Julio Urias Arrested For Domestic Battery

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested on Monday night for suspicion of domestic battery. The Dodgers released a statement saying that they "are in the process of gathering information," but will fully cooperate with authorities and Major League Baseball to ensure proper discipline is enforced if needed. Urias has produced a 2-2 record […]

Statcast xSLG Studs and Duds for Week 7

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s pitchers advanced stats and StatCast studs and duds article series! Each week we will select an advanced stat, choose two studs and two duds, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. The next stat we will use is one that utilizes exit velocity and launch angle to […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 7

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). This week we're looking at two pitchers that were on nobody's radar coming into the season, Chris Bassitt of Oakland and Adam Wainwright of St. Louis. Ownership is based on Yahoo leagues […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/14/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday brings a full Major League Baseball schedule, and there are a bunch of intriguing match-ups that offer potential value for making daily fantasy prop picks on Monkey Knife Fight. A few observations through the first six weeks of the season: Christian Yelich has picked up where he left off last season, hitting 16 home […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/14, 5/15)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Tuesday, May 14th) and tomorrow (Wednesday, May 15th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday May 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 14th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

It has been a particularly interesting week in terms of attention-grabbing storylines, to say the least. Addison Russell made a controversial return to the Cubs lineup to a crowd of mixed feelings, Mike Fiers embarrassed the Cincinnati Reds with his second-career no-hitter, and another MLB game was curiously delayed due to a massive swarm of […]

Exit Velocity Leaders - Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds (Week 7)

For this week's Statcast Hitter Analysis, we're going back to where it all started and revisiting exit velocity. So far, we've also looked at barrels, sweet spot rate, xwOBA, and xBA. With a larger sample size, the exit velocity leaderboard can be very telling. In our earlier iteration, names like Daniel Vogelbach, Renato Nunez, J.D. […]

Streaming Pitchers To Fill The Void in 2019

To say that the starting pitcher position has been underwhelming to start the year is an understatement. What was hoped to be a strength for many teams has yet to come to fruition. Part of the reason is that starters haven’t been as effective as desired. That frustration will potentially get rectified once the weather […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/13, 5/14)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Monday, May 13th) and tomorrow (Tuesday, May 14th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Cody Bellinger Continues Torrid Streak

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger finished 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-0 win over the Washington Nationals. His numbers are absolutely ridiculous at this point, as he's slashing .407/.486/.772 and has 14 homers, 38 RBI, 37 runs scored, and seven stolen bases on the year. He leads […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Loses No-Hitter In Eighth

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu has gotten off to an incredible start the season, but he elevated his game to another level on Sunday against the Washington Nationals. Ryu went eight strong innings with nine strikeouts, one walk, and just one hit allowed to Gerardo Parra with one out in the eighth inning. […]

James McCann (C, CHW) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of leagues ANALYSIS: After a 2017 season that seemed to pack plenty of promise for the future, James McCann took a massive step back last year in his fifth season as a Detroit Tiger. Maybe he just needed a change in scenery though, as he has already […]

Alex Verdugo (OF, LAD) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: One of the top prospects in the Dodgers' system, Alex Verdugo had failed to impress in brief MLB cameos in each of the last two Septembers. Over the course of 111 plate appearances, the 22-year-old hit a pedestrian .240/.309/.360 with two home runs and was […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to mid-May, Premium RotoBallers. There's little time to waste, as my Saturday's been quite hectic and I want to dive into this exciting player pool! This time of year is so much fun. Everyone's still questioning what's real and what isn't, and we […]

Fantasy Baseball Op Ed - Game of Thrones Edition

Now that I've already spoiled Avengers: Endgame on Youtube (hey, the Russo brothers said it was OK), it's time to pivot to the other most topical item in 2019 pop culture: Game of Thrones. I admit I'm not an avid viewer of the show, so don't take this as a love letter to the series. OK, […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

Managers can easily make decisions to affect their team positively, but often they're too hesitant, cautious, or even scared. Sometimes you have to make the hard choice to choose a player in the right circumstance to produce. These are the best players when we start streaming. We look at the matchups and other variables to […]

The Cut List (Week 7) - Time to Let Go?

The 2019 season is now one-fifth over for every team in MLB, and one-quarter over for some. By the end of the month in just under three weeks time, it'll be one-third finished. If you've hung on to a certain player in a certain roto league, depending on how often you played or benched them, […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/12, 5/13)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Sunday, May 12th) and tomorrow (Monday, May 13th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Week 7 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

Mid-May marks the fantasy baseball season's quarter pole, which can be exciting as data becomes robust, but also frightful for pitching as warmer air leads to long flies. Are you keeping tabs of park factors, team stats and pitchers tweaking with their repertoire? Well, we here at RotoBaller are, with the aim to ease your […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/12/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday baseball! The MLB has given us a full 15-game slate that will be broken down into two DFS slates. The story of the day is of course the two NBA game 7's, but there's nothing better than filling those four or five dead hours throughout the day with some baseball. The main […]

Kenta Maeda Pitches Six Scoreless

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda was effective during Friday's win over the Nationals, allowing only one hit in six innings of work before turning over relief duties to Julio Urias, who finished out the game for the save. After taking a loss in four of his last five outings, it was a good […]

Kike Hernandez Held In Check Against Nats

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kike Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a walk during Friday's win over the Nationals. After picking up two RBI in the series with the Braves, the 27-year-old has been quiet over the past two meetings against the Nats, going just 1-for-6 with three strikeouts. He will attempt to get back on track […]

David Freese Picks Up Two RBI

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman David Freese went 1-for-3 with a homer in the seventh inning off of Washington Nationals pitcher Matt Grace, resulting in two RBI. With two games in the series under their belts, the Dodgers will host the Nats once again on Saturday with Max Scherzer on the hill. However, with Corey […]

Rest of Season First Base Rankings (May Update)

The next stop in our Rest-of-Season rankings update is first base. Recently, RotoBaller writers and rankers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel updated their 2019 fantasy baseball rankings, available on our dashboard. We always give our readers the very latest rankings, which are continually updated based on injuries, playing time, and performance trends. […]

Points Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 7

Welcome to the RotoBaller waiver wire column which falls in-line with most fantasy “who should I pick up?” articles with a skew towards points leagues. Yes, there is positive correlation to standard 5x5 scoring but in our format, specific categories matter less and the accumulation of total stats is the ultimate objective. Some stats are […]

Sauceda's Slants - Six Hitters to Buy for Today's Environment

Pitching days can be pure euphoria — firing up the games to watch your pitchers (hopefully) mow down the opposing team for several innings. Catching one of your hitters’ at-bats just doesn’t create that same lasting feeling. Or, at least that’s what I used to say. Nowadays, I find myself bracing for dear life whenever […]

Cody Bellinger Picks Up A Pair Of Hits

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a run during Friday's win over the Nationals. After batting .416 in April, the 23-year-old has slowed down a bit, sporting a .276 average to go along with nine strikeouts and eight hits in 29 plate appearances. He will have a tough task ahead on Saturday […]

Joc Pederson Homers Twice Against Nats

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson had a superb night during the team's 5-0 rout over the Nationals on Friday. The 27-year-old went 2-for-5 on the night, belting two homers off of Anibal Sanchez, his 11th and 12th of the year, with all of those coming off of right-handed pitchers. He will likely bat leadoff […]

Top MLB Betting Picks for Today's Slate (5/11/19)

Welcome back RotoBallers! On Saturday, May 11th we see a 16 game MLB slate, with the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers taking part in a doubleheader. The day starts with a 1:05 PM game between the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners and ends with a 9:10 PM game between the Washington Nationals and Los […]