Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 4

This week I want to start off by giving a shoutout to a guy who just missed making the cut for this column, but has still gotten off to a good start. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Luke Raley hit his first career home run on Friday, and is currently slashing .267/.313/.533 through the first seven […]

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 […]

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 […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 4/21/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/14/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/21/21 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 on […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/21/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/21/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap today, with a lot of rough weather to keep an eye on leading up to lock. There […]

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 […]

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 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 21st 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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Night In Review: Tuesday, April 20

Welcome to the RotoBaller MLB Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy baseball takeaways from the games played during last night's slates. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

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 […]

Franmil Reyes Collects Three Hits Tuesday

Cleveland Indians outfielder and designated hitter Franmil Reyes went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one walk in Tuesday night's 8-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Reyes has been hot of late as he now has his average up to .273 to go along with four bombs and nine RBI on the season. He will […]

Jordan Luplow Homers Again Tuesday Night

Cleveland Indians outfielder Jordan Luplow hit his fifth home run of the season off Chicago White Sox starter Carlos Rodon in Tuesday night's 8-5 loss. Luplow has now hit four bombs off lefties and was once again the leadoff man for the Tribe against a left-handed starter. Fantasy players in deep leagues should take a […]

Zach Plesac Struggles Again

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Plesac went five innings while allowing six earned runs on seven hits and striking out four in Tuesday night's 8-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox. It is the second time in less than a week the White Sox have gotten to him as he allowed six earned runs in […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 4/20

Welcome to the another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! Week 2 is in the books and we here at RotoBaller are there for all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to give your pitching staff a lift because you own […]

MLB Betting Picks for Tuesday 4/20 - Moneyines, Totals, and Runlines

A lovely 2-0 day to start the week is the good vibes we’ve needed. My first ever NRFI (No Run First Inning) bet cleared, then Dylan Bundy looked to be cruising early before getting lit up for five in an inning and the over took off from there. By now, most of you have been […]

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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/20/2021

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Cut List: Week 4 - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers should consider cutting from their teams. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, worth monitoring for replacing and someone on the hot seat but worth holding on to... for now. We'll also revisit the previous week's […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 4

Injuries and game postponements have already forced fantasy managers to get creative with their rosters this season, making waivers as important as ever. In addition to shoring up fantasy lineups in the short term, valuable waiver pickups can also become mainstays in fantasy lineups and generate trade value for fantasy managers. It's worth noting that […]

Jose Ramirez Homers Sunday

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Ramirez now has four home runs and eight RBI on the season to go along with three stolen bases. Ramirez will look to stay hot in the Tribe's upcoming series at home against the […]

Roberto Perez Homers Sunday

Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in the Indians 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Perez is now hitting just .194 but he does have three home runs and eight RBI on the young season. He is a guy fantasy players could find some value in a […]

Shane Bieber Strikes Out 13 Sunday

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber went eight innings while allowing three runs, two walks, and striking out 13 in the 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Bieber earned the win and is now 2-1 on the season with a 2.45 ERA and 48 strikeouts across 29 1/3 innings pitched. It was a […]

Emmanuel Clase Earns Save Sunday

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase earned the save in Sunday 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds as he threw one inning while allowing one hit and striking out three. Clase threw absolute gas as he touched triple digits in the appearance and it is great to see Terry Francona go right back to him […]

Emmanuel Clase Blows Save Saturday

Cleveland Indians reliever Emmanuel Clase was credited with the blown save in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Once again, the run scored in the ninth inning was not Clase's fault as Josh Naylor gave his best Bill Buckner impersonation and allowed a Max Schrock ground ball to go through his legs at first […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 4 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4

We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 3 Lineup Trends

Week three of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID IL, and much more 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 team breakdowns. […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 4

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 4 of the MLB season (4/19 through 4/25). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some plus matchups to gain an edge on your […]