Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. With more and more injuries and players slumping, it is time to start making some changes to our rosters. I want to emphasize that it is still not time to panic about your core players. Do not go […]

1B/3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

Welcome back RotoBallers, we are here as always to help you pickup the best players and set those winning lineups. Today we're back with another edition of our first base and third base fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups. For those who are not familiar, each week at RotoBaller, we publish a waiver wire article for […]

2B/SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

As the weather heats up around the country, we are finally starting to see more offense during baseball games. For as much talk as there's been about MLB changing the baseball, sometimes all a hitter needs is some good, old-fashioned hot weather to help the ball carry over the fence. If your fantasy baseball team […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

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 […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

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 […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 7

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 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

The good news is that there are more starters to feel confident about this week than usual. It is still early enough that a bad start or two can skew stats and disguise a quality pitcher who occasionally has an off day. Every streamer brings a degree of risk, which is why they are available […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 7 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those that do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and no trades, making waiver moves a bit different. […]

Josh Rojas Out Of The Lineup On Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas (hand) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against left-hander Wade Miley and the Chicago Cubs. Drew Ellis, who was called up from Triple-A earlier on Sunday, will be playing third base in the game. Rojas suffered an injury to his left hand on Saturday and was […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/22/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

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

Another solid Sunday of baseball lies ahead and here I find myself writing our signature Free MLB DFS picks piece for the third straight day! I don't usually write this piece but I've been pinch-hitting for a different team member each day and I've been actually really enjoying it as a nice change of pace […]

Josh Rojas Dealing With A Bruised Hand

Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas (hand) exited Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs with a left-hand contusion. He was struck in the hand by a pitch he swung at and struck out on during his only at-bat. The 27-year-old appears to have avoided a significant injury and is day-to-day. Rojas is coming off the best […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/21/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

The weekend is here and brings with it a whole bunch of baseball games! Saturdays often give us a day baseball AND evening baseball and we have a perfect split of six games on both the early slate (1:05 EST) and main slate on DraftKings. FanDuel never wants to make things easy for us, but […]

Ketel Marte Is Back In The Lineup On Saturday

Arizona Diamondbacks infielder/outfielder Ketel Marte (wrist, rest) is back in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs. He missed Friday's game and a pair of games earlier in the week due to a wrist injury. However, it appears Marte has avoided a major injury and is back in the lineup on Saturday. […]

Josh Rojas Homers Three Times Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas had a huge game in a 10-6 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Rojas went 3-for-5 with three homers and four RBI in a high-scoring win that saw Arizona swat seven home runs. The 27-year-old infielder came into the game without a homer in 2022 but he changed […]

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 […]