Mike Zunino Ends Home Run Drought

Not having gone yard in 13 games, Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino ended the dry spell on Friday night, hitting a two-run home run off of Toronto's Clay Buchholz in a 5-0 Rays victory. He now has nine home runs on the year, but Zunino is still in the midst of a season of […]

Nathaniel Lowe Homers In Return to Majors

Tampa Bay first baseman Nathaniel Lowe was recalled by the Rays on Sunday and didn't take long to make an impact in Tampa's 8-2 victory over the Indians. After walking in his first appearance, Lowe homered off of Cleveland starter Zack Plutko in the fourth inning, driving in Kevin Kiermaier, adding a single later in […]

Adalberto Mondesi Steals Three In Return From Injury

Kansas City shortstop Adalberto Mondesi(shoulder) looked no worse for wear in his return from the injured list on Sunday, going 4-for-5 with two runs scored and three stolen bases. While reports have Mondesi being instructed not to dive either in the field or on the basepaths, the three thefts show that Mondesi won't feel hindered […]

Sean Manaea Strong in Return to Mound

Making his first start of 2019, Oakland starter Sean Manaea (shoulder) was sharp against the Yankees, even as Oakland eventually lost 5-4. Manaea pitched five shutout innings, allowing one hit and three walks while striking out five. While the three walks aren't ideal, they're certainly understandable given his lengthy absence and were the only negative […]

Charlie Morton Strong In Win

Tampa Bay pitcher Charlie Morton bounced back on Sunday, as the Rays defeated the Indians 8-2. It was a bounceback performance for Morton after he allowed six runs in four innings during a loss to the Astros in his last time out. Morton allowed just one run on four hits and three walks today, striking […]

New York Jets Defense Not Worth Rostering Past Week One

In the third preseason game of the year - the so-called "dress rehearsal" - the New York Jets Defense showed just what kind of unit they're setting up to be in 2019, with Drew Brees and the Saints going up 10-0 after two possessions. New York is going to give up big plays all year, […]

Abraham Toro-Hernandez Backs Verlander No-Hitter With Blast

Rookie third baseman Abraham Toro wasn't initially in Sunday's lineup, heading to the bench as Aledmys Diaz was to start in his place. But after Yuli Gurriel was a late scratch, Toro moved into the lineup and had the biggest hit of the game, hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning to give […]

Justin Verlander Throws No-Hitter

Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander added the latest chapter to his Cy Young campaign by capping off his third career no-hitter on Sunday, as the Astros won 2-0. Finishing the game off by getting Bo Bichette to ground out to third, Verlander struck out 14 batters and allowed only Cavan Biggio to reach on a […]

Willians Astudillo to Make His Return

Portly master of contact, Twins infielder Willians Astudillo(oblique) was activated from the 10-day IL and will start at first base and bat eighth against the Tigers on Sunday. Astudillo missed 56 games but has been healthy for a few weeks, completing a 14-game rehab stint at Triple-A. In those 62 plate-appearances in the minors, Astudillo […]

Clint Frazier Called Up by Yankees

Outfielder Clint Frazier will make his return to the big leagues on Sunday, serving as the designated hitter in New York's game against Oakland and batting seventh. After being demoted in June following the acquisition of Edwin Encarnacion, Frazier struggled in Triple-A, slashing .247/.305/.433 with eight home runs in 247 plate-appearances. Unless he starts really […]

Jose Martinez to Start on Sunday

Cardinals outfielder Jose Martinez(shoulder) was activated from the 10-day IL on Sunday and will start in right field in the first game of St. Louis's doubleheader against Cincinnati. Out since August 11, Martinez went 8-for-19 over five rehab games, hitting one double and driving in four. With an affordable price and around 3%-ownership, Martinez should […]

Kolten Wong Sits in First Game Today

Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong filled up the stat sheet in yesterday's doubleheader against the Reds on Saturday, going 3-for-6 with a double, a triple, three walks, two RBI, and a stolen base. With another doubleheader against Cincinnati today, Wong will take a seat for the first game. Tommy Edman will start in his stead […]

Dexter Fowler Out of First Game of Sunday's Doubleheader

St. Louis outfielder Dexter Fowler will sit in the first game of the Cardinals doubleheader with the Reds on Sunday. This is just a normal game of rest after Fowler had a big day while starting both games of yesterday's doubleheader. Fowler went 5-for-9 over the twin bill, hitting a home run and a double, […]

Yu Darvish Scratched From Sunday's Start

Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish was scratched from his start against the Brewers on Sunday with right forearm tightness. This is troublesome news for his owners, as the 33-year-old right-hander was coming off his best start of the season, picking up the win on road against the red-hot Mets. Darvish went eight innings in that […]

Derek Dietrich Out of Lineup for First Game Against Cardinals on Sunday

After making a run of consecutive starts from August 23 - 26 for the injured Joey Votto, it looks like Reds infielder Derek Dietrich's time as a regular starter is over, as he takes a seat again for the first game of Cincinnati's doubleheader in St. Louis on Sunday. After going blowing up in the […]

Adalberto Mondesi Makes Return to Lineup

Out since July 16 with a separated shoulder, Kansas City shortstop Adalberto Mondesi will make his return to the lineup on Sunday, batting second against Aaron Brooks and the Orioles. Before getting hurt, Mondesi had stolen 31 bases in 82 games and could be a championship-winning source of speed for many of his owners who […]

Darwin Thompson Goes From Sleeper to Asleep

A sixth-round pick out of Utah State, speedster Kansas City running back Darwin Thompson's stock took a big hit when the Chiefs signed former Buffalo running back LeSean McCoy to a one-year contract on Saturday night. Thompson was the third-string running back but had still garnered a lot of preseason hype as he carries a […]

Damien Williams Stock Drops With McCoy Signing

In the last 200 drafts on NFBC, the stock of Kansas City running back Damien Williams had reached peak-hype, with a 22 ADP, as the #12 running back being taken, sandwiched right between Joe Mixon and Leonard Fournette. That number may drop after the Chiefs signed the recently cut LeSean McCoy to a one-year contract, […]

LeSean McCoy Could Have More Value as Backup in Kansas City

Former Buffalo running back LeSean McCoy was signed by the Chiefs on Saturday night, reuniting him with head coach Andy Reid, who coached McCoy on the Eagles from 2009-13. His signing has thrown owners of Damien Williams and Darwin Thompson into a panic but McCoy owners may have cause for more optimism, as the 31-year-old […]

Rest-Of-Season First Base Rankings (September Update)

With the MLB regular season winding down, we begin to close in on the final stretch of your fantasy baseball championship run. We've collected some of the brightest baseball minds here at Rotoballer to deliver you our rest-of-season rankings analysis to help you secure your league title. Now that fantasy football is nearly in full […]

Rest-Of-Season Second Base Rankings (September Update)

With the MLB regular season winding down, we begin to close in on the final stretch of your fantasy baseball championship run. We've collected some of the brightest baseball minds here at Rotoballer to deliver you our rest-of-season rankings analysis to help you secure your league title. Now that fantasy football is nearly in full […]

Rest-Of-Season Starting Pitcher Rankings (September Update)

With the MLB regular season winding down, we begin to close in on the final stretch of your fantasy baseball championship run. We've collected some of the brightest baseball minds here at Rotoballer to deliver you our rest-of-season rankings analysis to help you secure your league title. Now that fantasy football is nearly in full […]

Reynaldo Lopez Fails to Get Out of First Inning

Chicago White Sox pitcher Reynaldo Lopez could only muster up two outs on Saturday, allowing six runs in the first inning before getting the hook in an 11-5 loss to Atlanta. Lopez couldn't repeat the impressiveness of his last start when he allowed no hits in five innings against the Rangers before being forced to […]

Bryan Reynolds Collects Three More Hits in Win

Pittsburgh Pirate outfielder Bryan Reynolds went 3-for-6 on Saturday, as the Pirates defeated Colorado 11-4, hitting two doubles and driving in three. In the middle of a breakout campaign, Reynolds is now slashing .333/.400/.530 through 455 plate-appearances, tying him for the National League-lead in batting average with Washington's Anthony Rendon. The 24-year-old outfielder has not […]

Gary Sanchez Doubles His Home Run Pleasure

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez hit two more home runs in an 11-inning 4-3 victory over Oakland on Saturday afternoon. Sanchez has gone right back to crushing bombs since returning from injury on August 10, now with eight home runs in his 19 games back from the IL. Far and away the best catcher […]

Anthony Rendon Continues to Make MVP Case

Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon hit two more home runs on Saturday, as the Nationals defeated the Marlins 7-0. Rendon now has 31 home runs on the year and his 109 RBI is tied for the National League lead, while his .333 AVG puts him in first-place by himself. And seeing that he's only trailing […]

Juan Soto Hits 30th Home Run

Juan Soto continued his sensational sophomore year on Saturday night, hitting his 30th home run of the year off of Marlins starter Pablo Lopez. After hitting the first-inning blast, Soto added an RBI-double in the third and now has 92 RBI and 92 runs scored to go along with his 30 HR and 12 stolen […]

Stephen Strasburg Strikes Out 14 Marlins

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg picked up his 12th-straight victory over the Marlins since 2015, dominating Miami for eight innings as the Nationals won 7-0. Strasburg allowed two first-inning singles before retiring the next 22 Marlins, 14 of them via strikeout and is now 4-0 against Miami in 2019 with a 1.19 ERA. That's double-digit […]

Clay Buchholz Picks Up First Win of Season

Toronto starter Clay Buchholz picked up his first win of 2019, defeating the Houston Astros in his second start back from injury. Buchholz went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits while walking five. Buchholz had virtually the same line in his first start back from the IL, when he got hung with […]

Teoscar Hernandez Homers on Saturday

Toronto outfielder Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run home run off of Houston starter Framber Valdez on Saturday night, driving in Randall Grichuk in a 6-4 victory over the Astros. The streaky outfielder was hot earlier in August but has cooled off in the last two weeks, with tonight's home run only his second in 17 […]