Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

Welcome back RotoBallers to another week of our fantasy baseball closers and saves waiver wire report. Another week, another round of bullpen news and moves for us to cover. A little bear returns from a little trip to the injured list. A blue bird is sick but his backup blue bird has him covered. A […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's a Friday in May with the weather warming up, school winding down and we have twelve baseball games on tap - what else could you possibly want? Am I right? Oh, you want to win some money playing DFS, too? It's never as easy as it seems, but let's give it a shot, shall […]

Mark Melancon Picks Up Eighth Save

Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Mark Melancon pitched a clean ninth inning on Thursday to close out his club's 3-1 win over the Cubs. He needed just 16 pitches to do so as he struck out one and issued a pair of groundouts to pick up his eighth save of the campaign. The veteran has struggled in […]

Zac Gallen Improves To 3-0

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen earned his third victory of the season on Thursday as his club was able to defeat the Cubs 3-1. The right-hander allowed one run on two hits and three walks over five innings of work while striking out four in the 88-pitch outing. It wasn't his most efficient game […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find […]

Ketel Marte Back In The Lineup Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman/outfielder Ketel Marte (hand) is back at second base and is hitting third in the batting order on Thursday against Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman. Marte missed the previous two games with left hand soreness, but he's back in the lineup on Thursday. The 28-year-old switch-hitter has been red-hot at the plate […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/19/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/19/22 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 […]

Early Plate Discipline Standouts for 2022

In 2019, I introduced a new (yet simple) index statistic for pitchers – mPDI, which was inspired by a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” Maddux’s simplistic […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks

Howdy, and welcome back to another dose of my weekly-updated top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. The ball might be waking up with the warmer weather, so maybe think twice about those streaming candidates! RotoBallers can once again peruse my notes regarding key movers and then scroll through the top-101 in a […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/19/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker once again dropping some of my favorite plays for tonight's slate. We have just a three-game slate this evening, the night slate on DraftKings and the main slate on Fanduel. We'll have to get a bit creative due to it being a smaller slate, and on slates smaller […]

Daulton Varsho Back In The Lineup Wednesday

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher and outfielder Daulton Varsho is in the lineup on Wednesday for a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers and right-handed starter Walker Buehler. Varsho didn't start the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader but will return to the leadoff spot in the order on Wednesday. He'll also start at catcher. The 25-year-old is […]

Ketel Marte Out Wednesday

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman/outfielder Ketel Marte (hand) is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Marte was scratched from the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday with a sore left hand, and he'll miss another game as a result. Jake Hager is getting another start at the keystone and […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Grab Rowan Wick, Joe Mantiply and Jason Adam

As some bullpens settle in and have set guys in set roles, others are as wild as ever before. Not only are we seeing more committees than ever when it comes to save situations, but over a month into the season we are starting to deal with injuries piling up and effecting bullpens. Plus, teams […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 6)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our weekly fantasy baseball prospect rankings. This was a week where we saw bigger names get sent down than got called up such as C.J. Abrams and Jarred Kelenic. For Week 6 some significant changes were also made to the rankings. Teams are being more aggressive with calling up prospects than […]

May Hot and Cold Streaks: Catcher's Corner, Episode 34

Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) welcome Chris Torres (@TorresTakes) to talk through this week's intriguing waiver wire adds and then discuss some notable players on recent hot and cold streaks. They discuss Alek Thomas, Ian Kennedy, Chase Silseth, Jeffrey Springs, Harrison Bader, Cody Bellinger, Tyler O'Neill, Kolten Wong, and many more. Be sure to also […]

Ketel Marte Scratched From Game 2 Vs. The Dodgers

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte (undisclosed) was scratched from the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was a late scratch for undisclosed reasons. The 28-year-old came off the bench for Game 1 and went 2-for-2 with two RBI. It's unknown at this time if Marte is dealing […]

Ketel Marte Sitting Out Of Game 1 Tuesday

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. After an incredibly slow start, Marte has hit .333/.419/.630 in his last 15 games to boost his season line to .219/.299/.383 with two home runs, nine RBI, 15 runs scored […]

Cooper Hummel In Game 1 Lineup Tuesday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Cooper Hummel is in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers and right-hander Ryan Pepiot. The 27-year-old is hitting sixth and starting at designated hitter. So far this season he's batting .184 with a .319 on-base percentage, two home runs, and a pair of stolen […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/17/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/17/22 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 […]

Tyler Gilbert To Start Game 1 Against Dodgers

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Tyler Gilbert is being called up from Triple-A Reno on Tuesday to start the first game of a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gilbert will likely serve as the 27th man for the doubleheader and will probably be sent back to Reno after the start. In his two major league outings […]

Nick Ahmed Placed On Injured List Monday

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed shortstop Nick Ahmed on the injured list with an undisclosed injury on Monday. A move to the injured list without an injury designation typically means the move was COVID-related. However, Ahmed has also been dealing with right shoulder issues this year, so the move to the injured list could be related […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/17/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's Tuesday, which means we have maximum baseball action ready to happen. All-in-all today we have 18 games as three doubleheaders are going down. Two of these double-headers actually have their game two on the night slate, which is confusing quite a few things. You will have to keep an ear to the ground to […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Mike Moustakas, Juan Yepez, Reid Demers, Alek Thomas

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 6 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like George Kirby off the waiver wire, and we're back at it for more. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. We are with you every single week, and […]

Daulton Varsho Continues Torrid May

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher/outfielder Daulton Varsho has been on fire in the month of May, slashing .326/.396/.605 with two homers and a steal. He's recorded a hit in ten of his 11 games this month. With many of the top options at catcher struggling to start the year, Varsho has solidified himself as a strong choice […]

Hitter Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - xwOBA Leaders for Week 6

We're far enough into the season that we can dive into expected stats with some sense of reliability. Let's begin with everyone's favorite - xwOBA! Its given name is expected weighted on-base average and what it represents is the quality of each at-bat by a hitter. Statcast uses a combination of exit velocity, launch angle, […]

Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - BABIP For Week 6

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. Over the last two weeks, I took a look at different components of pitchers' batted-ball […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/16/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! DraftKings and FanDuel offer the same 11-game slate to kick off the week. It's an extensive schedule for a Monday, but that just gives us more arms, bats, and values to sort through. The first pitch for the contests will be thrown out at 7:05 pm Eastern as the Yankees visit the […]

Seth Beer Optioned To Triple-A On Sunday

The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned designated hitter Seth Beer to Triple-A Reno on Sunday. In a corresponding move, right-handed pitcher Sean Poppen (shoulder) was activated from the injured list. Beer hit a game-winning home run on Opening Day, but that's been the only time he's left the yard so far this season. Over 27 games, he's […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/15/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/15/22 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 […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back, Premium RotoBallers, as we slide into a good ol' fashioned mid-May waiver breakdown. While we have a little over a month in the books, there's the overwhelming feeling that warmer weather has given us a livelier ball. The leaguewide slugging percentage is […]