Week 19 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 19! 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 19, and […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Gives Up One Run In Rehab Start

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) allowed just one run on five hits while striking out three in five innings (71 pitches) during his rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Ryu is getting awfully close to being able to rejoin the Dodgers rotation for the stretch run. The Korean left-hander was […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Post-Break Contact Quality (Week 19)

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. It’s August and we’re firmly in the dog days of baseball season. After a […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 19)

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're looking at the two top pitching prospects from 2016, as well as a pitching prospect from 2013 that failed […]

Corey Seager To Have Surgery On Hip

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager (elbow, hip) will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left hip on Tuesday. The Dodgers said he should be able to resume baseball activities in January and be ready for Spring Training. Seager is already recovering from Tommy John surgery, and this just adds on to the rehab. While TJ […]

Manny Machado Has 19 Hits In 17 Games With Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado is definitely enjoying his time with his new team. The star 26-year-old has been everything the Dodgers dreamed he would be when they acquired him from the Baltimore Orioles in July. In fact, after joining the Dodgers, Machado has five multiple-hit games. All told, the 26-year-old has 17 hits […]

Kenley Jansen Notches 31st Save Of Season Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen earned his 31st save of the season in Sunday's 3-2 game against the Astros. Jansen allowed a leadoff single to start the ninth inning but shut the door from there, retiring the next three batters with a strikeout. He is now tied for third-most saves in baseball and has […]

Cody Bellinger Has Solid Game Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger had a nice game on Sunday against the Astros, going 2-for-4 with a single, a double, an RBI, and a stolen base. The 23-year-old has been disappointing this season but August may be his month, as he is hitting .333 with six RBI and two stolen bases in […]

Walker Buehler Earns Win Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler turned in another strong start in Sunday's 3-2 win against the Astros. Buehler pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits (including two solo home runs) and two walks with eight strikeouts. The 24-year-old has pitched well this season, going 5-4 with a 3.63 ERA in […]

Week 19 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

The injury bug bit hard and often this week, and while the majority of the major maladies affected other positions, middle infield wasn’t spared. Popular waiver add (and featured player in this column last week) Lourdes Gurriel could miss the majority of the games left, and Ian Kinsler only made it a few games into […]

The Cut List (Week 19): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 19 of the Cut List. Special thanks to Kyle Bishop for filling in for me last week while I was out of town on vacation in northern Minnesota. His cut suggestions were pretty much fantastic. This week I’m taking a look at Cesar Hernandez, Matt Kemp, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Tim Anderson. All […]

Kenta Maeda Delivers Another Poor Start Saturday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda delivered his third straight subpar start in Saturday's 14-0 loss to the Astros. Maeda allowed five runs on six hits (including a home run) and two walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. He has not pitched well in his last three starts, posting a 6.88 ERA […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/5/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a ten game featured slate on DraftKings this Sunday. With one clear top pitching option in Aaron Nola ($12,400 vs. MIA) we're going to have to get creative in order to differentiate ourselves in tournaments on this slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

Trey Mancini (1B/OF, BAL) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini came busting into the league in 2017 hitting .293 with 24 HR and 78 RBI. He was given a hard dose of reality in 2018, as he is hitting a terribly low .231, pulled down partially […]

Nick Ahmed (SS, ARI) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Nick Ahmed has been solid over the last few weeks, but a roster crunch may see his playing time go down. The Diamondbacks’ infield is going to get crowded once Jake Lamb returns from the disabled list after Arizona acquired Eduardo Escobar at […]

New Faces in Baltimore - ETAs on Fantasy Prospects

The trade deadline has finally passed, but the real work is just beginning for fantasy owners. Sifting through the prospects dealt is hard to do, as most fantasy players do not have the time or opportunity to see these players, and instead have to look and project from stats to date. That is where we […]

Drew Hutchison Joins The Texas Rangers

Free agent starting pitcher Drew Hutchison has signed a contract with the Texas Rangers. Hutchison will join the team Sunday and start the series finale against Baltimore. Hutchison started the season with the Philadelphia Phillies in a relief role, throwing 21 1/3 innings, across 11 outings, with a 4.64 ERA and 19 strikeouts. He has […]

Max Muncy Continues To Slump In Second Half

Los Angeles Dodgers first/third baseman Max Muncy went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Astros. Muncy, who was a fantasy All-Star for the first half of the season, has not been able to get things going in the second half, as he is hitting just .192. Even with the slump, Muncy […]

Joc Pederson Hits Another Home Run Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson flexed his muscle once again in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Astros, going 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Pederson got the game going, hitting a leadoff bomb over the right-field wall for his 17th HR of the season. The 26-year-old now has three HR in his last two […]

Alex Wood Pulled Early Friday As Precaution

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said starting pitcher Alex Wood (hamstring) was pulled early from his start on Friday as a precaution after they noticed the lefty stretching out his hamstrings during his warmups. Wood still managed to go six innings while limiting the Astros to four hits and one earned run while walking […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a full 15 games on Saturday, with six slates to choose from on DraftKings. The featured slate starts at 7pm eastern and covers 12 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/4/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite […]

Julio Urias Could Return Sept. 1

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said a Sept. 1 return for starting pitcher Julio Urias (shoulder) is "probably the most realistic timetable." Urias is expected to fill a multi-inning bullpen role upon his return, with him moving back to a starting role in 2019. The young left-hander has high upside in the long term, […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Looks Good In First Rehab Start

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) tossed four scoreless innings while striking out four and giving up two singles in his first rehab start for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga. Ryu has been out for three months after tearing his groin off the bone, so he'll need at least a handful more starts before becoming […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/3/18): MLB DFS Lineups

On Friday, we have a 14-game slate on DraftKings (thanks a lot, SD/CHC). Four games have an over/under of at least nine total runs. However, we’re still waiting for Vegas to make a determination on three matchups: CWS/TB, LAA/CLE, and BAL/TEX. At least two of those games could boost the O/U total for us. As […]

Clayton Kershaw Earns Fifth Win Of Season Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw pitched well in Thursday's 21-5 win over the Brewers. Kershaw allowed two runs on five hits (including a solo home run) and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings. He is now 5-5 with a 2.55 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP in 95 1/3 IP. Kershaw will […]

Brian Dozier Homers In Second Straight Game Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Brian Dozier impressed again in his second game with his new team, going 2-for-5 with a double, a three-run home run, and four RBI in Thursday's 21-5 rout of the Brewers. The 31-year-old has now homered in each of his two games with the Dodgers and is hitting .321 in […]

Cody Bellinger Hits Grand Slam Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger participated in the Dodgers' slugfest Thursday, going 2-for-4 with a single, a grand slam, a walk, and five RBI. Bellinger's slam was one of seven HR hit by the Dodgers against the Brewers in the 21-5 win. The 23-year-old now has a .238/.328/.459 slash line on the season […]

Brian Dozier To Dodgers - Fantasy Impact

Brian Dozier spent the first six-and-a-half years of his career with the Minnesota Twins. There, he became a fan favorite while hitting more than 25 home runs three times and anchoring the second base position next to another Twins hero in first baseman Joe Mauer. All that came to an end though, at the 2018 […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 19

With the non-waiver trade deadline now a few days behind us, we can confidently say: "a lot happened." But, seemingly more so than other trade deadlines in previous seasons, this time around we can also say: "a lot didn't happen." Zach Britton changed teams, to a team that absolutely no one suspected. Brad Hand changed […]

Chase Utley Placed On DL

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed second baseman Chase Utley (wrist) on the 10-day disabled list on Thursday with left wrist inflammation. LA's infield is now jam packed with Justin Turner off the DL, Manny Machado at shortstop and new acquisition Brian Dozier at the keystone. Utley wasn't much of a fantasy factor to begin with, […]