Michael Chavis Starts Triple-A Rehab Stint Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Michael Chavis (elbow) will start a rehab assignment for Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday, Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. The 22-year-old was placed on the 10-day injured list two weeks ago with a right elbow strain. Chavis has only played in six games for the Pirates since being acquired at... Read More

Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 9/16/2021

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! The weekend is almost here. John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to help you crush the sportsbooks in this final push of the MLB season. If you need... Read More

Jacob Stallings Not In Thursday's Lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings is not in the starting lineup Thursday to take on the Cincinnati Reds, according to MLB.com. Stallings is slashing .242/.330/.371 with eight home runs over 107 games. His value is mostly limited to NL-only and OBP leagues, with less than ideal power and batting average. Michael Perez will catch and... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 9/16

For many, the fantasy baseball playoffs are in full swing. That makes every decision much more critical in head-to-head leagues. Furthermore, for those in roto leagues, the streaming picks will be focus primarily on a player's categorical boost. Things can be very challenging at this time of the year. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with... Read More

OwnersBox MLB Lineup Picks (9/17 - 9/23) - Weekly Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers! We only have have few weeks left folks, so we have to take advantage of every slate on OwnersBox! This week's RotoBaller contest has a $500 cash prize pool - for new users it's completely free to enter with code MLB10! All new OwnersBox users also get a free year of RotoBaller... Read More

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 9/15

Fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt 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 baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these... Read More

David Bednar Placed On Injured List With Strained Oblique

Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher David Bednar (oblique) has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sept. 11, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday. The 26-year-old right-hander has been sidelined due to a right oblique strain and could be shut down for the rest of 2021 with just a few weeks left in the regular... Read More

Ke'Bryan Hayes Extends On-Base Streak Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes extended his on-base streak to eight games on Sunday, as he finished 1-for-4 at the plate in a 6-2 loss to the Nationals. He's been getting on base at a good clip lately but is lacking in power, as he's slashing .344/.371/.375 with two steals, four RBI and six... Read More

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 25

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues 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... Read More

Colin Moran Drives In Three On Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates corner infielder Colin Moran went 2-for-4 with three RBI in a 10-7 win over the Nationals on Saturday. He's been on a roll over his last 15 games now, as he's slashing .320/.397/.460 with two homers, 13 RBI and seven runs scored in that span. Despite an injury-plagued season, Moran has still put... Read More

Bryan Reynolds Homers In Win On Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, three RBI and two runs scored in a 10-7 win over the Nationals on Saturday. He launched his 23rd homer of the year in the victory, as he's now slashing .300/.384/.516 with five steals, 84 RBI and 80 runs scored in 139... Read More

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 25

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues 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... Read More

Steven Brault Moved To Injured List

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Steven Brault (arm) was removed after two innings during his start on Friday. It appears Brault has suffered a left lat strain. The organization has not given a timetable for his return to the mound. In the meantime, Connor Overton has been recalled from the minors. Brault hasn't been able to... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/11/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/11/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay... Read More

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 25

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 25 of the MLB season (9/13 through 9/19). 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 matchups in order to gain an edge on... Read More

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (9/11/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hello again, RotoBallers, and thanks for checking out my article. A lot of folks in the industry are squarely focused on football, but I play MLB DFS every day THROUGH the World Series. There are no NFL games today, anyways, so why not make some money playing baseball, right? Never forget what happened to the... Read More

Steven Brault Exits With Left Arm Discomfort

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Steven Brault (arm) exited his start on Friday due to left arm discomfort, according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Brault pitched just two innings before leaving the game, and allowed two runs on two hits and two walks with one strikeout. Brault had already missed most of the... Read More

Digging Deeper - Waiver Wire Options for Week 24

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each... Read More

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 23

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. This week we're looking at some of the young arms that non-contending teams are using to fill out their rotation for the end of the... Read More

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/9/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We've got a small primary night slate tonight on DraftKings and FanDuel, with only five games to choose from on DraftKings and four on FanDuel. That will limit the player pool, which means that finding differentiation in your lineups will be crucial. We also don't... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 9/9

For many, the fantasy baseball playoffs are in full swing. That makes every decision much more critical in head-to-head leagues. Furthermore, for those in roto leagues, the streaming picks will be focus primarily on a player's categorical boost. Things can be very challenging at this time of the year. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with... Read More

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 9/8

Fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt 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 baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these... Read More

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Tuesday 9/7

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

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/6/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/6/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a fun one. First off, it's a holiday slate, so the games start... Read More

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/6/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's not often where the early slate is the main slate in baseball, but in honor of Labor Day, that's what we get today. Seven of the 12 games are matinees and on the early FanDuel slate. We have three of the 14 pitchers coming in at five figures. Do we have to pay for... Read More

Anthony Alford Has Two Hits, Two Steals On Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Anthony Alford went 2-for-4 with two steals, one RBI and a run scored in a 7-6 loss to the Cubs on Saturday. He now has four steals over 26 games with Pittsburgh this season, as he's slashing .203/.272/.405 with four homers, eight RBI and seven runs scored on the year. He really... Read More

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 24

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues 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... Read More

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo Homers In Loss Saturday

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman/outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 7-6 loss to the Cubs on Saturday. It was Tsutsugo's sixth homer of the season — all six of which have come since joining Pittsburgh — as he's now slashing .268/.311/.829 with 12 RBI and seven runs scored over 18... Read More

Ke'Bryan Hayes Returns To Lineup Sunday

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes (hand) is back in the starting lineup on Sunday and will bat leadoff against the Cubs. Hayes had missed the team's last five games while dealing with a hand bruise he suffered last weekend. After a breakout performance in 2020, Hayes has underwhelmed fantasy managers this year with a... Read More

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 24

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues 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... Read More