Juan Soto Promoted To High-A Potomac
Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto has been promoted to the High-A affiliate Potomac Nationals on Monday. The consensus No. 2 prospect in the organization was tearing the cover off the ball in Low-A with a 1.300 OPS on the season. He's hit five home runs along with five doubles in just 59 at-bats, with two […]
Adam Eaton Could Return This Week
Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton (foot) could return to action sometime this week. He's been dealing with a bone bruise in his left foot and has been eligible to come off the 10-day disabled list for a while now. Manager Dave Martinez and the team are hoping that Eaton can be ready for the series […]
Ryan Zimmerman Heating Up
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman is starting to look like himself again. He hit a double on Sunday and would eventually score, his only hit and run of the game. That was his sixth hit in his last 12 at-bats, and he's now raised his OPS from a dreadful .390 to .650 on the […]
Jeremy Hellickson Undone Third Time Through Order
Washington Nationals starter Jeremy Hellickson had difficulty handling the Dodgers' order a third time on Sunday. After a double to Corey Seager and a walk to Cody Bellinger in the first inning, Hellickson retired the next 14 batters. In the sixth, however, he gave up a leadoff double to Chris Taylor, a walk to Seager […]
Michael Taylor Launches His First Home Run Of 2018
Washington Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor had the kind of game on Sunday that was reminiscent of his breakout in 2017. The center fielder, batting in the fifth spot in the lineup for the first time all season, went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases. Though he's […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups
There are nine MLB games on Monday, however DraftKings is removing the ATL/CIN matchup (6:40pm first pitch) from their featured slate. So, we’ll focus on the eight games with a first pitch of 7:05pm, or later. Four games have an over/under of at least nine total runs. The MIA/LAD line hasn’t been set at the […]
Week 4 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers
You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 4! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 4, which […]
Anthony Rendon Placed On DL
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (foot) was finally placed on the disabled list on Sunday, almost ten days after fouling a pitch off his toe. The move is backdated three days, so he'll miss at least seven more days of action. Rendon's insistence all this time that he was fine is what delayed the […]
Stephen Strasburg Gets Loss In Typically Solid Outing
Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg showed why, in fantasy anyway, wins and losses aren't a good measure of a performance. Players in quality starts leagues could enjoy Strasburg's outing on Saturday where he went seven innings, striking out 10 batters, walking two and hitting one with a pitch. He gave up only five hits, but […]
Digging Deeper: Week 4 AL/NL Waiver Wire Targets
Hey there RotoBallers. Apologies for the lack of article last week, but we're back in full force for Week 4. Hopefully your first month of fantasy baseball is going well, because I know I'm still waiting for my players' bats to wake up. Whether you're mulling over replacements or trying to improve an already successful […]
The Cut List (Week 4): Time to Let Go?
Welcome to the fourth edition of the Cut List! I hope my suggestions have helped everyone sort their rosters out over the past few weeks. We’re slowly reaching that point where we can start trusting sample sizes, but we’re not quite there yet. My goal with this weekly column is simple: I want to provide […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For April 23
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]
Rafael Bautista Remains Red Hot
Washington Nationals prospect, outfielder Rafael Bautista picked up two more hits for Triple-A Syracuse Saturday evening. Bautista is now hitting .406 on the young season with two doubles, one triple and four stolen bases. Bautista got a cup of coffee with the big league club in 2017 and only had four hits in 25 at-bats. […]
Max Scherzer Outduels Clayton Kershaw In Friday Matchup
Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer won the battle of the titans in Los Angeles on Friday. Despite giving up a first-pitch leadoff triple to Chris Taylor and a subsequent HBP to Corey Seager, Scherzer rebounded by not allowing a run in the first. He was finally tagged for one earned run, his only one, in […]
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for April 22
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. It may only be April, but it's never too early to start streaming. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis […]
Adam Eaton Not Ready To Come Off DL Yet
Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton (foot) is eligible to come off the disabled list as of Friday, but the team isn't ready to do that. He was seen before Friday's contest against the Dodgers throwing in the outfield, but no timetable has been given for his activation. Eaton is dealing with a bone bruise in […]
Anthony Rendon Remains Out of Nationals Lineup on Friday
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon remains out of the lineup on Friday as he deals with a toe issue. He has been out of the lineup for the past six games, but the team has yet to place him on the disabled list. He's being placed by Wilmer Difo, who will bat eighth against […]
Nationals Designate A.J. Cole for Assignment
The Washington Nationals have designated starting pitcher A.J. Cole for assignment and purchased the contract of reliever Carlos Torres from Triple-A. Cole has struggled during his time in the major leagues, pitching to a 5-8 record with a 5.32 ERA and a 102/48 K/BB ratio. Cole is a former top prospect, meaning that teams could […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/20/18): MLB DFS Lineups
We finally get a Friday with all 30 teams in one slate (KC/DET is a double-header). Do not mess this up for us, weather! Now that most teams have played at least 15 games (c’mon, Minnesota), I’ll start to use 2017 and 2018 stats when addressing a player’s ISO. In this article, I will be […]
Fun With Small Sample Sizes - Fantasy Reflections
We’ve talked plenty about the fact that it’s still early in the season, almost exclusively in the context of remaining calm and exercising patience. Enough of that stiff upper lip crap. Let’s take a moment to revel in the loony numbers gifted to us by small sample sizes. Maybe they’re indicative of a tangible change […]
Holds Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds for Week 3
While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire in Week 3. Bottom line: the more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the […]
Week 4 Waiver Wire - H2H Category Streamers
I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]
Daniel Murphy Playing Extended Spring Training Games
Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy (knee) is playing in his first games since microfracture surgery on his right knee in the offseason. The veteran hitter is playing in extended spring training games in West Palm Beach, Florida, which manager Dave Martinez notes is perfect because the weather is so nice. Murphy had five at-bats […]
Ryan Madson Gets Blown Up By Mets
Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Madson had a rough outing against the Mets on Wednesday. Facing the first-place rivals for the third straight day, he gave up six earned runs on five hits with one walk and one strikeout. Madson only lasted two-thirds of an inning. While the outcome is startling, Madson has pitched in 11 […]
Clayton Kershaw Will Face Max Scherzer Friday
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw has been bumped up in the rotation with the placement of Rich Hill (finger) on the disabled list. Kershaw will now open the three-game series against the Nationals at home against their ace, Max Scherzer. This is as close to a heavyweight match as you'll get in baseball. Kershaw […]
Rookie Report - Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 3)
The service time benchmark for teams to secure an extra year of team control came and went late last week. Somewhat surprisingly, nothing about the rookie landscape has changed; Ronald Acuna and Nick Senzel are still hanging out in the minor leagues with Kyle Tucker, Gleyber Torres, Michael Kopech, and Austin Hays. This list will […]
Ryan Zimmerman Hits Two Home Runs on Wednesday
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman had a night to remember on Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored. Even with the massive output on Wednesday, Zimmerman is hitting just .161 on the season. He does, however, now have three home runs and 10 RBI on the year. Zimmerman […]
Anthony Rendon Still Not In Lineup
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (foot) continues to sit out on Wednesday versus the Mets. He hasn't played since fouling a ball off his foot on Friday. He and the team insist that a disabled list stint isn't necessary because he'll be fine before the 10 days are up. Wilmer Difo will start once […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/18/18): MLB DFS Lineups
There are a plethora of games today, but they are broken into two slates. We'll be focusing on the later slate, as that is labeled as the "featured" slate. Even focusing on one of the two slates, there will be more than enough options to focus around tonight. In this article, I will be providing […]
2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 3)
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 continues to be the waiting game for Atlanta to call up […]