Week 16 Waiver Wire Watch List

The all-star break is almost here, which means we’re getting ever so close to the MLB trade deadline and, of course, the fantasy trade deadline. The waiver wire can play just as important a role, too. Whether you’re unable to strike a deal or need to backfill your roster after completing a two-for-one trade, it’s […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/14/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 14th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. […]

Chase Utley To Retire At End Of Season

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley announced on Friday that he will retire at the end of the 2018 season, capping a 16-year career that included a World Series championship with the Phillies in 2008. He was named to six All-Star teams in his career, and he won five Silver Slugger awards. In his […]

Rich Hill Won't Start This Weekend

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said starting pitcher Rich Hill will not start against the Angels on Saturday. Instead, Alex Wood will take his spot this weekend, with Hill available to pitch out of the bullpen. Clayton Kershaw will be moved to Sunday. In his last four starts, Hill has allowed 11 earned runs […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Throws Off Mound Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) threw 25 pitches off a mound on Friday. Ryu hasn't pitched since May 2, but when he has started this year he's been lights out, compiling a 2.12 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and career-high 10.9 K/9 in six starts (29 2/3 innings). The left-hander will return to the […]

Justin Turner Day-To-Day

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner (adductor) is being listed as day-to-day after straining his adductor muscle Thursday night. He was out of the lineup Friday. With only two more games until the All-Star break next week, the Dodgers could play it safe and hold Turner out. After a breakout year in 2017, Turner […]

Joc Pederson Collects Two Hits Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson went 2-for-3 with a single, a double, a walk, and an RBI in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Padres. The 26-year-old has cooled off in July after a solid June, batting just .212 with four RBI in 10 games this month. He should have more playing time to turn […]

Kenley Jansen Notches 26th Save Of Season Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was at it again Thursday, earning his 26th save (third-most in baseball) of the season in a 3-2 game against the Padres. Jansen entered for the ninth inning up by a run and shut the door, allowing no runs on no hits and a walk with a strikeout. The […]

Ross Stripling Pitches Another Gem Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling continued his outstanding season in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Padres. Stripling allowed no runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings. The 28-year-old is now 8-2 with a glistening 2.08 ERA, 108 strikeouts, and just 14 walks in 95 1/3 IP. The […]

Holds Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds for Week 16

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 16. One-inning middle relievers are the constant sources for holds and specialists can manage to secure a hold even with one out. However, while specialists can get many […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/13/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 13th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. […]

Week 15 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 15! 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 15, and […]

Matt Kemp Sitting Out on Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the San Diego Padres. Andrew Toles will start in center field and bat sixth against righty Tyson Ross. Joc Pederson will move from center over to left field for this contest and bat first. If there is one […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/12/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a seven-game slate tonight, where there are three elite arms on the mound. Two of those elite pitchers, Severino and Kluber, are facing off against each other. The other ace is Scherzer, who is on the road the Mets. Smaller slate, but solid options across the board. In this article, I will be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/12/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got 10 games being played today, which isn't bad at all for a Thursday. There's five different slates for us on DraftKings, with the all day slate starting at 2pm eastern and the featured slate starting at 7pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings […]

Trading Up: Mid-Tier and Bargain Targets for the Second Half (Offense)

This article is the second in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. This installment focuses on offensive players ranked outside the top 50. Part three will focus on pitchers. After that, we'll focus on players to target for […]

Kenta Maeda Strikes Outs Nine

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda threw 5 2/3 innings and struck out nine Wednesday in the victory over the San Diego Padres. Maeda walked one and gave up one earned one, and is now 6-5 with a 3.13 ERA. Kenley Jansen got the save, his 25th of the season. When healthy, Maeda should be […]

Julio Urias Throws To Hitters Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching prospect Julio Urias (shoulder) threw to hitters at the team's spring training facilities Wednesday and was hitting 88-92 mph with his fastball. Manager Dave Roberts said, "I hear it went well." Urias hasn't pitched in a game since last summer, and the Dodgers are in no rush to bring him up […]

Ross Stripling Added to National League All-Star Team

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling has been added to the National League All-Star team, replacing Miles Mikolas. Stripling has been a phenomenal surprise so far in 2018. He's posted a 2.22 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 89 1/3 innings to go along with his elite K:BB of 103:13. Keep rolling out Stripling each […]

Cody Bellinger Hitting Seventh Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger is hitting seventh and playing center field against Joey Lucchesi and the Padres. Andrew Toles and Joc Pederson are both sitting against the left-hander as expected. The Dodgers are ripe with outfielders which will hurt Toles' and Pederson's value as both are significantly worse against lefties. Bellinger is […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/11/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are plenty of games today, although it is broken into two slates. The early slate is extremely small, though, so this article is going to focus on the later slate, which features 11 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/11/18. The lineup […]

Max Muncy Avoids Shutout Tuesday With Solo Home Run

Los Angeles Dodgers first/third baseman Max Muncy helped the Dodgers avoid being shut out in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Padres. Muncy went 2-for-3 with a single, a walk, and a ninth-inning solo home run to put the Dodgers on the board. While he may not end up being an actual All-Star, the 27-year-old has […]

Eric Lauer (SP, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Diego Padres starting pitcher Eric Lauer was dominant at home against the Dodgers on Tuesday night, falling one out short of a complete game to give him his second victory in as many starts. His overall numbers are still gross, but […]

Rich Hill Takes Loss Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill fell to 2-4 after Tuesday's 1-4 loss to the Padres. Hill allowed four runs on eight hits (including two home runs) and a walk with seven strikeouts in seven innings. The 38-year-old has had an up-and-down season, and while his 9.61 K/9 rate is encouraging for fantasy owners, […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/11/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 11th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. […]

Week 15 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Happy 7-11 day, everyone! Be sure to go get a free slurpee if the store still runs that promotion, but not before sitting down and fixing your team's starting rotation. Those in roto leagues better be on top of their innings limits and where they stand compared to opponents. Don't fret if you've only got […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 15)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. It might have seemed an unlikely week for prospect promotions, but there […]

Walker Buehler To Start Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers rookie starting pitcher Walker Buehler (ribs) will come off the disabled list and start Friday against the Angels. The Dodgers are also considering going to a six-man rotation out of the All-Star break. The talented right-hander was pitching well before his injury with a 3.44 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 9.3 K/9 in […]

Kenta Maeda Activated from Paternity Leave

The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated starting pitcher Kenta Maeda off of paternity leave. He did not miss his turn in the rotation and is expected to start on Wednesday. Maeda has looked solid in 2018, pitching to a 5-5 record with a 3.24 ERA and a 98/31 K/BB ratio. He's safe to use in […]

Dodgers Showing Interest in Brad Ziegler

The Los Angeles Dodgers have reportedly shown interest in Miami Marlins relief pitcher Brad Ziegler. Ziegler struggled as a closer earlier in the year, but has really turned it on and has a 0.86 ERA since June 1. Collectively he has a 4.50 ERA on the season with a 34/15 K/BB ratio. A move to […]