Brewers Moving To Six-Man Rotation

Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell said that starting pitcher Junior Guerra (forearm) will come off the disabled list to start Tuesday against the Nationals, while Freddy Peralta will be recalled to start Wednesday. Counsell is unsure how long the Brewers will use six starters, but they will eventually go back to a standard five-man rotation. […]

Jesus Aguilar Scratched Sunday

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar (hamstrings) was scratched from the lineup on Sunday after he had cramping in his hamstrings on Saturday night. The Brewers are playing it cautious with their first-half MVP, and he shouldn't be out for long. He's slugged an incredible .293/.369/.618 with 25 home runs and 71 RBI in 280 […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/22/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 22nd). 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 16 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 16! 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 16, and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/21/18): MLB DFS Lineups

With all 30 teams in action on Saturday, we've got six different slates to choose from. The all day slate starts at 1pm eastern and the featured slate begins at 7pm, covering 11 games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/21/18. The lineup picks […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: July 23rd-July 29th

When the All-Star break ends and the regular season resumes, the fantasy baseball weekly schedule needs to adjust, causing confusion between head-to-head and roto leagues when it comes to labeling articles. For example, last Saturday we posted our Week 16 Two-Start Pitchers piece. Now, if you’re in a H2H league, your Week 16 matchup started […]

The Shift is a Problem for Bryce Harper, But Not the Only Problem

Going into the break one of the hottest topics in baseball was the struggles of Bryce Harper. From a real baseball perspective Harper has still been above average at the plate with a 119 wRC+ and .351 wOBA, but he hasn’t been the first-round caliber player that we expected going into the season. This is […]

Ryan Braun Expected To Return On Saturday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun (back) is expected to be activated from the disabled list and in the team's lineup on Saturday. He's been out of action since Jul 7 with a back strain. Braun is hitting .235 with 10 home runs, 35 RBI and seven stolen bases in 2018. He isn't Braun of old, […]

Manny Pina Returns To Lineup On Friday

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Manny Pina has been activated off of the disabled list and is starting against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Pina will bat seventh against Rich Hill. The Brewers catcher had been out of action since July 6 with a bicep injury. He is hitting .227 with six home runs and 16 […]

Brewers Sign Richie Shaffer, Rymer Liriano

The Milwaukee Brewers signed free-agent outfielders Richie Shaffer and Rymer Liriano to minor league deals on Friday, according to a source. Both players will report to Triple-A Colorado Springs. Shaffer was released by the Indians on June 8 after hitting under .200 at Triple-A. He was a former first-round pick, though and managed 30 home […]

Ryan Braun Could Be Activated Off DL Soon

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun (back) was able to participate in a workout on Thursday. While details of that workout are unknown, the team will use it to determine if he is ready to return from the disabled list. The fact he was able to participate shows that the outfielder could be close to making […]

Josh Hader Will Not Be Punished By Brewers For Tweets

The Milwaukee Brewers will not be punishing relief pitcher Josh Hader for his racist and homophobic tweets that became known during the All-Star break. Hader is taking mandated sensitivity training and it appears that that will be the extent of his punishment. Hader has been excellent on the mound in 2018, pitching to a 1.50 […]

Brad Miller Expected to Lose Playing Time

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Brad Miller has struggled with the bat since joining the Brewers organization this season. Miller has seen plenty of playing time at second base, but could be looking at some off days this weekend. The Dodgers have lefties Rich Hill, Clayton Kershaw, and Alex Wood lined up for this weekend against the […]

Manny Pina Begins Rehab Assignment

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Manny Pina is set to begin his rehab assignment on Thursday with the Class-A Timber Rattlers. Pina has been on the disabled list since July 8 with a biceps injury. On the season, Pina is hitting .227 with six home runs and 16 RBI over 59 games. He'll likely resume the starting […]

Jesus Aguilar - Legit Stud Or Destined to Fade?

Every year there are players that show up out of nowhere that have us scratching our heads in amazement. In fantasy baseball, if you're savvy enough to pick up on these newcomers to the scene before anyone else does, you're sitting pretty. In 2018, that guy has been Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar. At […]

Champ or Chump: Nick Markakis and Matt Kemp

It's officially the All-Star Break, a time when it's always fun to take a closer look at who was on the rosters. You have surefire studs like Mike Trout and Bryce Harper. You have guys who came out of nowhere such as Blake Snell and Jesus Aguilar. Finally, you have elder statesmen like Nick Markakis […]

Brewers Expected To Target Brian Dozier

The Milwaukee Brewers are expected to target Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier now that they've lost out on shortstop Manny Machado. The Brewers will also look to upgrade their pitching. Dozier started off slow but has hit .298 with five home runs and 17 RBI in 15 games this month and is hitting .230 […]

Matt Albers to Begin Rehab Assignment Wednesday

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Matt Albers (shoulder) is scheduled to begin his rehab assignment at Class A on Wednesday. Albers has been on the 10-day disabled list since June 12, but hopefully will be back in the Brewers bullpen soon. Albers should not be owned in most leagues, but could be an option in leagues […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Welcome to the first day without anything MLB going on, which makes it the perfect day for reflection on your squad. What better place to start their your starting rotation? Analyze where you stand in terms of innings pitched on the year if applicable, or maybe the balance you need to strike between starters and relievers […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 16)

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. Happy All-Star Break everyone! The Home Run Derby was electric, the Futures […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Statcast Scoreboard (Week 16)

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. It's All-Star Week so rather than approaching the column in typical fashion, we'll use […]

Champ or Chump: Enyel De Los Santos and Jake Bauers

Several rookie pitchers have been sent down to the minors in recent days, including a few that we've previously examined in this column (Walker Buehler, Freddy Peralta). Teams are just manipulating their rosters in light of the upcoming All Star break though, so there's no need to panic if you've invested in them. Speaking of […]

Trading Up: Mid-Tier and Bargain Buys (Pitchers)

This article is the third in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. Part 2 focused on mid-tier and bargain targets for offense. This installment focuses on pitchers ranked outside the top 50. Part four will focus on players […]

Brent Suter (SP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brent Suter returned from the DL to pitch on Saturday and allowed one earned run in five runs. After this good start, he will be lined up to start a couple games in Week 16, after the All-Star break. […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/15/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 15th). 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. […]

Christian Yelich Drives in Sole Run Against Pittsburgh

Milwaukee outfielder Christian Yelich was the only Brewer to rack up an RBI in game one of Saturday's doubleheader slate. Yelich hit two singles while batting leadoff but could not get scored in once. The Brewers' game one lineup was lacking in power without the likes of Eric Thames and Jesus Aguilar so it does […]

Brewers Put Eric Thames, Junior Guerra On DL

The Milwaukee Brewers placed first baseman/outfielder Eric Thames (hamstring) and starting pitcher Junior Guerra (forearm) on the 10-day disabled list on Saturday ahead of their doubleheader. Infielder Nate Orf has been recalled from Triple-A and starting pitcher Brent Suter (forearm) has been activated from the DL in corresponding moves. Thames and Guerra were both injured […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/14/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got an exciting Saturday on DraftKings with all 30 teams in play. There are eight different slates to choose from, and the featured slate begins at 7pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/14/18. The lineup picks will range from some of […]

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. […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 16

With the All-Star break approaching, predicting the two-start pitchers for Week 16 can be tricky. There’s one game on Thursday (STL/CHC) and everybody else resumes play on Friday. For those in weekly head-to-head contests, you have an extra three days (four, if you count the lone Thursday matchup) added to your typical week-long matchup. Also, […]