Bullpen Report: Struggling Closers Leading to Changes?

I have been playing a lot of MLB The Show lately and the one thing I have learned playing is - relievers are very important if you are going to play anything other than a standalone game! You need to not only have multiple options you can trust but the depth of many teams' bullpens […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/6/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an 8-game main slate on tap today. Today, I say it is early as it's a day slate starting at 1:05 pmEST. There is one elite pitching option in Cole with some other pitchers you can pivot to off Cole. There are five main pitchers that I am targeting today (all listed below). […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/6 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB is underway and there is a ton of excitement surrounding it! It was a long offseason, but we have finally reached the beginning of the MLB season. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/6/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Good morning RotoBallers! Another no-no yesterday! And having come from an unlikely source (John Means), it makes me wonder what we might get from Gerritt Cole today. Because Cole might be one of the most dominant pitchers in the American League. But the ownership on Cole is never going to be as low as it […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/6 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 MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a Day Baseball Day! With so many games happening in the afternoon, DraftKings has turned the main slate into an afternoon slate. There's nothing quite like day baseball, but we should also be prepared for some players who played extra innings yesterday or had […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/6 - Monkey Knife Fight

Baseballs start flying early Thursday with nine of 10 games going in the afternoon or early evening. Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them to give you more chances to win. There are some premier pitching matchups on the docket. The Houston Astros send Lance McCullers to the mound against Gerrit Cole and […]

Luis Garcia Emerging In Houston

Houston Astros starter Luis Garcia continued to showcase his swing-and-miss stuff and struck out eight New York Yankees in 4 2/3 innings on Wednesday. Garcia only allowed two hits -- an RBI double and a home run, both of which came off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton. The only other baserunners Garcia allowed were via two […]

Aaron Hicks Delivers Key Hit In Wednesday's Win

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored in a 6-3 win over the Astros. Hicks was busy in the bottom half of the eighth inning, delivering a clutch RBI single to break a 3-3 tie, then doubling and coming around to score on a Giancarlo […]

Giancarlo Stanton Drives In Four

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton had another monster day at the plate in a win over the Astros. Stanton extended his hitting streak to 11 games- and notched his sixth multi-hit game in his last seven contests on Wednesday. The slugger clobbered a misplaced fastball from Luis Garcia 435 feet into left-center at […]

Aroldis Chapman Converts Seventh Straight Save

New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman notched his seventh straight save in Wednesday's victory over Houston. Another game, another easy ninth inning for Chapman, who recorded two more strikeouts in the frame to give him 26 on the season against just three walks. The flamethrowing lefty still has yet to allow a run in […]

Jonathan Loaisiga Picks Up Third Win Wednesday

New York Yankees relief pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga earned his third victory of the season in a 6-3 defeat of the Astros on Wednesday. Loaisiga entered the game in the eighth inning with the score tied and worked a 1-2-3 frame on just 13 pitches, recording a strikeout in the process. The starter-turned-reliever has thrived in […]

Jordan Montgomery Earns Quality Start Despite No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery pitched well despite not factoring into the decision on Wednesday. Montgomery notched a quality start, pitching six innings while allowing three runs on eight hits with four strikeouts. The southpaw worked 1-2-3 frames in the first two innings, including a strikeout of the side in the second, and […]

Brett Gardner In The Lineup Wednesday

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is getting the start in left field for Wednesday's contest against the Astros. Gardner got a breather on Tuesday but is back in left field with Clint Frazier heading to the bench. The veteran outfielder is hitless in his last three games but has a platoon advantage against Astros' […]

Gary Sanchez Back In Lineup Wednesday

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez is back in the lineup Wednesday against the Astros. Sanchez has sat each of the last two games but is behind the plate and batting eighth against Astros' right-hander Luis Garcia. The slugger is in the midst of a 2-for-27 slide at the plate- and is losing ground to […]

Rougned Odor Placed On 10-Day Injured List

As expected, the New York Yankees have placed second baseman Rougned Odor (knee) on the 10-day injured list with a knee injury. Pitcher Albert Abreu has been recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move. Odor collided with Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado (shoulder) at home plate in Tuesday's game. Odor received an MRI on Wednesday […]

Rougned Odor's MRI Shows No Structural Damage

New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor (knee) underwent an MRI on his knee on Wednesday. The tests showed no significant structural damage, but Odor is still likely headed for a stint on the injured list. Odor injured his knee while colliding with Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado (shoulder) at home plate during Tuesday's game. […]

Luke Voit Collects Two Hits In First Rehab Game

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in his first rehab game on Tuesday with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Voit ripped the first pitch of the night for a loud double off the wall in center field, then showed the Yankees that his knee is fully healthy when […]

Lucas Luetge Earns Second Victory Of Season

New York Yankees relief pitcher Lucas Luetge picked up his second win of the season in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Astros. Luetge entered the game in the sixth inning and worked a scoreless frame, allowing one hit and lowering his season ERA to 3.78. The veteran hurler allowed a run in each of his […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Rejoice, for we have reached May! Cry, for we've also lost Dustin May. The injuries are rolling over all of us, but we must breathe and try to be grateful that we get to play our little game within a game. Frustration is natural and you have to let yourself vent it out, but then […]

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

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/5 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 Betting Picks for Wednesday 5/5 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

No, it isn't a Saturday and you've lost three days of your life. I'm filling in for Steve today and hopefully have a bit more luck than I did Saturday. Two big first innings destroyed us with Andrew McCutchen being nutmegged by a line drive and costing us two runs. The under missed by two […]

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

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 6 of Bell's Best Bets. The start of May is a welcomed transition for this series of articles! Following a near 10-unit bounce back at the end of Week 4, I was looking forward to keeping the train moving with a great week 5. Unfortunately the best way I […]

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

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! It's hump day, it's Cinco de Mayo, and it's another beautiful day of MLB DFS. Wind could play a huge factor in some games today, so be on the lookout for any updates before locking in those lineups. Washington, Philadelphia, and Kansas City are all projected to have 10 miles per hour winds […]

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

Happy Cinco de Mayo, Rotoballers. We've got a larger-than-usual 11-game slate on FanDuel tonight and it's loaded with options across the board. There is a trio of hurlers priced above $10,000 in Shane Bieber ($12,200), Yu Darvish ($11,800), and Walker Buehler ($10,000). That doesn't mean paying up for an ace is required to stay competitive, […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/5 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season and alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/5/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/5/21   All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/5/21 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 […]

Rougned Odor To Undergo MRI On Injured Knee Wednesday

New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor (knee) will have an MRI on his injured knee Wednesday. Odor suffered the injury while attempting to score during Tuesday's game against the Astros, as he collided with catcher Martin Maldonado. Manager Aaron Boone said that "he didn't want to speculate, but the Yankees are hopeful that Odor […]

DJ LeMahieu Scores A Pair Of Runs Tuesday

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu reached base safely three times in Tuesday's victory over the Astros. LeMahieu singled in the first inning and scored on a Giancarlo Stanton homer, then reached on an infield single and came around to score on a Stanton base hit. The veteran infielder hasn't truly gotten hot at the […]

Giancarlo Stanton Keeps Mashing In Win Over Astros

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored in a 7-3 win over Houston on Tuesday night. Stanton put the Yankees on the board with a two-run blast in the first inning, then added onto the lead in the sixth inning with an RBI single. The slugger […]