Walker Buehler Rained Out In Triple-A Start, Could Make MLB Start Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler had his Triple-A start rained out on Sunday in New Orleans. That means he could conceivably start for the major league ball club on Monday. The team hasn't announced who it will be and will wait until Monday to do so. Buehler and Brock Stewart are the leading candidates. […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For April 23

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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Colin Moran (3B, PIT) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: Colin Moran was the key return from the Gerrit Cole deal for the Pirates and while underwhelming regarding the trade, offers an exciting play in fantasy. In a limited 17 game cup of coffee for the Astros last year, Moran demonstrated a good […]

Matt Kemp (OF, LAD) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: Matt Kemp has been a bit of a fantasy afterthought in the past seasons with career low numbers, and often only appearing in the news due to his relationship with Rihanna. When he joined the Dodgers Spring Training roster the expectation was […]

Max Scherzer Outduels Clayton Kershaw In Friday Matchup

Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer won the battle of the titans in Los Angeles on Friday. Despite giving up a first-pitch leadoff triple to Chris Taylor and a subsequent HBP to Corey Seager, Scherzer rebounded by not allowing a run in the first. He was finally tagged for one earned run, his only one, in […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 22

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. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 4

Is it time to overreact yet? This is what many fantasy owners are asking themselves and our writers at RotoBaller, but it's not the question you should be asking. It may be the early portion of a long season, but clearly some trends are forming. The question is: how much longer are you going to […]

Logan Forsythe Hopes To Start Throwing On Saturday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Logan Forsythe (shoulder) is hoping to start throwing this Saturday. He's been Justin Turner's catcher during rehab drills because Turner can't catch due to his fractured wrist, but his shoulder has prevented him from throwing. Forsythe is barely relevant in fantasy leagues that don't have less than 15 teams, but he's […]

Rich Hill Is Good To Go, Says Finger Is Fine

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill (finger) says the cracked fingernail on his finger is fine. He even declared himself ready to go on the spot. He was placed on the 10-day disabled list and will likely come off of it when first eligible. He hasn't been his usual knockout self, so hopefully the time […]

Justin Turner Can Throw But Not Catch

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner (wrist) is throwing but is unable to catch due to his healing wrist. He's also taking swings off a tee. Turner sustained a fracture last month after being hit by a pitch. Interestingly enough, the person doing the catching for him has been Logan Forsythe, who can't throw. […]

Max Muncy Draws Scherzer In Second Start, Yasiel Puig Bats Seventh

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy will start at third base for the second game as a Dodger on Friday. He hit a home run in his last game but will have a tougher time doing so against Max Scherzer, the Nationals starter. Yasiel Puig will start in right field and bat seventh. The placement […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/20/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're back to a massive Friday slate, featuring 15 total games. There are pitching and hitting options that range from elite to bottom of the barrel tonight. It makes it extremely easy for lineup construction, depending on what route you want to take tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/20/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We finally get a Friday with all 30 teams in one slate (KC/DET is a double-header). Do not mess this up for us, weather! Now that most teams have played at least 15 games (c’mon, Minnesota), I’ll start to use 2017 and 2018 stats when addressing a player’s ISO. In this article, I will be […]

Fun With Small Sample Sizes - Fantasy Reflections

We’ve talked plenty about the fact that it’s still early in the season, almost exclusively in the context of remaining calm and exercising patience. Enough of that stiff upper lip crap. Let’s take a moment to revel in the loony numbers gifted to us by small sample sizes. Maybe they’re indicative of a tangible change […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 3

Week 3 saw some surprising disappointments and some surprising great performances. It's already been a season of rising and falling, and we're still more than a week away from May. We've already had a manager get fired, closers lose their jobs, and other closers get sometimes-dreaded votes of confidence from their managers. It's been a […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]

Clayton Kershaw Will Face Max Scherzer Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw has been bumped up in the rotation with the placement of Rich Hill (finger) on the disabled list. Kershaw will now open the three-game series against the Nationals at home against their ace, Max Scherzer. This is as close to a heavyweight match as you'll get in baseball. Kershaw […]

Dave Roberts Not Planning on Removing Kenley Jansen from Closer's Role

Despite his early season struggles, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated on Wednesday that he does not plan on moving Kenley Jansen out of the closer role anytime soon. Jansen has been abysmal to start the season, earning just two saves while carrying an 8.10 ERA. However, Jansen has proven to be one of […]

Rich Hill Goes To DL, Dodgers Recall Adam Liberatore

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill (finger) is going on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to April 15) because of inflammation in his finger and reliever Adam Liberatore has been recalled from Triple-A. Hill's most recent outing was a disaster (seven earned runs in five innings) and he may have been affected by his finger […]

Yasiel Puig Sits Out Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig will sit out the final game against the Padres on Wednesday. Matt Kemp, batting fifth, will take Puig's position in right field while Joc Pederson plays in left field and bats sixth. Puig, like most of the Dodgers, hasn't kicked it into gear yet. After trending upward last year, […]

Max Muncy Starting at Third Base for Dodgers on Wednesday

After being called up on Tuesday, Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy will make his first start of 2018 at third base for the Dodgers on Wednesday. He is batting eighth. Muncy has struggled during his time in the majors, hitting just .199 with five home runs and 17 RBI over 97 games. However, he was […]

Kenley Jansen Blows Another Save

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen blew another save on Tuesday night in San Diego. The normally lights-out Jansen has now blown two saves and lost a game already this season. Last year, Jansen blew only one save all season. He looked bad, giving up a home run to Eric Hosmer, then walking a batter, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/18/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome back to another split-slate Wednesday. Not a whole lot better than twice the number of chances to win in a single day than normal. I won't even knock the early slate and the ugly pitching options - becuase I'd rather have the chance to play an ugly slate and the Main slate than suffer […]

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

There are a plethora of games today, but they are broken into two slates. We'll be focusing on the later slate, as that is labeled as the "featured" slate. Even focusing on one of the two slates, there will be more than enough options to focus around tonight. In this article, I will be providing […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 3)

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 continues to be the waiting game for Atlanta to call up […]

Tom Koehler Hasn't Started Throwing Yet

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Tom Koehler (shoulder) has yet to throw a pitch while he recovers from a strained anterior capsule. It's unlikely we'll see Koehler until late in the season, if at all. Koehler was signed to be the bridge to Kenley Jansen but got injured in spring training. He'll be irrelevant for a […]

Reds Acquire Zach Neal and Idanbel Isabel in Trade with Dodgers

The Cincinnati Reds have acquired relief pitcher Zach Neal and first baseman Idanbel Isabel in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Neal has three years of major league experience, appearing in 31 games and pitching to a 4.94 ERA. There's a chance he gets an opportunity in the Reds bullpen, but as nothing more […]

Dodgers Acquire Ariel Hernandez in Trade with Cincinnati

The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired relief pitcher Ariel Hernandez from the Cincinnati Reds for relief pitcher Zach Neal and first baseman Idanbel Isabel. Hernandez has struggled during his time in the major leagues, appearing in 19 games and pitching to a 5.18 ERA. However, he does have a K/9 of 10.7 and could be […]

Justin Turner Still Not Swinging a Bat

After fracturing his wrist prior to the season, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was placed on the disabled list and has yet to make his 2018 debut. On Tuesday, manager Dave Roberts admitted that Turner is still unable to swing a baseball bat. Turner is still a ways away from making his return […]

Matt Kemp Batting Third, Kyle Farmer Draws Another Start

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp is back to hitting third in the lineup, while Kyle Farmer will start again at third base and bat eighth. Kemp, after Yasmani Grandal, has been the team's best hitter thus far. In the last seven days, he's gone 8-for-20 with two home runs and five RBI. He returned […]