Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 24

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 24 of the MLB season (9/6 through 9/12). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some matchups in order to gain an edge on […]

Garrett Richards Logs Three-Inning Save At Rays

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Richards tossed three shutout innings to collect the save in a 4-0 win at Tampa Bay on Thursday. Richards allowed one hit and one walk while picking up four strikeouts in his second save this season. Fantasy managers shouldn't rush out and add the former starter, however, as this […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 9/3/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/3 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 9/3/21 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 on if […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Fires Six Shutout Innings In Win Over Rays

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez picked up his 11th win of the season on Thursday with six shutout innings at Tampa Bay. Rodriguez allowed just four hits and collected six strikeouts against only one walk. The left-hander was due for a strong start as he's been much better than his 4.88 ERA would […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! The first weekend of September greets us with 14 games to watch tonight. The Pirates and Cubs kick things off earlier with a 2:20 pm Eastern start and won't make the DraftKings featured slate. Alas, we will have to watch the matchup between Steven Brault (who only makes me think of Arrested Development) […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 23 Waiver Wire

The playoffs are coming! The playoffs are coming! Well, not the real playoffs, yet. We still have some time before those. But fantasy playoffs are starting up in some leagues next week while others are already in their first playoff week, so every single little statistic starts to matter more and more. Head to head […]

Alex Verdugo Not Starting Thursday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo isn't in the lineup on Thursday. The Red Sox will take on the Tampa Bay Rays and left-hander Shane McClanahan, but will do so with one of their best hitters on the bench. Verdugo is batting .286 with a .353 on-base percentage, 12 home runs, and six stolen bases […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 9/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/2/21 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 […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/2/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   This is a loaded slate for pitching. We have a handful of aces, and then some really appealing mid-tier options as well. There should be a good amount of points scored from the pitching slots tonight.   […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 5-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's not a great one. We have two games that are clear places to target offense, and one is Coors Field, so that will be the insanely popular place to build lineups. Unfortunately, there are also only a few pitchers to really support on this […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/2/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/2/2021. 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 […]

Adam Ottavino Saves 11th Game Wednesday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino saved his 11th game of the season Wednesday, setting down the three Tampa Bay Rays he faced in order with two strikeouts. With Matt Barnes removed from the closer role temporarily, and now out with COVID, Ottavino is the clear top option in the Boston bullpen. He should […]

Chris Sale Throws Quality Start Wednesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale delivered a quality start against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out three batters. The only runs came off the bat off Wander Franco, when he knocked a two-run homer in the third inning. Sale […]

Christian Vazquez Homers, Adds Three Hits Wednesday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez led the way to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a run scored. It's his sixth home run of the season, and his first since August 17. Before that, he hadn't homered since June 27. It's been […]

Xander Bogaerts Placed On COVID IL

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (COVID) was officially placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Wednesday. Bogaerts was removed during Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays due to a positive COVID test. The 28-year-old is now the eighth Red Sox player to be placed on the COVID reserve list over the last few […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/1/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The Wednesday night slate feels like a plate of potato skins and the pitching is bacon, chives, and cheese because this slate is LOADED with pitching. Maybe that was a bad example and I'm just hungry as I consume my breakfast of coffee and, another cup of coffee. At any rate, we've got pitching on […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 9/1 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/1/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/1 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! We welcome in the final month of the regular season with 10 games on the featured DraftKings slate. Eventually, we will have to watch out for some funky lineups as teams drop out of the race or some winning team clinch their divisions and prepare for the playoffs. However, we shouldn't be […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

September is here and that means it's the official home stretch for our 2021 fantasy baseball season. Prospect call-ups are coming (welcome, Joe Ryan!) so be sure to keep your eyes on the transaction logs. Rest-of-season ranks start to turn into a streamer conversation in these final weeks, but we'll at least do one more […]

Brad Peacock Lit Up In Spot Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Brad Peacock made his team debut Tuesday, pitching on three days' rest against the Tampa Bay Rays. He didn't perform well, allowing five runs on two hits and two walks in 2 1/3 innings. This start was borne out of the COVID issues Boston is facing, and it would be […]

J.D. Martinez Adds Two Hits Tuesday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez added two hits in five at-bats against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Martinez has gone through some cold stretches in August, but he now has a four-game hit streak, with three of those being multi-hit affairs. Boston fans and […]

Kyle Schwarber Homers In Loss

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber hit his third homer as a member of the Red Sox Tuesday, a solo shot off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough in the sixth inning. That gives him 28 for the season. Schwarber went 2-for-4 in the game with a walk, two RBI, and two runs scored. […]

Hunter Renfroe Doubles Twice From Leadoff Spot

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe returned from the bereavement list Tuesday night, and he picked up right where he'd left off, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored. Renfroe now has three consecutive multi-hit games and has recorded a hit in seven of his last eight games. Renfroe was slotted into the […]

Xander Bogaerts Tests Positive For COVID-19

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was removed from Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays after testing positive for COVID-19. He went 1-for-1 with an RBI before exiting. The 28-year-old becomes the seventh Red Sox player to test positive within the past few days. Bogaerts is expected to be placed on the COVID injured […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 22

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. The youth went wild this week, as we're taking a look at three starting pitchers all under the age of 27 who turned in excellent […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Tuesday 8/31

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 […]

Bobby Dalbec Hits Solo Shot Monday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec hit a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, providing the long bright spot in a 6-1 loss. Dalbec went 1-for-3 with a walk in the game. With seven homers in his last 15 games, Dalbec is one of the hottest hitters going, and he's slashed […]

Nick Pivetta Takes Seventh Loss Against Rays

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta couldn't get the job done against the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, allowing four runs on six hits and five walks in five innings while striking out six batters. He took the loss, dropping his record for the year to 9-7. From the start it wasn't Pivetta's day, as […]

Matt Barnes Placed On COVID-19 Injured List

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes (COVID) was placed on the COVID-19 injured list, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Monday. Barnes is the fourth Red Sox player to be sidelined in less than a week, joining Christina Arroyo, Kike Hernandez, and Martin Perez. While a stint on the IL isn't ideal for a depleted […]