Christian Arroyo Absent From Saturday's Lineup

Boston Red Sox utility man Christian Arroyo is not in Saturday's lineup for the game against the Kansas City Royals. Arroyo clubbed a grand slam on Wednesday but went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts in Friday's game. Danny Santana will start in center field and bat leadoff for Boston against Royals right-hander Brad Keller. Santana is hitting […]

Christopher Bell Needs Better Result At Nashville

Things are getting dicey as far as Christopher Bell making the playoffs. He has fallen from 11th to 15th in the point standings. Also, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver's best finish since Talladega is 14th at Darlington. That is eight consecutive results outside of the top ten and four in a row beyond the top […]

Erick Fedde Fires Seven Shutout Innings

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde tossed seven shutout innings against the New York Mets on Friday. The 28-year-old allowed just two hits and four walks while striking out six in the 1-0 Nationals walk-off win. Fedde pushed his consecutive scoreless-innings streak to 20 and has been lights-out over his past three starts, lowering his […]

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Not In Saturday's Lineup

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (back) is not in the lineup for Saturday's contest against the Baltimore Orioles. Gurriel was forced to leave Friday's game late after injuring his back. He'll need a day to rest and should be considered day-to-day. Jared Hoying will start in left and bat eighth against Orioles' righty […]

Kurt Busch An Interesting Commodity At The Ally 400

Kurt Busch has little to lose other than to try and win races at this point. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver had a +13 place differential at Kansas and a +15 place differential at Dover. He even finished sixth after starting 30th at Sonoma while leading eight laps. His approach does have risks as his […]

Ryan Newman's Struggles Expected To Linger At Nashville

Ryan Newman over the last month has finished outside the top 20 every single race. The prospects for this week's Ally 400 are not much better. Newman has struggled with a variety of issues and yet has not crashed. The Jack Roush Racing driver does not have the speed or grip to compete with anyone […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - June 19, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/19/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. It's a tight little six-game slate tonight on DraftKings and FanDuel - or is it? Because St. Louis playing at Atlanta is on the […]

Daniel Suarez Has Some Upside At Nashville

Daniel Suarez has not been too bad on intermediate tracks this season. That includes a ninth at Dover (+15 place differential). Also, there was a 15th at Charlotte and an 11th at Kansas (+10 place differential). The Trackhouse Racing driver could do well at the 1.33-mile track for Sunday's Ally 400. Even at Sonoma two […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. A Risky Choice At Nashville

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. may not be someone to look at for the Nashville race on Sunday. He has not managed well at some of the intermediate tracks this season. Stenhouse Jr. even started second at Charlotte and dropped out of the top ten (12th). Things went worse at Kansas and Dover just to name a […]

Zach Thompson To Start Versus Cubs On Sunday

Miami Marlins pitcher Zach Thompson will draw the start for Sunday's series finale against the Chicago Cubs. He has pitched well during his last two outings, but this won't be an easy assignment. Wrigley Field can quickly turn into a hitter-friendly park, which is always frustrating for fantasy managers. The Cubs seem to always have […]

Miguel Diaz Starting On Saturday

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Miguel Diaz will be the opener for Saturday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. It sounds like it's going to be a bullpen day for the Padres. Diaz has been fantastic out of the bullpen, posting a 2.18 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 23/10 K/BB ratio over 20 2/3 innings. It's uncertain […]

Adalberto Mondesi Out Of The Lineup Saturday

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox. He has played in two straight games and the team wants to be cautious since Mondesi recently came off the injured list. Mondesi has been on fire with the bat, so fantasy managers will […]

Yordan Alvarez Belts Walk-Off Double Friday

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez capped off a strong night at the plate with a walk-off double against the White Sox on Friday, securing a 2-1 victory. Alvarez finished the evening 3-for-4, coming through with a ninth-inning hit off of White Sox reliever Garrett Crochet. The 24-year-old masher has returned to his 2019 Rookie […]

Stephen Strasburg Plays Catch Saturday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (neck) was able to play catch on Saturday. It's encouraging to see Strasburg throwing over the last week or so, but he's not exactly close to returning. He is dealing with a neck strain that is likely going to sideline him until some point during the second half of […]

Max Scherzer Scheduled To Throw On Saturday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (groin) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. He was able to throw off flat ground on Friday and could possibly be ready to make his next start on Tuesday. The 36-year-old has been banged up with a few minor injuries, but should be ready to pitch […]

Jeff McNeil Will Be Activated Before Monday's Game

New York Mets infielder Jeff McNeil (hamstring) will be activated from the 10-day injured list prior to Monday's game, according to manager Luis Rojas. He has been sidelined since early May due to a left hamstring strain. The 29-year-old will be a significant boost to the lineup that has been crushed by injuries. McNeil should […]

Luis Severino Plays Catch Saturday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (groin) was able to play catch on Saturday. This is the first time that Severino has thrown since suffering a Grade 2 right groin strain last weekend. That being said, Severino is unlikely to return for at least another month. However, it's encouraging that he is already throwing […]

Ramon Laureano Takes A Seat Saturday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the New York Yankees. The 26-year-old has gone 2-for-9 in two games with one home run since returning from the injured list on June 16. Seth Brown will take Laureano's spot in the lineup and bat seventh. With a .188 […]

Johnny Cueto Earns Quality Start, Win Against Phillies

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto allowed three runs on six hits over six innings on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies to earn a quality start and his first win since May 31. The 35-year-old right-hander also broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth inning when he drew a walk and scored on a […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 6/19

Welcome to 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. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]

Adbert Alzolay Set To Return On Monday

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Adbert Alzolay (finger) will be activated from the 10-day injured list for Monday's start versus the Cleveland Indians. Alzolay missed a pair of starts with a blister on his middle finger, but he will be ready to go on Monday. Alzolay has been having a good season and has a 4.06 […]

Shohei Ohtani Hits Two Homers Friday

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his 20th and 21st home runs of the season in an 11-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday, the same day that he announced that he'd be participating in this year's Home Run Derby. Ohtani became the third player to reach the 20-homer mark this year. […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 12

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 125 rookies make their MLB […]

Patrick Wisdom Out Of Saturday’s Lineup

Chicago Cubs infielder Patrick Wisdom will rest on Saturday versus the Miami Marlins. Wisdom is hitting .302 with nine home runs and 13 RBI in just 63 at-bats and has been off to an impressive start. Wisdom has been playing regularly and Saturday is just a routine day off. Infielder Eric Sogard will replace Wisdom […]

Catchers Who Could Be Hurting Pitcher Performance

I know you've probably gotten used to me taking to these virtual pages to talk about the value of catchers. As a former catcher, it's become my good-natured crusade to get you to believe that catchers matter for fantasy baseball and are worthy of your thoughts and attention. However, sometimes that can be true without […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 13

We are now almost three months into the 2021 season. We have passed the 60-game mark, the length of the 2020 MLB season. There continues to be an uptick in injuries this year especially because of the broken/unusual offseason the players had, the stopping and going from last year and the return to the daily […]

Bullpen Report: New Closers and Elite Ratio Relievers

MLB is cracking down on sticky substances used by pitchers starting next week. If you are a fan of baseball or fantasy baseball, you have heard this topic discussed pretty much nonstop the last couple of weeks. We have seen spin rates decline for pitchers, especially for starting pitchers, which is going to lead to […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

We are days away from the official start of summer, and that means baseball's halfway mark approaches! Bullpens remain volatile monsters and the trade deadline draws closer so be sure you have the closer heirs on the roster and/or watch list. In the meantime, my top 101 RP Baller Ranks are geared towards traditional 5x5 […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 13 Waiver Wire

Quite a sticky situation in baseball this week, huh? That's just in reference to some of the bullpen issues, why, what did you think I meant? As usual, some committees shuffled around, some injuries created new committees, and some healed players ended committees. The word of the day is committee. There's only one division in […]

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 […]