Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 10th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

The Mathematics of Fantasy Baseball: An Injured Fernando Tatis

The start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season has arrived notwithstanding adversity. The entire Mets versus Nationals series was postponed due to a number of players who tested positive for COVID-19. Prior to the season’s start, there were a number of talented major leaguers who succumbed to injury. Eloy Jimenez and Adalberto Mondesi were […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/10/21): MLB DFS Lineups

It's the second weekend of the 2021 season and we can see some trends starting to form across the baseball landscape. It's still too early to draw significant conclusions, but most teams have a week of games under their belt which helps us when setting DFS lineups. We know the D-Backs and Rangers are lineups […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (4/10/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a six-game slate over on FanDuel tonight, and pitching will be at a premium. Thankfully, we're on the better site for such a situation as we only need to roster one hurler on FanDuel. The slate has a handful of potential blowup spots for offenses as five teams have implied totals north of […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/10/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/10/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/10/21 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 […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/10 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/10 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 based […]

Alex Verdugo Heating Up With Hits In Three Straight Games

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo was one of the many Red Sox hitters who struggled in the team's opening series against the Baltimore Orioles. Verdugo went 0-for-11 in the Orioles' sweep of the Red Sox on opening weekend. However, Verdugo quickly began to turn things around after that series. In three games since, he's […]

Early Injury Replacements To Target On Waivers

Now we've already had some major injuries this spring. Closers Kirby Yates and Jose Leclerc are both out for the year with Tommy John surgery, another closer candidate in Nick Anderson will miss the first half of the season with an elbow injury, and outfielder Eloy Jimenez will be out for most of the year […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/9 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/9 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 based on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/9/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! It's just over a week into the season, and I have to tell myself every day not to overreact in my season-long leagues to the early trends. That's part of the reason I love DFS. You can overreact a bit because you can play the hot hand and grab whoever you want each […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 4/9

The return of baseball means the return of injuries, surprise benchings, and other random events that keep ballplayers off the field. This could leave fantasy managers in daily leagues scrambling to find fill-in players to plug the gaps. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some […]

Kike Hernandez Hits His First Red Sox Home Run

New Boston Red Sox acquisition Kike Hernandez hit his first home run with the club on Thursday, helping the Red Sox to a 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Hernandez had struggled in his first week with the Red Sox, posting just a .448 OPS over his first six games with the team. Hernandez was […]

Rafael Devers Hits First Home Run Of The Season

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 2-for-3 with a home run in Thursday's win over the Orioles as he begins to show signs of breaking out of an early season slump. After going hitless in the opening series against the Orioles, Devers has now reached base six times in the last three games. […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Has Strong Season Debut

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez looked sharp in his season debut on Thursday, striking out seven and walking none over five innings of three-run ball. This was Rodriguez's first start since the 2019 season, as he missed the entire 2020 season with complications stemming from a COVID-19 case. Rodriguez missed his first start […]

Garrett Whitlock Dominates The Orioles Again

Boston Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock continued to impress in his rookie season, throwing two perfect innings in the Red Sox's 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. Whitlock has now struck out eight and walked none over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, overwhelming hitters with his power sinker/changeup combination. With all of the talented […]

Xander Bogaerts Out Of The Lineup Thursday

After playing six straight days, Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts will get the day off Thursday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles. The scheduled off day makes sense, as the Red Sox are about to play 16 games in 16 days, but it comes at an unfortunate time for the red-hot Bogaerts, who has eight […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 8th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 4/8

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily 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 can be useful for fantasy […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/8/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an interesting 7-game slate on tap today. A few "stud" pitchers to pay for in Berrios, Burnes, and even Lance Lynn. Other than that, the pitching is very suspect, and some decisions will need to be made. When it comes to bats, DK did a decent job with pricing. There are not many […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 4/8/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 4/8/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/8/21 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 4/8/21 (Premium Content)

We're now one week into the Major League Baseball season and beginning to see some trends start to emerge. The Reds offense appears to have woken up, the Athletics may still be asleep, and the Brewers still love to strike out. The new baseball has led to max exit velocity going up, but the ball […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/8/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/8 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   We will be releasing our premium MLB DFS pitching picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, at least a few hours before games begin that day. It's […]

Nathan Eovaldi Continues To Pitch Well

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had another strong outing on Wednesday, allowing just one run over seven strong innings in the Red Sox's 11-1 win over the Rays. Eovaldi has now allowed just two runs over 12 1/3 frames, striking out 11 and walking just four. Eovaldi has always had the stuff to […]

Bobby Dalbec Returns To The Lineup

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec is back in the lineup on Tuesday after two straight days off, getting the start against Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough. Dalbec looked overmatched in the weekend series against the Orioles, going 0-for-10 with five strikeouts. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he didn't like the […]

Tanner Houck Optioned To Triple-A

With the return of ace Eduardo Rodriguez, the Boston Red Sox optioned starting pitcher Tanner Houck to their alternative site in Worcester on Wednesday. Houck started in place of Rodriguez in the Red Sox's second game of the season and pitched well, allowing just two runs in five inning while striking out eight. With Rodriguez […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 4/7

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily 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 can be useful for fantasy […]

Darwinzon Hernandez Struggling With Control

The Boston Red Sox bullpen has been fantastic so far this season, but one pitcher who has struggled has been Darwinzon Hernandez. Hernandez walked two more batters in Tuesday's outing after walking in two runs on Monday. Command issues are nothing new for Hernandez; Over his first two MLB seasons, Hernandez walked nearly eight batters […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 7th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

Updated Top 50 Redraft Prospects - Week 2

The 2021 season is finally upon us. Games are underway and rookies are already making their impacts felt. Last season, even with the shortened season, multiple rookies had major fantasy impacts including Kyle Lewis, Jake Cronenworth, and Alec Bohm. As always, Rotoballer will be with you throughout the season to help guide you through the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 1

Welcome to the 2021 edition of "Are You For Real?" This is a weekly column where we dissect surprisingly good starts from under-rostered and unheralded hurlers to try and determine whether they can maintain their performance, or if it was just a flash in the pan. Major league baseball is back and in full swing […]