Post-Hype Dynasty Trade Targets

The phrase "dynasty trade target" usually evokes images of promising prospects brimming with potential yet to debut. Youth should be emphasized but players who have already debuted and underwhelmed shouldn't be forgotten. Losing that shiny new prospect label provides a buying opportunity, for lack of a better term, in keeper and dynasty leagues. Young players […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 4/28

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful for fantasy […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 5

We are almost through the first month of the 2021 season, and it has been flying by. As we move along to the second month of the season, we officially get out of that "early period" of the year, where stats are still weird, and we get more information and certainty about which players' hot […]

Engel's Insider Angles: Early Season Analysis From A High Stakes Standout

Usually in my Fantasy Baseball Insider series, I give you unfiltered access to detailed scouting reports from people inside or close to Major League Baseball, such as scouts, executives, current and former players and beat reporters, who speak freely to us on the condition of anonymity. But those aren’t the only kinds of baseball people […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 5

It's almost time for the second-best day of the year: minor league Opening Day! MiLB will kick off its season one week from today, as 110 teams will come together to compete in 55 games from Triple-A down to Low-A. There will be no shortage of prospects to talk about once the season starts up, […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 28th 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 […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 5

When the spring began, I would have been called crazy for suggesting that players like Yermin Mercedes, Akil Baddoo, and Adolis Garcia would be among the top rookies for the month of April. But here we are. The hitters are starting to outshine the pitchers now that a number of big arms have graduated from […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 4/28/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/28/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 4/28/21 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 […]

Cody Bellinger Trending In The Right Direction

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger (leg), who has been out since April 6 with a hairline fracture on his left fibula, is "trending in the right direction," according to manager Dave Roberts. Bellinger is scheduled to head to the team's alternate training site in Arizona to continue his rehab on Thursday. He has been […]

Avisail Garcia Sitting Against Marlins On Wednesday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Avisail Garcia is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Sandy Alcantara and the Miami Marlins. Tyrone Taylor is getting the start in right field and batting fifth in the game. Garcia has been extremely cold lately. He has just one hit over his last 24 at-bats. He's slashing .197/.271/.342 […]

Christian Yelich Hitting In Cage, Still No Timetable For Return

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich (back) began hitting in the cage on Tuesday and is slated to hit out of the cages again on Wednesday. Yelich has been on the injured list with a back issue and last played in a game on April 11. There's still no official timetable for his return, though the […]

Jake Cave Absent From Wednesday's Lineup

Minnesota Twins outfielder Jake Cave is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game as the team prepares to face left-hander Logan Allen and the Cleveland Indians. Brent Rooker is covering right field in the game and hitting sixth. The left-handed Cave has gone just 2-for-17 with no extra-base hits, no walks and nine strikeouts […]

Tyrone Taylor Crushes Home Run In Victory

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Tyrone Taylor went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, three RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Marlins. Taylor excelled in the leadoff role, with manager Craig Counsell deciding to give Kolten Wong the day off. The 27-year-old went back-to-back with pitcher Adrian Houser in the second inning […]

Aaron Judge Ends Home Run Drought Tuesday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over Baltimore. Judge had gone 10 games without a long ball before he sent a line-drive blast into the seats at an exit velocity of 116.2 MPH for his fifth round-tripper of the year. The big man has been […]

Michael Conforto With Two More Hits Tuesday

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went 2-for-4 with a double in the Mets' anemic 2-1 loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday. The Mets offense as a whole is struggling, including Conforto. That said, Conforto appears to be finally breaking out of his early-season slump, now having hit .280 over his last seven games […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/28/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/28/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap, with only a couple of top-end pitching options. Most of the pitchers reside in the mid-priced range […]

Jeff McNeil Hits Second Homer Of The Season

New York Mets infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil belted his second home run of the season, a solo shot, in the Mets' 2-1 loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday. McNeil went 1-for-3 in the contest, with the homer and a strikeout. McNeil's homer accounted for the Mets' lone run in what was another rancid offensive performance […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/28/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got more night games than usual for a Wednesday and with it all the fun that goes into breaking down larger slates. The pitcher pool features pair of aces in Carlos Rodon ($11,000) and Tyler Glasnow ($10,800). The Tampa Bay hurler will be a popular play thanks to his crazy 39.7 percent strikeout rate, […]

Franmil Reyes Homers Twice Tuesday

Cleveland Indians outfielder and designated hitter Franmil Reyes went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. Reyes absolutely obliterated his first home run of the night to left field as it traveled 452 feet. He then followed that up with a 434-foot monster shot to left field again […]

Niko Goodrum Homers In Win Over White Sox

Detroit Tigers utility man Niko Goodrum helped spark the team's offense in their 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Goodrum went 1-for-4 in the game, hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning that gave the team a lead it wouldn't relinquish. Through 18 games this year, Goodrum is slashing .210/.279/.419 […]

Jesse Winker Continues His Home Run Binge

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker went 3-for-5 with a homer, a double, two runs, and two RBI in a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Winker swatted a leadoff homer off of Los Angeles starter Walker Buehler to kick off the scoring for his team. The veteran outfielder has been on a […]

Kole Calhoun Exits Game In Sixth Inning With Injury

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Kole Calhoun (leg) exited Tuesday's game with an apparent leg injury, according to Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. Gilbert reports that Calhoun appeared to have been grabbing his leg around the hamstring area after stealing third base in the sixth inning. Josh Rojas replaced him as a pinch runner, and came around to […]

Brett Phillips Hits Clutch Two-Run Home Run

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips hit a clutch two-run home run (his first of the season) in the top of the sixth inning on Tuesday to help beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3. It was the hit the Rays couldn't get the previous two days in one-run losses to the Toronto Blue Jays and A's. […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Hits Another Mammoth Homer

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a 481-foot home run in the team's 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, the second-longest home run tracked in the big leagues this year. His fifth-inning homer came off the bat at 111.9 mph and halted a small slump he had been in since returning from […]

Cavan Biggio Has Three Hits In Victory

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Cavan Biggio went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the team's 9-5 win over the Nationals on Tuesday. It was his second three-hit game in his last three games as he's now batted leadoff for the club over the past week while alternating starts in the outfield and […]

Alex Kirilloff Collects First Career RBI

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in a 7-4 loss to the Indians on Tuesday. Kirilloff's RBI was the first of his career- and it came on a 103.7 MPH base hit. After an 0-for-11 start, the 23-year-old prospect has two hits in his last two games, as he's […]

Byron Buxton Swats Seventh Homer

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton (knee) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a pair of runs scored in a loss to the Indians on Tuesday. Buxton continues to connect with the barrel of his bat as his homer traveled 390 feet at an exit velocity of 107.8 MPH. The speedy outfielder had sat […]

Juan Soto's Arm Still Tender

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said that outfielder Juan Soto (shoulder) took batting practice at the team's alternate training site in Fredericksburg, but he hasn't thrown yet because his left shoulder is "still tender." Once Soto is able to throw, he'll play in a few minor league games with Fredericksburg. The Nationals will take it […]

Lorenzo Cain Likely To Return On Next Road Trip

Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell shed some light on the timing of injured outfielder Lorenzo Cain's (quadriceps) return to the lineup. Point blank, the Brewers skipper said, "You're going to see him on the road trip." While this statement does not rule out a potential return prior to the road trip kicking off Monday, May 3 […]

Yankees Flip Mike Tauchman To Giants For Wandy Peralta

The New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants pulled off a fairly significant late-April trade approximately one half-hour before the Yankees got underway in Baltimore on Tuesday. Outfielder Mike Tauchman was shipped to the Bay Area while left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta is headed to the Bronx. San Francisco's already-crowded outfield adds another body and he […]