Scott Barlow Earns Save In Second Straight Game

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Scott Barlow earned his fourth save of the year and his second save in as many days in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. Barlow pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and no walks while striking out one. Greg Holland, Barlow's main competitor for saves at this […]

Jonathan Schoop Hits His 16th Home Run Against White Sox

Detroit Tigers second baseman Jonathan Schoop went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three runs and three RBI in Saturday's 11-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. The home run was his 16th of the year and his 11th since the start of June. Over 79 games on the year, Schoop is slashing .283/.330/.490. […]

Hunter Renfroe (OF, BOS) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 49% of leagues ANALYSIS: If you haven't added Hunter Renfroe yet, it may already be too late. The Red Sox outfielder has been one of the most popular adds in the game, with his rostered rate more than doubling in the last couple of days,. And small wonder, given his […]

Eric Haase Homers Twice In Saturday's Win

Detroit Tigers outfielder/catcher Eric Haase hit a pair of home runs in the team's 11-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. The first of the two home runs was an inside-the-park home run off White Sox starter Dallas Keuchel in the fourth inning while the second was a 362-footer off reliever Jace Fry […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 7/4/21 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 […]

Tarik Skubal Allows Five Runs Against White Sox

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal struggled in his outing against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Skubal pitched five innings and allowed eight hits, one walk and five earned runs while striking out six. Luckily for Skubal, the Tigers beat up on White Sox starter Dallas Keuchel and Skubal wound up earning the win […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/4 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/4 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 […]

Catcher's Corner Exam Room: Kyle Muller

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Kyle Muller, analyzing the Atlanta Braves rookie starting pitcher and explaining why fantasy baseball managers should be buying in. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 8-10 AM, and Sundays […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/4/21 (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 […]

MLB Betting Picks for Sunday 7/4 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Happy Independence Day and thanks for checking out my MLB betting picks article here at RotoBaller! We have a full slate of MLB action on tap today and hopefully some better weather as we've seen too many rain delays and postponements lately. I usually play pretty light in DFS on Sunday and focus more on […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Independence Day, RotoBallers! Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players that will help you fill out your MLB DFS rosters. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay outside […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Jockey Made In America 250 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday afternoon features the Jockey Made In America 250 from Road America. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points for their position (20 for 1st place, 19 for 2nd place, 18 for 3rd, and so on). Our friends at Monkey […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for July 4th, 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 4th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Trevor Story Goes Deep In Win Over The Cards

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in a 3-2 win over the Cardinals on Saturday. This game was a pitcher's duel through the first six innings on Saturday as neither team was able to get on the scoreboard. The Rockies drew first blood when Story swatted a clutch three-run homer […]

Daniel Bard Gets The Save On Saturday

Colorado Rockies right-hander Daniel Bard earned the save on Saturday when he allowed one hit and one walk with two strikeouts over a scoreless ninth inning in a 3-2 win over the Cardinals. Bard was able to notch his 12th save of the season but it wasn't without drama. He walked Paul DeJong to start […]

Kyle Freeland Doesn't Allow A Run In No-Decision

Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland took a no-decision on Saturday when he allowed three hits and three walks with three strikeouts over six innings in a 3-2 win over the Cardinals. Freeland put up his best start of the season on Saturday against the Cards, scattering three hits and three walks over his six innings […]

James Karinchak Posts Fifth Straight Scoreless Outing

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher James Karinchak allowed two walks while striking out three in 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief against the Astros on Saturday. It was his fifth straight scoreless outing, as he has allowed one hit and six walks while striking out seven over 5 2/3 innings of work. His 14.2 percent walk […]

Teoscar Hernandez Continues Recent Hot Streak On Saturday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez continued his recent hot streak on Saturday, as he went 1-for-4 with a run scored in a 6-3 win over the Rays on Saturday. His performance in the win now has him slashing .313/.328/.469 with one home run, one steal, seven RBI and eight runs scored over his last […]

Mitch Moreland Leaves Game Early On Saturday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Mitch Moreland left Saturday's game without making a plate appearance due to a non-baseball issue, according to Martin Gallegos of MLB.com. Manager Bob Melvin said he would not expand further on what that means, other than to say that Moreland will not be available to play on Sunday. Moreland should be […]

Clayton Kershaw Picks Up No-Decision

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw picked up a no-decision on Saturday versus the Washington Nationals. Kershaw's start was cut short with a rain delay after the fourth inning. The lefty would finish with a line of three hits, three runs, one walk and three strikeouts in four innings. Kershaw was cruising for most […]

WNBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks (7/4/21): WNBA DFS Advice for DraftKings and FanDuel

Happy July 4th! Celebrate the weekend by shooting off some fireworks and watching some WNBA games. Two of them are on the schedule for Sunday, as the Dream host the Aces and the Storm host the Sparks. In this article, I'll be providing you with some daily fantasy WNBA lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on […]

Luis Severino Throws Off Pen Mound Saturday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (elbow, groin) threw off a bullpen mound on Saturday. More progress is being made by the 27-year-old, who last appeared for the big club in 2019 due to Tommy John surgery and a strained groin suffered during rehab. Severino has a 3.46 ERA and a 42-26 record throughout […]

Josh Naylor Has Successful Surgery

Cleveland Indians outfielder Josh Naylor (ankle) underwent successful surgery on Friday. The procedure involved repairing multiple fractures and torn ligaments in his right ankle, and it comes after the 24-year-old collided with teammate Ernie Clement during a loss to the Twins a week ago. Naylor has played well enough this season. However, fantasy managers without […]

Yasmani Grandal “Feeling Fine”

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal (calf) reported that he is "feeling fine" while also indicating that he sat out on Saturday "just to be safe." The 32-year-old veteran exited Friday's series opener against the Tigers because of right calf tightness, and while he is considered day-to-day, there is a chance he may be available […]

Nico Hoerner Could Return On Sunday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner (hamstring) could be reinstated ahead of the series finale against the Reds. The 24-year-old has been out for nearly five weeks after suffering a left hamstring strain. He is now with the team in Cincinnati after spending time at Triple-A Iowa, so things are looking promising regarding his availability on […]

Logan Webb To Throw 45 Pitches On Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb (shoulder) is scheduled to throw 45 pitches during a rehab appearance for Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday. Webb continues to increase his activity level after he most recently logged a 30-pitch session on Thursday. The 24-year-old has battled shoulder issues throughout the year and has landed on the injured […]

Rhys Hoskins Busts Out Of Slump Versus Padres

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a homer, a double, and two RBI in a win over the Padres on Saturday. Hoskins and Bryce Harper launched back-to-back homers against Padres' ace Yu Darvish to get the home team on the board in the second inning. Hoskins wasn't done there, as he drove […]

Kevin Plawecki Ramping Up Activities

Boston Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki (hamstring) has recently resumed running while also performing baseball activities. The 30-year-old has been out of commission for a few weeks now because of a left hamstring strain. However, Plawecki doesn't have much value, primarily since he has split time with Christian Vazquez this season. While that could change […]

Bryce Harper Launches Another Solo Home Run

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and two strikeouts in a win over the Padres on Saturday. Harper deposited a Yu Darvish fastball into the second deck at Citizens Bank Park that Statcast measured at a healthy 113.5 MPH off the bat. Harper also drove in a run […]