Top Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2
With the 2024 MLB season underway, fantasy baseball is in full effect. After just one week, many rosters have already been changed. Whether it's because of a hot streak or an unfortunate injury, the waiver wire has quickly emerged as an invaluable resource for fantasy managers. With players like Garrett Crochet, Maikel Garcia, and Michael... Read More
Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/5/24)
Happy Friday, RotoBallers! I'm stoked to be back to provide some MLB picks for this marathon of a baseball season, so let's take a look at the board and get some momentum rolling as we head into the weekend. Attention, fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now officially... Read More
Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - 2024 Redraft Rankings (Week 1)
Welcome back to another Top-25 Prospects to Stash article here on RotoBaller. This was an exciting article to put together each week last season and I'll be doing so again every week during the 2024 season as well. This first stash article of 2024 is a doozy. Even with prospects like Wyatt Langford, Jackson Chourio,... Read More
Eric Cross' Top 100 Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (April 2024)
We made it. Another offseason is behind us, and we have regular season baseball for the next six months, where we can set our fantasy lineups, make trades, and just enjoy this great game. For those of us who play in dynasty leagues, work is never done, and we didn't pause for several months just... Read More
Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Do the Pirates Finally Have Fantasy Stars?
The Pittsburgh Pirates started the season 5-0. I repeat... The Battlin' Buccos won their first five games of the season, averaging 7.8 runs per game. So far, this surprising offense has been led by two recently extended franchise pillars and a young stud-in-the-making. These pieces are critical for the Pirates' success, and perhaps they'll become... Read More
Chris Clegg's Top 50 Prospects for Dynasty Fantasy Baseball (April 2024)
Both the minor leagues and the MLB are underway, and it is a full go for the 2024 fantasy baseball season! After a full offseason of work, spending time on backfields, in minor league camps, watching video, and diving in on advanced data, I have made several refinements to my fantasy baseball prospects rankings. These... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler, Justin Verlander, Sonny Gray, Shane Baz, and more
Heading into the second weekend of the 2024 MLB season, there is no shortage of big-name hurlers on the injury report. As always, fantasy baseball will be impacted by superstar players out of action. Let's take a look at injured pitchers Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler, Justin Verlander, Sonny Gray, Shane Baz, and more. This is... Read More
Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes for Fantasy Baseball: Pitch Mix, Movement, and Velocity
We're dealing with small samples when we're only a week into the fantasy baseball season. However, the market reacts daily to any positive or negative performances. It's important to look beyond the results and understand the skills that led to the results. Since we usually can't control for the luck factors, we want to identify... Read More
Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/4/24)
We have a modestly sized slate Thursday, as there are only six games on tap and all but one will be played in the afternoon. We're starting to get somewhat of a feel for hitters and pitchers at this point with a week's worth of games in the books, but naturally, there's still plenty of... 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
Fantasy Baseball Top Prospects - Hidden Gems to Watch for Infielders
Winning in a fantasy baseball redraft league requires a nice blend of high-floor players and upside shots. While prospects do present more risk in a one-year setting like a redraft league, if they hit, they pay big dividends. The reward could be huge if these players get adequate playing time and perform. In my most... Read More
Hot MLB Prospects to Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Week 2
Welcome back, RotoBallers! We're heading into Week 2 of the fantasy baseball season. The minor league baseball season also got started last week, 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 not... Read More
Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/3/24)
There is a wealth of afternoon baseball on Wednesday but that certainly doesn't mean there isn't any value left on the board for the evening slate! Attention, fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now officially partnered with various sportsbooks and have some sweet sports betting promo offers! Get... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Bo Bichette, Josh Jung, J.T. Realmuto, Lars Nootbaar, and more
The 2024 MLB season is under a week old, yet there are flurries of pre-existing and fresh injuries to keep track of for fantasy baseball. That said, let's take a look at the top injured hitters Bo Bichette, Josh Jung, J.T. Realmuto, Lars Nootbaar, and more. This is our weekly edition of fantasy baseball injury... 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
Top 101 Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Rankings: The Baller Ranks (Week 2)
The 2024 season is off and running so it's time to rev up my weekly top 101 SP Baller Ranks breakdown. We've survived a long offseason and built a squad on draft day. Now, we must see where initial results have landed with the first 2024 edition of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks! This... Read More
Florio's Bullpen Report: Figuring Out Early-Season Usage
We are back! For those who have read this article in the past, you know the deal. For those new, welcome. Every week, I write about bullpens that are changing their late-inning usage, and give some relievers you can speculate on that are trending toward save opportunities and elite strikeout and ratio relievers in fantasy... Read More
The Toolshed Fantasy Baseball Podcast (Ep. 293): Prospects to Stash
Welcome to episode 293 of The Toolshed Podcast with Clegg and Cross brought to you by RotoBaller. The Toolshed is a dynasty and prospects-focused podcast. Each week, hosts Eric Cross (@EricCross04) and Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) dive into the world of dynasty leagues and cover all levels of prospects from the MLB Draft up to the... Read More
Top Fantasy Baseball Stories Of The Week - Opening Week 2024
Welcome back to another season, baseball fans. The Dodgers and Padres got things kicked off on March 20 and 21 with a two-game set played in South Korea but the rest of the league had to wait another week for Opening Day. Now that the first full weekend of baseball is in the books, it’s... Read More
Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts From Garrett Crochet and Jared Jones
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. There were so many exciting and surprising performances over opening weekend that it was hard... 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
Fantasy Baseball Frauds To Begin The 2024 Season
Adding the correct players off the waiver wire early in the season can help carry a fantasy manager to a championship. However, overreacting and dropping someone for a player who is off to an unsustainable hot start can be a problem. This isn’t just a waiver wire problem, either. It could also be a grave... Read More
Champ or Chump: Victor Scott II and Colt Keith Fantasy Baseball Outlooks
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is officially underway, and it's easy to overreact to one series of games. Everything is a small sample size that shouldn't change your preseason valuations much outside of playing time. That said, slow starts can create buying opportunities for intriguing players who would have cost much more a month ago.... Read More
Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/2/24)
Happy Tuesday, and welcome back, RotoBallers! I'm stoked to be back to provide some MLB picks for this marathon of a baseball season, so let's take a look at the board and get some momentum rolling. Attention, fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now officially partnered with various... Read More
Week 2 Waiver Wire Rankings: Jared Jones, Abner Uribe, Jason Foley, Jake Fraley, Jose Siri, Leody Taveras, Jack Flaherty, Garrett Crochet
There are so many things happening in the first few games of the MLB season, and it's important to stay on top of all of them -- the latest injuries and players that need to be picked up. New closers will emerge, prospects will surge, and players will break out. With an extra-busy first few... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For 2024 (April 1 - April 7)
We're through the first series of games of the 2024 baseball season and there are already some interesting trends and some surprising players off to hot starts. Some players are validating some pre-season assumptions or maintaining spring momentum, while others are looking to affirm their initial taste of MLB success. It's a long season though,... Read More
Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Points League Waiver Wire Pickups (Apr 1 - Apr 7)
Welcome to the first edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of April 1 - April 7, 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 know... Read More
Starting Pitcher Advanced Metrics Leaders for ERA-xERA - Statcast Studs and Duds (Week 2)
Welcome to the first edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series for the 2024 season! Statcast provides a ton of insightful advanced metrics that can be used to understand pitchers' performance and predict future fantasy performance. Diving into underlying stats is one of my favorite aspects of fantasy baseball and I am... Read More
The Toolshed Fantasy Baseball Podcast (Ep. 292): 2024 Dynasty Bold Predictions
Welcome to episode 292 of The Toolshed Podcast with Clegg and Cross brought to you by RotoBaller. The Toolshed is a dynasty and prospects-focused podcast. Each week, hosts Eric Cross (@EricCross04) and Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) dive into the world of dynasty leagues and cover all levels of prospects from the MLB Draft up to the... Read More