Sami Vatanen Inks One-Year Deal In Switzerland

Defenseman Sami Vatanen signed a contract to join Geneve-Servette of the National League in Switzerland for the 2021-2022 season on Monday. The 30-year-old rearguard, who was a staple in the Ducks' top-four defensive group just a few years ago, played in 39 games last season with the New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars. Over the […]

Re-Drafting 2021: What Changes Would We Make?

It's three weeks into the season, so we've started to notice some trends that have emerged. Some players have more usage than we expected. Some offenses are playing at a faster pace. Some teams look utterly lost. So, if we could do it all over again, what would we do differently? That's the basic question […]

Mitch Haniger Homers Again Tuesday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger followed up his two-homer, six-RBI performance Monday with another long ball Tuesday, launching a solo shot to give the Mariners an important insurance run in a 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. He also walked in four plate appearances. This home run brings Haniger up to 100 for his career. […]

Casey Sadler Sets Seattle Record With Scoreless Streak

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Casey Sadler set a new franchise record Tuesday, appearing in his 26th consecutive scoreless appearance out of the bullpen. He passed Mariners legend Shigetoshi Hasegawa when he recorded four outs against the Oakland Athletics, striking out one without allowing a baserunner. He earned his 15th hold of the season, and now […]

Drew Steckenrider Saves 12th Game Tuesday

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Drew Steckenrider saved his 12th game of the season Tuesday, locking down a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics in an inning of work. He struck out two batters and allowed one hit. It continues to be a shared closer job with Paul Sewald, and in this contest Sewald pitched the […]

Buster Posey Collects Two More Hits Tuesday

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey continued his great season in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks, going 2-for-4 with a single, a double, an RBI, and a walk. The 34-year-old is having one of the best offensive seasons of his career, slashing .302/.388/.501 with 18 home runs and 51 RBI. After posting mediocre numbers […]

Tyler Anderson Strong On Short Rest

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Tyler Anderson returned on short rest to make Tuesday's start against the Oakland Athletics, and he came through with four strong innings, allowing one run on two hits. He struck out two and did not walk a batter. Despite not qualifying for a win, it's a strong bounce-back outing for Anderson […]

The Turn: Fantasy Golf Podcast - Sanderson Farms Championship PGA DFS Picks

Joe Nicely (@JoeNicely) is joined by Andrew Putters to break down the Sanderson Farms Championship! Hop over to @TheTurnGolfPod to check out this brand-new episode! Scroll down to checkout this week's YouTube link. Be sure to subscribe to The Turn Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest […]

Tyler Rogers Allows Two Runs In Eighth Inning Tuesday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers had a rare poor outing in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Rogers came on to pitch the eighth inning up by four and allowed two runs on two hits and a walk with a strikeout. The side-armer has been fantastic for the Giants this season despite this […]

Miguel Sano Blasts 30th Homer

Minnesota Twins first/third baseman Miguel Sano went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and three strikeouts in Tuesday's win over the Tigers. Sano got every bit of his home run ball, sending it 410 feet into the seats at 110.8 MPH. The slugger is batting just .217 in September- though his seven homers, 12 runs scored, […]

DraftKings PGA DFS Value Plays - Sanderson Farms Championship (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me for the Sanderson Farms Championship! My name is Joe Nicely and in this article you will find my favorite DraftKings DFS value plays for this week's PGA tournament. It can be tough to define "value" and […]

Camilo Doval Earns First Career Save Tuesday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Camilo Doval picked up his first career save in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks. With Jake McGee (oblique) on the injured list, the closer role has typically been assigned to Tyler Rogers. However, Rogers came in to pitch the eighth inning and allowed two runs, leaving the Giants only […]

Byron Buxton Scores Run, Swipes Eighth Base Tuesday

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and a stolen base in Tuesday's victory over the Tigers. Buxton started his night with a single in the first inning- then walked, stole second, and scored in the third inning. The 27-year-old has been a strong fantasy contributor in September, as […]

Max Stassi Homers Again Tuesday

Los Angeles Angels catcher Max Stassi hit his second long ball in his last three games, a second-inning, two-run shot that put the Angels up 2-0 to the Texas Rangers before ultimately losing 5-2. He ended the day 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored. Stassi put up great numbers in the first half, […]

Snap Count Risers and Fallers from Week 3

Snap counts are not the be-all-end-all for fantasy production but they paint a clear picture with the necessary context. Every snap is an opportunity for a player to make his presence felt and if their snaps go up or down, you get an idea of what the team thinks of their skill-set. A running back […]

Logan Webb Takes No-Decision Tuesday In Strong Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb turned in another great start in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Webb pitched 5 innings, allowing one run (none earned) on four hits and two walks with six strikeouts. The 24-year-old has been a rotation anchor for the Giants in the second half and is now 10-3 […]

Gio Urshela Goes Yard In Win Over Blue Jays

New York Yankees third baseman/shortstop Gio Urshela went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a home run, and an RBI in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Blue Jays. Urshela has been on fire at the dish lately, something that continued in New York's big victory Tuesday night. The veteran infielder tacked on an insurance run in […]

Aaron Judge Belts 37th Homer Tuesday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge filled up the box score in Tuesday's victory over Toronto. Judge drew a couple of walks, scored and drove in a pair of runs, and homered, as his fingerprints were all over the Yankee win. The towering slugger has been dealing with a dislocated pinky, though no one would […]

Packy Naughton Disastrous On The Mound Tuesday

Los Angeles Angels left-hander Packy Naughton (0-4) had a miserable start against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, pitching just two innings. He gave up four runs on four hits while walking three and striking out no one. It's his third start in a row allowing four runs, and he's pitched just 8.2 innings combined in […]

Giancarlo Stanton Stays Scorching Hot In Tuesday's Win

New York Yankees outfielder/designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and three RBI in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays. Stanton left the yard for the fourth consecutive game, blowing the contest open in the seventh inning with his 107 MPH, 421-foot blast. He later ripped a 105.3 MPH double. […]

Michael Wacha Fires Five Scoreless Innings In No-Decision

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Michael Wacha allowed two walks while striking out six over five scoreless innings during Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros. He did not factor into the decision. The 30-year-old cruised through five innings and didn't allow a hit in Tuesday's no-decision. He threw 61 pitches, firing 41 for strikes. Wacha […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 9/29/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/29 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/29/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 3

We are through three clean weeks of NFL action, and boy is it nice to have games running on time with no weird COVID postponements or anything like that. Three weeks is still a pretty small data sample, but the NFL season is short so we have to make do with what we have. All […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

You can officially start panicking. We're already through three weeks of the year, and by next Monday at this time, you'll be looking at the schedule to realize that a quarter of the season is already behind us. It sucks, but it means there are still three more quarters ahead of us! Yay! To gain […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/29/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/29/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 13-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a fun one. We have some excellent pitching starting with Max Scherzer and […]

Richard Sherman Signs With Tampa Bay

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed free-agent defensive back Richard Sherman on Tuesday. He visited Tampa Bay on Monday and ultimately ended up agreeing on a deal. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Sherman had talks with the 49ers and Seahawks but chose the Bucs thanks to a recruiting pitch from Tom Brady and […]

Salvador Perez Smacks His League-Leading 47th Home Run

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk and three runs scored in the team's 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. He now has 47 home runs on the year, the most in the majors. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is right behind him with 46. Perez […]

Tyler Alexander A Tough-Luck Loser On Tuesday

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tyler Alexander had one of his better outings of the year against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. He pitched six innings and allowed four hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out six. Unfortunately, the Tigers couldn't get anything going offensively and Alexander was tagged with his fourth loss […]

Julio Jones Reportedly Dealing With An Injury

According to Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, wide receiver Julio Jones (undisclosed) could be dealing with an injury. "Guys go through games, guys get tight, and I felt like it was in the best interest of our football game that he be available in case of emergency (only)," said Vrabel. The 32-year-old was held […]

Jose Cisnero Shut Down For The Rest Of The Year

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Jose Cisnero (elbow) will not pitch again in 2021, according to Tigers manager A.J. Hinch. Cisnero landed on the injured list on September 14 after suffering a right elbow laceration. The injury occurred after he slipped on the stairs at his house. He has been with the Tigers lately and has […]