Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 4/7

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful for fantasy […]

Updated Top 50 Redraft Prospects - Week 2

The 2021 season is finally upon us. Games are underway and rookies are already making their impacts felt. Last season, even with the shortened season, multiple rookies had major fantasy impacts including Kyle Lewis, Jake Cronenworth, and Alec Bohm. As always, Rotoballer will be with you throughout the season to help guide you through the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 1

Welcome to the 2021 edition of "Are You For Real?" This is a weekly column where we dissect surprisingly good starts from under-rostered and unheralded hurlers to try and determine whether they can maintain their performance, or if it was just a flash in the pan. Major league baseball is back and in full swing […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/7 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/7 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 on […]

MLB Betting Picks for Wednesday 4/7 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

We moved away from the pushes and jumped into the win column with a two-fer Tuesday. Despite Dylan Bundy's best efforts, the Astros were able to pull out a ninth inning win from the Angels. Meanwhile, Toronto and Texas did bring their bats out and we cashed the over in the eighth, thanks to a […]

2021 NFL Mock Draft for 7 Rounds - Version 15.0

Major trades have occurred since our last version with San Francisco, Miami and Philadelphia all making major deals and moving around in the first round. **I am updating the mock draft very frequently as I have in years past. There are 50-60 factors I look at in determining updates. Everything from free agent signings, team […]

Gregory Polanco Not In Pirates Lineup Tuesday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Cincinnati. Polanco will get the day off, as he has struggled at the plate through his first four games, going 1-for-14 with six strikeouts. Phillip Evans will get the start in right field, while Erik Gonzalez will man third base for […]

JT Brubaker Strikes Out Six In Four Innings Monday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker struck out six batters over four innings in his season debut on Monday. Brubaker was lifted after throwing 82 pitches and allowing just one run on three hits and four walks against the Reds, and he did not get a decision in the start. The walks were a little […]

Gregory Polanco Continues To Struggle Early On

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco saw his early season woes continue on Monday, as he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the loss to the Reds. Through four games now this season, Polanco is just 1-for-14 with three walks, six strikeouts and a run scored. It's been a hard drop off for Polanco in production, […]

Colin Moran Homers In Second Straight Game Monday

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Colin Moran hit his second homer in as many days on Monday, as he went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-3 loss to the Reds. Moran is showing off the power early this year, with three of his five hits going for extra-bases while sporting a .857 slugging […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 4/6/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/6/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/6/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick on […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 4/6

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful for fantasy […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 6th 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 […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Can you believe that baseball is back? There is a time for grievances over the NL not keeping the DH and we're still not out of the COVID-19 woods with the Mets-National series postponed, but we are (mostly) back. Let us be grateful and […]

Bryan Reynolds Homers To Extend Hitting Streak

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 5-3 loss to the Reds on Monday. Reynolds now has a hit in each of his first four games, as he is 5-for-15 to start 2021. He looked good this spring with a .304/.385/.522 triple-slash line and three […]

Phillip Evans Hits First Homer Of 2021 On Monday

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Phillip Evans hit his first home run of the year on Monday, as he finished 1-for-4 with one RBI and two strikeouts. Since taking over the hot corner after Ke'Bryan Hayes was placed on the injured list, Evans is now 4-for-8 with one home run and two RBI. Evans is a […]

Kevin Newman Not In Pirates' Lineup Monday

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Kevin Newman is not in the lineup on Monday for the series opener with the Reds. After a blistering Spring Training in which he slashed .606/.641/.788 in 13 games, Newman has come back down to earth to start the regular season as he is just 3-for-13 with one RBI and a strikeout […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 2

Baseball is back, and with it came room for fantasy managers to gain edges in their leagues through the waiver wire. Playing the waiver wire well can take a poorly drafted team into championship contention or help shore up an already strong team, and waivers generally represent one of the best ways for fantasy managers […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 2 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, preparing my 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. Each […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 2

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 2 of the MLB season (4/5 through 4/11). 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 an edge on your […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 2

This week, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton said, "Opening Day should be a national holiday as far as I'm concerned," and let me just say I wholeheartedly agree. Man, isn't it great that meaningful baseball is back? On the Opening Day of the 2021 season, Shane Bieber had 12 strikeouts against Detroit, old man Miguel Cabrera […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 1 Lineup Trends

Week One is wrapping up and we already have a lot of different looks to dissect in lineups. I will be going through all the very early trends. This is to give us an idea of what to watch for going forward because it is too early to take anything as a set in stone. […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 4/5/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/5/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/5/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick on […]

MLB Betting Picks for Monday 4/5 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend. I know the world is still in tons of disarray, but when sports are on, things seem "normal." If you follow me on Twitter (handle below), I posted a few plays this weekend as well, which is something I hope to do frequently on days that I […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/5 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/5 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 on […]

Phillip Evans Has Three Hits In Pirates' Loss Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Phillip Evans went 3-for-4 with one RBI in the Pirates' 4-3 loss to the Cubs on Sunday. Evans got the start after Ke'Bryan Hayes was placed on the injured list with wrist inflammation earlier in the day. He had played in just 46 career games over four seasons entering Sunday, but […]

Colin Moran Doubles, Homers In Finale With Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Colin Moran went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and a run scored in a 4-3 loss to Chicago in the series finale. It was a good day at the plate for Moran, who had opened the year 1-for-6 with three walks and three strikeouts in his first […]

Mitch Keller Struggles In First Start Of 2021

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller pitched three innings and earned the loss on Sunday, allowing three runs on two hits and four walks while striking out four. Long touted as one of the better pitching prospects in the game, Keller has yet to see that potential translate to the major league level. Awful is […]

Kyle Crick Tosses Scoreless Inning In Season Debut

Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Kyle Crick made his season debut on Sunday, allowing one walk while striking out one in the 4-3 loss to the Cubs. Crick had just rejoined the team after completing intake protocols on Sunday to return from witnessing the birth of his child. Crick is one of several high-leverage, late-inning guys […]

Ke'Bryan Hayes (Wrist) Lands On 10-Day IL

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left wrist injury. Hayes injured his wrist on a swing during Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs. He later received X-rays, which showed no break or fracture but did reveal some inflammation. The Pirates have decided to play it […]