Week 15 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 15! 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 15, and […]

Trading Up: Mid-Tier and Bargain Targets for the Second Half (Offense)

This article is the second in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. This installment focuses on offensive players ranked outside the top 50. Part three will focus on pitchers. After that, we'll focus on players to target for […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 15: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 15 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. As the season inches ever closer to the All-Star break, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment […]

Matt Olson Sitting Out on Wednesday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson (back) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Houston Astros. Mark Canha will play first base and bat seventh against righty Lance McCullers Jr. on Wednesday. The good news is that Olson is available off the bench for Wednesday's contest. Fantasy owners should expect Olson […]

Sean Manaea Takes No-Decision Against Astros

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea lasted only four innings but did not factor into the decision of a 6-5 loss to the Astros Tuesday. Manaea was pulled after only throwing 83 pitches to get through four innings. He finished the night allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out four and walking one […]

Trevor Cahill (SP/RP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill is finally set to return to Oakland’s rotation on Thursday against Houston after turning in a clean four-inning rehab appearance (with seven strikeouts) for Triple-A Nashville last Saturday. Even with some injury-saddled innings mixed in, Cahill has […]

Blake Treinen Suffers Loss After Blown Save

Oakland Athletics closer Blake Treinen suffered his third blown save of the season in a 6-5 loss to the Astros. He completed just 1/3 of an inning with two runs allowed, one earned, with one walk and no strikeouts. Treinen certainly was not the cause just the tough-luck victim of a couple of random plays. […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/11/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 11th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. […]

Week 15 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

Happy 7-11 day, everyone! Be sure to go get a free slurpee if the store still runs that promotion, but not before sitting down and fixing your team's starting rotation. Those in roto leagues better be on top of their innings limits and where they stand compared to opponents. Don't fret if you've only got […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 15)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. It might have seemed an unlikely week for prospect promotions, but there […]

No Structural Damage For Paul Blackburn

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Paul Blackburn's (elbow) MRI exam showed no structural damage, and he'll be shut down for a couple of weeks. It's been a tough season for Blackburn, who has a 7.16 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and just 19 strikeouts over 27 2/3 innings (six starts). He could be back in August for the […]

Frankie Montas Sent Down

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday after tossing six scoreless innings against the Astros on Monday. Montas has been great this year, going 5-2 with a 3.35 ERA in eight starts. However, Trevor Cahill (Achilles) is expected to rejoin the rotation soon, and the A's would like Montas […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - wOBA - xwOBA Splits (Week 15)

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. We're rolling over another month of baseball which means it's time for split talk […]

Dustin Fowler Earns Platinum Sombrero

Oakland Athletics outfielder Dustin Fowler struck out five times against the Astros to earn the platinum sombrero Monday. Fowler ran into a brick wall after performing well the last couple of weeks. In the last 14 days, he had two homers, six RBI, and a .293 AVG coming into the game. Fowler is still worth […]

Frankie Montas Outduels Astros Ace For Win

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas out-pitched Astros ace Gerritt Cole in a quality start Monday. He scattered three hits across six scoreless innings while walking two and striking out two batters. Montas only threw 88 pitches, 53 of which were strikes. He has been a pleasant surprise this season. In eight starts, he is […]

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

You will notice that 13 games are on the docket for Monday, but only 11 are playable in the DraftKings slate. There are two doubleheaders (NYY/BAL and PHI/NYM), so we can only count on the first game in our player pool (sorry, no Aaron Nola for us). Four games have an over/under of at least […]

Stephen Piscotty (OF, OAK) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty has been continuing to take care of business over the last month or so, quickly getting on the fantasy radar. Over the last two weeks, the former Cardinal has connected for two home runs, six runs, six runs […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 15

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 […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - xBA-BA (Week 15)

Expected stats, such as xBA, xSLG, xwOBA and others we have examined in this series have to be taken for what they are - a projection based on past data, but not the sole basis of fantasy analysis. If expected stats always jived with actual stats, we wouldn't have so many discrepancies. As of today, […]

Trading Up: Top-Tier Options to Buy at Each Position

As we approach fantasy-baseball trade deadlines, many owners find themselves needing to improve their team in one way or another. Owners buying a player or making a trade to get their team across the finish line are best off targeting reliable, high-ability players because of the relatively short window remaining in the season. You don't […]

Brett Anderson Earns First Win Of Season Sunday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson picked up his first win of the season in Sunday's 6-0 win against the Indians. Anderson allowed no runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings. The performance was nice to see, as it was Anderson's first start since returning from the disabled list […]

Week 15 Outfield Waiver Wire Targets

Happy day, RotoBallers! All of us here hope you had a wonderful independence day with all of the beer, baseball, and brats that come with our nation's birthday! We'll continue our dive into the hottest and most interesting options largely available on waiver wires across the country. And since it's July, we'll be getting prospects […]

Khris Davis Adds A Couple Of Doubles; Back To Annual Average

Oakland Athletics outfielder Khris Davis was 3-for-5 in a 6-0 win against the Indians Sunday. He has been finding his hitting stroke as of late and is doing everything he can to continue to justify the multi-year contract discussions. Davis finished the game with two doubles, a run, and an RBI, raising his batting average […]

Stephen Piscotty Hit His Ninth Homer; Becoming A Steady Contributor

Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty had a decent game even with only one hit, contributing to a 6-0 win over the Indians Sunday. Piscotty’s HR was a two-run shot in the sixth inning off Shane Bieber. He also put together a 10-pitch at-bat against Josh Tomlin in the eighth inning. Piscotty has been doing well […]

Lou Trivino (RP, OAK) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: Despite playing at close to a 90-win pace thus far, the Athletics are 10 games behind the Astros for first place in the AL West, and 6.5 games back of the Mariners for the second wild-card slot. Their playoff odds aren't great, in other […]

Matt Joyce Heads Back to Disabled List

Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce (back) is going back on the disabled list. Joyce has been battling the injury bug all season and a lumbar strain is the latest ailment. 2018 has been a mighty struggle for the 33-year-old, as he only has a .203 average to go along with seven home runs and 13 […]

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

With all 30 teams in action on Saturday, we've got a big day on DraftKings with four different slates to choose from. The featured slate covers the four late games and starts at 7pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/7/18. The lineup […]

Week 15 Waiver Wire Watch List

The dog days of summer are upon us - at least in the fantasy baseball world. If you’re deep in the hole it takes a lot of effort and discipline to stay focused but it’s important to remember there’s still time to make up ground whether you’re in a rotisserie or head-to-head league. There’s plenty […]

Mark Canha Starting on Friday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha is batting second and playing left field against Carlos Carrasco on Friday. Matt Joyce will get the night off for the A's, but both players are not great options in fantasy leagues. Canha is in a favorable part in the batting order but is not a great DFS option against […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/6/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 6th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit and DFS lineup decisions. […]