Luis Castillo Faces Live Hitters Monday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo faced live hitters for the first time this spring when he threw batting practice to teammates on Monday. He wound up throwing 34 pitches in the session. Castillo arrived at camp late after running into travel issues getting to the United States from the Dominican Republic. Castillo told reporters, "I […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for March 9th, 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 March 9th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Tag Team Draft with Matty Wood - Draft Champions Podcast

In today's episode, Zack (@zackroto) brings on Matty (@_mattywood_) as a guest to his Draft Champions podcast (@draftchampagne). They discuss all things related to their recent tag team draft and more. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, and Saturdays from […]

Thomas Chabot Logs Two Assists In Monday's Loss

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot recorded a pair assists in his team's 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. The 23-year-old, who has now registered at least one point in eight of his past 10 games (12 assists), also finished with a plus-one rating, one shot and one block while leading all Senators […]

Clayton Keller Extends Point Streak On Monday

Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller logged a pair of assists as his team picked up a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. With his two-point performance, Keller also extended his personal point streak to five games (three goals, four assists). Following a career-low 44-point season in 2019-2020, Keller has now bounced back […]

JB's Bullpen Method Redux - Building FrankenAces

Last year, I finally published an article breaking down my favorite fantasy baseball strategy I have been using for years. It's really less of a strategy and more a state of mind. No, the Bullpen Method is a lifestyle. I always speak about the importance of balance on a fantasy team. For your pitching staff, I […]

Finding Over/Undervalued Shortstops Using Expected Draft Values

Welcome to the FSWA-nominated Expected Draft Values series, where we look at historical data to identify both overvalued 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'll start at first base and make our way around the diamond to begin the 2021 […]

Top 10 Third Basemen - Dynasty Prospect Rankings

Third base is traditionally a place to find offense. It can be a goldmine for fantasy managers in need of some power. Third basemen are also known for providing strong on-base numbers and, in some cases, batting average. The 2019 season met the offensive expectations with 28 hitters managing a 100 wRC+ or better (350 […]

Tout Wars 12-Team Mixed Draft Recap

The 2021 Tout Wars season kicked off this week with the 15-team Draft and Hold starting on Monday and then the NEW 12-team Mixed draft on Tuesday. The Draft and Hold is a slow draft, while the 12 team Mixed was live and rocking. I was fortunate enough to take part in the 12-team draft.  […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook (3/8) - Darvish Deals, Gallo Still Mashing

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 […]

Value Based Drafting Primer: WPC+

Learn how to take the next step in fantasy baseball draft strategy by creating custom values for your player rankings. Pierre Camus and Nicklaus Gaut explain how with examples from their TGFBI (The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational) drafts. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch […]

Carlos Santana Homers, Drives In Three On Monday

Kansas City Royals first baseman Carlos Santana helped lead a strong offensive showing for his new team on Monday against the Oakland Athletics. Santana went 2-for-2 in the game and hit his first spring training home run, a two-run shot in the third inning off of Athletics starter Parker Dunshee. Santana also singled in a […]

Brady Singer Strikes Out Five In Monday's Start

Kansas City Royals pitcher Brady Singer got off to a rough start in his second spring outing on Monday against the Oakland Athletics. He walked two batters and also hit two batters in the first inning, allowing the Athletics to take an early 1-0 lead. However, he settled in after that and wound up with […]

Bobby Witt Jr. Blasts 484-Foot Home Run

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. hit a monster of a home run in Monday's spring training game against the Oakland Athletics. It was a fourth inning two-run home run off Yusmeiro Petit that was measured at 484 feet. The 20-year-old Witt, who is the Royals' top prospect, is having a great spring. This […]

2021 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Ryan Yarbrough

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller analyzes Ryan Yarbrough as a 2021 fantasy baseball sleeper and an undervalued draft pick. He breaks down Yarbrough's pitches, improvements from 2020, and potential changes that make him a sneaky mid-round starting pitcher breakout candidate. Fantasy players should consider drafting Yarbrough for their drafts this MLB Season. Be sure to also tune […]

Logan Webb Working On Off-speed Pitches

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb was told that he needed to focus on throwing his off-speed pitches for strikes more frequently this spring, per Mercury News' Kerry Crowley. Webb did a good job of that in Monday's 2-2- tie against the Diamondbacks, pitching two scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Webb said all three […]

Joel Embiid In Danger Of Missing Time

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (health and safety protocols) may not play on Thursday against Chicago. After Embiid and Ben Simmons were in contact with a barber who tested positive for COVID-19, the duo didn't play during Sunday's All-Star game. Both players will need to continue to test negative for five consecutive days before they […]

Carey Price Gets Nod Versus Canucks On Monday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will man the crease as his team takes to the road to square off against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. The 33-year-old last made an appearance in his team's 7-1 victory over Winnipeg on Saturday in which he stopped 28 of 29 shots against. It's been a bit of […]

Dak Prescott Signed To Extension

The Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $160 million. Prescott will have a no-trade clause and a no-tag provision, with $126 million in guaranteed money. The move solidifies Prescott's role as the starting quarterback in Dallas, and getting an extension done rather than slapping the franchise tag […]

Ben Simmons Could Sit On Thursday

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (health and safety protocols) is in danger of missing Thursday night's matchup against the Bulls. After Simmons and teammate Joel Embiid were exposed to a barber who tested positive for COVID-19, the pair weren't able to play during Sunday's All-Star game. They will both need to test negative for five-straight […]

Jonathan Quick Day-To-Day With Injury

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will not dress as his team faces off against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night. The 35-year-old has been listed as day-to-day after suffering a lower-body injury in his team's victory over the Blues on Saturday. Quick has a 6-4-2 record, a 2.87 goals-against average, a .898 save percentage […]

Trevor Zegras Returns To Lineup On Monday

Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras will be re-inserted into his team's lineup versus the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. The 19-year-old rookie was healthy scratched for the first time in his young career in Saturday's victory over the Avalanche. Zegras' production has been quite limited since receiving his first NHL call-up on February 22nd - […]

Timo Meier Won't Play On Monday

San Jose Sharks forward Timo Meier will be sidelined with a lower-body injury and miss his team's contest against the St. Louis Blues on Monday. The 24-year-old missed Saturday's loss to Vegas with the injury as well. It should be considered tough news for fantasy owners who held onto Meier as struggled out of the […]

Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar Remain Out On Monday

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (upper body) and defenseman Cale Makar (upper body) remain out for Monday's contest against Arizona but should feature later in the week. MacKinnon has missed two games while Makar hasn't played since Feb. 26. Valeri Nichushkin is set to skate on the top line in Monday's matchup with Mikko Rantanen […]

Darcy Kuemper Faces Avalanche Monday Night

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper will be tasked with stopping the Avalanche on Monday. The 30-year-old missed the end of last month with a lower-body injury but came back strong with a 32-save effort in Saturday's 5-2 win over Minnesota, to improve his record to 7-7-2. Kuemper has a 2.39 goals-against average for the season […]

Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (3/9/21) - DraftKings Daily Fantasy

Hello Esports enthusiasts and welcome back to our Esports coverage of CS:GO DFS! The ESL Pro League tournament is upon us and 24 teams are up for a grand prize of 175,000$ to first place. There are 4 groups of 6 teams and each group will round-robin and play each other over the next 5 […]

Philipp Grubauer Faces Coyotes On Monday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer will record his 19th start of the season in Monday's matchup against Arizona. He enters the contest with a very good 12-6-0 record and has a 2.06 goals-against average for the season with a .921 save percentage and three shutouts. Colorado has been inconsistent lately and they even gave up […]

Israel Adesanya Unsuccessful In His Bid For "Double Champ" Status

Though he is no longer undefeated as a professional mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya (20-1) has nothing to be ashamed of, suffering a unanimous decision loss to the much bigger opponent, light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. Still, the UFC's middleweight champion, Adesanya landed 78 significant strikes (99 total strikes) along with only stuffing two of […]

J.P. Crawford Looking For More Power in 2021

Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford showed off a vastly improvement glove in 2020, but this year he's looking to shore up his power game as well. Last year, Crawford's strikeout rate dropped to 16.8 percent, six percent lower than the previous year, but the contact he made didn't often go for extra bases. In fact, […]

Jan Blachowicz Turns In A Career Performance To Retain Title

Doing what many thought he would not be able to do, "Polish Power" Jan Blachowicz (28-8) defeated the previously undefeated and current UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. In a battle for the light heavyweight title, Blachowicz proved to be a step too far and too big for the smaller Adesanya. Statistically, Blachowicz scored mightily, earning […]