Avisail Garcia Off To Strong Start This Spring

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Avisail Garcia has been swinging a hot bat this spring. He's gone 8-for-17 with two home runs. Garcia entered camp this spring weighing 235 pounds, nearly 40 pounds less than his average weight. He believes the weight loss has helped both his speed and energy. With the Brewers' acquisition of Jackie Bradley […]

Cody Bellinger To Play The Field Next Week

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that outfielder Cody Bellinger (shoulder) will play center field in a major league spring training game next Tuesday. Bellinger had offseason surgery on his shoulder and has missed the first half of spring games so far. The Dodgers are mostly being cautious with the 25-year-old former MVP, though, […]

Anthony Alford Has Big Day On Offense And Defense On Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Anthony Alford hit his second home run of the spring on Thursday, as he finished 2-for-3 with a double, a homer, two RBI and two runs scored against the Orioles. Alford also turned heads with a diving catch in the third inning to rob Cedric Mullins of a base hit. He's slashing […]

Davey Grant Seeks Third Straight Win Saturday Night

England's own Davey Grant (10-4) will look for his third win in a row inside the Octagon on Saturday as he battles Jonathan Martinez, who will also be looking for his third win in a row. The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 alum is coming off of a first-round knockout of Martin Day in July of […]

Jacob deGrom Dominates In Thursday's Outing

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom routinely hit triple digits on the radar gun and struck out seven of the nine Astros hitters that he faced on Thursday in spring training. One scout clocked the right-hander as high as 102 mph. "Totally dominated," the scout wrote. In context, deGrom faced an Astros lineup that […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook (3/11) - Hiura Endures Spring Struggles

Welcome to the 2021 edition of RotoBaller's Spring Training Notebook. Thankfully, we have real, live baseball being played every day again, and while it doesn't count for anything, these exhibition games gives us the smallest glimmer into players and teams heading into the new season. We're officially through the first week of spring training games […]

Ender Inciarte's Injury Giving Cristian Pache An Opportunity

Atlanta Braves outfielder Cristian Pache has a greater chance to open the season as the team's center fielder with Ender Inciarte (thumb) spending the last week bothered by a sore left thumb. Inciarte might not have enough time to prove he's capable of the handling the center field job with just three weeks until Opening […]

C.J. Cron Continues To Rake This Spring

Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles, one RBI, and a run scored in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Chicago Cubs. The 31-year-old first baseman has been mashing this spring for the Rockies. He's now batting .316/.350/.579 with a home run and a pair of RBI over 19 […]

Alexander Romanov Moves Up In Lineup

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexander Romanov will move up in the lineup for Thursday's matchup versus Calgary to play alongside Shea Weber. The Habs are making the move after Ben Chiarot fractured his arm in Wednesday's 5-1 victory over Vancouver. He looks set to miss significant time, which gives Romanov's fantasy value a big boost. The […]

Bears Reward Cairo Santos With Five-Year Deal

The Chicago Bears Agreed to a five-year, $16 million deal with kicker Cairo Santos on Thursday after his record-breaking season in 2020. The deal has a maximum value of $17.5 million, and the final two years are voidable, so it really breaks down to a three-year, $9 million contract with a maximum value of $11 […]

Kyle Wright Making Bid For Rotation Spot

Atlanta Braves starting pitchers Kyle Wright, Bryse Wilson and Huascar Ynoa are the top candidates to fill the final rotation spot until Mike Soroka returns from Achilles surgery. If Soroka returns on schedule within the first few weeks of the regular season, Atlanta might need one of those pitchers to make just a start or […]

Jake Allen Faces Calgary In 10th Start

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen will pick up his 10th start of the season in Thursday's meeting with the Flames. He's looking to avenge a 2-0 defeat he suffered against Calgary on Jan. 29. The 30-year-old has been a solid backup option for the Canadiens this season with a 4-2-3 record, a 2.31 goals-against average […]

MLB DFS Advice: Picking Pitchers on DraftKings and FanDuel

Welcome back to RotoBaller, where we are taking you through some advanced DFS strategy and advice to prepare you for a full-length MLB season in 2021. Last spring, while baseball was not being played and I did not know what to do with myself, I wrote a big old script to go back and collect […]

Jacob Markstrom Tries To End Losing Streak Thursday Night

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will start Thursday's matchup against Montreal, looking to end a four-game losing streak. The Swedish netminder got off to a nice start to the season and already had two shutouts entering February, but it's a bumpy ride for him for a while now, which has resulted in his record dropping […]

2021 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Elieser Hernandez

The Marlins’ expected starting rotation is young, but ripe with potential. Sandy Alcantara is expected to be the anchor of the staff and he’s just 25 years old. RosterResource projects that the rest of the Marlins’ rotation will feature Pablo Lopez (25), Elieser Hernandez (25), and Sixto Sanchez (22). Trevor Rogers, Daniel Castano, Nick Neidert […]

Jonathan Martinez Looks For Third Straight Victory On Saturday

Jonathan Martinez (13-3) has won four of his last five bouts inside the Octagon and is set to showcase on the main card of UFC Fight Night on Saturday night. Martinez has proven to be a dangerous finisher in his professional career, with nine of his 13 career wins coming by finish -- seven of […]

Kevin Lankinen Looks For Win No. 10

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen will hunt for his 10th victory of the season in Thursday's matchup against the Stars. He has started off this month with two consecutive losses, but Lankinen was very strong in February, and he should return to form soon. His success last month included a 2-1 overtime victory against Dallas. […]

Manel Kape Looking For First UFC Win On Quick Turnaround

Manel Kape (15-5) will look to make up for his debut loss as he re-enters the Octagon on Saturday on a one-month turnaround to face Matheus Nicolau. Kape was last in action on Feb. 6, when he dropped a unanimous decision to the very-tough Alexandre Pantoja. Kape made his name in Japan fighting for RIZIN […]

Michael Harris Impressing The Skipper

Atlanta Braves outfield prospect Michael Harris has played in just 53 minor league games since graduating high school in 2019, but the 20-year-old has made an impression on manager Brian Snitker in camp. Harris hit his first homer off Rays hard-throwing right-hander Pete Fairbanks on Thursday, making him 3-for-7 through seven games. Ranked as the […]

Matheus Nicolau Looking To Make Good Second Impression

Finally set to make his UFC debut for his second stint with the organization, Matheus Nicolau (15-2-1) will look to take on Manel Kape on Saturday. After a couple of opponents fell through for his return, he will get the dangerous Kape. In his 15 career wins, 10 have come by either submission or knockout/TKO. […]

Anton Khudobin Goes For Another Win Versus Chicago

Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin will face the Chicago Blackhawks for the second time this week on Thursday. The Russian netminder ended a losing run with a solid 21-save performance in a 6-1 win against Chicago on Tuesday. He improved his record to 5-7-1 and now has a 2.46 goals-against average with a .916 save […]

Finding Over/Undervalued Second Basemen Using Expected Draft Values

Welcome to the FSWA-nominated Expected Draft Values series, where we look at historical data to identify both over and undervalued players of all types. Whether you're targeting power, speed, power+speed, batting average+power, and so on, we've got you covered. We now head to second base as we make our way around the diamond for 2021. […]

Later-Round Outfielders - Targets and Avoids in 2021

Once you reach the middle-to-late rounds of drafts, everyone wants to draft some upside fliers that can provide a great return on value. You can take a risk or two on a variety of different players, including a prospect, forgotten veterans, players returning from injuries, or even players with skills but have playing time concerns. […]

Players Championship - Showdown Round 2 (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. I am excited to announce that I will be providing a premium spreadsheet that can be accessed through the link below. Here you will find updated stats for the particular tournament - all sortable and weighable when you make a copy of your […]

Marwin Gonzalez Homers Twice

Boston Red Sox utility man Marwin Gonzalez homered from each side of the plate on Wednesday, knocking in four in the Red Sox's 5-4 win over the Twins. Gonzalez, along with Kike Hernandez, Michael Chavis and Danny Santana, is one of the many utility players fighting for playing time in a crowded Red Sox lineup. Gonzalez […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Goes Deep For First Time This Spring

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his first spring training home run on Thursday, a solo shot to left field off Rays right-hander Collin McHugh. Acuna entered the day 2-for-14 with five strikeouts in spring training but had two hits on the day. He was 5-for-32 with no extra-base hits and 14 strikeouts last […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Throws Four Strong Innings

Boston Red Sox ace Eduardo Rodriguez appeared to be in midseason form in his second outing of the spring, throwing four innings of one-run ball, striking out six and walking none. After missing all of last season with myocarditis stemming from a bout with COVID-19, it appears to be all systems go for Rodriguez this […]

EPL Betting Picks for Matchweek 28: English Premier League

Just as it looked like our run of misfortune was going to continue, Leicester City takes us to the promiseland. Once again, it was a week of near misses. Sheffield United just needed a goal for a +102 pick. Tottenham decided to actually try and score more than one goal and ran out 4-1 winners, […]

Amed Rosario To Try His Hand At Outfield

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona said that he talked about the idea of shortstop Amed Rosario taking some fly balls in center field next week. Andres Gimenez, 22, entered Thursday with a .333 batting average and a 1.242 OPS in six Cactus League games, and he's also showcased his defense at shortstop. Gimenez made his […]

Aaron Gordon To Start Thursday

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (ankle) will start but play limited minutes Thursday against the Miami Heat. Gordon has missed the past 15 games after suffering a sprained left ankle, but the All-Star break has given him an extra period of rest and has allowed him to make his return Thursday. Gordon's return should push […]