MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 20th, 2019 (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, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 8/20/19  Spencer Turnbull vs Houston […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/19/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

During a long Major League Baseball season there are always chances for players to emerge. Guys with no expectations, maybe playing in the minors, to start the season and suddenly they are in significant roles in mid-August. That touches on a number of players in action tonight, including starting pitchers like John Means, Joe Ross, […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Monday, 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 […]

Kevin Newman (2B/SS, PIT) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 18% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Pittsburgh Pirates middle infielder Kevin Newman has had a quietly steady first full season in the majors. He's been a regular starter for the team since early May and has been slotting in as a leadoff hitter multiple times per week. While he doesn't […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/18/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday Baseball! We have nine games on the main slate with plenty of options one the mound and at the plate. The season is winding down and every game seems to mean just a bit more now. We'll have to decide what teams really need to win and what teams are fine with […]

H2H Category Streamers - Week 21 Waiver Wire

There are plenty of strategies that fantasy managers explore in hopes of getting an advantage over their opponent. Heavy lineup, heavy starting pitchers, no catcher, all (or mostly) reliever staff, no reliever staff, etc. Even if you play a balanced lineup, injuries can cause holes. A few weeks without a key player won’t kill a […]

Head-to-Head Hitter Streamers and Starts Week 21

Welcome to the hitting streamers column for the week of 8/19 through 8/25. Whether you're looking to maximize the number of games played, exploit favorable matchups, or fill in for injured players, streaming hitters can be a fruitful strategy for those willing to put in a little work every week. Keep in mind that this […]

Pirates Waste Brilliant Performance By Steven Brault

Pittsburgh Pirate Steven Brault hurled a gem against the Cubs on Saturday, allowing only two hits over seven innings, while striking out eight. Unfortunately, one of the hits was a home run by Kris Bryant and Brault was saddled with the loss, with the Pirates ultimately losing 2-0. Brault is still a matchup dependant streamer […]

Kevin Newman is at Second on Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kevin Newman is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Newman will bat leadoff and play second base versus lefty Jon Lester. Adam Frazier is normally at second base, but gets the day off against the left-handed starter. Newman has been average with the bat, but doesn't have […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/17/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday sees another split slate with six games in the afternoon and nine in the evening. The evening slate is the featured one and that is where our attentions lie. The Red Sox are the favorites on this slate in a big way but Eduardo Rodriguez has a tendency to struggle negating his value. The […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Saturday, 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 […]

MLB Betting Expert Picks (8/17/19): Moneylines, Totals

Welcome to the Saturday, Aug. 17th edition of RotoBaller's MLB Betting Picks. I will be serving up some of my top options on today's 15 game slate. Last Tuesday's Picks: 2-1 (66.7%) +65 Year-to-Date: 35-23 (60.3%) +987 In this article, we will dive into the numbers and pick out my top recommended betting picks for […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/17/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It’s been a fun week of baseball so far and now we’re getting down to the wire. What’s interesting about this Saturday slate is that we have games spread all throughout the day. That’s while I’ll offer plays throughout the day to cater to whatever slate you prefer. With that in mind, we’re going to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/16/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Friday baseball on DraftKings. We have a full 15-game slate on our hands with plenty to dive into. At pitcher, there isn't much to love, but we'll have to find a couple guys that can make it enough to at least work. The real fun comes with the bats, where we may see […]

Jameson Taillon Has Another Tommy John Surgery

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon (elbow) will miss the rest of this season and all of 2020 after undergoing a second Tommy John procedure on Tuesday. The right-hander also underwent right flexor tendon surgery. Injuries have been consistent in his young career, and Taillon will be 29 years old when he's ready to return […]

Bryan Reynolds Continues Quietly Great Rookie Season

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds went 3-for-4 with two walks and a solo home run during Tuesday's 10-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels. He continues a fantastic rookie campaign that has seen him hit 13 home runs with a .338 average. If it were another season, Reynolds would be getting a push for National […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 20 - Buy or Sell?

Since the past few weeks, through players like Trey Mancini, have demonstrated that a player's track record is more important than their Statcast numbers during a hot or cold spell, it's time to reorient a little towards season numbers. Each player's entry starts with a line of their key numbers over the course of the […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 20)

The Top 30 list keeps getting more and more challenging as the window for prospects to impact the 2019 fantasy season gets smaller and smaller. But there are still a healthy number of names to dream on as the minor league season also winds down towards a conclusion at the start of September. A few […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/14/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball on DraftKings. With the rest of the world fully engaged in preseason football, there is still plenty of money to be won with MLB DFS. It's a scattered day of games and both major sites have things a bit differently. On DraftKings, there main slate consists of nine games starting at […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday August 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 14th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 14th 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 […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Tuesday, August 13th 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 […]

Mitch Keller To Remain With Pirates All Season

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Mitch Keller is taking the hill Monday versus the Angels for his first start in the majors since June 18, and he will be in the majors to stay. Manager Clint Hurdle stated it "is our intention" to keep their young hurler in the rotation for the remainder of the season as […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 20

We didn't have to venture too far into the month of August for the impact of the new trade deadline rules to become clear. Gaps on each team that weren't addressed by July 31st don't just go away, and players like Joe Panik, Zack Godley, Kevin Gausman, Jonathan Lucroy, and Asdrubal Cabrera have all found new […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday August 12th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 12th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/12/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

The dog days of August bring some great opportunities when playing Major League Baseball props, in part because at this stage of the season, some of the biggest impact bats are those that started the season in the minors. Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino is the hottest hitter in baseball right now, not missing a beat […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Monday, August 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 […]

Josh Bell Breaks Homer Drought

In the middle of a breakout season, Pirate first baseman Josh Bell has seen the power go out since early July, having hit zero home runs since early July. But Bell ended his 26-game homerless streak in style, going deep twice on Sunday in an 11-9 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The two blasts […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Writing "Week 20" into baseball articles always gives me an existential crisis -- time really flies. One blink of the eye and suddenly you've missed two three-homer games, just like that! Head-to-head playoffs are on the horizon and every little stat matters, that's the […]

Buy or Sell: Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 20

Today's piece covers a set of players who either should not be available on waivers or will return back there soon. Most of the earlier editions of this recurring buy or sell article have included several universally owned players whose values have been manipulated enough by early-season performances. Unfortunately, as we get deeper into the year, the […]