Tanner Roark Fantastic Again

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Tanner Roark turned in another fantastic outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Roark, 31, worked seven innings of one-run baseball against a tough Diamondbacks lineup. He scattered four hits, walked none, and struck out four batters. His ERA this season has now dropped to 3.33 to go with a 2-3 […]

Matt Wieters Exits With Possible Knee Injury

Washington Nationals catcher Matt Wieters left Thursday's game after pulling up lame while running to first base. Wieters was clutching the back of his knee and immediately waved to the dugout for help. The team is sending him for an MRI to determine the severity of the injury, but this one could be significant. Rookie […]

Adam Eaton Undergoes Arthroscopic Surgery

Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton (ankle) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his ankle Thursday to relieve pain that was originally thought to be a bone bruise. The source of the pain was essentially a cartilage tear that had been undetected on previous MRIs. Because they could find no reason for the pain, his doctors elected to […]

Bryce Harper Returns To Lineup, Ryan Zimmerman Sits

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is back in the leadoff spot on Thursday after taking a day off to rest and reset. He's mired in a huge slump and wasn't even used on Wednesday as a pinch hitter with the game on the line. First baseman Ryan Zimmerman is sitting and Matt Adams will cover […]

Anthony Rendon Hits First Home Run Since Injury Return

Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon went 2-for-4 against the Padres Wednesday night and hit his first home run since returning from the disabled list. Weeks ago, Rendon fouled a ball off his foot and fractured it, but hasn't shown any ill effects since his return last Saturday. In that span, he's gone 6-for-18 with […]

Gio Gonzalez Earns No-Decision Despite Fine Outing

Washington Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez didn't have the best command on Wednesday against the Padres, but he delivered a quality start nonetheless. Over six innings, Gonzalez gave up one earned run on five hits, while striking out eight and walking three. His overall lack of command was evident in his high pitch count of 110, […]

Adam Eaton Getting Second Opinion On Ankle

Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton (ankle) has flown to Wisconsin to get a second opinion on his ankle which is still hurting a month after he injured it. That's not good news as the situation had originally been classified as a bone bruise. Eaton's been out since early April and walking around with a boot. […]

Juan Soto Promoted To Double-A

Washington Nationals outfielder prospect Juan Soto has been promoted to the team's Double-A affiliate Harrisburg, lasting only 16 games in High-A. He's been incredible this season, slashing .372/.476/.802 in 121 AB with 12 home runs, 42 RBI and two steals. He has more walks (25) than strikeouts (21) and coaches have praised his poise and […]

Jeremy Hellickson (SP, WAS) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: It would appear that Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson is doing that thing again where he does not walk a lot of people and induces awful contact. He had begun to stand out even before taking a perfect game into the […]

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 (5/10/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a splits slate of games where the early slate starts at 1 pm, so there will be a few players from each slate. There are some fantastic pitching options on the slate, so you will need to find some value plays out there to fit these aces in your lineups. In this article, […]

Bryce Harper is Not Starting on Wednesday

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper (rest) is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday. This will be his first day off this season, but don't expect him to see many of those. He's currently battling an 0 for 19 slump, so hopefully a night off will help him get his groove back. Moises Sierra will […]

Ryon Healy (1B/3B, SEA) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of leagues ANALYSIS: Ryon Healy has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball in recent days. Since returning from an ankle injury on April 26, the 26-year-old is hitting .349/.364/.744 with five home runs, 10 R, and 11 RBI in 11 games. That he's managed such […]

Bryce Harper Is Slumping But Will Still Lead Off

Washington Nationals oufielder Bryce Harper is in the middle of an 0-for-19 batting slump but will continue to lead off for the Nationals, per Dave Martinez. Harper came roaring out of the gates when moved to the leadoff spot last week, going 6-for-17 with four homers and a double in his first four games. But […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

With well over a month of the season in the books, we’re more than equipped to identify some legitimate arms, some hot starts that are likely to fade but fun to enjoy for now, and the true duds. You likely have a good idea as to where your team stands against your competitors and have […]

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 […]

Jeremy Hellickson Takes No-Hitter Into Seventh Inning In Win

Washington Nationals starter Jeremy Hellickson nearly no-hit the Padres on Tuesday, four days after they were no-hit by a quartet of Dodgers pitchers. But Hellickson immediately got into trouble when he began to go through the lineup a third time, as leadoff hitter Travis Jankowski laced a single. A second and last hit, a double […]

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 […]

Stephen Strasburg Earns Win In San Diego

Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg earned the win on Monday against the Padres over seven innings. He allowed three runs on six hits while striking out five and walking one. His fastball was comfortably sitting at 95 mph in his last inning with no signs of fatigue. Batters are hitting .222 against him and his […]

Ryan Zimmerman To Return Tuesday

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (back) was left out of Monday's lineup for the third day in a row, but he is scheduled to return on Tuesday. The team is being cautious with his return given Zimmerman's injury history and slow start to the season. Nobody seems worried, especially since Rafael Bautista was sent […]

Matt Adams Hits Two Home Runs

Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams crushed two home runs in San Diego on Monday, giving him seven in May and 10 on the season in just 75 at-bats. He had five RBI on the night and has an eye-popping 1.169 OPS in 2018. While he's absolutely destroying right-handed pitchers, the second home run came […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/8/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a MASSIVE 14 game slate tonight and there are some fantastic options across the board. There are some heavy favorites on the board, and you are going to want to look at those pitchers for your cash games. Plenty of high priced bats out there, so finding value will be important. In this […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 8

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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/7/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a small Monday slate, with a lot of pitchers that haven't been easy to pick on this season. With tight pricing, finding value hitters will be difficult. However, there are two pretty easy choices as building blocks at starting pitcher in Stephen Strasburg and Kyle Hendricks, both of which have desirable matchups. There […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/7/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We only have seven games on the docket for Monday. Meaning, we’ll have to get creative with some of our decision making, when it comes to building a lineup that we’re happy with on this small slate of games. Fortunately, three games have an over/under of at least nine total runs (MIA/CHC over/under hasn’t been […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Watch List

Whether it’s a post-hype sleeper, a late blooming prospect or a hanging-on veteran, it pays to keep tabs on anyone and everyone who could potentially be a useful piece at some point during the fantasy season. You just never know when you’ll need to dip into the waiver wire to help plug a hole. This […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire - First Base(1B) and Third Base(3B)

Corner Store is open! It is only week six and long-term DL stints and under-performing players are affecting many rosters. Therefore, it is important that you are fluid and dynamic in your ability to fill the voids and get positive results. Therefore, do not grow roots with the first player you drafted or get off […]

Week 6 Outfield Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome to May, Rotoballers. Summer is around the corner, and it's time for us to dig deeper into the wire to find players that your competition will overlook to their detriment. While they grasp names, ballers grasp glory. And because we're looking for glory, the training wheels are coming off. No longer is 50% ownership […]

Howie Kendrick (2B/OF, WAS) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: After a disappointing 2017 campaign in which Howie Kendrick saw his fewest plate appearances (334) since his rookie year in 2006, many could be forgiven for ignoring him in fantasy leagues coming into this season. But with second baseman Daniel Murphy still […]

Max Scherzer Earns No-Decision Despite 15 Strikeouts

Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer had another stellar outing on Sunday, but earned a no-decision when his team was unable to get anything going against Philadelphia starter Jake Arrieta. Scherzer struck out an astonding 15 Phillies in 6 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and two walks. That's what happens when you insist on batting six […]