FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/26/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a busy 11 game Monday, but one is a matinee game and another had the audacity to start an hour earlier than everyone else. That makes the main FanDuel slate a nine-gamer. There is a lot to wrap our heads around on this slate, including the massive price increase on a few pitchers. […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/26/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/26/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 4/26/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/26/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/26/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap, and pitching is relatively locked in tonight. Corbin Burnes will be the chalk of all chalk, and […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Leads Epic Comeback Over Dodgers

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. had a fantasy manager's dream performance Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, reaching base four times with a solo home run, four runs scored and two steals in six plate appearances. Before the Friars mounted an epic six-run comeback, Tatis went yard off Dodgers starter Dustin May in […]

Trevor Story Hits Grand Slam In Win Over Phillies

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story hit a grand slam off right-hander David Hale in the team's 12-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, the club's fifth win in their last seven games. The free-agent-to-be this offseason, the home run was just Story's second of the season. Story added a single, a strikeout and a […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Smashes Two More Homers

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. walloped two more homers Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers in five at-bats. El Niño opened the game with a leadoff job against starter Trevor Bauer and followed up with another solo dinger off Bauer in the sixth frame. With four homers in his past two contests, Tatis […]

Carlos Correa Gets Day Off Sunday

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels. It's a day off for Correa, who has appeared in all 20 of the team's games to start the season. He's looked much better at the plate than in 2020, as he is currently slashing .284/.330/.481 with four […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings 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 […]

Leury Garcia Draws Start Over Andrew Vaughn On Sunday

Chicago White Sox first baseman/designated hitter Andrew Vaughn will get the day off on Sunday versus the Texas Rangers. Vaughn has finally been getting everyday at-bats and has started seven of the last eight games for the Pale Hose. The increased playing time has helped the White Sox top hitting prospect go 5-for-13 with a […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 4 Lineup Trends

Week four of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the […]

White Sox Demote Danny Mendick

The Chicago White Sox have sent infielder Danny Mendick to their alternative training site. The White Sox needed a bullpen arm for Sunday and Mendick was the odd man out. Mendick saw most of his playing time at shortstop when Tim Anderson was injured earlier this season, but hasn't played much of a role since […]

Kevin Newman Launches First Homer Of Season

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman launched his first home run of the season on Saturday, finishing 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the win over the Twins. After putting up a ridiculous .606/.641/.788 triple-slash line in 13 games this spring, Newman's bat has gone ice cold to start the year as he […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

We're coming up on the end of the first month of the 2021 season. Hopefully your fantasy squads are dominating to the point where you don't need any help. More likely, whether due to injury or ineffectiveness, you're in search of a boost. Most of the players who will be written up in this feature […]

The Cut List: Week 5 - Time to Let Go?

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

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/25/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/25/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 4/25/21 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 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 25th 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 […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (4/25/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As is customary on Sundays, we have a very large slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some top arms like Woodruff, Castillo, Bundy, and Flaherty and some stacking options like the Braves, Twins, A's, Indians, and the Red Sox.  I'll be providing you with my daily […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - April 25, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/25/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Well, after a weekend of split slates we get rewarded with a 12-game Main on a Sunday. Hooray! Unfortunately, it comes with a whole […]

Carlos Correa Will Rest On Sunday

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa will not play on Sunday. The veteran will get the day off to rest as the team closes out the series against the Los Angeles Angels. Correa is having a respectable 2021 campaign, producing a .267 average to go along with 20 hits (four doubles), 10 RBI, and three homers. […]

Brandon Crawford Out Of The Lineup On Saturday

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (quadriceps) is not in the lineup on Saturday night against the visiting Marlins. The 34-year-old is dealing with tightness in his right quad and comes just days after he experienced rib tightness. The veteran is batting just .185 this season, so it wouldn't be a surprise if he misses […]

Diamondbacks-Braves Game Saturday Postponed

The Arizona Diamondbacks-Atlanta Braves game scheduled for Saturday night has been postponed due to inclement weather, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. The game will be made up on Sunday as part of a doubleheader, with Game 1 set to start at 1:20 p.m. Make sure to adjust lineups accordingly this weekend.

Willi Castro Launches First Home Run Of 2021

Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro went yard for the first time this year on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals. He hit a solo shot that produced the only run on the day for the team as they fell to the Royals 2-1. It was his only hit in the game as he went 1-for-3. […]

Sam Haggerty Has A Big Day

Seattle Mariners utility man Sam Haggerty received a start in left field for the second consecutive day Saturday, and once again he made the most of his opportunity. Haggerty went 3-for-5 with a home run, driving in two runs and scoring two. He also added his third stolen base of the year. Haggerty may not […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 5

There has been an injury trend that is hard to miss for the first three weeks of the 2021 season. There have been a lot of muscle/tendon sprains and strains to start the season. These injuries include oblique, groin, hamstring, and back injuries. Not all of the injuries are alike for each player and should […]

Digging Deeper: Hitter Batted Ball Analysis

The word "barrel" entered the fantasy baseball lexicon in 2015 and has quickly become one of the most often-referenced statistics to describe hitter performance. You will see barrels, barrel rate, and barrels per plate appearance talked about all over websites like this fine one. This is for good reason. Prior to the onset of Statcast, we […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 24th 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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Night In Review: Friday, April 23

Welcome to the RotoBaller MLB Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy baseball takeaways from the games played during last night's slates. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

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 […]

Javier Baez Will Sit Out Saturday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez will rest on Saturday versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Baez has been heating up lately and El Mago has eight hits over his last 26 at-bats with three home runs and driven in nine with one stolen base over that time. Baez on the season has hit .233 with eight home […]

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 […]