RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for August 8th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]
Full Story »LPL & LCK DFS Picks (8/8/21) - DraftKings and FanDuel League of Legends Daily Fantasy
Welcome back summoners, to another LOL breakdown article featuring four matchups tomorrow from the LPL and LCK. LPL regular season ends tomorrow and LCK has one more weekend after this before we get to playoffs. We went three of four with predictions tomorrow, so hopefully, this slate can win us some green once more. The […]
Full Story »NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for United Rentals 176 at the Glen (8/7/21)
NASCAR is back! After two weeks with no NASCAR at all and even longer with no Truck Series, we're finally getting things going again. The Truck Series heads to Watkins Glen on Saturday for the final race before the playoffs, which means there are no Cup Series drivers to worry about anymore when it comes […]
Full Story »NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Watkins Glen Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 (8/7/21)
The Xfinity Series is back after the Olympic break! We've got road course racing this weekend at Watkins Glen in a race that should instantly join the "wow, that title sponsor" pantheon: the Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200. Here at RotoBaller, we want to help you make informed decisions about your DFS lineups, which is why […]
Full Story »Fantasy Trade Deadline Advice - The Bigger Picture
The MLB trade deadline came and went like a category five hurricane (or typhoon, for those on the other side of the Pacific). We are still picking up the pieces, trying to make sense of what is left in the aftermath. This year, the rich got richer in L.A. and New York while non-contenders like […]
Full Story »The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues
Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty […]
Full Story »Hitter Analysis by Batted Ball Data
With all of the data that is captured for every event in MLB games, there are a lot of fun ways to dive in and see how hitters are truly performing. There is also an opportunity to find what statistical outputs we should generally expect with certain inputs. For this post, I'd like to revisit […]
Full Story »Closers and Saves Report - Week 19 Waiver Wire
Well, that was a wild trade deadline, wasn't it? Some teams that needed to do a lot didn't do much. Some teams that didn't need to do much did the most. And then some teams did exactly what everyone expected. It seemed like a particularly hectic trade deadline day even though several teams started making […]
Full Story »Top 10 Prospects Rankings - NL West Teams
Today at RotoBaller, we begin rolling out our Top 10 fantasy baseball prospects lists for every organization in baseball. The National League West clubs are up first. Ranking prospects over the past year hasn’t been easy. However, with a good portion of the minor league season now behind us, we’re starting to get a good […]
Full Story »Hitter & Pitcher Splits Worth Exploring
We talk a lot in fantasy baseball about splits data, and for good reason. Some hitters are completely different players when facing a left-handed pitcher as compared to when they're facing a right-hander. Some of the differences you see in the data are huge. This is also true with pitchers, as some guys can be […]
Full Story »Week 19 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups
There was a little shake-up in a few rotations thanks to the MLB trade deadline. All of the moves presented a few more options for your staff. This includes starters that got called up and others who will see more opportunity for innings. Of course, it wouldn't be a week in MLB if there weren't […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 7th 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 […]
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