Derek Dietrich is Out of the Lineup on Monday

Miami Marlins first baseman Derek Dietrich (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Washington Nationals. This appears to just be a routine off day for Dietrich. Peter O'Brien will play first base and bat cleanup versus righty Erick Fedde. O'Brien has not hit well this season in limited plate appearances, […]

Jose Urena Will Make Next Start

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena (hand) is fine after leaving his start on Sunday with a hand cramp, according to head coach Don Mattingly. Urena won't miss any time and will be able to make his next start against the Reds this weekend. The right-hander has been solid in his very three starts, going […]

Jose Urena Leaves Start With Hand Injury

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena (hand) left his start early on Sunday with a right hand cramp. The Marlins pulled Urena for precautionary reasons, so this doesn't look like an injury that would keep Urena from making his next start. The right-hander has been much better of late and allowed three hits and one […]

The Cut List (Week 25): Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 25 of the Cut List. This week I’m taking a look at Adam Jones, Carlos Gonzalez, Odubel Herrera, and Starlin Castro. All four players should be cut in most standard shallow formats. We’re in the thick of the fantasy playoff season and we need to own players who are actually producing results. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/16/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a surprisingly large Sunday slate today. The "early slate" features 11 games, and that's what we're focusing around. There are plenty of plays at all pricing levels, meaning we have multiple ways to construct lineups. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 9/16/18. […]

Jarlin Garcia Starting Saturday

Miami Marlins pitcher Jarlin Garcia will make the start on Saturday against the Phillies. Garcia has a 5.05 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and unimpressive 5.8 K/9 over 23 outings (six starts) for the Fish this year. He's unlikely to go very long in this game and should be avoided for fantasy purposes.

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers: 9/17-9/23

If you’re reading this then congratulations, you’re still alive in your fantasy baseball league (H2H or roto). This is the penultimate two-start streamer post for 2018 and we have some good names to add to your list when deciding which arms to choose with your allotted free agent signings. From this group, we mainly have […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/14/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Friday, my fellow fantasy addicts. I can't believe we only have a few of these regular season Fridays left together - the season has really flown by, but at least the tight pennant races should make what we have left a very interesting segment of the season. The Cubs are home today, but, they […]

Wei-Yin Chen (SP, MIA) - Week 25 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen looks like one of the more impressive midseason bounce backs of the 2018 season. After an ugly 16 starts through the months of May, June, and July in which he produced a 6.26 ERA and 1.52 WHIP […]

Austin Dean Scratched From First Game

Miami Marlins outfielder Austin Dean (illness) was scratched from the lineup for Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Mets due to nausea. Dean has hit just .194/.237/.361 with three home runs and nine RBI in his first 21 games at the big league level. He was replaced in left field by Rafael Ortega for […]

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 […]

Jose Urena (SP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena is a tough player to evaluate. You don’t have to love the guy -- in fact, I’d say it’s best not to -- but Urena has looked sharp ever since that whole fracas with the Braves […]

Jorge Lopez (KC, SP/RP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kansas City Royals pitcher Pablo Lopez captivated the baseball world by coming within three outs of perfection on Sept. 8 against the Twins, ultimately settling for the win and one earned run over eight-plus innings. This was his follow-up performance to tossing […]

Week 24 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

It's safe to call this the middle of September, right? With just under three weeks remaining in the fantasy (and regular) baseball season, there are barely any rules or conventions that you should force yourself to play by. Identify your needs and go. Do the thing! I believe in you, and I (mostly) believe in these […]

Lewis Brinson Knocks In Two Runs On Tuesday

Miami Marlins center fielder Lewis Brinson managed a two-RBI night on Tuesday, helping the team secure a win over the New York Mets. Brinson finished the night going 1-for-4. His solo hit came in the fourth inning with a double off Jacob deGrom. Brinson had a shaky start to the year but has hit .400 […]

Jose Urena Has Solid Outing

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena had a solid outing against the Mets on Tuesday. Urena allowed four hits, three walks, one run and struck out five, on his way to pick up his sixth win this season. Urena has pitched better of late, allowing only one run in three of his last four games. […]

Dan Straily May Not Pitch Again This Year

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Dan Straily (oblique) felt some pain while playing catch on Tuesday, and manager Don Mattingly said that it's possible that Straily might not pitch again this year. We'd bet on Straily not seeing the mound again after injuring his oblique last Friday. Oblique injuries often require lengthy absences for pitchers, and […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/11/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

FanDuel generally struggles to correctly price their players when coming off of the DL. That is the case again tonight, as Chris Sale will be on an innings restriction, but may be able to hit value for his current price. We'll discuss that more below. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

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 […]

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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/10/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hopefully you're entering the Monday slate a bit richer after another full weekend of baseball and the first week of NFL action in the books. There's a 10 game main slate, so get your lineups in. Some of my early favorite stacks include the Cubs and Brewers, but some other under the radar picks such […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 24) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 24, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week.  If someone jumps […]

Jose Urena (SP, MIA) - Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS:  It has been a rough year for Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena. He is 5-12 with a 4.41 ERA and was tossed from a game earlier this season for hitting Ronald Acuna Jr. on the first pitch of an outing. Nowadays, he has allowed […]

Sandy Alcantara (SP, MIA) - Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara could get two turns in the rotation this week, but he is good enough to where one start could be enough to earn his keep. In two starts this season, he’s allowed a total of one earned […]

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers: 9/10 - 9/16

For those of you in head-to-head leagues, welcome to the fantasy baseball playoffs! For those in roto leagues, keep grinding. We’re here to help until the MLB regular season comes to a halt. In this week’s post, we have some pitchers with subpar season-long stats, but who’ve been hot as of late. We also have […]

Hot Prospects to Watch in Week 23 - Poncedeleon, Verdugo, Alcantara

It's September! Not only does that mean fantasy playoffs, it means prospects getting called up with the rosters expanding. For the last few weeks of the season, we'll be looking at players who can give your team a boost this year for a fantasy playoff run. Realistically most of the prospects who will help you […]

Dan Straily Suffers Oblique Strain Friday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Dan Straily (oblique) left his start early on Friday with a left oblique strain. Straily allowed two earned runs while walking none and striking out four in 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Pirates before leaving the game. Oblique injuries are often tricky for pitchers to come back from, […]

Friday Five: Pitchers for the Stretch Run

Last week, we covered five under-owned hitters who could provide a boost to fantasy owners in the season's final month. Today, it's time to do the same for pitchers. With the end of the 2018 campaign rapidly approaching, it can be difficult to find worthwhile arms on the waiver wire in competitive leagues. That's true […]

Week 24 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by 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 […]

Week 23 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Welcome to September, everybody! It’s the final month of the fantasy baseball season and that means there are a bunch of you looking for streamers and stalwarts to anchor your rotation down the stretch. Maybe you need to target wins and quality starts, or perhaps you’re lacking in Ks and could use a boost. Either […]