Nate Karns Slated To Throw Sim Game

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Nate Karns (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Tuesday. Karns is working his way back from thoracic outlet surgery, and he's initially expected to be slotted into a relief role upon his return. While he'll start in relief, it wouldn't be surprising to see Karns eventually end up […]

Salvador Perez Progressing Quickly In Rehab

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (knee) is recovering quickly from his torn meniscus, according to reports. Perez can apparently already squat with less tightness, so the expectation is that he may be back to action earlier than originally predicted. The team's offense is dreadful, so Perez's return is highly anticipated. However, owners shouldn't be surprised […]

Paulo Orlando Starting On Monday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Paulo Orlando will step in for a start or two while regular starting outfielder Alex Gordon is resting his tight groin. Unfortunately, Orlando brings no real value to the table for fantasy purposes, so owners shouldn't race out to pick him in anything besides the deepest of leagues. He's also almost […]

Alex Gordon Sidelined For A Couple Days

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon will be sidelined for a couple of days with a tight groin, according the manager Ned Yost. Yost told reporters that Gordon's groin is tight but not considered a full injury that will require a disabled list stint. Gordon has been playing even worse than he did last year, […]

Jon Jay Triples Home Only KC Run

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jon Jay smacked his first extra-base hit of the season on Sunday when he tripled home the team's only run. Jay is serving his role as a leadoff guy well so far, hitting .292 with a gaudy on-base percentage of .433. However, it's still been the definition of a pretty empty […]

Brandon Maurer Takes Loss In Walk-Off

Kansas City Royals reliever Brandon Maurer took the loss after he surrendered a two-run shot to Yan Gomes on Sunday. Maurer gave up the homer in the bottom of the ninth inning while the game was tied at one apiece. It makes the second straight bad outing for Maurer, a reliever that was considered an […]

Jorge Soler Smacks Three Hits Against Tribe

Kansas City Royals outfielder and perennial underperformer Jorge Soler was on top of it on Sunday as he recorded his first three-hit major league game since 2016. Soler is always a popular sleeper after his power surge when he was initially called up by the Cubs years ago, but his contact struggles have limited his […]

Jason Hammel Throws Six Shutout Innings

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel was on fire in the freezing cold on Sunday as he shut out the Indians for six frames. Unfortunately, Hammel came away without a decision as the bullpen coughed up the small lead. The 35-year-old is still a risky play for fantasy owners, as he's clearly towards the […]

Digging Deeper - Week 2 Waiver Wire Targets

Hey there RotoBallers. Apologies for the delay. Between The Masters this weekend and adjusting to my new MLB schedule, this article slipped my mind. Like last season, Max and I will be splitting the AL/NL Digging Deeper series every other week, so you can expect one of us to give this article a whirl every […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/9/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

FanDuel's pricing tightened significantly over the weekend to the point where it's once again difficult to find regulars who are priced under 3K. With Noah Syndergaard, Max Scherzer, and Justin Verlander all on the slate, it'll be important to spot mispriced players in cash games. There are also some pretty terrible pitchers to stack against […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/9/18): MLB DFS Lineups

DraftKings has their featured slate as a 10-game ticket, starting at 7:05 pm. We’ll focus on players from that pool in this breakdown. Taking a quick look at the Vegas odds, only SD/COL is given an over/under of more than nine total runs. As for favorites, four teams are tagged with the heavy -170 odds, or […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 9

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 […]

Week 2 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 2! 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 2, which […]

Jake Junis (SP, KC) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: Jake Junis traveled to Detroit in his first outing of the season. He recorded a win and punched out six Tigers without allowing an earned run in seven innings. Junis has two home starts on his upcoming schedule. Last season, Junis was a much […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/7/18): MLB DFS Lineups

After an odd Friday where many teams had the day off, we're back into the swing of things on Saturday with a full 15 games on deck. With every team playing, DraftKings is offering lots of different slates and contests. There's an early slate for the 1:05 - 4:10 start times, an all-day slate covering […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 2

It’s Week 2 for your fantasy baseball leagues in 2018 and the starting pitcher streamer list is still hard to judge, at first glance. That’s why we’re here, at RotoBaller, to breakdown the pitching matchups and determine who could put your team over-the-top and earn the win. Last week, we used the ownership percentages from […]

Week 2 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 […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 8

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. We are back at it again this year, publishing this article seven days a week. Even at this early juncture of the season, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 7

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. We are back at it again this year, publishing this article seven days a week. It's still just the first week of MLB games, but we are always ready to stream. For those who are new - use this column on a daily basis […]

Holds Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds for Week 1

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire in Week 1 and the start of the baseball season. Bottom line: the more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to […]

Jakob Junis (SP) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Yahoo leagues ANALYSIS: There isn't a much better way for Jakob Junis to have started his season, as he threw seven shutout innings on his way to his first win of the year over the Tigers. He allowed only three hits and one walk, while striking […]

Could Your Pitching Staff Use a Jakob Junis?

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis raised some eyebrows at the end of the 2017 season, boasting an increased strikeout rate and a 3.61 ERA in the final two months. It wasn't enough to put him on many draft boards in shallow fantasy baseball leagues this past March, but his first start in 2018 […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 6th

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. We are back at it again this year, publishing this article seven days a week. It's still just the first week of MLB games, but we are always ready to stream. For those who are new - use this column on a daily basis […]

Cheslor Cuthbert Extends 2018 Hitting Streak

The Kansas City Royals aren't expected to be much of an offensive force this season, as the team lost two of their best hitters during the winter, but no one saw utility infielder Cheslor Cuthbert helping carry the water early in the year. Cuthbert is riding a four-game hitting streak that has him sitting at […]

Miguel Almonte Traded To Angels

Kansas City Royals pitcher Miguel Almonte was traded to the Los Angeles Angels after he was demoted. Almonte was initially demoted to make room for newly-acquired journeyman outfielder Abraham Almonte, and he was reportedly traded due to concerns about his health. Almonte's shoulder has reminded the Royals of the ongoing struggle they've had with one-time […]

Nate Karns Expected To Remain On DL

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Nate Karns (elbow) is eligible to return from the disabled list on Friday, but manager Ned Yost told reporters that he doesn't expect Karns to be activated right away. Per Yost, Karns is still feeling some soreness in his elbow, so it's unlikely that he'll be ready to go before the […]

Justin Grimm Working Into Setup Role

With a slick 1-2-3 inning Tuesday, Kansas City Royals reliever Justin Grimm helped push the team across the line to their first win of the season. Grimm, a spring training signee, has now thrown two clean innings in a row to pick up a pair of holds. With a Royals team that's expected to struggle […]

Whit Merrifield Fitting In With Shifts

The Kansas City Royals picked up their first win on Tuesday, partially thanks to some nifty defense by second baseman Whit Merrifield. Merrifield was able to erase a baserunner by turning a slick double play due to his positioning in a shift, something new for the Royals. Old-school manager Ned Yost has been one of […]

Jakob Junis Nails Down First Win

The Kansas City Royals won their first game of the season behind a stellar performance by starting pitcher Jakob Junis. Junis tossed seven innings of three-hit ball while allowing no runs and striking out six. Junis is coming off a solid rookie campaign that included good control and mediocre strikeout numbers, so expectations are limited […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

It’s the beginning of April and you know what that means! It’s fantasy baseball season and it’s time to overreact to everything! Step out of the fantasy football mindset that may still have its hold on you and remember that while each day does matter, this is a marathon and not a sprint. As is […]