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 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets For May 2

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 weakest categories and target players who may be available […]

Braxton Lee Dealing with Hamstring Injury

MLB.com beat writer Joe Frisaro reports that Miami Marlins outfield prospect Braxton Lee has missed the last few games for Triple-A New Orleans with a hamstring injury. Lee had started the season in Miami, where he was hitting .176 with eight strikeouts and a .391 OPS over eight games before being demoted. Since joining the […]

Justin Bour Expected to Return on Wednesday

Miami Marlins first baseman Justin Bour (back) will return to the lineup on Wednesday, according to manager Don Mattingly. That means Bour will not play in Tuesday's contest, but Mattingly did mention that Bour could've played but that the team wanted to give him extra rest. Derek Dietrich is at first base against the Phillies […]

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 […]

Relief Pitchers Deeper Dive - Week 5

Today and every Tuesday moving forward throughout the 2018 MLB season, we will take a deep dive into some of the lesser-owned relief pitchers on the market that are worth keeping tabs on. This can be a good tool for those in deeper holds leagues, although any pitcher in a position to make a move on […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 5)

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've got a trio of youngsters to look at, two in the NL Central and one in the AL. Each […]

Monte Harrison Starting To Heat Up

Miami Marlins outfield prospect Monte Harrison is beginning to show why he is the club's No. 1 prospect. Harrison was one of the main pieces that the club received back for outfielder Christian Yelich this past offseason. Harrison got off to a slow start but has now hit safely in nine of his last 10 […]

Justin Bour Could Return to Lineup on Tuesday

Miami Marlins first baseman Justin Bour (back) was able to take batting practice on Monday, despite missing his third game in a row. Bour is apparently feeling better and the first baseman, as well as manager Don Mattingly, are hopeful he can return to the lineup on Tuesday. Bour has been nursing a back injury. […]

Dan Straily Activated From DL

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Dan Straily (forearm) was activated from the 10-day disabled list on Monday. The team placed reliever Tyler Cloyd on the paternity list in a corresponding move. Straily will make his season debut against the Phillies on Tuesday, but he's not a recommended streamer given his poor rehab outings in the minors. […]

Justin Bour Out Monday

Miami Marlins first baseman Justin Bour (back) remains out of the lineup Monday against Phillies starter Jake Arrieta. Bour, who is hitting .250 with four homers and 13 RBI in 84 at-bats, hasn't played since Friday due to back spasms. He's day-to-day for now. In his absence, infielder Derek Dietrich is at first base and […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 1

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 […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Watch List

With a month in the books for 2018 we're starting to get some more clarity. We know that Didi Gregorius is the new Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole is the most untouchable pitcher in the world and everyone on the Oakland A's can mash. Ok, so we aren't really any further ahead than we thought. Even […]

Week 5 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 5! 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 5, which […]

Dan Straily Expected To Return On Monday

Miami Marlins starter Dan Straily is expected to make his season debut on Monday when the Fish open a series against the Phillies, according to MLB.com. Straily (forearm) will hopefully give the young Marlins' rotation a veteran boost. In 2017, the veteran righty went 10-9 with a 4.26 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP.

Justin Bour Officially Day-To-Day With Back Spasms

Miami Marlins first baseman Justin Bour is officially day-to-day as he continues to deal with back spasms, according to MLB.com's Joe Frisaro. The sore back has caused Bour to miss the last two games for Miami. After getting off to a slow start, the big lefty has started finding his pop. On the season, Bour […]

Justin Bour Out of Marlins Lineup on Sunday

Miami Marlins first baseman Justin Bour is out of the lineup for the second straight game on Sunday as he deals with back spasms. There's no word on how much longer he'll be out, but the fact he has yet to be placed on the disabled list is a good sign. J.T. Realmuto is taking […]

Brian Anderson Out of Lineup Saturday

After making his first start in the outfield on Friday night, Brian Anderson is out of the Miami Marlins lineup on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies. This appears to be nothing more than a day off for Anderson, who had started in all 25 of the Marlins' games this season. With Anderson out, J.B. Shuck […]

Brian Anderson Moves To The Outfield

The Miami Marlins have moved third baseman Brian Anderson to right field in the wake of Martin Prado's return, according to MLB.com's Joe Frisaro. Anderson began the season at third base and produced offense right away for the Fish. Now that the veteran Prado is back, Anderson will take his talents to the outfield. On […]

Wei-Yin Chen To Start On Saturday

The Miami Marlins will send starter Wei-Yin Chen to the mound on Saturday, according to MLB.com's Joe Frisaro. Chen has been a major disappointment since Miami acquired him two years ago. A series of injuries has limited him to just 27 starts over the last two seasons, including an elbow injury that limited him to […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

If you've never played on Draft Daily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. Before creating a lineup, make sure you look over the scoring system. In this […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/28/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (April 28th). We published this column last year, and the feedback was great so here we are doing it again. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Martin Prado Activated, Trevor Richards Optioned

The Miami Marlins activated third baseman Martin Prado (knee) off the disabled list on Friday and optioned starting pitcher Trevor Richards to Triple-A New Orleans in a corresponding move. Prado will be making his debut for the Fish this weekend. He hit just .250 with two homers and 12 RBI in just 37 games due […]

Trio Of Marlins Veterans Returning Soon

Miami Marlins starting pitchers Dan Straily (forearm) and Wei-Yin Chen (elbow) and third baseman Martin Prado (knee) are all set to be activated from the disabled list as early as this weekend. Straily is expected to come off the DL to start Sunday, while Chen is aiming to return to the rotation Saturday against the […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 28

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Trevor Richards Records Career-High 10 Strikeouts Wednesday Night

After a couple of shaky starts to begin his major-league career, Miami Marlins starter Trevor Richards had a career-high 10 strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Richards struck out four of the first six batters he faced, as he surrendered no runs with only one hit and three walks allowed. He […]

J.T. Realmuto Has Two-Homer Game Wednesday

Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto was 2-for-6 at the plate with a pair of home runs and three RBI in the Marlins 8-6 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night. The 27-year-old catcher now has four home runs this season and is hitting .385 with a 1.294 OPS since returning from the disabled list last […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 27

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Low-Level Minor Leaguers Worth Monitoring in Dynasty Leagues - Week 4

For those who play in dynasty leagues, checking minor league box scores and league leaders can become a daily routine. But it's not just the guys knocking on the door who are worth a look. There are plenty of enticing players in the lower levels of the minor leagues who could hold value in many […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

With nearly a month of the 2018 baseball season in the books, it's getting to the point where you start to have some legitimate bodies of work to study for pitchers, as well as earlier performances in the year that could feel rather irrelevant now. Matchup data continues to take hold and weaker teams ripe […]