Enrique Hernandez Out With Ankle Injury

Boston Red Sox infielder/outfielder Enrique Hernandez (ankle) is not in the starting lineup on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians. He's currently listed as day-to-day with an ankle injury that has kept him out of action for the last two games. Christian Arroyo is getting the nod at shortstop and is hitting sixth, while Enmanuel Valdez […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

Welcome to Week Six and our fantasy baseball waiver wire hitters. We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets 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 […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/30/23

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/30/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to our daily MLB DFS picks and recommendations! Whether you're a seasoned veteran or new to the game, I'm here to provide the insights and recommendations you need to gain a competitive edge and […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

I really screwed the pooch here last week. My first recommendation was Kyle Bradish and I called him a "priority pickup". Some of you probably picked him up and started him after that, and you were punished by him on Tuesday as he gave up seven earned runs on eight hits and four walks. Your […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

This article will discuss fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for the outfield in Week 6 – May 1 through May 7. Whether your team is derailed by injuries or you’re simply ready to give up on your draft day darlings, navigating the waiver wire will be crucial to finding long-term success in fantasy baseball.  As […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/30/23)

Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! As a washed baseball player myself, it's simply not enough to get my fix in a men's league. That's why I'm super stoked to be back to provide some MLB picks once again this year. We had a rough regular season in the articles in 2022 but bounced back significantly, going 17-6-4 […]

Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Report for Week 6

We’re rounding around week six of the fantasy baseball season. I know it takes some time to settle in, but there is no time to waste. Fantasy baseball necessitates hyper-vigilance, especially in deeper leagues where the waiver wires are quickly stripped of talent. This weekly article will outline the upcoming schedule, two-start pitchers, and a […]

Alex Verdugo Walks It Off

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo drove in the winning run to top the Cleveland Guardians by an 8-7 margin on Saturday. The Guardians took hold of the lead in the top of the 10th after Mike Zunino lined a single to left field, but Christian Arroyo knotted the game at seven with an RBI […]

Brayan Bello Solid In Saturday Start

Boston Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello allowed one run on five hits in five innings in an 8-7 win over the Cleveland Guardians in 10 innings on Saturday. Bello struck out six and walked two while settling for a no-decision in the start. His one mistake was a second-inning solo homer to Josh Bell. The […]

Eric Cross' Dynasty News and Notes: Juan Soto, Wander Franco, Cleveland Arms, and More!

In the dynasty world, news and notes articles take on a whole new meaning. Not only are we discussing short-term value with these players, but we need to look long-term as well. A good dynasty manager is like Crazy Eyes from the movie Mr. Deeds. You have to have one eye on the present and […]

Hot MLB Prospect Hitters and Potential Call-Ups - Mining the Minors for Fantasy Baseball

Welcome to the second season of this series where I comb through the minor league leaderboards to see who is having a particularly impressive start to the season. I then try to break down whether the performance is for real and whether or not this player should be somebody that we should have on our […]

Red Sox Put Garrett Whitlock On IL, Recall Brayan Bello

The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Garrett Whitlock (elbow) on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to April 25) due to right-elbow ulnar neuritis and recalled right-hander Brayan Bello from Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move. Whitlock didn't look good in his last start last Saturday, when he allowed five runs in four innings against the […]

Yu Chang Has Surgery, Expected To Miss Six Weeks

Boston Red Sox infielder Yu Chang (hand) had successful surgery on Thursday to remove the hamate bone from his left hand/wrist and is expected to miss around six weeks of action. Chang was injured on Monday and will now miss around the next two months for the Red Sox. Before the injury, the 27-year-old infielder […]

Rafael Devers Hitting Cleanup For Boston

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is starting at the hot corner and batting cleanup for the team on Friday against the Cleveland Guardians and right-hander Shane Bieber. Meanwhile, outfielder Masataka Yoshida is starting in left field and batting in the two-hole for the BoSox. Devers and Yoshida are basically flip-flopping to begin the […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/28/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a wet Friday. We should expect at least a couple of rainouts. The games looking bad are as follows: KC @ MIN PIT @ WSH NYM @ ATL BAL @ DET We will mostly be ignoring those games in this write-up, but we […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for Mason Miller, James Outman, Anthony Volpe, more

Welcome back RotoBallers! April is almost over, and it's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated 2023 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of April 25, 2023. These rankings are being released in late April and are looking at rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (Week 5)

April is wrapping up soon so let's end the first month of baseball right with my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks breakdown. It's still early but we've got some actionable intel to go off of! Let's jump into another edition of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks! There's still less than a month […]

Breakout Hitters Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Jack Suwinski, James Outman, and More

It is Week 3 of Breakout Hitters Watch, and so far I'm feeling pretty good about it. This post is one of my favorites to write because we really get into the data and locate some very interesting hitters to add. I learn a ton from this post every week, so I hope the rest […]

Pitchers With New Pitches - Should We Care for Fantasy Baseball? (Part Four)

Welcome to the third season of the FSWA-award-winning series Pitchers with New Pitches (and Should We Care) where we take the simple premise that not every new pitch should be greeted with praise. A new pitch, like a shiny new toy, might be exciting on its own, but it also needs to be a complement […]

Re-Drafting the 2010 Fantasy Baseball First Year Player Draft - Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt, Jose Ramirez and more

Welcome to a new series here at Rotoballer from Benjamin Chase. This series will explore previous First-Year Player Drafts and potentially redraft those FYPDs, with the information received since. Perhaps this will change your opinion of future FYPD drafts, or it might just have you leaving dynasty baseball due to the unpredictability – but either […]

Early Slate - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/26/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

We have a five-game matinee on getaway day, and we here at RotoBaller are going to start giving you both early and main slates on getaway days going forward. We realize that there is still money to be won on these slates and you guys are interested, so thank you for that! This article contains […]

RIVAL Fantasy MLB DFS Props - Over/Under Picks for Wednesday, April 26th, 2023

Welcome to our new series covering RIVAL Fantasy picks for MLB! We will focus on two fantasy contest types offered on RIVAL - Challenges and FantasyBook (Over/Under). Challenges are H2H matchups between two MLB players. You choose which one you think will score the most fantasy points, then place a bet to back it. If […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Updated Rankings for 2023 Redraft (Week 5)

While we didn't have quite the prospect promotion frenzy this past week as we did the week before, the top 25 prospects to stash list still saw some movement, including the call-up of electric right-hander Mason Miller and the recall of Taj Bradley. We also appear to have a few more arms on the cusp […]

Kenley Jansen Stays Perfect, Earns Sixth Save Tuesday

Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen converted his sixth save of the season in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Orioles. Jansen entered the game up by two with one out and no one on in the bottom of the ninth. He immediately got the final two outs on a groundout and lineout to end the […]

Christian Arroyo Removed From Tuesday's Game

Boston Red Sox second baseman Christian Arroyo left Tuesday's contest against the Baltimore Orioles early after experiencing right hamstring tightness. According to Ian Browne of MLB.com, the move was just precautionary. Before his exit, he was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. On the season, Arroyo is slashing a paltry .189/.218/.245 with no homers, […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Sterlin Thompson, Tanner Bibee, Kumar Rocker, Evan Carter and more

With the NFL draft happening this week, we are adding a bit of a draft pick theme to this week's six packs. There are three players that were top-10 overall selections, including one prior top-overall pick in this week's player profiles. We will take a look at season-long leaders in a couple of statistical categories […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for April 25

What's going on RotoBallers? John Brubaker here for my first installment of FREE MLB Player Props. After taking some time to myself on Sunday I absolutely smashed Monday's slate, and am looking to keep the momentum going into tonight's slate. We have a plentiful slate to pick from today, as all 30 teams will be […]

Yu Chang Leaves Monday's Game Early

Boston Red Sox infielder Yu Chang left his team's Monday night game against the Baltimore Orioles with an injury to his left wrist. Chang left in the middle of an at-bat during the seventh inning after going 0-for-3 in the 5-4 loss to Baltimore. The veteran infielder appeared to be in obvious discomfort but there […]

Brayan Bello Optioned To Triple-A

The Boston Red Sox optioned right-hander Brayan Bello to Triple-A Worcester on Monday and recalled left-hander Brennan Bernardino from Worcester in a corresponding move. With the Red Sox moving to a five-man rotation for the time being, Bello will be the odd man out, with Tanner Houck earning a spot over Bello with a strong […]

Christian Arroyo On The Bench Monday

Boston Red Sox second baseman Christian Arroyo is on the bench for the game on Monday against the Baltimore Orioles. It's the second straight day that Arroyo will start on Boston's bench after he returned to action on Saturday following a minor hamstring injury. With Arroyo out again, Enrique Hernandez will get another start at […]