DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/31/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's the last day of July, the weather is hot, and the trade deadline along with the MLB playoff races are heating up! For some players playing today, this could be the last time we see them in their current uniforms before they get sent to a new team. It's an exciting time of year […]

Edmundo Sosa Traded To The Phillies

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Edmundo Sosa has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. Ken Rosenthal noted that the details of the trade have not yet been disclosed. The 26-year-old infielder is slashing a meager .188/.244/.270 with eight RBI and three stolen bases over 122 at-bats this year. He'll serve as infield depth for the Phillies […]

Wilmer Flores Homers In Three-Hit Game

San Francisco Giants infielder Wilmer Flores provided all the offense in a losing effort Friday, as he went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double in a 4-2 defeat to the Chicago Cubs. Flores has been swinging the bat well of late, slashing .258/.358/.570 with seven home runs in 106 plate appearances over […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/30/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/30/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Fantasy Baseball Week 17 Injury News, Updates: Mike Trout, Rafael Devers, Dustin May, May Meyer, and more

The trade deadline is this week. There may be some blockbusters trades and some small trades and most of the trades will affect your fantasy team in one way or another. Players coming back from injury may affect the trades that are made in the MLB as well as your home league. Knowing when injured […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/30/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Today we actually get a pretty beefy evening slate of games, when usually Saturdays can be full of afternoon games and weird starts. The main slate on both sites is a full 9-game slate, and that's the slate I will be covering for you today! How about Seth Brown yesterday? A double-dong day from one […]

Reds Pick Up Noelvi Marte, Other Prospects Friday

The Cincinnati Reds dealt starting pitcher Luis Castillo to the Seattle Mariners on Friday night in exchange for shortstops Noelvi Marte and Edwin Arroyo, right-hander Levi Stoudt and second baseman Dylan Moore. Marte (No. 1), Arroyo (No. 3) and Stoudt (No. 5) were all top-five prospects of the Mariners, according to MLB Pipeline, so Cincinnati […]

Pirates Agree With First-Rounder Termarr Johnson

The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed with infielder Termarr Johnson, the No. 4 pick in this year's draft, to an over-slot deal worth $7,219,000 on Friday. Johnson had one of the best overall hit tools of any high school position-player prospect this year. The 18-year-old is likely to be a second baseman at the next level while […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 16

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/29/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Last night was not the night to fade the Dodgers in Coors, as they hung 13 on the Rockies as chalk and in doing so kept a bunch of my lineups from cashing in the process. We will have to make the tough decision to play or fade (or at least which specific Dodgers to […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/29/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/29/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A big, beautiful Friday slate in late July, the best! Tons to talk about and get to, so let's start it up.   Top Hitters for 7/29/22 Dodgers vs. Chad Kuhl 1.91 DraftKings points have […]

Breakout Hitters for Fantasy Baseball - MLB Batters Rising for Week 16

Welcome back RotoBallers from the All-Star break, and to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. We'll get back to basics this week after going a little bit […]

Hitters To Have A Big Second Half? Strikeout Rate Improvements for Fantasy Baseball

One good way to find hitters to help your fantasy team during the stretch run is to see which hitters have been striking out less as the year has gone by. The strikeout rate is far from the only thing to consider with a hitter, and it's probably not even the most important statistic - […]

David Fletcher Activated And Back In Lineup

Los Angeles Angels second baseman David Fletcher (hips) has been activated from the 60-day injured list and is back in the starting lineup on Thursday against Texas Rangers right-hander Spencer Howard, starting at second base and hitting ninth in the batting order. Fletcher has been out since early May after undergoing surgery on both of […]

Trevor Story Still Experiencing Hand Discomfort

Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story (hand) is still dealing with some hand discomfort, according to Red Sox manager Alex Cora. The 29-year-old has been out since June 12, when he was hit in his right hand by a pitch. He recently began taking batting practice, which was a good sign. However, it's certainly […]

DJ LeMahieu Sitting Against Royals On Thursday

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Kansas City Royals. Newly-acquired outfielder Andrew Benintendi will be hitting leadoff for the game. LeMahieu has been the team's primary leadoff hitter this year. He hasn't done much to lose that highly-coveted batting order spot as he's slashed […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/28/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/28/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Are The Red Sox Still An Elite MLB Offense? Potential Trade Deadline Moves

The Boston Red Sox have been considered an elite offense for some time by fantasy baseball players and analysts. In the first half of the season, they were eighth in runs scored. While they got off to a very slow start in April, being 26th in runs scored, they turned things around quickly. In May, […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 16)

It is the last week in July, we are heading towards the August 2 trade deadline, and teams will make clear who are contenders and who are selling off. Often times these trades can have an impact on prospects who are part of deals. Sometimes a veteran being moved can open up playing time for […]

Sneaky Fantasy Trade Candidates Worth Acquiring Ahead of the MLB Deadline

Everyone is talking about Juan Soto or Willson Contreras being moved and it's fun to speculate on where superstar and All-Star level players could be moved. The truth is in fantasy baseball, someone in your league already has these players and they are going to play every day regardless of where they play. But what […]

Michael Busch Continues Impressive Season At Triple-A

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk on Wednesday for Triple-A Oklahoma City. For the season the 24-year-old is now hitting .277 with 22 homers, 67 RBI and four stolen bases. Busch is one of the Dodgers top prospects, but like teammate Miguel Vargas, there just isn't […]

Miguel Vargas Won't Slow Down In Triple-A

Los Angeles Dodgers infield/outfield prospect Miguel Vargas continues to swing a hot bat for Triple-A Oklahoma City. On Wednesday, Vargas went 1-for-5 with his 14th longball of the season. Vargas has been the talk of town in regards to minor league players this year and is now hitting .293 with 14 homers and 68 RBI. […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/28/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

We have a busy Thursday on tap with eight games on the main slate after a two-game afternoon warmup. We've got a great slate on tap for the main slate with DraftKings still getting stupid with prices. More on that later. Coors is on the slate, but with rain expected in and around Denver most […]

Christian Arroyo, Rich Hill Starting Rehab Assignments

Boston Red Sox infielder/outfielder Christian Arroyo (groin) will "most likely" start a minor league rehab assignment for Double-A Portland on Wednesday, according to manager Alex Cora. Left-hander Rich Hill (knee) will make a rehab start for Portland on Wednesday. Arroyo faced Hill during the southpaw's three-inning simulated game last Friday. Arroyo has limited fantasy value […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/27/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/27/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have a seven-game slate starting at 2:00 and then a five-game slate at 6:40 (Eastern). I'm going to mainly focus on the 2:00 slate, but the FanDuel lineup is the all-day slate, because their […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/27/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions […]

Ramon Urias Homers In Tuesday's Win

Baltimore Orioles infielder Ramon Urias went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. He blasted a two-run shot off Colin Poche in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Orioles the lead. The 28-year-old has been on fire recently, smashing four home runs with 10 […]

Tommy La Stella Activated From COVID-19 Injured List

San Francisco Giants second baseman Tommy La Stella (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday. He will return to action for the first time since being placed on the COVID-19 IL on July 8. The 33-year-old is slashing .241/.281/.375 with two home runs, 11 RBI, and 13 runs scored across 35 games in […]

Jose Altuve Retreats To The Bench On Tuesday

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is getting the day off on Tuesday as the team takes on right-hander Frankie Montas and the Oakland Athletics. Aledmys Diaz will be handling second base duties for the game. This will be Altuve's first day off since the All-Star break. Altuve homered twice this past weekend and he […]

Jon Berti Resumes Baseball Activities

Miami Marlins infielder Jon Berti (groin) is hitting in the batting cages and increasing running activities as he rehabs in Jupiter, Fla. Berti was placed on the injured list after straining his left groin during a stolen base on July 14. The 32-year-old will likely need to go on a minor league rehab assignment before […]