The Waiver Wire Watch List: Week 6

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 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 6

It's almost midnight on Thursday night as I finish rewriting this column after a power surge caused me to lose almost all of my work, but I'm happy as a clam after watching a Nicky Delmonico walk-off homer for my White Sox. You know who else is happy as a clam? Owners who picked up […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/5/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a solid eight-game slate that starts at 1 PM EST, meaning we're getting day baseball (as we do every Sunday)! There are no truly elite arms, and that's displayed with every pitcher being priced under $10K. That will allow us to spend up for batters, although this isn't a Coors slate, so we'll […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/4, 5/5)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Saturday, May 4th) and tomorrow (Sunday, May 5th). 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. In […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/4/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Saturday brings a full slate of Major League Baseball games, which means plenty of opportunities to find an edge on the props. It’s worth noting, too, that Saturday’s schedule features a lot of pitchers from the back end of their respective rotations. Patrick Corbin and Jake Arrieta make up one premier pitching match-up in the […]

Vlad Who? Meet Yordan Alvarez, A.L. Rookie of the Year Candidate

Yordan Alvarez is not Vladimir Gurrero Jr. and that's a good thing. While April 26, 2019 was National Vladito Day, we should also keep in mind that there are other young players in the MLB universe too. Fantasy baseball owners, in particular, should be careful not to get carried away, as only one person in […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/2, 5/3)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Friday, May 2nd) and tomorrow (Saturday, May 3rd). 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. In […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/3/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 13-game slate tonight and we also have Coors Field in action. Plenty of high-end pitchers to play up for along with the value options out there so we can load up on the hitters. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/3/19. […]

Seth Maness Signs With Rangers

The Texas Rangers and veteran right-handed reliever Seth Maness have agreed to terms on a minor league deal. Maness has not pitched in the majors since 2017, but does have a career 3.21 ERA across parts of five seasons. He's mainly a middle-relief pitcher with a little closing experience. Maness will head to Triple-A, but […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 5 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 4! 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 […]

Power Risers & Fallers for Week 5 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, April 29th (unless otherwise noted). Several "on pace" numbers just use 6x as a shortcut (one month done, five to go). Your weekly reminders: When a Statcast ranking is mentioned, a minimum of 25 plate appearances is needed to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another small slate on a Thursday as we see just eight total games, with six of them on the early slate. Therefore, the featured slate kicks off at the early time of 12:05 pm, compared to a usual 7:05 pm start. These small slates are interesting as they present interesting possible combinations. On deeper slates […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/2/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have eight games on tap today, with the action starting at 12:10 PM. We will dive into games from the all-day slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/2/2019. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and […]

Ian Kennedy Knocks Down Second Save

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Ian Kennedy may have finally found his calling. Though he's making a ridiculous $14 million a year, Kennedy's work in the bullpen has at least finally returned a little value. Kennedy's velocity is up, and his ERA is way down at 1.15 after the first month of the season. Kennedy […]

Jakob Junis Posts Second Straight Good Outing

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis may be coming around now. Seven days after holding the Rays to one run in five innings in Tampa, Junis held them to two runs in 6 1/3 innings in KC on Wednesday. Junis only struck out two this time around while allowing two walks and six hits, […]

Bubba Starling Injures Hand In Triple-A

Kansas City Royals prospect Bubba Starling was lifted early from Wednesday's game with Triple-A Omaha after taking a pitch to the hand during a bunt attempt. X-rays after the game were negative, but the oft-injured outfielder is still considered day-to-day for now. Starling was once the pride and joy of KC's minor league system, but […]

Kelvin Gutierrez Hits First MLB Home Run

Kansas City Royals third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez opened the flood gates against Tampa Bay Rays star pitcher Blake Snell when he drilled one off the right field foul pole for his first big league home run. Gutierrez was called up as a temporary defensive replacement for Hunter Dozier while Dozier lets his back heal up […]

Hunter Dozier's OPS Is Down To Just 1.104

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier had a quiet day at the plate during Wednesday's doubleheader with the Rays, as he only smacked one single in six at-bats, but he still made plenty of contributions. Dozier still walked two more times and even stole his first base of the season. At this point, Dozier […]

Adalberto Mondesi Lights Up Scoreboard

The Kansas City Royals played a doubleheader on Wednesday and shortstop Adalberto Mondesi took the opportunity to light up the scoreboard across the two games. Mondesi drilled a two-run shot in the first game to help the Royals beat the Rays 3-2, and he stole a pair of bases from Blake Snell in the second […]

Glenn Sparkman To Make Start Wednesday

Kansas City Royals pitcher Glenn Sparkman will make a spot start as the 26th man in the second game of the doubleheader against the Rays on Wednesday, according to manager Ned Yost. Jake Junis, who was scheduled to start Tuesday before the rainout, will go in the first game. Sparkman has thrown 6 2/3 innings […]

Jorge Soler Hammers Seventh Home Run

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler continues to live the Casey At The Bat mentality as he came to the plate four times on Monday, struck out in three of them, and blasted a mammoth home run in the other one. Soler's solo shot came at a critical time as it brought KC back within […]

Brad Keller Struggles Against Tampa

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller put up an ugly outing on Monday as he faced the Rays for the second straight time. Everything went wrong for Keller as he walked three, only struck out one, and surrendered five earned runs in five innings of work. Manager Ned Yost told reporters afterwards that Keller […]

Adalberto Mondesi Hits Fifth Triple

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi drilled his fifth triple of the season on Monday, extending his league lead in the category. Mondesi's two-run triple in the third was the catalyst for getting the Royals on the board, and it gave him a two-triple lead on the his competition, including teammate Whit Merrifield. Mondesi appears […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/30, 5/1)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Tuesday, April 30th) and tomorrow (Wednesday, May 1st). 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. In […]

Billy Hamilton Expected Back Tuesday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Billy Hamilton (hamstring) was available in an emergency on Monday and is expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday, according to manager Ned Yost. Hamilton left the game early last Saturday with right hamstring tightness and hasn't played since. The speedster is hitting just .216/.298/.284 with no homers, 12 runs, […]

Whit Merrifield Keeps Rolling

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield doesn't let the team's performance faze him as he just keeps hitting. Merrifield set the new franchise record for hit streaks earlier this season, and he's since gone hitless in just three other games so far this year. He's filling up the stat sheet across the board, tallying […]

Chris Owings Is Terrible So Far

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Chris Owings wasn't expected to be a world-beater, but his performance so far has been amazingly bad. After going 1-for-4 in Sunday's game against the Angels, Owings is now hitting .163 on the season. He's striking out 32% of the time, his OPS is just .513, and he has the […]

Homer Bailey Struggles Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Homer Bailey took another loss on Sunday as he surrendered four earned runs to the Angels in six innings of work. The majority of the damage was done in the first inning when four of the first five hitters he faced hit safely, culminating in a bases loaded double by […]

Week 5 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 […]

Sweet Spot % Leaders - Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds (Week 5)

In this week's version Statcast Risers and Fallers for Hitters, we're going to examine a newer metric called Sweet Spot percentage. It may seem like a simple colloquialism but Statcast now measures how frequently a batter truly hits the sweet spot, at least according to ideal launch angle. Simply put, this stat measures any batted-ball […]