Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For April 16

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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/15/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an ace-heavy 11 game featured slate this Sunday. There are several quality pitchers on the schedule today, as well as several suspect pitchers. There aren’t many middle tier options on the mound, which means we’ll have to choose our hurlers carefully. We’ve also got weather concerns across the country. As of writing this […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 3) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 3, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week.  If someone jumps […]

Bubba Starling Off To Extended Spring Training

Kansas City Royals outfield prospect Bubba Starling is set to begin extended spring training in the next few days as he recovers from an oblique strain. Starling has been considered one of the team's top prospects for years, but he's struggled to break out like expected. Instead, over the course of 444 at-bats in Triple-A, […]

Adalberto Mondesi To Begin Rehab

Kansas City Royals middle infielder Adalberto Mondesi is expected to begin extended spring training on Saturday. The prospect has been nursing an injured shoulder, and he'll likely be ready to begin a minor-league assignment in about 10 days. Mondesi still packs a rare combination of power and speed that could be hugely valuable up the […]

Salvador Perez Begins Rehab Assignment

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez is headed to San Antonio to begin his rehab assignment. Perez is coming back from a torn MCL, which he injured while trying to lift his suitcase. He is expected to be back with the major league squad in the next 7-10 days. It's unlikely he'll be carrying his […]

Salvador Perez May Start Rehab Assignment

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has been making great progress coming back from his torn MCL, and manager Ned Yost told reporters on Friday that he may be ready to start a rehab assignment as soon as this weekend. Perez would be expected to return mostly as a designated hitter to minimize how much […]

Jon Jay Sitting On Friday Night

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jon Jay will be taking a night off on Friday. Jay has been the Royals regular leadoff hitter this season, but switch-hitting Abraham Almonte will take over for him. There is no indication that Jay has suffered any injury; he's just getting a night off after playing in seven straight games. […]

Ian Kennedy Continues To Baffle

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Ian Kennedy only allowed one run through six innings on Thursday against the Angels, and that helped bring his ERA to a paltry 1.00 through three starts this season. He only has one win to show for the effort, but he has no power over his offense's performance. The good […]

Brandon Maurer Optioned To Triple-A

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Brandon Maurer got his chance to shut down Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani in a big situation, and instead he served up a meatball on Thursday. Maurer gave up a bases-clearing triple to Ohtani that put the game out of reach, and afterward, he was quickly demoted to Triple-A Omaha in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have all 30 team playing on Friday, however we miss out on a couple games due to their early first pitch. The Cardinals and Cubs both have stellar pitching options, and even better bats, but we can’t construct a lineup with them on Friday unless we play in the all-day slates. In this article, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/13/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Friday to all of you, fellow Rotoballers. We made it to the weekend, it's finally warm in the northern half of the country, and we have an awesome 13 game Main slate to play with this evening. There's not much to complain about in the DFS world, as we've got good-to-great pitching options and […]

Week 3 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 […]

Jorge Soler Moves Up the Batting Order

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler hit second for the Royals in Thursday night's game with the Los Angeles Angels. Whit Merrifield hit fifth, opening up the spot for Soler to move into. Unfortunately, Soler did not grab the opportunity, striking out four times in four at-bats. In his career, Soler has hit second in […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 14

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/12/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a very small five-game slate tonight, so the options are limited across the board. There isn't a super high priced pitcher on this slate, so you should have an easier time fitting in most of the bats you want in your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/12/18): MLB DFS Lineups

DraftKings features two classic style slates tonight, the main slate at 7:05 pm and a late slate starting at 8:10 pm. This gives up plenty of different lineups to create. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/12/18. The lineup picks will range from some […]

Predicting Pitching Performance With Statcast - Barrel % (Week 2)

This year, RotoBaller is embarking on a new series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over box scores to examine pitching performance. I'm honored to take the reins on this new endeavor. The structure of the series will be dynamic as we fine-tune our findings weekly and I gradually make myself smarter about […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 12

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. We're only two weeks into the season, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a […]

Champ or Chump - Jakob Junis and Scott Kingery

The beauty of an analytical approach to the game is that it's constantly evolving. When I first started writing this column, I avoided minor leaguers completely because there was no worthwhile data. Metrics like BABIP and FIP became available, allowing me to take a cursory look at a few. Last year, batted ball distribution made […]

Danny Duffy Looks Good Against Mariners

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy rebounded from a rough start this season with a seven-strikeout performance against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Duffy gave up just one earned run in 5 1/3 innings but did walk three batters. Duffy has had a rough start to the season with a 5.40 ERA and eight […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/11/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

I decided about halfway through last season that I had to take on a Wednesday column for next season because there's a lot of day baseball. Day baseball means split slates in DFS. Split slates (when each one is at least three games, preferably a 5-9 game range) are twice the fun. That's not even […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/10/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a massive 12 game slate where there are some bigtime aces on the mound, so you will certainly want to be spending up for them. Coors Field is also on the slate, so the hitters from there should all make solid plays. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/10/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

FanDuel has extremely tight prices, specifically if you're looking to play a high end pitcher. There are some solid cheap options tonight, though, which makes paying up for the higher end pitchers a bit easier. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/10/18. You can […]

Paulo Orlando To Start In Alex Gordon's Absence

Kansas City Royals center fielder Paulo Orlando is expected to get the majority of starts while Alex Gordon is on the disabled list. Orlando briefly gained some popularity last year when he got hot for a couple of weeks, but other than small bursts, he should be nothing but an afterthought for fantasy owners. The […]

Abraham Almonte Recalled To Royals

The Kansas City Royals have recalled outfielder Abraham Almonte after placing Alex Gordon on the disabled list. Almonte will serve as the fourth outfielder while Paulo Orlando steps into the regular rotation, but even if Almonte sees any regular playing time, he's not very attractive to fantasy owners. The 29-year-old is only expected to hit […]

Alex Gordon Placed On DL

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon (hip) has been placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a left labral tear in his hip. The injury is expected to only sideline Gordon for a couple of weeks, but players often struggle to regain their hitting form after coming back from hip injuries. The good news is […]

Jakob Junis Quickly Becoming a Must-Add Pitcher

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis had a strong outing in his start against Seattle. The Royals pitcher threw seven shutout innings. Only three strikeouts is less than ideal, and he has never been a huge strikeout pitcher. In his career, Junis has averaged 7.13 strikeouts per nine innings and managed 7.32 in the […]

Relief Pitchers Deeper Dive - Week 2

Today and every Tuesday moving forward throughout the 2018 MLB season, we will take a deep dive into some of the lesser-owned relief pitchers on the market that are worth keeping tabs on. This can be a good tool for those in deeper holds leagues, although any pitcher in a position to make a move on […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 10

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]