Danny Santana Homers In Red Sox Debut

Boston Red Sox utility man Danny Santana made an immediate impact in his first game with the club, hitting a home run off Aaron Nola in the top of the fifth inning. The solo shot was Santana's only hit in the contest. It remains to be seen how much playing time Santana will receive, but […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/22/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're treated with a tidy little six-gamer on tonight's FanDuel slate, featuring Buehler and a few usual stacks in the Red Sox and Dodgers. There are a few sneaky stacks on this slate, though, as well as a high-priced pivot off Buehler and a dirt-cheap GPP option at pitcher. I'll be providing you with my daily […]

Alex Verdugo Exits Friday’s Matchup Against Philly

Boston Red Sox Outfielder Alex Verdugo (hamstring) prematurely exited Friday's matchup against the Phillies. Verdugo suffered a strained left hamstring, and it came at a bad time as the 25-year-old had a hit in all three of his at-bats. The veteran's status moving ahead is up in the air. However, fantasy managers shouldn't be surprised […]

Danny Santana Will Lead Off And Play First Base Friday

Boston Red Sox utility man Danny Santana is starting and playing first base in his debut with the Red Sox Friday night. In that spot, he could merit some fantasy consideration, as the Red Sox have been scoring a ton of runs, though they'll face a tough test Friday against Aaron Nola and the Phillies. […]

Kike Hernandez (2B/SS/OF, BOS) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of leagues ANALYSIS: Boston Red Sox infielder/outfielder Kike Hernandez returned from the injured list this past week and was reinserted right back into the top of the team's lineup right away. He led off each of his first three games back upon his return and went […]

Christian Arroyo Will Start Rehab Assignment Friday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Christian Arroyo (hand) will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Friday night. Arroyo will serve as the designated hitter and bat second in the lineup. He has been on the injured list since May 10. At the time of the injury, Arroyo was slashing .275/.333/.377 with no homers […]

The Bigger Picture - The Miseducation of Park Factors

Another no-hitter in the books. Something's in the water or, more accurately, in the baseballs. We already covered that topic last time so let's figure out how to extract more offense from our daily or weekly lineups. Home/road splits seem like a good place to start and we know certain stadiums play friendlier to offense […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/21/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/21 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 (5/21/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! No day games and no bizarre off days grant us a MASSIVE 15-game slate to kick off the weekend. All 30 teams are playing ball, and it's going to be a fantastic day of DFS. Boston, Baltimore, and Seattle will all lose the Designated Hitter due to playing in National League parks, but […]

Rafael Devers Steals Third Base

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers swiped second base Thursday night, giving him three steals on the year. He has been outstanding so far in 2021, slashing .276/.350/.564 with 11 home runs, 27 runs scored, and 34 RBI. Devers isn't known for his sprint speed, but every steal he accrues raises his ceiling. Devers […]

Bobby Dalbec Hits A Three-Run Shot

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec hit his fifth home run of the year Thursday, an opposite-field three-run shot off the foul pole in Buffalo. Dalbec went 2-for-4 in the contest with two runs scored. Dalbec has been very hot over his last seven games, slashing .348/.400/.870 with three home runs and a stolen […]

Xander Bogaerts Steals Two Bags

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had a relatively quiet night at the plate Thursday, going 1-for-4 with a walk against the Toronto Blue Jays. Upon reaching base in the ninth inning, he first stole second base, and then later third as part of a double-steal with Rafael Devers. In doing so, he doubled his […]

J.D. Martinez Comes Through With Clutch Home Run

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez came through with a big home run Thursday, launching a game-winning two-run blast with two outs in the ninth off Blue Jays closer Rafael Dolis. It's his second straight game with a home run, and gives him twelve on the year. Martinez went 2-for-5 with three RBI in […]

Nick Pivetta Escapes With No-Decision

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta pitched five uneven innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, allowing five runs, four of which were earned. He gave up seven hits and two walks and struck out eight batters. Pivetta did not have a strong start to this one, but he probably deserved better than […]

Matt Barnes Records Another Save Thursday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes recorded his tenth save of the year Thursday night, getting all three outs via strikeout and only allowing a two-out walk to pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez. Barnes now has a 2.53 ERA and .56 WHIP on the year, with an even-more-impressive 35 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings. He's a […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 8

Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]

Danny Santana Expected To Join Red Sox Friday

Boston Red Sox utility man Danny Santana is expected to join the major league team on Friday in Philadelphia. Santana has been raking in the minors, producing a .433 average with three homers in just eight games. Santana is yet another multi-positional option for a roster that already has Kike Hernandez and Marwin Gonzalez. Santana […]

The Power of Youth - Catcher's Corner Episode 8

Hosts Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) and Sami Akleh (@Believe_Sami) chat with Fantrax prospect hound Eric Cross (@EricCross04) about what we can expect from some young starting pitchers for the rest of 2021, and then "E.C." gives some predictions of when some of the top prospects in baseball may be up in 2021 and if fantasy managers […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 8

It's hard to believe that we're already at Week 8 of the season as things just keep rolling right along into the middle of May. There have been two major themes to the season so far: the first being the large batch of injuries that have occurred and the second being the shockingly low amount […]

Bullpen Report: Bullpens Keep on Changing

Another week, more bullpens changing around the league. I mean at this point you do not need to be told how important it is to stay up to date on bullpens and how they are shaking out. Unlike many other positions, the turnover is not due to injury. In many cases, teams are just moving […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 4-game early and 4-game main slate on tap tonight, and they are some rough slates. This article will focus on the main slate as usual, but you can listen to MLB DFS Quick Hits to get a breakdown for both of today's slates. Pitching is overall bad tonight, and the hitting spots […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/20/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Greetings RotoBallers! Another no-hitter last night! It's getting to the point where I feel like should predict it to happen and I got about a 50/50 shot of it happening! Could Trevor Bauer pitch a no-hitter tonight? Sure. But so could some other pitcher during the earlier slate. Check out some of our other articles […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/20/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/20/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means, Day Baseball! As has become the norm, DraftKings has created a split slate with only 4 games in each of the day and night slates. While I'll focus most of the analysis on the night slate here, […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/20 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Split-slate Thursday, and man it's one of the ugliest pitching slates I've seen this year. Here's the best I can do in term of giving advice, but there's not much to be confident about today. Good […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (5/20/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! It's Thursday, and that means we have yet another split slate of MLB games today with four games in the afternoon and four games on the main evening slate. While most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted to give you […]

Garrett Richards Earns Fourth Victory

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Richards earned his fourth victory of the season Wednesday, throwing 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball against the Toronto Blue Jays. Richards gave up seven hits and four walks while striking out five. After a difficult two-inning outing to begin his year, Richards has been excellent, and he now […]

Christian Vazquez Homers Wednesday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez provided some insurance runs Wednesday, going deep in the eighth inning off Blue Jays relief pitcher Jeremy Beasley. It was Vazquez's third long ball of the year, and came with a man on. Vazquez has struggled of late, posting a .182/.280/.318 slash line over his last seven games, and […]

J.D. Martinez Hits Eleventh Homer

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez went deep for his eleventh home run of the year Wednesday, delivering a solo shot off Blue Jays starter Ross Stripling in the top of the first inning. It was his first home run, and extra base hit, since May 5. Martinez has been excellent all year, slashing […]

Alex Verdugo Homers, Drives In Two

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo had a nice game Wednesday against the Blue Jays, going 2-for-5 with a two-run home run. Verdugo is now slashing .288/.347/.468 for the year with six home runs, 28 runs scored, 19 RBI, and three steals. He's a steady producer across all fantasy categories, and is in great position […]