Hunter Greene Hoping To Return On Aug. 20

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene's (hip) estimated return is set for Aug. 20. Greene is making progress after throwing a side session on Tuesday and a live batting practice session on Friday. The 23-year-old hard-throwing starter has a ways to go, though, as he's been on the shelf since the middle of June with a […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/28/23

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/28/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a pretty loaded 14-game slate on a Friday night with no shortage of options at every position. These slates are tough, but I am going to do my best to help you navigate it […]

Main Slate - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/28/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The MLB season has been good to me in the early going, so I'm looking forward to sifting through another slate of games. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's main slate! We have a typical Friday main slate on our hands […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (7/28/23)

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! As a washed baseball player myself, it's simply not enough to get my fix in a men's league, so here I am betting on the pros from my couch. I'm stoked to be back to provide some MLB picks again this year. We had a rough regular season in the articles in […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 18

The trade deadline is just a couple of days away and with a lot of teams in the race (or at least a lot of teams who think they're in the race) we could be looking at one of the more active deadlines in a while. It already got started with some bullpen moves, like […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (7/28/23)

After an extremely light Thursday slate, MLB returns with a typical full night of action Friday that is particularly heavy on quality pitchers taking the hill. Nevertheless, there are also hitters in good spots, and we'll focus on those as well in today's piece. Attention, fellow sports bettors! We have exciting news to share as […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Zach Eflin, Hunter Greene, Max Fried, Chris Sale, Michael Wacha, more

Another week of MLB baseball brings another flurry of fantasy pitchers dealing with bumps and bruises. Pitching staffs are deeper than ever, but fantasy managers will have to identify which players to target while their top hurlers are out of the lineup. Let's take a look at the top injured pitchers including Zach Eflin, Hunter […]

Top 300 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Nick Mariano's Rest-of-Season Outlooks for: Edouard Julien, Kenta Maeda, more

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are a few days away from the beginning of August and two months from the regular season being over. The MLB trade deadline is Monday, as some teams will make major moves to gear up for a World Series run. It's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/27/23 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! MLB has deemed it wise to leave us with three games for our main DFS slate as we warm up for the weekend. The pickings will be slim, but that doesn't mean our earnings will be. Tonight's action starts at 7:10 PM EST as […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/27/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

We have our lightest Thursday in months, made even lighter because both sites left off both games of the Tigers/Angels double dip. That leaves us three games tonight, but we still have some interesting ones out there with two of them being rivalry games. This article contains my picks for the three-game main slate on […]

Top 101 Starting Pitchers: Rest-Of-Season Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (Week 18)

The second half of the season is well underway and so it's time for another edition of my biweekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks breakdown. As it is later in the season, these updates will come every other week. Eventually, we'll give way to streamer articles! But some of you still have trades to […]

Hot MLB Prospects To Know For Fantasy Baseball - Week 18

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We're heading into Week 18 of the fantasy baseball season. While there has already been plenty of action in the majors, we can't ignore some of the top prospect performances that took place in the minor leagues last week. It's imperative to monitor the top fantasy baseball prospects who have turned heads […]

Connor Phillips Strikes Out 11 In Win

Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Connor Phillips is one of the top arms in a farm system that might be the best in the league. Selected 64th overall by the Mariners in 2020, Phillip was flipped to Cincinnati in last summer's trade centered around Luis Castillo. The 22-year-old has an impressive heater that nearly touches triple-digits, […]

Justin Dunn Throws Side Session

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Justin Dunn (shoulder) threw a side session on Tuesday that manager David Bell said went well. Dunn has been targeted to have his first live batting practice session against hitters on Aug. 8, with a minor-league rehab assignment expected by Aug. 19. He has endured shoulder issues in each of the past […]

Nick Lodolo Throws Side Session

Cincinnati Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo (leg) threw his first side session on Tuesday in Arizona, and it went well, according to manager David Bell. Based on Lodolo's progression from a left-tibia stress reaction, he's unlikely to be back with the Reds until sometime in September. "That's kind of how I've been thinking about it. It's […]

Tejay Antone Begins Rehab Assignment

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Tejay Antone (elbow) started a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday at the Arizona Complex League. If everything goes smoothly, he is projected to return to Cincy's big-league bullpen by Aug. 19, according to manager David Bell. Antone is working his way back from a second Tommy John procedure that he had […]

Vladimir Gutierrez Being Prepared For Relief Role

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Vladimir Gutierrez (elbow) pitched in a simulated game on Tuesday and is scheduled to throw an inning in the Arizona Complex League later this week. Although Gutierrez is a starter, he's being prepared for a bullpen role this season and could return as a starter in 2024. The 27-year-old had Tommy John […]

Casey Legumina Throws Side Session

Cincinnati Reds rookie right-hander Casey Legumina (head, shoulder) threw a side session on Tuesday that went well, according to manager David Bell. Legumina is currently in Arizona on a throwing program, but he had a mishap on July 18 when he was hit on the head by an errant throw. He skipped his throwing session […]

Hunter Greene Throws Side Session

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene (hip) threw a side session on Tuesday, according to manager David Bell. Greene has one more level to reach in his core-stability program. Once he finishes that, he will throw a live batting practice session and then start a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville or High-A Dayton. Greene reached […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Updated Rankings for 2023 Redraft (Week 18)

The prospect promotion scene slowed down this past week after the previous week's prospectapalooza, but we still received the callup and debut of Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick awho ranked #15 on this list last week. If you need a boost in AVG or SB, Frelick could give you a boost. Just don't expect a […]

RIVAL Fantasy MLB DFS Props - Over/Under Picks for Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

Welcome to another edition of RIVAL Fantasy picks for MLB! We will focus on two fantasy contest types offered on RIVAL - Challenges and FantasyBook (Over/Under) for MLB games on Wednesday, July 26th. Challenges are H2H matchups between two MLB players. You choose which one you think will score the most fantasy points, then place […]

Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Ivan Melendez, Marco Luciano, Coby Mayo, Adam Mazur, more

The halfway point of the season led to a number of major league and minor league promotions across baseball. Already, players like Tyler Soderstrom, Zack Gelof, Endy Rodriguez, Quinn Priester, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Prelander Berroa, and Sal Frelick have made their major league debut since the All-Star break. Beyond the major league debuts, many players have […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (Early Slate - 7/26/23): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a few matinee games on Getaway Day this week, but of course, both FanDuel and DraftKings chopped off the afternoon games. We still have five early games (classified as very early on FD) and at least both sites are on the same page this week with the same five games. Progress is progress... […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/26/23

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! The slates for our midweek DFS contests are a little over the map, but we will cover them all right here. DraftKings and FanDuel are covering the first five games of the day in an early slate (labeled Very Early on FD), […]

Tyler Stephenson Taking A Day Off

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson is getting a day of rest on Tuesday against the division-rival Milwaukee Brewers. In his absence, Luke Maile will do the catching for rookie left-hander Andrew Abbott while batting ninth against Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes. Fantasy managers should stay away from Maile in DFS action. Maile has essentially become Abbott's […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/25/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's another big Tuesday slate today, Rotoballers, and we have lots of great matchups to sift through. Nat's vs. Austin Gomber, Texans vs. Cody Bradford, and Padres vs. Rich Hill, among others. Arms I'll be targeting today are Blake Snell vs. Pittsburgh, Pablo Lopez vs. Seattle, Andrew Abbott vs. Milwaukee, and Corbin Burnes vs. Cincinnati. […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (7/25/23)

Happy Tuesday, everyone. I am back today with some MLB bets after writing yesterday's DFS article. This is my favorite article I get to write here at RotoBaller, and I hope I have provided you with different ways to bet throughout the season. Today we will be going back to the basics and attacking a […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/25/23 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! There are a dozen games to pick from as we formulate our DFS lineups tonight. With the trade deadline approaching, staying glued to the team's lineup announcements is critical. Tonight's action starts at 7:05 PM EST as the Rockies face the Nationals in […]

Graham Ashcraft Pitches Well In No-Decision Monday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft turned in another encouraging start in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Brewers. Ashcraft took a no-decision, allowing two runs on five hits (including a home run) and four walks with eight strikeouts through 5 1/3 innings. The 25-year-old has turned things around after a very rough May and beginning […]

Elly De La Cruz Crushes Two-Run Homer Monday

Cincinnati Reds third baseman/shortstop Elly De La Cruz flexed his muscle in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Brewers, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout. The 21-year-old phenom blasted a third-inning Colin Rea offering well over the right-center fence for his sixth long ball of the season. He has shown why he […]