Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 27th (unless otherwise noted). In what amounts to mostly an accident, this week is almost entirely about fallers in one sense, because three of the five risers are players that Statcast isn't very enamored with despite double-digit home run totals, and a fourth is over-performing despite strong Statcast numbers.Your weekly reminders: [...]

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to take advantage of breakouts or impact bats before others sure can.The primary challenge of playing in an NL or AL-only league is often the lack of options regarding adding and subtracting players when needed. I[...]

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit three singles on Saturday, finishing 3-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. He raised his slash line to .269/.360/.442. "Goldy" hasn't been the elite fantasy product we've all gotten used to, but he could break out any day and give his fantasy owners what they've been waiting for.

The next stop in our Rest-of-Season rankings update is first base. Recently, RotoBaller writers and rankersNick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel updated their 2019 fantasy baseball rankings, available on our dashboard. [...]

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit three singles on Friday, ending up 3-for-5. The three-hit game brought his slash line up to .263/.339/.462. He's off to a mediocre start to the season, but it shouldn't be long before he turns it on and shows owners why he was worth a first-round pick.

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, May 6th (unless otherwise noted). At some point, we'll start tracking in-season trends again, but for now, some more players based on their years to date.Your weekly reminders: [...]

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, shortstop Paul DeJong and catcher Yadier Molina are all getting breathers on Thursday. Matt Carpenter is at first base and is hitting third, Yairo Munoz is at the 6 and is batting eighth and Matt [...]

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt had a strong game on Monday, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI. "Goldy" walked, hit a home run, and knocked two singles. The Cardinals offense looked excellent in this one, scoring 13 runs against the Brewers. Even on a new team, Goldschmidt continues to be one of the premier offensive pieces in fantasy baseball.

We are nearly a month into the fantasy baseball season and it is a prime time to buy in on players whose production could be legit/should be better, or hop off the sinking ships while there is still some semblance of hope. As we all should know, baseball is a game of ebbs and flows. [...]

BALLER MOVE: Add in All LeaguesOWNED IN: 26% of LeaguesANALYSIS:Walker is 28 years old but just now getting his first test as an everyday player in the majors. Despite being an effective minor leaguer, Walker has struggled in the majors before this season. Hes had trouble with left-handed pitchers, against whom he generates power, but not a ton else. This season, Walkers hot start (11 runs, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB, .313 AVG) has been supported by his batted-ball data. [...]