Liam Hendriks Pitches Clean Tenth For Save

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks pitched a clean tenth inning to protect a one-run lead and earn his second save of the season. Hendriks induced two pop-ups and struck out J.P. Crawford to end the game, while keeping the automatic runner at second from crossing the plate to tie it up. He is now […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 3 (8/3-8/9)

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. […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 3

Welcome back to the second installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for August 3 through August 9. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the […]

Early (Over/Under) Reactions for Fantasy Baseball

The first week of the shortened MLB season is officially over and we have several prominent fantasy storylines emerging. Some carry over from 2019 and others have come out of nowhere. My job here is to walk us through those which seem most notable. COVID-19 is one tough customer and has made not even hope […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 3

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

The Cut List (Week 3) - Time to Let Go?

You already didn't have very many Marlins on your fantasy roster, right? It's still early enough that most of your cuts are going to be clearly marginal players who will miss several days due to postponed games. But what about those tougher calls? There's a bit more information out there than there was last week. […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 1, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 08/1/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Major league teams may be dropping like flies but we still have enough to have a 12-game Main Slate on FanDuel and DraftKings. With […]

Marcus Semien Records Two RBI Friday

Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien went 1-for-4 with two RBI in a loss to the Mariners Friday. Oakland was shut down most of the evening, but Semien got the visitors on the board with a two-RBI triple in the eighth inning. Semien would score his fifth run of the season on a sacrifice fly by […]

Sean Manaea Hit Hard In Seattle

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea allowed six hits and four runs in just 4 1/3 innings vs the Mariners Friday. Manaea started the game with three scoreless innings, but the wheels came off in the fourth when three runs crossed the plate before he was lifted in the fifth with more traffic on the […]

Jesus Luzardo Will Make First Career Start on Tuesday

Oakland Athletics pitcher Jesus Luzardo will make the first start of his MLB career on Tuesday against the Rangers. Luzardo began the season in the bullpen as he was getting stretched out after appearing late to summer camp, but he will join the rotation after a pair of relief appearances. As a result of Luzardo […]

Khris Davis Out of Lineup on Friday

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis (rest) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners. The 32-year-old will sit for the second consecutive game after getting off to a very slow start at the plate in four games. Davis has gone 0-for-15 at the plate, in addition to seven strikeouts through the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/31/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

It's Friday, which means we've got a full slate of games (well, besides those two games that aren't playing for COVID safety concerns). There are a ton of good pitching options on the slate today, so have fun messing around with the potential hitting combinations that allow you to roster high-upside arms but be sure […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - July 31, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/31/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate on tap tonight with some decent pitching and more importantly, Coors Field is in play. The value will be […]

Jesus Luzardo Set To Join Rotation After Solid Relief Outing

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo will be joining the A's starting rotation after his second solid relief outing Wednesday vs Colorado. Luzardo pitched 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs, one earned, with five strikeouts. He threw 43 of 67 pitches for strikes and should be stretched out enough to start. Luzardo was behind […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 29th 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 […]

Mark Canha Collects Two RBI Tuesday

Oakland Athletics outfielder Mark Canha went 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBI in a loss to the Rockies Tuesday. Canha is off to a sizzling start this season batting .357 with five RBI through five games played. The 31-year-old outfielder is coming off his best season in the Majors where he slugged .517 with […]

Ramon Laureano Off To Hot Start In 2020

Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in a loss to the Rockies Tuesday. Laureano has seven hits so far this season and has reached base safely in all five games while only striking out twice compared to three walks. The sample size is still ridiculously small, but it's a good […]

Looking at Rookie Performances - Opening Weekend 2020

As we wait oh-so-impatiently for star Angels prospect Jo Adell to get the call and delay our anticipation for top Blue Jays pitching prospect Nate Pearson, there are still plenty of noteworthy rookie performances to examine from this past weekend's action. We're going to take a look at the most notable performers and look at […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 28th 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 […]

Khris Davis Goes Hitless Again

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts vs the Angels on Monday. That makes Davis 0-for-11 so far this season with five strikeouts and two walks. Davis launched 40-plus homers for three straight seasons from 2016-2018, but struggled mightily last season as his batting average plummeted to .220 with a ghastly […]

Chris Bassitt Strikes Out Five Angels

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt pitched four shutout innings with five strikeouts in a no-decision vs the Angels Monday. Bassitt wasn't dominant, he allowed five hits and a walk, but he pitched well enough to keep a good lineup off the scoreboard. Bassitt won't be an asset in strikeouts and won't throw a lot […]

Matt Chapman Records Three Hits Monday

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman went 3-for-4 with an RBI in a 3-0 win over the Angels Monday. Chapman had only been on base twice through his first 13 plate-appearances, so hopefully this performance turns things around for him. Expectations were high for the 27-year-old this season after he slugged .506 with 36 homers […]

Joakim Soria Earns Save Monday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Joakim Soria earned his first save of the season Monday against the Angels. Soria was called on to protect a 3-0 lead and he made things interesting. He allowed two baserunners which would give Mike Trout a chance to come up as the tying run with two outs. Soria caught the […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Lineup and Pitching Picks for Monday 7/27

It feels great to have baseball back! In this sprint of a season with only 60 games, it becomes even more important to pay close attention to potential streamers. This can really put you ahead of your competition. When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their platoon splits, lineup position, and pitching matchup. With […]

MLB Betting Picks (7/27/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Early exits for Shohei Ohtani and Corey Kluber put us behind the eight ball to start, and we ended up negative again on Sunday. Tough! But that's the life of sports handicapping. I'm going to try and keep things rather short today, because there is serious concern that the season gets suspended […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 27th 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 […]

WPC+ Videocast: Opening Weekend 2020 Recap

Pierre Camus and Nicklaus Gaut recap the action from Opening Day and the first weekend of MLB action for 2020. They identify early risers and fallers, review Statcast numbers, and discuss major injuries. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

There is no getting around that playing head-to-head points with weekly matchups is a difficult proposition in a 60-game season. There are only 10 weeks to play so that makes for a regular-season made up of just five or six matchups. Obviously, that will be a roller coaster of insanity for any leagues keeping the […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 2

It is finally time for fantasy baseball, which means it is also time to start scouring the waiver wires for hitting streamers! This first edition of the column is for July 27 through August 2. I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 2 (7/27 - 8/2)

Welcome to RotoBaller's first installment of two-start pitcher streamers for 2020! Successful 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. […]