Luke Weaver Silences Reds On Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver tossed seven scoreless innings on Sunday, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out eight in a 7-0 win over the Reds. Weaver looked like a completely different player on the mound, as he tossed seven shutout innings for the first time since August 2017. Not only […]

Eduardo Escobar Homers In Fourth Straight Game

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eduardo Escobar homered in his fourth straight game on Sunday, as he finished 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in a 7-0 win over the Reds. He's heated up quickly at the plate, hitting 7-for-16 with two doubles, four home runs and eight RBI […]

Mike Foltynewicz Allows Just One Run In Seven Innings

Texas Rangers pitcher Mike Foltynewicz had a much better second start of the season on Sunday although he was the hard-luck loser in a 2-0 loss to the San Diego Padres. The veteran right-hander gave up just one run on a solo homer to Trent Grisham in seven innings of work. In total, Foltynewicz allowed […]

Hunter Renfroe Returns To The Lineup

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe returns to the Red Sox's lineup on Monday, batting sixth and playing center field against J.A. Happ and the Minnesota Twins. Renfroe missed the entire Orioles series with "general soreness," but he returns just in time to face a left-handed starter. Renfroe has a career .900 OPS against southpaws. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 12th 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 […]

The Cut List: Week 3 - Time to Let Go?

Welcome to the Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers should consider cutting from their teams. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, worth monitoring for replacing and someone on the hot seat but worth holding on to... for now. Moving forward, we'll also revisit the previous […]

Bullpen Report: What We Learned in Week 2

Relievers have become more and more important in fantasy baseball in recent years. First, with starting pitchers being limited to fewer innings than ever, it leads to relievers seeing an uptick in usage. All of a sudden, a good reliever could give you similar innings to a fringe starting pitcher, but with better ratios and […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 2 Lineup Trends

Week two of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID IL and much more that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the team breakdowns. […]

Brett Anderson Receives Win Against Cardinals

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brett Anderson (1-1) allowed one run on five hits and two walks over five innings Sunday, striking out one batter and earning a win over St. Louis. It wasn't the most impressive outing for Anderson, but with a 7-1 lead after just two innings, he had some wiggle room to play […]

Ryan McKenna Gets First Career Hits Sunday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Ryan McKenna had a milestone day in Sunday's 14-9 loss to the Red Sox. McKenna went 2-for-3 with a single, a triple (his first big league hit), and a strikeout. The 24-year-old has gotten off to a nice start to the season, slashing .286/.375/.571. McKenna was never really as player to watch […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 12th, 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 April 12th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver-wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Avisail Garcia Crushes 428 Foot Blast

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Avisail Garcia went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-3 win against the Cardinals. Garcia launched a 428-foot blast as part of a four-run first inning for the Brewers. After starting the season in a 4-for-22 rut, the veteran outfielder went 3-for-9 with two homers and seven […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

We are almost two turns through the rotation for most teams, and we have seen a lot of things early on this year. Pitching has come out hotter than a lot of people have thought, and pitch counts really have not been nearly as deflated as was expected. Right now is the best time to […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 3

We’re only nine days into the 2021 regular season, but there has already been plenty of roster shuffling and player movement this year. Although fantasy managers shouldn’t make decisions based exclusively on less than two weeks of samples, there is one notable league-wide issue worth exploring before diving into this week: the ball. As you […]

Maikel Franco Hits First Home Run As Oriole Sunday

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco had a nice day at the plate in Sunday's 14-9 loss to the Red Sox, going 2-for-4 with a single, a three-run home run, four RBI, and a walk. Franco lined a sixth-inning Nick Pivetta breaking ball into the left-field seats for his first HR as an Oriole. The […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

After two weeks of the 2021 MLB season, or really one and a half weeks, fantasy and real-world players are still feeling out the season. Trends are forming as we await larger samples to make declarations. Starting pitchers are still getting stretched out, and managers have yet to settle on substitution patterns. As we said […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

We're 10 days into the season, but it's never too early to start tinkering around the edges. Hopefully you grabbed Ryan McMahon in time for his three-homer game last week. He's now rostered in over three-quarters of Yahoo leagues, and after going deep again on Saturday that number is likely to rise. Not every player […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 3 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Baseball is in full swing and with it, our silly little game and the chaotic overreaction season that comes with early April. I love it, and most of you will find glorious waiver-wire gems coming from dropped players as fantasy teams give up too […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 3 Waiver Wire

Okay, so every season, everyone says things like, "bullpens are wild!" and "bullpens are so unpredictable!" and "why did you ever choose to specialize in bullpens?" All of those comments are valid, and absolutely already pertain to the 2021 season. It's been about a week since Opening Day, and several bullpens have already gone against […]

Trey Mancini Plates Four Sunday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini was one of the main offensive catalysts in Sunday's 14-9 loss to the Red Sox. Mancini went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run (his second in the last two games), four RBI, and a walk. Mancini is now hitting just .189 on the season, but has two HR and […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 3

Welcome to overreaction time, where your fantasy season is already over and the Orioles are going to win the AL East. For those of you whose seasons are still going though, you're going to want to know about the two-start pitcher streamers for Week 3 - April 12th through April 18th. If you grabbed one […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 3

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 3 of the fantasy baseball season - April 12th through April 18th. This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some plus matchups to gain […]

Jorge Lopez Gets Hits Hard Sunday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jorge Lopez turned in a poor start in Sunday's 14-9 loss to the Red Sox. Lopez pitched four innings, allowing seven runs on eight hits (including two home runs) and a walk with four strikeouts. The performance is not all that surprising, as Lopez owns a career 6.23 ERA. However, he […]

Reyes Moronta Placed On Injured List With Right Flexor Strain

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Reyes Moronta (flexor) was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right flexor strain. Outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. joined the team in a corresponding roster move. Moronta missed the entirety of the 2020 season rehabbing from shoulder surgery. His velocity has been down this season but he was […]

Greg Holland Earns Win On Sunday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Greg Holland earned the win in Sunday's 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Holland pitched two scoreless innings, allowing no hits while walking two. Holland pitched the eighth and ninth innings, then Kyle Zimmer came in for the 10th inning to earn his first save of the year. Holland […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/12): 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 […]

Kyle Zimmer Records First Save On Sunday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Kyle Zimmer pitched a clean 10th inning against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday to earn his first save of the year. He needed just 14 pitches and he recorded two strikeouts in the inning, allowing no walks or hits. It was an odd save situation as the team's presumed […]

Andrew Benintendi Records First RBI On Sunday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi is off to a quiet start to his Royals career. He's yet to hit an extra-base hit and is slashing .207/.281/.207. On Sunday, he went 1-for-4 with a walk. He recorded his first RBI of the year in the game and also stole his first base of the year. […]