Rougned Odor Goes Yard Saturday

New York Yankees second baseman/third baseman Rougned Odor collected his 13th homer of the season in Saturday's win over the Mariners. Odor's homer was by no means a Statcast-friendly one, as he just squeaked a ball with a 31-degree launch angle over the right-field wall. It was a two-run jack for the Yankee infielder, who […]

Aaron Judge Hits 23rd Homer Saturday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went yard in Saturday's 5-4 victory over Seattle. Judge put the Yankees on the board in the first inning, sending a Chris Flexen curve 421 feet into left field to give his club a 1-0 lead. The blast left his bat at 107.5 MPH, one of three balls he […]

Jonathan Loaisiga Records Fourth Save

New York Yankees relief pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga picked up his fourth save of the season in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Mariners. With Aroldis Chapman (elbow) on the injured list, Loaisiga was called upon to lock down the victory for New York. He didn't disappoint, needing just eight pitches to pick up three quick outs. […]

Clay Holmes Strikes Out The Side In Saturday's Win

New York Yankees relief pitcher Clay Holmes was effective once again in Saturday's win over Seattle. Holmes worked the seventh inning, impressively striking out the side on 11 pitches. He recorded an out in the eighth and was then lifted from the game. Holmes has been excellent in a Yankee uniform, pitching 6 1/3 innings […]

Andrew Heaney Fans Nine In First Win As Yankee

New York Yankees starting pitcher Andrew Heaney earned his first win as a member of his new club Saturday against the Mariners. Heaney went six innings, allowing four runs on four hits while walking a trio of batters. The lefty had the strikeout stuff working, as he fanned nine hitters while generating 12 whiffs, eight […]

Aroldis Chapman Placed On 10-Day Injured List With Elbow Inflammation

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman (elbow) was placed on the 10-day injured list with left elbow inflammation Saturday. Chapman endured a shaky month of June but has since rebounded, allowing just one run while converting all seven save chances since July 20. The veteran experienced a slight dip in velocity in his last […]

Fantasy Trade Deadline Advice - The Bigger Picture

The MLB trade deadline came and went like a category five hurricane (or typhoon, for those on the other side of the Pacific). We are still picking up the pieces, trying to make sense of what is left in the aftermath. This year, the rich got richer in L.A. and New York while non-contenders like […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty […]

Hitter Analysis by Batted Ball Data

With all of the data that is captured for every event in MLB games, there are a lot of fun ways to dive in and see how hitters are truly performing. There is also an opportunity to find what statistical outputs we should generally expect with certain inputs. For this post, I'd like to revisit […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 19 Waiver Wire

Well, that was a wild trade deadline, wasn't it? Some teams that needed to do a lot didn't do much. Some teams that didn't need to do much did the most. And then some teams did exactly what everyone expected. It seemed like a particularly hectic trade deadline day even though several teams started making […]

Hitter & Pitcher Splits Worth Exploring

We talk a lot in fantasy baseball about splits data, and for good reason. Some hitters are completely different players when facing a left-handed pitcher as compared to when they're facing a right-hander. Some of the differences you see in the data are huge. This is also true with pitchers, as some guys can be […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 7th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

Gleyber Torres Gets Day Off Saturday

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners. Torres is 8-for-22 with five RBI and three runs scored in six games so far in August. This is his first day off since mid-July, as he will cede the shortstop duties to Tyler Wade. Wade brings an […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Early Slate (8/7): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! The focus of this article will be on the 5-game Early Only afternoon slate for DraftKings and the 4-game Early Only afternoon slate for FanDuel. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and find the best plays for both your cash […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/7/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Saturdays are made for baseball and we have the beauty of day games and evening games so we can watch (and gamble) on baseball pretty much all day long. We've reached the dog days of August, but the boys of Summer still have plenty of games to play before it's football season. With a relatively […]

Brett Gardner Delivers Game-Winning Hit, Scores Pair Of Runs

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI in Friday's 3-2 win over the Mariners. Gardner entered the game as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning, drawing a walk, then scoring the Yankees' first run of the game on an Aaron Judge sacrifice fly. He later played […]

Giancarlo Stanton Collects Two Hits, RBI In Friday's Win

New York Yankees designated hitter/outfielder Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in Friday's victory over the Mariners. Stanton came up with a key hit for New York in the bottom of the 10th inning, tying the game with an RBI on a base hit. The slugger is on another hot streak, as he […]

Wandy Peralta Strikes Out Two As Opener

New York Yankees relief pitcher Wandy Peralta was solid as the first arm in a bullpen opener Friday against Seattle. Peralta pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits while fanning a pair of batters, throwing 20 of 26 pitches for strikes. It was a solid appearance by the lefty, his first since being activated […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/6 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/6/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have all but one of today's game on tonight's slate, giving us a robust player pool with plenty of intriguing plays all across the salary spectrum on this first Friday of August. There's one very big name at the top of the pitching pool in Corbin Burnes, but he does draw a tough  matchup […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/6/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/6 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Aroldis Chapman Picks Up 23rd Save

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman notched his 23rd save of the season in Thursday's win over the Mariners. Chapman did not make it easy on fantasy managers, needing 30 pitches to navigate the frame after putting the tying runs on base following a walk and a hit. He locked down the save opportunity […]

Zack Britton Records Seventh Hold

New York Yankees relief pitcher Zack Britton notched his seventh hold of the season in Thursday's win over Seattle. Britton came on in the eighth inning, allowing a leadoff double before getting a strikeout. The southpaw put another runner on base after an infield single, but a timely double-play ball got him out of the […]

Nestor Cortes Allows Two Runs Over Five Innings In No-Decision

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes lasted five innings for a second consecutive start Thursday against the Mariners. Cortes surrendered a pair of runs on five hits, walking three while striking out just two batters. He did not factor into the decision. Cortes didn't have the best control of his pitches and didn't coax many […]

Clarke Schmidt Transferred To Double-A For Rehab Stint

The New York Yankees transferred pitcher Clarke Schmidt (elbow) from Low-A Tampa to Double-A Somerset on Thursday. Schmidt suffered an elbow strain back in February and has been working his way back ever since. In his only rehab start at Low-A, he pitched three innings and allowed one hit, two walks and one run while […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Friday 8/6

Welcome to another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (8/6/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hello RotoBallers! We have a nice-sized Friday main slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between some great […]

Joey Gallo Blasts First Homer As A Yankee

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo went 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBI, and two runs scored during a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. The two-time All-Star blasted his 26th homer, a three-run shot and first as a Yankee, off of Mariners relief pitcher Paul Sewald during the seventh inning. The newly […]

Gary Sanchez Tests Positive For COVID-19

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has tested positive for COVID-19, per MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. A rapid test confirmed he had contracted the virus, as he wasn't feeling well after the team left Florida Wednesday following their series against the Marlins or Thursday morning. Sanchez will be placed on the COVID injured list and will […]

Miguel Andujar Taking Grounders Thursday

New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar (wrist) was fielding grounders at third base ahead of Thursday's contest against the Mariners. Andujar has been sidelined since July 6 with a strained left wrist and remains without a timetable for his return, though it's encouraging to see him raise his activity level. The 26-year-old put together a […]