Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find […]

Preseason Hitter Sleepers Who Haven't Woken Up for Fantasy Baseball

The highs of sleeper hunting during draft season can quickly be brought low when our favorite later picks fizzle and sputter out of the gate instead of blowing the roof off from the word go. But should we be patient, grasshoppers? Or is it time to be proactive, revoking their sleeper status and confiscating official […]

Early Plate Discipline Standouts for 2022

In 2019, I introduced a new (yet simple) index statistic for pitchers – mPDI, which was inspired by a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” Maddux’s simplistic […]

Dead Ball Victims - Power Hitter and Home Run Decliners for Fantasy Baseball

Things are different this season. The offense is down across the board and we are seeing hitters have a lot of trouble hitting for power. These aren't unprecedented times, but we got so used to the juiced-ball homer-happy era that it feels very strange to be back to the days of the early 2010s. Some […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks

Howdy, and welcome back to another dose of my weekly-updated top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. The ball might be waking up with the warmer weather, so maybe think twice about those streaming candidates! RotoBallers can once again peruse my notes regarding key movers and then scroll through the top-101 in a […]

Daulton Jefferies Dealing With Bicep Tightness

Oakland Athletics pitcher Daulton Jefferies (biceps) is experiencing biceps tightness and undergoing an MRI after Wednesday's start against the Minnesota Twins. He went allowed six runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out five over four innings in Wednesday's 14-4 loss to the Twins. The 26-year-old's availability moving forward is in question, and […]

Sheldon Neuse Returns Against Twins

Oakland Athletics second baseman Sheldon Neuse (groin) is back in the starting lineup as the designated hitter on Wednesday against Minnesota Twins right-hander Sonny Gray. Neuse is hitting second in the batting order. The 27-year-old missed the last three games with groin tightness, but he'll be back in there for the series finale against Minnesota. […]

Carlos Rodon and Kevin Gausman Are Even Better in 2022 - So Much For Regression

With six starts under their belts in the 2022 season, Kevin Gausman of the Toronto Blue Jays and Carlos Rodon of the San Francisco Giants have looked like the two best pitchers in baseball and thrust themselves onto the shortlist for the Cy Young Award in their respective leagues. Despite having excellent 2021 seasons, both […]

Frankie Montas Solid To Start 2022

Oakland A's starting pitcher Frankie Montas has been sturdy through his first eight starts to start the 2022 campaign. A bright spot on the lowly A's, the 29-year-old is 2-4 with a 3.67 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 53 strikeouts across 49 innings of work. His most impressive start was his last one on May 15, […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/17/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's Tuesday, which means we have maximum baseball action ready to happen. All-in-all today we have 18 games as three doubleheaders are going down. Two of these double-headers actually have their game two on the night slate, which is confusing quite a few things. You will have to keep an ear to the ground to […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Mike Moustakas, Juan Yepez, Reid Demers, Alek Thomas

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 6 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like George Kirby off the waiver wire, and we're back at it for more. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. We are with you every single week, and […]

Mining the Minors for Hot Prospect Pitchers - Max Meyer, Grayson Rodriguez, Ryan Pepiot and more

If you've played even one year of fantasy baseball, you know that predicting minor league call-ups can be a frustrating endeavor. We have to weigh not only the talent of the player and the potential lineup opening in his major league organization, but also the relative competitiveness of that organization and any financial or service […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/16/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/16/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Man, I love Mondays. After the craziness of the weekend, we get to settle in on Monday morning, sit down in a quiet room and go to work! We have another strong Monday slate of […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/16/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! DraftKings and FanDuel offer the same 11-game slate to kick off the week. It's an extensive schedule for a Monday, but that just gives us more arms, bats, and values to sort through. The first pitch for the contests will be thrown out at 7:05 pm Eastern as the Yankees visit the […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (5/16/22)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! I am Mark and this is my second season writing MLB content on RotoBaller. In this article, I'll be providing my favorite betting picks MLB games on Monday, May 16, 2022, for the 13-game 6:40 PM Eastern slate. This article will be focused on sides and totals. I am a huge baseball […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back, Premium RotoBallers, as we slide into a good ol' fashioned mid-May waiver breakdown. While we have a little over a month in the books, there's the overwhelming feeling that warmer weather has given us a livelier ball. The leaguewide slugging percentage is […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 6

Welcome back to The Cut List. 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. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat […]

2B/SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 6

When putting together a position-based waiver wire column, the same names tend to pop back up. For example, Jorge Mateo. The speedy shortstop is here again this week, though in a different capacity. Mateo started the season "Watch List" section; now he's featured in the Shallow League pickups section as he is tied for the […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

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 […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

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 […]

Week 6 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Clayton Kershaw, Lucas Sims, Jeremy Pena, Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant

The month of May is now just about half over.  Fantasy teams are getting to the "desperation point" of falling too far behind in their respective leagues. The "Super Two" players will soon be brought up and they could save your team. One way of having room on your roster is to drop injured players. […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 6 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

NFBC Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Draft Targets, We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those that do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and no […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

Some of the names may be the same but each week presents a change in schedule that determines a starter's fantasy value. The trickiest part of playing in weekly leagues is having to weigh talent vs. opportunity in the pitching realm. With many pitchers now having four or five starts under their belt, we have […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/15/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel and DraftKings on 5/15/2022, Main Slate at 1:35 pm Eastern Time. The lineup will range from some elite players to mid-priced options, and value plays. The main slate is eight games on DraftKings and 10 games on FanDuel. You can also read more […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/14/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/14/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Starting Pitcher Standouts: MLB's Best Pitch Arsenals

After watching Shane McClanahan just absolutely dominate with all four of his pitches on Wednesday night, I got to thinking. I wanted to take a look at the full-pitch arsenals that the leagues' starting pitchers are throwing and try to identify the players that are doing the most to dominate hitters with multiple offerings. It's […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

Another week of home runs, bats broken over knees, a cycle, a no-hitter, offensive eruptions in ninth innings, and so much more is behind us. It was a very exciting week in baseball, but for the first time in a while, the bullpens mostly remained away from center stage. Now, there were still plenty of […]

Nick Mariano's Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 5x5 Roto Leagues - Trevor Story, Whit Merrifield, Julio Rodriguez, Joey Votto

Fellow RotoBallers, we a little more than a month into the fantasy baseball season so it's time for a rankings check-in. Below you will find Nick Mariano's updated 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. These rankings are being released in early May, and are looking at rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings […]

Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings Updates for May - Carlos Rodon, Anthony Rizzo, Pablo Lopez, Shane Bieber and More

Hey there RotoBallers, and welcome back to more of our rankings! The MLB season is well underway now, and in this article you'll see Nicklaus Gaut's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings for May. These fantasy baseball rankings are catered specifically for points leagues and head-to-head (H2H) points league formats, and are looking at […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/13/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Rise and shine, RotoBallers, as we have a wonderful Friday of baseball ahead of us! After a crummy split-slate on Thursday, the scheduling gods have blessed us with a fantastic 13-game MLB DFS slate with a bunch of strong pitching options and plenty of offenses in good spots. The offense around the league seems to […]