Cardinals-Braves Postponed Saturday

The Saturday game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves has been postponed because of inclement weather. The two National League franchises will make up the game on Sunday as part of a doubleheader. Fantasy managers will have to turn to their respective benches to replace the likes of Nolan Arenado, Freddie Freeman, Ozzie Albies and […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Becoming A Complete Hitter

Toronto Blue Jays corner infielder Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has always had raw power, but he's becoming more of a complete hitter in 2021 during his breakout with Toronto. Guerrero finished his minor league career with more walks (151) than strikeouts (139) and was on base around 41 percent of the time. Entering Friday, he had […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - June 19, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/19/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. It's a tight little six-game slate tonight on DraftKings and FanDuel - or is it? Because St. Louis playing at Atlanta is on the […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 6/19

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 […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 12

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 125 rookies make their MLB […]

Patrick Wisdom Out Of Saturday’s Lineup

Chicago Cubs infielder Patrick Wisdom will rest on Saturday versus the Miami Marlins. Wisdom is hitting .302 with nine home runs and 13 RBI in just 63 at-bats and has been off to an impressive start. Wisdom has been playing regularly and Saturday is just a routine day off. Infielder Eric Sogard will replace Wisdom […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 13

We are now almost three months into the 2021 season. We have passed the 60-game mark, the length of the 2020 MLB season. There continues to be an uptick in injuries this year especially because of the broken/unusual offseason the players had, the stopping and going from last year and the return to the daily […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty […]

Carlos Santana Reaches Base Three Times In Friday's Win

Kansas City Royals first baseman Carlos Santana helped his team defeat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Friday. Santana went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in the game. He is now on an eight-game hitting streak. He is batting just .246 on the year, but his elite 15.9% walk rate has led […]

Matt Olson Launches 19th Homer On Friday

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson went 1-for-5 with a no-doubt homer into the second deck at Yankee Stadium. Olson is hitting the ball as hard as anyone in the Majors this season as he's in the top five percent of hitters in expected slugging and expected wOBA. He's making hard contact 51 percent of […]

Tyler Soderstrom Erupts With Two Homers At Low-A

Oakland Athletics prospect Tyler Soderstrom went 3-for-6 with two home runs and five runs driven in on Friday at Low-A. The young catcher (who is also spending time at first base) has now seen 21 of his 45 hits go for extra bases — including seven home runs — in 38 games. Soderstrom is also […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/19/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Saturday, gang! We have a smaller, seven-game matinee slate, as usual, to open up our weekend. The slate is split up between some earlier 7 pm EST starts and a nice four-game night slate after 9 pm EST. Let's take a peek at the weather for tonight's slate. The biggest chance of rain is […]

Spencer Torkelson Slugs First Double-A Homer

Detroit Tigers first base prospect Spencer Torkelson slugged his first Double-A home run on Friday. The first-overall selection from the 2020 amateur draft was playing in his fourth game at the level after opening the season at High-A ball. Known for his prodigious power, Torkelson has just six home runs in 35 games this season […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/19/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 6/19/21 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 […]

Joey Votto Steals A Base In Loss

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 0-for-3 with a walk, a run, and a steal in an 8-2 loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday. Votto came around to score on a Kyle Farmer single in the fourth inning. The steal goes down as Votto's first in 2021 as well as his first […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (6/19/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! We have a split Saturday slate and the focus of this article will be on the 8-game afternoon slate for DraftKings while mentioning plays for the split afternoon FanDuel slates. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and find the best […]

DJ LeMahieu Slugs Two-Run Homer

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's loss to the Oakland Athletics. LeMahieu tied the game in the third inning with a two-run homer off of James Kaprielian. The blast traveled 377 feet at an exit velocity of 102.9 MPH. LeMahieu is batting .300 with two home runs, […]

Andrew Vaughn Exits Early On Friday

Chicago White Sox first baseman/outfielder Andrew Vaughn (face) left Friday's game early with a facial contusion. Vaughn hit a double in the top of the sixth, but was hit in the face on outfielder Chas McCormick's throw to second base. Vaughn initially stayed in the game, but would exit in the bottom of the eighth […]

Miguel Sano Sitting Friday

Minnesota Twins first/third baseman Miguel Sano is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Texas Rangers. Sano will cede the first base duties to Alex Kirilloff after a 1-for-11 stretch with six strikeouts in his last three games. Kirilloff will bat seventh against Rangers' righty Mike Foltynewicz.

Max Muncy Could Return Next Week

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy (oblique) has a chance to return at the beginning of next week versus the San Diego Padres. Muncy has been sidelined since June 12 with a strained right oblique. Muncy has been having a very good season and his return would be a big boost to both the Dodgers […]

The Bigger Picture - Substance Ban Makes Things Worse (For Now)

It only took 118 years, but Major League Baseball is finally taking a hard stance on the illegal use of foreign substances by pitchers. Better late than never! The ethical issues surrounding both sides of the debate will be left for another space. The intention here is to get into the logistics of the on-field […]

Chris Gittens Plates Three Runs

New York Yankees first baseman Chris Gittens came up big as a pinch hitter in Thursday's 8-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Manager Aaron Boone called on Gittens with runners on second and third in the seventh inning- and the slugging first baseman delivered. He ripped a 106 MPH single, scoring both runners, then […]

Eric Hosmer Comes Up Clutch

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer smacked a game-tying ninth-inning homer Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds to spark a furious comeback victory. Entering the contest hitting an abysmal .125 in June with one extra-base hit, Hosmer's clutch two-run blast was his first long ball since May 27. The offensive drought has dropped the 31-year-old's […]

Freddie Freeman Collects Two Hits

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman continued his hot streak at the plate during Thursday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Freeman is now 12-for-28 at the plate over the last week. His slash line is quickly increasing and fantasy managers need to take notice. It appears right now is the best time to try […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/18/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/18/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate on tap tonight, and it's gonna be a fun one. There are not many aces in good places tonight […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/18 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   We have a beautiful Monday slate here, which is not often the case. All the action is after 7:00 eastern, which means no games are left behind. Let's dive into this awesome slate.    Top […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/18/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! We are kicking off the weekend with a massive 15-game slate. That's right: 30 teams, 30 pitchers, and a myriad of avenues to construct a DFS lineup. Four games on the East Coast kick it off at 7:05 pm ET, and we go through the entire night until the Reds-Padres, and Rays-Mariners […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 6/18

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 […]

C.J. Cron Powers The Rockies To Victory

Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron found his power stroke on Thursday, going 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, and a strikeout in a 7-3 win over the Brewers. After three of the first five batters reached base for Colorado in the bottom of the first inning, Cron swatted a grand slam off of […]

Evan White Removed From Rehab Assignment

Seattle Mariners first baseman Evan White (hip) has been taken off of his rehab assignment after suffering a recent setback, according to Jen Mueller of ROOT Sports Northwest. Mueller adds that White is currently working with the Mariners training staff for the next few days, and it could be five to six days before he […]