Matt Olson Day-To-Day After Being Hit On Hand

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson (thumb) is being listed as day-to-day after he was removed in the eighth inning after getting hit by a pitch on his left hand on Monday night. Manager Bob Melvin said that X-rays on Olson's hand showed no broken bones after the game. Olson suffered a thumb contusion. "It […]

Brad Hand Earns First Save On Monday

Washington Nationals closer Brad Hand earned his first save of the 2021 season on Monday. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two. It was his second appearance of the season and first save opportunity. The Nationals have only played seven games so far this year and […]

Jack Campbell Finally Takes A Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell saw his winning streak come to an end on Monday night when Montreal delivered him his first loss of the season with a 4-2 scoreline. Auston Matthews bagged another goal and John Tavares notched his 12th marker of the year. Campbell posted a league record with 11 consecutive wins […]

Ramon Laureano Picks Up Two More Steals Versus Arizona

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two stolen bases in a win over the Diamondbacks on Monday. Laureano clearly has the green light to run as he's been a terror on the basepaths leading the Majors with seven thefts less than two weeks into the season. He's […]

Twins-Red Sox Set To Return On Tuesday

The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox had their game on Monday postponed as a result of the unrest following the shooting of Daunte Wright by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The teams are set to return to action on Tuesday with a 1:00 PM CST start time. Martin Perez will take the mound for the […]

Tomas Tatar Strikes Twice Against Toronto

Montreal Canadiens winger Tomas Tatar potted two goals in Monday's 4-2 victory over Toronto, opening and finishing the scoring. A power-play tally by Nick Suzuki and Josh Anderson's 15th goal of the season fit in between. Tatar, who skates on a line with Phillip Danault and Paul Byron, has quietly been very good in recent […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers to Target

Diving head-first into relievers who have converted saves early in the season is typically fine but whatever is going on this season is very, very odd. If my math is correct, there are now 35 different relievers who have at least 1 save so far this year. After one week of games. Crazy. — Greg […]

Champ or Chump: Jonathan India

The NL Central was among the most wide-open divisions in all of baseball coming into the season. The Milwaukee Brewers were the favorites if you believe the projected standings at FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus, but oddsmakers tended to favor the St. Louis Cardinals after their splashy addition of Nolan Arenado. The Cubs still had their […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 3

There is no shortage of prospects getting off to good starts this year. This is the third column of the year and yet again we have four completely different rookies who are putting up big numbers. These are all new guys to appear in this column this year, but one of them has gotten the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 2

Welcome to the 2021 edition of "Are You For Real?" This is a weekly column where we dissect surprisingly good starts from under-rostered and unheralded hurlers to try and determine whether they can maintain their performance, or if it was just a flash in the pan. Week 2 brought even more surprising starts, and with […]

Patrik Laine Has Two Goals In Monday's Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine tallied two goals in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago, finishing with three shots and a plus-one rating. Stefan Matteau also scored for the Jackets. Laine has 12 goals and 20 points for the year in 35 games. It's been a bizarre season for the Finnish winger, as his […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the first iteration of my 2021 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 101 SPs moving forward. Since this is the first version of the year, it won't be "full" because much of the punch hinges on movement from the prior week and a reliable set of […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 3

Week 3 of the Major League Baseball season is underway and we're already witnessing some impressive rookie performances led by Chicago's surprise contributor Yermin Mercedes and Miami's impressive young arm Trevor Rogers. But a strong start to the year doesn't always guarantee a full, successful season. If we look back to the stunted 2020 season, […]

NL Rookies Ready to Break Out

Every year, there are those rookies who we expect to make a splash right away. In 2020, it was Luis Robert, Kyle Lewis, Alec Bohm, and Sixto Sanchez. Below are nine of the National League's potential top rookies for 2021, both at the dish and on the mound. I've ranked them in order of how […]

Patrick Kane Has Two Assists, 10 Shots Monday Night

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane recorded two assists and 10 shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime victory against Columbus. He tallied a power-play helper on a Duncan Keith marker and assisted Philipp Kurashev on his eighth goal of the season. Brett Connolly scored in his debut and Brandon Hagel finished off the game 1:25 into […]

Mark Canha Picks Up First Steal Of 2021

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a win over the Diamondbacks. The steal was Canha's first of the season but he's up to a league-leading 12 runs scored as the leadoff hitter for the A's. Canha boasts elite on-base skills thanks to a double-digit walk […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/13/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We had an amazing bounce back night on Tuesday, 4/7 that put us close to even on the young season. Since then it's been a mixed bag of washes with lost money on the juice and just downright bad beats leading to rough results. […]

Josh Hader Closes Door On Cubs For First Save

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader recorded his first save of the season after tossing a scoreless outing. He recorded a strikeout in two-thirds of an inning. Hader was called upon duty when the Cubs scored two runs off Drew Rasmussen in the top of the ninth. However, he closed the door after recording the final […]

Freddy Peralta Dominant In Win

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta (2-0) gave up one run on two hits and two walks while fanning 10 across six innings in Monday's win over the Cubs. Peralta has looked absolutely dominant in his first two starts of the campaign, allowing just one run while fanning 18 across 11 innings. The fact that […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/13): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. If you are […]

MLB Betting Picks for Tuesday 4/13 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Not the way we wanted to start the week, as Baltimore/Seattle was rained out, followed by Arizona getting run out of their own park after Madison Bumgarner had another terrible start. Trending downward a bit in terms of record and units, but no reason to get discouraged. By now, most of you have been reading […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 17

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 will now be included in this column. […]

Best-Ball Pre-Draft Values - Wide Receiver

We have already persevered through the most uneventful weeks of the offseason, and have embraced the accelerated news cycle that was fueled by free agency. The NFL Draft is now steadily approaching, and each transformation of the fantasy landscape will increase managers’ involvement in the best-ball draft process. This format remains extremely popular for multiple […]

Willi Castro (SS/3B, DET) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 21% of leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Tigers shortstop/third baseman Willi Castro was a revelation for the team in 2020. He was the team's best hitter by just about every metric as he slashed .349/.381/.550 with six home runs, 24 RBI and 21 runs over just 36 games. This […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings - Daily DFS Quick Hits (4/13)

Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 10 game slate to preview. Bubba (@bdentrek) will go over weather, totals, plays, and more to get your MLB DFS lineups ready. Be sure to subscribe to the MLB DFS Quick Hits, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to […]

Christian Wood Has Nice Double-Double Monday Night

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood led the team with 25 points in Monday's loss to the Suns, and he grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds to complete a double-double. Kevin Porter Jr. ended up with a double-double as well by getting 22 points and 14 assists. Wood's numbers have been down since he returned from an […]

Devin Booker Scores 24 Points In Monday's Win

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker scored 24 points with seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal in Monday's 126-120 win over Houston, shooting 9-for-18 from the field and 2-for-5 from deep. He was a bit careless with the ball by committing six turnovers, but it didn't cost much for the Suns, who tied an […]

Jae Crowder Sinks Eight Triples Against Rockets

Phoenix Suns forward Jae Crowder looked like prime Larry Bird against the Rockets on Monday, hitting 8-for-12 from downtown en route to 26 points in a 126-120 win. The veteran forward picked up all of his points in the first half which he finished with 8-for-9 shooting from behind the arc. Crowder didn't attempt a […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/13/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/13 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   We will be releasing our premium MLB DFS pitching picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, at least a few hours before games begin that day.Featured Promo: […]

Michael Porter Jr. Records 24-Point Night On Monday

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points on 11-for-21 shooting in Monday's loss to Golden State, adding nine rebounds and two assists in 38 minutes of action. Most of his misses came from deep as he shot 1-for-7 from downtown. Porter Jr. is having a very productive month, averaging close to a double-double […]