DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/12/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It is Tuesday July 12th and like most Tuesdays we have all MLB teams in action today. There are several good matchups like Chris Sale coming back and pitching to the Tampa Bay Rays with Corey Kluber pitching opposite him. The Twins and the Brewers start a series, the Dodgers and Cardinals start one that […]

Bobby Witt Jr. Collects Six Hits, Three Steals Monday

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. had a great day at the plate in Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers. The 22-year-old went a combined 6-for-9 with five singles, a double, three RBI, and three stolen bases across both games. The top prospect has started to come around and now owns a .252/.297/.453 slash line […]

Oneil Cruz Absent From Monday's Lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against left-hander Trevor Rogers and the Miami Marlins. Kevin Newman is shifting over to shortstop for the game. The left-handed Cruz has hit just .172/.194/.310 in same-handed matchups this year, while he's maintained a .239/.271/.522 slash line against righties. The 23-year-old […]

Wander Franco To Miss Five-To-Eight Weeks

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco (wrist) is officially set to undergo surgery to repair his fractured hamate bone. According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, Franco's projected recovery timeline is five-to-eight weeks. This means that the earliest we could see Franco back in the majors would be mid-August, but there's a chance […]

Royals Acquire Drew Waters

The Kansas City Royals have acquired outfielder Drew Waters, pitcher Andrew Hoffmann, and infielder CJ Alexander from the Atlanta Braves. In exchange, the Braves will receive a competitive balance selection (35th overall) in the 2022 MLB Draft. Waters was blocked from regular playing time in Atlanta, so this trade should be a benefit to him. […]

Miguel Rojas Exits On Sunday With Neck Tightness

Miami Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas (neck) was removed from Sunday's game against the New York Mets due to neck tightness. Outfielder Luke Williams entered the game in the bottom of the sixth inning to replace him and the team shifted its defensive arrangement to account for Rojas's departure. Rojas has been dealing with neck issues […]

Hitter Advanced Metrics Leaders - Hard Hit% for Week 14

The last time we examined hard-hit rate leaders was back in Week 3. A lot has changed since then, needless to say. Although diving into metrics like Barrel rate and exit velocity on fly balls & line drives provides similar insight, these all must be evaluated on their own accord and put into context. As […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/11/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/11/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a goofy slate with the top offenses facing the best pitchers and some really low Coors Field prices. Chalky night ahead, I think!   Top Hitters for 7/11/22 Manny Machado ($4,900 DK) vs. Jose […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 14

Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/11/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! It's the final Monday before the 2022 All-Star break. With teams getting a few days of rest next week, we should expect a lot of full-strength lineups for the next seven days. This article has daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 7/11/2022, Main Slate at 7:10 pm Eastern […]

Brendan Donovan Remains Out On Sunday

St. Louis Cardinals utility man Brendan Donovan (illness) is out of the lineup on Sunday as he continues to recover from an illness. Manager Oliver Marmol told reporters that Donovan's symptoms aren't necessarily "COVID symptoms" but did not disclose anything further to reporters. He's missed the last two contests as a result of the illness […]

Jeremy Pena Returns To The Lineup On Sunday

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena is back in the lineup on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics. The rookie shortstop was scratched from the starting lineup on Thursday due to "health and safety protocols" and proceeded to miss Friday and Saturday's contests as well. He's starting at shortstop and batting second against left-hander Cole Irvin on […]

Tim Anderson Resting Against Tigers On Sunday

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is absent from the starting lineup for Sunday's game against right-hander Drew Hutchison and the Detroit Tigers. Leury Garcia will be covering shortstop for the game while Yoan Moncada will be leading off. Anderson notched a pair of two-hit games in the first two contests of this weekend's series, […]

Wander Franco Could Be Out Six-To-Eight Weeks

The Tampa Bay Rays placed shortstop Wander Franco (wrist) on the 10-day injured list with right wrist discomfort on Sunday morning. He suffered the injury during the first inning of Saturday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. It occurred when he fouled off a fastball from Reds starter Hunter Greene. He was removed from the game […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Howdy, RotoBallers, and welcome to the halfway point in the fantasy baseball season. We've got another week until you get to catch your breath during the All-Star break, so be sure to finish out this first half strong! You know your team's needs and […]

2B/SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 14

The MLB season continues to fly by. Most teams have played over 80 games, meaning the regular season is more than half over even though we have another week before the All-Star break. Using the All-Star Game as the "first half" and "second half" divider works for real-life baseball thanks to postseason action, but for […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 14

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Fantasy Baseball - Week 14

Have we found a reasonable median expectation for offense moving forward? So far in July, the offensive output has been remarkably similar, though power still remains down compared to previous seasons. On the bright side, we are seeing slightly fewer strikeouts, so the league-wide on-base percentage is roughly unchanged from last year. That being said, […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/10/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/10/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/10/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's Sunday, July 10th, another Sunday slate filled with some exciting games. As with most Sundays, the MLB slate is mostly during the day with one Sunday night game, which in this case will be Yankees-Red Sox, which will not be in the slate. This article has daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel and […]

Wander Franco To Be Placed On Injured List

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Wander Franco (wrist) will be placed on the injured list, according to manager Kevin Cash. The 21-year-old was pulled out of the game on Saturday after feeling discomfort in his wrist during his first at-bat. The expectation is that this is a hamate injury, which means he could be out until […]

Wander Franco Removed From Saturday's Game

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco left Saturday's game against the Cincinnati Reds with discomfort in his right hand and wrist. Franco felt discomfort after his first at-bat and left before taking the field. This would be another tough break for the up-and-coming star, who came back from a quadricep injury on June 26th. Testing […]

Brendan Donovan Absent With An Illness

St. Louis Cardinals utility man Brendan Donovan (illness) is not in the lineup on Saturday due to being ill, according to manager Oliver Marmol. The Cards' manager told reporters that Donovan wasn't even at the ballpark on Saturday but it's still unclear what type of illness he's dealing with. He will be tested for COVID […]

Week 14 MLB Injury News, Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Chris Sale, Frankie Montas, Kevin Gausman, Tyler Stephenson

The summer season is now in full swing and July 4th is in the rear view mirror. The next baseball season milestone coming up is the mid-summer classic – the All-Star game. Teams have passed the midpoint of their seasons and it is getting close to the time of saying that the results we see […]

Tommy Edman Not In The Starting Lineup On Saturday

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Tommy Edman is not in the lineup on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cards are rolling with Nolan Gorman, who's batting leadoff, at second base and Edmundo Sosa at shortstop against right-hander Kyle Gibson. Edman has now sat out two of the last three games but should be back […]

Elvis Andrus Finding Power Stroke

Oakland Athletics shortstop Elvis Andrus went deep again in an 8-3 loss to the Houston Astros Friday. He was 1-for-3 at the plate with a two-run shot. Andrus has now hit three home runs in his last seven games, bringing his total for the season to six to go with four stolen bases. Andrus is […]

Nico Hoerner Goes Deep Friday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner hit a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, his fifth of the season. He didn't reach base in any of his three other plate appearances. Hoerner has performed admirably this year with a .757 OPS, five homers, and seven steals. He's been even better over his last 15 […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/9/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/9/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/9/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Saturdays and Sundays are made for day baseball and we are getting another big late afternoon slate today with a 9-game 4:05 slate on both sites and only four games in the evening. For the sake of my own sanity (and yours), I am going to focus on that slate only with these picks today. […]

Jurickson Profar Placed On The 7-Day Concussion IL

San Diego Padres infielder Jurickson Profar (concussion, neck) was placed on the 7-day concussion list on Friday. He was involved in a scary collision with his teammate C.J. Abrams while attempting to catch a pop-up in left field. The 29-year-old sustained a concussion and a neck strain in Thursday's win. Profar slashed .242/.343/.397 with eight […]