Xander Bogaerts Hits First Home Run In Loss

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with one run scored, two RBI and his first home run of the season in Monday's 7-4 loss against the Mets. The 27-year-old suffered an injury scare in the first inning while attempting to chase down a runner between second and third base, jamming his back, neck […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball (DFS) Cheat Sheet and Lineup Picks for July 28th, 2020

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/27 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 […]

Dansby Swanson Continues Hot Start To Season

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Monday's 14-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The 26-year-old is now batting .400 through 15 at-bats in 2020 to go along with two HRs, four runs scored, and seven RBI. Swanson's production may be a simple early-season hot streak, and his […]

Yankees and Phillies Game On Tuesday Postponed

Tuesday's game between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed due to concerns related to the Miami Marlins' COVID-19 outbreak. The Phillies played the Marlins on Sunday just prior to the Marlins being confirmed as having 11 positive cases of COVID-19. Fantasy owners in daily leagues should bench any Yankees or Phillies […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 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 […]

Statcast Sleepers - Relief Pitchers to Target

This is the first edition of our weekly series on Statcast Pitcher Analysis. Normally, I will select a different sabermetric evaluation method to identify undervalued and/or overvalued pitchers. Since we have less than a week's worth of data under our belt for 2020, let's take one more look back at last year's Statcast data to find […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - July 28, 2020

All other Premium Tools are accessible on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/28/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight with a lot of suspect pitching that should lead to a lot of helpful bats to target. […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Clears Sacks With Three-Bagger

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in Monday’s victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. With the bases loaded in the fourth inning, Tatis gapped a laser line drive to clear the troops with a three-bagger and iced the 6-2 victory. The 21-year-old is off to a solid […]

Andrelton Simmons Leaves Game With Ankle Injury

Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons (ankle) left the game after turning his ankle. Simmons was trying to beat out the throw to first after grounding to short and rolled his ankle on the base. This is the same ankle that sent the 30-year-old to the injured list last year- and the two plays looked […]

Bo Bichette Scratched With Left Hamstring Tightness

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette was scratched ahead of Monday's game versus the Nationals and was replaced in the lineup by Joe Panik. Bichette was removed about five minutes before the game due to left hamstring tightness and is considered day-to-day for now. The 22-year-old is 4-for-16 on the young season as the team's […]

MLB Hopes Marlins, Orioles Can Play Wednesday

Major League Baseball is hoping that the Baltimore Orioles and Miami Marlins can play on Wednesday after an outbreak of COVID-19 hit the Marlins depth chart. Commissioner Rob Manfred told Tom Verducci that the plan is for the teams to play at Camden Yards in Baltimore rather than in Miami. The league will conduct testing […]

Marlins and Orioles Game On Tuesday Postponed

Tuesday's game between the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles has also been postponed due to the Marlins' COVID-19 outbreak. Pending the outcome of COVID-19 tests, the scheduled game between the two teams for Wednesday will either be postponed or moved to Baltimore. It is recommended that fantasy owners in weekly leagues bench any Marlins or […]

Baltimore Orioles Planning To Leave Miami Monday Night

Monday's game between the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles has been postponed as the Marlins have announced a total of 12 players and two managers have tested positive for COVID-19. Reports indicate that the Orioles are now planning to leave Miami on Monday night. This clearly calls into question whether the scheduled games between the […]

Second Base and Shortstop Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

Thanks to Ellis Canady for filling in last week (and for touting Cesar Hernandez, who is Good). For the remainder of this all too short season, this beat will be covered by yours truly. As in prior seasons, our focus will be on those players who are rostered in under 50% of Yahoo leagues. Your […]

Rest of Monday's Games Set To Take Place

According to multiple sources, the rest of Monday's schedule is set to go ahead as planned despite two games being postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Miami Marlins organization. The games that are still on Monday's 10-game schedule include Angels-Athletics, Diamondbacks-Padres, Blue Jays-Nationals, Cubs-Reds, Braves-Rays, Brewers-Pirates, White Sox-Indians, Royals-Tigers, Mariners-Astros and Mets-Red Sox. […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Monday, July 27th - Monkey Knife Fight

For all of the oddities in the 2020 MLB season, DFS is business as usual. With full-season fantasy baseball leagues disrupted by a short season, fantasy players can turn to DFS for more certainty as they try to turn a profit. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to […]

New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies Game Postponed

Monday's game between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Miami Marlins organization. The Phillies, who finished their Opening series against the Marlins, are quarantining their entire visiting clubhouse staff after exposure to the Marlins this weekend. Some members of the Phillies organization […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/27/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Congratulations baseball fans, you made it through opening weekend. Hopefully, you have a little more money in your pockets after following our Rotoballer team's advice. So let's keep the good times rolling with 10 games on Monday's main slate. We get our first glance at a lot of team's fourth starters today. That means that […]

Eduardo Nunez Injured In Mets Loss

The New York Mets infielder Eduardo Nunez believes he may have hyperextended his knee in the Mets 14-1 loss to the Braves on Sunday. He will be reevaluated by the team on Monday. With Luis Guillorme and Andres Gimenez on the Mets roster, Nunez serves strictly as a utility player and deep bench bat. He […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for July 27th, 2020 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/27 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 always […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - July 27, 2020

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/27/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap tonight with a lot of suspect pitching that should lead to a lot of nice bats to […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 27th 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 […]

WPC+ Videocast: Opening Weekend 2020 Recap

Pierre Camus and Nicklaus Gaut recap the action from Opening Day and the first weekend of MLB action for 2020. They identify early risers and fallers, review Statcast numbers, and discuss major injuries. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Baseball is back. I hope our lovely game finds you all healthy and safe, that the season pushes on with minimal bumps, and that we all get to have some well-deserved fun with this year. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to share this experience […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

There is no getting around that playing head-to-head points with weekly matchups is a difficult proposition in a 60-game season. There are only 10 weeks to play so that makes for a regular-season made up of just five or six matchups. Obviously, that will be a roller coaster of insanity for any leagues keeping the […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 2

It is finally time for fantasy baseball, which means it is also time to start scouring the waiver wires for hitting streamers! This first edition of the column is for July 27 through August 2. I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the […]

Jorge Polanco Delivers Two Hits, Scores Twice

Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and two runs scored in a blowout victory over the Chicago White Sox. Polanco is batting .308 with four hits and four runs scored in two games so far this year. He hasn't been slugging much yet, though that will surely come if […]

The Early Cut List (Week 2) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List. Writing this column at this exact moment is an interesting exercise because most cuts are either: really obvious, on account of a player opting out of the season or an injury that will cost several weeks; or the opposite of obvious, on account of no one has played more […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 2

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

Trevor Story Homers Twice On Sunday

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story hit his first two home runs of the 2020 season on Sunday. He went 2-for-2 with two runs, three RBI and two walks in the game. Story was just 1-for-7 on the year going into Sunday's game, so it was good to see him have a breakthrough showing. Story is […]