Matt Olson Hits Ninth Home Run In Loss

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run in Saturday's 11-9 loss to the Athletics. The 2x All-Star also walked once, scored once, and collected two RBI in the contest. After a poor 31-game start that left his slashline at .195/.319/.363 with three home runs, the slugger has […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Hitters for HR, SB, RBI, AVG, Runs (Week 10)

Is your fantasy baseball team in need of a boost in a specific category? Maybe it's a shot in the arm in runs scored or an influx of RBI? Monitoring how well you are performing in each offensive category and addressing those categories in need throughout the season is a great way to keep your […]

Michael Lorenzen Strikes Out Seven In Win

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen went six-and-a-third innings in Saturday's 7-0 victory over the Marlins, allowing zero runs on five hits and two walks while striking out seven on his way to picking up the win. The outing was Lorenzen's fourth straight quality start, pitching to a 1.05 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and a 21:12 […]

Jordan Lawlar - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in All Leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: Arizona Diamondbacks top prospect Jordan Lawlar (thumb) recently began his rehab assignment and is slowly working his way back from a ruptured UCL tendon in his right thumb he suffered in March. The shortstop has logged two games in the Rookie League this season and has […]

Ben Rice - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues CALL-UP ETA: August ANALYSIS: New York Yankees catching prospect Ben Rice is showing elite power at Double-A and could make a case to join the major league roster later this summer. Through 46 games with Double-A Somerset, the 25-year-old has posted a .249/.373/.497 line with 12 long balls, 25 RBI, […]

How Will The Decision To Close Stewart-Haas Racing Impact Noah Gragson In DFS?

Noah Gragson will start P27 in Sunday's Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. Generally speaking, qualifying order is usually one of the bigger talking points that a driver has to deal with entering a race day. This weekend, however, there is a much larger issue looming over Noah Gragson and his Stewart-Haas stablemates, […]

Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Paul Goldschmidt, George Springer, Cole Irvin, Ben Brown, More

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for Week 11, June 3 - June 9. This week's article will focus on Matt Vierling, David Fry, Paul Goldschmidt, George Springer, Cole Irvin, Ben Brown, Casey Mize, and Hunter Brown. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining who […]

Is Kyle Busch A Core Play In DFS This Weekend?

On Saturday morning, Kyle Busch qualified 10th for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. When it was first announced that Busch would be making the move to Richard Childress Racing in 2023, there was a lot of optimism and excitement about what this pairing would accomplish together. After winning three races in […]

Harrison Burton Remains On Hot Seat

Harrison Burton qualified 30th for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway. The Wood Brothers Racing car showed a little promise in practice with the 20th-best lap. However, that faded as Burton ended up 0.697 seconds off the pole time set for the Sunday afternoon race. Results have not been the kind for the driver of […]

What To Do With Alex Bowman This Weekend In DFS?

Alex Bowman will start 14th in Sunday's Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. After missing the playoffs in 2023, Bowman looks well on his way to a postseason berth in 2024, as he currently has nine top-10 finishes (tied for the most in the series) and sits eighth in the NASCAR standings. Despite […]

Austin Dillon Needs A Result On Sunday

Austin Dillon starts from 18th on Sunday at the Enjoy Illinois 300. The Richard Childress Racing driver has seen his situation go from bad to even worse in 2024. His average finish has dipped to 25.6. As a full-time driver, his previous worst was 21.8 in 2023. Dillon has run well on the track in […]

Daniel Hemric A Bit Underwhelming At Gateway

Daniel Hemric appeared to have a decent race car heading into Gateway on Sunday. However, his qualifying effort in the Kaulig Racing car was a bit underwhelming. As a result, the driver in the No. 16 will begin 28th on Sunday. Even worse were his practice numbers where his best lap was 29th. His lap […]

Derek Kraus Starts 25th On Sunday

Derek Kraus enters the Enjoy Illinois 300 on a high of sorts. The Kaulig Racing driver qualified 25th for the race on Sunday. Out of his five qualifying efforts at the NASCAR level, his best had been a 26th at Phoenix. That race ended in a crash after 203 laps. Sunday's race is 240 laps […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/2/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The early part of the MLB season has been good to me, so I'm looking to build off that momentum and hit the ground running as we progress into the 2024 campaign. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's slate! We have […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Punchless At Gateway

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has not had a good run the two times he raced at the Enjoy Illinois 300. Despite a decent starting position of 19.5, the JTG Daugherty Racing driver ended up 32nd both times. It is tough to expect much out of the No. 47 Chevy on Sunday even despite decent practice numbers […]

Cade Povich - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in All Leagues CALL-UP ETA: June ANALYSIS: Baltimore Orioles starting pitching prospect Cade Povich has looked quite strong at Triple-A this season and should be expected to make his major league debut in the coming months.  Across 56 ⅔ innings with Triple-A Norfolk this season, the southpaw has posted a 3.18 ERA, 1.11 […]

Cody Ware Expected To Be Slow At Gateway

Cody Ware hops into the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing car on Sunday and starts from the 34th position. Ware does have one previous race on the 1.25-mile track in Madison, Illinois. In that race, the driver finished 35th after starting 31st. This time around, Ware finished nearly a full second (0.967 seconds) off the […]

Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight: Frank Gore Jr.

If you're the son of an NFL legend who holds the record for the most games played by a player at your position, the expectations for you will be sky-high. While Frank Gore Jr. failed to get selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, he still has the potential to have a solid pro career. Most […]

Joey Loperfido - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 11)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: Houston Astros, outfield prospect Joey Loperfido, made his major league debut earlier in April but was recently sent back down to Triple-A Sugar Land to further his development as he was not getting consistent playing time. Through 14 games in the majors, the number five prospect […]

Brent Rooker Launches 12th Home Run, Logs Four RBI

Oakland A's outfielder Brent Rooker went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 11-9 win over the Atlanta Braves. Rooker took Chris Sale deep for a two-run shot in the top of the fourth inning to put the Braves up 8-3. It was his 12th long ball of the season. He later […]

Ryan Mountcastle Homers Twice in Orioles Win Over Rays

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle hit a pair of homers during Saturday's 9-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Mountcastle swatted two-run home runs in the first and fourth innings, finishing the day with four RBI and three runs scored. The 27-year-old has logged a hit in eight of his last nine games, including […]

Miguel Andujar Raps Out Four Hits In Win Over Braves

Oakland A's outfielder Miguel Andujar had his third multi-hit game this week on Saturday, going 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBI in an 11-9 win at the Atlanta Braves. Andujar hit a three-run blast off Braves hurler Chris Sale in the second inning and added a game-clinching RBI single in the eighth. He's been […]

Vinnie Pasquantino Homers, Drives In Three Runs On Saturday

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the San Diego Padres. He blasted a two-run shot off Randy Vasquez in the bottom of the first inning to give the Royals a 2-1 lead. The home run traveled 383 feet with an […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Homers To Extend Hitting Streak

San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. homered for the 10th time this season as part of a three-hit game during Saturday's 7-3 win at the Kansas City Royals. He took Alec Marsh deep in the first inning to put the Padres on the scoreboard 1-0. His homer traveled 422 feet with an exit velocity […]

Enjoy Illinois 300 DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel NASCAR Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks

The NASCAR Cup Series is at World Wide Technology Raceway this weekend for the Enjoy Illinois 300. This track, formerly known as Gateway and still often referred to as that colloquially, has held just two Cup Series races before. Joey Logano won in 2022 and Kyle Busch won last year. There are two big stories […]

Reid Detmers Optioned To Triple-A Salt Lake

The Los Angeles Angels optioned left-hander Reid Detmers to Triple-A Salt Lake following Saturday's 9-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Detmers allowed five runs on four hits and four walks while striking out three across 3 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to Seattle. Most of the damage to Detmers came off a grand slam to […]

Garrett Crochet Delivers Strong Outing For White Sox

Chicago White Sox starter Garrett Crochet recorded his eighth quality start in a no-decision in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings. Crochet allowed just one earned run and struck out eight while allowing only one walk over his six innings. The big lefty continues to be a must-start regardless of format, […]

Vaughn Grissom Diagnosed With Mild Hamstring Strain, Heading To IL

Boston Red Sox infielder Vaughn Grissom (hamstring) was diagnosed with a mild right hamstring strain after being removed in Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers. According to Red Sox manager Alex Cora, Grissom is probably going on the injured list. The 23-year-old grabbed his right hamstring running to first base during a groundout. It's not […]

Chris Sale Endures Worst Outing Of Season Against A's

Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale's 2024 comeback story had its worst chapter on Saturday when the Braves hurler was tagged for nine hits and eight earned runs over four innings in the 11-9 defeat to the Oakland A's. Sale came into the start with a 2.12 ERA but left with an ERA of 3.06 despite […]

Enmanuel Valdez Homers Twice On Saturday

Boston Red Sox infielder Enmanuel Valdez went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI, and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. He blasted a solo shot off Reese Olson in the bottom second inning to the tie game 1-1. His homer traveled 399 feet with an exit velocity of […]