Madison Bumgarner Looks Great Again

Arizona Diamondback starter Madison Bumgarner continued his unforeseen resurgence Thursday against the Marlins in Miami. The southpaw allowed just two hits and a lone run across six innings and perplexed the Marlins all game. Bumgarner gave up a leadoff homer to the first batter of the game but he then allowed only one more baserunner […]

Joakim Soria Allows Two Runs In First Game Back From IL

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Joakim Soria allowed two runs on three hits with one strikeout in one inning of work in Wednesday's 8-0 loss to the Marlins. Making his first appearance since being activated from the injured list, Soria managed to record 13 strikes on 19 pitches, but his fastball velocity was down about two […]

Christian Walker Sitting On Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Pablo Lopez and the Miami Marlins. Pavin Smith is covering first base and Josh Rojas is moving up to third in the order for the game. Walker was activated from the injured list on Monday after missing about three […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Join me for the first May edition of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, which provides a weekly peek at my top 70 relievers moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with some mentions for hold candidates and ratio anchors. I decided to leave off most injured players because throwing darts at […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 6

Things are about to get interesting. This week marks the highly-anticipated return of the Minor League Baseball season for 2021. Prospects around baseball have spent more than a year working out at clubs' alternate training sites, extended spring training sites, and/or at their homes. Some players have flourished while others have… well, we don’t really […]

Bullpen Report: Struggling Closers Leading to Changes?

I have been playing a lot of MLB The Show lately and the one thing I have learned playing is - relievers are very important if you are going to play anything other than a standalone game! You need to not only have multiple options you can trust but the depth of many teams' bullpens […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 5/6

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily 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 can be useful for fantasy […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 6 of Bell's Best Bets. The start of May is a welcomed transition for this series of articles! Following a near 10-unit bounce back at the end of Week 4, I was looking forward to keeping the train moving with a great week 5. Unfortunately the best way I […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/6 - Monkey Knife Fight

Baseballs start flying early Thursday with nine of 10 games going in the afternoon or early evening. Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them to give you more chances to win. There are some premier pitching matchups on the docket. The Houston Astros send Lance McCullers to the mound against Gerrit Cole and […]

Luke Weaver Lit Up By Miami

Luke Weaver and the Arizona Diamondbacks were flattened Wednesday as the Miami Marlins rolled over them by the score of 8-0. Weaver was hit early and often, allowing six earned runs across four innings. All six runs were scored in the first two innings. Weaver entered Wednesday's contest with a mediocre 4.91 ERA and 1.29 […]

Tim Locastro Back In Leadoff Spot On Wednesday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Tim Locastro is back in the starting lineup and hitting leadoff against Pablo Lopez and the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Locastro missed about two weeks with a finger injury. He entered Tuesday's game as a pinch-runner, but this is his first start since April 17. Meanwhile, Pavin Smith, who had been the […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 6

It's getting to be a bit tougher out there on the waiver wire as the season progresses now to Week 6. The early season breakouts are now rostered at a rate that is too high for deep league consideration, and the names that are available in deeper leagues likely aren't going to be league-winners at […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Rejoice, for we have reached May! Cry, for we've also lost Dustin May. The injuries are rolling over all of us, but we must breathe and try to be grateful that we get to play our little game within a game. Frustration is natural and you have to let yourself vent it out, but then […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 6

It's Opening Day 2.0! At 6 p.m. ET, the first pitches of the 2021 minor league season will be thrown in Portland, Maine and Altoona, Pennsylvania as MiLB will resume play after last year saw their season end before it even began. Since the last time we had minor league action there have been quite […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 5

Welcome to the 2021 edition of "Are You For Real?" This is a weekly column where we dissect surprisingly good starts from under-rostered and unheralded hurlers to try and determine whether they can maintain their performance or if it was just a flash in the pan. With April behind us, the numbers are beginning to […]

Merrill Kelly Heading To The Injured List

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly was placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Although the reasoning wasn't clear, it certainly isn't good news for a team that has dealt with injuries throughout the rotation. Kelly missed time in 2020 due to a shoulder injury, so fantasy managers could see him out longer. The […]

Joakim Soria Activated From Injured List

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Joakim Soria (calf) has been activated from the injured list, according to Zach Buchanan of The Athletic. Soria has been out since suffering a calf strain in his season debut on April 4. He was the presumed closer coming out of Spring Training, and it seems reasonable to believe he could […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 5/4

Welcome to the 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 […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - Hard-Hit Rate Analysis for Week 6

We're officially one month into the season so more statistics will begin to become "sticky." One of the chief contact quality metrics that can be predictive of power is hard-hit rate. As always, we'll skip the obvious names like Mike Trout and Aaron Judge in order to look at unexpected leaders, as well as players […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/4/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/4/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 12-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a doozie. We get the ace of aces in Jacob deGrom. There is no Coors in play, but a lot of game totals at nine runs or higher. Lots of nice stacking options with a few contrarian angels as well. If you are looking […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 6 of Bell's Best Bets. The start of May is a welcomed transition for this series of articles! Following a near 10-unit bounce back at the end of Week 4, I was looking forward to keeping the train moving with a great week 5. Unfortunately the best way I […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/4 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB is underway and there is a ton of excitement surrounding it! It was a long offseason, but we have finally reached the beginning of the MLB season. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/4 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday brings a full slate of games in Major League Baseball, with a couple of double-headers running the total to 17 games! Monkey Knife Fight is there with contests for all to make the games even more fun and profitable! The Colorado Rockies have a pair of games at home against the San Francisco Giants […]

Kevin Ginkel A Good Reliever To Target In SV/HLD Formats

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Kevin Ginkel has emerged as a good reliever to target in SV/HLD formats after recording his sixth hold of the season on Sunday. That's six holds now in 13 games for Ginkel, who sports a 3.27 ERA and a 26.1 percent strikeout rate over 11 innings of work. Ginkel is now […]

Pavin Smith Homers In Win Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman/outfielder Pavin Smith went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in an 8-4 win over the Rockies on Sunday. It was Smith's third home run of the season, as he improved his line to .272/.309/.478 with 10 RBI and 13 runs scored in 25 games. Smith has seen increased playing […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings 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 […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 6 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. […]

Zac Gallen Strikes Out Seven In Loss Saturday

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen struggled on Saturday, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks in four innings of work and earning the loss in a 14-6 Rockies victory. Despite the loss, Gallen still managed to record seven strikeouts on Saturday to mark his fourth straight start with six or more strikeouts. […]