Jacob deGrom Strikes Out 14 On Thursday

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom struck out 14 batters over seven innings pitched in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Braves on Thursday. Almost implausibly, deGrom looked human and allowed three earned runs in the first inning, the only runs scored off of him in the contest. Exemplifying just how ridiculous deGrom's season […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 14

Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]

ADP Arbitrage - Running Back Draft Bargains

Did your parents ever ask you, "If all your friends jumped off a cliff, does that mean you would too?" Well, that is how fantasy football mostly works when it comes to drafting your team yearly. There is something called ADP (Average Draft Position) that is nothing more than just an aggregated mark that lets […]

Dominic Smith Belts Two Homers On Thursday

New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Braves on Thursday. Smith now has eight homers and 31 RBI on the season to go with an underwhelming .249/.319/.384 slash line over 245 at-bats, following a breakout campaign in 2020. Smith's bat does […]

Tap That: Interlude: Talk With Hunter Colvin

Brady Grove hosts an interlude episode of "Tap That", and is joined by a special guest, bringing you stories and insight from inside the world of mixed martial arts from those that are currently living it. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

The Phillies had the audacity to start an hour earlier than everyone else, so DraftKings punished their transgressions by leaving them off the slate. We still have 14 games to choose from four of the six pitchers over $9,000 are facing each other, which is going to make for an interesting slate. Rain is going […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/2/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

FanDuel’s Friday slate has all but the Padres-Phillies game on the ledger, giving us a massive player pool to work with. There are certainly some upper-tier arms in action, but as we’ll explore further, it isn’t absolutely necessary to spend all the way up to gain access to some strong fantasy upside. At the same […]

Kyle Bishop's 10 Bold Predictions for 2021: Midseason Review

With the calendar flipping to July, we've now reached the rough midpoint of the 2021 season. As with any other year, it's been a mixed bag of expected results and wild surprises. As anticipated, the Dodgers and Padres are running neck and neck in the National League West...but both are behind the Giants, who somehow […]

Kris Bubic Hit Hard In Thursday's Start

Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic struggled in his start against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. He pitched four innings and allowed four hits, three walks and five earned runs while striking out three. He was tagged with the loss, dropping his record to 2-4 on the year. Bubic had worked out of the […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/2 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Finally a day this week with no huge weather issues. This should be a fun slate of games, let's break it down!    Top Tournament Stacks for 7/2/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks […]

Keibert Ruiz Homers Twice At Triple-A

Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Keibert Ruiz has officially found his consistent power stroke. The 22-year-old backstop went 3-for-5 with two home runs — including a grand slam — on Thursday at Triple-A. Ruiz now has 11 homers, a .290 batting average, and an impressive BB-K ratio of 17-18 in 32 games. He has an excellent […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/2 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 7/2 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

No sugar coating it. Last weekend was rough. After a 1-2 Friday, we went winless on Saturday. The prop parlay bet just missed out. The Braves outhit the Reds 8-6 but lost the game 4-1. And the Giants and Athletics missed out on the first five innings over by one run. Even tougher to take […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This officially starts Week 14, and MAN was Week 13 exactly what we needed. If my math is correct, that was a 26-13-3 week that resulted in a positive 9.05 units. Within that we had a Wednesday-Saturday stretch where we were up 11.65 units in that 4-day hot streak. Still plenty of […]

Harold Ramirez Doubles Thursday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Harold Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored, an RBI, and two walks in a 7-2 loss to the Houston Astros Thursday night. It was a productive evening for Harold who was batting cleanup in this one. He has been a nice piece for the Indians and is hitting .300 […]

Jose Ramirez Doubles Thursday Night

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday night's 7-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Ramirez returned to the lineup Thursday after fouling a ball off his face in game one of a doubleheader Wednesday and got right back to work by doubling and scoring in […]

Jean Carlos Mejia Continues Struggles

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Jean Carlos Mejia allowed six earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three across four innings of work in a 7-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Mejia has now allowed six earned runs in two of his previous three starts and holds a 6.18 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/2/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a loaded slate. Like recent slates, there are a couple of weather concerns, […]

Bubba's DraftKings DFS Breakdown - Daily MLB Quick Hits (7/2)

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 […]

Jonathan India Doubles Twice, Steals A Base

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, a run, an RBI, and a steal in a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. The rookie second baseman has been hot at the plate of late, hitting .293 with one homer, 14 runs, four RBI, and three steals […]

Kyle Farmer Homers, Steals A Base

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer went 3-for-5 with a homer, two runs, an RBI, and a steal in a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Farmer connected on a solo shot off of San Diego closer Mark Melancon in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie up the game before catcher […]

Luis Castillo Allows Three Runs In No-Decision

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings of work in a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Castillo struck out six and walked three while taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning. The veteran hurler's night appeared to be done when a 52-minute rain delay hit before […]

Fantasy Baseball with Kevin Hasting - Benched with Bubba EP 383

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Kevin Hasting (@hastingkevin) of Pitcher List. The guys will go over some recent fantasy baseball news, review some of June's top performers, look ahead to the weekend FAAB targets, listener questions, and much more. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for July 2nd, 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 July 2nd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

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 July 2nd 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 […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 7/2

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 […]

Danny Santana Homers, Drives In Five Thursday

Boston Red Sox utility man Danny Santana had his best game of the season Thursday, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and five RBI. His three-run shot was his third long ball of the season. Santana may well have saved his roster spot with this performance, as he entered the day with a […]

Rafael Devers Homers, Drives In Five Thursday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers stuffed the stat sheet Thursday against the Kansas City Royals, going 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs scored. The homer was his 20th of the season. Devers now has a .340/.438/.717 slash line over his last 15 games with five homers, 12 runs, and […]