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Dan Palyo

2268 articles

Dan Palyo is a fantasy sports analyst and editor at RotoBaller, a multi-award-winning fantasy sports media company. He has been playing fantasy sports for more than 25 years and has been writing about fantasy sports for the past eight years. Dan covers DFS, season-long fantasy, and sports betting content across MLB, NFL, and NBA. He has been with RotoBaller for over five years and has served in several roles, including co-editor of the MLB and NFL teams and head editor of NBA content. He also oversees the site’s DFS and betting coverage. An award-winning member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA), Dan won the 2021 FSWA Basketball Writer of the Year Award. He was also nominated in 2024 for Best DFS Writer and Best Baseball Writer of the Year, and in 2025 for Best Research Article. Dan enjoys diving deep into analytics across multiple sports. In baseball, he specializes in breaking down starting pitcher arsenals and betting strikeout props. During the NFL season, he develops his own offensive matchup ratings and projected game outcomes. In basketball season, he focuses on waiver wire analysis and NBA player prop content. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @ThunderDanDFS.

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Drew Rasmussen fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings waiver wire pickups draft sleepers

MLB Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Wednesday, 6/10/26)

Wednesday's MLB slate offers plenty of strong wagering opportunities, and Novig's sports prediction platform is where you'll often find the best odds for our favorite bets. If you're reading this, I'll assume you also bet on baseball regularly. Today's picks will all be using the odds on the most unique and fastest-growing sports prediction sites […]


Parker Messick - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Starting Pitchers in 2026 Fantasy Baseball: June Update

The cream is rising to the top! By this point in the season, we are starting to see the elite pitchers in MLB separate themselves from the pack. There are still some pitchers who are likely underperforming or overperforming, but there's not much argument about the top five, or maybe six, starting pitchers in baseball. […]


Nick Gonzales - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups - icon rotoballer

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (June 8 - June 14)

After one week off, I'm back with my top hitter streamers to consider for the upcoming week of fantasy baseball. I was able to catch my hometown Pirates in person last weekend and saw them pile up 25 runs on the Minnesota Twins in a sweep. A few Pirates' hitters make the column this week, […]


Gavin Williams - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Thunder Dan's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (6/8/2026)

We may have a short slate today with just eight MLB games, but that doesn't mean that we don't have some very attractive strikeout prop targets! My card has more unders than usual, but that's because we have only a handful of aces on the bump tonight. I'll offer up a few of my top […]


Bryce Miller - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 10)

Welcome back to another edition of my weekly starting pitching column. As usual, I'll take a closer look at three starting pitchers and attempt to yield a verdict about the sustainability of their current production. This week, I'll investigate the breakout of Pirates second-year pitcher Braxton Ashcraft, the impressive return of Mariners' fireballer Bryce Miller, […]


Roki Sasaki - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, DFS Picks

MLB Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Friday, 6/5/26)

Friday night slates are some of my favorites for MLB bets, as we almost always get all 30 teams in action and a ton of options for finding the best wagers. That's certainly the case tonight, and I have no shortage of bets for you to consider in today's full slate betting breakdown! If you're […]


A.J. Dybantsa - College Basketball DFS Lineup Picks, CBB Power Rankings

2026 NBA Mock Draft - Projected Lottery Picks and Player Analysis

The NBA Finals are ready to tip off tonight, and it should be a compelling series, as we are guaranteed a new NBA champion after the Spurs eliminated the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. For those of us who aren't Knicks or Spurs fans, perhaps it's time to start looking ahead to the 2026 […]


Bryan Baker - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Waiver Wire Rankings

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Closers in 2026 Fantasy Baseball (June Update)

If you've got a top-ten closer on your roster, you have to feel pretty good about it. The lack of reliable closers continues to be a theme in Major League Baseball, so having a stud closer who can contribute in saves while also helping your ratios is key! With many teams lacking an established closer […]


Emmet Sheehan - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Thunder Dan's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (6/1/2026)

We kick off a new month of the baseball season today, as the calendar turns to June. With each passing start, we get a larger sample of data for pitchers and hitters, giving us more confidence in our favorite daily targets for strikeout props. I'll offer up a few of my top picks here today, […]


Spencer Arrighetti - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB DFS Picks

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 9)

If you like big curveballs, you're going to love this edition of breakouts or fakeouts, as two of our three pitchers featured this week have some of the best benders in the game. I'm talking about Spencer Arrighetti and Ben Brown, of course. Our third pitcher is a guy who has come out of nowhere […]


Max Meyer - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Thunder Dan's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/29/2026)

Strikeout props are not only my favorite MLB bets, but they are also (by far) my most profitable! Strikeout rates for both pitchers and hitters stabilize more quickly than most other stats in baseball, making them some of the most predictive stats that we have in the game. We can dig into recent trends and […]


Gavin Williams - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

MLB Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Wednesday, 5/27/26)

Welcome back to another Wednesday edition of my Novig MLB betting picks! I have been running hot on these picks the last few weeks, and on pitcher strikeout props in general recently, along with the rest of the MLB betting team at RotoBaller, so I am hoping to keep that solid streak of wins going […]


Trey Yesavage - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Thunder Dan's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/25/2026)

Happy Memorial Day, friends. Baseball, burgers, hot dogs, and maybe even some beers all go perfectly together as we kick off summer and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our great nation. The weather is finally set to warm up a bit here on the East Coast, and we get a bunch […]


Travis Bazzana - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9 (May 25 - May 31)

Are some of your batters failing to live up to expectations? Don't go dropping guys like Corey Seager just yet, but marginal hitters can and should be dropped for more productive players who are constantly available on the waiver wire! Use those moves and spend that FAAB, you don't win any prizes at the end […]


Zebby Matthews - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups - icon rotoballer

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 8)

That's right, it's time once again to break down some starting pitchers who are enjoying successful starts to the 2026 season. This week's trio of pitchers is an interesting one, as I'll delve into one highly-rostered veteran (Michael King) and a couple of younger arms who may be available on your waiver wire in J.T. […]


Jacob deGrom - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Thunder Dan's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/22/2026)

The weather has cooled off here on the East Coast, and the weather just may favor the pitchers in a lot of these ballparks today. I'm Thunder Dan, and after going 7-1 on my picks in Wednesday's MLB bets article here at RotoBaller, I'm back with a massive K prop card for today's slate! I'll […]


Chris Sale - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

MLB Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Wednesday, 5/20/26)

I'm back with another full-slate breakdown of Wednesday's MLB games, May 20. As usual, I have a blend of game bets and player props, with my specialty being a focus on strikeout props for starting pitchers! If you're reading this, I'll assume you also bet on baseball regularly. Today's picks will all be using the […]


Zack Wheeler - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB News, DFS Picks, Betting

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Starting Pitchers in 2026 Fantasy Baseball

If you took a starting pitcher in the early rounds of drafts this spring, I hope it was Paul Skenes, Cristopher Sanchez, or Chris Sale. Managers who clicked Tarik Skubal, Logan Gilbert, or Logan Webb might be regretting those decisions. Personally, I have too much exposure to Eury Perez on my rosters and not enough […]


Carson Benge - Fantasy Baseball Rookies, Prospects, Sleepers, Breakouts

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8 (May 18 - May 24)

Welcome back to my weekly fantasy baseball waiver wire column for hitters. I'm Thunder Dan, and I have the need to stream! Why hold marginal players week to week when we can hunt for the best matchups and find hitters emerging from the waiver wire? My weekly hitters, streamers, fantasy baseball waiver-wire pickups column will identify hitters with […]


Shane McClanahan - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News, Starting Pitchers

Thunder Dan's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/18/2026)

Sometimes Mondays suck. Okay, let's be serious - most of the time, Mondays suck. But the weather here on the East Coast is going to be hot, giving us the first real glimpse of what summer has in store, and we have a lot more MLB action on the diamond than usual, as we have […]


Shota Imanaga - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB News

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 7)

This week, I'd like to switch things up and focus on pitchers already on your rosters. Instead of deciding if you should pick up an emerging pitcher off the wire (we already have a lot of content that is geared towards that), I'd like to drill down on three starters who are pitching well ahead […]


Spencer Strider - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Thunder Dan's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/15/2026)

Friday night baseball is right up there for me with some Friday night NBA hoops or Sunday afternoon NFL football. We almost always get every MLB team in action and a new slate of weekend series kicking off. There are some really fun matchups this weekend, as the MLB schedule makers have given us intrastate […]


Riley O'Brien - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Closers and Saves, MLB Bullpens

Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Closers in 2026 Fantasy Baseball

Let's not sugarcoat it, the 2026 season has been a bloodbath for closers! Many of the players you thought would be racking up saves for your fantasy team are already injured or have been demoted due to poor performance. At the same time, the void left behind by those failed closers is being filled by […]


Jacob Misiorowski - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Prospects, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire

MLB Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Wednesday, 5/13/26)

It's another action-packed slate of MLB games on the docket today, with some great pitching matchups, a few elite spots for bats, and quite a few strikeout prop targets as well! I have a little bit of everything for you today! If you're reading this, I'll assume you also bet on baseball regularly. Today's picks […]


Spencer Steer - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 (May 11 - May 17)

It's a special Mother's Day edition of my weekly waiver wire bats, and a big shout-out to all the moms out there that keep the world (and baseball) going strong. MLB has a great Mother's Day tradition going with players honoring their moms, and I'd like to tell mine (if she ends up reading this) […]


Janson Junk - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 6)

It's yet another edition of starting pitcher breakouts or fake outs, and this week we will be looking closely at three pitchers who are widely available in most fantasy baseball leagues. We have a Logan Henderson sighting in Milwaukee, a Jack Kochanowicz turnaround in Los Angeles, and a Janson Junk transformation in Miami to explore! […]


Jesus Luzardo - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Top 101 Starting Pitchers

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/8/2026)

Wow, what a loaded slate for strikeout props today! I have eight spots circled tonight, with a lot of big power arms in good spots and the exciting debut of one of the most prolific strikeout pitchers in the minor leagues this season. That doesn't even count Robbie Ray, who will be an auto-bet later […]


Bryan Woo - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

MLB Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Wednesday, 5/6/26)

Welcome back to another full-slate betting breakdown! Wednesdays bring us a nice combination of afternoon and evening action, and today's slate has no shortage of targetable games either. Last week, we hit on the majority of the bets in this piece, which is a blend of game bets and player props for today's MLB contests. […]


Cam Schlittler - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/4/2026)

After a 4-1 record on my K prop picks yesterday, I'm ready to run it back today on a magnificent Monday slate of MLB games. Or, I'm ready to be humbled again... but I'm going to remain aggressive with the strikeout-over props today, as we have some very talented pitchers in good spots. I'll offer […]


Brooks Lee - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Rankings, MLB DFS Picks

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6 (May 4- May 10)

The first full week of May brings us a ton of baseball games! We have 12 teams playing a full seven-game schedule and some really big intradivisional series as well. The Cubs have a four-game set with the Reds as the top two teams in the NL Central match up, while the first-place Guardians host […]


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