MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/3 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 5/3 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are 10 games on Monday’s MLB schedule and they are spread out so that you can play Monkey Knife Fight contests along with every game. The most compelling pitching matchups involve Los Angeles teams. The Dodgers send Walker Buehler to the mound at Chicago against the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks, the Cubs ace who has […]

Amed Rosario Has Three Hits Sunday

Cleveland Indians shortstop and outfielder Amed Rosario went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Rosario hit a triple in the fourth inning and later came around to score on a Yoan Moncada error, which gave the Tribe a 2-0 lead. Rosario is still hitting […]

Eddie Rosario Collects Two Hits Sunday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Eddie Rosario went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Rosario has been relatively quiet this season but does have two home runs and 14 RBI for the Tribe, primarily from the fifth spot in the batting order. He hit cleanup today with Franmil Reyes […]

Cesar Hernandez Homers Sunday

Cleveland Indians second baseman Cesar Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored in the Tribe's 5-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The solo shot came off White Sox starter Lucas Giolito in the third inning and gave the Tribe a 1-0 lead that they would not relinquish. […]

Jose Ramirez Has Big Day Sunday

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-2 with a double, home run, a run scored, two RBI, and two walks in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. The home run gives Ramirez eight on the season to go along with 17 RBI, four stolen bases, and a .280 average. He has been […]

Zach Plesac Pitches Well Sunday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Plesac went 5 2/3 innings pitched while allowing three hits, four walks, and no earned runs on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox. Plesac had a couple of rough starts in April against these White Sox, but had a much better performance today despite walking four hitters. He will carry […]

Roberto Perez Out Of Lineup With Fractured Finger

Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez (finger) is out of Sunday's lineup while dealing with a non-displaced fracture in his right ring finger, according to Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal. The team has determined that Perez will be able to play through the injury, but manager Terry Francona wanted to give him a day […]

Josh Naylor Collects Two Hits

Cleveland Indians first baseman and outfielder Josh Naylor went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Naylor is now 6-for-18 over the previous week and is really starting to settle into the Tribe lineup. He was tabbed as a sleeper by many heading into the […]

Triston McKenzie Struggles With Walks Again Saturday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie managed to go just two innings while allowing five earned runs on one hit and four walks with six strikeouts in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox. The walks came back to bite McKenzie once again as he walked four of the first five batters he faced […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The days are starting to get warmer and the calendar has turned to May. Let's celebrate by cruising through some waiver-wire ruminations on players who are rostered in roughly 40% of Yahoo leagues at most. Names are listed in order of availability, with lower […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 5 Lineup Trends

Week five of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 6

Going outside the world of fantasy baseball for a moment, can I just say how great it is to be able to go back to games this year? I've managed to get out to a Brewers and a White Sox game this month, I snagged my first ever live ball at a game (an Andres […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/2/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 5 of Bell's Best Bets, and OH BOY was Week 4 a good one!! After a brutal start to the first 21 days of the MLB season, stumbling all the way down to -15 units, we got HOT, as I told you we would! From Thursday to Sunday, we […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/2 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/2 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 Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Sunday 5/2

Welcome to the another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/2/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As is customary on Sundays, we have a very large slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some top arms like Scherzer, Berrios, and Giolito while we also have some great offenses like Atlanta, Minnesota, Boston, and Los Angeles to choose from.  I'll be providing you […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

10 of the 15 games are on the main early slate on DraftKings today. We have a few aces, several solid pitchers, and about half the slate which look like powder kegs. There are teams in great spots for hitting and Mad Max gets the Marlins, a team that has given him some issues. Who […]

Franmil Reyes Out A Few Days

Cleveland Indians outfielder Franmil Reyes (personal) will be away from the team. The 25-year-old was placed on the paternity list on Saturday and will likely miss the team's next few games against the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals. The veteran has been posting some of the best numbers of his career in 2021, […]

Franmil Reyes Is a League-Winner Hidden In Plain Sight

The San Diego Padres signed Franmil Reyes to their organization all the way back in November of 2011. It took the Padres almost eight years and a season-and-a-half of playing time to move on from him, as they opted to include him in the Trevor Bauer/Yasiel Puig/Taylor Trammell three-team trade that included the Indians and […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 1st 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 […]

Shane Bieber Fans 11 Friday Night

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber threw six innings while allowing three earned runs on seven hits and striking out 11. It was Bieber's fifth start in 2021 where has struck out at least 10 batters and he now has 68 strikeouts across 42 1/3 innings pitched to go along with a stellar 2.76 ERA. […]

James Karinchak Throws Perfect Eighth Inning

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher James Karinchak threw a perfect eighth inning while recording two strikeouts in Friday night's 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Karinchak was once again brought in to face the meat of the order in this one as he faced the 4-6 hitters and allowed none of them to reach base. […]

Emmanuel Clase Records Save Friday

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase recorded his fifth save in Friday night's 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Clase faced the 7-1 hitters in this one as he allowed a leadoff single to Luis Robert to begin the ninth before retiring the next three hitters he faced. This appears to be the theme […]

Jose Ramirez Extends Hit Streak

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday night's 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Ramirez belted a solo shot in the eighth inning off White Sox reliever Evan Marshall to extend the Tribe's lead to 5-3, which would ultimately be the final score. Ramirez […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Hitting Prospects To Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the debut of a new recurring piece where I will highlight prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of […]

CSW Risers and Fallers (wPC+)

Pierre Camus and Nick Gaut review Statcast risers and fallers for CSW (called strikes + whiffs). Which starting pitchers are worthy waiver wire adds and who should fantasy baseball managers be concerned about based on early-season sabermetrics in 2021? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and […]

Friday Focus: Pondering Poor Pitching

Last week, we looked at a handful of big bats who have come up small so far in 2021. Today, it's time to evaluate the pitchers who have failed to meet expectations A common refrain from analysts in the opening weeks of the season - especially those who take a more stoic and patient approach […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 5

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, […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings

We are gathered here today for April's final edition of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 70 relievers moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with the understanding that RPs are as volatile as it gets. I decided to leave off most injured […]