Joey Gallo Belts Eighth Home Run of September

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo swatted a solo homer in Tuesday's win over the Rangers. Gallo got some revenge against his former team, clubbing a ball 395 feet into the seats at 108.6 MPH to give New York a 4-1 lead in the sixth inning. The slugging outfielder has been dealing with a neck […]

Luis Severino Spins Two Scoreless Frames In Relief

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino pitched well in his first appearance of the 2021 season Tuesday against the Rangers. Severino entered the game in the eighth inning and helped lock down the Yankee victory, striking out a pair of batters while allowing just two hits. His fastball velocity was down a tick, but […]

Jordan Montgomery Strikes Out Six In Victory

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery earned his sixth victory of the season Tuesday against the Rangers. Montgomery pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits while issuing one walk. He struck out six batters, generating 11 swinging strikes, six of them coming on his changeup. While the starts came against lesser […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 9/22/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/22/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/22/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! With a week and a half of the regular season to go, there are still seven playoff spots up for grabs. The Giants, Dodgers, and Brewers have secured some October baseball, but it's still all up in the air in the NL East and the final Wild Card spot. As for the AL, […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 9/21/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/21/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/21/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an 11-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a good one. There are some excellent pitchers to pay up for with some solid stacking options. The value is primarily with the bats tonight, but there are some superb value spots if feeling like taking some chances. The weather in Wrigley will be […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/20/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/20/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap tonight, and it is an interesting one. The potential AL Cy Young winner, Robbie Ray, is the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/20/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Only seven of the 11 MLB games today find their way to the FanDuel main slate. The Royals-Cleveland matinee is understandably left off, but the other three games that start a half hour before everyone else were unceremoniously lopped off to give us a seven-game slate. In reality, they should have left it at ten. […]

Luis Severino Likely To Join Yankees In The Next Few Days

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (shoulder, groin) is likely to be activated from the injured list in the next few days, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone. The 27-year-old hasn't pitched in the majors since the 2019 ALCS. He underwent Tommy John surgery after the 2019 postseason and he has been working his […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/20/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! It's hard to imagine in two weeks, we will know all of the 2021 postseason teams. So, while today doesn't offer us a full menu of games, seven is still plenty to enjoy. Because of a Royals-Indians double-header, there's an afternoon game to watch before the DraftKings featured slate begins. Our seven games […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 26

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 […]

Gary Sanchez Rests Sunday

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez will get a rest for Sunday's matinee against Cleveland. Backup backstop Kyle Higashioka will take his place in the starting lineup, batting ninth. Sanchez has struggled of late, slashing .186/.259/.333 with four homers over his last 30 games and 102 at-bats. He has just four hits in his last […]

Joey Gallo Remains On Bench Sunday

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo (neck) will not start Sunday's game against Cleveland. Gallo was removed from Saturday's game in the fifth inning with neck tightness, and Tyler Wade took his spot in the outfield. The Yankees will deploy an outfield of Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge, and Giancarlo Stanton across the grass with Luke […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 26

As the 2021 MLB season enters its final stretch, many players continue to be shut down due to injury and/or innings limits. Injured players are beginning to run out of time to come back from the IL. This is the time of year to be extremely aggressive when dealing with injured players. With only one […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 26

We have completed another week of MLB action, and we have experienced more injuries, and most teams need more and more replacements. We have a couple of weeks left in the season, and things continue to stay interesting. With injuries continuing to pile up and some players heating up, moves are constantly being made to […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/19/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE FINAL PITCHING PRIMER OF THE SEASON. We will continue to bring you the daily DFS cheat sheet and value plays every day, but we have to scale back on some […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (9/19/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Once again I find myself filling in for a fellow RotoBaller writer on the weekend! While my brain and many of yours might be focused on NFL football today, I NEVER miss a MLB DFS slate, I don't care what other sports are going on and I'm here to give you some help with your […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 26

Welcome back to The Cut List, the penultimate one of the season. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. Normally, we cover players who are worth monitoring for replacing and someone on the hot seat who is worth […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 26

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 […]

Luke Voit Belts Two-Run Homer Saturday

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and a walk in Saturday's loss to the Indians. Voit swatted a homer in the eighth inning with the game already out of hand, registering a 105.5 MPH exit velocity on the 403-foot blast. The slugging first baseman has had a quiet […]

Joey Gallo Exited Saturday's Game With Neck Tightness

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo (neck) left Saturday's game against the Indians early due to injury. Gallo is dealing with neck stiffness, which he received treatment for Friday night. Manager Aaron Boone said that the slugger could "potentially, hopefully," return to the lineup for Sunday's contest. That would be ideal for both the Yankees […]

Luis Gil Fans Six In Saturday's Loss

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil failed to make it to the fifth inning for the third time in his last four starts in Saturday's loss to the Indians. Gil pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits while walking four batters. He struck out six. Gil generated an impressive […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 26

Honestly the hardest part of writing this column sometimes is trying to come up with an intro before getting into the meat and potatoes of the article. And it's made even harder having to come up with intros for two columns a week. So I guess this is my way of saying I don't really […]

Giancarlo Stanton Goes Yard In Friday's Victory

New York Yankees outfielder/designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Friday's win over the Indians. Stanton clubbed one of five Yankee homers, sending a ball 407 feet into the outfield seats at 106 MPH. The veteran slugger has come back down to earth after an otherworldly August but has still posted […]

Aaron Judge Blasts 35th Homer

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge swatted his 35th home run of the season in Friday's 8-0 victory over Cleveland. Judge started his day off with a 106.9 MPH single, then blasted a 107.9 MPH, 405-foot homer to extend the Yankee lead to 2-0. The towering slugger owns outstanding overall numbers, slashing .288/.372/.539 with 35 […]

Joey Gallo Belts Two Homers In Friday's Win

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two homers, and a pair of RBI in Friday's win over the Indians. Gallo gave New York a 1-0 lead with a solo shot in the second, then tacked on an insurance run with another blast in the eighth inning. The slugger mostly […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/18/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/18/2021. 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 […]

Corey Kluber Spins Six Scoreless Frames In Win

New York Yankees starting pitcher Corey Kluber delivered his best outing since returning from the injured list in a win over the Indians Friday. Pitching against his former team, Kluber tossed six shutout innings, allowing four hits and walking two while fanning four batters. The veteran righty had the swing-and-miss stuff working, as he induced […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 26

This is my final waiver wire pickups article of the year. I really appreciate everybody who has read this, and I hope I have helped you out over these 26 weeks. With so little time remaining, this article is essentially just a "streamers" article. I am only focusing on the next seven days, because right […]