Kevin Kiermaier Sitting Versus Lefty

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the New York Yankees. Kiermaier is getting the day off against the left-handed starter. Guillermo Heredia will draw the start in center field and bat ninth versus lefty CC Sabathia. Heredia doesn't have enough upside with the bat […]

Rest of Season Third Base Rankings - May Update

Now that we are midway through May, it's a perfect time to update our Rest-of-Season mixed rankings and provide some analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings can't end on draft day. Third base has been hit-and-miss in the early […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 7 Waiver Wire

Let's talk about a Crazy Little Thing Called Saves. (Count it ✔) The Braves might have accidentally stumbled into one of the best closers in baseball. The Twins and Mariners continue to play the messy bullpen game, but it looks like maybe the Rays are settling into some kind of routine? The top two relievers in […]

Anthony Bemboom On Injured List, Rays Acquire Erik Kratz

The Tampa Bay Rays placed catcher Anthony Bemboom (knee) on the 10-day injured list on Thursday with a left knee sprain and also acquired catcher Erik Kratz from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations. Kratz, 38, will join the team on Friday after being designated for […]

Guillermo Heredia Has Hand Contusion

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Guillermo Heredia (hand) left the game early on Wednesday with a right hand contusion after X-rays came back negative. He's listed as day-to-day. The Rays had an off day on Friday, so Heredia could return as early as Friday. The 28-year-old is strictly outfield depth in Tampa and typically doesn't start […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/17/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's featured slate starts at 7:05 pm eastern and covers all 15 matchups. A stacked Friday slate! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/17/2019. These picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also provide DFS lineup picks […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/17/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

It’s one thing to like an ace on the mound because you tend to know what you’re getting from the best starting pitchers. Friday night, that includes the likes of Max Scherzer, Jacob de Grom and Gerrit Cole on the bump. However, the value play when picking props can be finding the pitchers that don’t […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for May 17th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 5/17/19  Max Fried vs Milwaukee […]

Rays Looking At Dallas Keuchel?

The Tampa Bay Rays are interested in signing free-agent starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel after losing Tyler Glasnow (forearm) for four to six weeks with a mild right forearm strain, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman. However, they're unlikely to make a move for Keuchel until after the June 3 draft, when they'll no longer have […]

Ryne Stanek To Open, Yonny Chirinos To Follow Friday

Tampa Bay Rays pitchers Ryne Stanek and Yonny Chirinos will make up the first two pitchers on Friday against the Yankees, respectively. Stanek typically pitches one to two innings on “opener” days with a couple of options to relieve him and pitch the next three to six innings. On Wednesday, Stanek opened and was followed […]

Diego Castillo Logs Fifth Save

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Diego Castillo shut the door in a 1-0 win over the Marlins Wednesday. There hasn’t been much consistency in the back end of the Rays bullpen but Castillo has two saves in the past two weeks and is looking like the guy for now. Also, Emilio Pagan and Jose Alvarado […]

Brandon Lowe Continues Strikeout Streak

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe struck out again on Wednesday for his 12th strikeout in the past five games and 20th in the month of May. After a scorching start, Lowe has disappointed lately despite his still solid slash of .285/.336/.533 with eight home runs and three stolen bases. It’s likely just a […]

Willy Adames Struggling To Produce

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames has not lived up to his hype or 2018 numbers so far this year. He’s slashing .236/.319/.333 with only one home run and one stolen base. He’s also below average in every Statcast category with the exception of speed. Adames wasn’t projected to have a great batting average, but […]

Yandy Diaz Leaves Game With Ankle Discomfort

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Yandy Diaz was removed from Wednesday’s game in the seventh inning due to ankle discomfort after rolling it rounding third base. He’s considered day-to-day for now and the Rays hope to have him back in the lineup on Friday against the Yankees. Diaz has cooled off from the beginning of […]

Digging Deeper: AL-Only Waiver Wire Report for Week 7

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 […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 7 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 7! 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 […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 7)

Another week, another whack of promotions from the Top 30 list. In his eighth pro season, outfielder Harold Ramirez finally earned a shot with the last-place Marlins after hitting .355 in 31 Triple-A games. The Indians have finally turned to Oscar Mercado for help with their beleaguered outfield. With Collin McHugh struggling to a 6.37 ERA […]

Avisail Garcia Hits 471-Foot Homer

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Avisail Garcia hit his seventh home run of the year, a shot that went 471 feet, against the Marlins on Tuesday. It was the longest home run hit by a Rays player since the beginning of Statcast tracking in 2015. Garcia was brought in for his power, but has also put […]

Charlie Morton Shuts Out Marlins

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Charlie Morton shut out the Marlins over six strong innings, allowing three hits and striking out five without a walk. The quality start is his fourth of the season along with his fourth win. This start improved his ERA to 2.32 with a 1.13 WHIP and 29.8 percent strikeout rate. […]

Rest of Season Relief Pitcher Rankings - May Update

We are more than six weeks deep into the 2019 MLB season, so we're whipping it around the horn for a Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings can't end on draft day. After […]

The Fantasy Injury Exam Room - Jose Altuve, Tyler Glasnow and More

In our weekly feature in collaboration with Inside Injuries, we take a comprehensive look into major injuries and their Fantasy implications. The medical team at Inside Injuries breaks down each player’s outlook from physical perspectives. RotoBaller then provides in-depth fantasy recommendations based on the impact of every injury breakdown. It’s an unrivaled combination of medical […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 7 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 13th (unless otherwise noted). Your weekly reminders: When a Statcast ranking is mentioned, a minimum of 25 batted balls is needed to rank in Statcast figures; 365 players now have that many. And EVAB (pronounced ee-vab or ev-ab) […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/15/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have 13 games on the slate tonight, split into two pretty even slates. There are plenty of pitching options to decipher through, with just as many bad pitchers to take advantage of. There are a ton of bats to pay up for, but we have to be careful with these prices on DraftKings. Let's […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/15, 5/16)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Wednesday, May 15th) and tomorrow (Thursday, May 16th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/15/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 14 games on the schedule today, with Fanduel being split into an early slate and main slate. We will include players from both of the slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/15/2019. These picks will range from some of the elite players […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday May 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 May 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 […]

Austin Meadows Sitting Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows (rest) will sit Tuesday night. The young outfielder has shone this season, hitting .360/.427/.721 through 23 games. A full crash may not be in store, but his .397 BABIP should lead to some regression. Ride him while he's hot.

Rays' Brent Honeywell To Be Re-Evaluated

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brent Honeywell, who has been sidelined since undergoing Tommy John surgery in February of 2018, is dealing with a setback from the procedure. On Monday, Honeywell was seen by Dr. James Andrews, who confirmed that there was irritation of a nerve in his pitching arm. He is set to be re-evaluated […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 7

As we approach the middle of May, catching situations are becoming clearer and some players' numbers are starting to normalize with a larger sample size. We now have nearly two month's worth of games to better evaluate some early season cold streaks as well as some scorching-hot starts to the season. If you're in the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 7

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). This week we're looking at two pitchers that were on nobody's radar coming into the season, Chris Bassitt of Oakland and Adam Wainwright of St. Louis. Ownership is based on Yahoo leagues […]