Aroldis Chapman Plays Catch Friday

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman (knee) played catch up to 90 feet on Friday and everything went well. Chapman has been making slow progress, but there remains no timetable for his return, and he's running out of time to make an impact for fantasy owners down the stretch. Until he returns, David Robertson, Dellin […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/8/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Tonight's featured slate on DraftKings starts at 7:10 pm eastern and covers eight games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/8/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. You can also read more DFS advice and lineup […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/7/18): MLB DFS Lineups

With the Padres and Reds playing at 6:40pm EST on Friday, we are left with a 14-game slate. Of those games, five have an over/under of at least nine total runs. Two matchups lead the way with 9.5 projected total runs: LAD/COL and KC/MIN. As for the pitchers, three teams are strong favorites (-200 odds, […]

Yankees Easing Didi Gregorius Back In

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he wants to ease shortstop Didi Gregorius (heel) back in after his return from the disabled list on Friday. Gregorius didn't play on Friday, but the hope is to get him back in the lineup on Saturday and then start him on Sunday, but not have him play […]

Masahiro Tanaka Sensational In Seattle

In the aftermath of New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino's dreadful start in the series finale against the Oakland Athletics, starter Masahiro Tanaka was brilliant to open up a series in Seattle. The 29-year-old went eight superb shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out 10. The performance was, perhaps, his best since a […]

Aaron Judge Takes Swings At Safeco Field

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) took another significant step in his recovery Friday afternoon prior to his club's game against the Seattle Mariners. The reigning AL Rookie of the Year entered Safeco Field and hit some pitches thrown by hitting coach Marcus Thames, looking quite healthy and not appearing to be dealing with […]

Didi Gregorius Activated From DL

The New York Yankees activated shortstop Didi Gregorius (heel) from the disabled list on Friday. He has been on the DL since Aug. 20 with a bruised left heel and was hitting .270 with 22 home runs and 74 RBI at the time of his injury. His fantasy owners will want to get him back […]

Week 24 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 23: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 23 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. September has finally arrived, which means the homestretch of 2018 is upon us. Most fantasy baseball leagues have already had their trade deadlines come and […]

Gary Sanchez Hits Home Run In Abysmal Performance

Alongside New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino, catcher Gary Sanchez had himself an atrocious series finale against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. Sanchez, who has looked lost at the plate all season, salvaged his game by hitting a two-run home run, his first home run since June. Behind the plate, however, he had two […]

Luis Severino Rocked In Ugly Loss

New York Yankees starter Luis Severino went to the mound Wednesday night with a chance to pick up his 18th win of the season against the Oakland Athletics. His night would end disastrously early, as he was knocked around for six runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings of work. Tossing just 59 pitches, […]

Aroldis Chapman Playing Catch

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman (knee) has been playing catch on flat ground and walking on a treadmill. There remains no timetable for Chapman's return, and there remains a chance that he won't return this season. His fantasy owners need to prepare for that possibility. In the meantime, David Robertson is the best option […]

Clint Frazier Unlikely To Return This Year

New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier (head) had a concussion setback and is now unlikely to return this year, according to manager Aaron Boone. Frazier has dealt with concussion issues since all the way back in spring training and last played for the Yankees in mid-July. The soon-to-be 24-year-old had just 34 at-bats in the […]

Didi Gregorius Likely To Be Activated Friday

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (heel) is likely to be activated from the disabled list on Friday, according to manager Aaron Boone. Fantasy owners can't wait to get Gregorius back into their lineups, and they should be able to do so this weekend. He's hitting .270/.333/.482 with 22 home runs, 74 RBI, 76 runs […]

Adeiny Hechavarria Smacks First Home Run With Yankees

Seeing regular action since arriving with the New York Yankees at the beginning of this month, shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria entered Tuesday night's game as a defensive substitution. He would eventually get a plate appearance in the ninth inning and subsequently drilled a solo home run, just his fifth of the season and first in nearly […]

Luke Voit Becoming Quite The Clutch Hitter

There is no longer a discussion about the starting first baseman for the New York Yankees. That would be Luke Voit, who continues to become an instrumental part of the offense as they struggle without Aaron Judge. On Tuesday night in Oakland, the club went hitless through five innings, but eventually still prevailed, 5-1. Voit, […]

J.A. Happ Brilliant In Oakland No-Decision

Coming off a rough home start against the Detroit Tigers his last time out, New York Yankees starter J.A. Happ bounced back in a huge way. Taking on the Oakland Athletics in a pivotal AL Wild Card matchup, the 35-year-old allowed just one run on two hits in six innings of work, hitting a batter, […]

Week 23 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 23! 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 23, and […]

Brett Gardner Will Lead Off on Tuesday

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner will lead off and play left field versus righty Liam Hendriks on Tuesday. Gardner normally bats first or ninth for the Yankees, so it's not too surprising seeing him leading off. However, he's doing it on Tuesday against a relief pitcher making a spot start. The A's are using […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Strike% (Week 23)

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. After a month-long personal hiatus by yours truly, our column is back in action […]

Aaron Judge Swings A Bat Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (wrist) resumed swinging a bat on Monday by taking hacks off a tee. He said he is feeling better but still doesn't know when he'll face live pitching. It's a step in the right direction for the slugger, although we still have no idea when he'll be back in […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/3/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

While having all 30 teams in action is a welcomed development for this Monday slate, FanDuel unfortunately broke up the slate so that there isn't the majority of games unless you play the all day slate (which doesn't offer major tournaments). That said, this lineup will focus on the early only slate, which features seven […]

Statcast Hitter Analysis - Exit Velocity Risers/Fallers (Week 23)

Even if you know very little about Statcast, you know exit velocity. Even the most hardened, old-school baseball announcer has at least incorporated this term in his vernacular, if nothing else related to sabermetrics. As the second half progresses, we'll take another look at this important stat by examining the last month's worth of data […]

Champ or Chump: Josh Donaldson and Andrew McCutchen

The August waiver deadline has come and gone, leaving several brand name players with new home addresses. Gio Gonzalez joins Milwaukee's rotation even though the team already had plenty of bad pitchers. He's a total random number generator who might ruin your team's WHIP by walking six in three innings or your ERA by allowing […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 23

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 […]

Mychal Givens (RP, BAL) - Week 23 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: Since the dealing of Zach Britton and Darren O'Day, Mychal Givens has seemingly been the high-leverage man for the Baltimore Orioles, and racked up and impressive 2.89 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 9.1 IP. During August, Givens was also able to accumulate four saves […]

Yankees Expect Aroldis Chapman Back This Season

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said no surgery issues have been raised with closer Aroldis Chapman (knee), and the expectation is that he will return this year. The Yankees can't be sure, though, and there remains no timetable for his return. It'd be a huge blow for the Yankees if they won't have […]

Didi Gregorius Could Return To Yankees This Week

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (heel) has ramped up his baseball activities this weekend and could return to the team this week, per manager Aaron Boone. Gregorius has been out since August 21 with a heel injury but has hit .270 with 22 home runs, 74 RBI, and 10 stolen bases this season, so […]

Giancarlo Stanton Out Of Lineup Sunday Against Tigers

New York Yankees outfielder/designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (rest) is out of the lineup for Sunday's finale against the Tigers. Stanton had played in 85 straight games per MLB.com's Joe Trezza, so this is merely a well-deserved day off. Gary Sanchez will hit in the DH spot with Brett Gardner and Andrew McCutchen manning the corner […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/2/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Due to some later start times we've got a smaller, eight game slate this Sunday on DraftKings. There were also a few pitchers to have their starts moved, including Max Scherzer, Kyle Gibson, and Pablo Lopez. Because of this many games don't have totals in as of writing this. In this article, I will be […]