Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Even though it snowed by me a couple of days ago and Boston will see tons of rain tomorrow, this 70-degree Saturday is gorgeous and made for baseball. Join me as I walk through some waiver-wire thoughts on players who are available in at […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/26/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! Starting a new week with some MLB DFS is always a fantastic way to conquer the Monday blues. The league is offering up nine games on the featured DraftKings slate, and every game has some intriguing options to fill our lineups. One of the things I enjoy writing up the Monday slate is […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/26/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/26/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 4/26/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/26/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/26/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap, and pitching is relatively locked in tonight. Corbin Burnes will be the chalk of all chalk, and […]

Max Muncy Walks A Season-High Five Times On Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy put on a walking show while facing the Padres on Sunday, thanks to his five bases on balls on six trips to the plate. While Muncy didn't record a hit in his lone logged at-bat, his five walks (one of them intentional) marked a season-high for him after he […]

Nick Madrigal Contributes Two Hits, Two Runs, Two RBI

Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal helped his team get a win against Texas after going 2-for-4 with a single and a triple on the day. Madrigal was able to score two runs himself running the bases while he added two more via RBI through the outing. Going .500 on Sunday kept Madrigal above […]

David Fletcher Drives In Two In Win

Los Angeles Angels second baseman David Fletcher went 1-for-5 with two runs batted in as the Angels took down the Astros 4-2 on Sunday. Fletcher got the Angels on the board in the fifth inning with a two-run single and now has 10 runs batted in on the season. After a sluggish start, the versatile […]

Jonathan India Removed For Precautionary Reasons

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India went 0-for-1 in a 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. India left the game after being hit in the helmet by a pitch in the sixth inning. The team reported that India is doing fine and that he passed the needed tests to remain in the […]

Chris Taylor Back In Lineup Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman/outfielder Chris Taylor (back), who had been out since Tuesday with a lower back injury, is back in the starting lineup on Sunday against San Diego Padres righty Joe Musgrove. Taylor is starting at the keystone and is hitting fifth in the lineup. The 30-year-old is hitting a solid .333/.417/.810 with […]

Zach McKinstry To Be Out Longer Than 10 Days

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder/outfielder Zach McKinstry (oblique), who landed on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a right oblique strain, will miss more than 10 days, according to manager Dave Roberts. However, it's unclear how much time the 25-year-old rookie will miss. McKinstry is worth holding onto in deeper leagues, as he was batting […]

Jose Altuve Expected To Return Early Next Week

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is expected to make his return to the lineup early next week, per manager Dusty Baker. Altuve has been sidelined since mid-April on the COVID-19 injured list, as he was behind his teammates and unable to clear the protocols. The star infielder has been able to ramp up his […]

Mike Moustakas Putting In Pregame Work

Cincinnati Reds infielder Mike Moustakas (illness) is taking pregame reps at third base on Sunday. Moustakas, who has been on the 10-day injured list with a non-COVID-related illness, has been able to ramp up his activity over the last few days and seems to be inching closer to a return. The veteran infielder was off […]

DJ LeMahieu Gets Day Off Sunday

New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu is getting the day off on Sunday against the Indians. It's just his second day off this year, as he has gotten off to an OK start with a .260/.337/.351 triple-slash line with one home run and six RBI in 19 games. He had started at first base […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the […]

Leury Garcia Draws Start Over Andrew Vaughn On Sunday

Chicago White Sox first baseman/designated hitter Andrew Vaughn will get the day off on Sunday versus the Texas Rangers. Vaughn has finally been getting everyday at-bats and has started seven of the last eight games for the Pale Hose. The increased playing time has helped the White Sox top hitting prospect go 5-for-13 with a […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 4 Lineup Trends

Week four of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the […]

White Sox Demote Danny Mendick

The Chicago White Sox have sent infielder Danny Mendick to their alternative training site. The White Sox needed a bullpen arm for Sunday and Mendick was the odd man out. Mendick saw most of his playing time at shortstop when Tim Anderson was injured earlier this season, but hasn't played much of a role since […]

Ryan McMahon Blasts Seventh Home Run Of The Year

Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts in a 7-5 loss to the Phillies on Saturday. McMahon tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth when he took Aaron Nola deep for his seventh long ball of the year, a two-run shot, for […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

We're coming up on the end of the first month of the 2021 season. Hopefully your fantasy squads are dominating to the point where you don't need any help. More likely, whether due to injury or ineffectiveness, you're in search of a boost. Most of the players who will be written up in this feature […]

The Cut List: Week 5 - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers should consider cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer peek. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, worth monitoring for replacing and someone on the hot seat but worth holding on to... […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/25/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/25/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 4/25/21 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 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 25th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (4/25/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As is customary on Sundays, we have a very large slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some top arms like Woodruff, Castillo, Bundy, and Flaherty and some stacking options like the Braves, Twins, A's, Indians, and the Red Sox.  I'll be providing you with my daily […]

DJ LeMahieu Goes Hitless On Saturday

New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Indians. It was his second hitless performance in his last four games, as he extended what has turned into a mini-slump where he has gone 2-for-17 with two strikeouts in that span. Despite his performance the past four games, he […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - April 25, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/25/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Well, after a weekend of split slates we get rewarded with a 12-game Main on a Sunday. Hooray! Unfortunately, it comes with a whole […]

Nick Solak Has Two Hits, Stays Hot

Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak's hot streak continued with a 2-for-4 performance during the club's 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. He also slugged his second double of the season. Solak now has hits in eight of his last 11 games. During that stretch, he's gone 15-for-42 (.357) with a double […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/25/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got a giant main slate with a dozen games starting at 1:05 pm Eastern. The Braves and Diamondbacks have a double dipper in Atlanta, so their game in this set will only go seven innings. In the grand scheme of things that may only cost us one at-bat, but we have seen ownership plummet […]

Mike Moustakas To Increase His Activity

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Mike Moustakas (illness) has been feeling better as of late as has reportedly begun to increase his activity level. The 32-year-old is currently battling a non-COVID-related illness and was subsequently placed on the 10-day disabled list as a result. The veteran has played well this season, batting .289 and racking up […]

Jose Altuve Still Not Back

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (illness) did not appear on Saturday against the Angels. The slugger was rumored to return after being out of commission since the middle of April due to COVID-19. Although he is ready to go, he will need to be activated from the injured list before he can be reinserted […]

Nick Madrigal Hits Walk-Off Double

Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal went 1-for-4 with a walk-off RBI double on Saturday versus the Texas Rangers. Madrigal has been great at making contact this season and has a minimum of one hit in all but four games this season. Madrigal will help managers seeking hits and batting average, but he doesn't […]