Colby Rasmus Belts Game-Tying Two-Run Home Run; Great Starting Option rotoballer.com Mon 4/25/16 6:45 AM

Astros center fielder Colby Rasmus hit a game-tying, two-run home run off Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel to send the game to extra innings, a contest that the Astros would ultimately lose by a score of 7-5. The home run was Rasmus' lone hit of the day but he still maintains a .293 batting average, and[...]

Yesterday's Perfect MLB DFS Lineups: Thursday 4/21/16 numberfire.com Fri 4/22/16 1:05 PM

Colby Rasmus launched a pair of home runs Thursday, catapulting him into our perfect MLB DFS lineups.

Colby Rasmus Hits Two Home Runs, Starting To Heat Up rotoballer.com Fri 4/22/16 4:59 AM

Colby Rasmus is really starting to heat up for the Houston Astros. So far this season, he has played in 16 games and reached base safely in 15 of them. This most recent performance marks his ninth career multi-homer game, and it does not look like he is going to slow down any time soon. He is curren[...]

Colby Rasmus Gets Start vs. LHP; Excellent Option for OBP Leagues rotoballer.com Thu 4/21/16 7:40 AM

Left-handed-hitting center fielder Colby Rasmus of the Houston Astros drew the start against Texas left-hander Cole Hamels on [...]

Colby Rasmus Goes Deep In The First Inning rotoballer.com Mon 4/11/16 5:12 PM

Colby "Jack" Rasmus went deep in the first inning versus the Kansas City Royals tonight. This is his third home run of the 2016 season. He is currently two for two tonight with one home run, two RBIs, and one run. He is hitting .368 on the year with three home runs, six RBIs, and five runs. Now coul[...]

Colby Rasmus' Two Home Runs Leads The Astros To Victory rotoballer.com Sun 4/10/16 8:01 AM

Colby Rasmus has began the 2016 season with a lot of success. In yesterdays game, he hit two home runs, one that was projected to travel over 460 feet. These two home runs led to four RBIs, which helped earn the Astros a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Through 14 at bats, he is hitting .357 [...]

4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 4/8/16 numberfire.com Fri 4/8/16 1:01 PM

Colby Rasmus has a great matchup tonight against Chase Anderson and the Brewers. Who else is a solid value play?

Top 300 Rankings & Analysis (Part 2) rotoballer.com Wed 2/3/16 6:00 AM

This article references A.j. Pollock, A.J. Ramos, A.J. Reed, Aaron Altherr, Aaron Hicks, Aaron Nola, Adam Eaton, Adam Jones, Adam Lind, Adam Wainwright, Addison Russell, Adeiny Hechavarria, Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Alcides Escobar, Alex Cobb, Alex Gordon, Alex Rodriguez, Alex Wood, Alexei Ramirez, Andrelton Simmons, Andrew Cashner, Andrew Heaney, Andrew McCutchen, Andrew Miller, Anibal Sanchez, Anthony Rendon, Anthony Rizzo, Arodys Vizcaino, Aroldis Chapman, Ben Revere, Ben Zobrist, Billy Burns, Billy Hamilton, Blake Swihart, Brad Boxberger, Brad Miller, Brad Ziegler, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Brandon Moss, Brandon Phillips, Brett Anderson, Brett Gardner, Brett Lawrie, brian doz, Brian Dozier, Brian McCann, Brock Holt, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Byron Buxton, C.J. Cron, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Correa, Carlos Gomez, Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos Martinez, Carlos Rodon, Carlos Santana, Carson Smith, Carter Capps, Cesar Hernandez, Charlie Blackmon, Chase Headley, Chase Utley, Chris Archer, Chris Carter, Chris Colabello, Chris Davis, Chris Sale, Christian Yelich, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cody Allen, Colby Rasmus, Cole Hamels, Collin McHugh, Corey Dickerson, Corey Kluber, Corey Seager, Cory Spangenberg, Craig Kimbrel, Cruz, Curtis Granderson, Dallas Keuchel, Daniel Murphy, Danny Salazar, Danny Valencia, Darren O'day, David Hernandez, David Ortiz, David Peralta, David Price, David Robertson, David Wright, Dee Gordon and more! Welcome, RotoBallers. You may have noticed that we're rolling out a ton of rankings content for the 2016 season. Included in this effort is our Top 300 staff rankings, which you can view by clicking that link or scrolling all the way down below. In addition to yours truly, Brad Johnson and Nick Mariano participated in the initial phase, and we're hoping to add a few more of our experts to the mix in future updates. Yesterday, Nick and I went around the horn and debated one another on our infi[...]Keep on reading: Top 300 Rankings & Analysis (Part 2)

Astros Extend Qualifying Offer To Colby Rasmus rotoballer.com Tue 11/10/15 6:15 AM

This article references Colby Rasmus and more! The Houston Astros have announced that they have extended the $15.8 million qualifying offer to outfielder Colby Rasmus. The @astros made a qualifying offer to outfielder Colby Rasmus today. — Houston Astros (@astros) November 6, 2015 It came as a slight surprise that the 29-year-old Colby Rasmus received the qualifying offer. The power-hitting Rasmus posted a career-high 25 home runs but also struck out a career-high 154 times. At his rather young age for an outfielder, he will receive p[...]Keep on reading: Astros Extend Qualifying Offer To Colby Rasmus

2016 Free Agents and Potential Qualifying Offer Fates rotoballer.com Thu 11/5/15 8:14 AM

This article references A.j. Pierzynski, Alex Avila, Alex Gordon, Alex Rios, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Bartolo Colon, Ben Zobrist, Brandon Morrow, Brett Anderson, Chase Utley, Chris Davis, Chris Denorfia, Chris Iannetta, Cliff Lee, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Murphy, Darren O'day, David DeJesus, David Freese, David Price, Denard Span, Dexter Fowler, Dioner Navarro, Doug Fister, Gerardo Parra, Hisashi Iwakuma, Howie Kendrick, Ian Desmond, Ian Kennedy, Jason Heyward, Jeff Samardzija, Jeremy Guthrie, Jimmy Rollins, Joakim Soria, Joe Nathan, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jordan, Jordan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann, Justin Morneau, Justin Upton, Marco Estrada, mark buehrle, Mark Lowe, Mark Reynolds, Marlon Byrd, Matt Wieters, Mike Leake, Mike Napoli, Mike Pelfrey, Rajai Davis, San Diego Padres, Scott Kazmir, Shawn Kelley, Stephen Drew, Steve Pearce, Tim Hudson, Tim Lincecum, Torii Hunter, Tyler Clippard, Wei-Yin Chen, Yoenis Cespedes, Yovani Gallardo, Zack Greinke and more! Now that we've entered the MLB offseason, it's time to talk qualifying offers. Teams will spend the next few days deciding whether or not to extend a qualifying offer to their impending free agents. The qualifying offer system was designed to replace the old arbitration-based system that used Type A, B, and C free agents. If the qualifying offer is rejected, the team will receive a compensatory pick after the first round of the amateur draft. The team signing the player will lose their first [...]Keep on reading: 2016 Free Agents and Potential Qualifying Offer Fates