Hunter Patteson Tosses Eight Shutout Innings On Thursday
Kansas City Royals starting pitching prospect Hunter Patteson tossed a season-high eight innings on Thursday evening. He did not allow a run, gave up just three hits, and struck out five. Patteson allowed all three of his in the first two frames and retired the final 19 batters he faced. This was a stellar bounce-back […]
Bobby Witt Jr. Snags Two Steals Against Guardians
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. continued to be a terror on the basepaths during Thursday's 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Witt went 1-for-4 at the plate with a walk and two more stolen bases. The electrifying 23-year-old is now up to 19 steals on the season to go along with a robust […]
Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks: Aaron Judge, Max Fried, Paul Skenes, Royce Lewis, Davis Schneider, more
Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are back with updated rest-of-season rankings to help you win your leagues. It's June already, and we are a month away from the halfway point of the 2024 season, with the All-Star break around the corner. With that being said, it's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of […]
Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Week 11 (2024)
Hello, and welcome back to our rest-of-season series for a weekly look at my pitching thoughts via my top 101 SP Baller Ranks breakdown. Most teams have played at least 60 games as we navigate the midseason. Join me for the Week 11 edition of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks! We're into June, and […]
Florio's Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Figuring Out Mets, Blue Jays, and Other Confusing Bullpens
Every week gives us some sort of meaningful bullpen information. But few weeks have as impactful news as this past one. We saw one of the first relievers drafted land on the IL while the rest of his bullpen was a mess. We also saw another big name, a proven closer, land on the IL. […]
Fantasy Baseball Trade Candidates (Hitters): Sell High or Ride the Value Train?
There have been several pleasant surprises across baseball this season. On the pitching side of things, the performance by Ranger Suarez stands out. On the hitting side of things, there have also been several great stories. Marcell Ozuna has been mashing for the Braves, while William Contreras has emerged as one of the most valuable […]
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/5/24) - Today's Top Lineups
There will be plenty of day games during Wednesday’s packed schedule. Still, we have nine games that will make up the main evening slates on DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 6/5/2024, with the slate starting at 6:40 p.m. EDT. The lineup picks will […]
Week 11 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include: Masyn Winn, Yimi Garcia, Hunter Brown, Colt Keith, Mark Vientos, Jeff Hoffman
Howdy RotoBallers! The calendar flipped to June on Saturday, and we are now two months into the baseball season, meaning there are just over 40 days until the All-Star break. Are you looking for waiver wire help? We've got you covered with our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 11 (June 3 - June […]
Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball for Week 11 (2024)
Welcome RotoBallers to the Week 11 edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of June 3 - June 9, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because […]
Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Brls/PA % - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 10)
Hello, RotoBallers! As another week of baseball wraps up, I will recap which hitters had the most impactful plate appearances in the past few days. Using Statcast's Barrels per Plate Appearance stat, or Brls/PA%, we can narrow our view to the hitters who are the most locked in through the season's first few months. Statcast's […]
Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (June 3 - June 9)
Well, out of Shota Imanaga, Ranger Suarez, and Seth Lugo, it was Imanaga who blinked, allowing seven earned runs against the Brewers. We can finally stop talking about them in the opening blurb... next week. The coming week is going to bring its usual challenges of trying to fill the void that the injured pitcher […]
Cole Ragans Collects Quality Start Against Padres
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans went six strong against the Padres on Sunday in a 4-3 win. Ragans didn't pick up the win as he left in a 1-1 tie, but he was solid enough to earn a quality start. The lefty allowed just one run on five hits and two walks while […]
Nick Mariano's Week 11 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the weekly waiver rundown where we're looking to reinforce our squads going into the summer months. There are several options and while I'd love to wax poetic with potential context for each of them, you will have to assess these names with […]
Michael Wacha Hits The 15-Day Injured List
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Michael Wacha (foot) was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left foot fracture. As a result, Daniel Lynch IV will take Wacha's spot in the rotation. Wacha said he never felt any pain on the mound but did feel sore after his most recent start on Friday May […]
Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball for Week 11 (2024)
Welcome, RotoBallers, to our pitcher waiver wire pickups for points leagues heading into Week 11 (June 3 to June 9). It’s been a wild season so far for starting pitchers in fantasy, as several waiver wire options have become reliable fantasy pieces. Just look at what Luis Gil is doing for fantasy managers who picked […]
Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Buys (Week 10): Super Subs to Sustain Success?
Waiver-wire pickups and setting lineups can make or break fantasy baseball leagues. For instance, we might have a veteran player with historically above-average skills, but they're struggling to begin the season. Do we drop that player for another player that we don't believe in as much or lack the track record that might be performing […]
Buyer Beware? Hot Starts and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Analysis (Week 11)
With the weekend upon us, a fresh batch of fantasy baseball waiver wire recommendations will fill the RotoBaller feeds. Our team's various waiver wire recommendations are coming with full force this weekend so be sure to check out all the great articles there. As we consider players who are in the midst of hot streaks […]
Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: 2B/SS Pickups for Week 11 (2024)
We've flipped our calendars to June; are you feeling the heat yet? The baseball season waits for nobody and we're now roughly one-third of the way through a season that has, thus far, been very unkind to hitters. Yes, pitchers have dominated hitters to this point in the season, in part because league-wide home-run-to-fly-ball rate […]
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 11 (2024)
Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 11, from June 3 to June 9. With multiple teams having six or seven games on their schedule, we're looking at a nice variety of two-start pitchers. Each week of this fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire […]
Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 11 (June 3 - June 9)
June has arrived and with it, perhaps the warm weather needed to jump-start offenses across the league. So far, pitching has had the upper hand this season, but warmer temperatures help the baseball travel further so we might start seeing that dynamic start to shift this week - stay tuned! Our hitter streamers fantasy baseball […]
Juan Soto vs. Bobby Witt Jr. - 2024 Fantasy Baseball Rest of Season Rankings
Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals are off to the franchise's best start in over a decade, while Witt Jr.'s stats have put him at the top of the fantasy baseball rankings. Meanwhile, Juan Soto's first year in the Bronx could not be going any better. He and Aaron Judge have been top ten fantasy […]
Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Tarik Skubal, Garrett Crochet, Jo Adell, Bo Bichette, Austin Riley, more
Howdy RotoBallers! The calendar has flipped to June, and incredibly, we are two months into the 2024 baseball season. It's for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of June 1, 2024. These rankings are released in June, […]
Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Hitters in 2024 Fantasy Baseball
If you managed to avoid Corbin Carroll, Julio Rodriguez, and Trea Turner with your first-round pick in your fantasy baseball league, then you're likely in good shape as the rest of the top hitters that were taken early have produced in a big way so far. I suppose we could add Yordan Alvarez, Matt Olson, […]
Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Paul Goldschmidt, George Springer, Cole Irvin, Ben Brown, More
Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for Week 11, June 3 - June 9. This week's article will focus on Matt Vierling, David Fry, Paul Goldschmidt, George Springer, Cole Irvin, Ben Brown, Casey Mize, and Hunter Brown. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining who […]
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/2/24) - Today's Top Lineups
Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The early part of the MLB season has been good to me, so I'm looking to build off that momentum and hit the ground running as we progress into the 2024 campaign. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's slate! We have […]
Vinnie Pasquantino Homers, Drives In Three Runs On Saturday
Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the San Diego Padres. He blasted a two-run shot off Randy Vasquez in the bottom of the first inning to give the Royals a 2-1 lead. The home run traveled 383 feet with an […]
Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 27 - June 2)
Welcome to our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 10 - Monday, May 27 through Sunday, June 2. How are your fantasy teams faring with nearly two months of baseball behind us? Do you know how to proceed with your rotation for the week? Not to worry, we're here to help as always and […]
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/1/24) - Today's Top Lineups
It's June already! When did that happen? We begin June with a pretty nice nine-game slate for us. It's nice to have a uniform main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. It doesn't always happen that way. This week, the main slate is nine games on both sites and starts mid-afternoon. What more could you want? […]
Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Updates: Ronald Acuna, Francisco Alvarez, Edwin Diaz, Royce Lewis and much more.....
There is a song from the Broadway show Carousel called June is Bustin' out All Over. And that is what is happening now in the baseball season. May has come and gone and so have some of the hopes and dreams for many baseball teams, both in Major League Baseball and in many fantasy leagues. […]
Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 11)
We're going to take our usual look around the league as we head into the weekend to see who is showing signs of some meaningful trends that can be revealing in some form or another. Perhaps a hitter is about to break out or on the verge of a cold spell. Checking in on who's […]