Xander Bogaerts Hits 19th Homer

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts hit his 19th home run of the season Wednesday night, and opposite-field fly ball that may have benefited from the short right-field porch in Yankee Stadium. It was his only hit in three at-bats, and he also added a walk. The home run came off starter Andrew Heaney. After […]

Nick Pivetta Knocked Out In The Second Inning

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta didn't manage to make it through two innings in his start against the New York Yankees Wednesday, being pulled after recording five outs and throwing 57 pitches. Pivetta probably deserved better, as his defense did very little to help him, but in the end he allowed four runs […]

Week 21 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

Finally, the relief has started to show up. You have a couple of upper-tier guys back in Chris Sale and Jack Flaherty. There are also a handful of young guys making their presence felt as well. As always, the SP planner should help you identify a few different options for Week 21 and assist in determining an […]

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 […]

Kyle Schwarber Not Starting On Wednesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber isn't starting on Wednesday against the New York Yankees and left-hander Andrew Heaney. The veteran is batting .257 with a .347 on-base percentage, 25 home runs, and a stolen base in 317 plate appearances this season. He's started exclusively at designated hitter for Boston but is getting the day […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/18/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's a busy day in Major League Baseball and FanDuel is all over the place this Wednesday as they've got slates starting at six different times ranging from 12:35 pm ET through 9:40 pm ET. For our purposes, we'll be focusing on the 10-game Main Slate which locks at 7:00 ET. It's a fun slate, […]

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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/18/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/18/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, and it is an interesting one. There are some clear-cut pitching options up top, but there […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/18 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 […]

Tanner Houck Optioned, But Should Remain In Rotation

The Boston Red Sox optioned starting pitcher Tanner Houck to Triple-A on Tuesday. Houck pitched the first game of the team's doubleheader against the New York Yankees earlier on Tuesday. He went four innings in the start, allowing five hits, no walks and two earned runs while striking out two. He was used as the […]

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 […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/18 - 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 […]

Nathan Eovaldi Takes Loss In Solid Outing

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi took his eighth loss of the season in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the New York Yankees despite pitching well. He allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings while striking out six. Both runs against him came via the long ball, […]

Tanner Houck Allows Two Runs In Game One

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck was recalled to start the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the New York Yankees, and he went four innings, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks. He struck out two batters. Houck didn't have his best stuff in this one, but he battled enough to […]

Christian Vazquez Breaks Homerless Streak

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez had a 127 at-bat homerless streak before going deep in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the New York Yankees. Vazquez went 2-for-3 in the game with his fifth home run of the year. Vazquez has endured a dismal season by his standards, with a .650 OPS in […]

Josh Taylor Activated Tuesday

Boston Red Sox reliever Josh Taylor (COVID-19) has been activated from the injured list prior to Tuesday's doubleheader against the New York Yankees, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com. He was placed on the IL on August 15 but has not tested positive for COVID-19. Taylor has been good for the Red Sox out of […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 21

When I write this column, I always try to make sure I talk about a different group of guys each week. I mean, what good is it going to do for you all if I kept writing every week about guys like Jarren Duran or Wander Franco? I'd just be repeating myself at that point […]

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 […]

Statcast Hitter Leaderboard - Second-Half Exit Velocity

We're a month removed from the All-Star break so it's time to narrow our focus on second-half stats. In other words, it's time to look the players on your roster in the eye and ask, "What have you done for me lately?" They won't respond, but it's a good mental exercise for you to practice. […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Tuesday 8/17

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 […]

Connor Wong Optioned To Triple-A

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong was optioned to Triple-A following Sunday's game, according to Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe. Wong has looked solid at the plate over six games with Boston this year, slashing .308/.357/.538 with one RBI and three runs scored. He's looked better in Boston than at Triple-A this year, as […]

Franchy Cordero Optioned To Triple-A

Boston Red Sox outfielder Franchy Cordero was optioned to Triple-A following Sunday's game, according to Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe. Cordero has struggled this year at the plate, slashing .198/.237/.260 with one home run, one steal, nine RBI and 12 runs scored over 47 games. There wasn't any reason managers should have had him […]

Marwin Gonzalez Released By Red Sox

Boston Red Sox utility player Marwin Gonzalez was released by the Red Sox on Monday, according to Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe. Gonzalez really hasn't done much in terms of fantasy value this season, slashing .202/.281/.285 with two homers, three steals, 20 RBI and 25 runs scored over 77 games. If he wasn't already […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/16/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/16 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 (8/16/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! Thanks to a postponement from earlier this year, we are treated to a 10-game slate to begin the week. The extra game is quite the spectacle as Shohei Ohtani takes aim in the batter's box versus the New York Yankees once again in 2021. Outside of that must-watch contest, we get the […]

Garrett Whitlock Earns 11th Hold

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Whitlock earned his 11th hold of the season Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, setting down all five batters he faced with three strikeouts. Manager Alex Cora later said that the team was finally prepared to use Whitlock on back-to-back days. This development makes Whitlock a viable fantasy asset in […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Delivers Sunday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez delivered a quality start against the Baltimore Orioles Sunday and earned himself a win in the process, throwing six innings and only allowing one unearned run on three hits and three walks. He struck out six batters. Although this is his first quality start since July 2, Rodriguez […]

J.D. Martinez Hits Three-Run Blast

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez hit a three-run home run for the second day in a row Sunday, going deep in the first inning off Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Keegan Akin. The long ball was his 23rd of the season. Martinez is well back into the swing of things after a few rough […]

Kyle Schwarber Doubles Twice Off The Wall

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber got his first two hits as a member of the team Sunday, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored against the Baltimore Orioles. Slotting in as the designated hitter, it appears the experiment at first base is over for now, but that shouldn't stop Schwarber from seeing […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 21

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues 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 best […]