Seth Lugo Grabs First Hold Of The Season

New York Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo picked up his first hold of the season on Saturday in the Mets 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Lugo pitched a scoreless eighth inning allowing one hit while striking out two batters. It was just the second appearance of the season for Lugo, following his return […]

Jose Cisnero Earns Save With Fulmer Unavailable

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Jose Cisnero closed out Saturday's 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox to earn his first save of the year. He pitched a perfect ninth inning, allowing no hits or walks while striking out one. The team's primary closer Michael Fulmer was unavailable for the game due to fatigue. However, it […]

Francisco Lindor Hits Fifth Home Run

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor continued his recent hot streak with another 2-for-4 performance on Saturday in the Mets 4-0 win over the Padres. Lindor hit a solo home run (his fifth HR of the season), doubled, and scored two runs in the contest. Lindor has now safely hit in eight straight games. Over […]

Tarik Skubal Fans 11 White Sox On Saturday

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal had a fantastic game against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Skubal pitched five innings and allowed four hits, three walks and one earned run while recording a season-high 11 strikeouts. He earned the win to improve to 3-7 on the year. Skubal has really turned a corner over […]

Video: Week 11 Pitching Adds and Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses the fantasy baseball Week 11 waiver wire and looks at some pitchers to add to your roster. These MLB pitchers should be watched or targeted in your roto, points, H2H points leagues & more. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday […]

Andrew Benintendi Homers, Triples On Saturday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi had a strong game at the plate in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple and two RBI. The home run was his sixth of the year and his second through just four games in June. Benintendi has really settled […]

Video: Week 11 Hitting Adds and Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses the fantasy baseball Week 11 waiver wire and looks at some hitters to add to your roster. These MLB hitters should be watched or targeted in your roto, points, H2H points leagues & more. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday […]

Mike Minor Gives Up Five Runs In Loss To Twins

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Mike Minor was the victim of three home runs and five total runs (all earned) in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins. He pitched seven innings in total and surrendered seven hits and one walk while striking out five. He was tagged with the loss in the game and […]

Jacob deGrom Pitching At Historic Levels

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom once again dominated his opponent on Saturday by throwing seven scoreless innings against the Padres in a Mets 4-0 victory. deGrom allowed only three hits and one walk while striking out 11. He improved to 5-2 on the season and dropped his ERA to a league-leading 0.62, the […]

Reid Detmers Continues To Miss Bats At Double-A

Los Angeles Angels pitching prospect Reid Detmers stuck out 10 batters in five innings of work on Saturday. The 21-year-old allowed five hits and did not issue a free pass. Detmers now has a K-BB ratio of 40-9 in 25 innings of work. The southpaw is always around the strike zone and has allowed 23 […]

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

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/6 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 […]

CJ Abrams Puts Injury Behind Him, Has Three Hits

San Diego Padres shortstop prospect CJ Abrams had three hits on Saturday and is looking like his old self after recently missing a week with an ankle injury. The 20-year-old infielder went hitless in his return from the injury on May 30 but has gone 5-for-15 (.333) over his past four games. He's now hitting […]

Max Meyer Dominants Double-A Opponents Again

Miami Marlins pitching prospect Max Meyer struck out nine batters in six innings of one-run work on Saturday. The 22-year-old hurler allowed just three hits and a walk. Meyer lowered his ERA to 1.86 and now has a K-BB ratio of 31-9 in 29 innings of work. These six appearances have been the first games […]

Adley Rutschman Homers, Has Three Hits At Double-A

Baltimore Orioles catching prospect Adley Rutschman continued his hot hitting on Saturday with three hits at the Double-A level. Two of those hits went for extra bases: a double and a solo homer. The first overall selection in the 2019 amateur draft was hitting .234 on May 25 but is now up to .281. He […]

Old Faces, New Places: Free Agent Fallers

There is no way to describe the average NFL front office. Each franchise has its own set of rules, follows different parameters when evaluating players, and builds its roster in a very particular way. Even with a clear mindset, an organization's principles might be tweaked in order to accommodate players into the salary cap, for […]

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

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

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 6/6/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The start of Week 10 is upon us, and it coincides with the end of May and the start of June (on Tuesday). The change in month is very much welcomed, because while it is obviously completely arbitrary, it gives a numbers and trends guy like me new hope for a turnaround […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/6/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a small two-gamer on the docket tonight with Game 1 of the other Eastern Conference semis kicking off between Atlanta and Philly and a Game 7 out west between the Clippers and Dallas. Who here is surprised that was the only series in the first round to go seven games? Anyone? I didn't […]

Can Chase Briscoe Do It Again At Sonoma?

Chase Briscoe was the surprise of surprises at Austin just two weeks ago. He started 27th there and wound up moving into the top-five at a few points. When the race was called, Briscoe finished sixth. That was a season-best for the Stewart-Haas Racing driver. The question is this. Can he do it again? This […]

Kurt Busch Might Linger Around At Sonoma On Sunday

Kurt Busch's bad luck struck again last week at Charlotte as his engine blew early in the race. He was running pretty well too. This may be his worst year since 2012 where he had just five top-ten finishes over 36 races. Sonoma may offer a bit of refuge for the Chip Ganassi Racing driver. […]

Garrett Smithley Has Slight Potential At Sonoma

Garrett Smithley starts 34th on Sunday at the California road track. While he has not finished any better than 27th at any race, Smithley might have a better showing at Sonoma. The Rick Ware Racing driver has started in just nine races this season. With the horsepower build and downforce requirements, Smithley has a bit […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for June 6th, 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 June 6th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for June 6th, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for June 6th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Brendan Rodgers Swats First Home Run Of The Year

Colorado Rockies shortstop Brendan Rodgers went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in a 6-3 loss to the A's on Saturday. Rodgers didn't start this game and came in as a pinch-hitter in the top of the seventh inning with the Rockies trailing 5-1. He took Jesus Luzardo deep for a two-run shot, […]

Kyle Freeland Rocked By The A's On Saturday

Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland took the loss on Saturday when he surrendered five runs on 10 hits with a walk and a strikeout in a 6-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Freeland got into trouble from the get-go in this one as he served up a two-run homer to Matt Olson in the top […]

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

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 […]

Jarred Kelenic Has Ten-Game Hitless Streak

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic went 0-for-4 against the Angels Saturday, giving him an unfortunate ten-game hitless streak. Though he's reached base five times in that span via walk, Kelenic has not given fantasy managers much to be happy about,. Despite his struggles, he still deserves to be on fantasy rosters in all formats. Kelenic's […]

Yusei Kikuchi Pitches Well Before Exiting

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi (knee) was forced out of Saturday's matchup with a knee contusion after being hit by a comebacker, but he was pitching quite well up to that point. Kikuchi allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits and no walks while striking out eight. It is unknown whether Kikuchi will […]

Jake Fraley Hits Grand Slam

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley hit his second career home-run Saturday night, a grand slam off Angels starter Alex Cobb in the top of the fourth inning. It was his only hit in the contest. Since returning from the injured list, Fraley has started six straight games and seems set to continue that trend going […]

Alex Verdugo Reaches Base Three Times Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo had a strong showing Saturday night, going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run scored. Verdugo has reached base in half of his 14 plate appearances over his last three games, and has been an excellent all-around contributor this year with a .290/.351/.806 slash line with seven […]