DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Friday, Rotoballers! The first weekend of September greets us with 14 games to watch tonight. The Pirates and Cubs kick things off earlier with a 2:20 pm Eastern start and won't make the DraftKings featured slate. Alas, we will have to watch the matchup between Steven Brault (who only makes me think of Arrested Development)... Read More
Trevor Rogers To Start Friday's Game
Miami Marlins rookie starting pitcher Trevor Rogers (personal) will be activated from the restricted list to make a start in Friday's game. Rogers was dealing with personal issues and has not made a start since July 31st. He'll return to a 7-6 record and a 2.45 ERA and will try to make a strong finish... Read More
Miguel Rojas Leads Off With A Home Run
Miami Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas led off Thursday's game with a solo home run. Rojas took the first pitch of the game and deposited it into the left field seats, giving the Marlins a quick 1-0 lead that wouldn't last too long. Rojas ended up going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and the RBI from... Read More
Isan Diaz Continues To Be An Easy Out
Miami Marlins infielder Isan Diaz continued his season-long struggles in Thursday's game against the New York Mets. Diaz has played second and third base, both poorly, while hitting .187 with a .573 OPS. Those numbers are despite a recent hot streak. Diaz has seemingly played all season, but he did spend some time in Triple-A,... Read More
Sandy Alcantara Managed Out Of A Quality Start
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara suffered from poor managerial decisions from Don Mattingly once again in Thursday's start against the New York Mets. Alcantara had a quality start locked down, but was allowed to go back out for the seventh inning, facing the Mets order for a fourth time. Marlins manager Don Mattingly's utter... Read More
Zach Thompson To Move Into Bullpen
Miami Marlins pitcher Zach Thompson won't be taking the mound as a starting pitcher for the rest of the season. The team announced that Thompson will shift into the bullpen down the stretch. Thompson has a 3.16 ERA, 1.17 WHIP in 62.7 innings with the Marlins this season. This shouldn't be viewed as a demotion,... Read More
Catcher's Corner Exam Room: Edward Cabrera
Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Edward Cabrera, analyzing the Miami Marlins starting pitcher and explaining why fantasy baseball managers should be adding him as an upside stash for the end of the season. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 9/2
Sadly, baseball is nearing an end, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball 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... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 5-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's not a great one. We have two games that are clear places to target offense, and one is Coors Field, so that will be the insanely popular place to build lineups. Unfortunately, there are also only a few pitchers to really support on this... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/2/21 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/2/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay... Read More
OwnersBox MLB Lineup Picks (9/3 - 9/9) - Weekly Fantasy Baseball
Welcome back RotoBallers! We only have one month left, so we have to take advantage of every slate on OwnersBox! This week's RotoBaller contest has a $500 cash prize pool - for new users it's completely free to enter with code MLB10! All new OwnersBox users also get a free year of RotoBaller Premium access... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
September is here and that means it's the official home stretch for our 2021 fantasy baseball season. Prospect call-ups are coming (welcome, Joe Ryan!) so be sure to keep your eyes on the transaction logs. Rest-of-season ranks start to turn into a streamer conversation in these final weeks, but we'll at least do one more... Read More
Digging Deeper - Waiver Wire Options for Week 23
Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each... Read More
Elieser Hernandez Throws Five Solid Innings On Tuesday
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Elieser Hernandez pitched well on Tuesday in the completion of a suspended game from April. Hernandez got the "start" and pitched the first five innings, allowing just one run on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts. He threw 83 pitches, 56 for strikes. Hernandez is still ramping up after... Read More
Lewis Brinson Could Possibly Return Tuesday
Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson (thumb) has a chance at playing during Tuesday's doubleheader against the New York Mets, according to manager Don Mattingly. He has been sidelined since last Thursday due to a left thumb injury. Before going down, Brinson was in the middle of a 2-for-34 at the plate. The once prized-prospect has... Read More
Edward Cabrera To Start Second Game Of Doubleheader
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Edward Cabrera is expected to take the mound for the second game of the doubleheader against the New York Mets on Tuesday. He went 6 1/3 innings for the no-decision during his MLB debut. The prized-prospect will get another turn here against a shaky Mets lineup. He is an interesting streaming... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/31/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 14-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a good one. There are some elite pitching options up top with a few cheaper options to target. There are bats for days. Some cheap stacks with the usual pricey stacks, making for some enjoyable builds. Playing the roster percentages can be big. There... Read More
Champ or Chump: Edward Cabrera
With September call-ups limited to just a handful of players instead of every rebuilding club's entire 40-man roster, fantasy managers may not get as many new names on their waiver wires as they've grown accustomed to. That said, there are still some interesting names coming up. The Miami Marlins got a jump on the competition... Read More
Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 22
Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. The youth went wild this week, as we're taking a look at three starting pitchers all under the age of 27 who turned in excellent... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Tuesday 8/31
Welcome to 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 to... Read More
Jake Eder To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
Miami Marlins top pitching prospect Jake Eder (elbow) will be forced to undergo Tommy John Surgery. His 2021 season is over, as is most if not all of 2022 as well. Eder, picked in the fourth round of the 2020 draft, was off to an outstanding start to his professional career. In 71 1/3 Double-A... Read More
Jesus Luzardo Shines In Victory
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo was dominant in Sunday's victory versus the Cincinnati Reds. The young lefty earned a quality start with six innings of one-hit ball. He also gave up zero runs, walked one and struck out eight on the afternoon. Luzardo came over from the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Starling Marte earlier... Read More
Dylan Floro Secures Seventh Save
Miami Marlins relief pitcher Dylan Floro recorded his seventh save of the season in Sunday's victory versus the Cincinnati Reds. The right-hander didn't have the cleanest outing and allowed one hit, one run, one walk and struck out one. Despite the shaky appearance, he was able to close the door and secure his seventh save... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings
Who said it was okay for September to creep up on us like this? While the stretch run doesn't mean as much bullpen action as pre-Trade Deadline fireworks, we're still seeing shifts in the wind. With just under a month to go, it's about time we check in on my top 101 RP Baller Ranks,... Read More
Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 23
September is just a couple of days away and Major League Baseball clubs are running out of time to secure a playoff spot. Big league teams in the playoff race are more likely to rely on a top prospect or two to help push them through to the postseason. Clubs languishing at the bottom of... Read More
Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 23
We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues 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... Read More
Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 23
We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues 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... Read More
Catchers to Stream - Week 23 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.... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/29/21 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/29/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay... Read More
MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/29/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/29 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Top Tournament Stacks for 8/29/21 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