Manny Machado Gets Three Hits, Three RBI Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop/third baseman Manny Machado played a big role offensively in Thursday's 9-7 win over the Cardinals. Machado went 3-for-4 with a single, a double, a solo home run, and three RBI. The 26-year-old phenom has not missed a beat since joining his new team and is now hitting .302 with 34 HR, […]

Kenley Jansen Has Shaky Outing Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen had a subpar outing in a non-save situation in Thursday's 9-7 win over the Cardinals. Jansen entered the bottom of the ninth inning with a four-run lead and proceeded to allow two runs (one earned) on a hit and two walks with no strikeouts. Jansen has been a top […]

Clayton Kershaw Earns Eighth Win Of Season Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw improved to 8-5 after Thursday's 9-7 win over the Cardinals. Kershaw allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (including a solo home run) and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings. The ace now has a 2.51 ERA to go with 142 strikeouts and 23 walks […]

Friday Five: Vexing Valuations

With almost all of my fantasy teams dead in the water at this point, my attention has already begun turning toward the future. Naturally, upon receiving an invitation from The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational overlord, RotoGraphs writer, and t-shirt inspiration Justin Mason to participate in this year's Too Early Mock Draft, I jumped at the […]

Yasiel Puig is Out on Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Puig is hitting .207/.274/.347 with three home runs and 14 RBI off left-handed pitching this season. Matt Kemp will play right field and bat fifth versus lefty Austin Gomber. Kemp is worth a look […]

Cody Bellinger is Sitting Out on Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. He'll sit against the left-handed pitcher, plus Bellinger is hitless over his last two games. David Freese will play first base and bat cleanup versus lefty Austin Gomber. Freese could be a cheap […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/13/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Tonight's main slate on DraftKings starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers five games - there's also a late slate starting at 8:15. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/13/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/13/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a two-game early slate which starts at 3 pm est and then a six-game slate which starts at 7 pm est. There are plenty of good options across the board, we have high priced pitchers to look at, along with Coors Field in play. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Kenley Jansen Pitches Scoreless Inning Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless inning in a non-save situation in Wednesday's 8-1 win over the Reds. Jansen pitched the ninth inning, allowing no hits or walks with a strikeout. He had not traveled to Colorado for the team's previous series with the Rockies due to his irregular heart condition. While […]

Justin Turner Plates Three Runs Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner had another nice day at the plate in Wednesday's 8-1 win over the Reds. Turner went 2-for-5 with a single, a double, and three RBI. The veteran has had another impressive season while he has been healthy, hitting .311 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI in 352 […]

Ross Stripling Pitches Well Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling looked solid in his start against the Reds Wednesday, allowing a single run on three hits (including a solo home run) and a walk with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. The start was Stripling's first since August 9 as he had been dealing with a back injury, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/12/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

On deck for today? One of the last doubleheader slates of the year - and this is one of just a few times in recent memory that both slates have been worth playing. The early slate (4 game) features a ridiculous amount of pitching talent and the eight game Main slate has a solid offering […]

Alex Wood Won't Start Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood will not make the start Sunday against the Cardinals and could be pushed back to Monday against the Rockies, according to manager Dave Roberts. Ross Stripling would be an option to go on Sunday, but it depends on how his outing against the Reds goes on Wednesday. Wood […]

Joc Pederson Scores Sole Run For Dodgers Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson provided the Dodgers' only run in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Reds, going 2-for-4 with a single and a solo home run. Pederson now has a .241/.319/.494 slash line with 20 HR and 49 RBI in 393 plate appearances this season. While he's had a decent season overall, Pederson […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Takes Loss Tuesday Despite Decent Start

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu fell to 4-3 in Tuesday's 3-1 game against the Reds. Ryu allowed three runs on eight hits (including to home runs) and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings. Despite the loss, the lefty has been dominant this season, posting a 2.42 ERA with a 10.37 K/9 […]

Brian Dozier is Out on Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Brian Dozier (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Dozier was able to break his long hitless streak on Monday, but he'll still get the day off on Tuesday. Max Muncy will play second base and bat second against righty Luis Castillo. Muncy […]

Justin Turner is Sitting Out on Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. It appears that Turner is just getting a breather on Tuesday. Manny Machado will slide over to third base and bat third, while Chris Taylor covers shortstop and bats seventh versus righty Luis Castillo. […]

Yasmani Grandal Hits Home Run Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 10-6 loss to the Reds. Grandal now has 23 HR and 64 RBI on the season, but has hit just .197 since the All-Star break. Fortunately for fantasy owners, Grandal has still managed to hit for power […]

Chris Taylor Plates Two Runs Batting Leadoff Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder/shortstop Chris Taylor went 2-for-4 with a single, a two-run home run, and a walk in Monday's 10-6 loss to the Reds. Taylor has had an up-and-down season but is on fire in September, hitting .500 with two HR and five RBI in 17 plate appearances. At this point in the season, […]

Corey Seager Expects To Be Ready For Next Season

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager (elbow, hip) insists he'll be ready to play shortstop in 2019. He underwent Tommy John surgery on May 6 and is walking without crutches a month after having arthroscopic surgery to fix a torn left hip labrum and shave a misshaped bone. Seager said he'll start a throwing program […]

Alex Wood Gets Hit Hard Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood had a rough outing in Monday's 10-6 loss to the Reds. Wood lasted only 3 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits (including a home run) and two walks with six strikeouts. The lefty is now 8-7 with a 3.65 ERA in 148 IP. He […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - xwOBA Trends (Week 24)

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. Here at RotoBaller’s analytics division, we’ve experienced reasonable success discussing xwOBA and its relation […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 24)

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. This week we saw a pitcher flirt with a perfect game, another solid performance from a no-name pitcher, and the possible resurgence […]

Week 24 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 24! 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 24, and […]

Chris Taylor Will Lead Off on Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor will lead off and play left field versus lefty Cody Reed on Monday. Joc Pederson (rest) is out of the lineup with the left-handed starter on the mound. Taylor normally isn't the best DFS option, but he could make for an interesting option while leading off. Taylor isn't worth […]

Cody Bellinger, Yasiel Puig Out on Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger (rest) and outfielder Yasiel Puig (rest) are out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Bellinger is sitting out against the left-handed starter. It's unclear why Puig is out, but he's struggled against lefty pitching this season, so that is likely why he is […]

Julio Urias To Continue To Pitch In Relief

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias will continue to pitch in relief with the team, and manager Dave Roberts said he will go in one-inning stints with a day between appearances. The talented southpaw has only thrown 11 2/3 innings in the minors this year after recovering from left shoulder surgery. The Dodgers will […]

Ross Stripling To Start Wednesday Against Reds

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling will make the start on Wednesday against the Reds, but manager Dave Roberts said Stripling will go three innings or 45 pitches. Stripling has a fine 2.61 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and career-high 9.9 K/9 on the season, but he's been used in relief since he returned from the disabled […]

Kenley Jansen Will Need Offseason Surgery

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen (heart) met with a cardiologist that performed his heart surgery last Thursday, and it was determined that he is 100 percent certain that Jansen will have another surgery around two weeks after the season ends. Jansen didn't join the team in Colorado for their weekend series against the Rockies, […]

Dodgers Call Up Julio Urias

The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled starting pitcher Julio Urias from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday. Urias worked his way back from left shoulder surgery in 2018 and had a 5.40 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and outstanding 14.7 K/9 over eight outings (six starts) over three minor league levels in just 11 2/3 innings. The Dodgers will […]