Matt Joyce Lands On Injured List With Back Strain

The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Matt Joyce (back) on the 10-day injured list due to a lower back strain on Saturday. Fellow outfielder Matt Vierling was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move. The team also called up catcher Rafael Marchan while placing catcher Andrew Knapp on the seven-day concussion injured list. Joyce has […]

Kyle Tucker Could Return Early Next Week

Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker was placed on the COVID injured list on Wednesday as he came down with an illness. He was able to work out on Friday and is scheduled to work out again at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. Astros manager Dusty Baker believes that Tucker could rejoin the team some time […]

Leury Garcia Returns To The Lineup For Saturday's Game

Chicago White Sox infielder/outfielder Leury Garcia (knee) is back in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros. He is playing right field and batting eighth. Garcia suffered a bruised right knee while sliding into home in Wednesday's game and was forced to sit out on Friday after the team […]

Stephen Piscotty Placed On 10-Day Injured List

The Oakland Athletics placed outfielder Stephen Piscotty (wrist) on the 10-day injured list on Saturday due to a left wrist sprain. Fellow outfielder Skye Bolt was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move. Piscotty is scheduled to see a specialist to provide more information on the extent of the injury. After that, we should […]

Cardinals-Braves Postponed Saturday

The Saturday game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves has been postponed because of inclement weather. The two National League franchises will make up the game on Sunday as part of a doubleheader. Fantasy managers will have to turn to their respective benches to replace the likes of Nolan Arenado, Freddie Freeman, Ozzie Albies and […]

Byron Buxton Activated Off Injured List

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (hip) has been activated off the injured list and will bat second on Saturday against the Texas Rangers. Buxton was sidelined since May 6 with a Grade 2 right hip strain, along with several bumps in the road during his rehab. Manager Rocco Baldelli had said that the speedy outfielder […]

Christian Arroyo Absent From Saturday's Lineup

Boston Red Sox utility man Christian Arroyo is not in Saturday's lineup for the game against the Kansas City Royals. Arroyo clubbed a grand slam on Wednesday but went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts in Friday's game. Danny Santana will start in center field and bat leadoff for Boston against Royals right-hander Brad Keller. Santana is hitting […]

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Not In Saturday's Lineup

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (back) is not in the lineup for Saturday's contest against the Baltimore Orioles. Gurriel was forced to leave Friday's game late after injuring his back. He'll need a day to rest and should be considered day-to-day. Jared Hoying will start in left and bat eighth against Orioles' righty […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - June 19, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/19/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. It's a tight little six-game slate tonight on DraftKings and FanDuel - or is it? Because St. Louis playing at Atlanta is on the […]

Ramon Laureano Takes A Seat Saturday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the New York Yankees. The 26-year-old has gone 2-for-9 in two games with one home run since returning from the injured list on June 16. Seth Brown will take Laureano's spot in the lineup and bat seventh. With a .188 […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 6/19

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 […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 12

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 125 rookies make their MLB […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 13

We are now almost three months into the 2021 season. We have passed the 60-game mark, the length of the 2020 MLB season. There continues to be an uptick in injuries this year especially because of the broken/unusual offseason the players had, the stopping and going from last year and the return to the daily […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty […]

Miguel Andujar On Bench Saturday

New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Oakland Athletics. Andujar got off to a hot start in June but has since fallen into a 2-for-17 slump over his last five games. Clint Frazier will get the start in left field and bat eighth for New York. […]

Odubel Herrera Launches Leadoff Homer On Friday

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera went 1-for-4 with a leadoff homer in a loss to the Giants on Friday. Herrera has led off in 14 his last 15 games and has scored 15 runs in that span while rocking a .313 batting average. He's making hard contact over 40 percent of the time and his […]

Trevor Larnach Homers In Win

Minnesota Twins outfielder Trevor Larnach belted his fourth home run of the season in Friday's win over the Texas Rangers. The home run was a no-doubter, traveling 429 feet at an exit velocity of 104.4 MPH. Larnach seemed to be gearing up for a homer, as he had collected two extra-base hits over the last […]

Andrew McCutchen Blasts Two-Run Homer Versus Giants

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in a loss to the Giants on Friday. McCutchen has been on fire since the calendar flipped to June as he's got a 1.201 OPS with five homers and eight walks against just six strikeouts since June 1. This hot streak coincides with 'Cutch […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (6/19/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a seven-game slate on tap tonight, but it's more like a six-gamer with the Cardinals-Braves projecting to rain out. Pitching is all over the place with Buehler, Lynn, and Valdez at the top and a few very intriguing options scattered along the rest of the salary ranges. There are currently four teams projecting […]

Cedric Mullins Blasts Two Homers On Friday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins filled up the box score on Friday evening going 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI, and two runs scored in the Orioles 7-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Mullins' incredible 2021 campaign continues, as he now has 11 HR, 23 RBI, and 12 stolen bases, to go with […]

Luis Arraez Triples, Scores A Pair Of Runs

Minnesota Twins infielder/outfielder Luis Arraez went 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Texas Rangers. Arraez walked in the first and scored on a Nelson Cruz single, then came up with a big, go-ahead RBI triple in the 10th inning. Arraez is batting just .273 overall, largely […]

Brad Miller Whiffs Thrice On Friday

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Brad Miller went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a loss to the Giants on Friday. Miller is now hitless in his last 13 at-bats as his batting average has sunk to .256 on the season, in part thanks to a whopping 35.2 percent strikeout rate. The 31-year-old is no longer getting regular […]

Tony Kemp Launches Three-Run Homer At New York

Oakland Athletics second baseman Tony Kemp went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer that turned out to be the difference in the game Friday at the Yankees. Kemp is now slashing .274/.388/.435 on the season, all career-highs. He's been phenomenal at the bottom of the order for Oakland as he's got 24 walks to just 25 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/19/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Saturday, gang! We have a smaller, seven-game matinee slate, as usual, to open up our weekend. The slate is split up between some earlier 7 pm EST starts and a nice four-game night slate after 9 pm EST. Let's take a peek at the weather for tonight's slate. The biggest chance of rain is […]

Riley Greene Has Three Hits At Double-A

Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Riley Greene went 3-for-4 on Friday to raise his batting average to .271. The 20-year-old has had a bit of an up-and-down season in 2021 but he's also playing at Double-A after skipping over High-A ball entirely. During his debut season in 2019, after being selected fifth overall out of high […]

Steven Souza Jr. Goes Yard In Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Steven Souza Jr. went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run versus the Arizona Diamondbacks in Friday's victory. The veteran was called up earlier this week and made his first start of the season Friday. The veteran is up with the Dodgers dealing with a flurry of injuries, but he […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/19/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 6/19/21 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 […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (6/19/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! We have a split Saturday slate and the focus of this article will be on the 8-game afternoon slate for DraftKings while mentioning plays for the split afternoon FanDuel slates. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and find the best […]

Wil Myers Breaks Slump With Two Dingers

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers went 3-for-4 with two solo homers and a double in Friday's rout of the Cincinnati Reds. Myers entered the game with just five knocks in his past 11 contests, but broke out of his slump with the huge evening. The 30-year-old has scuffled to a .250/.326/.417 slash this season […]

Kyle Schwarber Extends Hit Streak

Washington Nationals left fielder Kyle Schwarber kept his five-game hit streak alive against the Mets Friday. Schwarber went 1-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts. The 28-year-old started June off rough, but he has since recovered, collecting eight hits in his last ten contests. He is batting .231 with 13 home runs and 34 RBI […]