Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 9: 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 […]

CC Sabathia Hurt By Awful Defense

While starting pitcher CC Sabathia certainly wasn’t at his best for the New York Yankees on Tuesday, he certainly wasn’t helped by those behind him. Taking on the Houston Astros in the Bronx, the veteran left-hander allowed three earned runs and two unearned runs, as the club’s defense recorded an abysmal five errors. In all, […]

Gleyber Torres Walks It Off Once More

The rookie phenom of the New York Yankees, second baseman Gleyber Torres, recorded his second walk-off hit this season as the club secured yet another comeback victory against the Houston Astros. Once again batting ninth, he recorded two hits in four plate appearances, but his biggest hit came in extra innings. After outfielder Brett Gardner […]

Brett Gardner Homers Twice In Comeback Win

The New York Yankees enjoyed another thrilling comeback on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium against the Houston Astros. One of the stars of the game was outfielder Brett Gardner, who drilled a leadoff home run to right in the very first inning. In the ninth, with his club down by two runs, he stepped to […]

Red Sox Sign Adam Lind to Minor League Deal

Boston Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski confirmed that the organization has signed free-agent first baseman Adam Lind to a minor league contract. Lind had opted out of his deal with the New York Yankees last week. Lind has had a productive minor league season so far, as he is carrying a .302 average to go […]

Trading Up - Miles Mikolas

The legend of the Lizard King begins in 2011 when a young Miles Mikolas, a self-described picky eater, accepted a teammate’s bet to eat a live lizard in exchange for paying Mikolas’ Arizona Fall League dues. Mikolas agreed, coated the lizard in Moutain Dew, tasted it quickly, and paced for a moment. Then he crammed […]

Updated First Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

With a quarter of the regular season complete, it seems only appropriate to canvas things to update our perspective of how things have changed since the start of the season. Thus far, we have covered starting pitchers and relief pitchers. Today, let’s take time to look at the first baseman rankings. As a whole, first […]

Greg Bird Hits First Homer As Yankees Lose

While the New York Yankees were mostly shut down by Justin Verlander in the Bronx Monday afternoon, they managed one run. That run came in the seventh inning and it came off the bat of first baseman Greg Bird, who delivered a solo home run to right field, his first of the season. The 25-year-old, […]

Domingo German Outmatched In Defeat

From the outset of Monday’s Memorial Day matchup between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees in the Bronx, chances were the starting pitching would overwhelmingly favor the road team. After all, the Astros sent Justin Verlander to the mound, while the Yankees had substitute starter Domingo German. The 25-year-old, who had one of his […]

Didi Gregorius Dropped To Seventh In Order

The New York Yankees will begin a home series with the Houston Astros on Memorial Day and they’ve shifted their lineup once more. Shortstop Didi Gregorius, who began the season batting fourth before being moved up to third, has now been dropped to seventh. The 28-year-old had previously been dropped to fifth as his incredible […]

Giancarlo Stanton Sitting Out Monday

Beginning another showdown with the Houston Astros after taking three of four in Texas at the beginning of the month, the New York Yankees will be without one of their prized sluggers. Reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton has been given the day off, with Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge and Brett Gardner starting in the […]

Updated Third Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball (almost a third of the way now), so our premier staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We've been going around the diamond over the last few days and now it's time to turn our attention to […]

Week 9 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 9! 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 9, which […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 28

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. 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 available on […]

Miguel Andujar (3B, NYY) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: Yet another week goes by and New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar still remains available in too many leagues. He finished the week with a .375 batting average, two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBI. If you are looking for […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

The Corner Store is open! It is week nine and there are still so many good options on the waiver wire. Continue to stay fluid with your lineup and ride the hot hand. Don't get attached. However, make a decision and initiate movement to get that player. Do not let someone else grab them while […]

Ronald Torreyes Demoted In Greg Bird Move

As expected, the New York Yankees reinstated first baseman Greg Bird from the 10-day disabled list today after two months battling an ankle injury and surgery. The club needed to send someone down to make room for him, and that’s where the surprise came, as instead of getting rid of Tyler Austin or Neil Walker, […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for May 27

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. 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 available on […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 9) - Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 9, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week.  If someone jumps […]

Updated Second Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball, so our crack staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. Let's take a closer look at the second base rankings. Second base has been an interesting position this season. There have been some impressive performances from the […]

Aroldis Chapman Records Four-Out Save

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone did something for the first time this season and it involved the club’s All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman. Boone called for Chapman in the eighth inning for a four-out save, the first time this year that that’s been asked of him. While a wild pitch advanced a runner into scoring […]

Luis Severino Pitches Solid In No-Decision

Friday’s game between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was a tight, tense, low-scoring affair in the Bronx. On the mound for the home club was team ace Luis Severino, who carries the sixth-lowest ERA in the American League and is tied for the most wins. While he didn't earn another […]

Tommy Kahnle Activated Prior To Friday's Game

Prior to Friday’s game between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Yankee Stadium, the home club activated reliever Tommy Kahnle off the disabled list. The 28-year-old missed over a month with shoulder tendinitis, and his activation came at the expense of Ryan Bollinger, who was optioned to Double-A Trenton. Kahnle’s […]

Gleyber Torres Sets Another Record In Clutch Performance

New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres continued his rapid rise on Friday as he single-handedly carried his club’s offense to victory. The 21-year-old first played a prominent role at the plate in the second inning, stepping up with the bases loaded and subsequently driving in a run with an infield single. Later, he stepped up […]

Erik Kratz Traded To The Brewers

Former New York Yankees catcher Erik Kratz has been traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash. In a corresponding move, Jett Bandy has been designated for assignment. In 52 at-bats with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Kratz is hitting .269 with a .894 OPS. The way it looks […]

James McCann (C, DET) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS:  The state of the catcher’s union is not strong this year, as Gary Sanchez is the class of the position with a .228 batting average. All that is to say, with this position, an owner can get value from many places, and […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 26

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 […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire - Catchers

The recent 80-game suspension of Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo for violating the Joint Drug Agreement caused a seismic shift in terms of add/drops at the position. Seriously, I looked at "Transaction Trends" on Yahoo! and enough people had dropped him recently to fill up a basketball arena. OK, maybe to two-thirds capacity. Still, […]

Updated Relief Pitcher Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball

We are a quarter of the way through the regular season for Major League Baseball, so our crack staff at RotoBaller has updated our rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings. We looked at starting pitchers yesterday, and now we’re ready to hand things off to the bullpen. Closers are known for their volatility and even the greats […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/25/18): MLB DFS Lineups

With the SF/CHC matchup starting at 2:20pm (EST), we have a 14-game slate on DraftKings with the first pitch starting at 7:05pm (EST). Six teams are massive favorites on Friday, posting odds of at least -195. Now that we established that our pitcher’s pool is stacked, let’s reference the offense. It can be described in […]