Brad Keller Thwarted By Rain

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller was on a roll through three innings in Cleveland, but an hour-long rain delay shut that down. Keller threw three shutout innings with four strikeouts before the rains came, and though he left with the lead, it was quickly coughed up by his replacement. Keller's strong start comes […]

Whit Merrifield Smacks 100th Hit of 2019

Kansas City Royals utility man Whit Merrifield became the first player in the majors to reach 100 hits this season when he knocked a single in the sixth inning of Monday night's game in Cleveland. Merrifield also cranked his 11th home run of the year to left, though his team would fall in extra innings. […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday June 24th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 24th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/24/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Monday's slate of Major League Baseball has seven games on tap, beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET. Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/24/19. The lineup picks will range from some of […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/24/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers all seven games being played. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/24/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also provide DFS lineup picks for DraftKings and […]

Homer Bailey Dominates Once Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Homer Bailey took care of the Twins on Sunday with another strong performance. Bailey, decked out in the throwback Negro League uniform of the Kansas City Monarchs, tossed 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball to earn the win. Bailey struck out five and only walked one, and his offense provided […]

Hunter Dozier Thumps Twins

Kansas City Royals infielder Hunter Dozier got back into the swing of things on Sunday as he drilled his 12th home run of the season. Dozier, who is looking to help bolster his run for the All-Star team, hammered a Michael Pineda offering in the bottom of the third inning over the bullpen in left […]

Ian Kennedy (SP/RP, KC) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 45% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Royals spent most of the season's first half cycling through ninth-inning options. (Kyle Zimmer and Richard Lovelady, we hardly knew ye. Wily Peralta and Brad Boxberger, we only wish we hadn't.) Erstwhile starter Ian Kennedy has seized the role, yet remains unowned in over […]

Wily Peralta Botches The 10th Inning

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Wily Peralta has surprisingly been decent over the last month. His laughable walk rate has come down as he's only walked four in his last 12 2/3 innings, and he's only allowed three earned runs in the time. Unfortunately, two of those came in the 10th inning against the Twins […]

Hunter Dozier Pushing To Be All-Star

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier has been named as one of the finalists to be the starter in the All-Star Game at third base, and he helped bolster his campaign a little more on Saturday with a couple more runs batted in. Dozier returned on Friday from a trip to the injured list […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for June 23rd, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 6/23/19  J.A. Happ vs Houston […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Sunday, June 23rd edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/23/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday baseball! We have a full slate of games today, but DraftKings has sliced it up. Outside of the all-day slate, DK has given us a 10-game main slate starting at 1:05 and a lter slate of four games at 4:07. We may not have a game in Coors Field, but there are […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to late June, where the first half of the fantasy baseball (and regular) season meets the second half! No, we're not quite at the All-Star break, but the actual number of games played for each team will cross the 81-game threshold this upcoming […]

Danny Duffy Allows Three Runs In Eight Innings

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy had his longest outing of the season on Saturday against the Twins. He pitched eight innings and allowed six hits, two walks and three earned runs while striking out four. The three runs came on three solo home runs by the Twins. Duffy earned a no decision on […]

Jake Diekman Takes Third Loss In Nine Days

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jake Diekman was considered an outside candidate to be the team's closer in 2019, but a combination of Ian Kennedy's growth and Diekman's struggles have put that possibility far out of mind. Diekman surrendered a game again on Friday night when he failed to get a single out when entrusted […]

Cheslor Cuthbert Homers, Knocks In Four

Kansas City Royals infielder Cheslor Cuthbert snuck a deep line drive over the left field wall in the bottom of the fifth inning in Friday night's game against the Twins, giving his team a three-run lead and himself four RBI for the night. Cuthbert's home run wasn't one of the mammoth blasts that teammate Jorge […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Saturday, June 22nd edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

The Waiver Wire Watch List: Week 13

So we're two and a half months into the season, and a lot of pictures are becoming more clear. Some players have been lost to injury time, plenty are underperforming, and there are of course new faces rising. No matter the situation, it could be time for a roster refresh--but not just the hum-drum obvious […]

Hunter Dozier Activated, Starting Friday

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier (chest) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday. Dozier has missed the last three weeks due to chest injury. He'll play third base and bat third versus lefty Martin Perez. Dozier has been one of the few bright spots for the Royals this season, so […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 13

This is an interesting week for two-start streamers. In previous weeks there have tended to be a bunch of serviceable to decent options somewhere in the five to 10 percent ownership range, but this week that's really not the case. But never fear, we've still got five streamers to take a look at for Week […]

Ian Kennedy Is Now A Stud Closer

Kansas City Royals closer Ian Kennedy shut down Minnesota in the ninth on Thursday to rack up his ninth save of the season, and he has suddenly become an excellent pitcher. Since May 30, Kennedy's numbers have been outstanding. He's recorded seven saves while striking out a phenomenal 12 batters in 7 1/3 innings of […]

Glenn Sparkman Gets His Revenge On Twins

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Glenn Sparkman got roughed up by Minnesota on Saturday, but he got even on Thursday. Sparkman held the Twins to just one run over seven innings to snag the win this week. Sparkman struck out three and allowed five hits in both games, but he scattered the hits more in […]

Nicky Lopez Has Another Multi-Hit Game

Kansas City Royals rookie second baseman Nicky Lopez seems to be getting his feet under him against major league pitching. On Thursday, Lopez hit safely for the fifth game in his last six, and it was his third multi-hit game in a row. Lopez got off to a slow start to his career, but he's […]

Alex Gordon Squashes Trade Rumors

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon has become a surprising subject of some trade rumors since he's in the final year of his contract and has regained some of his former glory. However, Gordon has already gotten in front of the rumors by openly stating to reporters that he has zero intent of playing anywhere […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/21/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Friday baseball! We have 14 games on the main slate with the Cubs and Mets playing at 2:20 matinee. We have a ton of pitching options on the main slate and just as many to pick on. Trevor Bauer gets to face off with the same tea he just dominated, and now gets […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox (6/21/19)

Welcome to the Friday, June 21st edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Top MLB Betting Picks for Today's Slate (6/21/19)

Welcome to the Friday, June 21st edition of Rotoballer's MLB Betting Picks. I will be serving up some of my top options on today's 15 game slate. In this article, we will dive into the numbers and pick out my top recommended betting picks for today's slate. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter […]

Royals Unlikely To Trade Whit Merrifield This Summer

The Kansas City Royals are unlikely to trade super utilityman Whit Merrifield this summer. “I’m still the same on that,” general manager Dayton Moore told MLB.com on Thursday. “It’s our job to do our due diligence with any proposal and listen. But we’re motivated to keeping our good players here.” KC signed him to a […]

Adalberto Mondesi Placed On Injured List

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi (groin) has been placed on the 10-day injured list. Mondesi was removed from Tuesday's game after experiencing right groin tightness. Nicky Lopez is expected to get the bulk of the starts at shortstop while he is away. The 24-year-old rookie got off to a fast start when he was […]