Eddie Rosario Stays Hot Tuesday

Cleveland Indians outfielder Eddie Rosario continued his hot streak Tuesday at he went 2-for-4 with a double in the win over the White Sox. Rosario is now hitting .257 on the season and is finally coming around on the 2021 campaign. Look for him to keep rolling the remainder of this series in Chicago and […]

James Karinchak Records Save Tuesday

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher James Karinchak recorded his first save of the season against the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night. Karinchak recorded a 1-2-3 inning while striking out one. This once again complicates things in the Indians pen as now Nick Wittgren, Emmanuel Clase, and Karinchak have all recorded saves for the Indians in the […]

Franmil Reyes To See Time In Outfield In Upcoming Series

Cleveland Indians outfielder and designated hitter Franmil Reyes will see time in the outfield for the Indians' upcoming series at the Cincinnati Reds. Reyes has been used as a DH to begin the season, but with that option not available to the Tribe when they travel to Great American Ball Park this weekend, Reyes will […]

Statcast Hitter Leaderboard: Maximum Exit Velocity

Although we technically got Statcast data as soon as the first pitch of the 2021 season was thrown, any good sabermetrician knows that sample size matters. It's still quite early in the season but we can't wait to start digging into the stats, so let's start this year's iteration of the Statcast Hitter Leaderboard by […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers to Target

Diving head-first into relievers who have converted saves early in the season is typically fine but whatever is going on this season is very, very odd. If my math is correct, there are now 35 different relievers who have at least 1 save so far this year. After one week of games. Crazy. — Greg […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the first iteration of my 2021 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 101 SPs moving forward. Since this is the first version of the year, it won't be "full" because much of the punch hinges on movement from the prior week and a reliable set of […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 3

Week 3 of the Major League Baseball season is underway and we're already witnessing some impressive rookie performances led by Chicago's surprise contributor Yermin Mercedes and Miami's impressive young arm Trevor Rogers. But a strong start to the year doesn't always guarantee a full, successful season. If we look back to the stunted 2020 season, […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/13/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We had an amazing bounce back night on Tuesday, 4/7 that put us close to even on the young season. Since then it's been a mixed bag of washes with lost money on the juice and just downright bad beats leading to rough results. […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/13/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/13 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: […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/13/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/13/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, flush with excellent pitching options such as Shane Bieber, Trevor Bauer, Lucas Giolito, Brandon Woodruff, and Luis Castillo. […]

Early MLB Season Trends for Fantasy Baseball

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and FTN writer/host of the Corked Stats Podcast, John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAVG), discuss early-season trends in the MLB to break down what is real and what's not. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 8-10 AM and […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Tuesday (4/13/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday offers a full slate of games in Major League Baseball and Monkey Knife Fight has contests to add to the fun for all 15 games. There are some epic pitching matchups scattered among the 15 games. Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff and the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks had a fantastic pitchers’ duel last week. Stephen Strasburg and […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 13th 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 […]

Emmanuel Clase Stumbles Monday Night

Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase took the loss on Monday night as he allowed the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Clase retired the first batter before allowing the next two on via a single and a walk, respectively. He then induced a ground ball from Nick Williams that was set up […]

Eddie Rosario Homers Monday Night

Cleveland Indians outfielder Eddie Rosario went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox. That makes two home runs on the season for Rosario and a nice little hot streak as he also collected two hits with a double in yesterday's win against the Tigers. He […]

Triston McKenzie Has Mixed Results Monday Night

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Triston McKenzie pitched four innings, allowing three earned runs off two hits and two walks while striking out six in Monday night's game against the Chicago White Sox. McKenzie started fast, as he struck out the side in the first inning, but he labored in the third and walked two of […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 12th 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 […]

Bullpen Report: What We Learned in Week 2

Relievers have become more and more important in fantasy baseball in recent years. First, with starting pitchers being limited to fewer innings than ever, it leads to relievers seeing an uptick in usage. All of a sudden, a good reliever could give you similar innings to a fringe starting pitcher, but with better ratios and […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 2 Lineup Trends

Week two 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. […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

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 best […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 3

We’re only nine days into the 2021 regular season, but there has already been plenty of roster shuffling and player movement this year. Although fantasy managers shouldn’t make decisions based exclusively on less than two weeks of samples, there is one notable league-wide issue worth exploring before diving into this week: the ball. As you […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

We're 10 days into the season, but it's never too early to start tinkering around the edges. Hopefully you grabbed Ryan McMahon in time for his three-homer game last week. He's now rostered in over three-quarters of Yahoo leagues, and after going deep again on Saturday that number is likely to rise. Not every player […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 3 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. […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Baseball is in full swing and with it, our silly little game and the chaotic overreaction season that comes with early April. I love it, and most of you will find glorious waiver-wire gems coming from dropped players as fantasy teams give up too […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 3 Waiver Wire

Okay, so every season, everyone says things like, "bullpens are wild!" and "bullpens are so unpredictable!" and "why did you ever choose to specialize in bullpens?" All of those comments are valid, and absolutely already pertain to the 2021 season. It's been about a week since Opening Day, and several bullpens have already gone against […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 3

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 3 of the fantasy baseball season - April 12th through April 18th. 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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/12/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We had an amazing bounce back night on Tuesday, 4/7 that put us close to even on the young season. Since then it's been a mixed bag of washes with lost money on the juice and just downright bad beats leading to rough results. […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Monday (4/12/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

Monday brings a full schedule of games to Major League Baseball and Monkey Knife Fight is there with contests to make every game even more fun. There are few premier pitching matchups for Monday’s slate of games. Triston McKenzie taking the mound for Cleveland at the Chicago White Sox and Carlos Rodon is a little […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/12/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/12/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate on tap today, the first BIG slate of the season. There are some elite pitchers to target in Garrett […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/12/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a larger 12-game Monday slate with a few aces to go around since the off days and postponements have thrown all of the aces off the same day. Don't worry, there's a few bums around to stack up against. Is there any one pitcher that we must have? Can we pay down to […]