JT Brubaker Strikes Out Seven In Loss Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker finished with seven strikeouts in five innings of work on Friday, as he took the loss in a 7-3 Cardinals victory. Brubaker allowed three runs on seven hits, as he now has 30 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings of work this season. He's looked solid on the mound this […]

Ilya Samsonov Protects The Goal Saturday

Washington Capitals will start Ilya Samsonov in goal Saturday against Pittsburgh. The Russian tender's only appearance against the Penguins came in January, which resulted in a 4-3 loss. He is riding a four-game winning streak, knocking off Philadelphia and the New York Islanders both twice. Washington and Ilya Samsonov are in for a tough contest […]

Alex Kirilloff Launches Two Home Runs Friday Night

Minnesota Twins outfielder Alex Kirilloff launched the first two home runs of his career on Friday night, finishing 2-for-4 with a walk, four RBI and two runs scored in a 9-1 win over the Royals. After opening his debut season by going 0-for-14, Kirilloff now has a four-game hitting streak in which he is slashing […]

Malcolm Subban In The Starters Crease For Chicago

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Malcolm Subban guards the cage for his team on Saturday against Florida. Through 15 games, Subban sports a 6-7-1 record with a goals-against average of 3.03 and a save percentage of .905. He is yet to start against Florida during the year, and he lost his last appearance on April 27th to […]

Victor Robles Not In Lineup Against Marlins Saturday

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles is getting a day off for Saturday's game against the Marlins. Andrew Stevenson will replace him in the lineup, as Robles will get just his third day off this year. Robles has gotten off to a slow start this season, slashing .227/.346/.273 with one stolen base, one RBI and six […]

Yu Darvish Fans A Dozen

San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish allowed one earned run over 6 ⅓ innings for his third win Friday against the San Francisco Giants. After surrendering a solo home run to Giants catcher Buster Posey in the first frame, Darvish settled in to strike out 12 on the outing, yielding four hits and three walks […]

Giancarlo Stanton Gets Day Off Saturday

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton will have the day off on Saturday, sitting out the matchup with the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees have opted to go with a schedule with Stanton this year of holding him out of the lineup for afternoon games immediately following a night game in order to keep him […]

Titans Draft Dez Fitzpatrick

With the 109th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans have selected Louisville wide receiver Dez Fitzpatrick. At this point in the draft, players aren't usually expected to step in and play immediately, but that could change in Tennessee. Right now, the top receivers beyond A.J. Brown are Josh Reynolds and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, […]

Pavin Smith (1B, OF, ARI) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of leagues ANALYSIS: Pavin Smith should be getting more attention from fans and fantasy managers alike for what he's doing as the leadoff hitter for a surging Diamondbacks offense. Arizona has won nine of its last 11 games and, coincidentally or not, that streak started […]

Wilson Ramos Out Of Lineup Saturday

Detroit Tigers catcher Wilson Ramos is out of the lineup on Saturday against the Yankees. Grayson Greiner will get the start behind the plate and bat eighth against New York starter Jameson Taillon. Ramos is in the midst of what's shaping up to potentially be a nice bounce-back season from 2020, as he's hitting .224 […]

Jets Select Michael Carter

With the 107th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the New York Jets have addressed their running back need by taking North Carolina's Michael Carter. Heading into the draft, the Jets running back room consisted of Lamical Perine, Ty Johnson, Tevin Coleman, and Josh Adams, so there's some clear space for Carter to get onto […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/1/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/1/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Sigh. The season of split Mains continues. FanDuel is offering six-game slates early and late, while DrafKings has seven games early but just six […]

Kaapo Kahkonen Minds The Crease On Saturday

Minnesota Wild netminder Kaapo Kahkonen will start in goal on Saturday against St. Louis. Kahkonen compiled victories in his last two starts that both came against San Jose. The Finnish native has one outing versus the Blues back on April 9th. He and the Wild had a tough outing in that game, losing 9-1. Minnesota […]

Adin Hill Steps Up Versus Vegas On Friday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill put an end to his four-game losing streak on Friday, picking up his second shutout of the campaign in a 3-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. The 24-year-old's performance, a night in which he stopped all 25 shots against, also ended the oppositions 10-game winning streak. Hill continues to […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/1 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/1 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 […]

Mikko Rantanen Leads Avalanche On Friday

Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen posted a trio of points (one goal, two assists) to help lead his team to a 3-0 defeat of the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. The 24-year-old, who had been sidelined the past four games due to being placed in Covid-19 protocol, also logged a plus-one rating, two penalty […]

Philipp Grubauer Shuts Out Sharks In Return

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer registered his NHL-leading sixth shutout of the campaign on Friday, backstopping his team to a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Having missed almost three weeks due to COVID-19, Grubauer looked like he didn't miss a beat in Friday performance, looking quite comfortable in the crease throughout the night. […]

Connor Hellebuyck Takes Another Loss On Friday

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 34 shots against as his team took a 5-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at The Belle Center on Friday night. With the defeat, the 27-year-old has now racked up six consecutive losses - a span in which he's allowed 21 goals. After being a Vezina […]

Nick Suzuki Records Three Points On Friday

Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki buried a pair of goals and added a power-play assist as his team picked up a 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. With the three-point performance, the 21-year-old extended his individual point streak to four games (four goals, two assists over that span). Suzuki's recent hot streak […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (5/1/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! It's Saturday, and that means we have yet another split slate of MLB games today with seven games in the early afternoon and six games on the main evening slate. While most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted to give […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/1/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've turned the page to May and the baseball season keeps on chugging along. There's still a ton of ball to be played, but who in their right minds predicted the Giants and Royals holding division leads at this point? We have another modest slate on tap with just six games on FanDuel's Saturday main […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We are split with seven early games and and six late games. The two outcasts are the stuff of short slate material on DraftKings. This article will focus on the six late games. In case something else isn't up on the site, my early approach is to attack Patrick Corbin with Marlins righties and I'll […]

Lance Lynn Set To Return On Saturday

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lance Lynn (trapezius) is geared up to be activated from the 10-day injured list on Saturday and start versus the Cleveland Indians. Lynn has been sidelined since his last start on April 15 with a strained right trapezius. The offseason acquisition has been great for the White Sox in the […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 5/1

Welcome to the 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 […]

Whit Merrifield Tied For League Lead In Stolen Bases

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield has been doing a little bit of everything for the team, per usual. He is currently tied with Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano atop the MLB leader board in stolen bases with eight. Through 24 games this year, Merrifield is slashing .274/.318/.411 with three home runs, 15 RBI […]

Akil Baddoo On A 12-Game Homer Drought

Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo has gone cold at the plate after his headline-grabbing start to the year. Over his last 12 games, he has just five hits and no home runs. His last home run came on April 13 against the Houston Astros. Baddoo is slashing .222/.242/.571 through 20 games on the year. He […]

Tarik Skubal Gets Hammered By Yankees

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal was hit hard in the team's 10-0 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday. He pitched three innings and allowed five hits, two walks and four earned runs while recording just one strikeout. He surrendered three home runs. Skubal is now 0-4 on the year with a 6.14 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 1st edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

Isaiah Roby (PF/C, OKC): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS: God bless the Tanking Thunder for paving their way toward 2030-contention on sheer mediocrity. The Thunder are the third-worst team in the West and can still finish the season lower than that. They lost 14 in a row before defeating Boston (LOL) on Apr. 27, […]

Trevor Ariza (SG/SF, MIA): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: With nine games to go, the Miami Heat are far from reaching the Bubble-Finals level of play they showed last season, but are already a lock to make the postseason. No joke, considering how fluky their start to the year was after that […]