The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings

Welcome to the Week 3 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a look weekly at where the top 101 SPs stand moving forward in this strange sprint season. You can check out my weekly Top 65 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks here, and also […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 65 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings

Welcome to the Week 3 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a look weekly at where the top 65 RPs stand moving forward in this strange sprint season. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks here, and also […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 3)

Welcome to fantasy baseball if MLB's season were more like the XFL. Between injuries, illness, and inexplicable flukes, this season has already shown the potentially disastrous consequences of an otherwise quiet road-trip to Atlanta. This weeks' news about the Miami-Philadelphia and St. Louis-Milwaukee situations has provided new variables, and managers are scrambling to keep up […]

MLB Betting Picks (8/3/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome back, RotoBallers! It was a great Sunday for me despite the Pirates finding new ways to avoid scoring runs in extra innings. If you thought the new manager would end the circus that is Pittsburgh Pirates fundamental baserunning, you were mistaken! Anyways, a bomb from Aaron Judge in the bottom of the 8th yesterday […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 3, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/3/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 8-game slate on tap tonight with some decent pitching and more importantly, Coors Field is in play. The value will be […]

Dominic Smith To Potentially See Increased Playing Time

New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith should see an increase in regular playing time due to outfielder Yoenis Cespedes' decision to opt out of the 2020 season. So far in 2020, Smith has started only four games and registered only 12 at-bats. He has hit one home run, driven in five runs, while batting […]

James McCann (C, CWS) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: Last season, in his first year with the Chicago White Sox, James McCann turned in by far the best campaign of his career, putting up 18 home runs, four stolen bases, and a slash of .273/.328/.460 in 439 AB on his way to his first […]

Danny Jansen (C, TOR) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: There is no shortage of young and talented catching prospects that have made their way to the MLB (or very soon will) in 2020; from Sean Murphy, Tyler Stephenson, Joey Bart, Francisco Mejia, Daulton Varsho, and Reese McGuire, just to name a few. However, […]

Trevor Gott (RP, SF) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Trevor Gott earned the first two save opportunities of the season for the team and converted both of them. He's clearly the team's primary closer at least for now. While the Giants don't figure to be in position to […]

Jonathan Schoop (2B, DET) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Tigers second baseman Jonathan Schoop is back to being a full-time starter for the first time since he was traded out of Baltimore in 2018. Through his first seven games with the Tigers, Schoop was slashing .269/.276/.615 with three home runs and […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 3rd 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 […]

Bubba and Bat Flip 46: Week 2 Recap - Benched with Bubba (Episode 306)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Bat Flip Crazy (@BatFlipCrazy) to recap the Week 2 of Fantasy Baseball action. Going over the important news and notes around baseball in regards to your Fantasy Baseball team. Recapping the week that was in FAAB, crazy bullpen disasters and then wrapping things up with a lot of listener questions. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/3/20): MLB DFS Lineups

We might be faced with daily threats to our fantasy sanity but we've made it to the third week of baseball. We're not promised tomorrow but it looks like we'll have tonight. We're going position by position on DraftKings, with an eight-game Main Slate for our evening pleasure. The Rockies are still playing at home, […]

MLB DFS Advice and Analysis for FanDuel and DraftKings: Quick Hits for 8/3/20

Welcome back to another edition, another season of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have an 8 game slate to preview. Bubba (@bdentrek) will go over weather, totals, plays, and more to get your MLB DFS lineups ready. Be sure to subscribe to the MLB DFS Quick Hits, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and […]

Aaron Civale Strikes Out Nine Twins

Cleveland Indians pitcher Aaron Civale (1-1) allowed three earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out nine across six innings to take the loss Sunday against the Twins. Civale allowed a run in each of the first three innings before settling in to retire nine straight to end his outing. After striking […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Monday, August 3rd - Monkey Knife Fight

Postponed games have wreaked havoc on the MLB schedule so far this year, but there’s a solid nine-game slate on Monday. With 18 teams playing, there are some solid opportunities for DFS players to cash in at Monkey Knife Fight. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, […]

WPC+ Videocast: Week 3 Risers & Fallers

Pierre Camus and Nicklaus Gaut recap the action from Opening Day and the first weekend of MLB action for 2020. They identify early risers and fallers, review Statcast numbers, and discuss major injuries. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 3rd, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 8/3/20  Mike Soroka vs. New York Mets Soroka is an excellent young pitcher […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for August 3, 2020 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/3 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.  RotoBaller Sample DFS Lineups Sample FanDuel Lineup    Sample DraftKings Lineup    Please note that these are sample lineups designed only to show how you might use the above lineup picks in your own lineup. You should […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/3/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We start a new week with eight games on the main slate today. With several teams affected by COVID-19 last week, a lot of teams have not set their rotation and it's left a lot of uncertainty in the air for teams and their pitching rotations. However, there are still a few aces taking the […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for August 3rd, 2020

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 August 3rd, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Cole Sulser Earns Multi-Inning Save Sunday

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Cole Sulser pitched two scoreless innings to earn his third save of the season in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rays. Sulser started the eighth inning up 4-1 and got three straight outs and then stayed on to pitch a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He finished the game with no walks or […]

Evan Longoria Homers, Plates Two Sunday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Sunday's 9-5 loss to the Giants. The HR was Longoria's first of the season. The veteran now owns a .429/.444/.786 slash line with five RBI over 18 plate appearances. Longoria's fantasy value over the past several seasons […]

Renato Nunez Homers, Plates Two Sunday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman/designated hitter Renato Nunez went 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run, two. RBI, a walk, and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rays. Nunez took Yonny Chirinos deep in the third inning for his second HR in the last two games. The 26-year-old was one of baseball's streakiest […]

Tommy Milone Pitches Well, Takes No-Decision Sunday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Tommy Milone had a nice bounceback start in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rays. Milone pitched five innings, allowing a single run on six hits (including a solo home run) and no walks with eight strikeouts. He now owns a 5.63 ERA over eight IP this season. His next start will […]

James Paxton Still Hasn’t Found His Velocity

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton still hasn’t gotten his fastball velocity back to normal yet this season, with the pitch averaging only 91.5 mph on Sunday. Paxton’s overall performance was also poor on Sunday, as he lasted only three innings and allowed three runs. The good news about Paxton is that his diminished […]

Freddy Galvis Quietly Putting Up Impressive Production

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Freddy Galvis has been known for his abilities to play on an everyday basis, yet little has been noted of his offensive output early on in 2020, especially against right-handed pitching. Following his performance Sunday, Galvis now has the sixth-highest OPS (1.256) in the Majors against right-handers. With a four-game set on […]

Justus Sheffield Set To Battle Slumping A’s Offense Monday

Seattle Mariners left-handed pitcher Justus Sheffield presents a high-upside play heading into Monday’s contest against Oakland. Sheffield will not only be a two-start pitcher next week (with his other projected start coming at home against Colorado), but will have a low price tag in DFS that is worth exploring on a slate full of high-priced […]

Shohei Ohtani Undergoes MRI After Start Sunday

Los Angeles Angels right-handed pitcher Shohei Ohtani recorded just five outs Sunday versus the Astros before exiting the game having walked five batters. Afterwards, he expressed that he felt discomfort in his surgically repaired pitching arm and revealed that he had undergone an MRI, the results of which were not immediately available. Ohtani, who underwent […]