Cardinals To Return To Play On Saturday

The St. Louis Cardinals will return to the field on Saturday for a double header against the Chicago White Sox. The Cardinals have not played since July 29 and have played just five games this season. Assuming no more positive COVID-19 tests, the Cardinals will be playing a lot of games in not a lot […]

Aaron Rodgers On Bears? Brett Favre Would "Love To See It"

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre told the 'Load Management' podcast that he would "love to see" Aaron Rodgers on the Chicago Bears one day. History could be repeating itself after the Packers traded up to draft quarterback Jordan Love in the first round of this year's draft. Many have speculated and assumed that […]

Dennis Schroder Available Versus Clippers

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder (conditioning) is available for Friday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. He recently cleared quarantine after re-entering the bubble. Chris Paul (hand) won't be available for this one, so Schroder is expected to get plenty of run. The Thunder aren't playing for anything, but could use this game to […]

Bulls Fire Head Coach Jim Boylen

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen has been fired by the organization on Friday. He replaced Fred Hoiberg in 2018, but had little success during his time in Chicago. Boylen only won 39 games and lost 84 during his stint with the team. Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen expressed their displease with Boylen during the […]

Serge Ibaka Won't Suit Up Friday

Toronto Raptors center Serge Ibaka (knee) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Denver Nuggets. He will get the day off along with most of the starting unit. He is battling a knee issue, but it is not considered to be serious. Chris Boucher should get all the minutes he can handle and […]

OG Anunoby Not Playing Friday

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby (knee) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Denver Nuggets. Most of the Raptors starters are going to rest in this fairly meaningless game. Terence Davis and Norman Powell are expected to see significant playing time here, so both should be reliable DFS options. However, that is assuming […]

Michael Porter Jr. Resting Versus Raptors

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (rest) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Toronto Raptors. This appears to be a smart move considering Porter's injury history and he's averaging 33.3 minutes per game during the bubble. Fantasy owners shouldn't expect any of the Nuggets starters to see much playing time in this […]

KBO DFS Cheat Sheets: Lineups, Starters & Matchups for 8/15/20

Welcome, Rotoballers, to my KBO DFS Cheat Sheet! These cheat sheets will include my usual KBO Starting Lineups sheet, KBO Starting Pitchers for the upcoming slate, and my KBO matchup sheets where I personally project the starting lineups for each team. Remember the KBO is an entirely different animal than MLB and small things can […]

Chris Carson Currently Away From Team Due To Family Death

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson is yet to take part in training camp with the team. He is currently away from the Seahawks as he is dealing with a death in his family. The specifics of what Carson is dealing with have not been provided, but head coach Pete Carroll suggested that Carson could […]

Brett Anderson Takes Loss Against Cubs

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brett Anderson (0-2) took the loss against the Cubs on Thursday, pitching 4 1/3 innings and allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five. Anderson needed 87 pitches to get through 4 1/3 innings, but he was able to limit the damage to a pair of […]

49ers Likely To Sign JJ Nelson And Tavon Austin

Wide receivers JJ Nelson and Tavon Austin are both likely to sign with the San Francisco 49ers, pending physicals. It's not surprising that the team is adding receiver depth with Deebo Samuel (broken foot) out for the start of the year. Brandon Aiyuk, Kendrick Bourne and Dante Pettis are currently in place to serve as […]

Justin Smoak Crushes Second Home Run

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Justin Smoak went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI double in Thursday's loss to the Cubs. Smoak broke up Yu Darvish's no-hit bid with a solo homer to right field in the seventh inning, then knocked in Milwaukee's other run with a double in the ninth. The big […]

Dougie Hamilton Nets Winner for Carolina

The Carolina Hurricanes evened the Stanley Cup Round 1 series against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night with a 3-2 victory. Dougie Hamilton, who recently completed his rehab from a broken leg, scored the winning goal midway through the third period. Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov also scored goals for the Hurricanes. James Reimer replaced […]

Reilly Smith Strikes Again as Vegas Takes 2-0 Series Lead

The Vegas Golden Knights jumped out to a 2-0 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 overtime win on Thursday. Reilly Smith, who scored twice in Game 1, had the winning goal in overtime. Paul Stastny, Tomas Nosek, and Mark Stone also scored goals for […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for August 14th

NBA DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/14 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard    Game of the Day The final day of the NBA regular season carries precisely zero intrigue as it pertains to the postseason. While that creates an advantage for owners who are able to sparse through and […]

Julio Urias Productive In Thursday's Win

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Julio Urias allowed two runs on five hits across 6 1/3 innings of work during Thursday's 11-2 win over the San Diego Padres. He struck out three batters without issuing a walk. After surrendering a pair of solo homers in the first inning, he cruised for the rest of the contest. […]

Corey Seager Goes Deep In Return To Lineup

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Thursday's blowout win over the San Diego Padres. Seager had missed the previous six games with lower back tightness. The 26-year-old has been crushing the baseball to start the 2020 season, leading the entire MLB in barrels per plate appearance. Seager […]

Mookie Betts Explodes For Three-Homer Game

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts was 4-for-4 with three home runs, five RBI, and four runs scored during Thursday's 11-2 win over the San Diego Padres. It marked the sixth time that Betts has hit three homers in a game. After a quiet start to the 2020 campaign, the 27-year-old has found his groove. […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 8/14

Welcome to another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! The season continues to roll along and we here at Rotoballer are there for all of your streaming needs. RotoBaller has been dishing out streamer advice for years. We're always streamin and dreamin. Each day we'll publish some of the best streaming options to consider […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 4 Waiver Wire

For a season chock full of bullpen changes and injuries already, this week was a slight cool down period. In other words, this would still probably have been a bigger bullpen news week during a normal season, but for this particular season, it seemed like a much-welcomed downswing. There were still depth chart changes, there were still […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 14th 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 […]

What Is A 2020 Fantasy Championship Worth?

It feels like much longer, but it was only five months ago that the NBA and NHL suspended their seasons. MLB, in the midst of spring training and bearing down on Opening Day, wasn't far behind. We didn't know when - or even if - baseball would return. What we did know was that, assuming there […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Friday, August 14th - Monkey Knife Fight

Baseball season is underway and although there have been some bumps along the way, the show continues to move forward into the 2020 season. Of course, along with MLB 2020 season, comes MLB Monkey Knife Fight Prop Picks. Be sure to check back here regularly to see which picks I am targeting on any given […]

Top 50 Prospects for Fantasy Baseball Redraft: Week 4 Rankings

We're now a little over a sixth of the way through the 2020 MLB season and it's already shaping up to be an interesting year for freshmen players. While the two best rookies have been hitters, we've also seen impressive depth on the mound. Many of the top bats have underperformed or been stuck at […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - xwOBA

The season rolls on and we have more data to digest by the day. Since many regular starting pitchers have taken at least three or four turns in the rotation, I will focus on Statcast data for those who have faced a minimum of 50 batters so far. This narrows the field to 101 pitchers, […]

From Farm to Roster: Potential Call-Ups For Week 4

Every Thursday for the duration of the Major League Baseball season, I'm going to be discussing players on a team's Taxi Squad or Alternate Site Camp who are worth keeping an eye on or stashing in hopes of reaping fantasy goodness. I'll list league sizes where the player could be relevant and give you information […]

Too Good To Be True? Buying/Selling Hot Pitching Starts

Last week, we dove into the hitters who were off to hot starts and tried to decide what was real and what wasn't as sustainable. Now we'll turn our attention to the arms. After two full weeks of baseball, we're over 20% done with the season, more FAAB dollars are being spent than ever before, and […]

Eric Hosmer Goes Yard In Tinseltown

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer went 1-for-3 with a solo homer Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hosmer followed a dinger by outfielder Tommy Pham in the first inning with a blast of his own against starter Julio Urias. The 30-year-old missed 12 games with a stomach issue but is slashing .269/.321/.577 with […]

Tommy Pham Smacks Second Homer

San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pham went back-to-back for his second long ball with first baseman Eric Hosmer in the first inning against Dodgers lefty Julio Urias. The 32-year-old continues to stagger after 20 games, slashing .219/.329/.315 with two homers, 17 […]

Robert Woods And Cooper Kupp Set For Increased Usage In 2020

Los Angeles Rams wide receivers Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp each caught 90 passes for over 1,000 yards last year. However, this year, they could be in line for even more production. This offseason, the Rams lost Brandin Cooks, who accounted for 42 receptions for 583 yards last year as well as Todd Gurley, who […]