Chris Driedger Blanks Lightning On Monday

Florida Panthers goalie Chris Driedger made 30 saves and recorded his third shutout of the season on Monday. Florida clinched the second seed in the Discover Central Division by defeating Tampa Bay 4-0. Driedger has provided excellent goaltending for the Panthers all year long. He sports a 14-6-3 record with a 2.07 goals-against average and […]

Jesus Aguilar Hits His Seventh Home Run

Miami Marlins first baseman Jesus Aguilar broke out of a slump in Monday's game, hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning of a 5-2 loss. Aguilar was on fire on the previous Marlins road trip, but cooled off significantly when the team went home to play in Miami. Now that they're back on the […]

Jordan Holloway Struggles In His First Big League Start

Miami Marlins rookie pitcher Jordan Holloway struggled in his first major league start on Monday. Holloway had been working out of the bullpen for Miami and was pitching extremely well, which earned him a spot in the starting rotation. Things didn't go nearly as well for him as a starter though, as he made it […]

Jake McGee Earns Ninth Save Of Season Monday

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee picked up his ninth save of the season in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers. McGee entered the game in the ninth inning up by two. He struck out Nate Lowe, allowed a single, got the second out, allowed another single, and then got the third out. McGee has […]

Stefan Crichton Notches Fourth Save

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Stefan Crichton picked up his fourth save of the season in Monday's 5-2 win over the Marlins. Crichton worked a 1-2-3 ninth, fanning a batter in the process. The 29-year-old seemingly saw his stock fall when he was utilized in lower-leverage situations in his last couple of outings, though the team […]

Brandon Belt Hits Fourth Homer Of May Monday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt continued his power surge in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers, going 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, and a strikeout. Belt took a fourth-inning Kyle Gibson pitch to the opposite-field bleachers for his eighth HR of the season. The veteran started off slow, but has […]

Luis Garcia Strikes Out Seven In No-Decision

Houston Astros starting pitcher Luis Garcia pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits while striking out seven batters compared to three walks. Despite the three walks, Garcia displayed some excellent control throughout his start, as he generated a superb 37 percent CSW largely on the back of 26 called strikes. The 24-year-old […]

Alex Wood Pitches Another Gem Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood turned in another stellar start in Monday's 3-1 win over the Rangers. Wood pitched seven innings, allowing a single run on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. He has been outstanding for the Giants this season, posting a 1.80 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, and 25.9% strikeout rate. […]

Luke Weaver Fans Six In Second Victory

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver was excellent in Monday's win over the Marlins. After being shelled for six runs by this very same Marlins team in his last outing, Weaver pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings, allowing just four hits while striking out six batters. The 27-year-old displayed some excellent swing-and-miss stuff, generating 15 whiffs, […]

Justin Upton Swats Seventh Homer

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Justin Upton went 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk in Monday's win over the Astros. Upton had been in the midst of a 3-for-23 slump but took some strides towards breaking out of it, walking in his second at-bat of the game, then homering in his third. The veteran […]

Raisel Iglesias Picks Up Sixth Save Monday

Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Raisel Iglesias notched his sixth save of the season in Monday's win over the Astros. Iglesias entered the game with a one-run lead and fanned the first two batters he faced before giving up a double- he then induced a grounder to lock down the win for Los Angeles. The […]

Jake Odorizzi To Face Hitters Wednesday

Houston Astros starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi (forearm) is slated to face live batters on Wednesday. Odorizzi was able to throw 37 pitches during a bullpen session on Saturday- though this would be his first action against live hitters since he strained a muscle in his forearm on April 24. The next step for the veteran […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 7

We're one week into the minor league season and there is no shortage of prospects getting off to hot starts to talk about. Seriously, it took me a while to whittle a list of just over a dozen guys down to only four. But I finally got it narrowed down to a couple of starting […]

Champ or Chump: Dominic Smith

Evaluating 2020 fantasy seasons has been very difficult. Each player's season line looks like a full campaign on a player's FanGraphs page or the back of their baseball card, but in truth, it's only slightly more than one-third of a full season. There had to be some legitimate breakouts that we shouldn't discount, but how […]

Daily Dive: Is Harrison Bader Breaking Out?

The idea of this article is to discuss, in depth, a specific player’s current profile and production. We will dive into why he is succeeding or struggling and discuss if there are reasons for concern or brighter days ahead. The intention here is to figure out what is going on and if there is a […]

Rougned Odor Taking Grounders

New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor (knee) took grounders on the field over the weekend. Odor is eligible to come off the injured list during the upcoming series against the Rays, though manager Aaron Boone did not commit to activating him then. The former Ranger seems to be progressing, though it might be a […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - xwOBA Analysis for Week 7

With many hitters finally passing the 100-plate appearance threshold for 2021, we can begin to dig into expected statistics to see who is underperforming or overachieving. A good place to start is xwOBA, or expected weighted on-base average. For those unfamiliar with the term, BaseballSavant describes it thusly: "xwOBA is formulated using exit velocity, launch […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - xSLG Analysis for Week 7

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week I will select an advanced stat, choose two top performers and two under-performers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. This week I will dive into a metric that utilizes exit velocity and launch angle (two metrics we have […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 21

Each week of the NBA season unfortunately brings injuries to key players across the league. The goal of this column is to break down those injuries and understand which players could benefit in fantasy from an injury to a teammate. As a reminder, COVID-19 related absences from players are included in this column. There are […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/11/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/11   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 […]

Early FFPC Best Ball Rankings - Superflex Scoring Formats

One of the most compelling formats in fantasy football is the Superflex league, which is truly an unofficial two-quarterback style of play. It is a fun and riveting challenge for the serious fantasy football player. If you are looking to prove yourself against some of the better players you can find or just want to […]

2021 NFL Draft Review - AFC East

Hello and welcome to the third 2021 installment of my annual NFL Draft Review. You can read the AFC South review here and the NFC South review here. Every year after the draft, I write a way-too-long review of each team’s draft. The purpose of this draft review is to give predictions for the careers of each […]

NFL Draft Reaction - RB ADP Fallers

I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you are already familiar with. Just in case you're not, Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 12-game main slate on tap tonight, and it is relatively wide open. Sure, Coors is likely in play, but there are some other really great spots to pivots for bats and a lot of different strategies for starting pitchers. The mid-priced pitching range is intriguing with Pablo Lopez, Bumgarner, Chris Bassitt, Robbie […]

An Introduction To WNBA DFS

The 2021 WNBA season is just around the corner, which also means that the 2021 WNBA DFS season is just around the corner. As RotoBaller's resident WNBA person, I'm here to get you ready for 2021. Some of you reading this have played WNBA DFS in the past, so you probably just need to be […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/11/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/11/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/11/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/11/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/11/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

Mark Stone Reaches 40 Assists For The Year

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone posted his 40th assist of the campaign in Monday's 2-1 loss to Colorado. He combined with Nicolas Hague to set up Alex Pietrangelo for his sixth marker of the campaign. It's been a fantastic season for Stone, who leads the team in assists and points (61). He became […]

Alex Newhook Hands Out Two Assists Monday Night

Colorado Avalanche center Alex Newhook picked up assists on both of the team's goals in Monday's 2-1 win over Vegas. Andre Burakovsky and J.T. Compher notched the goals. Newhook is a late addition to the Avalanche squad as this was only his fourth appearance of the season. He's quickly picked up three assists as the […]