Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/29/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/29/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in both the early AND main slates - I thought I would try to hit both today since we have so many early games. We have a 10-game... Read More

MLB Betting Picks for Saturday 5/29 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

We have a slight change in our lineup as I'll now be taking on the Friday and Saturday picks this season. Hopefully going back-to-back days will give us a bit more consistency. Yesterday, the weather got the better of us with two postponements from our two game picks. The good news is our prop bet... Read More

Updated Points League Fantasy Baseball Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers. Below you will find our updated fantasy baseball H2H points league rankings (top 400) for May and the 2021 MLB season. As you may know, head-to-head points formats are typically underserved by fantasy baseball outlets - but this is an area that we at RotoBaller take pride in and specialize in. Throughout the preseason... Read More

Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy baseball tiered rankings (top 600) for 5x5 mixed roto leagues and May of the 2021 MLB season. Be sure to also check out our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard and bookmark that page. It's loaded up with tons more updated rankings including: Points league rankings AL/NL only league rankings... Read More

MLB Betting Picks for Friday 5/28 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

We have a slight change in our lineup as I'll now be taking on the Friday picks along with my usual Saturday slot. Hopefully going back-to-back days will give me a bit more consistency, especially now I don't need to split focus on the EPL. Last Saturday saw the Padres cover the spread for a... Read More

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/28 - Monkey Knife Fight

Friday brings a full slate of MLB games and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them, offering many chances to play and win. A look at some of the notable starting pitchers for Friday’s games: Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller (7.41 ERA), Baltimore’s Matt Harvey (6.31 ERA), and Washington’s Jon Lester (5.33 ERA) are among... Read More

Tyler Anderson Strikes Out Four In Loss Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Tyler Anderson earned his second straight loss on Thursday afternoon, allowing four runs — three earned — on four hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings against the Cubs. It seems like the magic is wearing off on Anderson, who has now had three rough starts in... Read More

Bryan Reynolds Homers In Loss To Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-3 with a home run, one RBI and one run scored in a 5-3 loss to the Cubs on Thursday. It was Reynolds' fifth homer of the year, and he is now slashing .292/.386/.474 with 19 RBI and 28 runs scored this season. While his value will be somewhat... Read More

Clay Holmes Making Noise In Pirates Bullpen

Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Clay Holmes has established himself as a go-to reliever for the Bucs and is making fantasy managers take notice. Holmes has pitched 23 1/3 innings this season at a 3.09 ERA, certainly a respectable stat line. However, Holmes' season-long numbers are skewed by a five-run outing back in April. Across his... Read More

Just the Worst: Starting Pitchers

After living through the bouncy-ball, home run-a-palooza for the last few seasons, 2021 has brought with it pitching dominance not seen since guys named Noodle Hahn and Snake Wiltse were pitching dead balls for 300+ innings. However, not every pitcher has seen great results with the new baseball that 2021 has wrought, and you don't... Read More

Jacob Stallings Taking A Seat On Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs. Michael Perez is getting the start behind the plate and batting seventh in the game. Stallings served as the team's cleanup hitter in each of the last three games. Over 38 games on the... Read More

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/27 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB Season is moving along nicely and we are having a ton of fun with pitcher strikeouts props so far. 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 Fight. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer... Read More

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (5/27/21): DraftKings, Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! We have a split Thursday slate and the focus on this article will on the four/five-game early only slate for both DraftKings and FanDuel. With the Mets and Colorado game being included on DK, they decided to make their slate a five-game slate but the only interest I have in... Read More

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 9

The fourth week of the minor league season is now underway. With Saturday’s promotion of Spencer Howard to the Phillies, the Top 50 list has already lost three of its best players out of the Top 10 with Jarred Kelenic and Logan Gilbert recently receiving call-ups. The top of the ranking now features some surprising... Read More

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

With nearly two months in the books, this fantasy season is testing the IL and depth management of most fantasy teams. Being ready with the next man up is critical, with a healthy dose of injury luck helping immensely! All we can do is play our game and stay prepared, so study up with the... Read More

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/26/21 (Premium Content)

Hey RotoBallers! I felt like Week 8 was my time to get back on track. The number 8 is my go-to/lucky number after all. Well, it didn't quite turn out that way. Wednesday was a great day, but everything that surrounded it, including a bloody Sunday, brought us crashing back down to earth. I'm changing... Read More

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 5/26

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy... Read More

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 5/25

Welcome to another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to... Read More

Cody Ponce Will Start Tuesday Versus Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Cody Ponce will draw the start against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. This will be his first appearance with the team this year after posting a 3.15 ERA in a few outings last season. Ponce missed some time early in the season due to a forearm issue. He has only thrown... Read More

Lineup Takeaways - Week 8 Lineup Trends

Week eight of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments 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... Read More

The Best Pitches of 2021 By The Numbers

There is so much to look at when evaluating pitchers in 2021. The amount of data we have is incredible. At the time of this writing, there had been 186,220 pitches thrown this season. I wanted to examine the individual pitch types and see which pitchers have been most effective with each. I am mostly focusing... Read More

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9

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... Read More

Jacob Stallings (C, PIT) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Jacob Stallings is a shining example of a rare trait at the catcher position: offensive consistency. Despite his team's lack of success, Stallings is well on his way to a career-season, so far hitting 14 XBH (ten doubles, four HR) and a .248/.356/.442... Read More

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/24/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/24 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... Read More

JT Brubaker Struggles In Loss Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker struggled in his second straight start on Sunday, allowing seven runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings as he took the loss in a 7-1 defeat against the Braves. Brubaker had posted a 2.58 ERA and had not allowed more than three runs in a start over his... Read More

Bryan Reynolds Extends On-Base Streak To 10 Games

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and one RBI in a 7-1 loss to the Braves on Sunday. He extended his on-base streak to 10 games on Sunday, as he is hitting 13-for-39 with three doubles, one home run, four walks, four RBI and five runs scored in that... Read More

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9

Week 9 of the fantasy baseball season is here and man, does it feel good to have it happen in mid-May rather than September. This time last year, fantasy playoffs were starting. This season, we've got a long way to go and I for one could not be more excited we still have over four... Read More

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

Injuries have been up around the league, and middle infielders haven't been spared, so things are looking a bit thin out there on the ol' waiver wire. You can still find help, though, and that's the goal of this exercise. Most of the players who will be written up in this feature won't be the... Read More

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

Arguably, the three best teams in baseball to this point reside in the NL West. That imbalance can be felt in the records of the 'other' teams in that division. The same thing can hold true in fantasy, especially this early in a season. Not everyone's record (in head-to-head leagues) is created equal. People can... Read More

Catchers to Stream - Week 9 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.... Read More