Jesse Hahn, Eric Skoglund To Start Rehab Assignments Wednesday

Kansas City Royals starting pitchers Jesse Hahn (elbow) and Eric Skoglund (elbow) will both begin their rehab assignments on Wednesday with the Rookie League Surprise Royals. Both pitchers are dealing ulnar collateral ligament damage in their elbows and are hoping to avoid Tommy John surgery. Neither pitcher misses many bats when healthy, though, and would […]

Hot Prospects to Watch Week 16: Alonso, Adell, Basabe, Matias

On Sunday some of the top prospects in all of baseball came together for the All Star Futures Game and put on one of the biggest offensive displays in the game's history. While a single exhibition game cannot solely provide any conclusions about how a prospect will fare in the future, it can become the […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Statcast Scoreboard (Week 16)

Welcome back to Rotoballer's series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings and enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. It's All-Star Week so rather than approaching the column in typical fashion, we'll use […]

Rosell Herrera Activated from Paternity List

The Kansas City Royals have activated outfielder Rosell Herrera off of the paternity list while designating Abraham Almonte in a corresponding move. Herrera has appeared in just 19 games with the Royals since being claimed off waivers from the Reds, hitting .267 with eight RBI and a stolen bases. For now, he doesn't hold any […]

Trading Up: Mid-Tier and Bargain Buys (Pitchers)

This article is the third in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. Part 2 focused on mid-tier and bargain targets for offense. This installment focuses on pitchers ranked outside the top 50. Part four will focus on players […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 16

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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/15/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It's the last slate before the All-Star break, so hopefully a juicy 12-game featured slate can keep us satiated until Friday. As expected, the Coors Field game boasts the biggest total with a 11.5 O/U. TOR @ BOS and KC @ CWS are the next highest games with a 9.5 O/U each. There are a […]

The Cut List (Week 16): Time to Move On?

Welcome to Week 16 of the Cut List. This week I’m taking a look at Eric Hosmer, Brandon Crawford, Marcell Ozuna, and Yangervis Solarte. All of these guys have been viable standard league options at one point or another this year, but have recently hit cold streaks that have hampered their fantasy value. Sure, Eric […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/15/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 15th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. 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. […]

Salvador Perez to Start at Catcher for AL in All-Star Game

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez will start at catcher for the American League team in the 2018 All-Star Game. With Wilson Ramos going down with an injury, Perez will take his spot and make his fifth straight All-Star Game start. Perez is hitting just .217 on the year, but he has 12 home runs, […]

Paulo Orlando Starting Saturday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Paulo Orlando has been recalled from Triple-A and will get a rare start on Saturday. Orlando has been summoned to fill in for rookie outfielder Rosell Herrera while he's away on paternity leave. Orlando has been a disappointment this season even by his standards, as he's hit just .177 in his […]

Rosell Herrera Placed On Paternity Leave

Kansas City Royals rookie outfielder Rosell Herrera will be away from the team for a couple days due to the birth of his first child, but manager Ned Yost said he may possibly be back in time for Sunday's game against the White Sox. The 25-year-old is hitting .250 in limited time with the Royals […]

Brad Keller Struggles Against White Sox

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller struggled mightily in a loss to Chicago on Friday as he allowed five earned runs in 2 2/3 innings. Keller initially got off to a hot start in his first few turns as a starting pitcher, but as his strand rate has normalized, his ERA has been driven […]

Jake Junis Scheduled To Return Saturday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jake Junis is scheduled to be activated from the disabled list on Saturday. Manager Ned Yost is expecting him to start the second game of a double-header with the Twins that day. Junis has been sidelined with a back injury, but it seemed it was more of a breather to […]

Burch Smith To Start Sunday

Kansas City Royals pitcher Burch Smith will start on Sunday against the White Sox in what will be a bullpen day for the Royals, according to manager Ned Yost. Smith is expected to go around three innings. The right-hander has appeared in 25 games this year, including one start, and has a 5.83 ERA, 1.61 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/14/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got an exciting Saturday on DraftKings with all 30 teams in play. There are eight different slates to choose from, and the featured slate begins at 7pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/14/18. The lineup picks will range from some of […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire Watch List

The all-star break is almost here, which means we’re getting ever so close to the MLB trade deadline and, of course, the fantasy trade deadline. The waiver wire can play just as important a role, too. Whether you’re unable to strike a deal or need to backfill your roster after completing a two-for-one trade, it’s […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/14/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 14th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. 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. […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 16

With the All-Star break approaching, predicting the two-start pitchers for Week 16 can be tricky. There’s one game on Thursday (STL/CHC) and everybody else resumes play on Friday. For those in weekly head-to-head contests, you have an extra three days (four, if you count the lone Thursday matchup) added to your typical week-long matchup. Also, […]

Ian Kennedy Expected To Miss 5-7 Days

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Ian Kennedy (oblique) got good news on his MRI exam and is expected to miss just five to seven days with the injury being isolated to one area. Heath Fillmyer is likely to start on Sunday against the White Sox, but even in a good matchup Fillmyer is a poor […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/13/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have all 30 teams to work with on Friday night as the first pitch begins at 7:05pm (EST) for your DraftKings contests. Four games have an over/under of at least nine earned runs, and we’re still waiting on the SEA/COL line. Expect to see a high total from that matchup at Coors Field. As […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/13/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 13th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. 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. […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

Week 15 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 15! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 15, and […]

Burch Smith Takes No-Decision In First Start

Kansas City Royals pitcher Burch Smith made his first major league start in five years on Wednesday, and he was rewarded by watching his bullpen blow a lead. After 3 1/3 innings for Smith, he exited the game with two runners on so reliever Glenn Sparkman could work out of the jam. Instead, Sparkman allowed […]

Adalberto Mondesi Caught Stealing Again

Kansas City Royals second baseman/shortstop Adalberto Mondesi is crazy fast, but it's not clear if that's going to be enough to steal him a ton of bases in the majors. In 2016, Mondesi stole nine bases while only getting caught once, and that's impressive production. However, since then, he's stolen 10 bases and been caught […]

Salvador Perez Hits First Homer In A Month

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has had a pretty rough year. He started the season on the disabled list due to his entry into the big book of weird baseball injuries by tearing his PCL by picking up his suitcase. Upon returning, he got hot for a little while but then faded into the […]

Whit Merrifield's Hit Streak Ends

Kansas City Royals infielder Whit Merrifield went hitless on Wednesday, breaking up a 12-game hitting streak. Merrifield has been rumored to be included in some trade negotiations this July, but with years of control left on his contract, he's logically been very expensive and isn't expected to be moved. Merrifield hasn't shown the same level of […]

Mike Moustakas Hits Two HRs On Wednesday

Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas decided to up his asking price by drilling a pair of home runs on Wednesday in KC's losing effort to the Twins. Moose had been mired in a recent slump, but he broke out of it with a bang by hitting homers 18 and 19. Both were solo shots, […]

Trading Up: Mid-Tier and Bargain Targets for the Second Half (Offense)

This article is the second in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. This installment focuses on offensive players ranked outside the top 50. Part three will focus on pitchers. After that, we'll focus on players to target for […]