Thunder Dan's MLB Betting Picks for August 9: Pitcher Props, Totals, Money Line Bets

After a few days off, I am back and ready for more MLB betting action! We have a full slate of games today on which to wager! Whether you like game totals, sides, or player props, I have something in here for you and try to cover a little bit of everything! Last month, I... Read More

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks for Fantasy Baseball - Tuesday August 9th

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2022 MLB All-Star Break has officially ended and we here at RotoBaller are ready to kick off the second half of the season with some terrific plays with our friends over at PrizePicks. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of... Read More

Triston McKenzie Throws Eight Scoreless Innings Sunday

Cleveland Guardians starter Triston McKenzie turned in another strong outing on Sunday. Facing the Houston Astros, McKenzie threw eight scoreless frames against Yordan Alvarez and company, giving up just two hits and a walk while striking out eight batters. The right-hander logged a quality 32% CSW rate and generated 17 swinging strikes on 91 pitches... Read More

Guardians Promote George Valera To Triple-A

The Cleveland Guardians promoted outfield prospect George Valera from Double-A Akron to Triple-A Columbus on Monday. The 21-year-old had an .837 OPS in 90 games at Akron to earn the promotion. Cleveland now has nine of the league's top-100 prospects, per MLB pipeline, in Valera, Daniel Espino, Gavin Williams, Gabriel Arias, Brayan Rocchio, Tyler Freeman,... Read More

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Just because the season started a week later than usual doesn't mean that the meat of August won't feel like crunch time for your fantasy squads. I don't advocate that anyone panic, but you need to honestly evaluate whether you can continue holding onto... Read More

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 18

Welcome to Week 18 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters. We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform,... Read More

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 18

Welcome to Week 18 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire pitchers. We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform,... Read More

Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 18

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves heading into Week 18. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those who do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and trades, making waiver moves... Read More

Steven Kwan Returns Against Astros

Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Steven Kwan (foot) is back in left field and is hitting leadoff on Sunday against Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier. Kwan fouled a ball off his foot on Friday night and was held out of the lineup on Saturday as a precaution. The 24-year-old needs to be returned to starting fantasy... Read More

Jack Leiter: MLB Prospects Dynasty Pitcher Analysis for Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers to my deep dive on Jack Leiter. In this Dynasty Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Prospects series, I will focus on key pitching fundamentals as quantified by my FaBIO (Fielding and Ballpark Independent Outcomes) evaluation system (my RotoBaller debut article more fully explains the FaBIO methodology). Every plate appearance is sorted into one of... Read More

Franmil Reyes Designated For Assignment On Saturday

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Franmil Reyes was designated for assignment on Saturday. He's struggled mightily this season, slashing .213/.254/.350 with nine home runs and 28 RBI across 280 plate appearances in 70 games. The Cleveland Guardians optioned the 27-year-old on Tuesday, and he will now be removed from the 40-man roster. Despite his struggles this season,... Read More

Steven Kwan Not In The Lineup Saturday Against Houston

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan (foot) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Houston Astros. He exited Friday's game early after fouling a pitch off his left foot. The 24-year-old is slashing .294/.367/.379 with two home runs, 28 RBI, 51 runs scored, and nine stolen bases in 94 games in 2022. Andres... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/6/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It feels unusual to have the main slate on a Saturday be the night one, but that's where we're at today. 10 of the 17 games take place in prime time with the Mariners-Angels and Braves-Mets concluding their doubleheaders on the main slate. Make sure you watch those lineups for the second game extra closely.... Read More

Steven Kwan Leaves Friday's Game Early

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan (foot) left Friday's game against the Houston Astros with a left-foot contusion. Kwan fouled a ball off of his foot during the game and left for precautionary reasons. Before the injury, the rookie outfielder went 0-for-2 at the plate, ending his hit streak at 18 games. Kwan's rookie year has... Read More

Hunter Gaddis To Start On Friday

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Hunter Gaddis will make his MLB debut against the Houston Astros on Friday. The right-hander has a 4.07 ERA with a 114/31 K/BB ratio over 86 1/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A this season. It appears he does have decent swing-and-miss swing. Possibly, Gaddis earns himself a role in Cleveland, but... Read More

Updated MLB Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top-101 Baller Ranks

Welcome back RotoBallers. August is here and that means we've got two months of gameplay left to the finish line. We just got blitzed by a busy trade deadline, so this week's edition will largely focus on arms who moved and what direction they trend as a result. Let's hop right into the latest edition... Read More

Breakout Hitters for Fantasy Baseball - MLB Batters Rising for Week 17

Welcome back to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. At times this year, I have gone away from the "breakout" term to just highlight hitters that have... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker dropping some of my favorite plays for today's slate. Thursdays are typically weird slates, but we have a decent eight-game slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. While we've been short on pitching on Thursday slates, we have no such issue tonight. There are a plethora of aces at our... Read More

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 8/4/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 8/4/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top... Read More

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 8/3/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 8/3/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have a split slate today, and I'm going to cover both - but we're not going to explain the picks as much because of it. I'm mainly using my projection system, which has been... Read More

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (8/3/22)

The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the juiciest props on the market. We... Read More

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 17)

This is going to be one of the most challenging articles of this fantasy baseball prospects series this season, as this is being written on the evening of July 31st, 2022 just a day and a half away from the trade deadline. There are several MLB-ready prospects that are being rumored in trade talks making... Read More

Franmil Reyes Optioned To The Minors

The Cleveland Guardians optioned outfielder Franmil Reyes to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. Oscar Gonzalez (intercostal) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Reyes has struggled mightily this season, slashing .213/.254/.350 with nine home runs and 28 RBI across 280 plate appearances in 70 games. The 27-year-old smashed 30 homers and drove... Read More

MLB Trade Deadline Rumors and Updates - Fantasy Baseball Impacts (August 2nd)

The MLB trade deadline is quickly approaching. Teams looking for a leg up on their competition will be working the phones before the clock strikes 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2. Don't be surprised to see a significant uptick in trades as the day progresses. With the deadline almost here, let's dive into the rumors... Read More

Oscar Gonzalez Back In The Lineup Tuesday

Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Oscar Gonzalez (intercostal) has been activated from the 10-day injured list and is back in the starting lineup on Tuesday against Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen, starting in right field and batting seventh in the batting order. Gonzalez will be making his return after getting injured in June, and he'll return... Read More

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 8/2/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 8/2/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top... Read More

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (8/2/22)

Happy trade deadline day! Josh Hader, Trey Mancini, and Frankie Montas are on the move, and that's just the beginning! I mean, what's better than a whole day of refreshing Twitter and researching the unknown A-ball prospect your team just traded for? Not much! Welcome back, RotoBallers! In this article, I'll be providing my MLB... Read More

Franmil Reyes Could Be Optioned Tuesday

The Athletic's Zack Meisel reported Monday that Cleveland Guardians designated hitter/outfielder Franmil Reyes was cleaning out his locker after Monday's 6-5 extra-innings win over the Diamondbacks and could be optioned to Triple-A Columbus. Reyes pinch-hit in the game, going 0-for-1. Franimal has served as a power option for fantasy managers for much of his career,... Read More

Shane Bieber Unlikely To Be Traded

The Cleveland Guardians could be daydreaming about the haul that starting pitcher Shane Bieber could fetch on the trade market after the Cincinnati Reds acquired three of the Seattle Mariners' top five prospects for right-hander Luis Castillo last week. However, it's highly unlikely that Bieber is moved this summer at this point. The Guardians inquired... Read More

Guardians Have Discussed Sean Murphy

The Cleveland Guardians and Oakland Athletics have discussed catcher Sean Murphy, according to sources. However, the talks hadn't gained much traction as of Sunday morning. The A's can hang onto Murphy, who is under team control for another three and a half years, until the offseason and deal him in a much better market. Oakland... Read More