C.J. Cron Hits A Grand Slam On Friday

Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron went 1-for-3 with a grand slam and a walk in a 10-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Cron put the Rockies on the board in a major way when he took Julio Urias deep for a grand slam in the bottom of the third inning. It […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 17

It was strange to not see any baseball highlights for a few days this week but thankfully it was a quiet injury week as a result. Following the All-Star break, a number of injured players will be beginning/finishing their rehab assignments in the hopes of returning to their respective teams. Please keep in mind that […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. Hits Three-Run Home Run Friday

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. made his one hit count in Friday's 7-2 win over the Cardinals, going 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a strikeout. Wade Jr. lined a fifth-inning Adam Wainwright curveball just over the right-field wall to give the Giants a three-run lead. The 27-year-old has done a […]

Freddie Freeman Notches Four Hits On Friday

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman did not let the All-Star break slow him down at the plate. On Friday, Freeman went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and a stolen base as well. Sadly, it wasn't enough to help lead the Braves to victory as they fell 7-6 to the Tampa Bay Rays. […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/17/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/17 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 7/17/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Patrick Wisdom Continues To Show Power

Chicago Cubs infielder Patrick Wisdom continues to show his power with his 13th home run of the season in Friday's victory versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. The home run would be Wisdom's lone hit in four at-bats. With outfielder Joc Pederson being dealt to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday and the Cubs appearing to be sellers, […]

Ji-Man Choi Blasts Solo Shot In Win Over Braves

Tampa Bay Rays' first baseman Ji-Man Choi went 1-for-6 with a solo home run during Friday's 7-6 win over the Braves. He took Charlie Morton deep in the fifth inning for his fourth long ball of the season. The 30-year-old is slashing .248/.371/.402 across 140 plate appearances in 2021. He is hitting .200 (5-for-25) with […]

Anthony Rizzo Goes Yard In Victory

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's victory versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Rizzo crushed a solo shot in the top of the fourth inning to give the Cubs the lead. The veteran has been dealing with back issues, but he has been productive when healthy. Rizzo is […]

The NotBurts: First Half Hitter Awards

For all of the division and rancor in society, one foundation of our world stays intact from year to year, splendid in its grandeur, universal in its praise. The NotBurts. A celebration of first-half excellence in hitting, the NotBurts aren't, as one critic (liar) claimed, "just an award show made up by some lunatic". No, […]

Barrel Rate and Contact Rate, Who Can Do Both?

Hitting is, at the same time, completely simple and enormously complex. Hitting in the Major Leagues is arguably the most challenging thing to do in all of sports. I don't think I need to explain myself for saying that hitting is complex. I can't do it, probably neither can you. The reason I say it's […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/17/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/17/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Fantasy Baseball Rest Of Season Rankings: Mid-Year Updates

The All-Star break offers us fantasy baseball players a chance to breathe and reassess the battlefield before us. Pitching remains as volatile as ever thanks to midseason rule changes, the next generation is fighting uphill after missing minor-league development in 2020, and Shohei Ohtani has blossomed into a full-fledged superstar. Instead of my weekly top […]

Taking a Mulligan - Second-Half Rebound Candidates

We've reached the All-Star Break, which means the baseball season is just over halfway done. Let me repeat that: we still have three months to go! I think some of us are still operating in the mindset of the shortened 2020 season and are thinking that our fantasy seasons are over if we're not in […]

Improving Hitters to Watch in the Second Half

We have more than three months of baseball in the books. It has been a glorious spring and summer with the return of the 162 game schedule. While it was nice for MLB to sneak in 60 games and some expanded playoffs in 2020 after we feared a full season cancellation, it really just didn't […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 16

Wow, what a busy last few days for prospects around Major League Baseball. On Sunday, we were treated to both the MLB Futures Game — a showcase of the sport’s best prospects — and the first round of the 2021 MLB Amateur Draft. The remainder of the 20-round draft will take place today and tomorrow. […]

Ty France Delivers Two Hits Friday

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France had a strong start to his second half Friday, going 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored against the Los Angeles Angels. France has been strong over his past 30 games, slashing .303/.373/.495 with five home runs in that span. With just eight home runs on the year, […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 7/17

Welcome to another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Early Slate (7/17): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! The focus of this article will be on the 4-game Early Only afternoon slate for FanDuel while also including the 3-game slate on DK. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and find the best plays for both your cash game […]

Jesus Aguilar Drives In Four More Runs On Friday

Miami Marlins first baseman Jesus Aguilar was very productive in Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. Aguilar went hitless in Game 1, finishing 0-for-3, but made up for it with a big second game. He went 3-for-3 in Game 2, smacking a three-run homer in the fourth inning and adding two singles […]

Paul Goldschmidt Goes Yard On Friday

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit a home run in Friday's loss to the San Francisco Giants. Goldschmidt also drew a walk, ending up 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, both on the solo shot in the seventh inning. That's 14 home runs and 50 RBI for "Goldy" who hasn't quite […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/17/21): MLB DFS Lineups

This is one of the more straight forward Saturday MLB slates in a while. We only have three early games and two teams that had the audacity to start an hour earlier than everyone else. That leaves a ten-game main Saturday slate, which is the largest in some time. Hopefully we don't have all of […]

Christian Arroyo Hits Two-Run Shot Friday

Boston Red Sox utility man Christian Arroyo got his second half off to a good start Friday, as he hit a two-run home run against starter Jordan Montgomery and the New York Yankees. Arroyo also added a double in four at-bats. With Jarren Duran coming up to the majors, it appeared some of Arroyo's playing […]

Yuli Gurriel Tallies Three Hits In Victory

Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in as Houston beat the White Sox 7-1 on Friday. It was positive start for Gurriel's second half and hopefully this means signs of offensive life for a player who is slugging .268 over his last 15 games played. Gurriel is having a […]

Evan White To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery

Seattle Mariners first baseman Evan White (hip) will miss the rest of the season as he undergoes surgery. White was originally placed on the injured list March 14, but the team discovered that "the injury is more ominous than we thought" according to general manager Jerry DiPoto. This is a major setback for White, who […]

Phillip Evans Returns From Injured List

The Pittsburgh Pirates activated infielder/outfielder Phillip Evans from the seven-day concussion list on Friday and optioned infielder Cole Tucker to Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding move. Evans was out since July 5 after suffering a concussion in a game against the Atlanta Braves. The 28-year-old was seeing regular playing time at first base before his […]

Evan White Opting For Season-Ending Surgery

Seattle Mariners first baseman Evan White (hip) will undergo season-ending surgery (perhaps labral) on his hip. This had been a possibility for a while now, and now it's official. White wound up playing in only 30 games this year and hit just .144/.202/.237 with two home runs and nine RBI in 104 plate appearances. He […]

Blue Jays To Return To Rogers Center On July 30

The Toronto Blue Jays announced on Friday that they will return home to Rogers Centre on July 30 against the Kansas City Royals after playing parts of two seasons in Buffalo, N.Y., and Dunedin, Fla., during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their home games in Toronto will be played with "robust health and safety protocols in place." […]

Mitch Moreland Back From The Injured List

The Oakland Athletics activated first baseman Mitch Moreland (undisclosed from the injured list on Friday and designated infielder/designated hitter Frank Schwindel for assignment in a corresponding move. Moreland went on the injured list on July 4 for undisclosed reasons. The 35-year-old veteran slugger will mostly be a DH option against right-handed pitchers for the A's […]

Chris Gittens Starting At First Base For Yankees

New York Yankees first baseman Chris Gittens is starting at first base and hitting seventh against Boston Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on Friday after being called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Yankees are missing several key players and were forced to put Luke Voit on the injured list to begin the second half of […]

Jake Lamb Starting Rehab Assignment At Triple-A

Chicago White Sox infielder/outfielder Jake Lamb (quadriceps) has been sent out on a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte. Lamb has been out for nearly three weeks with a strained right quad, but he could return to the White Sox within the next week, barring any setbacks. The 30-year-old left-handed slugger just hasn't seen […]