MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/23/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! In classic pre-weekend fashion, we've got a paired-down slate on our hands. However, a six-game slate is pretty big compared to most Thursdays this season.  Today's slate is likely about how the big four pitchers fare. Zack Wheeler, Luis Gil, Paul Skenes, and Luis Castillo take the mound and will be top-rated picks […]

Well-Known Fantasy Baseball Players - Drop, Hold, or Sell Low? (Week 9)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our second edition of drop, hold, or sell low in fantasy baseball. In this article, I will look at five well-known fantasy baseball players whom fantasy managers drafted with confidence earlier this year and determine what to do with them following a slow start. For the sake of this article, I will […]

H2H Points League Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 9) - Hitters and Pitchers

At RotoBaller, we have you covered with points league pickups for the upcoming week on the weekends, but the world of fantasy baseball changes fast! What if you have a guy that suffered an injury and most of the suggestions are gone? What if the players on your roster are struggling and you need a […]

Chris Clegg's Dynasty Fantasy Baseball News, Notes, and Buys/Sells (Week 9)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my Week 9 fantasy baseball news, notes, and buys/sells for dynasty leagues. This weekly series will take a look at various prospects, dynasty news, and discuss fantasy implications. If you enjoy dynasty baseball, you know it is a fast-paced game. Keeping up with the Joneses per se keeps you in the […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash (Week 9): Redraft Rankings

After receiving prospect promotions early and often in the month of April, it's been much quieter on the prospect front here in May outside of the debut of some guy named Paul Skenes. You may have heard of him. He's pretty good. That's usually how it goes with prospect promotions. We'll get a bunch in […]

When Will Royce Lewis Return and Be Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update

The Minnesota Twins struggled offensively for much of the first month of the season before going on a two-week winning streak that put them back into contention in the AL Central. One of the biggest absences from their lineup was third baseman Royce Lewis, who was hitting clean-up for the Twins before injuring his quad […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/22/24) - Today's Top Lineups

There are 15 games scheduled to be played across baseball on Wednesday. DraftKings will include 10 of them in their main evening slate, while FanDuel will roll with just eight of them for their main slate. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 5/22/2024, with the slate […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups List

Welcome RotoBallers to the 2025 MLB season, and our famous Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers and Waiver Wire Pickups List.  Be sure to also use our fantasy baseball rankings and win big with our other draft tools shown in the icons below. This is your cheat sheet during drafts or the regular season, for quickly finding mid-to-late […]

Deyvison De Los Santos Promoted to Triple-A

Arizona Diamondbacks third base prospect Deyvison De Los Santos was promoted to Triple-A Reno on Tuesday, May 21. The number 14 prospect in the Arizona pipeline has been off to a scorching start of the season at the plate with Double-A and was rewarded for this by moving up to the final stop in the […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/21/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! Tonight is chock-full of baseball, but seven of today's 15 games don't make the featured contests. That leaves us with eight games to fill our DFS lineups. It's not bad, but it's not great either. Regardless, plenty of spots to attack and fade across the league exist.  One team that piques the curiosity […]

Fantasy Baseball Frauds? Buy/Sell On Standout Performers Including Joc Pederson, Kevin Pillar

We’re more than half the way through May, so we have a decent sample size across baseball. Some players who were off to hot starts have cooled, while others have turned around their slow starts and become productive again. Still, we have some players with eye-popping stats compared to their career numbers. Are they in […]

Hitters Advanced Metrics Leaders for Brls/PA % - Fantasy Baseball Studs and Duds (Week 8)

Hello, RotoBallers! As another week of baseball wraps up, I will recap which hitters had the most impactful plate appearances in the past few days. Using Statcast's Barrels per Plate Appearance stat, or Brls/PA %, we can narrow our view to the hitters who are the most locked in through the season's first two months. […]

Nick Mariano's Week 9 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. After a fantastic European vacation, it's so nice to be home and back with you all. I've missed the weekly tradition of running through the glorious game of baseball to find waiver options high and low. We're almost through two months of the season, […]

Fantasy Baseball Players To Watch For The Week Ahead (May 20 - May 26)

Another week has passed and yet again I get to mention Shota Imanaga and  Ranger Suarez were excellent, while Seth Lugo did not want to be outdone so he went out and fanned 10 batters in his last start (now with 22 over his last two). None of these guys wants to blink first. For […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball for Week 9 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to the Week 9 edition of our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of May 20 - May 26, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN or Yahoo. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Monday! MLB got a little wonky with their scheduling today, with today’s eight-game slate starting at 6:40 p.m. EDT. We should be thankful that both DraftKings and FanDuel are starting their slates at this time, with games starting at 6:10 and 6:20 that could have further complicated things. The biggest issue with this slate […]

Jordan Lawlar - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)

BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues (9% rostered) CALL-UP ETA: 2024 ANALYSIS: Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Jordan Lawlar has missed the start of the season due to a right thumb injury. Lawlar ruptured a ligament in his thumb when trying to field a ground ball in a spring training minor league game in late March. That injury required […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9 (2024)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 9 (May 20 - May 26 ). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo! leagues. These are SP options to consider that might be good additions to your fantasy roster, especially for […]

Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Edmundo Sosa, Kevin Newman, Jordan Montgomery, Tanner Bibee, More

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of my 2024 fantasy baseball start/sit article for Week 9, May 20 - May 26. This week's article will focus on Edmundo Sosa, Kevin Newman, Bobby Witt Jr., Corbin Carroll, Jordan Montgomery, Tanner Bibee, Aaron Civale, and Alek Manoah. Whether you are prepping to set your weekly lineups or determining […]

Joc Pederson Back In Lineup With Right-Hander On Mound

Arizona Diamondbacks designated hitter Joc Pederson is back in Arizona's lineup on Saturday after being scratched yesterday. Pederson has generally been used as a platoon hitter and yesterday's late decision was likely due to the fact the Tigers were facing left-hander Tarik Skubal. With right-hander Jack Flaherty on the mound the matchup for Pederson is […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 9 (May 20 - May 26)

Baseball season is officially in full swing. If you have an interest or a need in tweaking with your team, then you have come to the right place. This FAAB fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups series will be looking at Week 9 -- May 20 through May 26 -- and will point out free agents […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 9)

As you know by now, I like to take a look around MLB as we head into the weekend and see who is showing signs of some meaningful trends that can be revealing in some form or another. Perhaps a hitter is about to break out or on the verge of a cold spell. Checking […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings (May Updates) - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Paul Skenes, Christian Scott, Corbin Carroll, more

Hey, RotoBallers! Can you believe it? The fantasy baseball season is flying by; we are already halfway through May. With that being said, it's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2024 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of May 17, 2024. These rankings […]

Eric Cross' Top 100 Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (May 2024)

We're now past the 1/4 mark of the Major League season and plenty of changes have occurred. We've seen countless injuries, especially to pitchers, along with plenty of high-profile prospects debuting, most of whom have struggled. This first in-season rankings update is always an exciting one. We now have 6-7 weeks of data to dig […]

Druw Jones Tallies Four Hits In Friday’s Victory

Arizona Diamondbacks outfield prospect Druw Jones posted his first four-hit night of the season and launched his second home run of the campaign on Friday. This great performance brings the 20-year-old to a strong .275/.372/.412 slash line with two swiped bags through 29 games at Single-A. The number three prospect in the Arizona system has […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/18/24) - Today's Top Lineups

It's almost an even split on our MLB Saturday. The early slate features six games while both main slates have seven games. We will concentrate on the large main slate. Besides, we don't have to worry about the Rockies on this one, and all parks are fantasy-neutral. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Week 9

With another interesting week of baseball behind us, things are really starting to take shape for the 2024 baseball season. Hot starts are cooling off, season-opening slumps are recovering, and roles are getting more and more defined. Not a lot of major changes this week in the bullpens across the league, but a few minor […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 13 - May 19)

As the calendar flips to the next week of MLB action, it's time for another edition of our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 8 - from Monday, May 13 through Sunday, May 19. Each and every start can be a difference maker for fantasy baseball managers, whether you're playing in a H2H matchup […]

Joc Pederson Scratched On Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Joc Pederson (rest) has been scratched from the starting lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers. Manager Torey Lovullo said that Pederson is fine and that he just decided he would rather use him off the bench. The assumption is that the D-Backs decided to play matchups with left-handed Tarik […]

2024 MLB Power Rankings for All 30 Teams: Week 8 Updates

We are midway through May and MLB teams have already completed around 25% of their schedule. It's time to refresh our weekly power rankings and make some adjustments! Remember, I will be factoring in past performance, the current level of performance, overall talent, and preseason expectations into the rankings -- though it's time to start […]