Giancarlo Stanton Has Grade 1 Hamstring Strain

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) was diagnosed with a grade 1 hamstring strain on Tuesday. Players typically recover from such strains within a month, putting Stanton’s expected return date in early September given that he was placed on the 10-day IL on August 8. Mike Ford figures to be the primary beneficiary of […]

Top MLB DFS Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 11th, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 8/11/20  Touki Toussaint vs. New York Yankees Momentum has been building for Toussaint, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/11/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Tuesday night with a large twelve-game slate on tap. We have Coors in play tonight, plus other great spots to target as pitching is very suspect on tonight's slate. There are a lot of ways to go tonight and the DK plays should help point you in the right direction. Listening to […]

Yankees To Call Up Clint Frazier

New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier is likely to be called up from the team’s alternate site prior to Tuesday’s game. Giancarlo Stanton’s move to the IL has opened up some playing time in the Yankee lineup, but it’s still unlikely that Frazier sees regular playing time. Mike Ford figures to be the primary DH […]

H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 4

Another wild and wacky week in MLB, though it was tamer than the week before. Any week that a new team doesn't disappear from the schedule after a COVID outbreak is a good week, right? We're still at the point of the season where the waiver wire is littered with positional players who are excelling […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

It's easy to hyper-analyze slow starts with nearly a quarter of the season gone (for some teams, at least), but it's important to keep in mind that teams have played fewer than 20 games. That's an extremely small sample of performance, and overreactions to poor early results have left some likely to be productive outfielders […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to another fun waiver-wire weekend here at RotoBaller. We're balancing more than ever before when it comes to analyzing players, what with postponed games, shortened doubleheaders, expanded rosters, teams in quarantine, and a sprint-style season. Keep your head on a swivel! We're […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 10th 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 […]

Joey Wendle (2B/3B/SS, TB) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Here's an interesting note: if you were going strictly by WAR, Joey Wendle would've beaten Shohei Ohtani, Miguel Andujar, and Gleyber Torres for the 2018 AL ROY with a 4.8. Aside from that, Wendle is attempting to recover in 2020 from a subpar showing […]

Zach Britton Takes His First Loss Of The Season

New York Yankees relief pitcher Zach Britton was tagged with the loss on Sunday, allowing a walk-off run against the Rays on Sunday. Britton failed to generate a single whiff over his 19 pitches, and a pair of hard-hit balls allowed the Rays to drive in the winning run. Sunday’s loss breaks a 68-appearance streak […]

Gleyber Torres Extends Hit Streak To Three Games

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres extended his hit streak to three games with a 1-for-3 performance on Sunday. Torres broke a 24-at-bat hitless streak in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, and he appears to be heating up after a slow start to the season. Poor contact quality has been the primary driver of […]

James Paxton Picks Up 11 Strikeouts On Sunday

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton finally had a good start on Sunday, allowing three runs over 6.1 innings with 11 strikeouts and just one walk. Paxton cruised through six innings before allowing back-to-back home runs in the seventh, and fantasy players should be encouraged by the 31-year-old’s performance. Paxton looked better than he […]

Mike Ford At DH Sunday

New York Yankees first baseman Mike Ford is in the lineup at DH and batting sixth versus Rays right-hander Charlie Morton in the series finale Sunday. With Giancarlo Stanton hitting the injured list, Ford will get more playing time versus righties, although Mike Tauchman will also benefit from the slugger's absence. Stanton isn't expected to […]

Giancarlo Stanton Placed on 10-Day Injured List

New York Yankees outfielder/designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Stanton was injured in Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays after sprinting to second base. This is a rough blow to Stanton owners and the Yankees especially given Stanton's hot start at the plate. On […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 9th 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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 4

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/9/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

Sunday is my favorite day for DFS because we don't have to wait until the evening for some action! Nothing better than relaxing after a busy week with some afternoon baseball, especially when it involves players that you've stacked in your lineups. Let's cash in with some winners! I'll take a look at each position […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 9th, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 8/9/20  James Paxton vs. Tampa Bay Rays and Charlie Morton vs. New York […]

Plate Discipline Standouts for 2020

Last year, I unveiled a new weighted index statistic for hitters – mPDI, which mirrors a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” If we consider the inverse […]

Giancarlo Stanton Likely Headed To IL With Hamstring Injury

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton left the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Rays due hamstring tightness. Manager Aaron Boone said after the game that he believes a stint on the 10-day injured list is in Stanton’s future. Stanton served as the designated hitter for both legs of the DH, having been replaced […]

Gerrit Cole Strikes Out 10 On Saturday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole allowed three runs over 4.2 innings while striking out 10 against the Rays on Saturday. A two-run home run from Jose Martinez bruised what was otherwise an excellent outing from Cole, in which the pitcher posted an impressive 21.5% swinging-strike rate, including a 20% swinging-strike rate on his […]

Aaron Hicks (OF, NYY) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: Aaron Hicks has featured in 11 (ten starts) of the New York Yankees 13 games so far with a somewhat unsightly .188/.366/.344 slash line. Hicks has just the one home run with three RBI, four runs scored and has yet to steal a base. When […]

Gleyber Torres Snaps Out Of 0-For-24 Skid Saturday

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres entered play Saturday mired in an 0-for-24 slump that had dropped his batting average to .119. He broke out immediately with a hit off Rays starter Tyler Glasnow in the second. Entering play, Torres’ .167 wOBA and .260 wOBAcon both ranked in the bottom ten percentile of the league, […]

Yankees Place Kyle Higashioka On The 10-day IL

New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka (oblique) was placed on the 10-day IL with an oblique strain on Saturday. Higashioka’s oblique began bothering him on Thursday, and the 30-year-old tried to play through it before landing on the IL. With Higashioka to miss at least the next ten days and Chris Ianetta retiring, Erik Kratz […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 8th 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/8/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Saturday, so it's time to pick some winners for this eight-game MLB slate. It's a great day to pay up for a future Hall of Fame pitcher because he's on another level than the other options available.  We're also going to bet on a slugfest at Fenway Park with two questionable pitchers on the […]

Adam Ottavino Takes The Loss On Friday

New York Yankees relief pitcher Adam Ottavino took the loss on Friday, allowing one run over one inning of work. A pair of walks were Ottavino’s undoing on Friday, but there don’t appear to be any long-term concerns regarding his control. The primary issue for Ottavino’s fantasy value is his role; as a part of […]

Masahiro Tanaka Pitches Well On Friday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka tossed five shutout, one-hit innings with five strikeouts against the Rays on Friday. Tanaka’s command looked excellent on Friday as he mostly kept his pitches around the edges of the strike zone. Encouragingly, Tanaka maintained his bounceback in his swinging-strike rate with a 17% mark on Friday, and […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 3 Waiver Wire

Before this 60-game season started, we all knew every little thing would matter more. We knew that every game was, essentially, 2.7 times as important as a regular game in a 162-game season. We knew managers would have much shorter leashes on their underperforming players, and perhaps much quicker promotions for the quick starters. But […]

Daily Slivers of the 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 […]