Roberto Perez Out 8-10 Weeks

Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks due to a fractured right ring finger. Perez had surgery and three pins placed in the finger to help stabilize the fracture. Austin Hedges should see the bulk of playing time at catcher, while Rene Rivera will spell him on off days.... Read More

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/7/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/7 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... Read More

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/7 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season and alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 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... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/7/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/7/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate, and it is a bit of a weird one. There is not an elite option up top when it... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/7/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! I love getting to write about the Friday slate. It's always a 13 or 14-game slate, and the massive amount of games offers so many exciting ways to build your DFS lineups. We'll go through some of those today, but we've got to check the weather first. It looks like Chaac, the Mayan... Read More

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/7/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have another massive Friday night slate on tap this week, with all but one game on FanDuel’s main slate. There are a number of upper-echelon pitchers to choose from as well, along with some very pitcher-friendly parks such as the Coliseum in Oakland and Oracle Park in San Francisco. However, thanks to the deep... Read More

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/7/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 6 of Bell's Best Bets. The start of May is a welcomed transition for this series of articles! Following a near 10-unit bounce back at the end of Week 4, I was looking forward to keeping the train moving with a great Week 5. Unfortunately the best way I... Read More

Cesar Hernandez Collects Three Hits Thursday

Cleveland Indians second baseman Cesar Hernandez went 3-for-5 with a double in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez now has hit in four of his previous five games and has begun to cement himself atop the Indians lineup. He should provide solid fantasy value at a depleted position as the season moves... Read More

Franmil Reyes Homers Thursday

Cleveland Indians outfielder and designated hitter Franmil Reyes went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored, and a walk in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. Another day and another home run for Franimal. Reyes now has eight home runs on the season to go along with 22 RBI and a .283... Read More

Triston McKenzie Earns First Win

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie went five innings allowing no runs, two hits, and four walks while striking out five to earn his first win Thursday against the Kansas City Royals. It was a solid start from McKenzie, but the walks still chased him early and he has yet to make it beyond five... Read More

Eddie Rosario Sitting Against Lefty On Thursday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Eddie Rosario is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game as the team goes up against left-hander Danny Duffy and the Kansas City Royals. Jordan Luplow is getting the start in left field and batting second in the game. This will be the second straight time that Rosario has sat against... Read More

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 6

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. It’s early in the season and we’ve already... Read More

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Join me for the first May edition of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, which provides a weekly peek at my top 70 relievers moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with some mentions for hold candidates and ratio anchors. I decided to leave off most injured players because throwing darts at... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 6

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,... Read More

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 6

Things are about to get interesting. This week marks the highly-anticipated return of the Minor League Baseball season for 2021. Prospects around baseball have spent more than a year working out at clubs' alternate training sites, extended spring training sites, and/or at their homes. Some players have flourished while others have… well, we don’t really... Read More

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 6th 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

Bullpen Report: Struggling Closers Leading to Changes?

I have been playing a lot of MLB The Show lately and the one thing I have learned playing is - relievers are very important if you are going to play anything other than a standalone game! You need to not only have multiple options you can trust but the depth of many teams' bullpens... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/6/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an 8-game main slate on tap today. Today, I say it is early as it's a day slate starting at 1:05 pmEST. There is one elite pitching option in Cole with some other pitchers you can pivot to off Cole. There are five main pitchers that I am targeting today (all listed below).... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a Day Baseball Day! With so many games happening in the afternoon, DraftKings has turned the main slate into an afternoon slate. There's nothing quite like day baseball, but we should also be prepared for some players who played extra innings yesterday or had... Read More

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 5/6

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

Eddie Rosario Heating Up

Cleveland Indians outfielder Eddie Rosario went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and two RBI in Wednesday night's 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals. Rosario now has hits in four of his past five games and has his average up to .240 on the season to go along with 19 RBI and five... Read More

Josh Naylor Homers Again Wednesday

Cleveland Indians first baseman and outfielder Josh Naylor went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Wednesday night's 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals. For the second time in three nights, Naylor took Royals reliever, Jakob Junis deep. This one gave the Indians a 5-4 lead and was the difference in the... Read More

Jose Ramirez Homers Wednesday

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Wednesday night's 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals. Ramirez hit a solo shot off Jakob Junis in the top of the eighth inning to tie the game at four. Ramirez continues to roll as he now... Read More

James Karinchak Locks Down Save

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher James Karinchak locked down his third save of the season in Wednesday night's 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals. Karinchak threw a perfect ninth inning and struck out two of the three hitters he faced. The back and forth for saves between him and fellow reliever, Emmanuel Clase continues in... Read More

Shane Bieber Has Rough Outing Wednesday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber went six innings while allowing three earned runs on nine hits and one walk with nine strikeouts in Wednesday night's 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals. The Royals had no issues squaring up Bieber in this one as he allowed his most hits on the season. The nine... Read More

Roberto Perez Placed On 10-Day Injured List

The Cleveland Indians have placed catcher Roberto Perez (finger) on the 10-day injured list with a fractured ring finger. The team called up fellow catcher Rene Rivera in a corresponding move. Perez first suffered the injury three weeks ago when he was crossed up with relief pitcher James Karinchak. He went on to play through... Read More

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 6 of Bell's Best Bets. The start of May is a welcomed transition for this series of articles! Following a near 10-unit bounce back at the end of Week 4, I was looking forward to keeping the train moving with a great week 5. Unfortunately the best way I... Read More

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/6/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/6/21 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... Read More

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 6

It's getting to be a bit tougher out there on the waiver wire as the season progresses now to Week 6. The early season breakouts are now rostered at a rate that is too high for deep league consideration, and the names that are available in deeper leagues likely aren't going to be league-winners at... Read More