Carson Kelly Isn't In Sunday's Lineup

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Carson Kelly will be on the bench on Sunday for a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks and right-handed starter Jon Gray. Kelly has been one of the Diamondbacks' best hitters this season, batting .257 with a .382 on-base percentage and eight home runs in 249 plate appearances. Daulton Varsho is starting in […]

Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 8/22/2021

Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I hope you all have had a terrific weekend, let's close it out with a nice day on the books. John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to help […]

Austin Nola (C, SDP) - Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 10+ teams ROSTERED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: Volume is key when it comes to streaming, especially with catchers given how many days off they typically get. Well, our options are pretty limited at backstop this week so we're going against the grain with Austin Nola. The Padres are […]

Josh Rojas (2B/SS/OF, ARI) - Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: Time passes, seasons change, and nothing signals the change from fantasy baseball season to fantasy football season more than Josh Rojas being available in over half of fantasy baseball leagues. Rojas is one of the hottest hitters on the planet right now, but […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Sunday 8/22

Welcome to another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]

Josh Rojas Out Of Saturday's Lineup

Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas isn't in the lineup on Saturday for a matchup against the Colorado Rockies and left-handed starter Kyle Freeland. Rojas has been starting in the outfield lately but will get the day off on Saturday. He's batting .288 on the season with a .371 on-base percentage, 11 home runs, and seven […]

Pavin Smith Has Two Hits In Loss Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman/outfielder Pavin Smith went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in a 9-4 loss to the Rockies on Friday. Smith has hit well but is showing no power this month, slashing .283/.296/.321 with eight RBI and eight runs scored over his last 13 games. Despite the recent power outage, Smith […]

Ketel Marte Has Two Hits In Loss Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Ketel Marte went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, a walk, one RBI and a run scored in a 9-4 loss to the Rockies on Friday. He extended his on-base streak to nine games, as he's now slashing .316/.381/.658 with two homers, five RBI and six runs scored over that span. […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (8/21/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're treated with a very manageable six-game slate over on FanDuel tonight, and there are a lot of ways you can go with how pitching and potential stacks line up. The highest-priced arm on the slate is Eduardo Rodriguez - nothing against E-Rod, but that tells you a lot of what you need to know […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/21/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/21/21 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 8/21/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/21/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 22

The second half of the baseball season is in full swing, and believe it or not, there are only six weeks left of the major league baseball regular season. We will now begin to start hearing of players being shut down for the rest of the year. Knowing injury timelines is an extremely crucial part […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Saturday 8/21

Welcome to another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/21/21): MLB DFS Lineups

It's another weird MLB Saturday with the early slate heavier than the late. We have guys that will get you covered on the early slates here at Rotoballer. Mine will concentrate on the five-game "main" slate tonight. Yes, DK chopped off the Reds because those jerks start 25 minutes earlier. They have some nerve, I […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Friday 8/20

Welcome to another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]

Zac Gallen Continuing To Struggle In August

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen has had a year to forget in 2021. He started off the season pitching relatively well, but things have gotten progressively worse for him each month. Through three starts in August, he's posted a 6.48 ERA, giving up 19 hits and seven walks over 16.2 innings. The 26-year-old has […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/20/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! It's crazy to think we are already down to the final 40 games of this campaign. We started this wild season back in March, and here we are, one week away from September and the playoff push ratcheting up to 11. Today, the Chicago Cubs host a daytime contest versus the Kansas City […]

Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 8/19/2021

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to help you crush the sportsbooks in this final push of the MLB season. If you need absolutely anything or have any questions […]

Ketel Marte Getting A Breather On Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Ketel Marte is getting the day off on Thursday as the team faces Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies. Daulton Varsho is getting the start in center field and batting fifth in the game. Marte has struggled a bit since returning from the injured list on August 1. Over 15 games this […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 8/19

Sadly, baseball is nearing an end, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations […]

Caleb Smith Ejected For Use Of Foreign Substances

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Caleb Smith was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies for the illegal use of foreign substances on his glove. Smith entered the game in the sixth inning and went on to pitch 2 2/3 innings before the ejection in the eighth inning. The four umpires in the game all […]

Jorge Alfaro (C/OF, MIA) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: When Jorge Alfaro became a Marlin back in 2019, he had to leave behind his first MLB club (for a division rival) after a three-year stint that established "El Oso" as one of the more unique, versatile backstops in the game. It's […]

OwnersBox MLB Lineup Picks (8/20 - 8/26) - Weekly Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers! We're almost to September already, and we're back at it this week with another juicy contest on OwnersBox! This week's free RotoBaller contest has a $1,000 cash prize pool - for new users it's completely free to enter with code MLB10! All new OwnersBox users also get a free year of RotoBaller […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/18 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/11 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 […]

Luke Weaver Set For Rehab Start Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Luke Weaver (shoulder) will make a second rehab start Friday for Triple-A Reno. He's been sidelined since mid-May with a right rotator cuff strain. The 27-year-old is expected to throw 70 pitches on Friday. Weaver owns a 4.50 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 38 strikeouts over 40 innings in 2021. Fantasy managers in […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 8/18

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/18/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! There are five afternoon contests on tap, and it leaves us with a 10-game evening slate. The greatest rivalry in baseball starts the proceedings as the Red Sox wraps up their series versus the New York Yankees. Then, we get baseball the entire night until the Pirates and Dodgers begin the final game […]

Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 8/17/2021

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to help you crush the sportsbooks in this final push of the MLB season. If you need absolutely anything or have any questions […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 20

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. It was apparently the week of the lefty and the week of the Diamondback, as we're breaking down three southpaws in this piece, including two […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

We've got nearly six weeks left in the fantasy baseball season, which means it is crunch time. You must maintain focus even as fantasy football's siren song calls you to the boulders. Let's stay ahead of the curve with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks! This google sheet accompanies the table below and adds […]