Mike Trout Out Of Lineup For Second Straight Game

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout (elbow) is out of the starting lineup for the second day in a row on Saturday. Trout was hit by a pitch on his elbow on Thursday, and he had been penciled into the lineup Friday but was later scratched due to lingering soreness. There's no reason to be […]

Tyler O'Neill Returns To Cardinals Lineup Saturday

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill (groin) is active and will bat sixth against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. O'Neill has been out since April 10 with a groin strain, and he was just activated from the injured list on Friday. He had been off to a slow start prior to the injury, slashing .138/.167/.276 […]

Kike Hernandez Not In Boston's Lineup Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kike Hernandez is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Mariners. It appears to be a day off for Hernandez, who has played in 10 straight games for the Red Sox. In 21 games this year, Hernandez is slashing .247/.286/.435 with three home runs, eight RBI and 13 runs scored. […]

Christian Yelich Returns To Milwaukee For MRI

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich (back) has been sent back to Milwaukee to receive an MRI of his back, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. It sounds like Yelich could be dealing with a setback right now, as manager Craig Counsell said, "With Christian, we've unfortunately hit a bit of a plateau here." Yelich has been […]

Kyle Lewis Not In Lineup Saturday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis is not in the starting lineup on Saturday against the Red Sox. It appears to be just a day off for Lewis, as the team wants to ease him back into action after starting the year on the injured list with a bone bruise in his knee. In his first […]

Akil Baddoo Batting Second On Saturday Against Royals

Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo has been bumped up in the lineup on Saturday, as he will bat second against Brady Singer and the Royals. It's the highest in the lineup he's hit so far this year, having been slotted into the lineup at the seventh, eighth and ninth spot in the order. Baddoo has […]

Mike Yastrzemski Hits Two-Run Home Run Friday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski had a nice day at the plate in Friday's 5-3 win over the Marlins, going 2-for-3 with a single, a two-run home run, a walk, and a strikeout. Yaz took a third-inning Sandy Alcantara fastball to the opposite and just cleared the right-field wall for his third HR of […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - April 24, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/24/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have split slates on Saturday, with DraftKings and FanDuel both offering six-game Main slates in the evening, with early slates on both. Don't […]

Aaron Hicks Belts Second Homer Of Season

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks went 1-for-4 with a home run and a pair of strikeouts in Friday's victory over Cleveland. Hicks had been mired in a 1-for-17 slide at the plate before the series against the Indians, so it was nice to see him put together a good at-bat Friday night, working a […]

Brandon Nimmo Homers On Friday

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo (hip) was back in the lineup for the Mets on Friday and went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs scored against the Nationals in the Mets' 6-0 victory. Even coming off of a minor hip issue that kept him out for two games, Nimmo remains […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/24/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/24/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/24/21 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 […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (4/24/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As is customary on Saturday's, we have a modest six-gamer on the FanDuel main slate tonight. The marquee Padres-Dodgers matchup profiles as a pitchers duel with Trevor Bauer and Blake Snell on the mound, while there are a few stackable teams with the Athletics, Braves, and Phillies projecting for over five runs. I'll be providing […]

Adolis Garcia Slams Two Home Runs In Loss

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garica's scorching stretch continued on Friday with two home runs during the club's 9-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Promoted to the active roster just 10 games ago, he's now seen seven of his 11 hits go for extra bases. In the short span, Garcia has produced a 177 wRC+ […]

Austin Riley Slugs Second Homer In As Many Games

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run on Friday night during the club's 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The young hitter has now gone deep twice in the last two games after not managing an extra-base hit through his first 17 games of 2021. Although he hasn't been […]

Andrew Benintendi Hits First Home Run As A Royal

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi had his best game at the plate so far this year on Friday against the Detroit Tigers. Benintendi went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two runs scored. The home run was his first of the season. Benintendi has had a quiet start to his first year […]

Nick Castellanos Hits Seventh Homer

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 1-for-5 with a solo homer and two strikeouts in a 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. Castellanos took St. Louis starter Kwang Hyun Kim deep in the sixth inning. Overall, Castellanos is putting together an excellent first month of the season, slashing .292/.320/.653 with seven homers, […]

Raimel Tapia Hits Clutch Home Run On Friday

Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Tapia played the hero on Friday as he hit a walk-off home run off Hector Neris in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it for Colorado. He picked up a pair of singles […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (4/24/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! We have a split slate of MLB games today and while most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted to give you some of my favorite pitchers and bats for these early games. DraftKings is running a 7-game early slate, while […]

Teoscar Hernandez Clears Protocols, Has Returned To Complex

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (COVID-19) has passed his COVID clearance test and has returned to the team's complex, according to Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic. Hernandez was first placed on the COVID-19 injured list on April 9, and manager Charlie Montoyo said they will let Hernandez tell the team how he is feeling […]

George Springer Could Return On Sunday

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer (oblique, quad) could return to the team on Sunday if he does not have any problems following a simulated game appearance on Friday, according to The Athletic's Kaitlyn McGrath. Springer was placed on the injured list before the regular season with an oblique strain, and then when he was […]

Luis Robert Steals Fourth Base

Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert continued his impressive start of to the season in Friday's victory versus the Texas Rangers. Robert went 2-for-5 and stole his fourth base of the season. Robert has been one of the hottest hitters of late and has two or more hits in six of his last eight games, […]

Avisail Garcia Exits Game Friday With Back Tightness

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Avisail Garcia (back) exited Friday's contest due to back tightness, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. Garcia lined out in his only plate appearance of the day, and he was then replaced on defense in the third inning. Manager Craig Counsell said that Garcia had work done on his back during the game, […]

Kyle Lewis Collects First Hit of 2021

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis collected his first hit of the season Friday. He went 2-for-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with a single and a double. Lewis also struck out once. After missing the first 17 games of the season, Lewis has started each of the last three contests. While he may be in […]

Franmil Reyes Has RBI Double Friday

Cleveland Indians outfielder and designated hitter Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in Friday's 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees. It was just another days at the dish for Reyes as he is now hitting .270 with 11 RBI on the season to go along with four home runs. He will have […]

Mike Trout Not In The Lineup On Friday Night

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout (elbow) will not play on Friday against Houston. The former MVP was nailed by a Cristian Javier slider on Thursday night and was removed from the game prematurely as a result. Luckily, Trout stated that the pitch made contact mostly on his protective elbow pad, so fantasy managers can […]

Zach McKinstry Headed To 10-Day IL

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Zach McKinstry (back) has been placed on the 10-day injured list. The 25-year-old was scratched from Thursday night's game against the Padres due to back tightness and was subsequently replaced by Luke Raley out in right field. McKinstry is in the midst of an efficient 2021 campaign, so fantasy managers will […]

Brandon Nimmo Returns To Lineup Friday Night

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo (hip) is back in the lineup on Friday night and will lead off against the Nationals. Nimmo had missed the last two games of the Cubs series while dealing with right hip stiffness, but it was not believed to be serious as he had been listed as day-to-day. He […]

Mark Canha Gets Night Off Friday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha is not in the lineup for the first time this season on Friday night. Canha has been the leadoff hitter through the team's first 19 games, and is slashing .261/.414/.449 with three home runs and four steals. Seth Brown will get the start in left against the Orioles and will […]

Adam Engel Progressing Towards Return In Early May

Chicago White Sox outfielder Adam Engel (hamstring) still does not have a set timetable, but appears on track for a return to the lineup in early May, according to MLB.com's Scott Merkin. Manager Tony La Russa said that he doubts Engel will be back in time for any games in April, but he's making progress […]

Jake Marisnick Drives In Five Runs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Jake Marisnick went 2-for-4 with a hit by pitch, three runs scored, five RBI and a solo home run on Friday versus the Milwaukee Brewers. The five RBI were a career best for the outfielder. Marisnick drew his third straight start with Joc Pederson (wrist) being placed on the 10-day injured list […]