 in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Cardinals. DeSclafani lasted just 3 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on five hits (including two home runs) and a walk with three strikeouts. The 28-year-old will carry an ugly 5.32 ERA into the All-Star break. He should be avoided in […]

Trading Up: Mid-Tier and Bargain Buys (Pitchers)

This article is the third in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. Part 2 focused on mid-tier and bargain targets for offense. This installment focuses on pitchers ranked outside the top 50. Part four will focus on players […]

Matt Harvey (SP, CIN) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: Matt Harvey has lost all of his fantasy respect over the last few years due to injury and poor performance. That is why he's available right now. He has turned things around of late, as he has won his last four decisions. […]

Scott Schebler Sitting Sunday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals after injuring his right shoulder Saturday making a catch. The severity of the injury is unknown at this point, but all signs say that it's not too serious. Unfortunately for Schebler owners, the Reds have too many outfielders with […]

The Cut List (Week 16): Time to Move On?

Welcome to Week 16 of the Cut List. This week I’m taking a look at Eric Hosmer, Brandon Crawford, Marcell Ozuna, and Yangervis Solarte. All of these guys have been viable standard league options at one point or another this year, but have recently hit cold streaks that have hampered their fantasy value. Sure, Eric […]

Week 16 Outfield Waiver Wire Targets

Happy middle of July, RotoBallers! I don't know about you, but it's getting real hot. Both outside and on the MLB trade wire. Moves are being discussed as we speak, which means I need to get this up and in front of your eyes ASAP or all this great advice that will definitely help you […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/15/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 15th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. […]

Jesse Winker (OF, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 17% of leagues ANALYSIS: Let’s play a round of Guess That Player. Here are the first two clues: I am a Cincinnati Reds player who has a top-five on-base percentage in baseball. At this point there is only one answer that comes to mind; it has to be […]

Luis Castillo Turns In Decent Start Saturday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo put forth an average effort in Saturday's 8-2 win against the Cardinals. Castillo allowed two runs on five hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with two strikeouts in five innings. The 25-year-old has yet to get things going this season, as he is now 5-8 with […]