William Byron a Dicey Pick at Watkins Glen on Sunday

The good news is that William Byron does start only 15th at Watkins Glen. The bad news is that the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver is not that great on road courses. He does have one top ten in his last two tries at this track. Byron's last two races with left and right turns have […]

Matt DiBenedetto Not Expecting Much at Watkins Glen

Matt DiBenedetto is also right on "The Chase" bubble at 17th in the points standings. However, he does not have any wins on the season and prospects are pretty dim this week at Watkins Glen. The Wood Brothers Racing driver did finish tenth at Wisconsin but his other road results have been outside the top […]

Drew Anderson To Start On Saturday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Drew Anderson is scheduled to make the start against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. He has thrown four scoreless innings in a pair of relief appearances for Texas this season. Anderson posted a 3.15 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 85/28 K/BB ratio over 68 2/3 innings in Triple-A Round Rock. He is […]

Aroldis Chapman Placed On 10-Day Injured List With Elbow Inflammation

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman (elbow) was placed on the 10-day injured list with left elbow inflammation Saturday. Chapman endured a shaky month of June but has since rebounded, allowing just one run while converting all seven save chances since July 20. The veteran experienced a slight dip in velocity in his last […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Collects Three Hits

Texas Rangers infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa put together a nice three-hit performance against the Oakland Athletics on Friday. He went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in the 4-1 loss. The Rangers only managed six hits and Kiner-Falefa had three of them and the lone run batted in. Kiner-Falefa is batting .259/.293/.353 with six homers […]

Mike Foltynewicz Holds A's To One Run

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz pitched surprisingly well versus the Oakland Athletics on Friday. He went six innings, two hits allowed, one earned run, three walks, and two strikeouts in the 4-1 loss. He'll take a 5.77 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and 80 strikeouts over 117 innings into his next outing against the Seattle Mariners. […]

NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for United Rentals 176 at the Glen (8/7/21)

NASCAR is back! After two weeks with no NASCAR at all and even longer with no Truck Series, we're finally getting things going again. The Truck Series heads to Watkins Glen on Saturday for the final race before the playoffs, which means there are no Cup Series drivers to worry about anymore when it comes […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Watkins Glen Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 (8/7/21)

The Xfinity Series is back after the Olympic break! We've got road course racing this weekend at Watkins Glen in a race that should instantly join the "wow, that title sponsor" pantheon: the Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200. Here at RotoBaller, we want to help you make informed decisions about your DFS lineups, which is why […]

Tyler Reddick Mixed Bag Heading Into Watkins Glen

Tyler Reddick stands 12th in the points race with no wins on the season. That means he is on the bubble with four races left. Can he win on a road course? This answer is likely no. He does have an eighth at Wisconsin and ninth at Austin but a 19th at Sonoma and crashed […]

Ross Chastain Could Do Well at Watkins Glen on Sunday

Ross Chastain has enjoyed some excellent road results this season. He finished in the top ten at Sonoma, Austin, and Wisconsin. Arguably, the Wisconsin race may have been the most impressive because he was able to maintain track position. He starts in 12th on Sunday and has risen to 18th in the points standings. There […]

Fantasy Trade Deadline Advice - The Bigger Picture

The MLB trade deadline came and went like a category five hurricane (or typhoon, for those on the other side of the Pacific). We are still picking up the pieces, trying to make sense of what is left in the aftermath. This year, the rich got richer in L.A. and New York while non-contenders like […]

Chase Elliott a Prohibitive Favorite at Watkins Glen on Sunday

Chase Elliott is the premier road course driver in NASCAR and the results speak for themselves. The last two times at Watkins Glen have produced victories as Elliott has led over 73% of the laps on the track. The No. 9 car is the one to beat with speed intervals later in the races that […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty […]

Alex Bowman Not Recommended for Watkins Glen

Alex Bowman does get a fortunate tenth place start on Sunday at Watkins Glen. However, that is where the fortune for the No. 48 may end. He could hover around the top ten but the average finish has been only 14th in his last two races on the track. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver struggled […]

Hitter Analysis by Batted Ball Data

With all of the data that is captured for every event in MLB games, there are a lot of fun ways to dive in and see how hitters are truly performing. There is also an opportunity to find what statistical outputs we should generally expect with certain inputs. For this post, I'd like to revisit […]

Martin Truex Jr. Expects Better Result Sunday in Upstate New York

Martin Truex Jr. has to feel better after the Olympic Break. Not only does the Joe Gibbs Racing driver have two top-ten finishes in his last two road races, but he also races exceedingly well at Watkins Glen. Truex Jr. has finished second both times to Chase Elliott. The No. 19 even nearly got the […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 19 Waiver Wire

Well, that was a wild trade deadline, wasn't it? Some teams that needed to do a lot didn't do much. Some teams that didn't need to do much did the most. And then some teams did exactly what everyone expected. It seemed like a particularly hectic trade deadline day even though several teams started making […]

Top 10 Prospects Rankings - NL West Teams

Today at RotoBaller, we begin rolling out our Top 10 fantasy baseball prospects lists for every organization in baseball. The National League West clubs are up first. Ranking prospects over the past year hasn’t been easy. However, with a good portion of the minor league season now behind us, we’re starting to get a good […]

Aric Almirola Definitely an Unknown on Sunday at Watkins Glen

Aric Almirola had so much bad luck in 2021 that a little good luck came his way three weeks ago at New Hampshire. He found a way into the lead and stayed there as the Stewart-Haas Racing driver dashed to his first win of the season. With that, he vaulted up to 23rd in the […]

Hitter & Pitcher Splits Worth Exploring

We talk a lot in fantasy baseball about splits data, and for good reason. Some hitters are completely different players when facing a left-handed pitcher as compared to when they're facing a right-hander. Some of the differences you see in the data are huge. This is also true with pitchers, as some guys can be […]

Week 19 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

There was a little shake-up in a few rotations thanks to the MLB trade deadline. All of the moves presented a few more options for your staff. This includes starters that got called up and others who will see more opportunity for innings. Of course, it wouldn't be a week in MLB if there weren't […]

Christopher Bell a Threat to Surprise at Watkins Glen

Christopher Bell strung together three straight top-ten finishes for the first time in his career. Then, the Olympic Break hit. It will be intriguing to see what happens next. However, those finishes have kept Bell squarely on the good side of the bubble when it comes to "The Chase". With just four more races left […]

Denny Hamlin Likely to Contend at Watkins Glen

Denny Hamlin has a top-five finish in his last two races at Watkins Glen. Also, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has some nice results this year on road tracks including a third at Daytona and a fifth recently in Wisconsin. The one concern may be laps led as Hamlin has not led more than ten […]

Andrew Vaughn Will Rest On Saturday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Andrew Vaughn will get the day off on Saturday versus the Chicago Cubs. Vaughn has been hitting the ball very well of late and is hitting .308 with five home runs and 14 RBI over his last 30 games. Replacing Vaughn on Saturday will be outfielder Brian Goodwin. Goodwin has been […]

Kevin Harvick Starts Fifth Looking for a Win at Watkins Glen

The time is running out on Kevin Harvick if he wants to make "The Chase". He has no wins on the season and starts in fifth for Sunday's Go Bowling at The Glen. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver does have two top ten results his last time at the Upstate New York track with an average […]

Chris Bassitt Fires Seven Strong Innings In No-Decision Friday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed one run on five hits, but had to settle for a no-decision Friday against the Rangers. Bassitt struck out eight and didn't walk a batter in his latest brilliant performance. Bassitt has gone seven innings in six of his last eight starts and has given up three runs […]

Kyle Larson Ready to Roll at Watkins Glen

Kyle Larson has the best starting position among the Hendrick Motorsports Racing drivers with a fourth. This is good news at Watkins Glen especially if Larson and his pit crew have made some good adjustments to his No. 5 car. Larson is fifth-best in the last two appearances at Watkins Glen with two top-tens and […]

Ryan Blaney Expected to Have Less Upside Sunday

Ryan Blaney is one of the Team Penske drivers who has not fared quite so well on road courses this year. He has one top ten finish and that is it. The concern is that he starts from the third position so place differential is not on his side either. Seeing a 17th here and […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 7th 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 […]

Joey Logano Offers Road Course Upside at Watkins Glen Maybe

Joey Logano starts from the second spot for Sunday's road race at Watkins Glen. Logano has some nice results on the road courses this year including a fourth at Sonoma, a third at Austin, and a second at Daytona. The Team Penske car has some odd results at the Upstate New York track, however. His […]