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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit a home run on Monday, his seventh of the season. He finished the game 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and two RBI. Goldy has done well in the home run department, but his .226 batting average is certainly lower than what his fantasy owners expect from him.

Although we are only one week into the baseball season, some of the players you may have drafted in the mid-to-late rounds of standard 10 and 12-teamers are probably not quite working out. Because you didn't spend too much draft capital on them, you don't have to worry about sunk costs and you can, if you wish, cut loose to pick up someone of more promise on the waiver wire.In this series, we won't tell you who to pick upcheck out the fabulous RotoBaller Waiver [...]

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit his fifth home run of the season on Friday, finishing 1-for-3 with a walk. Goldschmidt has posted a gaudy 1.209 OPS in the early going, and should again be one of the best offensive pieces in fantasy this season.

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[...]

Welcome to our surprising starts series, where every week we look at low-owned starting pitchers who performed unexpectedly well in their last outing.Even though the first week had just four days of baseball, there were so many surprising starts to chose from that it was hard to decide which pitchers to break down. This week we're looking at three right-handers under the age of 25 who delivered quality outings last week.Brad Keller shut down the [...]

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit three home runs on Friday, finishing 4-for-5 with a walk, five RBI, and three runs scored. Goldy went yard in the first inning, then again in the sixth, and one more time in the seventh. They were the first three of what will certainly be many home runs in a Cardinals uniform for the former Diamondback. Batting second in a strong lineup, Goldschmidt is one of the premiere fantasy first basemen.

When are we going to finally get around to making MLB Opening Day a national holiday? I can tell you the only thing that kept me from calling in sick was the fact that technology allows me to stream live games in HD on my cell phone while I sit at my desk waiting until I can run home to sit in front of the big screen.For those who weren't lucky enough to catch most of the action or simply want a neatly condensed recap, RotoBaller is here to help. [...]

The RotoBaller Head-to-Head rankings review series winds down with a view of first base through the lens of our three-man expert panel of fantasy accuracy champ Nick Mariano and premier staffers JB Branson and Bill Dubiel.The top tier could conceivably have a new kingpin at any point, and not all of our experts believe it is a true three-man top of the crop. The star power drops off quite quickly at this position, yet it does go deep in terms of power and RBI production.There aremore veteran que[...]

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