Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 20th 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 […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 4/20

Welcome to the another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! Week 2 is in the books and we here at RotoBaller are there for all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to give your pitching staff a lift because you own […]

Fantasy Baseball Night In Review: Monday, April 19th

Welcome to the RotoBaller MLB Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy baseball takeaways from the games played during last night's slates. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/20/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome Rotoballers to another set of Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks! There is a late afternoon game, followed by a slate of four games mid-evening, and then the main slate. If you have questions about the former two, feel free to hit me up on Twitter with questions (@MarkStrausberg). But the focus will be on the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/20/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a weird slate of games today, a 13-game slate. The slate starts at 6:30 pmEST, adding five games to the 8-game main slate on FD that starts at 7:05 pmEST. Overall the weather looks ok outside of later rain in Detroit and a few wind spots, but nothing crazy. In this article, I […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 4/20/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 4/20/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/20/21 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 4/20/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/20/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 13-game slate on tap tonight (eight on FanDuel), so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you […]

Kolten Wong Expected To Return This Weekend

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong (oblique) is expected to make his return to the lineup this weekend. Wong has been sidelined with an oblique issue- which he already aggravated- though he was able to have "a normal day" of work on the field with the team on Monday, a good sign for his chances […]

Twins Have No New Positive Tests

The Minnesota Twins have no new positive tests as of Monday night. The team is traveling to Oakland, and it appears as if their scheduled doubleheader on Tuesday is on. This good news comes after three games had to be postponed following a mini COVID-19 outbreak in the Minnesota clubhouse. Matt Shoemaker is lined up […]

Max Muncy Gets The Day Off Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners. It's Muncy's first day off of the 2021 season, as he has appeared in all 16 games, slashing .302/.448/.547 with three homers, 22 combined runs and RBI, and 13 walks compared to 12 strikeouts. Edwin Rios will start […]

Jose Alvarado Among Three Phillies Placed On COVID-19 Injured List

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado, starting pitcher Matt Moore and infielder Ronald Torreyes have all been placed on the COVID-19 injured list prior to Monday's contest versus the San Francisco Giants. Alvarado is the biggest name on the list and has recorded a 1.59 ERA with a K/9 of 15.88. He is a name […]

Yordan Alvarez And Alex Bregman Among Astros Players Set To Return From COVID-19 Injured List

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, outfielder Yordan Alvarez, catcher Martin Maldonado and utility man Robel Garcia are all flying to Denver and will be reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list on Tuesday versus the Colorado Rockies. Bregman and Alvarez are the big names here and they should provide a big boost to the Astros […]

Tomma La Stella (1B/2B/3B, SF) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tommy La Stella never blows you away with home run totals or power metrics, but his sustained offensive success for his new west coast ballclub in conjunction with his defensive versatility should ring loud to Fantasy Managers in deeper formats. La Stella […]

Josh Rojas Hits First Homer Of Season

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Josh Rojas hit his first homer of 2021, as he finished 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, one RBI and three runs scored in a 5-2 win over the Nationals on Sunday. Rojas put up a big performance during Spring Training, slashing .347/.405/.583 with four home runs in 24 games, […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/19/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/19/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 6-game slate on tap today, with some limited "cheap" value at first sight. The pitching is spread out, but the lower-priced […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/18/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/18/21 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 on […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 4/19

Welcome to the another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! Week 2 is in the books and we here at RotoBaller are there for all of your streaming needs. Each day RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in both shallow and deep fantasy baseball daily leagues. Streaming […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/19/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! We kick off another week of MLB DFS with a six-game slate. The Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox kick things off nice early with the traditional Boston Marathon day game. Still, we will be solely looking at the night games, starting with San Francisco-Philadelphia and St.Louis-Washington at 7:05 pm Eastern. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 19th 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 […]

Jed Lowrie (2B, OAK) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 49% of leagues ANALYSIS:  Jed Lowrie suffered two lost seasons in 2019 and 2020 with the New York Mets, and it seemed fair to assume that his time as a fantasy asset, not to mention a productive major league baseball player, was over.  When Lowrie was signed […]

Nick Madrigal Knocks In Two Runs

Chicago White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Boston Red Sox. Madrigal wasn't used in Game 1, but moved up from his usual bottom of the order spot to the top spot in Game 2 and it paid off. […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Let's forget that it just snowed here in Boston and pretend that mid-April is all sunshine and rainbows because it feels so darn good that baseball is back. The birds are singing and Fernando Tatis Jr. is back on the field. Consider this waiver-wire […]

The Cut List: Week 4 - 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. 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... for now. We'll also revisit the previous week's […]

Twins' Latest Round Of Testing Comes Back Negative

The Minnesota Twins' recent COVID-19 tests have come back negative, per MLB Network's Ken Rosenthal. The plan is for the team to be tested again on Monday morning- and if those come back negative, they'll travel to Oakland later in the day. The Twins' final two games of the series against the Angels- and the […]

Dylan Moore Strikes Out Three Times

Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore has gotten off to a dreadful start to his 2021 season, and that continued Sunday as Moore went 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts. Through 53 plate appearances, Moore has a dismal .487 OPS. He has hit one home run and stolen two bases, but it would be […]

Ramon Urias Collects Two Hits Sunday

Baltimore Orioles second baseman/shortstop Ramon Urias was one of the few O's who did anything at the plate in Sunday's 1-0 extra-innings loss to the Rangers, going 2-for-3 with a single and a double. The 26-year-old has done a decent job in limited at-bats this season, slashing .278/.316/.500 in 19 plate appearances. However, he has […]

Gavin Lux Headed To Injured List

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux (wrist) has been placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday. Lux has been dealing with a sore wrist, which forced him to miss Thursday's contest. As a result, he'll ht the injured list, though manager Dave Roberts said he expects Lux to be out for the minimum […]

Ozzie Albies Absent From Lineup Once Again

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies (calf) remains out of the lineup on Sunday. Albies has now missed two games due to a sore calf, though he is still considered day-to-day. The 24-year-old should be expected to make his return in the upcoming series against the Yankees- provided the issue is not more serious than […]

Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez Cleared For Workouts

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (COVID-19), second baseman Jose Altuve (COVID-19), and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (COVID-19) have been cleared to workout individually. All three guys were placed on the COVID-19 injured list, though it's still unclear if they tested positive or if they were close contacts. At any rate, it's a step in […]

Twins-Athletics Game On Monday Postponed

The Minnesota Twins are tentatively scheduled to play on Tuesday after Monday's game against the Athletics was postponed. That makes three postponements as the team deals with COVID-19 issues, though there's a glimmer of hope that they'll be able to retake the field Tuesday, provided they test negative. The Twins have yet to fly to […]