Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/4, 5/5)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Saturday, May 4th) and tomorrow (Sunday, May 5th). 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. In […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/4/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Saturday is always one of the best days to play on FanDuel because we get a full schedule of games. The good news here is that we don't have a whole lot of weather to worry about. The only game we need to focus in on is the San Francisco-Cincinnati matchup. There is some rain […]

A Minor Comeback

On Saturday, Texas Rangers left-hander Mike Minor went absolutely crazy against the Seattle Mariners, tossing seven innings while surrendering just one run on three hits and one walk - while striking out a season-high 13. Minor is now sitting with a 2.88 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 25.0% strikeout rate through five starts this season, numbers […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 5 Waiver Wire

Last week I made a joke about this article somehow playing Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" but now this week I want to make the same joke because, well, because another one bit the dust. The Rangers will have someone new on the mound in the ninth inning when they're trying to hold onto […]

Prospect Debuts - Fantasy Stock Watch for Week 5

Well, the Major League season is already 15% of the way done. Some owners think that they are on their way to victory while others are patiently waiting for things to turn around. Still, while all the victory laps are being taken, the smart owner is looking forward to the rest of the year and […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/2, 5/3)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Friday, May 2nd) and tomorrow (Saturday, May 3rd). 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. In […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/3/19): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 13-game slate tonight and we also have Coors Field in action. Plenty of high-end pitchers to play up for along with the value options out there so we can load up on the hitters. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/3/19. […]

Seth Maness Signs With Rangers

The Texas Rangers and veteran right-handed reliever Seth Maness have agreed to terms on a minor league deal. Maness has not pitched in the majors since 2017, but does have a career 3.21 ERA across parts of five seasons. He's mainly a middle-relief pitcher with a little closing experience. Maness will head to Triple-A, but […]

Shelby Miller, Rougned Odor Struggling

In the aftermath of the demotion of Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jose Leclerc from the Rangers closer role, beat reporter Jeff Wilson writes about other Rangers who are struggling. Wilson notes that starting pitcher Shelby Miller, despite a 7.99 ERA in just 24 2/3 innings over six starts, is unlikely to lose his rotation spot with […]

Power Risers & Fallers for Week 5 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, April 29th (unless otherwise noted). Several "on pace" numbers just use 6x as a shortcut (one month done, five to go). Your weekly reminders: When a Statcast ranking is mentioned, a minimum of 25 plate appearances is needed to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Another small slate on a Thursday as we see just eight total games, with six of them on the early slate. Therefore, the featured slate kicks off at the early time of 12:05 pm, compared to a usual 7:05 pm start. These small slates are interesting as they present interesting possible combinations. On deeper slates […]

Shin-Soo Choo On Seven-Game Hitting Streak

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 7-5 setback against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has now hit safely in seven consecutive games, matching a season high for any Rangers player. Shortstop Elvis Andrus also hit safely in seven straight from April 7-16. Choo is 12-for-31 (.387) […]

Danny Santana Swats Homer, Continues To Hit

Texas Rangers infielder Danny Santana made the most of his start in Wednesday's 7-5 loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates, finishing 2-for-3 with a double, a solo home run, a walk and two RBI. Overall, he is slashing .355/.379/.613, and he has racked up multi-hit performances in three of his past four games. He already has […]

Shelby Miller Continues To Flounder For Rangers

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Shelby Miller was tagged for four earned runs, four hits and two walks with three strikeouts over just 3 1/3 innings in a loss Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at home. He threw just 36 of his 62 pitches for strikes, he uncorked a wild pitch and also managed first-pitch strikes […]

Jose Leclerc To Be Removed From Closer Role

Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward has revealed his intentions to remove Jose Leclerc from the closer role after a series of bad outings that have contributed to his 8.44 ERA. Expect pitchers Shawn Kelley and Chris Martin to get a boost to their fantasy value, as they are next in line to be closing out […]

Drew Smyly Eyeing Weekend Return

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Drew Smyly threw 37 pitches in a two-inning simulated game on Wednesday morning. He has been on the injured list since April 23 with nerve pain in his throwing arm. Smyly has struggled so far this year with a 7.80 ERA. This could mean good news for the guys you have […]

Will Syndergaard Sit On The Throne Again?

On Saturday night at Citi Field, Noah Syndergaard was not ready for the bright spotlight. It was Game of Thrones Syndergaard Bobblehead Night, and Met fans lined up deep outside the ballpark for their unique souvenir of the hard-throwing fifth-year starter. But as has been the custom so far this year. Syndergaard disappointed. He allowed […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Returns Against Pirates

Texas Rangers third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera (calf) is back in the starting lineup and is hitting seventh on Tuesday against Pirates starting pitcher Jordan Lyles. Cabrera missed a few games with a minor calf injury. He's batting just .237 on the season but does have six home runs and 17 RBI in 76 at-bats for […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 5

Welcome to our Surprising Starts series, where every week we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). We had lots of big strikeout numbers this week, as two AL hurlers racked up punchout totals in the teens. We're breaking down Mike Minor's 13 strikeout performance on Saturday and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/30/19): MLB DFS Lineup

For Tuesday's slate of Major League Baseball games, I'll be focusing on all of the contests (first pitch of 7:05 PM EST and later). 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 4/30/19. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

For the second straight Tuesday, every MLB team is in action. Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05 pm eastern and covers eight contests. We've also got express and after hours slates to choose from. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/30/2019. The lineup […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/30, 5/1)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Tuesday, April 30th) and tomorrow (Wednesday, May 1st). 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. In […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

It was a good week to watch baseball if you were keeping your eyes peeled for assets of interest out of the middle infield. Some guys capitalized off of their hot starts and kept the ball rolling with another handful of games that support the surrounding hype, while others turned the tables and started getting […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 5

We are just over a month into the fantasy baseball season and it is a prime time to buy in on players whose production could be legit/should be better or hop off a heater before the floors caves in. As we all should know, baseball is a game of ebbs and flows. When there is […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Watch List

As important as it is to be active on the waiver wire, snagging that next hot bat or pitcher on a roll before anyone else can, let's be honest--there are only so many roster spots. That's why your watch list is just as important as your waiver wire activity, and perhaps even more so. Throughout […]

Sweet Spot % Leaders - Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds (Week 5)

In this week's version Statcast Risers and Fallers for Hitters, we're going to examine a newer metric called Sweet Spot percentage. It may seem like a simple colloquialism but Statcast now measures how frequently a batter truly hits the sweet spot, at least according to ideal launch angle. Simply put, this stat measures any batted-ball […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (4/29, 4/30)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Monday, April 29th) and tomorrow (Tuesday, April 30th). 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. In […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

Managers can easily make decisions to affect their team positively, but often they're too hesitant, cautious, or even scared. Sometimes you have to make the hard choice to choose a player in the right circumstance to produce. These are the best players when we start streaming. We look at the matchups and other variables to […]

Ronald Guzman Continues To Take It Slow

Texas Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzman (hamstring) continues to slowly recover from a strained hamstring and he is not expected to be ready to begin a minor-league rehab assignment at the start of the week. Originally the hope was that Guzman would start to play sometime during the week and be ready to return to […]

Drew Smyly Might Return On Cinco De Mayo

Texas Rangers left-handed starting pitcher Drew Smyly (arm) is dealing with a tired arm, although he has started to play catch again. The hope is that Smyly will be ready to rejoin the rotation on May 5 against the Toronto Blue Jays. RHP Adrian Sampson will make the start on Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh […]