Liam Hendriks Pitches Clean-Ninth For Eighth Save
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks pitched a clean-ninth vs the Diamondbacks Wednesday to earn the save. Hendriks is now tied with Zack Britton for the league lead in saves with eight on the season. The right-hander picked up where he left off after his impressive 2019 season as he's sporting a 1.46 ERA with... Read More
Jesus Luzardo Strikes Out Seven Diamondbacks
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo didn't allow an earned run across 6 1/3 innings while striking out seven in a win vs the Diamondbacks Wednesday. It was a nice bounce-back start for the rookie after he allowed six earned runs in his previous start. Other than that start, Luzardo has been impressive generating a... Read More
MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 20th, 2020 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason. Top Avoids of the Day for 8/20/20 Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Shane Bieber The Pirates are a bottom feeder team... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/20/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
With the Coors Field bonanza taking place earlier in the day -- thus avoiding the main slate -- Thursday has the vibe of being wide open. Day games pack the slate early on, allowing for a fairly balanced collaboration of talent to choose from. The ace triumvirate of Shane Bieber, Sonny Gray, and Clayton Kershaw... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/20/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We head into Thursday night with a nice 8 game slate on tap. There is a nice mix of pitching and bats to attack tonight. It has been hot on the west coast, so do not forget to focus on some of those big offenses. There is no Coors in play tonight which is always... Read More
Matt Olson Batting Third On Wednesday
Oakland A’s first baseman Matt Olson is batting third against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Olson has fluctuated between batting third, fourth, and fifth in the lineup, and Wednesday’s start makes third tied with fourth as his most frequent position in the lineup. Hits have been tough to come by for Olson so far this season... Read More
A.J. Puk To Toss Bullpen Friday
Oakland Athletics left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk is in line to throw a bullpen session Friday, the latest step in his rehab from a shoulder strain. After that, facing live batters will be his next step. The A’s have reiterated that if Puk rejoins the big league roster this season, it will be as a reliever... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/19/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
Gerrit Cole and Jacob deGrom highlight today's 11-game slate on DraftKings, while the Tigers' top pick Casey Mize will take the mound for his big league debut against the White Sox. There are plenty of intriguing arms to consider on this slate, so getting that right will be imperative to success. We also have the... Read More
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/19/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Tonight's main slate on FanDuel features 11 matchups. Note that the Reds-Royals action will not be on the slate as they are playing a double-header. It should be another exciting night of baseball with plenty of interesting matchups around the league. I'll be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for the FanDuel main slate... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 8/19
We are about a quarter of the way through the season already, wow! This sprint season has thrown a myriad of calamities at all of us. The best way to combat the chaos is to focus on the streamable pitchers and hitters. When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their platoon splits, lineup position,... Read More
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 19th 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... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 19, 2020 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/19/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 11-game slate on tap tonight that has some higher-priced pitching with some really nice offensive spots to target. Some will pay... Read More
MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 19th, 2020 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason. Top Avoids of the Day for 8/19/20 Casey Mize and Dane Dunning in MLB debuts against each other While... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 8/18
The MLB season is filled with ebbs and flows, but the key to success is to find some gems to stream! Today we're going to stack a bunch of Rays as they begin a three-game series against Masahiro Tanaka at Yankee Stadium . When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their platoon splits, lineup... Read More
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 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... Read More
2020 K% Decreases: Buy, Sell, or Hold
Faster than most stats, the strikeout rate for batters stabilizes quickly. While not a guarantee of the future, once we have 60 plate appearances we can start making some judgments on where batters are at in their plate discipline and what we might expect going forward. Last week, we took a look at some of... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings
Welcome to the Week 5 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a look weekly at where the top 101 SPs stand moving forward in this strange sprint season. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks here -- I suggest... Read More
Robbie Grossman Homers Again Monday
Oakland Athletics outfielder Robbie Grossman launched his fourth homer of the season Monday in a loss to the Diamondbacks. Grossman got the A's on the board in the seventh inning with a solo shot to account for the only offense against Arizona starter Zac Gallen. Grossman has been tearing the cover off the ball lately... Read More
Chris Bassitt Limits The Damage Vs Arizona
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt wasn't sharp Monday vs the Diamondbacks, but managed to allow just three runs in 5 1/3 innings. Bassitt had traffic on the bases all night as he allowed five hits and three walks and was helped when Yusmeiro Petit came on in the sixth inning and stranded runners Bassitt... Read More
MLB Betting Picks (8/17/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
Welcome back, RotoBallers! We had a nice little write-up for Sunday that resulted in a 2-1 start, with one of those wins being of the 2-unit variety. Then I got a little greedy in thinking that the Red Sox offense could salvage one game in their series against the Yankees on Sunday night. No luck.... Read More
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 8/17
It's another manic Monday, so you know what time it is - it's time to dig deep and find some streamers. Today we're going to take advantage of the Rockies in their first road series after a six-game homestand. We'll also take a look at a couple of Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Blue Jays! When choosing... Read More
Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 5
Through four weeks of the 2020 MLB season, almost all teams have played more than one-quarter of their season. The Cardinals, on the other hand, have played only six games. Although a significant number of the remaining Cardinals games will last only seven innings, Cardinals hitters are set for an exceptionally high workload over the... Read More
H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 5
We almost had it. With the return of the St. Louis Cardinals, we almost had the full league in action. Not so fast, suckers! The pandemic struck again, this time snipping the Reds right out of the schedule. But all we can do is march on and try to win each week. Oh, and trawl... Read More
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 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... Read More
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 5
Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly article of two-start pitcher streamers for 2020! Successfully streaming pitchers can literally be a game-changer when it comes to fantasy baseball. When it comes to daily leagues, two-start streams aren't that important, since you can stream every day. But when it comes to weekly leagues, two-start streams become exponentially more important.... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/17/20): MLB DFS Lineups
It's another week down and we're looking to start the next one out on the good foot. It's an 11-game Main Slate on DraftKings tonight, filled to the brim with shaky pitching. A slate in which Matt Boyd and Chris Bassitt exist in the top-tier of pricing options. Sacré bleu! Players should have plenty of cash... Read More
Stephen Piscotty Collects Five RBI Sunday
Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty went 2-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and a walk as the A's put up 15 runs against the Giants. Piscotty won't want to leave San Francisco as the veteran outfielder had nine RBI in the three-game series. He's now slashing .250/.324/.517 on the young season with four home... Read More
Chad Pinder Goes Crazy Off The Bench
Oakland Athletics second baseman Chad Pinder started his day on the bench, but wound up having a career-day as Oakland scored 15 runs at San Francisco on Sunday. Pinder hit a pinch-hit two-run homer to put the A's ahead in for good in the fifth inning and would later add a single and a double.... Read More
Marcus Semien Hits Two-Run Homer Sunday
Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien launched his third homer of the season in a win over the Giants Sunday. Semien went just 1-for-5 in the 15-run outburst, but he made the hit count by taking Derek Rodriguez deep in the fifth inning. Semien is batting just .216 on the season, but has shown signs of... Read More
Burch Smith Lands On IL, James Kaprielian Called Up
Oakland Athletics right-handed pitcher Burch Smith has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a strained right forearm, paving the way for righty James Kaprielian, the club’s No. 13 prospect, to earn the call to the Major League roster. Smith had yet to be scored upon in 2020 prior to his outing Saturday;... Read More