FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/26/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're back to a massive Tuesday slate. There are 14 games today, excluding the one game that starts early. We have a plethora of dominant pitching options, and there are multiple ways to construct lineups tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/26/18. The […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - June FB/LD Exit Velocity (Week 13)

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. We touched on the topic of Exit Velocity (EV) earlier this season, using the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 13)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. There weren't many hot young prospects to look at this week, at least none that hadn't already been covered in previous iterations […]

Streaming Wars -- Waiver Wire Targets For June 27

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Wily Peralta Nails Down First MLB Save

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Wily Peralta stepped into the ninth inning against the Angels on Monday with a 2-0 lead. Peralta had never been called upon in the majors for such a thing, but he racked up a pair of strikeouts in the process of shutting down LA to notch his first ever big-league […]

Alex Gordon Stretches On-Base Streak

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon got off to a hot start this year, but after returning from injury, his approach at the plate changed. He became hyper-aggressive, regularly striking out on bad swings. Now, he's back to a more patient approach, and he's riding an eight-game on-base streak as a result. Gordon has racked […]

Seuly Matias Hits 24th Homer At Single-A

Kansas City Royals top prospect Seuly Matias continues to lead the minor leagues in home runs after jacking his 24th of the season on Sunday. Matias is teeing off on Single-A pitching while he's playing with the Lexington Legends, and the 19-year-old will likely be promoted later this season. While his power is prodigious, he's […]

Alcides Escobar Continues Tour Of Positions

Kansas City Royals shortstop/utility man Alcides Escobar got his first taste of center field last week, and he'll try the hot corner on Monday. Escobar is scooting over to cover third base for Mike Moustakas while Moose gets a day off on Monday, and rookie Adalberto Mondesi will start at shortstop. Escobar's glove is solid […]

Mike Moustakas Out On Monday

Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is taking a seat on Monday as shortstop Alcides Escobar scoots over and covers his spot. Moose is just getting a regular day off since he's been in a bit of a funk recently, knocking just three hits in his last 20 at-bats. Moustakas has been the heart […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 13

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 […]

Week 13 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 13! 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 13, which […]

Whit Merrifield Gets Day Off Sunday

Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros. Merrifield has had a tough week at the plate batting just .095 over the last seven days with a .269 OPS. After going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts Saturday, the Royals want to give him a day off […]

Salvador Perez Sitting Sunday

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros. It's just a day of rest for the veteran and he will be back on Monday against the Angels. Drew Butera is catching in his place.

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got an 11 game slate on FanDuel this Sunday. This slate omits the Coors Field game, which allows for more flexibility and strategies. DET @ CLE and BAL @ ATL have the two biggest expected totals with a 9.5 O/U each. Four other games have a 9.0 O/U, and everywhere else is at 8.5 […]

Paulo Orlando Optioned Back To Omaha

Kansas City Royals outfielder Paulo Orlando was once again sent back down to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Orlando hit just .177 in his 22 games with the big league club, and he was quickly outpaced by young breakout Rosell Herrera. The 32-year-old's days are probably drawing to a close, but he'll still act as a […]

Lucas Duda Activated And Starting Saturday

The Kansas City Royals have activated first baseman Lucas Duda (foot) from the disabled list on Saturday. Duda has been sidelined due to plantar fasciitis, but he seems to be fully recovered as he hit well in Triple-A Omaha over a four-game rehab assignment. Duda will bring some pop to the KC lineup, but the team […]

Lucas Duda Nearing Return

Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda (foot) has been on the shelf for more than a month with plantar fasciitis, but it looks like he's almost ready to rejoin the big league squad after a Triple-A rehab assignment. Duda has hit well during his rehab, knocking two homers and hitting .313 in four games. Rookie […]

Adalberto Mondesi Makes Error At Shortstop

Kansas City Royals rookie Adalberto Mondesi got his first start at shortstop on Friday, and he made his first error of the season on an errant throw in the eighth inning. The error left dangerous Jose Altuve in scoring position, but reliever Justin Grimm coaxed a fly-ball out to end the inning. Mondesi is obviously […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got 15 games today and four different slates on DraftKings, with the featured slate starting at 7:15pm eastern. There's also an all-day slate starting at 2:10 that covers all 30 teams. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/23/18. The lineup picks will range […]

Alcides Escobar Performs In Center Field

Kansas City Royals shortstop/outfielder Alcides Escobar played his first game at center field in years on Friday night, and it apparently made him a better hitter. After Escobar smacked a pair of singles and walked twice (for the first time in over two months), manager Ned Yost told reporters after the game, "He hits good […]

Danny Duffy Shuts Out Astros

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy was nearly unhittable on Friday night as he shut down the Astros for six scoreless innings. Duffy allowed only two hits, but he did walk four batters over the course of the outing. He was also bailed out by a couple timely double plays in situations that could […]

Tim Hill Records First MLB Save

Kansas City Royals reliever Tim Hill was called on to shut down the mighty Astros and preserve a 1-0 lead on Friday night, and he did it in perfect fashion to snag his first major league save. While the inning went swimmingly, it didn't sound like manager Ned Yost was tapping Hill to be his […]

Rosell Herrera Provides Heroic Effort In Win

Kansas City Royals outfielder Rosell Herrera was heroic on both sides of the ball on Friday night as he helped lead the Royals to an outstanding win over the Astros. In the eighth inning of a scoreless game, Herrera robbed Alex Bregman of a home run with a fantastic leaping grab. He followed that up […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 24

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire Watch List

Now that summer is officially here, it’s the perfect time to take a hard look in the mirror. Are you a contender or a pretender? Are you close enough to be a buyer? Should you sell off assets and acquire young talent or draft picks in your dynasty league? It’s still a little early to […]

Alcides Escobar Starting In Center Field

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar is going to be absent from that spot on the field for the first time in years. On Friday, the Royals will be starting Adalberto Mondesi at shortstop and moving Escobar to center field. This will keep Escobar's consecutive-starts streak alive (the longest amongst active players), but it's definitely […]

Nicky Lopez Hits For Cycle In Double-A

Kansas City Royals prospect Nicky Lopez became the second player in history to hit for the cycle while playing for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Kansas City's Double-A affiliate. Lopez is a shortstop prospect that is putting a fine season together as a contact hitter who is constantly getting on base, and he's probably going to […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 23

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 13

Busy bullpen week this time, with big names going on the disabled list and of course committees taking shape, not to mention a big name switching teams early in the summer. Hunter Strickland punched his way out of the ninth inning in San Francisco, Brandon Morrow dressed his way out of the ninth in Chicago, […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/22/18): MLB DFS Lineups

In preparation for today's freeroll on DraftDaily, below you can find my recommended lineup picks. If you've never played on DraftDaily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. […]