Nelson Cruz Absent From Wednesday’s Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Nelson Cruz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners. The 41-year-old is hitting .184 (7-for-38) with two home runs, three RBI, and 12 strikeouts since being acquired by the Rays on July 23. Cruz will get a breather on Wednesday. Austin Meadows is batting fourth […]

Curt Casali Hits Fifth Homer Of season Tuesday

San Francisco Giants catcher Curt Casali scored his team's only run in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Diamondbacks, going 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk. Casali clobbered a fifth-inning Madison Bumgarner fastball into the left-field seats for his fifth HR of the season. The veteran backup has performed pretty much as expected […]

Aaron Sanchez Has Scoreless Relief Outing Tuesday

San Francisco Giants pitcher Aaron Sanchez pitched three scoreless innings out of the bullpen in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Diamondbacks. Sanchez allowed a hit and four walks with a strikeout. It was the 29-year-old's second appearance since returning from the injured list with right biceps tightness. Sanchez started the season in the Giants' rotation […]

Johnny Cueto Takes Tough Loss Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto fell to 7-6 despite turning in a decent start in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Diamondbacks. Cueto pitched 5 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and four walks with seven strikeouts. However, he was out-dueled by former teammate Madison Bumgarner. Cueto has been erratic this […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Willy Adames Hits Another Home Run In Loss To Pirates

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, double and three runs scored Tuesday against Pittsburgh. Adames did the majority of his damage on a home run against Max Kranick. He now has 19 homers on the season and has slugged three in his last five starts. While he's produced plenty […]

Luis Patino Tagged With The Loss Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Luis Patino (2-3) allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three across five innings during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He was tagged with his third loss of the season. The 21-year-old was hurt by the long ball and served up a pair […]

Randy Arozarena Homers Again On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena went 3-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He took Yusei Kikuchi deep in the first inning for his 16th long ball of the season. The 2020 ALCS MVP has now homered in back-to-back games. Arozarena is locked in at the plate […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 11-game slate on tap tonight, and it is quite the slate. Plain and simple, pitching is atrocious tonight. You will be […]

Christian Walker Goes 2-For-4 In Tuesday's Win

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the team's 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Walker has been hitting better lately as he's now in the midst of a four-game hitting streak that's included two doubles and three RBI. However, it's been a rough year overall […]

Kenley Jansen Coming Off A Dreadful Month Of July

July was a month to forget for Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen. He converted just two of his five save opportunities in the month and posted an ugly 9.39 ERA over 7.2 innings. Jansen had been fantastic just about all year before the calendar turned to July. He entered July with a 1.38 ERA […]

Catcher's Corner Exam Room: Reid Detmers

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Reid Detmers, analyzing the Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher's debut and explaining why fantasy baseball managers should think about giving him another chance despite the rocky start. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 […]

Kevin Gausman Struggling Over His Last Three Starts

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman has been one of the best pitchers in fantasy all year long, but he's hit a bit of a rough stretch lately. He's failed to reach the end of the fifth inning in each of his past three starts. Over that three-start stretch, he's pitched a total of […]

Harold Ramirez Doubles In A Run Tuesday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Harold Ramirez went 1-for-4 with an RBI-double and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Harold Ramirez has been cruising along lately as he now has three doubles and four RBI over the past week. He will continue to hit in the middle of this lineup and […]

Franmil Reyes Doubles Tuesday

Cleveland Indians outfielder and designated hitter Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Reyes has been solid all season when healthy and is now posting a 1.256 OPS with three home runs and two doubles across his previous 24 at-bats. He should […]

Wil Myers Strikes Out Three Times On Tuesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers has been in a bit of a funk at the plate lately. He's gone 1-for-7 with two walks and five strikeouts over his first two games in August. He has been in the team's starting lineup most games this year, but he's failed to homer since July 16. On […]

Bobby Bradley Collects Two Hits Tuesday

Cleveland Indians first baseman Bobby Bradley went 2-for-4 with an RBI-double in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. It is nice to hear from Bradley again as he is just 3-for-21 with one home run and three RBI over the previous two weeks. He showed a lot of power and promise when he […]

Alex Verdugo In Midst Of 1-For-15 Stretch

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo has been struggling at the plate over his last four games. He's gone 1-for-15 with a double, two walks and seven strikeouts over that stretch. The strikeouts might be the most surprising metric from that stretch as he has an elite 14.8% strikeout rate on the year, ranking him […]

Zach Plesac Struggles Tuesday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Plesac allowed six earned runs on 10 hits across five innings pitched in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. It was Plesac's worst outing since coming off the IL on July 8th. He now has a 4.64 ERA on the season with just 52 strikeouts across 85 1/3 […]

Max Muncy Goes 0-For-4 With Three Strikeouts

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy had a rough time at the plate in Tuesday's 3-0 loss to Lance McCullers Jr. and the Houston Astros. Muncy went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the game. It was just the second time this year that Muncy had struck out more than twice in a game. Muncy is […]

Alex Bregman Doubles In His Return To Action At Triple-A

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (hamstring) returned to action for Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday and went on to go 1-for-2 with a double. He was expected to play a full game on Tuesday, but the game was postponed after four innings due to rain. Bregman was removed from his previous rehab game on […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 19

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 19

Boy that was an insane trade deadline wasn't it? We saw a lot of prospects end up on the move, including Keibert Ruiz who I just wrote up about in last week's column. In this week's column we're going to take a look at four prospects who didn't get moved at the deadline. Last week's […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 18

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. With the trade deadline behind us we're entering the home stretch in fantasy baseball. The leagues are shrinking down to the contenders, and we need […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 19

The trade winds blew long and hard through Major League Baseball last week. As the dust begins to settle around the league, many prospects have been impacted in different ways — although the moves affected prospects from a dynasty perspective more so than from a 2021 redraft angle. The list lost Reid Detmers — who […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

August is now upon us, which means two months of the fantasy baseball season remain! There is still plenty of ball to be played with workload limitations creeping up on us (and tack fallout still making itself known), so let's look back at July stats with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. This […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the final one-third of the season, fellow RotoBallers. August is here and I'm moving my usual publication of this around because the FAAB Sunday after the trade deadline is special. Pitchers are settling into new uniforms and new roles, so let's check in on my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 4th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 8/4

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy […]