Rest-of-Season Relief Pitcher Rankings (Midseason Update)
The trade deadline approaches and bullpen speculation is running rampant, with the battle for saves likely deciding which spot on the podium you'll stand on. We here at RotoBaller want to give you the inside track for a successful second half with a Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre […]
Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 16 - Buy or Sell?
Welcome to the All-Star Break edition of Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, July 15 (unless otherwise noted). It's only been a few days since the All-Star Break concluded, but some hitters have already heated up. Others were starting before the hiatus and have continued to. And some have […]
Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 16)
We’ve hit an interesting point in the season where a lot of the top prospects that are going to play every day at the MLB level in 2019 are already holding down a spot. The remaining prospects, for the most part, will now have to wait for an injury to provide them with an opportunity […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Wednesday, July 17th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]
Jalen Beeks To Serve As Bulk Guy Tuesday
The Tampa Bay Rays called up pitcher Jalen Beeks on Tuesday to serve as the bulk pitcher behind opener Ryne Stanek against the division-rival Yankees. Outfielder Guillermo Heredia was optioned to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. Beeks has been excellent for the Rays this year, going 5-0 with a 2.79 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and […]
Rest-of-Season Second Base Rankings (Midseason Update)
The second half of the fantasy baseball season is here and the playoff push is on. RotoBaller's expert staff has updated our fantasy baseball rankings for the remainder of the year in order to give you the most up-to-date advice. Rankers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition […]
Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 16
As we enter the second half of the season you may have already found a dependable catcher that you roll with week-in and week-out, but as we know, backstops are the most volatile position in fantasy baseball. With that being said, we should always be aware of the landscape of the position just in case […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Tuesday, July 16th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]
Tyler Glasnow Shut Down For Two Weeks
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (forearm) had an MRI exam on Monday and will be shut down from throwing for two more weeks. Kevin Cash said he didn't know whether Glasnow would be able to return this year, which is very bad news for his fantasy owners. It's even more unfortunate since Glasnow […]
Rays To Take A Look At Nathaniel Lowe At Third Base
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said the team is going to take a look at infielder Nathaniel Lowe at third base. Lowe won the American League Player of the Week honors and is hitting .299/.360/.567 with five home runs, 15 runs and 11 RBI in his first 67 at-bats for Tampa. The left-handed hitter […]
Michael Brosseau Homers For Fourth Time In 12 Games
That's three home runs in the last two games for Tampa Bay Rays infielder Michael Brosseau. Through just 12 games, he's slashed .395/.425/.816 with eight extra-base hits and 10 RBI. Brosseau has come out of nowhere after sitting at Double-Montgomery last year with an unimpressive .262 average and 13 home runs in over 400 at-bats. […]
Tampa Bay Rays Concede Perfect Game In Last Inning
The Tampa Bay Rays held a combined no-hitter through eight innings on Sunday but couldn’t close the deal. Pitcher Ryan Yarbrough gave up a single to Hanser Alberto to start the inning, and the cookie crumbled from there. Oliver Drake followed, allowing a bloop single and gifting an earned run to Yarbrough. The Rays still won […]
Austin Meadows Connects After 50-Day HR Drought
After last going deep on May 28th, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows connected for his 13th home run of the season Sunday night. It came against soft-tossing right-hander Tom Eshelman and gave the Rays a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning. They never looked back, besting the Orioles 4-1 and remaining atop […]
Matt Duffy With a Successful Triple-A Rehab Stint
The Rays are wanting to see 25 to 30 comfortable at-bats out of Tampa Bay Rays infielder Matt Duffy at Triple-A before they give him the nod to come up. He’s up to 19 at-bats and should be in Tampa by the start of their next homestand. Duffy isn’t a game-changer and will have to […]
Statcast First-Half Overachievers (Hitters)
The second half of the 2019 fantasy baseball season is upon us. Before we get too deep into pennant races, let's take this opportunity to reflect on some first-half performances that could be telling of future fortune, or in this case, misfortune. Last week, we looked at Expected Statistic Underachievers to try to find buy-low candidates. […]
1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16
The second half of the 2019 regular season is underway. It'll be a few more weeks before fantasy football starts siphoning off the also-rans, which means extracting value from the waiver wire will continue to be a tough row to hoe. Tough - not impossible. Whatever your league depth, there are freely available players who […]
MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday July 15th, 2019 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for July 15th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Monday, July 15th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]
MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/15/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
While the tendency this season has been to side with pitchers going over on strikeouts because home runs and strikeouts are the way to play these days, but it’s not a given that every pitcher is going to mow down hitters. That is relevant for today when it looks like there could be some value […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/15/19): MLB DFS Lineups
Monday's schedule in Major League Baseball has a total of 11 games, with 10 evening contests starting after 7:05 p.m. ET. Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/15/19. The lineup picks […]
Brandon Lowe Might Be Out Until Next Weekend
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said that second baseman Brandon Lowe (shin) might not be back until the team's next homestand next weekend. Lowe has been out since July 2. The first-time All-Star has had a phenomenal year in 2019, slashing .276/.339/.523 with 16 home runs, 40 runs, 49 RBI and five steals in […]
Tyler Glasnow To Undergo MRI Monday
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (arm) will have a follow-up MRI exam on Monday to determine if he can resume a throwing program. Glasnow has been out since May 10 and then had a setback in June which will likely keep him out until late August or longer. The young right-hander was well […]
Ryne Stanek, Ryan Yarbrough Perfect For Eight Innings
Starting with two innings from opening pitcher Ryne Stanek, the Tampa Bay Rays took what would have been the first combined perfect game in MLB history into the ninth inning on Sunday, before follower Ryan Yarbrough allowed a leadoff single. Tampa Bay ultimately prevailed over the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, with Oliver Drake and Emilio Pagan […]
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the second half of the season, you crazy fantasyheads. I told myself I'd keep this week brief because I'm off to a wedding, but I always wind up rambling anyhow. The short week means not much has changed stats-wise, but we still […]
The Cut List (Week 16) - Time to Let Go?
Not a ton has changed since last week given the one combined real game from Monday through Thursday. Friday doesn't exactly give us enough new information, either: as if Josh Bell opening the second half 0-for-4 would make anyone panic. That said, there are still decisions to be made. Fewer, given the lack of new […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/14/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
This afternoon's action starts at 1:05pm eastern, with the main slate covering nine games. The all day slate includes all 15 games and starts at the same time. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 7/14/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players […]
MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Sunday July 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for July 14th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the Sunday, July 14th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]
Daniel Robertson Close To Rehab Assignment
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Daniel Robertson (knee) is making quick progress since having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and could start a rehab assignment in the next week, according to manager Kevin Cash. It's good news, but Robertson just isn't much of a fantasy commodity as a utility player in Tampa. He was also […]
Avisail Garcia Out For Game 1
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Avisail Garcia is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of a doubleheader on Saturday. First baseman Ji-Man Choi (ankle) is back from the injured list and is the designated hitter while hitting seventh against Orioles starting pitcher Aaron Brooks. Nathaniel Lowe is at first base and is batting fifth […]