Hunter Dozier Out Tuesday

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier (back) is not in the starting lineup on Tuesday after leaving early on Monday with lower back spasms. Chris Owings is starting at the hot corner and is batting seventh against Rays starter Ryne Stanek on Tuesday. Dozier is day-to-day, so hopefully he doesn't miss much time. He […]

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 […]

Hunter Dozier Day-To-Day With Back Spasms

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier (back) left the game early on Monday and is listed as day-to-day with lower back spasms. Dozier had a solo home run, a single and a walk in his three plate appearances to raise his average to .324 on the season with seven home runs, 12 runs scored […]

Danny Duffy Will Rejoin Rotation on Friday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy (shoulder) will rejoin the starting rotation versus the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Duffy pitched well during his rehab outing, so the Royals feel he's ready to return. He was able to throw almost 80 pitches during his rehab start. He should be able to surpass that number […]

Wily Peralta Spoils Royals Comeback

The Kansas City Royals put together a six-run eighth inning on Sunday to come back from a five-run deficit and take the lead on the Yankees, but reliever Wily Peralta was having none of that. Peralta quickly gave up a lead-off double and allowed the runner to score on a two-out single to tie the […]

Alex Gordon Drills Fourth Homer

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon is working on winning Comeback Player of the Year so far. Gordon went 2-for-5 in Sunday's loss to the Yankees including his fourth home run of the season as he played a critical role in the team's six-run eighth inning comeback that briefly gave them the lead. He also […]

Jorge Lopez Struggles Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jorge Lopez was hit hard for the second time in a row on Sunday as he surrendered four earned runs and eight hits to the Yankees over seven innings. Lopez did strike out six and has now struck out 29 batters in 30 innings pitched, but this was the second […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 4

We are nearly a month into the fantasy baseball season and it is a prime time to buy in on players whose production could be legit/should be better, or hop off the sinking ships while there is still some semblance of hope. As we all should know, baseball is a game of ebbs and flows. […]

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 […]

Terrance Gore Finally Has More Plate Appearances Than Steals

Kansas City Royals pinch-runner extraordinaire Terrance Gore got the start on Friday night and tallied four plate appearances. For most players, that's just a typical Friday night. For Gore, it meant that he finally had more career plate appearances than stolen bases. Gore has now gone to the plate 32 times in his career while […]

Billy Hamilton Is Learning To Be Patient

Kansas City Royals outfielder Billy Hamilton is a known quantity in that his biggest limitation is his difficulty in getting to first base, but this old dog may be learning a new trick. Hamilton has walked five times in the last five games, and not surprisingly, this has also led to four stolen bases and […]

Jakob Junis Shelled Again

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis continued to labor through the 2019 season as he was hit hard by the Yankees in a loss on Friday night. Junis gave up four earned runs in 5 1/2 innings while allowing six hits and two walks. Junis also only struck out two batters, his smallest single-game […]

Ryan O'Hearn, Lucas Duda Out Versus Lefty

Kansas City Royals first basemen Ryan O'Hearn and Lucas Duda are both out of the lineup against Yankees left-handed starter CC Sabathia on Friday. Whit Merrifield is at first base and is hitting leadoff, while Jorge Soler is the designated hitter and is batting sixth. Chris Owings is at second base and batting seventh, while […]

Brad Keller Suspended Five Games

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller has been suspended five games for throwing at White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and inciting a benches-clearing incident on Wednesday, according to sources familiar with the situation. Keller didn't take kindly to Anderson's dramatic bat flip after a home run and promptly plunked him his next time up. […]

Ryan O'Hearn Rocks New York

Kansas City Royals first baseman Ryan O'Hearn certainly enjoyed his first trip to Yankee Stadium. O'Hearn blasted a solo shot to help extend the Royals lead on Thursday night as KC took the Yankees. O'Hearn has been going through some growing pains at the plate, but his patience is buying him a lot of time […]

Jorge Soler Shines On The Big Stage

When Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler burst onto the scene in 2014 by ripping five home runs in his first 89 at-bats with the Cubs, it was obvious that he loved the spotlight. He still does. Getting to play under the lights at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, Soler came alive and hit a […]

Ian Kennedy Is The Next Elite Reliever?

In a bullpen full of misery and strife, Kansas City Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy has quietly gotten off to a stellar start as a reliever. Kennedy nailed down the win against the Yankees on Thursday, and though he only has one save and one hold on the season so far, those numbers might be going […]

Homer Bailey Baffles The Yankees

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Homer Bailey was dominant on Thursday night as he threw six quiet innings in the Bronx. Bailey only allowed three hits and one earned run while striking out six as the Royals comfortably won over the Yanks. This makes two straight solid outings for Bailey after he was blown up […]

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 […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 3 Waiver Wire

Only Week 3 and we're already looking at a pretty wild season, bullpen-wise at least. We have our first "out for the season" injury for a team's closer, and we have a legitimate top closer back on the mound after coming off the injured list. And also: Craig Kimbrel. Week 3 brought bat flips, petulant […]

Alex Gordon Still Has An OPS Over 1.000

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon smacked a two-run single on Wednesday to give him safe hits in 12 of his last 15 games, and that helped keep his OPS up at 1.007. Gordon, who was nothing but a scrap-heap player for the last two years, has been doing it all at the plate so […]

Hunter Dozier Drills Extra-Inning Homer

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier has been on fire, and he continued his parade by hammering a home run in the 10th inning to beat the White Sox on Wednesday. Dozier has hit safely in seven of his last eight games, and four of his five home runs this season have come during […]

Brad Keller Ejected After HBP

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller is apparently one of those pitchers with the old-school mindset. Following a blast by Tim Anderson that included some showboating, Keller promptly hit him in the back with the first pitch of his next at-bat. A stereotypical baseball fight that included nothing but yelling and half-hearted restraints from […]

Deeper AL-Only Waiver Wire Sleepers for Week 3

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 […]

Danny Duffy Beginning Rehab Assignment Saturday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy (shoulder) will start a rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Saturday, according to manager Ned Yost. Duffy threw 61 pitches on Monday and is scheduled to bump up to 75 to 80 pitches in his start this weekend. The left-hander will return to KC's rotation sometime early […]

Whit Merrifield Out, Martin Maldonado Returns

Kansas City Royals infielder Whit Merrifield is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday, while catcher Martin Maldonado (illness) returns. Maldonado is hitting eighth against White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito. Chris Owings will start at the keystone and bat seventh. Both Maldonado and Owings are poor bets to help out in DFS contests on […]

Martin Maldonado A Late Scratch Tuesday

Kansas City Royals catcher Martin Maldonado was a late removal from Tuesday's lineup due to illness. The 32-year-old has struggled in the opening weeks of the new season, hitting .195 in 13 games. Manager Ned Yost said Maldonado may return to the lineup on Wednesday, but it wasn't guaranteed. On Tuesday, Cameron Gallagher will replace […]

Adalberto Mondesi Not Playing Tuesday

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi is not in the starting lineup on Tuesday. Chris Owings will take his place at shortstop and will hit seventh against White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez. It's a decent matchup, but Owings still isn't a great daily pick after he's started the season hitting a weak .200 (11-for-55) […]

Billy Hamilton Returns, Steals A Base

Kansas City Royals center fielder Billy Hamilton seems to be over that sprained knee. In his first game back on Monday, Hamilton did what he does best and swiped his first base in a week. Hamilton really only brings elite speed and defense to the table, so something like a knee sprain could really cramp […]