Nick Solak (2B/3B/OF, TEX) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS: This is a season when every AB matters and defensive versatility can help maximize those opportunities, and with availability in the outfield and the corner and middle infield, Nick Solak presents can easily be plugged in on any given day. The former Louisville Cardinal […]

Pablo Lopez (SP, MIA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: Pablo Lopez is one of several young and promising starting pitchers for the Miami Marlins, and though his time in the big leagues thus far has been a bit shaky, he is off to an excellent start so far in 2020. In three starts, […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Monday, August 17th - Monkey Knife Fight

The high number of seven-inning doubleheaders is going to lead to some interesting DFS results this season, particularly for pitchers. Monday's slate of games only includes one doubleheader, though, so fantasy players can feel comfortable relying on relatively "normal" analysis when looking for opportunities on Monday. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 17, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/17/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 11-game slate on tap tonight and there should be plenty of offense to target. There are technically no aces on the […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for August 17th, 2020

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for August 17th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Pedro Severino Hits Three-Run Home Run Sunday

Baltimore Orioles catcher Pedro Severino had a great day at the plate in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Nationals. Severino went 3-for-4 with two singles, a three-run home run against Max Scherzer, and a strikeout. The backstop has hit surprisingly well this season and now has a .333/.394/.633 slash line with five HR and 18 […]

Anthony Santander Homer Twice Sunday, Stays Hot

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander continued to hit in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Nationals, going 2-for-4 with two solo home runs and a strikeout. Santander took Max Scherzer deep in the first inning and then again in the seventh inning, bringing his season total up to an impressive seven long balls. The 25-year-old has […]

John Means Struggles In Sunday Return

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means (bereavement) could not get out of the first inning in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Nationals. Means could only get two outs on 34 pitches, allowing three runs on four hits and a walk with no strikeouts. This was Means' first start since August 4 and just his third […]

Logan Webb Takes Loss Sunday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb fell to 1-2 in Sunday's 15-3 loss to the A's. Webb pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and five walks with five strikeouts. The 23-year-old now has a 3.54 ERA with 18 strikeouts and 11 walks over 20 1/3 IP this season. Webb will […]

Kyle Busch Has Multiple Problems, Finishes 37th At Daytona

Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch crashed out of Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course and finished in the 37th position. Busch started from the fourth position and took the lead on lap two. Unfortunately, everything went all downhill from there. At the end of lap two, Busch locked up his […]

J.A. Happ Pitches Well On Sunday

New York Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ held the Red Sox to one run over 5.2 innings on Sunday. Happ’s performance was significantly less impressive under the hood, as the 37-year-old posted a 9.3% swinging-strike rate and a 40% hard-hit rate for the night. Happ’s performance looks even worse when considering that the Red Sox […]

Tobias Rieder Scores Short-Handed Goal, Ties Playoff Record

Calgary Flames forward Tobias Rieder picked up his third short-handed goal of the playoffs in Game 4 as Calgary fell 5-4 to the Stars in overtime. Rieder has a pair of short-handed goals in this series and picked up another in the qualifying round series against Winnipeg. Rieder had only four goals in the regular […]

Aaron Judge Feeling Back To Normal

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (calf) said that he felt like he could play on Sunday and is likely to come off of the IL as soon as he’s eligible. Judge was suffering from general lower body tightness after playing four games on the turf at Tropicana Field, and the outfielder was ultimately diagnosed […]

Jimmie Johnson Finishes Fourth At The Daytona Road Course

Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson finished in the fourth position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Johnson started from 11th-place and used his previous experience on the road course layout to move forward. To change Johnson's luck, the No. 48 team switched to a white paint scheme, and Johnson […]

Hat Trick From Joe Pavelski Helps Dallas Tie Up Series

Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski scored three goals in Game 4, leading the Stars' offensive attack with eight shots as well. Held off of the scoresheet for the first three games of the series, Pavelski exploded for his first three-goal game of the season. Pavelski started the game flanked by Mattias Janmark and Denis Gurianov […]

Stephen Piscotty Collects Five RBI Sunday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty went 2-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and a walk as the A's put up 15 runs against the Giants. Piscotty won't want to leave San Francisco as the veteran outfielder had nine RBI in the three-game series. He's now slashing .250/.324/.517 on the young season with four home […]

Kevin Harvick Has A Rough Day At The Daytona Road Course

Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick crossed the line in the 17th position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Due to a new formula system for qualifying, Harvick started from the pole but dropped a few spots early on. On the restart for the final stage, Harvick was turned by rookie, […]

Andrew McCutchen Hits First Homer Of 2020

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen hit his first homer of the season in a win over the Mets on Sunday. McCutchen started the afternoon on the bench, but would go 1-for-2 with a two-run homer after entering the game. The veteran outfielder has struggled mightily to start the season and is still batting just .192. […]

Chad Pinder Goes Crazy Off The Bench

Oakland Athletics second baseman Chad Pinder started his day on the bench, but wound up having a career-day as Oakland scored 15 runs at San Francisco on Sunday. Pinder hit a pinch-hit two-run homer to put the A's ahead in for good in the fifth inning and would later add a single and a double. […]

Martin Truex Jr. Rallies For a Third-Place Finish At Daytona

Joe Gibbs Racing's Martin Truex Jr. finished third in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Truex started from third and had one of the strongest cars of the day, passing teammate Denny Hamlin for the lead, early in the race. Truex and crew opted to pit at the end of […]

Marcus Semien Hits Two-Run Homer Sunday

Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien launched his third homer of the season in a win over the Giants Sunday. Semien went just 1-for-5 in the 15-run outburst, but he made the hit count by taking Derek Rodriguez deep in the fifth inning. Semien is batting just .216 on the season, but has shown signs of […]

Daniel Pineda Makes Shocking Return To The Octagon

Daniel Pineda could not have returned to the UFC with a bigger boom. After an unsuccessful run in the UFC that ended in 2014, Pineda earned a record of 8-2-2. His last two bouts were declared "no contest"  for failing a drug test for contaminated substances after defeating two men on one night in the […]

Chase Elliott Wins Convincingly At The Daytona Road Course

Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott won Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Elliott started from the seventh position and quickly moved forward, winning the first stage. By staying out to win the stage, Elliott sacrificed some track position, but that did not deter him from methodically working his way back […]

Herbert Burns Shockingly Has Night Come To An End

Herbert Burns' 2020 hype train was derailed on Saturday night, suffering a second-round TKO loss to Daniel Pineda. After running through his first two UFC opponents with first-round stoppages, many expected Burns to continue his tear through the division. In stepped returning UFC veteran Pineda to change the story. Through almost two rounds of action, […]

John Dodson Unable To Pull Out The Magic

John Dodson was unable to pull a rabbit out of the hat Saturday night to defeat Merab Dvalishvili. Dodson was taken down to the mat several times but was able to scramble back to his feet, only allowing  two official takedowns. Dodson was only able to reel off 27 significant strikes but was 18-for-20 in […]

Merab Dvailishvili Dominates To Open Up Main Card

After dropping his first two bouts in the UFC, Merab Dvailishvili has been one of the UFC's hottest fighters. Defeating John Dodson by unanimous decision, Dvailishvili has won his fifth bout in a row, all by unanimous decision. Do not look at the takedown stats and let that fool you. The Machine attempted 20 takedowns, […]

Bo Bichette's Injury Could Cost Him A Month

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette hit the injured list Sunday with a right knee sprain, but according to a source, the injury is "worse than expected." The source out of Buffalo has stated Bichette could be sidelined until mid-September, which would obviously be a massive blow to the club and fantasy owners. The youngster […]

Emilio Pagan's Nightmare Season Continues

San Diego Padres reliever Emilio Pagan took the loss Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, serving up a game-clinching three-run homer. Summoned to protect a two-run lead in the eighth, the maligned Pagan relinquished a two-out blast to D-backs third baseman Eduardo Escobar. The 29-year-old has been a major bust since joining the Friars this offseason, […]

Randal Grichuk Homers Out Of The Two-Hole

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk was bumped up to the two-hole for Sunday's second game of the doubleheader, where he didn't disappoint offensively. He finished the game going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the first inning, filling in the void left behind by Bo Bichette, who was placed on the IL. Grichuk may […]