DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/1/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a full 15-game slate scheduled for Friday and all games are set for 7:05pm (EST), or later. That means we have a stocked player pool from both the pitching and hitting aspect of DFS. Seven of the games have an over/under of at least nine total runs and only one team is a […]

Updated Shortstop Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball, so our crack staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We round things out with a look at where MLB's shortstops fall. A position that was once a fantasy wasteland now boasts some of the game's brightest […]

Updated Outfielder Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We have made it to the end of May in fantasy baseball. Now is the time everyone starts to take a hard look at their roster to make improvements and changes. At Rotoballer we are going to help you out by reshuffling the deck and updating the outfield rankings as a tool in reshaping your […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report Week 10

The Mariners and Rays lit up the stove last week with the first major trade of the season, with the Rays sending Alex Colome and Denard Span to the Mariners. Colome had finally started to figure things out as the Rays closer, but he immediately moved into a setup role behind Mariners star closer Edwin […]

Week 10 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 […]

Reds Acquire Curt Casali From Tampa Bay

On Thursday, the Cincinnati Reds acquired catcher Curt Casali from the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations. In a corresponding move, they optioned backup catcher Tony Cruz to Triple-A Louisville. Casali has spent all of the 2018 season with Tampa's Triple-A affiliate but he will report to the Reds as their primary backup to starter […]

Jesse Winker To Bench As Cincinnati Abandons Four-Man Outfield

The Cincinnati Reds have abandoned the four-man outfield which they utilized over the first two months of the season. Winker was originally splitting playing time with Billy Hamilton, Scott Schebler and Adam Duvall, but interim manager Jim Riggleman will move Winker to a bench role going forward. When asked why Winker was the odd man […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 1

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Homer Bailey Moved To Bullpen

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey has been moved to the bullpen and out of the starting rotation, per MLB.com's Mark Sheldon. This move was expected, as Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman announced on Tuesday that he had been contemplating the move. Luis Castillo will now start on Sunday in place of Bailey. The 32-year-old has […]

Making Moves: Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 9

Happy Thursday Fantasy Baseball players! This week's mailbag dives into some of the bigger names in the game this week such as Noah Syndergaard, Mookie Betts, and Manny Machado. Be sure to send you trade questions and trade offers to me @MattWi77iams on Twitter for a chance to be included in next's weeks "Making Moves" […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 9 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 9 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the year rolls into June, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment grows shorter with every […]

Relief Pitcher Prospect Rankings (May) - 2018 Impact Rookies

The nature of relief pitchers is such that it is nearly impossible to predict with any certainty who will produce at the major league level. Often times, especially in keeper and dynasty leagues, stashing relief pitching prospects is simply not worth the trouble because they rarely contribute in fantasy in the beginning of their career. […]

Sal Romano Picks Up Win Despite Poor Pitching Performance

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Sal Romano picked up an ugly win on Wednesday in a 7-4 victory over the Diamondbacks. The 24-year-old surrendered four runs on seven hits (including two home runs) and no walks with three strikeouts in five innings pitched. Romano can thank his teammates Adam Duvall and Scott Schebler for two home […]

Scott Schebler Ends Power Drought With Two-Run Blast

Cincinnati Reds right fielder Scott Schebler went 2-for-4 with a single, a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's win over the Diamondbacks. Schebler put his team ahead in the sixth inning with a massive shot to right field off Patrick Corbin. The 27-year-old's sixth HR of the season ended a streak of 13 […]

Adam Duvall Cranks Grand Slam Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds left fielder Adam Duvall went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Wednesday's win over the Diamondbacks. Duvall hit a moon shot to straightaway center off Patrick Corbin in the fourth inning to tie the game at 4-4. The power hitter now has 10 home runs and 32 RBI on the season and has […]

Raisel Iglesias Earns Multi-Inning Save In Return From DL

Cincinnati Reds closer Raisel Iglesias, who was activated from the 10-day disabled list prior to Wednesday's game from a left biceps injury, picked up his ninth save of the season in a 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Iglesias gave up no runs on three hits and no walks with a strikeout in the four-out save. […]

Joey Votto Picks Up Three Hits

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 3-for-5 with a run scored in his team's 7-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The three-hit game raises Votto's batting average to .295 with a .838 OPS this year. Votto has notched four multi-hit games in his past six contests and is batting over .300 with […]

Luis Castillo Scuffles Tuesday Against Diamondbacks

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo had a less-than-stellar performance Tuesday, picking up the loss against the Diamondbacks. Castillo gave up five runs (four earned) on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts. The 25-year-old now has an ugly 5.49 ERA for the season, but this outing was just the first in his last […]

Eugenio Suarez Connects For 10th Homer

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. The homer gave Suarez 10 on the year and marks a fourth straight season with double-digit round-trippers. Suarez is now slashing .294/.371/.594 with 10 homers, 21 runs and 42 RBI in 39 games despite missing a few […]

2018 Prospects - Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 9)

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. This was an underrated, but crazy week of prospect promotions. Franklin Barreto, […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - O-Swings-and-Misses (Week 9)

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. For the first two months of the season, the baseball community has fixated on […]

Nick Senzel Returns To Triple-A Lineup

Cincinnati Reds top prospect Nick Senzel (vertigo) returned to the lineup for Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday. Senzel missed almost a month of action with a bout of vertigo, an issue which also caused him to miss games during the 2017 season. Senzel is playing second base and batting second for Louisville. Him returning to action […]

Third Base Prospect Rankings (May) - 2018 Impact Rookies

Welcome back, RotoBallers. I'll be breaking down impact prospects by position. Today I'm bringing you my top 10 third basemen - MLB prospect rankings for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. There are some clear tiers in this list. There are some seriously elite players at the top. There’s some solid players in the middle who […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 9

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 […]

Updated First Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

With a quarter of the regular season complete, it seems only appropriate to canvas things to update our perspective of how things have changed since the start of the season. Thus far, we have covered starting pitchers and relief pitchers. Today, let’s take time to look at the first baseman rankings. As a whole, first […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 30

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature, use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories and target players who may be available […]

Adam Duvall Plates Four Runs On Monday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Duvall went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI in Monday's 12-5 loss to the Diamondbacks. Duvall plated the first run of the game with a single in the second inning, then smacked a bases-clearing double into the left center field gap in the fifth inning. The power hitter is batting […]

Scooter Gennett Stays Hot On Monday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett stayed hot at the plate on Monday. The young second baseman went 3-for-5 with a run scored in his team's 12-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. Gennett has been on fire at the plate lately, hitting .517 with three homers, seven runs and 10 RBI over the […]

Eugenio Suarez Picks Up Four Hits

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez had a big game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. Suarez went 4-for-5 with a double, a run, and one RBI in his team's 12-5 loss. Suarez has been red-hot at the plate lately, batting .360 with two homers, three runs, and nine RBI over the past week. Suarez […]

Anthony DeSclafani Expected to Make One More Rehab Start

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani (oblique) is expected to make at least one more minor league rehab start. He struggled heavily in Friday's start at Triple-A Louisville. He is eligible to come off the disabled list on Monday, but the team wants him to make another start. DeSclafani allowed six runs over five innings […]