Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 5

Stop the presses - Ronald Acuna has arrived! The presses have actually been kicking into overdrive since he amazed the baseball world with a wicked single and a couple of really, really long fly ball outs in his Major League debut. Oh, he hit a mammoth home run in his second game too. Like any […]

Franklin Barreto Not Challenged By Triple-A Pitching

Oakland Athletics shortstop prospect Franklin Barreto continued his offensive momentum despite a 8-6 loss to New Orleans Baby Cakes. He finished the night 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, and two runs. Barreto has been making quick work of Triple-A in the 10 games since he was sent down. He has a .308 AVG to […]

Daniel Mengden Lit Up by Astros

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Daniel Mengden was lit up with five runs in only 2 1/3 innings in a 11-0 loss to the Astros. Only four of the five runs were charged to Mendgen. He also only struck out one and walked one but allowed six hits. Mendgen will try to put this in the […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/28/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (April 28th). We published this column last year, and the feedback was great so here we are doing it again. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Sean Manaea Continues To Control Powerful Offenses; This Time In Houston

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea provided quite an encore for his recent no-hitter against the Red Sox. On Friday, Manaea pitched seven innings with seven strikeouts in an 8-1 win over the Astros. He also only allowed four hits, one walk, and an unearned run. Manaea set an Athletics record by pitching 14 consecutive […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 4

Wasn't Opening Day just a few days ago? Folks, it's been almost a month of baseball already! Slow starts passed off as small sample sizes are becoming legitimate concerns. Hot streaks thought of as just quick starts are starting to look like breakout seasons. Players performing as expected are, well, performing as expected. Shout out […]

Fantasy Reflections: April Waiver Gems

With the end of April looming, we’ve completed one month of the 2018 MLB season. As usual, there have been plenty of early surprises. Today, we’ll look at five of the best waiver wire pickups from the season’s first 30 days. Four of the five players covered below fell outside the top 400 in ADP, […]

A's Add Wilmer Font To Active Roster

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Wilmer Font has been added to the 25-man roster. The A's acquired Font from the Dodgers in exchange for lefty pitcher Logan Salow. Font was designated for assignment by the Dodgers after allowing 13 runs in 10 1/3 innings. He's expected to join the A's bullpen and pitch in low-leverage situations. […]

Ryan Buchter Exits Game Wednesday With Shoulder Tightness

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Ryan Buchter (shoulder) exited the game with the trainer in the seventh inning on Wednesday, according to Jane Lee of MLB.com. He left after feeling discomfort after striking out Shin-Soo Choo. The Athletics are reporting that Buchter felt shoulder tightness. On the year, he has a 1.74 ERA with 10 strikeouts in […]

Jonathan Lucroy Sitting on Wednesday

Oakland Athletics catcher Jonathan Lucroy is sitting on Tuesday due to rest. He's replaced by Bruce Maxwell, who will be behind the plate and batting eighth. Lucroy is hitting .254 with five RBI to start the season. Lucroy's play has fallen off a bit since his All-Star season in 2016. However, he's a starting catcher […]

Blake Treinen Says He's Fine After Taking Liner on Tuesday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Blake Treinen (shin) says he's fine after taking a liner off his leg during Tuesday's contest. He suffered a bruised right shin and limped off the field. It appears Treinen is fine and is not having any issues on Wednesday. Santiago Casilla earned his first save of the season on Tuesday. […]

Trevor Cahill (SP, OAK) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Trevor Cahill continued to show plus whiffs by inducing 16 swinging strikes on 98 pitches against the Rangers, with only one really poor pitch on the evening. His giving up three earned over five was not the encore […]

Andrew Triggs Has Huge Bounce-Back Start

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Andrew Triggs pitched a gem in a 3-2 win against the Rangers on Tuesday. In his last start, he only lasted 1 1/3 innings and gave up six runs. Triggs' final line Tuesday was one run allowed on six hits with six strikeouts and one walk. His record goes to 2-0 […]

Blake Treinen Has Bruised Shin, Expects To Be Ready On Friday

Oakland Athletics closer Blake Treinen (shin) should be good to pitch in Friday's game after a day off Thursday, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. He took a liner to his left knee in the eighth inning against the Rangers. Manager Bob Melvin stated Treinen has a bruised right shin and is confident in […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

With nearly a month of the 2018 baseball season in the books, it's getting to the point where you start to have some legitimate bodies of work to study for pitchers, as well as earlier performances in the year that could feel rather irrelevant now. Matchup data continues to take hold and weaker teams ripe […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 4)

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. This was a big week for prospect promotions. Sure, Franklin Barreto was […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/25/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a two slate day on DraftKings on this Wednesday. The early slate is small, but features enough games to play. The later slate is significantly larger, and that is the slate that I will be outlining here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings […]

Jesus Luzardo Makes A Good First Impression In Initial Double-A Start

Oakland Athletics pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo pitched well Tuesday night against Corpus Christi in his first Double-A start after being promoted. He struck out five batters and gave up one walk, while allowing two runs on three hits in five innings. The Athletics are moving Luzardo quickly, considering he has already had Tommy John surgery. […]

Yusmeiro Petit Placed On Bereavement Leave

Oakland Athletics reliever Yusmeiro Petit was placed on bereavement leave due to the passing of his mother, according to Martin Gallegos of The Mercury News. Actually, Petit was informed of his mother's passing before Monday's game against the Texas Rangers. Amazingly, with his mind and heart elsewhere, Petit pitched in the game and did very […]

Trevor Cahill Takes No-Decision Against Rangers

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Trevor Cahill had a solid outing against the Rangers on Monday but didn't factor into the decision due to a lack of run support. He scattered four hits in five innings, allowing three runs with two walks but struck out six batters. He will have a rough challenge against the Astros […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Exit Velocity (Week 4)

We continue our RotoBaller 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 I enlighten myself on the information and tools at my disposal. My predictive confidence face-planted over the weekend as two of my calls in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/24/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a MASSIVE 11 game slate tonight and there are some fantastic options across the board. There are some heavy favorites on the board, and you are going to want to look at those pitchers for your cash games. Plenty of high priced bats out there, so finding value will be important. In this […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have two slates today, but the later slate is pack filled with 11 games. The earlier is big enough to play, but that is not what we will be focusing on in this article. The later, or featured, slate will be the main focus today. Since there are 11 games, there are plenty of […]

Stephen Piscotty Hot Hitting Keeps Him In Two-Hole

Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty will continue to hit second on Monday since he has been hot in the past week. He has a .360 AVG and .393 OBP with five doubles during that period. The Athletics continue to use the lineup that got them a 2-1 series win against the Red Sox. Jed Lowrie […]

Marcus Semien (SS, OAK) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien had a nice little run in the back half of the week. The veteran has recorded multilple hits in three of his last four games, with a home run, two stolen bases, and seven runs scored during […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 24

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. Even with only a week and a half of the season in the books, we are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on […]

Jesus Luzardo Promoted to Double-A

Oakland Athletics starting pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo has been moved up to the Double-A Midland rotation, according to Melissa Lockard of The Athletic. High-A has been no challenge for Luzardo, as he posted a 2-1 record with 25 strikeouts in 14 innings. Luzardo is one of the premium pitching prospects in the game to be in […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Watch List

Every Monday we’ll be checking in on some names to keep an eye on and add to your watch list. Some may require quick action while others are simply options to keep in mind down the road. We're still in the very early stages of the season but every bit of additional data helps. Here's […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

Whether you’re looking for an injury replacement or just trying to shake things up after a slow start, RotoBaller has you covered on the top waiver wire targets. Every Monday until the end of the season, we'll look at the best middle infielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. These are based […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are nine MLB games on Monday, however DraftKings is removing the ATL/CIN matchup (6:40pm first pitch) from their featured slate. So, we’ll focus on the eight games with a first pitch of 7:05pm, or later. Four games have an over/under of at least nine total runs. The MIA/LAD line hasn’t been set at the […]