Using K-BB% To Find Relievers to Add for the Second Half

A couple of weeks ago, I used June's K-BB% leaderboard to look at which starting pitchers might provide value in the second half. In that article, I explained why I loved the metric so much by stating: If a pitcher has a high strikeout rate (K%), then we know he is effective because we know […]

Yankees Eyeing Joey Gallo?

The New York Yankees have consistently been eyeing Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo, who is among the best position players mentioned regularly as available in this trade market with the last-place Rangers looking to rebuild. Since the sticky stuff crackdown in baseball, Gallo has the second-best OPS (1.276), behind only Shohei Ohtani. Gallo also has […]

Aaron Judge, Gio Urshela In COVID-19 Protocols

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, third baseman Gio Urshela and catcher Kyle Higashioka are the three other Yankees players that are currently in the COVID-19 protocols after an outbreak hit the team, forcing their game against the Boston Red Sox to be postponed on Thursday. Because Judge was at the All-Star game with other […]

Jonathan Loaisiga One Of Three Yankees Positive Tests

Updating an ongoing story, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that relief pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga was one of three players -- pitchers Nestor Cortes and Wandy Peralta being the others -- with confirmed positive COVID-19 tests. Three more players have tested positive with rapid tests but are awaiting confirmation. It's the reason why […]

Three Yankees Players Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Updating a previous report, the New York Yankees have three players who have tested positive for COVID-19. General manager Brian Cashman noted the three positive tests and that the club is awaiting results on three more tests, also believed to be positive. Jonathan Loaisiga, Wandy Peralta, and Nestor Cortes have all been placed on the […]

Domingo German To Kick Off Second Half For Yanks

New York Yankees right-hander Domingo German will kick off the second half of the season on Thursday by starting against the division-rival Boston Red Sox. German has had his ups and downs this year after sitting out all of 2020. The 28-year-old has a 4.44 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 75/19 K/BB in 17 appearances (15 […]

Trey Amburgey Selected To Big League Roster

New York Yankees outfielder Trey Amburgey is heading up to the big league roster Thursday. With Wandy Peralta and Nestor Cortes heading to the COVID-19 Injured List, Amburgey is one of the corresponding roster moves. The 26-year-old righty-swinging outfielder has excelled at the Triple-A level over the last two seasons, clubbing 29 homers with seven […]

Wandy Peralta, Nestor Cortes Placed On COVID-19 Injured List

New York Yankees pitchers Wandy Peralta and Nestor Cortes have been placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Thursday. It's not yet clear whether Peralta and Cortes have contracted the virus, though they'd be able to return sooner if they aren't dealing with positive tests. Peralta has struggled this season, pitching to a 5.26 ERA […]

Zack Britton Reinstated From Injured List

New York Yankees relief pitcher Zack Britton (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Thursday. Britton has been sidelined since June 25 with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, though he's ready to return to the Yankee bullpen after tossing a couple of live batting practice sessions last week. The veteran southpaw has […]

Statcast Leaderboard - Exit Velocity Midseason Review

It's All-Star time, sadly. I say that because there is precious little baseball to watch this week. This presents the opportunity for reflection, so we will once again look back on the first half leaderboard for Statcast. This time, we will review the top players in average exit velocity, hard hit rate, and barrels. As […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 7/15/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/15 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees (-185)  Baseball is back! MLB is featuring the best rivalry in all of baseball tonight with the Red Sox taking on the Yankees while the rest of the league will […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/15 - 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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/15/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome in RotoBallers, and welcome to the unofficial start of the 2nd half of the 2021 MLB season. The first half was certainly one to forget for me, but despite the poor results, I have definitely learned and grown a lot through the process and grind of betting MLB each and every day of the […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 7/15

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful […]

FanDuel MLB Showdown Lineup Picks (7/15/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Greetings RotoBallers! So we got just one game on the slate tonight, meaning we got a Showdown game on Fanduel tonight between division rivals Red Sox and Yankees. I'm going to be overly honest with you--I don't typically play MLB Showdowns on FanDuel. I don't like the fact that you can only choose hitters. It's […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (7/15/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice - Showdown Edition

Hello RotoBallers! We have a nice rivalry showdown slate to dissect here on Thursday night as we get the Boston Red Sox traveling to New York to take on the New York Yankees. I'll be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for the DraftKings showdown slate on 7/15/21. Be sure to also check out all […]

Starlin Castro (2B/3B, WAS) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams ROSTERED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: The pandemic hit some players harder than others. Castro was one of the ones that felt it the worst of players that still played. After playing every game in 2019 with the Marlins and setting a career high with 21 home […]

Brendan Beck Could Be Close To Reaching The Majors

New York Yankees pitcher Brendan Beck could be close to reaching the majors, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. The Yankee's second round pick in this year's draft, Beck is believed to not need much more development before he can reach New York, and just needs to build up his innings. Beck went 9-3 with […]

Jasson Dominguez Has Two Hits In Low-A Debut

Fresh off an appearance in the MLB Futures Game, New York Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez went 2-for-4 with a double in his Low-A debut. The 18-year-old outfielder previously appeared in seven games at the Rookie ball level and hit .200 with no extra-base hits. He also had six walks and six strikeouts with two stolen […]

Jasson Dominguez Promoted To Low-A

The New York Yankees promoted outfielder Jasson Dominguez to Low-A Tampa on Tuesday. Dominguez, baseball's No. 24 overall prospect despite being just 18 years old, will be promoted after going 4-for-20 (.200) with an RBI and two stolen bases in seven games in the Florida Complex League. He also went 0-for-3 with a lineout and […]

Corey Kluber Has Resumed Throwing

New York Yankees starting pitcher Corey Kluber (shoulder) has continued a flat-ground throwing program in addition to physical therapy, but he hasn't advanced beyond playing catch up to 75 feet. General manager Brian Cashman said that the team doesn't expect Kluber to return until September, but the team is confident that the veteran right-hander will […]

Zack Britton Should Be Activated After All-Star Break

New York Yankees relief pitcher Zack Britton (hamstring) should be activated from the injured list after the All-Star break, according to manager Aaron Boone. Britton suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain in the eighth inning on June 25 against the Boston Red Sox and has been out since then. The left-hander threw live batting […]

Yankees Add Trey Sweeney To Their Organization

The New York Yankees selected Eastern Illinois shortstop Trey Sweeney at No. 20 overall in the 2021 MLB amateur draft on Sunday. Sweeney is one of the top college hitters in this draft. He barrels the ball a lot to all fields and has impressive exit velocities. There's a lot going on with his big […]

Gio Urshela Collects A Pair Of Hits Sunday

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela went 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in an 8-7 loss to the Houston Astros Sunday. Urshela collected a pair of singles, plating a run on one of them. It's his second multi-hit game in the last three contests, extending his hitting streak to three games heading […]

Tim Locastro Goes Yard In Sunday's Loss

New York Yankees outfielder Tim Locastro went yard in Sunday's defeat at the hands of the Houston Astros. Locastro's homer was an improbable one, with just a 93 MPH exit velocity and .150 expected batting average, though it somehow left the ballpark. The 28-year-old owns just a .522 OPS and a .211 expected batting average, […]

Gary Sanchez Belts Three-Run Homer

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and two runs scored in an 8-7 loss to the Houston Astros Sunday. Sanchez belted a three-run blast in the eighth inning, giving the Yankees some insurance runs, which ended up being for naught in the Astros' comeback victory. Still, it was a […]

Chad Green Implodes In Loss To Astros

New York Yankees relief pitcher Chad Green struggled mightily in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Houston Astros. With runners on second and third in the ninth inning, Green surrendered a two-run double to make it a 7-4 game. He then allowed another double- with the final blow coming on a three-run, game-winning homer by Jose […]

Jameson Taillon Notches Quality Start In No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon notched his fourth quality start of the season in Sunday's loss to the Houston Astros. Taillon pitched six innings, surrendering a pair of runs on three hits while walking two batters. The righty struck out four and induced nine swinging strikes on 85 pitches. Taillon managed to keep […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 16

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Vertigo Has Been Ruled Out For Clint Frazier

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that vertigo has been ruled out for outfielder Adam Frazier, but he will go through a bunch of vision tests this week. Frazier exited a game a week ago with dizziness, but the team is still trying to figure out what is exactly bothering him. There is no […]