Casey Mize Promoted To Double-A

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize, the team's top prospect and No. 16 overall per MLB Pipeline, has been promoted from High-A Lakeland to Double-A Erie. The first overall pick of last year's draft allowed one run on seven hits in 26 innings (0.35 ERA, 0.30 WHIP) while striking out 25 and walking one in […]

Miguel Cabrera Is On A 10-Game Hitting Streak

Detroit Tigers first baseman and designated hitter Miguel Cabrera has yet to show any home run power in this 2019 campaign, but he has quietly put together a 10-game hitting streak. The veteran slugger had two hits, an RBI and a walk in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox to keep the streak alive. Over […]

Deeper AL-Only Waiver Wire Sleepers for Week 4

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 […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for 2019 Redraft Leagues (Week 4)

The Top 30 list continues to evolve as prospects get closer to compiling meaningful amounts of at-bats. And we’re also gaining a better understanding of what big league performances are sustainable, and which ones were the result of small-sample noise. Jonathan Loaisiga and Jon Duplantier rejoin the list after demotions from their respective Major League […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/25/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got eight games on Thursday, with the main slate covering five of those and starting at 7:05 pm eastern. The all-day slate is an early start at 12:35 pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/25/2019. The lineup picks will range […]

Casey Mize Scorching-Hot In High-A Ball

Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Casey Mize has been dominating with High-A Lakeland to start the 2019 season. In his most recent outing, he delivered eight scoreless innings and allowed just a single hit while striking out four. The 16th-ranked prospect, per Baseball America, is carrying a 2-0 record through four starts to go along with a […]

Shane Greene Earns MLB-Leading 11th Save

Detroit Tigers closer Shane Greene logged another save on Tuesday in the nightcap of a two-game sweep over Boston. The veteran reliever is perfect in save chances on the season, and is tied with Kirby Yates with an MLB-leading 11 saves on the year. With Tuesday's efforts, Greene now boasts a stingy 1.38 ERA and […]

Blaine Hardy Goes On Injured List

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Blaine Hardy was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left forearm strain, club sources announced. Jose Fernandez was recalled from Triple-A Toledo in a subsequent move. Hardy has appeared in 10 games, pitching 10 innings and striking out 10 batters. He's a holds candidate in Detroit, especially given […]

Power Risers & Fallers for Week 4 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. This week we return to looking at which bats are hot and which are not compared to their 2018 (or earlier) performances. All stats are full season through Monday, April 22nd (unless otherwise noted). For reference, when a Statcast ranking is mentioned, a minimum of 25 […]

Jordy Mercer Rehabbing With Single-A

Detroit Tigers shortstop Jordy Mercer (quadriceps) has moved his rehab assignment to Single-A Lakeland for weather reasons and is expected to play in a couple of games with them this week. Mercer is a glove-first shortstop that was hitting only .233 (10-for-43) with no homers and two RBI in his first 13 games. He carries […]

Jeimer Candelario Hitting Leadoff, Josh Harrison Dropped In Order

Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario is hitting leadoff on Tuesday against Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale in Game 1 of their doubleheader, while second baseman Josh Harrison drops to the seventh spot. Harrison is hitting just .122 (9-for-74) with a homer, three RBI and two steals and shouldn't be trusted in any fantasy format […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Watch List

As important as it is to be active on the waiver wire, snagging that next hot bat or pitcher on a roll before anyone else can, let's be honest--there are only so many roster spots. That's why your watch list is just as important as your waiver wire activity, and perhaps even more so. Throughout […]

Matthew Boyd, Spencer Turnbull Tabbed To Start In Doubleheader

The Detroit Tigers were rained out on Monday against the Boston Red Sox and will play a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday instead. Tabbed to start Game 1 of the set is starting pitcher Matthew Boyd, who is 1-1 with a 2.96 ERA to start the year with 36 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings of work. […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 4

Welcome back to the pitching strikeout rate risers and fallers article series! Each week we will take a look at two K% risers and two fallers, analyze what is behind those changes, and then decide if they are actionable. A pitcher can best control their fate by generating swings and misses, so this exercise holds […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

Despite there having been enough injuries for an entire season at this point - or at least it feels that way - we're still only about a eighth of the way through the 2019 campaign. Knowing full well that I am in broken-record territory at this point, you are nevertheless encouraged to avoid extreme measures at […]

Week 4 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

We're now in "late April" and can start to talk ourselves into hot or cold starts being for real, including the juicy baseballs that are destroying pitchers! Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 4. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups and recommendations. In […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

Time flies when you're having fun, but it's important to remember that we're still in the first month of a six-month odyssey. Difficult as it may be to watch your team struggle out of the gate, you might just be making matters worse by doing something drastic to your roster. That doesn't mean you can't […]

The Cut List (Week 4) - Time to Let Go?

We're past the 10% mark of the season now for this, April's penultimate Cut List. That still doesn't mean free rein to chop off your roster anyone you don't like, but samples are only increasing, playing time divisions becoming clearer, injuries piling up. That said, the Watch-Out list of players to keep for now won't […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/21/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today's main slate starts at 1:05 pm eastern and covers nine games. There's also an all day slate starting at the same time, featuring a glorious 15 game slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/21/2019. The lineup picks will range from some of the […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/21/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Easter Sunday brings afternoon baseball, lots of it, so let’s take a spin around the major leagues to check on some angles to play for Monkey Knife Fight. It’s obviously still early but starting pitchers have made three or four starts each and some trends start to emerge. For example, Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd […]

Saturday's Game Between Detroit and Chicago Has Been Postponed

The rain continues to come down in Detroit, so Saturday's Tigers versus the Chicago White Sox game has been postponed. Reynaldo Lopez will make his scheduled start for the Sox on Sunday. It sounds like Ervin Santana who was scheduled to start for the White Sox will be skipped in the rotation. DFS players should […]

Spencer Turnbull (SP, DET) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull is through four starts, and is now being recommended as a deep league add in his third week this season. That's due to this 3.43 ERA (3.16 FIP) as well as his 26.7% K rate and 7.8% walk […]

H2H Category Streamers - Week 4 Waiver Wire

There are plenty of strategies that fantasy managers explore in hopes to get an advantage over their opponent. Heavy lineup, heavy starting pitchers, no catcher, all (or mostly) reliever staff, no reliever staff, etc. Even if you play a balanced lineup, injuries can cause holes. A few weeks without a key player won’t kill a […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/20/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

In today's slate, we need to focus on the weather, as we had two postponements on Friday. The good news is that we don't have as much rain in the forecast for Saturday but we still have games with questionable forecasts. Those include the ATL-CLE, KAN-NYY and CWS-DET matchups. Keep an eye on all of […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 4

We're four weeks into the season and the search for good pitching in Boston continues. Being a White Sox fan, I know I don't have much room to speak about bad pitching, but you have to look at the silver linings every now and then. Silver linings like how Chicago only has the fourth-worst ERA […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers & Starts Week 4

Welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 4/22 - 4/28. Whether you're looking to maximize the number of games played, exploit favorable matchups, or fill in for injured players, streaming hitters can be a fruitful strategy for those willing to put in a little work every week. Keep in mind that this […]

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

We've got an early slate starting at 2:20pm eastern thanks to the early Wrigley Field game, as well as a main slate starting at 7:05pm eastern that covers 14 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/19/2019. The lineup picks will range from some of […]

Josh Harrison's X-Rays Negative

Detroit Tigers second baseman Josh Harrison was struck in the left hand on Thursday during his club's victory over the Chicago White Sox. Of course, this was the same hand which Harrison broke the last two years, becoming a major worry over his status. After the game, X-rays were announced to be negative, meaning he dodged […]

Christin Stewart Expected Back In 10 Days

After landing on the 10-day injured list with a quadriceps strain on Thursday, Detroit Tigers outfielder Christin Stewart will be out, but apparently not for long. The Atlanta native should be back when the 10 days are up, according to manager Ron Gardenhire. Stewart has recorded three home runs and 13 RBI, which leads all […]

Christin Stewart Placed On Injured List

The Detroit Tigers placed outfielder Christin Stewart on the 10-day injured list on Thursday with a right quadriceps strain and recalled infielder Brandon Dixon from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move. Stewart had three home runs and a team-leading 13 RBI, so it's a blow to one of the weaker offenses in baseball. Dixon will […]