Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a Day Baseball Day! With so many games happening in the afternoon, DraftKings has turned the main slate into an afternoon slate. There's nothing quite like day baseball, but we should also be prepared for some players who played extra innings yesterday or had... Read More

Pitch Mix Exam Room: Daniel Lynch

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Daniel Lynch, analyzing the Kansas City Royals starting pitcher and his first major league start, explaining why fantasy baseball managers should be buying in. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays... Read More

Catchers to Stream - Week 6 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams.... Read More

Pitch Mix Exam Room: Shane McClanahan

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Shane McClanahan, analyzing the Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher and his first major league start, explaining why fantasy baseball managers should be buying in. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/29/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday which means we've got a bit of a split slate today with an almost even number of day games and night games. I do love that Major League Baseball has added more day games into the schedule, but it gives us some shallow... Read More

Pitch Mix Exam Room: Dustin May

Eric Samulski does a deep dive analysis into Dustin May's early pitch mix changes, analyzing the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher and explaining why fantasy baseball managers should be buying in his recent success. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET,... Read More

Pitch Mix Exam Room: Kendall Graveman

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Kendall Graveman, analyzing the Seattle Mariners relief pitcher and his pitch mix, explaining why fantasy baseball managers should be buying in. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 8-10 AM... Read More

Pitch Mix Exam Room: Joe Musgrove

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller analyzes San Diego Padres' starting pitcher Joe Musgrove. Looking at his pitch mix changes, Eric explains why fantasy baseball managers should expect good results from Musgrove but perhaps not the hot start he's gotten off to so far. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) -... Read More

Catchers to Stream - Week 5 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams.... Read More

Which Pitchers With New Pitch Usage Should We Care About? Part Five

Throughout all Spring Training, we hear about pitching adding new pitches, or making major changes to their pitch usage. We even get to see those new pitches in action and dream about their potential impact. However, when the regular season starts, those changes can be abandoned and pitchers go back to what they do/know best. So... Read More

Which Pitchers With New Pitches Should We Care About? Part Four

Throughout all Spring Training, we hear about pitching adding new pitches, or making major changes to their pitch usage. We even get to see those new pitches in action and dream about their potential impact. However, when the regular season starts, those changes can be abandoned and pitchers go back to what they do/know best. So... Read More

Catchers to Stream - Week 4 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams.... Read More

Pitch Mix Exam Room - Casey Mize

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Casey Mize. He analyzes the Detroit Tigers starting pitcher and his pitch mix, explaining why fantasy baseball managers should be a bit wary of his fast start. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/15/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We've got a bit of a split slate today with an almost even number of day games and night games. I do love that Major League Baseball has added more day games into the schedule, but it gives us some shallow slates to work with.... Read More

Catchers to Stream - Week 3 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams.... Read More

Which Pitchers With New Pitches Should We Care About? Part Three

Throughout all Spring Training, we hear about pitching adding new pitches, or making major changes to their pitch usage. We even get to see those new pitches in action and dream about their potential impact. I even covered some of those potential changes here and here. However, when the regular season starts, sometimes those changes... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/8/21 (Premium Content)

We're now one week into the Major League Baseball season and beginning to see some trends start to emerge. The Reds offense appears to have woken up, the Athletics may still be asleep, and the Brewers still love to strike out. The new baseball has led to max exit velocity going up, but the ball... Read More

Catchers to Stream - Week 2 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, preparing my defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. Each... Read More

Pitch Mix Exam Room - Freddy Peralta

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Freddy Peralta. He analyzes the Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher and his pitch mix, explaining why fantasy baseball managers should possibly avoid him in his new role. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM... Read More

Which Pitchers With New Pitches Should We Care About? Part Two

Spring Training is coming to a close, and we're inching closer to getting to the "real thing." That means an opportunity to see which players' offseason changes can lead to true breakouts or perhaps which guys will fall back on old habits. As the games have been going on, I've been keeping track of pitchers... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/1/21 (Premium Content)

It's finally here! Opening Day! Somehow it feels like we've been waiting an eternity, but we get to revel in a glorious day filled with baseball. With 9 games on the DraftKings main slate and 11 on FanDuel, so there will be plenty of good options to choose from. However, with so many of the... Read More

2021 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Yusei Kikuchi

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller analyzes Yusei Kikuchi as a 2021 fantasy baseball sleeper and undervalued draft pick. He breaks down Kikuchi's pitches, improvements from 2020, and other factors that could make him a sneaky late-round starting pitcher breakout candidate. Fantasy players should consider drafting Kikuchi for their drafts this MLB Season. Be sure to also... Read More

Eric Samulski's Bold Predictions for 2021

It's bold prediction time! Everybody's favorite time of year. Last year I put out my bold prediction article, and it was a doozy. Obviously, publishing it before the shutdown which delayed the MLB season impacted some of the claims, but, actually, no, I'll just blame everything on that. Anyways, I'm back again to plant my... Read More

Which Pitchers With New Pitches Should We Care About?

There are few things more exciting in Spring Training than learning that a pitcher developed a new pitch. It's a little bit like waking up to find that you've been given a new toy. We're blinded by the possibilities of this new toy. Think of the fun we can have with it. Think of the... Read More

Multi-Position Assets For All Fantasy Leagues

With such a short season in 2020, many starting pitchers weren't able to throw more than 60 innings, so it's unlikely that they take the massive jump this season that would allow them to get to the 170-180 innings we usually expect. To work around this, many teams have discussed implementing six-man rotations and even... Read More

Hidden Gems To Watch - 2021 Outfielder Prospects

When we talk about prospects, almost everybody wants to gravitate to the names at the top of the various lists; the guys like Wander Franco or Julio Rodriguez. The ones we've deemed "generational talents" or determined will "win you your league." But the issue, as we've seen with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., is that predicting prospect... Read More

Hidden Gems To Watch - 2021 Infielder Prospects

When we talk about prospects, almost everybody wants to gravitate to the names at the top of the various lists; the guys like Wander Franco or Julio Rodriguez. The ones we've deemed "generational talents" or determined will "win you your league." But the issue, as we've seen with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., is that predicting prospect... Read More

Power Sleepers - Noteworthy 2020 Barrel Leaders

As we've continued to progress in the MLB offseason, I've been looking at barrel rates from 2020 in the hopes of finding players whose breakouts during the shortened season were real or those who may still have breakouts looming. As I've mentioned previously, I'm a firm believer that finding the barrel regularly is an incredibly... Read More

Catcher Draft Targets for All Leagues

Enough with the catcher slander! As fantasy baseball drafts heat up, all I keep reading about is how we're "forced" to draft catchers and how they can tank your roster. Catchers are people too! I could use thousands of words writing about the value of catchers and how the grind of their defensive job and... Read More

Leody Taveras (OF, TEX) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 180 CURRENT ADP: ~199 overall ANALYSIS: Leody Tavares is a less-heralded prospect who could start the season up in the big leagues. The 22-year-old switch hitter had a brief stint with the Rangers in 2020, hitting .227 with four HR in just 33 games. While the power is nice, it's... Read More