Bobby Dalbec Drives In Five Wednesday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec drove in five runs Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two walks (one intentional), a hit-by-pitch, and two runs scored. The five RBI bring his season total to 46. Dalbec has been disappointing overall this year, with just a .676 OPS and […]

J.D. Martinez Reaches In All Six Plate Appearances

Boston Red Sox J.D. Martinez had a banner day in Wednesday's 20-8 blowout win over the Tampa Bay Rays, going 4-for-4 with a double, two walks (one intentional), and a hit-by-pitch. He drove in two runs and scored three. This is Martinez's second four-hit game in his last three, and he now has a .414/.469/.621 […]

Xander Bogaerts Homers, Drives In Four

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had the only home run in a 20-8 blowout win over the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night. He went 2-for-4 with the three-run home run, a double, two walks, four RBI, and three runs scored. In stuffing the stat sheet, Bogaerts broke out of a mini-slump, with just his […]

Hunter Renfroe Drives In Four From Two-Spot

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe was elevated to the second spot in the lineup Wednesday night, and he responded by going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk four RBI, and three runs scored. The Red Sox had it all working in a 20-8 blowout win against the Tampa Bay Rays, and Renfroe was right […]

Kike Hernandez Scores Three Runs Wednesday

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez got the offense going right away in Wednesday's blowout 20-8 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, leading off with a double and eventually going 3-for-5 with another double and three runs scored. Hernandez is no longer in question as the leadoff option for Boston, and though the offense […]

Nathan Eovaldi Has Everything Clicking Wednesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had everything clicking against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night as he threw a seven-inning gem. He allowed just one run on three hits and a walk with ten strikeouts. It turned out to be a better performance than Boston needed as they blew out the Rays 20-8, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/12/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an 8-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a wild one. First off, it starts at 12:10 pmEST. So, it is an early one. Second, one of the games is a doubleheader. Third, pitching is limited while bats are ok, but not great. So, it's a weird slate for sure. Quick note, […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 8/12

Sadly, baseball is nearing an end, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/12/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday gang, and happy birthday to me! I wouldn't want to spend it any other way than researching a DFS afternoon slate. We have an eight-game slate on our hands this afternoon. This will be an important slate to keep up with the weather, considering how the past few days have gone. I'll do […]

Tanner Houck Starting Thursday

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced that Tanner Houck will start Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. Houck has had three stints with the Red Sox this season, starting five games and pitching to a 2.45 ERA in 25.2 innings. He has an impressive 34.3 […]

Matt Barnes Getting Time Off After Rough Stretch

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes will get a couple of days off, manager Alex Cora told the press on Wednesday. The 33-year-old closer capped off a tough stretch of games by taking the loss on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing four runs on two hits and two walks in two-thirds of […]

Kyle Schwarber Could Start Rehab Stint On Thursday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber (hamstring, groin) could start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Thursday, manager Alex Cora told the press on Wednesday. Schwarber was originally sidelined in early July with a right hamstring strain then experienced a setback due to tightness in his left groin. The 28-year-old is slashing .253/.340/.570 with […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/11/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/11 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/11 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/11/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The best part of MLB DFS is we don't need to wait a week after a rough day. A good-looking night turned on a dime last night as rain rolled into Philadelphia and ruined a classic pitcher's duel between Aaron Nola and Max Scherzer. Sometimes that happens. Unlike our gridiron counterparts, however, we can get […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/11/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! As is usually the case, we've got a split schedule with day games and night games. Fortunately for us, we get a bigger piece of the pie for the evening side with 11 games to pick and choose from as we fill our DFS lineups. Six of those contests start on the East […]

Hunter Renfroe Hits Three-Run Bomb Tuesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer at home against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday. The homer, the biggest hit of the day for Boston, came off of starter Luis Patino and headed out to the deepest part of the park in center field. Renfroe now has […]

Rafael Devers Homers Tuesday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers hit his 28th homer of the season Tuesday, going 1-for-3 with a walk against the Tampa Bay Rays. The solo home run came off of starter Luis Patino in the second inning. It's his first homer since July 26, but he's still been as hot as ever with […]

Matt Barnes Takes Loss With Four-Run Outing

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes took the loss Tuesday, yielding four runs on two hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning against the Tampa Bay Rays. He struck out two batters. This was another rough one for Barnes, who's going through a tough stretch lately. He now has a 12.60 ERA […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Strikes Out Eight Tuesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez turned in his second effective start Tuesday, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk to the Tampa Bay Rays in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out eight batters. The biggest upside for Rodriguez is his strikeout rate, as he's whiffed 139 batters in 110 innings this […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/10/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a wild one. First off, we have two double-headers, meaning two seven-inning games. Then we have a handful of high-priced pitchers to target on DK with only a couple, not so attractive cheap arms. On FD, there are some $8-$9K options, but they all […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/10/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/10 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 […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

The middle of August means the playoffs week approach, so those of you in head-to-head formats must start preparing and rotisserie leagues can see the stretch run, so let's now look at pitchers' post-ASB stats with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. This brings you my top 101 SPs moving forward as the […]

MLB Betting Picks for Tuesday 8/10 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Hey everyone we are back with another Tuesday betting slate for MLB. Even though we have a full slate of games, I really focus on trying to find where I think some of the best opportunities are in the betting market and make my best guesses there. On many days it might be two or […]

Tanner Houck Strikes Out Six In Rotation Tune-Up

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck made his first start since Martin Perez was demoted to the bullpen Saturday, lasting 3 2/3 innings and allowing one run on three hits and two walks to the Toronto Blue Jays. He struck out six batters. While Houck has not officially been added to the starting rotation, […]

Rafael Devers Scores Two Runs Against Blue Jays

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday. Devers has now scored 71 runs on the season to go with his 27 home runs, 82 RBI, and three steals. He's the top fantasy option at third base, despite producing just a .602 OPS over […]

Xander Bogaerts Scores Two Runs Sunday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-5 against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday with two runs scored. Bogaerts has just six hits in 27 at-bats in August, and he's struggled to a .241/.320/.380 with three home runs in his last 30 games and 120 plate appearances. Even so, Bogaerts remains a top fantasy option […]

Matt Barnes Blows Save Sunday Against Blue Jays

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes blew his fifth save of the year Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, yielding two runs on one hit and a walk while striking out one in a third of an inning. It wasn't a banner day for Barnes, who blew a save on his second consecutive day, […]

Garrett Richards Middling In Bid To Retain Rotation Spot

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Richards entered Sunday's start against the Toronto Blue Jays with plenty of questions around whether he would remain in the rotation when Chris Sale is ready to return from the injured list. He responded by allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk in five innings. […]

Kevin Plawecki Drives In Three Sunday

Boston Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki got the start behind the plate against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, batting sixth in the order. He went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, three RBI, and a run scored. With Christian Vazquez struggling mightily this season, Plawecki has slowly received more playing time. While it would not […]

J.D. Martinez Has Four Hits In Return

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez returned to the lineup Sunday after missing one game with COVID-like symptoms, and the rest seemed to do him good as he went 4-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI, and two runs scored. Despite having struggled over the last several weeks, Martinez now finds himself with hits in […]