Aaron Judge’s Extra-Inning Home Run Sparks Victory

The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays were locked in a scoreless, pitching-dominated game through 12 innings at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday night. The offenses struggled so mightily that heading into the 13th inning they’d combined for only eight hits. In the 13th, however, the Yankees broke out of the slump, with the […]

Sonny Gray Looks Terrific In No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Sonny Gray accomplished something on Wednesday night that he’d never accomplished with this club. The 28-year-old tossed eight scoreless innings in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Gray was brilliant, allowing only two walks and two hits while striking out eight, tossing 99 pitches. It was easily his best start of […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 10: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]

Aaron Hicks Goes Yard In Victory

After CC Sabathia’s strong pitching performance and Miguel Andujar’s clutch grand slam put the New York Yankees in prime position for a victory Tuesday night, the outfield provided late insurance. Taking on the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre, the game was put out of reach in the eighth inning, as center fielder Aaron […]

Miguel Andujar Crushes Grand Slam To Put Yankees Ahead

The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays matched zeros through the first five innings of Tuesday night’s game at the Rogers Centre. In the sixth, however, Yankees starter CC Sabathia allowed the game’s first run. His offense quickly picked him up with a strong seventh inning, however. After a single, a hit batter and […]

CC Sabathia Goes Seven Innings In Toronto Victory

After splitting a doubleheader in Detroit on Monday, the New York Yankees began another two-game set on Tuesday, this time in Toronto against the Blue Jays. On the mound was veteran left-hander CC Sabathia, who was looking to rebound after a rough start against the Houston Astros his last time out. He would succeed, going […]

Jordan Montgomery To Have Tommy John Surgery

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (elbow) will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. He's been out since May with what the team described as a strained left elbow. He'll miss the rest of the 2018 season and likely all of the 2019 season as well. He can be dropped in all leagues […]

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

Major League Baseball decided to do a pretty imbalanced Wednesday split of day game and night games. As such, the Early Only slate is pretty weak, and the Main looks attractive (well, minus the dropoff of tonight as compared to last night - more on that later). As such, this article will concentrate on the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 6

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 weakest categories, and target players who may be […]

Clint Frazier Demoted Yet Again

In a widely expected move as the one extra roster spot was allowed just for Monday’s doubleheader, the New York Yankees had to drop one man from their roster, and it was Clint Frazier. The 23-year-old started in the first game, recording one hit, an RBI single in the fourth inning. He once again started […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Launch Angle (Week 10)

Besides being a fancy analytics term that baseball broadcasters can spit out on a Sunday afternoon, launch angle plays a big part in determining how other advanced metrics play out, such as HR/FB, FB/LD, and Hard%. Launch angle doesn't dictate how good a player is hitting, but is meant to be more descriptive of the […]

Adam Warren Makes Appearance After Activation

After being activated off the disabled list at the surprising expense of New York Yankees relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle, reliever Adam Warren wasted no time in making his return to the mound. The 30-year-old made an appearance in the second game of Monday’s doubleheader after starter Domingo German fell an out short of completing seven innings. Warren […]

Giancarlo Stanton Smacks Home Run After Getting Beaned

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton had an interesting second game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. After striking out in his first plate appearance, he was plunked in the third inning by Tigers pitcher Mike Fiers. Stanton took exception to the act, perhaps harking back to a time when Fiers hit him in […]

Domingo German Records Fourth Loss

Seeking a sweep of the doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, the New York Yankees sent out Domingo German, who was seeking his first victory of the year. The 25-year-old certainly didn’t pitch bad, but he wasn’t great either. German tossed 6 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks. […]

Anthony Seigler Selected 23rd Overall By Yankees

With the 23rd selection in the 2018 MLB Amateur draft, the New York Yankees have selected 18-year-old catcher Anthony Seigler out of Cartersville High School as a senior. Standing at 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds, Seigler is arguably the most unique talent in the draft, as he not only switch hits but also holds the ability […]

Austin Romine Smashes Home Run In Victory

Starting the first game in a doubleheader Monday afternoon, New York Yankees backup catcher Austin Romine recorded just one hit, but it would prove to be a decisive blow. The 29-year-old extended his hitting streak to 11 games in a row with a three-run home run to center, putting the finishing touches on a six-run […]

Luis Severino First In AL To Nine Wins

Taking the mound in the first game of a doubleheader Monday afternoon, New York Yankees ace Luis Severino would emerge with sole possession of most victories in the American League. The 24-year-old went eight strong innings, surrendering just one earned run on four hits and no walks. He would strike out 10, finishing off his […]

Tommy Kahnle Surprisingly Demoted To Triple-A

As expected, the New York Yankees activated reliever/spot starter Adam Warren on Monday after over six weeks on the disabled list with a strained back. The big question with the move was who would be removed from the roster to make room for Warren, with the candidates coming from the club’s bullpen. While A.J. Cole, Chasen […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 5

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 (6/4/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We only have four games to choose from in the DraftKings main slate (7:10pm EST start time). The NYY/DET matchup will be Game 2 of a doubleheader. They are projected to score the most runs on Monday (5.6 implied run total). While the Yankees are strong favorites (-200), the Angels are a close second (-190). […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/4/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got an exceptionally small Monday slate, and there are really no "safe" pitching options. That means there is plenty of cash to go around to use on batters. The Yankees figure to be the stack of the day, but Atlanta and Arizona are also intriguing options to consider, even if the ballpark isn't the […]

Trading Up - Paul Goldschmidt

Since 2013, Paul Goldschmidt has helped fantasy baseball owners win leagues in every format. This season I’ve been seeing posts for a month declaring Goldschmidt as “old-s**t.” It’s a steep fall. At the start of the season, Goldschmidt was a no-doubt first-round pick. Owners could take him number 3, and someone might grumble about Nolan […]

Updated Catcher Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball, so our staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We are taking a look at catchers in this article. There is a clear divide at this position, which guys who can contribute a lot in the first […]

Adam Warren Could Be Activated Monday

Out since late April with a strained muscle in his back, New York Yankees pitcher Adam Warren is as close as ever to returning, with the activation off the Disabled List possibly coming Monday. The 30-year-old is already traveling with the big league team, having spent his weekend in Baltimore as the Yankees took on […]

Clint Frazier Being Recalled For Doubleheader

The New York Yankees will bring back a familiar face as they play a doubleheader in Detroit against the Tigers on Monday. Outfielder Clint Frazier, who was with the club last month before being sent back down to Triple-A, was scratched from Sunday’s Scranton/Wilkes-Barre game in anticipation of a call-up. In 26 games for the […]

Week 10 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 10! 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 10, which […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/3/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Sunday DFS players. Today's main slate is loaded with amazing matchups for high-priced superstars which makes finding value in cheap options more important than ever (see RotoBallers "Value Plays" article closer to game time). There are also quite a few solid options at starting pitcher in the FanDuel main slate such as Charlie Morton, […]

Luis Severino, Domingo German to Start in Monday's Doubleheader

The Yankees will send Luis Severino out to the mound for Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers and Domingo German for Game 2 reports Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. Severino struck out 11 in his last start against the Astros and has an 11.34 K/9 over three career starts against the Tigers. Meanwhile, German […]

Yankees-Orioles Series Finale Has Been Postponed

Sweeny Murti of WFAN reports that the series finale between the Yankees and Orioles originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as a doubleheader in mid-August. Owners in daily leagues need to swap out any Yankees and Orioles players in their lineup before the […]

The Cut List (Week 10) Time to Let Go?

Welcome to Week 10 of the Cut List. My suggestions from last week were looking good until Eduardo Escobar hit three home runs between Thursday and Friday. That’ll happen occasionally, but I think my suggestions have been sound throughout the year. This week, I take a look at Kevin Pillar, Adam Duvall, Gregory Polanco, and […]