Gio Urshela Belts Sixth Homer

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Urshela and the Yankees struck quickly in the first inning, as he sent the first pitch he saw over the right-field seats at an exit velocity of 103.4 MPH. After […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the June 3rd edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

Which Pitchers With New Pitch Usage Should We Care About? Part Seven

One of the things we are constantly reading about during the early stages of the baseball season is pitchers adding new pitches or making major changes to their pitch usage. However, as the season goes on, those changes can be abandoned and pitchers go back to what they do/know best. So it's important to continue […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 10

Man it's hard to believe we're already two months into the season. I swear it feels like Opening Day was only two weeks ago. and yet here we are. The White Sox are leading the AL Central. We've got a four-way tie for the home run leader with some of the top young stars of […]

Aroldis Chapman Records 12th Save

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman notched his 12th save of the season in Wednesday's win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Chapman got into a little bit of trouble, walking the first two batters he faced before striking out the next two hitters and finishing off the frame with a groundball out. The hard-throwing […]

Jordan Montgomery Strikes Out Six In Third Win

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery notched his third win of the season in Wednesday's victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Montgomery pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, one earned, on five hits with six strikeouts against two walks. The southpaw generated 10 whiffs and an average exit velocity of 88.1 MPH against, […]

Kike Hernandez Hitless In Last 24 At-Bats

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez has struggled mightily of late, with no hits in his last 24 at-bats. Despite consistently batting leadoff, Hernandez has been unable to capitalize on the opportunity that lineup spot affords, and he's in danger of being dropped in the batting order. Hernandez is expected to have Thursday off, […]

Kyle Seager Has Been Very Clutch In 2021

Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager has been the most clutch batter in the major leagues this year, batting .425 with a 1.293 OPS with runners in scoring position. Despite a less-robust .718 OPS across all situations this season, Seager has made the most of his opportunities, leading him to his 33 RBI. According to […]

Justin Dunn May Miss Only One Start

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justin Dunn (shoulder) may only miss one start after being placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Manager Scott Servais seemed to indicate the injury would not keep Dunn out for long, and Dunn himself stated that his shoulder had simply not bounced back as expected after his […]

Chris Flexen Ineffective On Wednesday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen did not have his best stuff Wednesday, allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk to the Oakland Athletics in six innings of work. He struck out three batters. All five runs came in a disastrous third inning, in which Flexen gave up a scorched two-run home run […]

Bullpen Report: Breaking Down May Leaders to Find Ratio Gems

We are officially two months into the MLB season. That’s right, we are roughly one-third of the way through the fantasy baseball season. This was about all the baseball we got in 2020, so be happy that we have four more months to go!  Every week I break down the bullpens of all 30 MLB […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 6/3

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful […]

Josh Donaldson In Midst Of Home Run Drought

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson has had a relatively quiet year overall so far and recently, he's struggled to generate much power production. His last home run came on May 17 and he has just five home runs over 43 games on the year. Last year, in his first season with the Twins, he […]

Didi Gregorius Still Not Able To Swing A Bat

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Didi Gregorius (elbow) is eligible to be activated from the injured list on June 7, but it appears very unlikely that he'll be ready to return by then. Gregorius is still unable to swing a bat due to his elbow injury. He has been out since May 12. Ronald Torreyes has taken […]

Alec Bohm Slashing .213/.257/.310 On The Year

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has continued to struggle in his sophomore campaign in the Majors. Over 54 games, he's slashing .213/.257/.310 with four home runs, three stolen bases, 25 RBI and 20 runs. His strikeout rate is up from 20% last year to 27.6% this year, while his walk rate is down from […]

Nelson Cruz With Just Two Homers Over Past Month

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz hasn't been producing his usual power numbers lately. He has hit just two home runs since May 1 despite starting most games since then. Cruz got off to a strong start to the year, hitting seven home runs in April. All of his underlying metrics look like the type […]

Ozzie Albies Tallies Two More Hits On Wednesday

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies has posted back-to-back multi-hit games to kick off the month of June. He went 2-for-5 with a double, a run and an RBI on Tuesday. He then followed the game up by going 2-for-4 with another double, two RBI and a stolen base on Wednesday. The stolen base was […]

Xander Bogaerts Hitless Over His Last Six Games

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts has hit a rough patch in the season. He's gone 0-for-19 with eight strikeouts and three walks over his past six games. The six-game stretch has caused his batting average on the year drop from .343 to .309. Bogaerts is still in the midst of a great season overall […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 6/3 (Premium Content)

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 6/3 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   Games of the Day Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers Coming off of perhaps the best game of the playoffs, Denver and Portland will square off in game six as the Nuggets look to close […]

Elieser Hernandez To Start Against Pirates On Thursday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Elieser Hernandez (biceps) is slated to return from the 60-day injured list and start Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hernandez has been sidelined since the first week of the season due to right biceps inflammation. He only made one start before hitting the injured list. Hernandez made three rehab starts […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/3 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 […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (6/3/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We’re down to a two-game slate Monday night with the Bucks having eliminated the Heat on Saturday. With just four teams in action, we naturally have a much tighter player pool to work with, one that’s made even narrower by the fact rotations are usually more compact during the postseason. That said, we should have […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Could Return On Thursday

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. (oblique) was removed from Tuesday's game with right oblique tightness. The injury caused him to sit out on Wednesday. Padres manager Jayce Tingler talked with the media after Wednesday's game and was optimistic that Tatis could return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the New York Mets. […]

Zach McKinstry Swipes First Bag Of Season

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Zach McKinstry went 1-for-4 with walk, two runs, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's victory versus the St. Louis Cardinals. McKinstry returned from an oblique injury on Friday and his hit on Wednesday is his only hit in 14 at-bats since that time. McKinstry has started all over the […]

Mookie Betts Starting To Warm Up

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts had a nice night in Wednesday's blowout victory versus the St. Louis Cardinals. Betts went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a pair of RBI. Betts hasn't been putting up the numbers that managers expected when they picked him near the top of drafts this season, but he has […]

Cody Bellinger Drives In Six Runs In Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger had himself a day in Wednesday's victory versus the St. Louis Cardinals. Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, a home run and six RBI. The six RBI all came in the first inning and set a Dodgers record for the most in an inning. Bellinger returned […]

Walker Buehler Continues Strong Start To Season With Fourth Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler continued his strong season by picking up his fourth victory of the season versus the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Buehler worked six frames and allowed seven hits, three run, two walks and struck out eight on the evening. Buehler was on his game for the most part, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/3/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Greetings RotoBallers! Ready for another Thursday of games? Because you should prepare yourself before looking at the main slate of games. We have essentially two sets of slates today, an early slate of games and then eight games in the evening main slate. We have less than half the league in action on the main […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an 8-game main slate on tap tonight. There is much better pitching than we saw on Wednesday, but it will congregate to Darvish and Lynn. On the other hand, the stacks are quite spread out as there is no Coors or absolute smash spot. Differentiating the bats or finding the correct contrarian angle […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 6/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/3/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.        Top Tournament Stacks for 6/3/21 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 […]