Josh Naylor Homers Friday

Cleveland Indians first baseman and outfielder Josh Naylor went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a two-run home run in Friday night's 7-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Naylor is now hitting .311 with three home runs and eight RBI in the month of May. Fantasy players would be wise to scoop him off waivers […]

Aaron Civale Struggles Friday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Aaron Civale allowed seven hits and five earned runs while walking one and striking out six in 6 2/3 innings in Friday night's 7-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Civale had been giving up hits all night and struggled a bit with leaving pitches in the zone and the Mariners took […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 8

Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this could mean playing a dead roster […]

The Bigger Picture - Complete Games Are En Vogue Again

Headlines in the baseball world recently have by and large pertained to the multiple instances of no-hitters early in the 2021 season. This is usually accompanied by a lamentation of how offense is down and batters are struggling to generate excitement in this new live-ball era. But what's the fantasy spin? Face it, no-hitters are […]

Bullpen Report: The Week of the Closer Injury

We are now about six weeks into the MLB season. It’s definitely flying by and before you know it, it will be Memorial Day, July 4th, and then the All-Star Break. These are all arbitrary dates you will hear thrown around as target dates for when you will have a large enough sample size to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/15/21): MLB DFS Lineups

10 of the 15 games are on the main slate on DraftKings today. Pitching is a little thing. There's more quantity than quality, but we'll find some good places for you to build around. Pitching isn't as bad as it looks at first glance. Rain could be a problem in a couple of spots. They […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/15 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/15 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - May 15, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/15/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. I don't know what we did to deserve it but we have 10-game Main slates on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Huzzah! There is a […]

Bryan Shaw Earns Save Thursday

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Bryan Shaw earned his first save of the season in Thursday night's 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Shaw was called upon in the ninth inning with two outs after Emmanuel Clase had walked three batters and promptly ended the inning with a strikeout. Fantasy players should not read too much […]

Zach Plesac Throws Seven No-Hit Innings

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Plesac threw seven hitless innings before allowing a hit and a home run in the eighth inning of Thursday night's 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Plesac was cruising before allowing a bloop single to Mariners' shortstop JP Crawford and a home run to Dylan Moore, but he ended the […]

Jose Ramirez Homers Thursday Night

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Ramirez continues to hit for power on the season as he now has 11 home runs and 22 RBI to go along with a .252 average. He is paying dividends for […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

We're cruising through May and yet there are still so many uncertain, fluid bullpens to peruse in my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, which provides a weekly peek at my top 101 relievers moving forward. It's finally time to ramp it up to true 101 Dalmatians form. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/14/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/14/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 13-game slate with plenty of value to go around. The large slate tonight has some high-end pitching options in Tyler Glasnow […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/14/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/14 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 […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/14 - Monkey Knife Fight

Friday brings a full slate of Major League Baseball games and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them, giving you more chances to play and win. Lucas Giolito, Tyler Glasnow, Kevin Gausman, Max Scherzer, Zack Greinke, and Clayton Kershaw are among the aces on the mound Friday. Brad Keller, Drew Smyly, Tarik Skubal, […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/14/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/14/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Another massive Friday slate of MLB games and it is glorious. At this point, there are no serious weather concerns so we should see all 13 games get completed smoothly. Let's dive in!      […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/14/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a typically massive Friday night slate on tap, although FanDuel unfortunately is not including the second game of the Royals-White Sox twin bill, robbing us of an opportunity to stack some Chicago bats against Kansas City’s vulnerable Jakob Junis. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of favorable situations to exploit, considering both Dunedin’s TD […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/14/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! It's Friday, which means we'll get the most extensive slate of the week on our plates to kick off the weekend. There are 13 games on tonight's featured contest and plenty of aces, high-priced bats, and discounts to fill our DFS lineups. As of this writing, there is little to no possibility […]

Blast Off: Which Batters Are Hitting the Most Impactful Barrels?

Last week I read a great article by John LaRue breaking down Alex Chamberlain's offensive stat known as Blast Rate. As John pointed out, Alex took the barrel stat we know and love and split it into a subset known as "Weak Barrels" and "Blasts." This may seem like a knit-picky exercise to some, but […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 7

It's pretty tough out there on the waiver wire these days, as we now move on to Week 7 of the season. Offense is down pretty much everywhere in baseball this year, as there are so many hitters struggling to get going even as the calendar moves on to mid-May. With that being said, there […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 7

It’s been a long road to get here, but the Minor League Baseball season has finally arrived after more than a year of waiting. Over the past 13 months, prospects from around baseball have been developing their skills at alternate training sites, in extended spring settings, and in their own backyards. This weekly feature evolved […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/13/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 6-game main slate on tap tonight, and there are a lot of ways to go when building your lineups. We have a late-night game in Seattle where all eyes will be focused on the debuts of Logan Gilbert and Jerrad Kelenic. Both are min-priced, and both will be intriguing plays for your […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/13/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/13 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Split-slate Thursday! We have five early games and six night games to make up the main slate We'll be focusing on that night slate in this post, but you can follow me on Twitter @JonPGH for day […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/13/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means, Day Baseball! With so many games happening in the afternoon, DraftKings has created a relatively split slate with 7 games at night and 6 during the day. While we'll focus mainly on the Night Slate here, I'll […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/13 - Monkey Knife Fight

Baseball starts early on Thursday and Monkey Knife Fight is there with contests for games throughout the day and night, giving you more chances to play and win. Among the vulnerable starters Thursday, Patrick Corbin, Luis Castillo, Merrill Kelly, Rich Hill, and Jameson Taillon all have an ERA over 5.00. At the other end of […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 5/13

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 […]

James Karinchak Earns Win Wednesday

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher James Karinchak earned the win in Wednesday's 2-1 decision over the Chicago Cubs after throwing one inning while allowing one walk and striking out two. Karinchak was brought in to face the bottom of the order in the top of the tenth inning and managed to work around a leadoff walk […]

Cesar Hernandez Doubles Twice Wednesday

Cleveland Indians second baseman Cesar Hernandez stayed hot Wednesday as he went 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in the Tribe's 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. Hernandez was in the leadoff spot once again and has been heating up lately as he now has 11 hits in the month of May to […]

Amed Rosario Has Walk-Off Single Wednesday

Cleveland Indians shortstop and outfielder Amed Rosario went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and a walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth inning of Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. It was one of Rosario's better days in an Indians' uniform, but he is still hitting just .202 on the season with […]

Fix This Pitcher! - Catcher's Corner Episode 7

Hosts Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) and Sami Akleh (@Believe_Sami) discuss how and when to make trades in fantasy leagues and then dive into the inaugural game of Fix This Pitcher! They end the show by Calling Pitches and giving you a few guys they're currently looking to add off of waiver wires. Be sure to also […]