FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/25/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Friday, my fellow Rotoballers. We've got a lovely 14 game Main slate on deck this evening at 7:05 with a bevvy of quality pitchers to roster and a handful of ones we can attack. Before I get into player selection, let's take a look and see what Vegas has for us by way of […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 25

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 […]

Making Moves - Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice for Week 8

Trading is the most creative and fun way to improve your fantasy baseball roster, but also the hardest. You have to be able to value your own players objectively while accurately gauging how your fellow league owners value their own players. It is a battle of strategy, risk, and chance that can pay off in […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball, so our crack staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We kick things off with a look at the starting pitcher ranks. Aces are more scarce than ever, with the injury bug taking a chunk out of elite […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a bit of a weird schedule for games today, so let me break things down. There is a 12:35 pm est slate which has three games, then a 7:10 pm est slate which also has three games. FanDuel decided to leave off the two games in the middle of the day. I'll try […]

Jason Hammel Blames Shifts For Hits

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel was victimized by some adjusted hitting by the Cardinals on Tuesday as they hit against the shift for a couple singles. In response, Hammel said after the game that he is now permanently against the shift. Manager Ned Yost responded later by pointing out to the media that […]

Alcides Escobar Has A Great Night

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar came into Tuesday's game in a 2-for-18 funk, but he got out of it in a hurry. Escobar racked up three hits, including a double, and had a defensive gem to help secure the Royals victory. It was Escobar's first extra-base hit since April 30, and only his ninth […]

Hunter Dozier Sitting For Second Straight Day

Kansas City Royals first baseman/third baseman Hunter Dozier certainly appears to be the odd man out when the team visits National League ballparks. With the Royals in St. Louis for a series, Dozier has now sat for two straight days in favor of Whit Merrifield and Salvador Perez at his position. For both, it's the […]

Salvador Perez Starting At First Base

Kansas City Royals catcher extraordinaire Salvador Perez is getting his first start at first base in a little over two years. With the Royals facing the Cardinals in St. Louis, the team wanted to give Perez a break from catching but also keep him in the lineup. Since Perez was sidelined earlier in the season […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 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. Even at this relatively early juncture, there's plenty of value in streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to […]

Hot Prospects to Watch Week 8: Peters, Ruiz, Reyes, Melendez

Another week goes by and yet another big name prospect gets called up. This time it's Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto who receives the call, and he wasted no time in making a splash by hitting his first career home run in his first career at bat. Soto was already a hot commodity in dynasty […]

Hunter Dozier Leads Offense On Sunday

Kansas City Royals first/third baseman Hunter Dozier smacked a pair of hits against the Yankees on Sunday, trying his best to carry the offense. Unfortunately, it was not enough to make up for a dismal pitching performance by the KC staff. Dozier has been acceptable as a Lucas Duda replacement so far, but he hasn’t […]

Eric Skoglund Roasted By Yankees

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Eric Skoglund’s outing against the Yankees was rough from the beginning, but he was able to work around base runners for the first three innings to remain unscathed. That changed the second time through the order as Skoglund surrendered three earned runs in the fourth inning, capped off by a […]

Danny Duffy Will Make Next Start

Kansas City Royals struggling ace Danny Duffy will still make his next start as scheduled, according to manager Ned Yost. Duffy has been lit up in five of his last six outings, so there were rumblings that he may take a trip to the disabled list or to the bullpen to work on his mechanics, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/21/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As usual with Monday's, we have a smaller slate on FanDuel tonight. The pitching options are rather slim given some tough matchups, but there are several stacking options availableas a result. The Yankees stand out as the most obvious and will presumably be exceptionally chalky. Some other options to consider also include the Cardinals and […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 22

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 […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 8: Buy or Sell?

Due to a combination of harder throwers and hitters focusing on hitting for power, strikeouts are at an all-time high in baseball. For pitchers, this is an ideal trend. The ability to generate swings and misses is the most important skill to possess, as it's the only true way to control what happens after the […]

Week 8 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 8! 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 8, which […]

Eric Skoglund Has Disastrous Outing Sunday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Eric Skoglund struggled against the New York Yankees Sunday. Skoglund, who now has a 6.15 ERA this season, had his worst outing of 2018. The Royals starter surrendered six earned in five innings. This is now the fifth time this season Skoglund has given up four or more earned runs […]

Trading Up - Andrelton Simmons

In this column, I'll dive into the profile of a player who could be considered a valuable trade asset and give recommendations of how to approach a potential deal in fantasy baseball leagues. After a strong first quarter of the season, Andrelton Simmons’ stock has skyrocketed as owners try to judge his value after articles […]

The Cut List (Week 8): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 8 of the Cut List. I’m continuing the standard league viable cut trend that I’ve been rolling with for a few weeks. I think my pitching cut suggestions have fared rather well over the past few weeks (Danny Duffy, Jeff Samardzija, Sonny Gray, Jacob Faria), but the hitters I’ve highlighted lately are […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We’ve got an 11 game featured slate this Sunday, and it is dominated by NL East pitchers. Four of the five highest priced pitchers on this slate play for teams in the NL East. Sorry Wei-Yin Chen, we don’t want to play you today. But we do want to build our lineup around two of […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 21

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 […]

Alex Gordon (OF, KC) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Hitter Streamer for Week 8 OWNED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: After an OPS of .608 in 2017, Alex Gordon started the season with a .623 OPS in March and April. Yikes! However, after coming off the DL, he has rebounded nicely in May, going .308/3/10/7/1 in just 14 games. While his batted ball […]

Ramon Torres Added To Royals Roster

Kansas City Royals infielder Ramon Torres has been called up by the Royals on Saturday. Torres will take the spot of Cheslor Cuthbert (back) who has been placed on the disabled list. In 2018, Torres has hit .229 with four steals in 167 plate appearances at Triple-A Omaha. Torres did have a stint with the […]

Cheslor Cuthbert Headed To The Disabled List

Kansas City Royals infielder Cheslor Cuthbert (back) will be placed on the disabled list Saturday. Cuthbert was removed from the game Monday with back spasms and has not been able to return to the lineup. Ramon Torres has been called up to replace Cuthbert. This season, Cuthbert is hitting .194 with three home runs in […]

Danny Duffy Has A Tough Matchup Saturday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy will face the New York Yankees at home Saturday. Duffy has had a tough 2018 so far, with a 6.51 ERA in 47 innings. It does not get any easier facing the Yankees, who rank second in runs, second in slugging and sixth in home runs. Duffy has […]

Kelvin Herrera Stifles Yankees For Save

Kansas City Royals closer Kelvin Herrera shut down the Yanks for his ninth save on Friday, allowing no baserunners and striking out one in the inning. Herrera has been held back in the saves this season by the fact that the Royals have been a pretty terrible team, but with the team starting to come […]

Brad Keller Nails Down Fourth Hold

Kansas City Royals reliever Brad Keller openly admits he shouldn’t be a major leaguer. He wasn’t heavily recruited, was barely scouted, and then was unprotected in the Rule 5 draft before he made his way to Kansas City via a detour through Cincinnati. Now he’s pitching in the big leagues, and manager Ned Yost is […]

Jake Junis Holds Down New York

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jake Junis recovered a bit from the rough outing he had last week against Cleveland by holding the powerful Yankees hitters to just two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings on Friday. Junis allowed seven hits while striking out three, and both runs came after he left in the sixth […]