Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 21

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. We're coming up on the halfway point of the season, but there's still plenty of options on the waiver wire to aid your championship quest. For those who are […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 12)

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 Juan Soto hype train has seemed to gone off the rails […]

Jason Vargas Not A Good Play In Colorado

If you still need us to tell you to avoid New York Mets starting pitcher Jason Vargas for fantasy purposes, let’s just say you probably have bigger problems. Vargas and the Mets are at Coors Field for the second game of a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, and as usual, the 35-year-old […]

Noah Syndergaard Played Catch On Monday

New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard has been out since May 25 due to a strained ligament in his right index finger, but he was feeling well enough on Monday to play catch for the first time in nearly two weeks. If you recall, Syndergaard was supposed to return a little over a week […]

Jay Bruce Placed On 10-Day Disabled List

New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce was placed on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to June 18, due to a hip injury. Bruce has sat out four of the last five games due to the injury and now he’ll be missing time until at least June 28. After signing a three-year, $39 million contract with […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 15-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/19/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are a plethora of games tonight, and they are all on one slate. That does not happen often, but it always makes for a fun night when it does. It leaves the door open for multiple different forms of lineup construction, as well. If you're looking to stack tonight, there are a few elite […]

Jacob deGrom Finally Gets Another Win

The story of New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom’s 2018 has been a sad, much-publicized one: deGrom consistently pitches like a Cy Young candidate, and either the Mets’ offense doesn’t score or the bullpen blows a late lead for him. Fortunately, disaster finally did not strike for deGrom on Monday against the Colorado Rockies. […]

Amed Rosario Waking Up Again

Like most of his New York Mets teammates, shortstop Amed Rosario has underperformed in 2018 with short stints of productivity. Lately, he’s been on another one of his small hot streaks, but hopefully this time it's prolonged. Rosario is currently on a four-game hitting streak, and he really brought the fire on Monday against the […]

Michael Conforto Doubles Twice In Colorado

We’ve been teased by mini-spurts from New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto plenty of times this year, and what we’re seeing now could very well be another one – though it could also finally be the breakout we’ve been waiting for. Against the Colorado Rockies on Monday, Conforto finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs […]

Four-Hit, Two-Homer Night For Brandon Nimmo

For the New York Mets, outfielder Brandon Nimmo has been all the rage these days. The 25-year-old once again got the job done on Monday for the Amazins’, finishing 4-for-6 with two home runs and four RBI against the Colorado Rockies. His first “longball” of the night was of the inside-the-park-variety, but it counts all […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 12

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Fastball Quality (Week 12)

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. Chicks dig the fastball. At least that's how this pitching-friendly column remembers the classic […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 12)

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 saw the big league debut of Jonathan Loaisiga, the first career win for Shane Bieber, and Wade LeBlanc's best […]

Jay Bruce Scratched on Monday

New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Jay Bruce (back) has been scratched from the starting lineup. It's unclear why Bruce has been removed from the lineup, but he was dealing with a back issue over the weekend. He returned to the Mets lineup on Sunday, but maybe his soreness returned. Regardless, Jose Bautista will play right […]

Yoenis Cespedes Expected To Resume Rehab Monday

New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is expected to resume his rehab on Monday with Double-A Binghamton, according to manager Mickey Callaway. Prior to his setback last week, Cespedes had played two rehab games with Binghamton but has not restarted any baseball activities since. Cespedes has been out since May 14 due to a mild […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 19

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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/18/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We haven’t had a full 15-game Monday slate since Memorial Day and that won’t be any different this week. There are 10 full games (and one resumed game) taking place on Monday. Four of those matchups have an over/under of at least nine total runs. The game in Colorado (NYM/COL) is actually tied with another […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 12: Buy or Sell?

Due to a combination of harder throwers and hitters focusing on hitting for power, strikeouts are at an all-time high in baseball. For pitchers, this is an ideal trend. The ability to generate swings and misses is the most important skill to possess, as it's the only true way to control what happens after the […]

Week 12 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 12! 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 12, which […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

Rejoice Rotoballers! It’s Week 12, and they’ve given control of Rotoballer’s 2B/SS Waiver Wire column to me for safe keeping while Kyle vacations. Considering how amazing my work has been on the Outfield Waiver Wire, I’m frankly not surprised that they begged me to provide my incredible, awe-inspiring insight for Rotoballers needing help in the […]

Jeurys Familia Activated off of Disabled List

New York Mets closer Jeurys Familia (shoulder soreness) was activated off of the 10-day disabled list on Sunday. Familia should slide right back into his role as closer as he did not require a rehab stint. He has had a fairly good season so far with a 2.48 ERA and 14 saves through 28 appearances. […]

Jay Bruce Returns to Mets Lineup on Sunday

New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce is back in the starting lineup on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bruce had missed the past three games with a sore back. Like many players on the Mets, it has been an offensive struggle so far this season for Bruce. Through 61 games he has a dismal .216 […]

Amed Rosario (SS, NYM) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario has been pretty bad in 2018. The former top prospect has lost almost all of his shine between the last two seasons, as the hit tool has not translated yet and the expected pop has yet […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 18

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 […]

Jay Bruce Remains Out of the Lineup

New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Jay Bruce (back) remains out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bruce has missed three straight games since reporting his back soreness after Wednesday's contest. Bruce will be available off the bench on Saturday. He is expected to return to the starting lineup for Sunday's […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 12) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 12, 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 […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 12

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire Watch List

Here we are halfway through June and we’ve still got plenty of fresh faces on the watch list to go along with some repeats who just won’t seem to go away. Whether it’s an injury replacement like John Hicks or a forgotten-about multi-category asset such as Kevin Kiermaier, there are again a wide variety of […]

Wilmer Flores Return Is “Imminent”

According to New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway, the return of injured infielder Wilmer Flores (back) is “imminent.” Flores has been out since May 27 due to back soreness, and he began a rehab assignment with High-A St. Lucie this past Tuesday. Flores isn’t going to be a savior for the Mets offense, but he’ll certainly […]