
Jacob Stallings Extends Hitting Streak To Four Games
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings extended his hitting streak to four games on Monday, going 1-for-4 with a double in the loss to the Padres. Stallings got off to a slow start this year, but in his last four games now he is 5-for-9 with two doubles, two RBI, three runs scored and a 3:4 […]

Statcast Hitter Leaderboard: Maximum Exit Velocity
Although we technically got Statcast data as soon as the first pitch of the 2021 season was thrown, any good sabermetrician knows that sample size matters. It's still quite early in the season but we can't wait to start digging into the stats, so let's start this year's iteration of the Statcast Hitter Leaderboard by […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 3
There is no shortage of prospects getting off to good starts this year. This is the third column of the year and yet again we have four completely different rookies who are putting up big numbers. These are all new guys to appear in this column this year, but one of them has gotten the […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
Welcome to the first iteration of my 2021 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 101 SPs moving forward. Since this is the first version of the year, it won't be "full" because much of the punch hinges on movement from the prior week and a reliable set of […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 3
Week 3 of the Major League Baseball season is underway and we're already witnessing some impressive rookie performances led by Chicago's surprise contributor Yermin Mercedes and Miami's impressive young arm Trevor Rogers. But a strong start to the year doesn't always guarantee a full, successful season. If we look back to the stunted 2020 season, […]

NL Rookies Ready to Break Out
Every year, there are those rookies who we expect to make a splash right away. In 2020, it was Luis Robert, Kyle Lewis, Alec Bohm, and Sixto Sanchez. Below are nine of the National League's potential top rookies for 2021, both at the dish and on the mound. I've ranked them in order of how […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/13 - Monkey Knife Fight
The 2021 MLB is underway and there is a ton of excitement surrounding it! It was a long offseason, but we have finally reached the beginning of the MLB season. 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 […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 4/13
We're nearly two weeks into the regular season and injuries, game delays, and general roster shuffling have already taken their toll on fantasy rosters. In leagues with daily lineups, fantasy managers can navigate those pitfalls and take advantage of favorable matchups with help from RotoBaller's daily MLB streaming articles. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you […]

Trevor Cahill Strikes Out Eight Against Padres
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Trevor Cahill bounced back from a rough outing in his last start, striking out eight in five innings of work on Monday night against San Diego. Cahill allowed just one run on three hits and two walks, as he left the game with the score tied 1-1. He looked like a […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the April 12th 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 […]

Bullpen Report: What We Learned in Week 2
Relievers have become more and more important in fantasy baseball in recent years. First, with starting pitchers being limited to fewer innings than ever, it leads to relievers seeing an uptick in usage. All of a sudden, a good reliever could give you similar innings to a fringe starting pitcher, but with better ratios and […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 2 Lineup Trends
Week two 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. […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3
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 best […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3
After two weeks of the 2021 MLB season, or really one and a half weeks, fantasy and real-world players are still feeling out the season. Trends are forming as we await larger samples to make declarations. Starting pitchers are still getting stretched out, and managers have yet to settle on substitution patterns. As we said […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 3 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. […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 3
Welcome to overreaction time, where your fantasy season is already over and the Orioles are going to win the AL East. For those of you whose seasons are still going though, you're going to want to know about the two-start pitcher streamers for Week 3 - April 12th through April 18th. If you grabbed one […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 3
Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 3 of the fantasy baseball season - April 12th through April 18th. This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some plus matchups to gain […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/12/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Monday, Rotoballers! Baseball is back to being a constant in our lives, and I forgot how much I missed playing this sport's version of DFS. There are so many ways to build a lineup every day, and I hope my picks can nudge you in the right direction towards getting in the green tonight. For […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/12 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/12 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 […]

JT Brubaker Earns First Win Of Year On Sunday
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker earned his first win of 2021 on Sunday, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out four in 5 1/3 innings against the Cubs. Brubaker's lone mistake came on a home run by Javier Baez in the second inning, but otherwise he looked good on […]

Jacob Stallings Has Two Hits In Win Sunday
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in a 7-1 win over the Cubs on Sunday. Stallings is starting to heat up at the plate, as he is now 4-for-8 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored after opening the year 2-for-14. In deep […]

Phillip Evans Homers In Win Over Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Phillip Evans went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one RBI and two runs scored in an 8-2 win over the Cubs on Saturday. Evans has looked good at the plate with Ke'Bryan Hayes on the injured list, slashing .391/.462/.826 with three home runs, four RBI and five runs scored […]

Colin Moran (1B, PIT) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 21% of leagues ANALYSIS: Coming into 2021, Colin Moran was expected to be on the stronger side of a platoon split with Todd Frazier, but the surprise release of Frazier in the final days of spring training left the full-time role for the taking, and Moran has done […]

Mitch Keller Strikes Out Seven In Win Over Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller showed significant improvement in his second start of the year, as he struck out seven Cubs over five innings to earn the win in an 8-2 victory Saturday. Keller allowed just one run on five hits and one walk, as he looked like a vastly different pitcher than what […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/11/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Sunday, Rotoballers, and welcome to a fun afternoon slate. It's still early in the season and most teams are towards the back of their starting rotation so pitching options are limited and there are bats for days. The trick will be finding which ones fit best into our lineups, while also trying to keep […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/11/2021
What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 2 of Bell's Best Bets. If you're reading this, it means you've decided to stick with me despite a lackluster first few days of the MLB season. As my numbers displayed last season and as many MLB handicappers have stated, betting baseball everyday is a GRIND. There will be […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/11 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/11 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 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the April 11th 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/10/21 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/10/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. This slate isn't going to win any early-season awards for excitement but that doesn't mean we degenerates still won't play! It's six game Main […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the April 10th 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 […]