Where Have the Steals Gone? (Hint: Not Your Fantasy Team)

A common refrain among baseball analysts and fantasy managers is that the 2020 MLB season is meaningless. We can't extrapolate anything useful from a 60-game season. The numerous injuries, illnesses, and opt-outs make for an unreliable data sample. If you chose to play season-long fantasy baseball, you don't care. You still want to win, asterisks […]

Matt Chapman Goes Hitless In Five At-Bats

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman has gotten off to a brutal start in 2020 and took another 0-for-5 Saturday night in Seattle. The 27-year-old struck out three times in the game while seeing his average drop below the Mendoza line to .188. Chapman was a dark-horse MVP candidate coming into the season after launching […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/2/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a 6-game slate on tap tonight with a lot of suspect pitching that should lead to a lot of helpful bats to target. With so many bats in play, there will be a lot of potential value, but finding the right amount will be the key. This article will help showcase some bats […]

Mike Fiers Pitches Well Vs Seattle

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Mike Fiers allowed two runs in six innings while taking a no-decision vs the Mariners on Saturday. Fiers allowed four hits and a walk while striking out three in a nice bounce-back performance after getting hit hard by the Angels in his first start. It was a good performance vs a […]

Chad Pinder Clubs Two-Run Homer

Oakland Athletics second baseman Chad Pinder went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in a win vs the Mariners Saturday. The A's were shut down by Yusei Kikuchi through six innings, but Pinder delivered a game-tying two-run homer off the first reliever the A's saw once Kikuchi was out. Pinder slashed .240/.290/.417 last […]

Bradley Zimmer Swipes First Bag Of Season

Cleveland Indians outfielder Bradley Zimmer went 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Twins. Cleveland only managed two hits in total off Kenta Maeda and the Minnesota bullpen, so Zimmer was one of the lone standouts for the offense Saturday. The steal was his first of the season, […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 2nd, 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 8/2/20  Aaron Civale vs. Minnesota Twins Civale had a great first start against […]

Carlos Carrasco Takes Loss Saturday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco (1-1) took the loss Saturday as Cleveland dropped a 3-0 decision to the Twins, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out five. Over two starts, he’s yielded five earned runs in 12 innings. Against the Twins, he yielded three solo homers, […]

Griffin Canning (SP, LAA) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of leagues ANALYSIS: After exiting Spring Training in early March with an elbow injury, Griffin Canning's 2020 season was written off with surgery the expectation. However, the Los Angeles Angels rookie received a platelet-rich plasma injection among other ongoing treatments and has now made two starts for the […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 2nd 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 […]

MLB Betting Picks (8/2/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We have a weird collection of Sunday pitching matchups, and a few postponed games due to positive Covid tests. The result is a light betting card (for now) that I don't have extreme confidence in. Regardless, it's still baseball on a Sunday afternoon, so what can we possible have to complain about?! […]

Liam Hendriks Pitches Clean Tenth For Save

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks pitched a clean tenth inning to protect a one-run lead and earn his second save of the season. Hendriks induced two pop-ups and struck out J.P. Crawford to end the game, while keeping the automatic runner at second from crossing the plate to tie it up. He is now […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 2, 2020

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 08/2/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. What can I say about this seven-game Sunday slate? Well, multiple teams are currently not playing whilst quarantined and the teams that are playing […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for August 2nd, 2020 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/2 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 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 3 (8/3-8/9)

Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly article of two-start pitcher streamers for 2020! Successfully streaming pitchers can literally be a game-changer when it comes to fantasy baseball. When it comes to daily leagues, two-start streams aren't that important, since you can stream every day. But when it comes to weekly leagues, two-start streams become exponentially more important. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/2/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

It's Sunday, so get ready for an afternoon filled with baseball. It's a shorter slate with only seven games due to the Reds vs. Tigers doubleheader, but let's take a deep dive to carve out the perfect lineup. Remember to double-check the weather, starting lineups, and postponements before finalizing your roster. I'll take a look […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 3

Welcome back to the second installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for August 3 through August 9. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the […]

Pocket Aces: Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2020 fantasy baseball season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis. In this episode he breaks down some of his recommend players to target as fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and adds for Week 3 of the 2020 MLB season. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for August 2nd, 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 2nd, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Yusei Kikuchi Dominates In No Decision

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi allowed three hits and one walk through six shutout innings against the Athletics on Saturday. After a disastrous first start against the Astros, Kikuchi looked dominant in this start, got his walk problems under control and even struck out nine batters. As impressive as this start was, fantasy owners […]

Mike Tauchman Has A Three-Hit Game

New York Yankees outfielder Mike Tauchman went 3-for-4 on Saturday, with two of his four batted balls coming off of the bat faster than 95 mph. With Giancarlo Stanton acting as the team’s primary DH, Tauchman is competing with Brett Gardner and Miguel Andujar for playing time in left field. Tauchman’s defensive ability and .865 […]

Aaron Judge Homers In Fourth Straight Game

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge homered in his fourth straight game with a 455 ft shot against the Red Sox on Saturday. Judge has been on a tear lately and now owns a 1.074 OPS for the season. Although Judge hasn’t been particularly lucky and has been hitting the ball hard with a 98.5 […]

Masahiro Tanaka Lasts Less Than Three Innings

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka had an uneven performance on Saturday, allowing two runs (one earned) over 2.2 innings against the Red Sox. Tanaka’s velocity looked good with his fastball averaging 93 mph, and his 15.7% swinging-strike rate was also strong. Tanaka was hit hard though, with a 94.3 mph average exit velocity […]

Corey Seager’s Status Uncertain For Sunday’s Game

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was lifted from Saturday’s contest against the D-backs due to a calf cramp and his status for Sunday is up in the air. Seager was replaced at shortstop by Chris Taylor, who would presumably man the spot if Seager is unable to go after testing out the ailment. Off […]

Christian Walker Aims To Have Upper Hand Of Clayton Kershaw

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker has gotten well-acclimated with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw over the past few seasons. While Kershaw is on a Hall of Fame trajectory, Walker has been a particularly stubborn bugaboo. The D-backs’ first baseman enters play Sunday batting .323 on the year, but it’s his four career home runs in […]

Rowan Wick Nails Down Save, Craig Kimbrel Not Used

Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher Rowan Wick was tabbed to earn the save in Saturday’s game against the Pirates. After manager David Ross was asked earlier in the day about whether or not Craig Kimbrel was his closer after two rough outings thus far in 2020, Wick earned his third career save. While owners will want […]

Rougned Odor Exits Early With Oblique Injury

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor departed Saturday’s game against the Giants due to what has been deemed tightness in his right oblique. Prior to his departure, Odor went 0-for-2 at the dish, dropping his batting average on the year to .125. Nick Solak shifted over to second base upon Odor’s departure, and he figures […]

Drew Smyly Departs Early With Apparent Finger Injury

San Francisco Giants left-hander Drew Smyly was lifted after four innings of work Saturday due to what appears to be an injury to a finger on his pitching hand. With Smyly leaving early, no Giants starter has gone five innings in the team’s first nine games. Prior to his departure, the southpaw put together a […]

Eddie Rosario Homers Against Indians

Minnesota Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Rosario is heating up, with two extra-base hits and three RBI in his last two games. The 28-year-old is also making good on his goal to be more patient, picking up his […]