DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/12/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got 10 games being played today, which isn't bad at all for a Thursday. There's five different slates for us on DraftKings, with the all day slate starting at 2pm eastern and the featured slate starting at 7pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire - Catcher

Entering Week 16 of the Fantasy Baseball season, injuries have played a huge factor on various catchers on the waiver wire. Whether it's players recently being activated off the disabled list, or others benefiting from teammates being placed on the DL, the catcher position has been livelier than usual on the waiver wire. If you're […]

Ottoneu Leagues - July Trade Analysis and Grades

Hey RotoBallers and Ottoneu fans. I'm back after a bit of a break, and I'm ready to grade a few more trades for you all. I didn't receive much Twitter feedback, so I'll be throwing in a few deals that I found among the Ottoneu Fantasy Baseball Official Trade Thread. Let's see what kind of […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 15)

I'm glad I led off last week's article with Kyle Tucker because the Astros made me look great. They called him up this past weekend and it looks like it's going to take a small adjustment period for Tucker to get adjusted to MLB pitching. We'll get to that later. The calendar turning to July seems […]

Trading Up: Mid-Tier and Bargain Targets for the Second Half (Offense)

This article is the second in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. This installment focuses on offensive players ranked outside the top 50. Part three will focus on pitchers. After that, we'll focus on players to target for […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 15: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 15 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. As the season inches ever closer to the All-Star break, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or to deal a down-and-out disappointment […]

Bryce Harper The Favorite To Win Home Run Derby

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper will have the hometown crowd behind him during this year's Home Run Derby. The field of eight was announced Wednesday and it will include first round battles between Jesus Aguilar and Rhys Hoskins, and Alex Bregman against Kyle Schwarber. The other side of the bracket will have Harper against Freddie […]

Daniel Murphy Out of Lineup on Wednesday

Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy is out of the lineup on Wednesday for a routine day of rest. He's replaced by Wilmer Difo, who is batting seventh. Difo is not a recommended streamer at this time. As for Murphy, he had a slow start to the season but is coming off of a four-for-four […]

Ryan Zimmerman To Begin Rehab Assignment Monday

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (oblique) is scheduled to start a minor league rehab assignment on Monday, according to manager Dave Martinez. After a surprising rebound year in 2017, Zimmerman has been a dud in 2018, hitting .217 with five home runs and 16 RBI in just 33 games. He still has some power […]

Stephen Strasburg To Make Another Rehab Start Sunday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) will meet the team in New York and will throw a bullpen session Thursday before making another minor league rehab start on Sunday, according to manager Dave Martinez. If all goes well Sunday, Strasburg will likely be cleared to rejoin the rotation following the All-Star break. He's a […]

Michael Taylor Remains Out Of Lineup

Washington Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor is out of the lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday. That makes four games in a row where the speedy outfielder is the odd man out. Adam Eaton has five hits in his last two games and is in the first spot in the order again for the Nationals. Eaton […]

Jeremy Hellickson Impressive In Win Against Pirates On Tuesday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson tossed five shutout innings on Tuesday, allowing just two hits while striking out three in a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right-hander walked one. It was a promising outing for Hellickson, who was coming off a disastrous start in which he was blasted for eight runs in only […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings and Starts/Sits (7/11/18)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (July 11th). Below that, you will also find our start/sit recommendations for each matchup. 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. […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 15)

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. It might have seemed an unlikely week for prospect promotions, but there […]

Stephen Strasburg Gives Up One Run In Rehab Outing

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (shoulder) allowed one earned run on two hits while walking one and striking out five in 3 1/3 innings in a rehab start for Single-A Potomac on Tuesday. He threw 34 of his 57 pitches for strikes. Strasburg is expected to make one more rehab start and rejoin the […]

Kelvin Herrera To Be Closer With Sean Doolittle On DL

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kelvin Herrera is expected to be the team's closer while Sean Doolittle is on the disabled list. Doolittle was placed on the 10-day DL with a toe injury but is expected back for the first game of the second half. Herrera has struggled since coming to Washington but has an overall […]

Sean Doolittle Will Not Pitch in All-Star Game

Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle, who was just placed on the 10-day disabled list with a toe injury, will not pitch in the All-Star game. His injury is still considered minor however and he is expected to return immediately after the All-Star break. Brandon Kintzler or Kelvin Herrera should be in line for saves and […]

Sean Doolittle Placed on Disabled List

Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a toe injury. There's no word on how long he'll be out for but the injury was originally considered to be minor. Either Brandon Kintzler or Kelvin Herrera will be in line for saves while Doolittle is gone. Both are worth a […]

Spencer Kieboom Behind Plate on Tuesday

Washington Nationals catcher Spencer Kieboom is starting and batting eighth on Tuesday. Matt Wieters was recently activated from the disabled list, but clearly the Nats want to ease him into action. Kieboom is hitting just .220 with five RBI on the year and is not a recommended streamer.

Bryce Harper Could Be Heating Up

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper crushed a 443-foot home run on Monday against Pittsburgh Pirates starter Ivan Nova during a 1-for-4 day at the plate. It was a welcoming sign for the 25-year-old, who has struggled in the first half with a .218 batting average. Harper has been showing signs of breaking out lately, going […]

Juan Soto Launches Ninth Home Run On Monday

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run on Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 19-year-old has now cracked nine home runs in 45 games this season,  racking up 27 RBI. Soto has been one of the most talented young players in baseball, hitting .301 with a .964 OPS in his […]

Risers and Fallers for the Second Half

As the MLB schedule has crossed the halfway mark for the season, we will look at our rosters to see who is trending upward and which players are due for falls. With a look at the data from June and the first half, there are several names to target for profit and others to trade […]

Hot Prospects to Watch Week 15: Dalbec, Celestino, Hernandez

We've got some variety in store in this week's list, as we take a look at players with high power, speed and strikeout potential. All three of this week's players are ranked as top 30 prospects in their team's systems by MLB Pipeline, but they can find themselves overshadowed by some of the bigger name […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - wOBA - xwOBA Splits (Week 15)

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 enlighten ourselves on the information and tools at our disposal. We're rolling over another month of baseball which means it's time for split talk […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/10/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a monster 15-game slate to break down today, and there are some great options across the board. There are a few high-priced pitchers on the slate you should be looking to pay up for, along with plenty of bats you want to jam into your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Pedro Severino Optioned to Triple-A

The Washington Nationals have optioned Pedro Severino to Triple-A. With Matt Wieters returning, the Nats opted to keep Spencer Kieboom as the backup rather than Severino. While Wieters will get the majority of starts, Kieboom should still see playing time as Wieters eases his way back. He is hitting just .220 with five RBI but […]

Matt Wieters Activated From Disabled List

Washington Nationals catcher Matt Wieters has been activated from the disabled list and is starting on Monday. He'll bat eighth against the Pirates. Wieters was out for about two months as he recovered from hamstring surgery. Wieters is hitting .231 with three home runs and seven RBI in 2018. He's worth adding as he will […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/9/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

With the All-Star Break looming, we have a nice large main slate for a Monday. There are a number of strong pitching options, though most have concerns regarding either their workload or matchup. Some stacks to consider include the Dodgers (LHB heavy), Houston, and Cleveland. San Francisco left-handed batters could also make a nice contrarian […]

Victor Robles (OF, WAS) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: There is not much to say about Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles since he has been sidelined for nearly the entire season with an elbow injury, but the Nationals have recently sent him on a rehab assignment to get back in the […]

Champ or Chump: Brad Miller and Kyle Tucker

This column has spent a lot of time covering prospects so far in 2018. We've had some calls that proved correct (Shane Bieber, Ronald Acuna, Fernando Romero) and others that don't look as great in hindsight (Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres). The Astros called up top prospect Kyle Tucker prior to Saturday's action, so we'll take […]