Jeff McNeil Starts Rehab Assignment

New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil (hamstring) began a rehab assignment with Single-A Brooklyn on Sunday, going 0-for-2 and playing five innings at second base in the contest. Assuming McNeil suffers no setbacks during his rehab stint, he could return to the Mets by Friday for their series against the Nationals in Washington. McNeil […]

Jake Diekman Picks Up A Hold On Sunday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Jake Diekman pitched a clean eighth innings to earn a hold versus the Royals on Sunday. Lou Trivino earned the save making it four-straight saves that have gone to Trivino. Manager Bob Melvin does prefer to play the matchups with the righty Trivino and the lefty Diekman, so it wouldn't be […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (6/14 Showdown): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season has now entered the postseason which is the most exciting time to watch and partake in NHL DFS! As always, I'll give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Today I'll be […]

Matt Olson Cranks Two More Home Runs On Sunday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in a win over the Royals on Sunday. The lefty-slugger now has 18 round-trippers this season to move into a tie with Ronald Acuna Jr for second in the Majors behind Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Both of Olson's homers came off of left-hander […]

Chris Bassitt Collects Seventh Win

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed two runs across 5 2/3 innings to earn his seventh win of the season Sunday against the Royals. Bassitt wasn't at his best as he allowed three walks and five hits, but he picked up five strikeouts and got enough offensive support to pick up the victory. The […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 12

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Catcher's Corner Exam Room: Jose Urquidy

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Jose Urquidy, analyzing the Houston Astros starting pitcher and explaining why fantasy baseball managers should be buying in but maybe lowering their pre-season expectations. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays […]

Round-by-Round FFPC Best Ball Slim Breakdown: Rounds 1-6

Over the last few weeks, I've put out articles outlining draft strategies for each position in the FFPC best ball slim format. If you missed any, you can check them out below: Trimming the Fat: FFPC Best Ball Slim Draft Strategy (QB/RB) Trimming the Fat: FFPC Best Ball Slim Draft Strategy (WR/TE) Deciding that I […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 6/14 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB Season is moving along nicely and we are having a ton of fun with pitcher strikeouts props so far. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife Fight. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer […]

Finding Value in Dynasty Rookie Drafts

In the world of redraft, every player in the NFL is on the table during your draft. In Dynasty, there is a startup draft when the league first starts where you pick from current NFL players. Every year after that, you have just one draft every year, and that is your rookie draft. Just as […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/14/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/14/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 13-game slate on tap tonight, and the pitching is not that great, so that that value bats will be needed. Paying […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/14/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/14 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   We have a beautiful Monday slate here, which is not often the case. All the action is after 7:00 eastern, which means no games are left behind. Let's dive into this awesome slate.    Top […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/14/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! MLB is starting the week in a big way with 13 games on the schedule. It's one of the biggest slates I can remember for a Monday, and it should open up plenty of routes to DFS success. It all starts at 7:05 pm ET, where JT Brubaker and Pittsburgh visit Jon Lester in […]

Eddie Rosario Has Solid Day Sunday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Eddie Rosario went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Rosario is now hitting .308 over the previous two weeks and could be a solid add this summer in leagues where he was dropped prematurely.

Shane Bieber Strikes Out Eight Sunday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber had a tough day Sunday as he allowed five earned runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out eight across 5 2/3 innings pitched in a 6-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners have had Bieber's number as they got to him for three earned runs […]

MLB Betting Picks for Monday 6/14 - Moneylines and Coors Totals!

Happy Monday RotoBallers! John, aka 'LucidMedia," back with your MLB betting picks for this Monday, June 14th. I hope you all had a fantastic weekend, and are enjoying some of the Euro 2020(1?) tournament as well! We've been on a great streak over the last two weeks, and I hope we can continue this trend, […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (6/14/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We’re set for a pair of Game 4s on Monday’s two-game slate, as the Hawks and Clippers both look to knot their respective series up at 2-2. Atlanta and Los Angeles are heading in opposite directions, however, with the former having lost two straight and the latter having gotten their first win of the series […]

Nolan Jones Is Waking Up At Triple-A

Cleveland Indians third base prospect Nolan Jones is finally starting to hit at the Triple-A level. He finished Sunday's game 2-for-4 with a double and a home run. The top prospect entered the year with the potential to arrive in the majors by mid-season but he hit just .189 with one home run and 39 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 6/14/21 (Premium Content)

Hey RotoBallers! Hope all is well in your world. Unfortunately it's the same old song and dance over here after Week 11. Six out of the seven days last week were what I would call "productive" in that I either profited some or broke even on a play or two that could've swung either way. […]

Hunter Greene Earns Promotion to Triple-A

Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Hunter Greene has been promoted to Triple-A from Double-A. The hard-throwing right-hander was coming off a dominant outing against fellow top prospect Max Meyer (Marlins) in which he struck out nine batters over six shutout innings and stole the show. Greene has shown very little rusty coming off of two-and-a-half lost […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/14/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a giant 13-game slate for a Monday in MLB this year. However, we only have two of the 26 pitchers priced in five figures. Are either of them worth it? Where is the value to afford those behemoths? We'll check that out! The only place that has a rain threat is Boston, but […]

Spencer Torkelson Promoted To Double-A

The Detroit Tigers have promoted first base prospect Spencer Torkelson to Double-A from High-A. The first-over selection from the 2021 draft had started the season off slowly and hit just .235 with three home runs in the first month of the season but he caught fire in June. Prior to his promotion, he was hitting […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/14/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/14 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Bubba's DraftKings DFS Breakdown - Daily MLB Quick Hits (6/14)

Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 13 game main 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 Subscribe […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/14/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a small two-gamer on the docket tonight with the last of the Game 4's. We tip off in Atlanta with the Hawks down 2-1 to Philly after losing the opener at home in Game 3. The nightcap is a suddenly revitalized Clippers team that is still down 2-1 in L.A. Embiid dominated in […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for June 14th, 2021

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 June 14th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for June 14th, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for June 14th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 6/14

Welcome to the another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Each day RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider […]

Johnny Cueto Allows Two Homers In Loss Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto fell to 4-3 in Sunday's 5-0 loss to the Nationals. Cueto pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on nine hits (including two home runs) and three walks with two strikeouts. The veteran has pitched relatively better overall this season but has been inconsistent and now […]

Adley Rutschman Homers Again Sunday

Baltimore Orioles catching prospect Adley Rutschman stayed hot in Double-A Bowie's 10-0 win over Binghamton. The number 2 prospect in baseball played first base and went 3-for-6 with a solo home run, his 10th of the season, and two RBI. Rutschman has performed as well as anyone could have hoped to this point, slashing .298/.428/.571 […]