Luke Voit Could Resume Swinging As Soon As Tuesday

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit (knee) could resume swinging a bat on Tuesday, per manager Aaron Boone. Boone said that Voit- who was taking grounders on the field before Sunday's game against the Rays- is doing really well in his recovery from a partial meniscus tear in his left knee. The slugger seems […]

Jay Bruce Plans To Retire After Sunday's Game

New York Yankees first baseman/outfielder Jay Bruce plans to retire following Sunday's game against the Rays. An emotional Bruce told reporters that he felt he wasn't performing at the level he expects of himself, which is ultimately why he decided to step away from the game. The veteran slugger will be available off the bench […]

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 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 4

Hoo boy. This one is going to be rough. OK before we get to this week's streamers, we'll recap how our first two weeks have gone. The winning pick from Week 2 ended up being JT Brubaker, who just narrowly edged out Jordan Montgomery for the Column MVP. And so far in Week 3, Huascar […]

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. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 18th 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 […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/18/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/18/21 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 […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/18 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/18 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 […]

Bullpen Report: Shaking Things Up in Week 3

We have already seen a lot of FAAB spent on pitchers that have been named the closer. It happens every year. Whenever a new closer is named, especially if it is one that can miss bats – fantasy players love a pitcher that can miss bats. And the logic behind spending up on a pitcher […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/18/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As per usual, our Sunday is split up and the matinee is the main slate. A little more than half the league is in action for the main slate with eight games going on. Three of the 16 pitchers will cost you five figures. Are any of them worth it? Don't worry, we still have […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/18/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Rise and shine, Rotoballers, we've got a fun slate on tap this Sunday afternoon. The DraftKings main slate features nine games and nine hundred ways to go about creating lineups. Two of the best pitchers will toe the rubber as Shane Bieber will take on the Reds in his first start since his nine-inning, 11 […]

Rougned Odor Belts First Homer Of Season

New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor clubbed his first home run of the season in a 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday. Odor's home run was clobbered- as it traveled 443 feet at an exit velocity of 110.6 MPH. The veteran infielder is scuffling at the plate, though he's going to get plenty […]

Aaron Judge Notches RBI Double

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and a pair of strikeouts in a 6-3 loss to the Rays on Saturday. The exit velocity on Judge's double was 107.9 MPH, a rocket that scored DJ LeMahieu in the bottom of the seventh inning. Judge's Statcast page is littered in red, […]

DJ LeMahieu Collects Fifth Multi-Hit Game

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay. LeMahieu got the scoring started for New York in the bottom of the second inning, singling home Gary Sanchez to tie the game at one. The 32-year-old impressively has at least […]

Jordan Montgomery Fans Seven In Losing Effort

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery was charged with his first loss of the season on Saturday against the Rays. Montgomery pitched six innings, allowing four runs on two hits with seven strikeouts compared to two walks. The 28-year-old southpaw had 1-2-3 innings in four of his six frames but ran into trouble with […]

Gary Sanchez's X-Rays Come Back Negative

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (finger) is considered day-to-day after X-rays on his injured finger(s) came back negative. Sanchez was forced to leave Saturday's game in the fourth inning after being hit on the hand by a foul tip, though the Yankees say that he has a contusion on his right index and middle […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 4

There has been an injury trend that is hard to miss to start the 2021 season. There have been a lot of muscle/tendon sprains/strains to start the season. These injuries include oblique, groin, hamstring, and back injuries. Not all of the injuries are alike for each player and should be treated and evaluated on a […]

Jay Bruce On The Bench Once Again Saturday

New York Yankees first baseman Jay Bruce is not in the lineup for a second consecutive game on Saturday. Manager Aaron Boone said to expect "a lot of" DJ LeMahieu at first and Rougned Odor at second, which leaves Bruce as the odd man out for the foreseeable future. He hasn't exactly forced the Yankees' […]

Brett Gardner Starting In Left On Saturday

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays. Clint Frazier, who went 0-for-3 with a trio of strikeouts on Friday, will take a seat on the bench against Rays' right-hander Tyler Glasnow. While it's frustrating to see Frazier stuck in a timeshare with Gardner, the latter has […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 17th 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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/17/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome back to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We're still grinding our way towards a hot streak right now, and I can feel us getting closer. Let's finish the weekend strong here before a fresh start on Monday! In case you never caught my intro article, my name is Tommy Bell (@BellRoto […]

Michael King Optioned To Yankees Alternate Site

New York Yankees pitcher Michael King was optioned to the team's alternate site following Friday's game, the team announced on Twitter. Pitching behind an opener against the Rays, King tossed three scoreless innings and allowed two hits and three walks while striking out four batters. Friday was King's second appearance of the season, as he […]

Giancarlo Stanton Goes Yard In Loss To Rays

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a pair of strikeouts in Friday's loss to the Rays. Stanton supplied the offense on a night when the Yankees' bats went cold, as his two RBI were the only runs scored by the team in the game. His home run […]

Nick Nelson Saddled With The Loss Friday

New York Yankees pitcher Nick Nelson took the loss in Friday's 8-2 defeat at the hands of the Rays. Nelson served as an opener for New York, pitching one inning and allowing two runs on two hits with a pair of walks and strikeouts. Command was an issue for the 25-year-old, as 15 of his […]

Jay Bruce Not In Friday's Lineup

New York Yankees first baseman Jay Bruce is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays. Bruce started each of the last two games but will cede the first-base duties to DJ LeMahieu, with Rougned Odor getting the start at second. Bruce is batting just .118 with one home run and 13 strikeouts […]

Gleyber Torres Batting Third Friday

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres will bat third against Rays' right-hander Michael Wacha. It's the first time this season that Torres will slot into the number-three spot in the batting order, as manager Aaron Boone attempts to get his underperforming lineup- and shortstop- going. The 24-year-old has posted a .705 OPS in 118 career […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the first version of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 70 SPs moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues, with the understanding that RPs are as volatile as it gets. Since this is the first version of the year, it won't […]

The Big Picture - Closer Committees Are Here to Stay

The fireman has morphed into a fire department. We've seen this trend coming in recent years but it appears that the days of a Major League team having a single definitive closer are all but over. The instability that came with the 2020 season brought an increased reliance on middle relievers to spread out innings. […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 3

With the Major League season fully underway, it's time for fantasy managers to take a little bit of inventory on their roster and see how their players have performed thus far and whether or not any action is needed. Injuries have been piling up, playing time is being ironed out, and players are inserting themselves […]