Corey Dickerson Leaves Due To Injury On Thursday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Corey Dickerson (back) was unable to get through Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. He was pulled during the game due to back tightness. Dickerson went 0-for-2 at the plate before exiting and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. taking his spot. It wouldn't be shocking to see the Jays give Dickerson the […]

John Means Struggles In Thursday Loss

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means fell to 5-4 in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Tigers. Means pitched just 4 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on eight hits (including three home runs) and a walk with three strikeouts. It was an uncharacteristically poor outing for the O's ace, who has a 3.21 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, […]

Charlie Culberson Hits Solo Blast In Loss

Texas Rangers infielder Charlie Culberson was basically the only offensive player that showed up for this lineup on Thursday. He went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. The veteran utility player collected one of the two hits for this offense in this game. He has four home […]

Mike Foltynewicz Posts Quality Start Versus Mariners

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz has been pitching well as of late and continued that on Thursday. He went seven innings, six hits, three earned runs, and six strikeouts in the 3-1 loss. Foltynewicz pitched well despite giving up two home runs in this contest. He was able to keep the Mariners offense in […]

Dansby Swanson Records Two Hits In Loss

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson has quietly put together a fairly strong season at the plate. He continued that going 2-for-3 with an RBI during Thursday's 12-3 blowout loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Swanson has pushed his batting average to .257 with a career high 20 home runs and 61 RBI this season. This much […]

Ozzie Albies Hits Solo Blast In Blowout Loss

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies made the lopsided defeat a little better with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Cincinnati Reds. He went 1-for-5 at the plate, but hit a solo home run off righty Jeff Hoffman in the seventh inning. It was Albies 20th of the season, but didn't have […]

Kyle Muller Optioned After Rough Outing

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Kyle Muller has been optioned to Triple-A following a rough outing against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. He went 2 1/3 innings, five hits allowed, six earned runs, three walks, and one strikeout in the 12-3 loss. This game was really the only really bad outing he has posted since joining […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/13/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/13 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 […]

MLB Betting Picks for Friday 8/13 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

After a big Friday last week going 3-for-3 in the match picks, we followed that up on Saturday going 2-for-2 with a voided game also. It was a "double your money" day with both winners coming in at +100 as the Reds easily covered the runline, beating the Pirates 11-3 while the Dodgers and Angels […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. Hits Three-Run Homer Thursday

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. made his one hit count in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Rockies, going 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a strikeout. Wade Jr. capped off a six-run fourth inning by demolishing a German Marquez fastball into the right-center seats for his 15th HR of the season. […]

Logan Webb Does It All Thursday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb had a great overall game in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Rockies. Webb pitched 6 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. He also helped his cause by going 1-for-2 with a single that just missed being a grand slam and two RBI. […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM - Lineups Advice

It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Friday August 13th at 12:00 pm noon ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/13/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/13 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 8/13/21 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 on if […]

Fantasy Baseball with Sara Sanchez - Benched with Bubba EP 393

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Sara Sanchez (@BCB_Sara) of FanGraphs and Bleed Cubbie Blue. The guys will go over some recent fantasy baseball news, go over some players that had great months of July, and much more. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to […]

Steelers To Trade For Joe Schobert

According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the Pittsburgh Steelers are finalizing a deal to acquire linebacker Joe Schobert from the Jacksonville Jaguars. The terms of the deal are not yet reported but it appears that Schobert will join Pittsburgh just one year into a five-year deal that he signed with the Jaguars last offseason. Schobert […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

It's the middle of August and the dust has settled from the Trade Deadline's chaos. There are still many fluid bullpens to explore, so let's get right into my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with potential mentions for hold candidates and ratio anchors. I decided to leave […]

Tight End Sleepers and ADP Values

The tight end position is the most mercurial of them all in fantasy football. By now the perception around the tight end position in fantasy football is clear — it's Travis Kelce, Darren Waller, George Kittle, and then everyone else. The scoring gap between the top group of tight ends and the mid to lower […]

Top 10 Prospects Rankings - NL Central Teams

Recently at RotoBaller, we began rolling out our Top 10 fantasy baseball prospects lists for every organization in baseball. We began with a look at the National League West clubs, which was followed by the American League West. Today, we roll out the National League Central clubs. Ranking prospects over the past year hasn’t been […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 20 Waiver Wire

Things always seem to settle down a little around this time in the baseball season. The deadline is behind us, so a lot of buyers with previously unsettled bullpens got settled through trades. On the other end of that, a lot of sellers lost their closers but are in full tank/rebuild/evaluate mode so they haven't […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/13/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/13/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap tonight, and it is an interesting one. There is some awesome pitching, especially a grouping of Charlie […]

Zack Britton Blows Save Thursday

New York Yankees relief pitcher Zack Britton was charged with the loss and a blown save Thursday against the White Sox. Britton entered the game after the Yankees rallied to take the lead late, though he couldn't shut the door on Chicago, serving up a walk-off homer to Tim Anderson. The lefty has struggled this […]

Diontae Johnson Catches Three Balls In Second Preseason Game

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson caught three passes for 47 yards in his team's second preseason game on Thursday. Johnson finished second on the team in receiving in the 24-16 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. The veteran wideout has now brought in five passes for 66 yards through his team's first two preseason contests. […]

Jose Berrios Struggles Versus Angels

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Jose Berrios wasn't at his sharpest on Thursday, allowing six runs over 4 1/3 IP in a 6-3 loss. The right-hander had one terrible inning in the second where he allowed four runs as he finished the night giving up eight hits and four walks while striking out three in […]

Andrew Heaney Allows Seven Earned Runs

New York Yankees starting pitcher Andrew Heaney struggled in Thursday's loss to the White Sox. Heaney pitched five innings, matching his season-high by allowing seven earned runs on five hits, including three long balls. He struck out five and walked three, as he didn't factor into the decision. Heaney has struggled so far as a […]

Drew Rasmussen Throws Four Innings In No-Decision

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen allowed one run on hit and two walks while striking out four across four innings during Thursday's 8-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. He did not factor into the decision. The 26-year-old threw 50 pitches, landing 33 for strikes. It was his longest outing of the season. Rasmussen […]

Seby Zavala Hits Fourth Home Run

Chicago White Sox catcher Seby Zavala went 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs and a two-run home run in Thursday's victory versus the New York Yankees. Zavala has been filling in with Zack Collins for Yasmani Grandal (knee) at the moment, but Grandal is currently on his rehab assignment and is getting close to returning […]

Bubba's DraftKings DFS Breakdown - Daily MLB Quick Hits (8/13)

Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 14 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 […]

Tim Anderson Walks It Off On Thursday

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson played the hero in Thursday's victory versus the New York Yankees. Anderson went 2-for-5 with two runs, three RBI and a game winning two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Anderson has been swinging a hot bat lately and is continuing to have another productive season […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/13/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Greetings, RotoBallers, and thanks for checking out my MLB DFS picks for this fantastic Friday slate! I'm filling in for my good friend Juan Carlos Blanco who usually drops his FanDuel knowledge for us on Fridays and I will do my best to help you get those lineups started with some good plays. With 14 […]

Mike Zunino Homers Again On Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Thursday's 8-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. He blasted a three-run off Yacksel Rio in the top of the eighth inning to extend the Rays lead 8-1. The long ball traveled 432 feet with an exit velocity of 112.2 MPH. […]