Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/18/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/18/2021. 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 […]

Jonathan India Hits Solo Homer In Loss

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in a 7-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. India went deep in the eighth inning to tie the game up at 3-3 on a blast that traveled 377 feet. The rookie infielder continues to put together a quality season for the […]

Padres-Nationals To Resume Sunday After Shooting Incident

Saturday night's game between the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals was suspended due to a shooting outside of the ballpark. The Friars were up 8-4 in the bottom of the 6th when shots rang along the third-base side of Nationals Park. Chaos ensued with fans rushing the field and players retreating into the clubhouse. […]

Kody Clemens Increasing His Versatility

Detroit Tigers second baseman Kody Clemens has played first base and right field, in addition to the keystone, in July. The 25-year-old has played second base in 23 games, right field for four games and first base for three games for Double-A Toledo. Clemens is increasing his versatility with a crowded infield picture in Detroit […]

Jonathan Villar Not In Saturday’s Lineup

New York Mets third baseman Jonathan Villar isn't in the team's lineup on Saturday as they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Villar is batting .231 with a .313 on-base percentage in 234 plate appearances this season. He's also contributed nine home runs and eight stolen bases. J.D. Davis is getting the start at third base […]

Vidal Brujan Absent From Saturday’s Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Vidal Brujan is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Braves. He will head to the bench for the second straight contest. The Rays prospect has started in just three of the last seven games since being called up on July 7. Brujan is hitting .100 (1-for-10) with […]

Brandon Lowe Out Of The Lineup Saturday Vs. Atlanta

Tampa Bay Rays' second baseman Brandon Lowe is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Braves. He will sit against southpaw Max Fried. The 27-year-old is hitting .241 (7-for-29) with five home runs and 10 RBI with a 5:12 BB/K rate over eight games in July. Lowe will be available off the bench, […]

Jed Lowrie Sitting Saturday

Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie is not in the starting lineup on Saturday against the Cleveland Indians. Lowrie will get a day to rest after providing the heroics on Friday night with a walk-off home run off Indians reliever Emmanuel Clase in the bottom of the ninth inning. The veteran infielder didn't play at […]

Rangers-Blue Jays Game Postponed Saturday

The scheduled game between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday has been postponed due to rain, according to Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. The game will be made up on Sunday as part of a doubleheader, with Game 1 beginning at 1:07 p.m. Managers should make sure to adjust their lineups for Saturday […]

Brendan Rodgers Reaches Base Twice In Friday's Loss

Colorado Rockies second baseman Brendan Rodgers went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, a run scored, and a strikeout in a 10-4 loss to the Dodgers on Friday. Rodgers was one of two Rockies to pick up multiple hits in the lopsided loss. He singled and scored via C.J. Cron's grand slam in the third […]

Joey Wendle Collects Three Hits On Friday

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle went 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and one run scored during Friday's 7-6 win over the Braves. He collected three hits on Friday and has now safely reached base in eight of his last nine contests. It was his 17th multi-hit effort of the season. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jed Lowrie Cranks Walk-Off Homer Versus Indians

Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie was the hero on Friday night, blasting a two-run homer off of Indians' closer Emmanuel Clase to win the game for the home team. The veteran infielder also had an RBI single for a three-RBI night to begin the second half. Lowrie was a forgotten man with the Mets […]

Chris Taylor Goes Yard In Victory On Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor went 1-for-5 with a three run home run in Friday's victory versus the Colorado Rockies. Taylor is coming off of his first All-Star appearance and has been having himself a year. Taylor is a valuable asset with versatility all over the diamond, but he has also been providing big […]

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 […]

Whit Merrifield Goes 4-For-4 In Return From Break

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield had a monster game at the plate in the team's return from the All-Star break against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. He went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs and three RBI. Merrifield is now slashing .278/.327/.416 with eight home runs, 24 stolen bases, 50 RBI and 52 […]

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 […]

David Fletcher Extends Hitting Streak Friday Night

Los Angeles Angels infielder David Fletcher extended his hitting streak to 25 games Friday night, going 3-for-5 with a double in the Angels loss to the Seattle Mariners. Fletcher, who posted a .261/.292/.302 slash line over his first 50 games, has come alive of late and is now hitting .314 with a .388 slugging percentage, […]

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. […]

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 […]

Jake Cronenworth Hits For Cycle On Friday

San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth recorded the third cycle in franchise history on Friday. His club destroyed the Nationals 24-8. He joined Matt Kemp and Wil Myers as the only Padres to hit for a cycle. Cronenworth went 4-for-5 from the dish, collecting four RBI. The 27-year is having quite the season as he […]

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 […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (7/17/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a hefty 10-gamer over on FanDuel and there are multiple ways we can go with lineups tonight. Woodruff and Cole highlight a top tier of pitching that weirdly includes DeSclafani, Kikuchi, and Eovaldi, but there are intriguing mid-tier options to consider and a few non-chalky teams to stack tonight outside of Coors Field. […]

Jordy Mercer Has Two Hits In Return To Lineup

Washington Nationals infielder Jordy Mercer made his return to the Nationals lineup Friday, batting sixth and starting at third base, and he had a solid game, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored, though his contributions hardly mattered in the 24-8 blowout loss to the San Diego Padres. Mercer […]

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 […]