Jameson Taillon Lined Up For Potential Game 5

New York Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon would start a potential Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros on Monday, according to manager Aaron Boone. The Yankees are heading back home down two games to none in the series, so they'll need to win a game to force a Game 5 […]

Lance McCullers Jr. To Start In Game 4 Of ALCS

Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. (elbow) said he got hit on the elbow bone by a spare champagne bottle during the celebration after winning the American League Division Series over the Seattle Mariners, which is why he's being pushed back to Game 4 of the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees on […]

Cristian Javier To Start Game 3 On Saturday

Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier will start Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Saturday against the New York Yankees in the Bronx. Lance McCullers Jr. will be pushed back to Game 4 on Sunday in New York. Javier will be making his first playoff start for the Astros in Game 3 after […]

Yankees Won't Move Away From Josh Donaldson At Third Base

New York Yankees skipper Aaron Boone said that he has no plan to move away from third baseman Josh Donaldson in the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. "He's got on at a 40% clip in the postseason so far, for all his struggles. We need him to do something big within this […]

Dusty Baker To Be Asked Back In 2023

The Houston Astros will invite manager Dusty Baker back to manage again in 2023, according to sources. Neither Baker nor general manager James Click have a contract for next season, which is an unusual situation for a team that made the World Series in 2021 and is in the American League Championship Series for the […]

Blue Jays Agree To Three-Year Contract With John Schneider

The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with manager John Schneider on a three-year contract on Friday as their manager for the 2023 through 2025 seasons. The deal includes a team option for the 2026 season. The former bench coach went 46-28 as the interim manager after taking over for Charlie Montoyo in July of […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (10/21/22)

Happy Friday RotoBallers, it's Championship Series time and we're back for another day of MLB Postseason betting picks. Make sure you're following my Twitter, as I can't guarantee that I'll always be able to get the added plays written here in the article, but I will typically add whatever else I'm playing throughout the day. […]

Phillies vs. Padres Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (10/21)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the San Diego Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Friday October 21st, 2022. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Postseason Week 3

We've made it to the Championship Series, folks! After some wild Wild Card happenings and some devastating Division Series occurrences, we're here: the final four! The American League has the two teams we mostly expected to see still alive: the Yankees and Astros. Over in the National League though? Two teams we definitely thought would […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for October 21st, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for October 21st, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/21/22): MLB DFS Lineups

The NL gets the night to themselves tonight for Game 3 of the NLCS as the series moves east to Philly. We are all square at one game each, which makes for some exciting baseball. Let's get to it! For showdown mode on DraftKings, we pick one captain who costs 1.5x his normal salary, but […]

Luis Severino Takes Loss Thursday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino made one big mistake Thursday against the Houston Astros, and it was enough to saddle him with the loss, as the Yankees fell 3-2 in Game 2 of the ALCS. With one swing, third baseman Alex Bregman hit a three-run shot over the left field wall and dealt […]

Jose Altuve Goes Hitless Again

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is still seeking his first postseason hit after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Thursday night's Game 2 win over the New York Yankees. Altuve has only reached base once, via walk, in 24 postseason plate appearances. He has scored one run. There is no doubt that Altuve will […]

Ryan Pressly Strikes Out Three In Save

Houston Astros relief pitcher Ryan Pressly shut the door Thursday, striking out three of the four batters he faced to earn his third save of the postseason. The only blemish on his record in this 3-2 victory was a two-out walk to Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson. Pressly has yet to give out a run […]

Framber Valdez Earns Win In Game 2

Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez was at his best Thursday night, giving up just two unearned runs on four hits and no walks in seven innings to lead the team to a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees. Valdez struck out nine batters and took the win. Through 12 2/3 postseason innings this […]

Alex Bregman Hits Three-Run Shot

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman provided all the offense in Thursday night's Game 2 victory over the New York Yankees, hitting a three-run home run off Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino. He also singled in four at-bats. Bregman has been hot all postseason, with a 1.011 OPS and two home runs in 22 at-bats.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Has Wrist Surgery

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (wrist) dealt with left wrist issues this year and underwent successful surgery on the wrist on Thursday with Dr. Graham in Ohio. Gurriel is expected to be ready for spring training next year. The 29-year-old Cuban outfielder missed the final month of the season due to a left […]

Eduardo Nunez Announces Retirement

Former Boston Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez announced his retirement on his personal Instagram account on Thursday. Nunez last played in 2020 in just two games for the New York Mets. The 35-year-old hand not played at all this year and last played in seven games for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball […]

Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh To Return To Lineup Friday

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson said the team will go back to rookie shortstop Bryson Stott and outfielder Brandon Marsh in the starting lineup on Friday in Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres and right-hander Joe Musgrove. Outfielder Matt Vierling and infielder Edmundo Sosa got the starts in […]

"No Chance" Zack Wheeler Starts In Game 4

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson said there's "no chance" that right-hander Zack Wheeler makes the start in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night on short rest. Wheeler was dominant in the Game 1 win on Tuesday, throwing seven shutout innings with one hit, one walk […]

Ranger Suarez Starting Game 3 Against Padres

Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Ranger Suarez will start Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres on Friday night in Philadelphia. It will be his second career playoff start 10 days after he went only 3 1/3 innings in a Game 1 win over the Atlanta Braves in the NL Division […]

Harrison Bader Batting Cleanup In Game 2 Against Astros

New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader is starting in center field and is hitting leadoff for Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday against the Houston Astros and left-hander Framber Valdez. Bader, who played in only 14 regular season games for the team after being acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals at […]

Yordan Alvarez Serving As The DH In Game 2

Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez will serve as the team's designated hitter and bat third in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday against New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino. Alvarez will return to the DH role and swap spots with Aledmys Diaz, who served as the DH in the Game 1 […]

The (L)Earning Curve Sports Betting Podcast - Week 7 Betting Preview

Thunder Dan Palyo (@ThunderDanDFS) and Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) preview every NFL game in Week 7 and give their initial recommendations for spread bets, over/under bets, and money line bets. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 3-5 PM, and Sundays from […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/20/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker dropping some of my favorite plays for today's ALCS showdown slate. It's the first showdown slate I've written up this year, but I wanted to do my part in helping you guys navigate your way into some coin tonight.  While it's only one game, we don't necessarily have […]

Astros vs. Yankees Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (10/20)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Thursday October 20th, 2022. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for October 20th, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for October 20th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Jesse Winker To Have Neck Surgery

Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said that outfielder Jesse Winker (knee, neck) underwent surgery on his knee last week and is also scheduled to have surgery on his neck. Winker's 2022 season ended early right as the playoffs began in early October, and he was also apparently dealing with a knee injury that required […]

Jose Ramirez To Have Hand Surgery In The Coming Weeks

Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (hand) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right hand in the coming weeks. It was an option for Ramirez midway through the season, according to a source, but he would have missed substantial time and preferred to play through it. The 30-year-old initially suffered the injury in mid-June […]

Jeremy Reed Won't Return As Angels Hitting Coach

Los Angeles Angels hitting coach Jeremy Reed will not return for the 2023 season. Reed established himself with veteran MVPs and also impacted young up-and-comers like Luis Rengifo, Taylor Ward and Jared Walsh. The status of other coaches, including assistant hitting coaches Paul Sorrento and John Mallee, is unclear. The 41-year-old Reed was the team's […]