Luis Arraez Reaches Base Five Times Wednesday

Minnesota Twins infielder/outfielder Luis Arraez went 3-for-3 with a double, a run scored, and two walks in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to Cincinnati. Batting out of the cleanup spot for the fourth straight game, Arraez was an on-base machine, rapping out a trio of hits and drawing two walks. The 24-year-old now has five hits in […]

Trevor Larnach Drives In A Pair

Minnesota Twins outfielder Trevor Larnach went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in Wednesday's loss to the Reds. Larnach helped cut the deficit to two runs with a timely double in the eighth inning, his third RBI in the last three games. The 24-year-old endured a brutal July where he hit just .191 with two homers, […]

Mike Yastrzemski Trending Upward After Solid July

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski had his best month of the year so far in July. He slashed .237/.305/.505 with seven home runs, 16 RBI and 14 runs through the month. He's continued to hit for power in the early going of August as he doubled in his first game of the month and […]

Michael Conforto In Midst Of 1-For-17 Slump

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto has been struggling at the plate over the last week. He's gone 1-for-17 with two walks and six strikeouts over his last seven games. It's been a rough year overall for Conforto, who is slashing .197/.326/.327 with six home runs, 24 RBI and 21 runs over 71 games. He […]

Wil Myers Out Of The Lineup On Wednesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers is heading to the bench for Wednesday's game against right-hander Frankie Montas and the Oakland Athletics. Jake Marisnick is getting the start in right field and batting ninth in the game. This will be the second time in a row that Myers is sitting against a righty. He sat […]

Khris Davis Signs Minor League Deal With Oakland

Free agent outfielder Khris Davis has signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics and has been assigned to the team's Arizona Complex League roster, according to Shayna Rubin of the Mercury News. He struggled significantly over 22 games with the Rangers this season, slashing .157/.262/.333 with two homers, five RBI and eight runs […]

Aaron Judge Goes Yard In Tuesday's Rout

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's 13-1 rout of the Orioles. Judge added on to a game that had already turned into a laugher by the eighth inning, belting a solo homer to plate the 13th run of the night for New York. […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/4 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 […]

Tommy Pham Leads Off With A Bang

San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics. Pham kicked off the contest with a leadoff blast against starter Sean Manaea, then added an RBI single an inning later as part of an 8-1 victory. Entering the contest hitting .103 (4-for-39) in his […]

Jorge Soler Blast Two-Run Shot Against Cardinals

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler was showing off his impressive power ability during Tuesday's win over the St. Louis Cardinals. He went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run off lefty Jon Lester in the first inning. The 29-year-old has 14 homers on the season, but seven of them have come after the All-Star break. His […]

Adolis Garcia Has Two-Hit Game Tuesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia collected two hits in what ended up being a blowout loss on Tuesday. Garcia went 2-for-4 with a single and double in the 11-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. The absence of Joey Gallo means Garcia is likely going to be penciled into the three-hole basically every night. He […]

Nick Castellanos Could Return On Thursday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos (wrist) could be activated off the 10-day injured list as early as Thursday. He'll miss Wednesday's game, but is expected to take batting practice prior to the game, according to manager David Bell. That should help determine whether or not Castellanos is ready to come off the injured list. Regardless, […]

Avisail Garcia Drives In Three Runs In Loss

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Avisail Garcia went 3-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a stolen base Tuesday against the Pirates. Garcia delivered three separate run-scoring hits, including two singles and a double. It was his fifth multi-hit effort in his last seven starts. In that span, he's delivered eight RBI, six runs scored, and two […]

Randy Arozarena Homers Again On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena went 3-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He took Yusei Kikuchi deep in the first inning for his 16th long ball of the season. The 2020 ALCS MVP has now homered in back-to-back games. Arozarena is locked in at the plate […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 11-game slate on tap tonight, and it is quite the slate. Plain and simple, pitching is atrocious tonight. You will be […]

Harold Ramirez Doubles In A Run Tuesday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Harold Ramirez went 1-for-4 with an RBI-double and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Harold Ramirez has been cruising along lately as he now has three doubles and four RBI over the past week. He will continue to hit in the middle of this lineup and […]

Franmil Reyes Doubles Tuesday

Cleveland Indians outfielder and designated hitter Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Reyes has been solid all season when healthy and is now posting a 1.256 OPS with three home runs and two doubles across his previous 24 at-bats. He should […]

Wil Myers Strikes Out Three Times On Tuesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers has been in a bit of a funk at the plate lately. He's gone 1-for-7 with two walks and five strikeouts over his first two games in August. He has been in the team's starting lineup most games this year, but he's failed to homer since July 16. On […]

Alex Verdugo In Midst Of 1-For-15 Stretch

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo has been struggling at the plate over his last four games. He's gone 1-for-15 with a double, two walks and seven strikeouts over that stretch. The strikeouts might be the most surprising metric from that stretch as he has an elite 14.8% strikeout rate on the year, ranking him […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 19

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 19

Boy that was an insane trade deadline wasn't it? We saw a lot of prospects end up on the move, including Keibert Ruiz who I just wrote up about in last week's column. In this week's column we're going to take a look at four prospects who didn't get moved at the deadline. Last week's […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 19

The trade winds blew long and hard through Major League Baseball last week. As the dust begins to settle around the league, many prospects have been impacted in different ways — although the moves affected prospects from a dynasty perspective more so than from a 2021 redraft angle. The list lost Reid Detmers — who […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 4th 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 - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 8/4

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Early Slate (8/4): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! The focus of this article will be on the 4-game Early Only afternoon slate for DraftKings and the 3-game slate on FanDuel. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and find the best plays for both your cash game and tournament […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers. We've got another fun slate on tap for tonight as there should be offense everywhere. Well, maybe not everywhere as there are a few elite pitching options including Shohei Ohtani taking on the Texas Rangers and Max Scherzer making his Dodger debut, against the Astros no less. Elsewhere, yes, there will be offense tonight. […]

Sam Hilliard Goes Yard, Drives In Four Runs

Colorado Rockies outfielder Sam Hilliard went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, four RBI, two runs scored, a walk, and a strikeout in a 13-6 pounding of the Cubs. Hilliard broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth inning when he swatted his sixth homer of the year, a three-run blast, off […]

Jarred Kelenic Smacks Fourth Homer

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic smacked his fourth home run of the season to dead center field off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Luis Patino Tuesday, his only hit in four at-bats. He was also caught attempting to steal second base in the eighth inning, his second time being caught in five attempts. Kelenic has […]

Hunter Renfroe Hits 17th Homer Of The Season

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe had the only extra-base hit for the team in Tuesday night's game, hitting his 17th home run of the season off Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Wily Peralta in a 4-2 loss. It was his only hit in four at-bats. Renfroe has now homered in back-to-back games after a 10-game […]

J.D. Martinez Breaks Skid With Two-Hit Game

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez had been on an awful skid entering Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers with just one hit in his last five games. Martinez bounced back against his former team, going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Fantasy managers are surely counting on Martinez as the fantasy […]