FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/31/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a busy Memorial Day for baseball this year, with nine of the 13 games taking place early. Before we get to that, it's important to remember all of those who served in the Armed Forces who never got to come home to their loved ones. Those who made the sacrifice so that we […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/31/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Hello, RotoBallers, and let me just start by saying Happy Memorial Day! Today is not only the day we often use to kick off summertime, but also an important day to remember those who have served this fine nation in the Armed Forces. Memorial Day brings us plenty of day baseball, with the majority of […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/31/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/31/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Happy Memorial Day, RotoBaller premium members! We have a fun full slate of afternoon games. There's nothing better to add to your holiday cookout than building a few DFS lineups to keep an eye on between […]

Josh Naylor Goes 3-for-3 Sunday

Cleveland Indians outfielder and first baseman Josh Naylor went 3-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in game one of a double-header. Naylor collected two singles and a solo home run in this one and is now hitting .256 with five home runs and 12 RBI in […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/31/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/31/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate with plenty of value to go around. Just a heads up, the slate starts at 1:05 pmEST, and the […]

Pete Alonso To Be Activated Monday

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (wrist) is expected to be activated from the injured list prior to Monday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Alonso has not played since May 18. He has not performed up to expectations so far in 2021 with a .236/.336/.443 slash line, six homers, 21 runs, and 19 […]

DJ LeMahieu Extends Hitting Streak To Four Games

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu recorded a pair of hits in the 6-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers Sunday. LeMahieu's second hit of the day registered an exit velocity of 101 MPH. He came around to score on a Gleyber Torres RBI base hit in the eighth inning for his team-leading 32nd run scored […]

Luke Voit Expected To Miss At Least A Few Weeks

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit (oblique) is expected to miss at least a few weeks as he recovers from a Grade 2 oblique strain. Voit was recently placed on the 10-day injured list, though he will certainly be forced to miss more than the minimum time with the ailment. The slugger will be […]

Andrew Vaughn (1B/OF, CHW) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: The White Sox organization is famous for progressing their top prospects aggressively towards the MLB, particularly when the prospect came from the college ranks. In the case of former Berkeley 1B/LF turned 2019 third-overall draft pick Andrew Vaughn, he needed very little […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 10

This weekend marked the triumphant return of CI-eligible Cody Bellinger. He was likely the highest drafted or most costly CI a team selected to start the season. Bellinger was out since April 5 with a broken leg. He was off to a terribly slow start, but the sample size was small enough to read nothing […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/30/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a typical 10-game main slate on DraftKings today starting at 1:05 pm Eastern. We have no Coors, a few aces, a rookie in Yankee Stadium, a lefty against Cleveland, and the first finale of a Royals-Twins series in 2021. Those are never quiet. Let's get to this! The only rain concern is in […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - May 30, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/30/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. It's a 9-game slate on Sunday, and the weather is ripe for hitting. Fortunately, as the temperatures rise around the league, so have the […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/30/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/30/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/30/21 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 […]

Albert Pujols Homers And Doubles On Saturday

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols had a strong offensive showing in the team's 11-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Pujols went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI. The home run was his seventh of the year and his second since joining the Dodgers about two weeks […]

Christian Walker Activated From 10-Day Injured List

The Arizona Diamondbacks activated first baseman Christian Walker (oblique) from the 10-day injured list on Saturday. Infielder Andrew Young was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. Walker was sidelined for over two weeks with a right oblique injury. It was his second stint on the injured list this year, both due to the same […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Sunday 5/30

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 […]

Brandon Drury Hits Pinch-Hit Home Run

New York Mets utility man Brandon Drury hit a pinch-hit two-run home run Saturday night, his second blast of the year. Drury has been very good in limited action, slashing .267/.313/.667 in 15 at-bats this year. As the Mets roster currently stands Drury will get a start every once in a while, but his questionable […]

Jose Abreu Homers, Tallies Four Hits In Doubleheader

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu had a pair of strong offensive showings in the team's doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. In Game 1, Abreu went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run. In Game 2, he went 1-for-2 and hit his 11th home run of the year. Abreu is […]

Rob Refsnyder Plates Two Saturday

Minnesota Twins infielder/outfielder Rob Refsnyder went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in Saturday's win over the Kansas City Royals. Refsnyder singled with the bases loaded in the fourth inning to give the Twins the lead, then added another base hit RBI in the eighth inning. The 30-year-old is on fire right now, with a .381 average, […]

Anthony Rizzo Out Again On Saturday

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (back) didn't start on Saturday against the Reds. This marks the veteran's fourth consecutive absence from the starting lineup due to stiffness, although he has been available to pinch-hit. Rizzo remains day-to-day, but fantasy managers could see the 31-year-old take a trip to the injured list if his condition […]

Christian Walker Working His Wack Back

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker (oblique) appears to be trending in the right direction after completing his fourth Triple-A game on Friday. The veteran has been dealing with a right oblique strain, which caused him to miss multiple games this season. Walker has been on the injured list since May 11 and is currently […]

Yuli Gurriel Scratched From The Lineup On Saturday

Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel (finger) has been scratched from Saturday's lineup against the San Diego Padres. Taylor Jones will man the cold corner and bat seventh in a brutal matchup against right-hander Yu Darvish. According to Brian McTaggart, Gurriel is dealing with finger inflammation. Fantasy managers should remove Gurriel from lineups on Saturday; […]

Blue Jays-Indians Postponed On Saturday

Saturday's scheduled matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians has been postponed due to inclement weather, according to MLB.com's Mandy Bell. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday with both games being seven innings. The Indians announced Aaron Civale will start the first game on Sunday with […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 10

Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this could mean playing a dead roster […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 9

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 95 rookies make their MLB […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Hitting Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the debut of a new recurring piece where I will highlight 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 […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (5/29/21): FanDuel and DraftKings , Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! We have a split Saturday slate and the focus of this article will on the 10-game early only slate for DraftKings while still mentioning plays for the early only and afternoon slate on FanDuel. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/29/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/29/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/29/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/29/21): MLB DFS Lineups

As per usual, the Saturday slates are a little sliced and diced on DraftKings. The early slate is the larger slate today. This will deal with the five game primetime slate. This is going to be another volatile slate because of lingering rain concerns in the east and some doubleheaders left over from yesterday's carnage. […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/29/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/29/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in both the early AND main slates - I thought I would try to hit both today since we have so many early games. We have a 10-game […]