Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/22/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! We have made it to Week 4of Bell's Best Bets. Week 3 didn't provide the massive turnaround that I had hoped it would, but we did end the week on a positive Sunday after just treading water with a .500 average towards the back half of the week. That means THIS is... Read More

Tyler Stephenson Picks Up Two Hits Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a 10-inning, 8-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Stephenson has been swinging a hot bat to begin the year, hitting .385 with one homer, seven runs, and five RBI across 26 at-bats. While he continues to split playing time... Read More

Amir Garrett Blows Save On Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds closer Amir Garrett allowed a three-run homer in the ninth inning in a 10-inning, 8-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. He struck out one and walked two on the way to being charged with his first blown save of the season. Garrett was asked to preserve a 3-0 lead in the... Read More

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 4/22

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... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 22nd 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... Read More

Tyler Mahle Strikes Out Nine In Wednesday Start

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Tyler Mahle allowed just one run across 6 2/3 innings in an 8-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Mahle allowed just two hits and walked two in the outing, in which he was in line for the win until Amir Garrett served up a game-tying three-run homer in the top... Read More

Early Season Report Card - Starting Pitchers

It's now been three weeks since Opening Day and the majority of teams have played 16 games representing 10% of the season. That also means, for the most part, Opening Day starters and teams' aces have made between 10-12.5% of their starts. There are some exceptions of course due to postponements, largely COVID-related, which have... Read More

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/21/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! We have made it to Week 4of Bell's Best Bets. Week 3 didn't provide the massive turnaround that I had hoped it would, but we did end the week on a positive Sunday after just treading water with a .500 average towards the back half of the week. That means THIS is... Read More

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (4/21/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

We have a split slate of MLB games today and for once both FanDuel and DraftKings ran the same slates! While most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted to give you some of my favorite pitchers and bats for this five-game "early only" slate that... Read More

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

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! MLB has split the schedule with five games on the early DraftKings slate and seven on the nightcap. Today's picks will focus on the nightcap to give us more freedom and options to pick and choose between. As of this writing, Boston seems to be the only one in danger of seeing... Read More

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 4

We are now four weeks into the MLB season and some interesting trends are beginning to emerge with the rookie class of 2021. The pitching has been better than expected, but the hitters have been a disappointment outside of a handful of (unexpected) players. There have been fewer than 10 hitters that have produced better-than-average... Read More

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

It's getaway day in MLB, so only six games permeate the main night slate. Only one pitcher tips the five-figure scale. Can we get away with a fade here? Are there enough other options to gain an advantage by using a cheaper pitcher? We'll get into that. Rain could affect the start time of the... Read More

Luis Castillo Allows Three Runs; Game Suspended Until Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo struggled to get through four innings in a Tuesday start against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Castillo allowed three runs (one earned), walked three, and struck out four in the outing. His inefficiency did him in as he threw 89 pitches with just 52 going for strikes. The game itself had to... Read More

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 4/21

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... Read More

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

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/21 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 based... Read More

Mike Moustakas (Illness) Placed On The 10-Day IL

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Mike Moustakas has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive April 17, with a non-COVID-related illness. Moustakas missed the Reds' previous three games with the illness and was set to return to the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Diamondbacks but the team has decided to place him on the injured... Read More

Champ or Chump: Zach McKinstry

It seems like the young MLB season isn't producing as many random breakout stars as it usually does. Tyler Naquin had one huge game, but he isn't even playing every day. Akil Baddoo is a nice story for Detroit, but his OBP is below .300 and he's in a platoon. Where is Keven Maas when... Read More

DraftKings MLB DFS: Extensive Analysis for Tuesday, April 20

Last Friday I ran through a Twitter thread giving notes about the DFS slate, and it received a pretty warm reception. The head honchos here at RotoBaller decided to do something risky and give me free reign to put my DFS analysis in article format. So here I am, and here it is! I'm not... Read More

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - Whiff Rate for Week 4

We're back in the swing of things, literally, with a closer look at hitters who are making quality contact and those who aren't. This week, our Statcast focus is Whiff Rate entering Week 4 of the 2021 fantasy baseball season. Whiffs are simply calculated as the number of swings and misses divided by the total... Read More

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Exit Velocity for Week 4

Welcome to the first edition of Statcast pitchers analysis this season! I covered this series two seasons ago and am very excited to be back at the helm. Statcast provides a ton of interesting and insightful advanced metrics that we can use to predict future fantasy performance. Each week I will select one of these... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/20/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a weird slate of games today, a 13-game slate. The slate starts at 6:30 pmEST, adding five games to the 8-game main slate on FD that starts at 7:05 pmEST. Overall the weather looks ok outside of later rain in Detroit and a few wind spots, but nothing crazy. In this article, I... Read More

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/20/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/20 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.Featured Promo:... Read More

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/20 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday brings a busy MLB schedule and Monkey Knife Fight is there with contests to play and win for every game on the board. There are some fascinating pitching matchups, with Carlos Rodon and Zach Plesac squaring off in a White Sox-Indians game. Zac Gallen and Luis Castillo are on the mound with the Diamondbacks... Read More

Nick Castellanos Has His Appeal Denied By MLB

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos had his appeal for a two-game suspension denied by MLB on Monday. Castellanos was ejected and handed a two-game suspension following his role in an incident with the St. Louis Cardinals on April 3 where the veteran outfielder flexed after scoring a run. MLB called his actions "aggressive" and pointed... Read More

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/19/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! We have made it to Week 4of Bell's Best Bets. Week 3 didn't provide the massive turnaround that I had hoped it would, but we did end the week on a positive Sunday after just treading water with a .500 average towards the back half of the week. That means THIS is... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 19th 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... Read More

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Let's forget that it just snowed here in Boston and pretend that mid-April is all sunshine and rainbows because it feels so darn good that baseball is back. The birds are singing and Fernando Tatis Jr. is back on the field. Consider this waiver-wire... Read More

Eugenio Suarez Slumps To .173 On The Year

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. It has been a rough month of April for Suarez, who is hitting just .173 with two homers, 11 runs, and five RBI in 52 at-bats. The veteran is not showing many signs of life... Read More

Tyler Naquin Hits Sixth Homer

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tyler Naquin went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in a 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Naquin connected for his sixth homer of the season in the eighth inning off of reigning American League Cy Young winner Shane Bieber. Naquin got off to a fast start this... Read More

Joey Votto Stays Hot On Sunday

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in a 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Votto has been red-hot at the plate of late, picking up three doubles and three homers in his past six games. His overall stat line of .267 with six runs and... Read More