MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/3/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Baseball will close out the work week with a packed schedule Friday. There are some games with earlier start times, so that leaves nine games to choose players from for the main slates on DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 5/3/2024, with the […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for May 3, 2024

We have a strong Friday slate on tap with an abundance of prop picks to select from. In this article, I will break down several plays that are worth taking a shot on. I will be here each and every Friday and Sunday throughout the season to break down pitcher and hitter props. Attention fellow […]

Hot MLB Prospects to Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We're heading into Week 6 of the fantasy baseball season. The minor league baseball season is off to a hot start, providing us with plenty of big plays and impressive prospect performances. It's imperative to monitor the top fantasy baseball prospects who have turned heads thus far. The players listed here are […]

Champ or Chump: Quinn Priester and Simeon Woods Richardson Fantasy Baseball Outlooks

The 2024 fantasy baseball season is officially underway, and the injury bug is already spreading quite fast. Given the rapid rate at which pitchers are being placed on the injured list, fantasy managers must be proactive in managing their roster. This may involve delving deeper into the waiver wire to find suitable replacements. Pittsburgh Pirates […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Tyler Glasnow, Zac Gallen, Justin Steele, Gerrit Cole, Grayson Rodriguez, Cristian Javier, more

As we inch toward weekend baseball, there are plenty of star hurlers in the injury headlines. As always, potential absences from top pitchers will throw a wrench in fantasy baseball lineups. Let's take a look at injured pitchers Tyler Glasnow, Zac Gallen, Justin Steele, Gerrit Cole, Grayson Rodriguez, Cristian Javier, and more. This is our […]

Chris Clegg's Top 100 Prospects for Dynasty Fantasy Baseball (May 2024)

Welcome back RotoBallers to my top 100 fantasy baseball prospect rankings, freshly updated for May 2024. For those who are not familiar, I will be releasing monthly updates to my fantasy baseball dynasty prospect rankings here on RotoBaller along with my notes on risers and fallers. Both the minor leagues and the MLB are well […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! It's become the norm for DFS managers to see a small slate before the massive weekend contests come into play, and today is no different. Five games occupy our featured competitions on DraftKings and FanDuel, but it's shaping up to be a day for the bats as this schedule lacks a true […]

Chris Clegg's Dynasty Fantasy Baseball News, Notes and Buys/Sells (Week 6)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my Week 6 fantasy baseball news, notes, and buys/sells for dynasty leagues. This weekly series will take a look at various prospects, dynasty news, and discuss fantasy implications. If you enjoy dynasty baseball, you know it is a fast-paced game. Keeping up with the Joneses per se keeps you in the […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/2/24)

It's Thursday, which has often meant very abbreviated slates early on this season. Today is certainly no exception, as there are only six games on the slate and only one that isn't a matinee affair. Nevertheless, we've endeavored to still identify some appealing pitcher and hitter props that are set up for potential success. Attention […]

Sneaky Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Hot Pitchers To Sustain Their Success? (Week 6)

There have been several injuries to key starting pitchers this season. Gerrit Cole (elbow) has yet to take the mound and Spencer Strider (elbow) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, dealing crushing blows to fantasy baseball managers who drafted them. With many fantasy managers scrambling to find replacements, there are some […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Speculative Saves, Changing Bullpens, Elite Ratios (Week 6)

Every week, I write about the many different ways that bullpens around the leagues have changed. Typically, each week there are a couple of bullpens that have had to put a closer on the IL or had to shake things up because of poor performances.  And then there are weeks like this one, where it […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospect Risers - Players to Stash and Top Performers (Week 6)

The minor league baseball season is underway and many well-known prospects are already making their case for an MLB debut later this summer. However, the question is do these performances truly matter for this season? How easy will it be for these prospects to reach the big leagues and are they worth stashing on your […]

Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - Jo Adell, Hector Neris, Anthony Rizzo, Randy Arozarena, more

There is nothing quite like the ebbs and flows of fantasy baseball. Every at-bat of every game is the final straw based on that moment whereas in reality, players will have hundreds more across the next dozen weeks to neutralize whatever outcome came about. Across the past month, plenty of recently unknown players have thrived […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/1/24)

We have baseball all day today with games starting as early as 1:10 PM EST and plenty of great targets for props. This is my first free betting piece of the MLB season as I am filling in for your usual Wednesday host, Brenton Kemp, and I am psyched to get you some bets that […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash: Redraft Rankings (April 29 - May 5)

Well, it's been an interesting week when it comes to prospect promotions and demotions. In Baltimore, we saw Jackson Holliday returned to Triple-A and Heston Kjerstad recalled to the show. But then Baltimore has proceeded to start Kjerstad just once in five games. We also got a late Sunday night promotion of minor league home […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Mike Trout, Luis Robert Jr., Nolan Jones, Masataka Yoshida, Chas McCormick, Salvador Perez, and more

Heading into midweek MLB action, there are a few star players in the injury headlines. Missing key studs are sure to affect fantasy baseball lineups this week. That said, let's take a look at injured hitters Mike Trout, Luis Robert Jr., Nolan Jones, Masataka Yoshida, Chas McCormick, Salvador Perez, and more. This is our weekly […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/1/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Wednesday brings a lot of day games across baseball. However, there are still seven games that will make up the main evening slates on DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 5/1/2024, with the slate starting at 6:35 p.m. EDT. The lineup picks will range […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups from Washington Nationals: Gems in the Capital

The Washington Nationals did not provide much to get excited about going into the 2024 MLB season. Projected to win fewer than 70 games by most outlets, the Nats are in the early stages of a rebuild. A few young guys on the MLB roster have shown promise, while much of their future remains at […]

Today’s MLB Daily Fantasy Best Ball Picks, Values, and Sleepers for RIVAL (5/1/24)

Happy Wednesday RotoBallers, and welcome to our new series covering RIVAL Fantasy Best Ball daily action for the MLB season! We will be covering some of our favorite value players and sleepers that can help you win your league. MLB best ball is similar to your everyday normal fantasy baseball leagues except you draft your […]

Fantasy Baseball Frauds? Buy/Sell On Standout Performers Including Alec Bohm, Mark Canha

As we head into the month of May, we are starting to get a good sample size for stats. Most MLB teams have played around 30 games each, meaning many of their starting pitchers have already made five starts. There are some hitters who are putting up crazy numbers right out of the gate, like […]

Champ or Chump: Joey Loperfido and Pete Crow-Armstrong Fantasy Baseball Outlooks

This column is not exclusively about prospects, but most of the interesting names this time of year are prospects. Next week, we'll try to find something to look at other than prospects. That's not an option this week. Two more names of note have recently been called up: Pete Crow-Armstrong and Joey Loperfido. Both offer […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From MacKenzie Gore and Reese Olson

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. This week, we've got a surprising start from each league. First, we'll take a look […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/30/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! It's the final day of the first whole month of baseball, and, in classic baseball fashion, things don't look how we thought they would. The Rays and Astros are at the bottom of their divisions, and there's only one NL West team, the Dodgers, that is above .500. But remember, it's just the […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (4/30/24)

We have a strong Tuesday slate on tap with an abundance of prop picks to select from. In this article, I will break down several plays that are worth taking a shot on. I will be here each and every Saturday and Tuesday throughout the season to break down pitcher and hitter props. Attention fellow […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (April 29 - May 5)

Well, that's it, another week in the books. That means another week of baseballs mashed by Marcell Ozuna, another week of baseballs not getting mashed by Jose Abreu, and of course... more injured pitchers (i.e. Jesus Luzardo). At least we got one back last week (Jordan Montgomery) and we'll get a few more within the […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Wilyer Abreu, Hector Neris, Andy Pages, Joey Loperfido, more

Howdy RotoBallers, welcome back to another edition of fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 6 (April 29 - May 5) of the 2024 MLB season. Injuries continue to pile up as Zac Gallen, Tyler Glasnow, Yandy Diaz, and Oneil Cruz are day-to-day with injuries. Reinforcements are on the way as Bryan Woo, Josh Lowe, Jhoan Duran, […]

Top Fantasy Baseball Stories Of The Week - MLB World Tour, Elly De La Cruz, And A White Sox Sweep

Happy Monday, RotoBallers, it’s time again to start a new week by looking back at the one that just passed. Since my last roundup of MLB’s top stories, another international series took place, Elly De La Cruz racked up eight more stolen bases, and the White Sox won not just one, not two, but THREE […]

Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Brls/PA % - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 5)

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 […]

Pitchers Advanced Metrics Leaders for SIERA - Statcast Studs and Duds (Week 6)

Welcome to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series for the 2024 season! Each week, I will select one stat, choose a few pitchers with strong metrics and poor metrics, and analyze them to determine how their future performance may change. With just about a month of data, it's time to […]