MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/17/24) - Today's Top Lineups
With only three night games on Wednesday, most of the action across baseball will be in the afternoon. With that in mind, let’s dig into the main afternoon slates on both DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 4/17/2024, with the slate starting at... Read More
When is Keibert Ruiz Coming Back - Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update
Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz is not off to the best start in 2024. He is hitting just .194 at the plate with one home run and three RBI across eight games. It's been a struggle for Ruiz in the early going, and things just got a whole lot worse for the 25-year-old. Ruiz has... Read More
Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Brls/PA % - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 3)
Hello, RotoBallers! As another week of baseball wraps up, I will recap which hitters had the most impactful plate appearances in the past few days. Using Statcast's Barrels per Plate Appearance stat, or Brls/PA %, we can narrow our view to the hitters who are the most locked in to begin the season. Statcast's Brls/PA... Read More
Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Points League Waiver Wire Pickups (April 15 - April 21)
Welcome RotoBallers to the next edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of April 15 - April 21, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because we... Read More
Nick Mariano's Week 4 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Tread carefully, RotoBallers, as we're nearing that time of the year when folks get antsy and those small samples start to take root in one's mind. There's truth to be found within the first couple of weeks, but several traps are lying in wait.... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4 (2024)
Welcome RotoBallers to our catcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 4 (April 15 - April 21). The hardest position to manage in fantasy baseball throughout the season will be the catcher position. There are only a couple of elite options who went at the top of fantasy drafts like Adley Rutschman, William Contreras, Will... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 4 (Apr 15 - Apr 21)
The season is starting to hit its stride with most teams closing in on completing ten percent of their schedule already. Early season injuries are opening up playing time for backups and platoon players, while young prospects are already making noise in the minor leagues and could be forcing their way onto big league rosters... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Jackson Merrill, Colton Cowser, Brice Turang, Orlando Arcia, Tyler Anderson, more
Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for the week ahead, April 15 - April 21. This week's article will focus on Jackson Merrill, Colton Cowser, Cal Raleigh, Mitch Garver, Tyler Anderson, James Paxton, Brice Turang, and Orlando Arcia. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining... Read More
Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Tyler Glasnow, Jackson Holliday, Ronel Blanco, more
Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are about three weeks into the MLB regular season. It's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of April 11, 2024. These rankings are being released in April and are looking at... Read More
Top 250 Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings (April 2024 Update)
Three, two, one, liftoff! Baseball season is here, and with the start of another season, we bring you the Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for April. While we are only about a week into the new season, we are now able to observe, study, and analyze on a nightly basis. The early developments over spring... Read More
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/24) - Today's Top Lineups
As is the norm with Saturdays anymore, the slate is all over the place. Thankfully, we have a big day of baseball with the main slate at a more conventional time. This is usually only reserved for Sundays, but I'm partial to day baseball on Saturdays as well. I'm not sure if that will help... Read More
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/12/24) - Today's Top Lineups
Friday brings a busy schedule across baseball that will leave 12 games for the main slates on DraftKings and FanDuel. There are a couple of potential weather concerns, but for the most part, rain shouldn’t have a huge impact on the slate. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 24
We have reached the final four days of the regular season. For fantasy managers still battling for a title, streaming the correct players down the stretch could end up being the difference. Let’s look at the remaining schedules for each team and discuss some players to consider streaming. For those in daily lineup leagues, streaming... Read More
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/11/24) - Today's Top Lineups
Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! It really is Thirsty Thursday in baseball, as we've only got five games in our primary contests. A mixture of early-season scheduling and not wanting to battle The Masters is likely the cause of our light day of baseball. You can check out all our coverage of golf's first major here. The main... Read More
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/10/24) - Today's Top Lineups
There will be a lot of early start times across baseball Wednesday. That leaves us with a modest seven-game evening slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 4/10/2024, with the slate starting at 6:40 p.m. EDT. The lineup picks will range from... Read More
MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/9/24) - Today's Top Lineups
Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! After a week and a half of strange scheduling and random days off, we are finally getting into the regular rhythm of the baseball season. We have 11 games to fill our DFS lineups tonight with plenty of pitchers and boatloads of bats. The contests begin at 7:05 p.m. EDT as the Marlins meet... Read More
Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Brls/PA % - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 2)
Hello, RotoBallers! Welcome to another week in baseball. As the first full week of the year wraps up, I will recap which hitters had the most impactful plate appearances in the past few days. Using Statcast's Barrels per Plate Appearance stat, or Brls/PA %, we can narrow our view to the hitters who are the... Read More
MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/8/24)
Happy Monday, and happy Coors Field slate. Whenever there’s a game at Coors Field, we have to take one of two approaches: fade the game or go overweight on the game. Most of the time fading is absolutely in play, but tonight it will be tough as the Diamondbacks have a phenomenal matchup against Kyle... Read More
Nick Mariano's Week 3 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The 2024 fantasy baseball season is hitting second gear and we've got a need for speed! Big injuries are seemingly a daily occurrence but we must battle through the barrage. Some of you may be taking on serious water but every weekend gives us... Read More
Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Points League Waiver Wire Pickups (April 8 - April 14)
Welcome RotoBallers to the second edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of April 8 - April 14, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because we... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Hitter Streamers - Top Waiver Wire Pickups and Starts for Week 3 (Apr 8 - Apr 14)
We close the book on the first full week of baseball and now have as many as 8 or even 9 game samples from a lot of MLB hitters. While those samples are still very small, it's not too early to cut some dead weight or to stream some hot hitters to fill in the... Read More
Who Should I Start? Fantasy Baseball Start/Sit Decisions for Oswaldo Cabrera, J.D. Davis, Tanner Houck, Jack Flaherty, more
Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for the week ahead, April 8 - April 14. This week's article will focus on Oswaldo Cabrera, J.D. Davis, Julio Rodriguez, Corbin Carroll, Tanner Houck, Jack Flaherty, Spencer Steer, and Ha-Seong Kim. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining... Read More
MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/7/24)
Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The last MLB season was good to me, so I'm looking to build off that momentum and hit the ground running early in 2024. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's slate! We have some really interesting matchups today. The pitching options... Read More
MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (04/06/24)
As happens so often early in the season, this is a true split slate. We will be concentrating on the eight-game "main" slate tonight. That takes my head out of it (Cubs vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto) and my heart (Twins...yes, Twins fans still exist). Instead, we get Coors, deep Pfaadt Fried snake in the desert, and... Read More
MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (04/05/24)
It's Friday and for several teams, it's Opening Day at home! Of course that comes with it plenty of afternoon baseball beginning with the Yankees and Blue Jays at 1:05 p.m. ET. Indeed, it's a great day to be a baseball fan. It has certainly been a fine start to the 2024 MLB season overall,... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 23
The NBA closes out the week with a packed schedule. All teams will play at least two games, while eight teams will take the floor three times each. Let’s look at the remaining schedules for each team and discuss some players to consider streaming. For those in daily lineup leagues, streaming players with favorable schedules... Read More
MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/4/24)
Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! Well... it could be happier if MLB gave us more than four games for our DFS slates. Unfortunately, that is not the case, as the Tigers-Mets doubleheader isn't included in either DraftKings or Fanduel's main slate. In fact, DK has extended their slate to include the 7:40 p.m. EDT game between the White Sox and... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/3/24): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Wednesday brings a heavy dose of day baseball. That leaves us with a limited five-game evening slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. There is some rain in the forecast for a few games, making this an especially tricky slate. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 4/3/2024. The... Read More
MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/2/24)
Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! Did you know Ireland celebrates April Fool's Day on April 2nd during leap years? What a wild world we live in. Also, belated April Fools! Gotcha! Fortunately, there are no shenanigans for our Tuesday slate, which includes nine games across the baseball map. The slate begins on the East Coast, with Detroit... Read More