DJ LeMahieu Stays Hot, Homers In Tuesday's Loss

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu collected two hits, including a two-run homer, in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals. LeMahieu brought the Yankees within one run with a two-run blast to the opposite field in the eighth inning. Per Yankees' beat reporter Sweeny Murti, 14 of LeMahieu's 19 last 19 balls in […]

Updated Top 250 Dynasty Baseball Prospects

Today, we refresh our Top 250 dynasty fantasy baseball prospects list at RotoBaller, which was last updated back in March. Providing accurate prospect valuations is a difficult job at any time, but the pandemic made it an even more challenging gig over the past 12-16 months. The 2020 minor league season was entirely wiped out […]

Luke Voit Triples, Homers In Return From Injured List

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit went 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Kansas City Royals. Voit quickly showed he was healthy, clubbing the first pitch he saw into the left-field seats for a solo homer. The blast traveled 423 feet at 109.8 MPH. He […]

Early Fantasy Football ADPs to Like/Dislike

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and fellow RotoBaller analyst Frank Ammirante (@FAmmiranteTFJ) dive into early draft season ADPs for fantasy football they like/dislike along with one player each that Kev and Frank view as a trap. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, […]

Jonathan Loaisiga Struggles Tuesday

New York Yankees relief pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga was charged with the loss in Tuesday's defeat to the Kansas City Royals. The normally sharp Loaisiga came into the game in the eighth inning and was noticeably off, picking up two strikeouts but allowing four runs on five hits in the frame. Despite the subpar effort, those […]

Gerrit Cole Strikes Out Six In No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole put together another strong performance despite not factoring into the decision Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals. Cole pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on just three hits while walking three. He threw 72 of his 108 pitches for strikes, fanning six batters and generating 14 whiffs, […]

Early Preseason ADP Fallers at Quarterback

I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. 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 have to pay to […]

Coaching Matters: 2021 New England Patriots Coaching Staff Preview

After every NFL season, NFL teams take the time to evaluate not only the players but also the coaching staff and front office as well. While many teams choose to retain the same head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator, a few other teams opt to go in a new direction with their coaching staff. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/23/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Wednesday so we've got a split-slate in DFS as it's travel day in MLB which means plenty of afternoon baseball. In this space, we'll be focusing on the main slate that starts at 7 ET. You can check out Jorge's afternoon picks here, but for now, let's dig into the players and teams we […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/23/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     Early Slate Notes If you are playing the six-game early slate on DraftKings (FanDuel split their slates up again - ugh), then I would strongly consider one of the following strategies. Double Aces: Pairing Gausman […]

Kolten Wong Blasts Home Run In Win

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong went 2-for-5 with a home run in Tuesday's win over Arizona. Wong launched a home run off Zac Gallen in his first at-bat, and the Brewers wouldn't give up that lead the rest of the way. The second baseman is hitting .287 with a .813 OPS on the season, […]

Luis Urias Collects Two More RBI In Win

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Luis Urias went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Tuesday's win over Arizona. Urias made his presence felt in the top of the sixth inning with a two-run single that scored both Avisail Garcia and Omar Narvaez, and now he has 32 RBI on the season -- the second-best mark on the […]

Akil Baddoo Scores Two Runs In Tuesday's Win

Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in the team's 8-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. Baddoo has quietly been on an impressive run lately. Over 15 games in June, he's slashing .357/.449/.452. He hasn't been supplying any power lately as he has zero home […]

Ramon Laureano Stuffs The Stat Sheet In Blowout Win

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano went 3-for-5 with a home run three RBI and two runs scored in a 13-run outburst against the Texas Rangers. Laureano is now batting .263 with an impressive .517 slugging percentage batting third or fourth for a good A's offense. He's been sitting on eight stolen bases since April 13, […]

Christian Yelich Cracks Fourth Home Run In Win

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich went 2-for-4 with a home run in Tuesday's win over the Diamondbacks. Yelich ended a 15-game homer drought with his eighth-inning shot and now has four homers on the season. The outfielder is hitting .260 with a .810 OPS across 167 plate appearances in 2021, but his overall numbers have […]

Spencer Turnbull To Begin Throwing Program This Week

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull (forearm) will begin a throwing program this week at Low-A Lakeland, according to Tigers manager A.J. Hinch. Turnbull was placed on the injured list with a right forearm strain on June 5. Prior to the injury, he went 4-2 with a 2.88 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over nine starts. […]

Freddy Peralta Dominates The Diamondbacks

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta (7-2) received the win Tuesday against the Diamondbacks after throwing six scoreless innings, giving up one hit and four walks while striking out 10. Peralta tied his season-high mark in strikeouts and posted another quality start -- his eighth of the campaign -- while looking absolutely dominant on the […]

Greg Holland Earns His Fifth Save On Tuesday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Greg Holland closed out Tuesday's 6-5 win over the New York Yankees to record his fifth save of the year. Holland pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two. He has now closed out each of the team's last three wins, two of […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/23/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/23/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap tonight, and there should be a lot of offense. Tonight's slate showcases some high-priced pitching targets, but […]

Cole Irvin Earns Win Despite Shaky Outing

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Cole Irvin earned his fifth win of the season on Tuesday despite allowing seven hits and three runs in five innings pitched. Irvin was spotted a nine-run lead in the first inning and was able to do just enough to make it through five innings and qualify for the victory. The […]

Brady Singer Struggles With Control On Tuesday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brady Singer had a short outing against the New York Yankees on Tuesday. Singer pitched 3 2/3 innings and allowed five hits, five walks and two earned runs while striking out five. The five walks were a season-high. Singer was removed early in his previous start before this one due […]

Tarik Skubal Allows Two Runs Over 4 2/3 Innings On Tuesday

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal had trouble keeping his pitch count down in Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. However, the results weren't horrible. Skubal pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed four hits, two walks and two earned runs while striking out four. Both of the runs were scored in his final inning, […]

Wander Franco Homers, Doubles In MLB Debut

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco had a memorable MLB debut against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. Franco went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI and two runs. Rays manager Kevin Cash threw Franco right out into the fire in his first game, slotting him in as the team's […]

Daniel Vogelbach Suffers Significant Hamstring Strain

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Daniel Vogelbach (hamstring) suffered a hamstring injury in the sixth inning of Tuesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It occurred while he was running the bases and rounding third base. He was promptly removed from the game and replaced by Daniel Robertson. After the game, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said that […]

Ketel Marte Day-To-Day With Hamstring Tightness

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman/outfielder Ketel Marte (hamstring) was removed from Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. His hamstring tightened up while running out a ground-rule double in the first inning. He was replaced in the game by Josh Reddick. After the game, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo seemed optimistic that the injury was nothing significant. He […]

Dodgers Hopeful Mookie Betts Will Play Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts was removed from the sixth inning of Tuesday night's game against the San Diego Padres as he was dealing with a stomach bug. He felt sick before Tuesday's game as well, but tried to play through it and wound up going 0-for-3 before his removal. After Tuesday's game Dodgers […]

Bobby Bradley (1B, CLE) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 22% of leagues ANALYSIS: Bradley struggled in his September call-up in 2019 and didn't play last year due to the pandemic. Cleveland started him at AAA Columbus this year to get his footing back under him. After hitting just .196 in 26 games, he got […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 6/23 - 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 […]

Eli Morgan Strikes Out Nine Tuesday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Eli Morgan lasted five innings while allowing four earned runs on four hits and striking out nine. Morgan was actually cruising in this one having allowed just one earned run through his first five innings, but he unraveled in the bottom of the sixth, allowing three earned runs before recording an […]

Korey Lee Has Three Hits At Double-A

Houston Astros prospect Korey Lee went 3-for-4 with a triple and a home run on Tuesday. The 22-year-old catcher was playing in just his seventh game at Double-A after his recent promotion from High-A. Selected 32nd overall in the 2019 amateur draft, Lee opened the 2021 season by hitting .330 with a 141 wRC+ in […]