Anthony DeSclafani To Be Giants Fourth Starter In Rotation

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani will slot into the team's starting rotation as the number-four starter to start the 2021 season. The 30-year-old has had an inconsistent career and is hoping to revitalize things with the Giants. He has pitched well this spring, posting a 2.79 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over 9 2/3 […]

Vitek Vanecek Guards Cage Versus Rangers

Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek will be in net as his team takes on the New York Rangers at the Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old will enter the contest looking to extend his current four-game winning a streak - a span in which he's allowed a combined eight goals against. Not expected […]

Tyler Duffey Makes Opening Day Roster Despite Spring Struggles

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Tyler Duffey has made the team's Opening Day roster. Duffey struggled this spring, allowing 15 hits, nine earned runs, and four homers across 6.1 innings pitched, though he did have a nice 10-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The 30-year-old saw a slight dip in fastball velocity in mid-March- but attributed it to his […]

Elvis Merzlikins To Make Third Consecutive Start On Tuesday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will man the crease as his team travels to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. The 26-year-old is coming off two losses to the Detroit Red Wings over the weekend - a set of games in which he allowed a combined five goals against but only […]

Igor Shesterkin In Net For Rangers On Tuesday

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin will make his 16th start of the campaign as his team squares off against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old is coming off a loss to the Flyers on Saturday in which he played quite well - turning aside 35 of 37 total shots against. Since missing […]

Brad Marchand Gets Green Light On Tuesday

Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand will be back in the lineup when his team hosts the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. The agitating winger missed the past two contests after having been placed on the COVID-19 protocol list on Saturday. The 32-year-old should hop back in his normal spot on the Bruins' top line. With […]

Brandon Carlo Returns From Injury On Tuesday

Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo will make his long awaited return to his team's lineup prior to a matchup with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since March 5th. Carlo should immediately jump back into the Bruins' top-four defensemen group and help stabilize a team […]

Mets Name Starting Pitchers For First Two Series Of 2021

The New York Mets have set their rotation for the first two series of the season, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. In the first series of the year, the Mets will start Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman and David Peterson against the Nationals, followed by Taijuan Walker, deGrom and then Joey Lucchesi pitching behind an […]

Relief Pitcher Rankings, NFL Draft - The King and Pocket Aces Episode 7

In this episode of The King and Pockets Aces, RotoBaller's Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano share their highly charged Fantasy insights. They look at the latest and upcoming NFL player moves, the Hot Stove headlines, provide Fantasy Basketball player breakdowns, and ready you for the DFS NASCAR season with strategy tips. […]

Red Sox Set Back Half Of Opening Day Rotation

The Boston Red Sox will send Garrett Richards to the mound in the third game of the season, with Nick Pivetta and Martin Perez to start Games 4 and 5, according to The Athletic's Jen McCaffrey. McCaffrey adds that a final decision is expected on Wednesday, but Tanner Houck will likely be the Game 2 […]

Astros Starting Pitchers Could See Reduced Workload In 2021

Houston Astros pitching coach Brent Strom said that the team could pull their starting pitchers out of games "a hair sooner" than usual in 2021, according to Jake Kaplan of The Athletic. Strom attributed this to the increased workload the starters will be facing this year, while adding that the performance of the bullpen will […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 3/30/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday offers a seven-game schedule in the National Hockey League and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for every one of them. There are a couple of games involving playoff teams on both sides, with the Edmonton Oilers in Montreal to take on the Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes in Chicago as the Blackhawks are tied […]

Andre Scrubb Could Return By Mid-April

Houston Astros relief pitcher Andre Scrubb (shoulder) could return to the team by mid-April, according to Jake Kaplan of The Athletic. Scrubb has been out since mid-March after developing shoulder soreness, but he appears to have avoided major injury. Scrubb has shown high strikeout potential throughout his minor league career and posted a 23.5 percent […]

Jake Odorizzi Will Likely Make Astros Debut April 13

Houston Astros starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi will likely make his debut with the team on April 13 against the Tigers, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. Odorizzi has been working back up to in-game shape since signing a two-year deal with Houston earlier this spring, and according to McTaggart, Odorizzi will pitch simulated games on […]

Introducing "Bell's Best Bets" - A Premium, Daily MLB Betting Article Series

Who is BellRoto? What's up RotoBallers!? It's officially baseball season, and THAT is cause for celebration!! If you don't know me, my name is Tommy Bell (@BellRoto on Twitter), and I worked with Steve Janik churning out MLB bets during the shortened season last year. It was my first year solely focusing on the MLB […]

Tyler Rogers Mentioned As Closer Candidate

San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi said Tuesday that, in addition to Jake McGee, relief pitcher Tyler Rogers is a good candidate to fill the closer's role for the team this season. The submarine pitcher had a strong 2019 season but a pedestrian 2020 season, posting a 4.50 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. […]

Reyes Moronta Likely To Start Season On Giants Roster

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Reyes Moronta should likely be on the team's 26-man roster to start the season, per NBC Sports' Alex Pavlovic. There were 27 players left in Giants camp as of Tuesday, and Alex Wood (back) is likely to start the season on the injured list, which would leave 26 players. Moronta, […]

Danilo Gallinari Set To Play Tuesday

Atlanta Hawks forward Danilo Gallinari (ankle) will play in Tuesday's game against the Suns. Strangely enough, Gallinari was listed as out on Monday's injury report- but then left off the report on Tuesday- seemingly indicating that he'll be available. This is definitely a situation to monitor closely until tip-off, in case the Hawks pull a […]

Cesar Valdez To Provide Multiple Innings As Reliever

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Cesar Valdez ended last year saving games for the club but he's been moved to a multi-inning relief role this year. The veteran of numerous Mexican League seasons appeared in nine games for the Orioles last season and saved three games while racking up a K-BB of 12-3 in 14.1 innings. The […]

Terrence Ross Listed As Probable Against Clippers

Orlando Magic guard Terrence Ross (knee) is considered probable to play in Tuesday's contest against the Clippers. Ross has missed the team's last seven games, though he seems to be trending towards returning. It would be great news for a Magic squad that lost a large chunk of scoring at the trade deadline when core […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 3/30 (Premium Content)

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 3/30 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   Best of the Rest PG - Ben Simmons (FD), Reggie Jackson (if one of Kawhi Leonard or Paul George out), Raul Neto (if Bradley Beal out) SG - Terance Mann, […]

Tanner Scott Could Rack Up Saves, Strikeouts

The Baltimore Orioles won't name an official closer for 2021 but pitcher Tanner Scott could see his fair share of opportunities. The hard-throwing lefty will need to find the strike zone more consistently than he did in the spring (five walks in 6.1 innings) but he's averaged a strikeout rate near 30% averaged out over […]

Daniel Gafford Ruled Out Against Hornets

Washington Wizards center Daniel Gafford (ankle) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Hornets. The recently-acquired Gafford suffered the ankle sprain during Monday's game and couldn't return to the contest. He experienced some swelling postgame, which likely prompted the team to rest him for the second half of the back-to-back. Gafford's absence should […]

NFL Approves 17-Game Regular Season

NFL owners approved the 17-game regular season on Tuesday. The preseason schedule will be reduced from four games to three. Before the move became official on Tuesday, several prominent NFL players voiced their displeasure with the league likely adding an additional game to the regular season. The league has gone with a 16-game regular season […]

Bradley Beal Questionable For Tuesday

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (hip) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Hornets. Beal missed the first half of the team's back-to-back on Monday, resulting in a monster game for Russell Westbrook. He suffered the hip injury during Saturday's game and wasn't able to return, so it's definitely more than just the Wizards being […]

Tyson Alualu Chooses To Stay With Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are re-signing free-agent defensive lineman Tyson Alualu to a two-year, $5.5 million deal on Tuesday, according to a source. Alualu will receive $1.925 million guaranteed. Alualu made headlines last week when he changed his mind about signing a two-year, $6 million deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team that took him in […]

Zach LaVine Aggravates Sprained Ankle Monday

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (ankle) appeared to aggravate his sprained ankle during Monday's loss to the Warriors. LaVine said he rolled the ankle a little bit during the game and that he might have to take some time to rest it. That would seem to be for the best, given that it seems to […]

Steelers Sign Kalen Ballage

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed free-agent running back Kalen Ballage and offensive lineman Rashaad Coward to undisclosed one-year deals on Tuesday. Ballage, 25, spent time with the New York Jets and Los Angeles Chargers in 2020, running for 303 yards and three touchdowns on 91 carries. He also had 29 receptions for 166 yards last year. […]

Panthers Sign Micah Simon After Pro-Day Workout

The Carolina Panthers signed wide receiver Micah Simon, who went undrafted in 2020, to an undisclosed deal after they saw him work out at BYU's Pro Day last week. Simon caught passes from quarterback Zach Wilson and ran a 4.34-second 40-yard dash. He had 1,109 receiving yards in his four-year career at BYU, which included […]

Justin Fields Runs 4.44-Second 40-Yard Dash

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was clocked at a 4.44-second 40-yard dash at his school's Pro Day on Tuesday. The only first-round quarterback to run a faster 40-yard dash at the combine since 2006 than Fields' unofficial 4.44-second time was Robert Griffin III. Griffin ran a 4.41-second 40-yard dash at the 2012 combine. Fields, who […]