Danny Santana Goes Yard For First Time In 2020

Texas Rangers first baseman Danny Santana built upon an encouraging Thursday performance to hit his first home run of the season on Friday. In a 7-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners, Santana took a 1-1 pitch off Mariners starter Nick Margevicius and sailed it 390 feet to the opposite field to cut Seattle's lead. Texas' […]

Kyle Lewis Smacks Sixth Homer Friday

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis went 1-for-3 with a home run, three runs and two walks in Friday's win over the Rangers. Lewis is now on a six game hit streak and has three multi-hit games in that span with two homers, four RBI, seven runs, five walks and a stolen base. Lewis looks locked […]

Cedric Mullins Hits First Home Run Of Season Friday

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins had a nice day at the plate in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Red Sox. Mullins went 3-for-4 with two singles and a solo home run, his first of the season. The 25-year-old has hit well in the time he has played this season, batting .324 with two stolen bases. […]

Adam Engel Picks Up Three Hits

Chicago White Sox outfielder Adam Engel picked up three singles in four at-bats on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Engel also scored a run and picked up a stolen base. The outfielder has been sharing time with Nomar Mazara in right field and is hitting a respectable .286 with two home runs, five RBI and […]

Luis Robert Homers In Return

Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert 1-for-4 in his return to the lineup on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Robert returned to the lineup after missing two games with a bruised hand. His hand didn’t seem to bother him as his only hit was a home run. The White Sox lineup has been absolutely on […]

David Peralta Excelling Out Of Cleanup Spot

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta has shaken off early season struggles to have become a beacon of production out of the cleanup spot in 2020. In the 10 games that Peralta has hit fourth this year, he is slashing .386/.413/.523, a marked improvement after having been moved down in the order early on. His drastic […]

Ryan Mountcastle Earns Big League Callup, In Lineup Friday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle has been summoned to the Major League roster for the first time and will bat sixth Friday against Boston and right-hander Colten Brewer. Mountcastle, the club’s No. 5 prospect per MLB Pipeline, mashed 61 extra-base hits while slashing .312/.344/.527 at Triple-A last season. Manager Brandon Hyde confirmed Friday that […]

Dylan Moore Scratched From Friday’s Lineup

Seattle Mariners utilityman Dylan Moore has been removed from Friday’s starting nine against Texas and left-hander Kolby Allard due to wrist soreness. Moore was going to take the place of Evan White (knee) at first, but with both now out of the mix, Austin Nola will slide over from behind the dish to cover first-base […]

Mookie Betts Out Of Starting Lineup Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts is not among the starting nine for Friday’s contest against Colorado and right-hander Jon Gray. It would appear that Betts is just getting a day off after having started each of the past 13 days with Joc Pederson sliding into right field for the evening. A top tier fantasy […]

Kris Bryant Remains Sidelined Versus White Sox

Chicago Cubs third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant (wrist) remains sidelined on Friday against the Chicago White Sox. Bryant has missed the last three games after getting an injection on his wrist and it’s has been expected that he would return sometime this weekend. David Bote will once again replace Bryant in the lineup and bat sixth. […]

Luis Robert Returns To Lineup

Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert (hand) has returned to the lineup on Friday. Robert missed two games with a bruised hand and will bat sixth against Jon Lester and the Cubs. The youngster is having a strong debut season is hitting .276 with five homers, 13 RBI and four stolen bases. He can be […]

Monte Harrison Sent Down On Friday

Miami Marlins outfielder Monte Harrison was optioned down to the alternate site on Friday. Harrison has tons of awesome upside, but he looked completely overmatched in most of his at-bats, putting up a slash line of just .133/.212/.267. He did smack his first major league home run and played solid defense, though. Harrison will be […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 8/21

Welcome to another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! The season continues to roll along and we here at Rotoballer are there for all of your streaming needs. RotoBaller has been dishing out streamer advice for years. We're always streamin and dreamin. Each day we'll publish some of the best streaming options to consider […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 21st 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 […]

Cody Bellinger Rediscovering Power Stroke

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger was 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two RBI, and a walk during Thursday's 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. The 25-year-old has started to turn the corner after a dismal start to the 2020 campaign, as he has four homers and seven RBI across his past seven games. […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for August 21, 2020 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.  RotoBaller Sample DFS Lineups Sample FanDuel Lineup    Sample DraftKings Lineup    Please note that these are sample lineups designed only to show how you might use the above lineup picks in your own lineup. You should […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/21/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Friday which means we have a jam-packed MLB slate to sort out. It's not as big as it once was as we lost the Yankees/Mets game after a Mets player tested positive for COVID-19. We also have a couple of games with earlier start times leaving us with a 12-game main slate. As with […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 21, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/21/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate on tap tonight and it is full of not so good to really bad pitching. There are a few […]

Danny Santana Steals First Base Of The Season

Texas Rangers utility man Danny Santana came into last night's game with a .242 on-base percentage and .172 slugging percentage but helped those ratios out with a productive night at the plate. Santana went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, three runs batted in, and a stolen base, but did strike out three times. However, […]

Austin Meadows Buying Into Launch Angle Revolution

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows burst onto the scene in 2019 becoming an All-Star in his first full season. While his start to 2020 has been stunted, he is off to a similar start with a .509 SLG through his first 15 games. Having socked 33 homers last year, Meadows is attempting to ramp […]

Jeff McNeil In Funk At Plate Ahead Of Layoff

New York Mets third baseman/outfielder Jeff McNeil has been unable in the early part of the 2020 season to replicate his stellar hitting output from last year. Having avoided catastrophe last week during an outfield incident, McNeil appears healthy at this stage, but he has gone just 1-for-14 in his last five games. Further complicating […]

Anthony Alford Designated For Assignment

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Alford has been designated for assignment after having been a top prospect within the organization for years, topping out at No. 25 overall in 2016 per Baseball America. Across four seasons, Alford has received only 75 plate appearances in the Majors, having slashed .155/.200/.254 in that span. He stole 22 […]

Shin-Soo Choo Absent From Thursday’s Lineup

Texas Rangers outfielder/designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo is out of the starting nine Thursday against San Diego and right-hander Dinelson Lamet. Choo is dealing with calf soreness, allowing Nick Solak to slide into the leadoff spot with Scott Heineman getting the start in the outfield. While Choo has produced just a .366 SLG through his first […]

Willie Calhoun Likely Done For Season With Hamstring Injury

Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun is not only out of the lineup Thursday against San Diego and right-hander Dinelson Lamet, he is likely done for the remainder of 2020. Rangers manager Chris Woodward was not “optimistic” that he would “play again this season,” which opens up myriad lineup possibilities for Texas. Calhoun, who is hampered […]

Mitch Garver, Byron Buxton Land On Injured List

Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver and outfielder Byron Buxton have both been placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Thursday’s contest against Milwaukee. Garver is dealing with an intercostal strain on his right side, while Buxton has inflammation in his left shoulder. Taking Garver’s spot on the roster and in the lineup is Ryan […]

Yankees-Mets Contest Postponed Friday, Series In Doubt

The New York Yankees and New York Mets were set to meet Friday in the first Subway Series contest of 2020 at Citi Field. But due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Mets’ organization -- including at least one player and one member of the staff -- the first game has been postponed, with the […]

Mets-Marlins Game Postponed Thursday

The New York Mets and Miami Marlins have had their contest Thursday postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Mets’ organization. One player and one staff member with New York has tested positive so far, which likely means that there are more cancellations to come for the Mets over the weekend. The club’s starting […]

Jesus Sanchez To Earn Big League Callup

Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez will earn his first Major League callup alongside top prospect Sixto Sanchez this weekend against the Nationals. Jesus, of no relation, is ranked as Miami’s No. 5 prospect per MLB Pipeline, and produced a .723 OPS across 113 games in the Minors last season. Sanchez doesn’t grade out particularly above […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 8/20

Welcome to another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! The season continues to roll along and we here at Rotoballer are there for all of your streaming needs. RotoBaller has been dishing out streamer advice for years. We're always streamin and dreamin. Each day we'll publish some of the best streaming options to consider […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 5)

When I started writing up the column for this week, it was going to focus on the esteemed gentlemen of Fernando Tatis Jr. and Bo Bichette as well as the broader shortstop landscape. Then I started looking at first base and DH and got fixated on what was happening with Cody Bellinger and Shohei Ohtani, […]