Walker Buehler To Remain In Dodgers Starting Rotation

On Saturday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that rookie starting pitcher Walker Buehler will remain in the starting rotation for the time being. This announcement comes a few days after Dodgers regular starter Hyun Jin Ryu was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a severe groin injury. With Ryu out until the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 6

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/5/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 1 pm, so there will be a few players from each slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In this article, […]

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

We've got a busy Saturday on tap for us on this Cinco de Mayo with four slates on DraftKings. All thirty teams are playing today, with the main slate starting at 7 pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/5/18. The lineup picks […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 6

It was nice to see Drew Pomeranz toss a quality start (finally) and prove that he's not a carcass of a former Rockies pitcher like Jhoulys Chacin. This, however, is a disclaimer that some of these buy-low/sell-high candidates may not pan out right away. Or ever. I'm still hoping that as soon as Domingo Santana […]

Walker Buehler Throws Combined No-Hitter With Bullpen

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler was the first of four pitchers on Friday that combined to no hit the Padres in the first game of their weekend series in Mexico. Buehler, making his third career start, threw six innings, striking out eight and walking three. He was followed by Tony Cingrani, who struck out […]

Walker Buehler Called Up To Start Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers starter and top pitching prospect Walker Buehler has been called up and will start against the Padres in Mexico on Friday. The move was expected, as manager Dave Roberts had already announced that Buehler would take the place of Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) in the rotation. Reliever Edward Paredes was sent down to […]

Cody Bellinger Missing From Friday's Lineup

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the highest payroll in baseball but due to injuries and rest days, their Friday lineup looks more reminiscent of a Triple-A team. First baseman Cody Bellinger will be getting a day off on Friday, as he has played eight games in the past week. Bellinger is still one of the […]

Julio Urias Throwing On Flat Ground

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Julio Urias (shoulder) is throwing from 90 feet on flat ground now and hopes to start throwing from the mound soon. Urias worked out with the team on their recent road trip to Arizona and will accompany them to his native country of Mexico for the series against the Padres. No […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 5

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Matt Kemp (OF, LAD) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp was never supposed to be a part of the team's plans this season, but has put up solid numbers. Kemp is hitting .313 with nine extra-base hits in 90 plate appearances so far this season, scoring […]

Fantasy Reflections: To Stash A Prospect

Several of the game’s top prospects have already been called up, none met with more excitement than Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna. The consensus best player in the minors finally got promoted on April 25 and is hitting .382/.432/.706 through eight games, with two home runs and five doubles already. That kind of production is what inspired […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It is a full 15-game slate on Friday with seven games boasting an over/under of at least nine total runs. The CLE/NYY matchup leads the way with ten total projected runs and New York is the strong favorite. More on them much later (Hint: it isn’t good for Josh Tomlin). Speaking of heavy favorites, only […]

Walker Buehler Will Take Hyun-Jin Ryu's Rotation Spot

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler will officially take the rotation spot formerly occupied by Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin). Ryu suffered a gruesome groin injury on Wednesday and was placed on the disabled list Thursday. Buehler is the team's top pitching prospect and he's been as advertised in his first two career starts. He's given up […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Out Until After All-Star Break

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) will be out until the second half of the season, according to Dave Roberts. He tore the muscle from the bone, a Grade 2 strain, in the second inning of Wednesday's game against Arizona. It's the latest injury for the pitcher who has missed all or parts of […]

Yimi Garcia Called Up For First Time Since 2016

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Yimi Garcia has been called up to fortify a beleaguered bullpen after a season away from action due to Tommy John surgery. Garcia last appeared in a game in 2016 and has seven strikeouts in 7 1/3 rehab innings. He gave up three earned runs during that time, however, so he's […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Placed On DL

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu (groin) was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Thursday due to the left groin strain he developed in Wednesday's game. Reliever Yimi Garcia was called up in his place. Ryu has been the team's best pitcher so far, but he has a history of injuries that put him […]

Tim Locastro Makes 2018 Debut, Bats Eighth

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Tim Locastro has been called up to make his season debut against the Diamondbacks on Thursday. He's batting eighth and playing in center field. Infielder Breyvic Valera was sent down in his place. Locastro was outstanding at Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 25-for-73 with a home run, five doubles and an OPS […]

Walker Buehler Will Start Mexican Series On Friday Versus Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers starter and top pitching prospect Walker Buehler will take the mound against the "home team" San Diego Padres on Friday in Monterrey, Mexico. Buehler has gone five innings in each of his first two career starts this year and punched out 11 batters while walking four (three were in his first start). […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Injures Groin

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu left Thursday night's game with a left groin strain that manager Dave Roberts has described as a "pretty good one." Ryu came into the game with a 3-0 record and a 2.22 ERA and was rolling along with two strikeouts and one walk through 1 1/3 innings when he […]

Ottoneu Waiver Wire Report - RotoBaller's Staff League

Ottoneu leagues, available on Fangraphs, are a different beast, and for good reason. Most of the scoring formats are more advanced, there are intense roster requirements and it’s a year-round commitment. It warrants constant monitoring and tinkering to fully optimize your lineup, and the innings restrictions per roster slot certainly force you to make some […]

Finding Value on the Fringes: Roster Flexibility and Late Picks

The key to winning any fantasy league is finding value where others have not. Either this means buying in on the Matt Kemps of the world early and getting value late in a draft or using roster construction to maximize stat collection. Where players play matters as much as when and how they play for […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 4

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Chris Taylor Sits, Joc Pederson Leads Off, Alex Verdugo Bats Second

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson will start in center field and lead off in place of Chris Taylor. Top prospect Alex Verdugo will play in left and bat second. In the last seven days, Pederson is 9-for-19 with eight RBI. Verdugo was just called up last Saturday and has gone 3-for-9 with a double. […]

April All-Bummer Team - Studs With Sluggish Starts

We've turned the calendar to May and, amazingly, 2018's baseball season is already 1/6 complete. We've seen some surprising team starts (Phillies, Pirates) and a few out-of-the-blue players rising to fantasy relevance (Christian Villanueva, Jarlin Garcia). But we're all wondering the same thing: where in the world is John Lackey? Nothing is worse in fantasy […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Welcome to May, RotoBallers! A quick note: Be mindful of how the 2018 season as a whole compares to 2017 with regard to HR/FB rates, swinging-strike rates, etc. when you’re analyzing a pitcher’s performance versus last year’s stats. It’s been an eventful SP week despite only being Wednesday, Nick Kingham is already owned in too […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 5)

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. The prospect promotions continue to roll in. First it was Gleyber Torres […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - wOBA - xwOBA (Week 5)

We continue our RotoBaller 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 I enlighten myself on the information and tools at my disposal. With a month of baseball in the books, most starting pitchers have logged […]

Yusniel Diaz Picks Up Two Hits Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfield prospect Yusniel Diaz went 2-for-4 with two RBI Monday for Double-A Tulsa. Diaz raised his batting average to .412 with the strong performance and now owns a 1.206 OPS. Diaz was signed out of Cuba in 2015, as the club gave him a $15.5 million signing bonus. The 21-year-old has hit […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/1/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a MASSIVE 14 game slate tonight and there are some fantastic options across the board. There are some heavy favorites on the board, and you are going to want to look at those pitchers for your cash games. Plenty of high priced bats out there, so finding value will be important. In this […]