Renato Nunez Designated For Assignment Friday

Texas Rangers third baseman/outfielder Renato Nunez was designated for assignment Friday. The move was a result of Rougned Odor being activated from the disabled list. Nunez, who was claimed by the Rangers earlier this season, has struggled in a Texas uniform. In 41 plate appearances, he has hit just one home run and has a […]

Robinson Chirinos Returns Friday

Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos is back in the lineup Friday. Chirinos was a late scratch from Wednesday's lineup, and a stint on the disabled list looked a possibility. In 108 plate appearances this season, Chirinos has six home runs and is on pace to beat his career high of 17. However, it has not […]

Rougned Odor Activated Friday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) was activated from the disabled list Friday. Odor will hit seventh and play second base in his return to the lineup. Odor was struggling before hitting the DL with zero home runs or stolen bases and just a .206 average in 41 plate appearances. He may now return […]

Tim Lincecum Struggles In Second Outing

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tim Lincecum (blister) had a second tough outing in a row on Wednesday. Lincecum gave up one earned run with one strikeout on 13 pitches. He has now conceded three earned runs in two innings since beginning his return to action in the minors. At this stage, there will be no […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 12

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We’re ignoring the interleague game in Chicago between the White Sox and Cubs, because of the 2:20pm (EST) start. Sorry, Chicago fans. However, we still have a 14-game Friday slate. While all the odds aren’t fully listed (waiting on SP from Milwaukee and Oakland), I can confirm that two matchups will have an over/under of […]

Rougned Odor Struggling During Rehab Assignment

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor has been on a rehab assignment with the Texas Rangers Triple-A affiliate over the last week, and unfortunately he hasn't exactly been lighting the world on fire. A line of .176/.263/.235 with just one extra-base hit, no home runs, and five strikeouts on 17 at-bats is a fairly bad […]

Willie Calhoun Hitting Well With Little Power at Triple-A

Texas Rangers' outfielder and top prospect Willie Calhoun has been hitting well over the last 10 games, to the tune of .316 with just four strikeouts and two walks over 38 at-bats. Calhoun's season line of .260/.322/.382 is fine, but certainly less impressive than what was expected from the 23-year-old in 2018. The power outage […]

Fantasy Reflections: Buying Generic

For a game that’s all about numbers, we often tend to get more hung up on names. Fantasy owners naturally gravitate toward the ones they recognize. It’s understandable, and logical much of the time. These players became brand name assets because they’ve proven themselves capable of sustained success, or their skills or tools are immediately […]

Rougned Odor Expected to Be Activated on Friday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) is expected to be activated off the disabled list on Friday. He will play again for Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. He has been on the disabled list since April 9 due to a left hamstring strain. There is a good chance that he is in the Rangers […]

Nomar Mazara Slams Two Homers in Walk-Off Win

Outfielder Nomar Mazara hit two home runs, including a 10th inning walk off, in the Texas Rangers 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. The outing brings the 23-year-old's batting line to .294/.357/.545 with 10 home runs, 22 runs scored, and 28 runs batted in. Mazara has quietly put up a solid season leading into the […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 6: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 6 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends be positive or negative. As the season progresses further into the month of May, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire - Catchers

I was watching Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench be interviewed recently and he said something that piqued my interest: catchers are better now than in the past. Of course, he was quick to say that they aren't doing as well statistically, but they are much better athletes and are blocking balls better in the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/9/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Good morning, Rotoballers. Quite the night of baseball we had last night with a no-hitter from the Big Maple, a pitching gem at Coors Field and an offensive explosion from the Royals that sent Dylan Bundy to the showers in the matter of minutes. Let's hope today is just as wild. There are two slates […]

Rougned Odor Aiming To Return Friday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (hamstring) could be activated from the disabled list Friday. Odor will have been out over a month, having injured himself on April 10. With Drew Robinson on the DL, Odor will likely slot back in as the everyday second baseman. Isaiah Kiner-Falefa is the most likely candidate for the […]

Robinson Chirinos Scratched, Carlos Perez Starting

Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos was scratched from the lineup Wednesday with a sore left wrist. Catcher Carlos Perez will take his place behind the plate and hit ninth. Perez has yet to register a hit in his six at-bats since joining the Rangers. In addition, Perez actually has reverse platoon splits and is worse […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 6)

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. At this point, it’s only a matter of time until this list […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 9

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. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories and target players who may be […]

Adrian Beltre to Be Activated and Hit Cleanup

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (hamstring) will return from the disabled list and hit fourth against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. The veteran took grounders from the hot corner earlier in the day, and it appears that it was the last check to make sure he was good to go. This will be a […]

Adrian Beltre Takes Grounders as Recovery Continues

Texas Rangers' third baseman Adrian Beltre worked out in the field, working easy grounders as he continues his recovery from a strained hamstring. Fielding is the last piece of the puzzle to returning to the lineup, which would be a huge boost to a struggling Rangers squad. It's unclear whether or not Texas would send […]

Tim Lincecum Struggles in First Triple-A Rehab Outing

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tim Lincecum (blister) threw his first rehab outing, and the results weren't great. The former Cy Young winner gave up a walk, a double and threw a wild pitch resulting in two earned runs over his inning of work. Lincecum did strike out two hitters but needed 16 pitches to get […]

Keone Kela Picks Up a Save

Texas Rangers closer Keone Kela gave up a hit but struck out two and held on to secure his seventh save in a 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. The save was Kela's first in more than a week and comes after he gave up five runs in his last two innings pitched. No closer […]

Jurickson Profar Hits Game-Winning Triple Against Tigers

Texas Rangers shortstop Jurickson Profar hit third in the order and responded with a seventh-inning triple, driving in a run that proved to be the game-winner against the Detroit Tigers. While Profar's overall line still isn't terribly impressive, the 25-year-old has been steadily improving since returning from a concussion a few weeks ago. Most notably, […]

Matt Moore Knocked Around Again

Another start, another ugly line for Texas Rangers starter Matt Moore against the offensively-challenged Detroit Tigers. Moore surrendered five earned runs over 5 2/3 innings, giving up nine hits, two walks and striking out five in the process. Nothing about the 28-year-old's season line looks good right now, as the outing brings his ERA to […]

Nomar Mazara Goes Deep in Come-From-Behind Win

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara nailed his eighth home run of the season off of Michael Fulmer to help the Rangers come from four runs down in a 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers. Mazara went 2-for-3 and added another run scored to bring his season line up to .287/.345/.507. The 24-year-old has quietly had […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Two-Strike xBA (Week 6)

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 I enlighten myself on the information and tools at my disposal. For Week 6, we'll continue our theme from last week arguing that by […]

Drew Robinson Hits The Disabled List

Texas Rangers utility player Drew Robinson was placed on the disabled list Monday with a sore hip. Robinson was initially in Monday's lineup but was later scratched. Robinson was offering little value with the bat, hitting .175 with one home run and one steal in 89 plate appearances. The Rangers called up Eliezer Alvarez from […]

Adrian Beltre Almost Ready To Return

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (hamstring) should return during the current Detroit series. Prior to the injury, Beltre was hitting .310 with one home run. Initially, the Rangers will be cautious with Beltre, but it should not be long until he finds himself back in the lineup regularly. With both Isaiah Kiner-Falefa and Renato […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/8/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're back to a large Tuesday slate, which is headlined by a game between the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels in Colorado. It's tough to get away from that game, and it should feature plenty of runs. There are multiple ways to construct lineups tonight, though, and I hope to take you through a […]

Drew Robinson Out of Monday's Lineup

Texas Rangers infielder/outfielder Drew Robinson (hip) has been scratched from Monday's lineup due to left hip soreness. It's unclear whether or not Robinson is going to land on the disabled list. In the meantime, Isiah Kiner-Falefa will slide over to second base and Renato Nunez draws the start at third base on Monday. Robinson is […]