Pitchers With New Pitches - Should We Care For Fantasy Baseball? Part Five

Welcome to another episode in this FSWA-award-winning series Pitchers with New Pitches. We take the simple premise that not every new pitch should be greeted with praise. The new pitch, like the shiny new toy, might be exciting on its own, but it also needs to be a complement to what a pitcher already has. […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 11 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those who do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and trades, making waiver moves a bit different. Also, […]

Week 11 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Fernando Tatis, Tylor Megill, Liam Hendriks, Ozzie Albies, Jeremy Pena

The second half of June is here and the mid-summer classic is only one month away. Teams are making runs in their divisions and hopefully so are your fantasy teams. The offense continues to get better (different MLB baseballs?), top pitchers continue to perform well, and injuries continue to mount. This is the time of […]

Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11

Anthony Aniano's 2022 fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and free agent hitters to add for Week 11. Fantasy baseball managers should consider adding these players off the waiver wire if they are available in their leagues. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (SiriusXM channel 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks for Fantasy Baseball - Saturday June 18th

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2022 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/18/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/18/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

MacKenzie Gore Allows Eight Runs Friday

San Diego Padres left-hander MacKenzie Gore had another tough outing Friday against the Colorado Rockies, losing the game 10-4. Over four innings, he gave up nine hits, three home runs, and three walks, leading to eight earned runs, and he only struck out one. It was his second consecutive ugly game after he allowed six […]

Joe Musgrove Heads To COVID IL

The San Diego Padres placed right-hander Joe Musgrove on the COVID injured list and recalled right-hander Reiss Knehr from Triple-A El Paso on Friday. There has been no indication whether Musgrove tested positive for the virus or was in close contact with someone else who did. Musgrove certainly appeared to be fine in his start […]

Mike Clevinger Activated Off IL Friday

San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger has been activated off the IL. Clevinger was on the COVID-19 IL, but said he did not test positive and just had the flu. He will be available out of the bullpen this weekend, but his return to the rotation is still to be determined. With the Padres […]

Esteury Ruiz Swipes Two More Bags In Triple-A

San Diego Padres second base prospect Esteury Ruiz went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a pair of stolen bases on Thursday for Triple-A El Paso. The 23-year-old opened the season for Double-A San Antonio and tore the cover off the ball with a .344 batting average to go along with nine home runs, 37 RBI […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Including Luis Garcia, Luke Voit, Oneil Cruz, Alex Kirilloff, Jake Burger

Welcome back RotoBallers to our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings heading into Week 11 of the MLB season. We recently recommended to add players like Bryson Stott, Jose Miranda, Garrett Cooper and Matt Strahm. We are here today as always to help you pickup the best fantasy baseball hitters and pitchers for your lineups for […]

Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings Updates for June - Bobby Witt Jr., Aaron Nola, Jacob deGrom, Gleyber Torres and More

Hello there RotoBallers, we are now more than two months deep into the MLB season. It's a great time to do another update and check-in for our fantasy baseball rankings. In this article below you'll see Nicklaus Gaut's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings for June, looking at rest-of-season values from this point going […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/17/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/17/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have a dozen games on the board on this fine Friday, and it doesn't look like we should have any weather issues to affect our decisions either. The only game with a potential issue […]

Manny Machado Goes 3-For-5 In Thursday's Win

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado helped the team defeat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Thursday. He went 3-for-5 with three singles and an RBI in the contest. It was his second consecutive three-hit game as he went 3-for-4 with a homer and two walks on Wednesday. The 29-year-old continues to have a remarkable […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 11

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find […]

Starting Pitcher Risers and Fallers - Luck Analysis for Fantasy Baseball

We have completed more than one-third of the season, which means we have a significant amount of data on starting pitchers this year. I thought it was a good time to check on some pitching luck metrics to see which pitchers have over and underperformed so far this year. We'll hit a few different categories […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 10)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our weekly fantasy baseball prospect rankings. Last week was an unexpected one on several fronts with regards to prospects. Ezequiel Duran, Braxton Garrett, Travis Swaggerty, Gabriel Moreno, and Shane Baz were all promoted to the major leagues and are currently playing there and are not on the list. Additionally, players who […]

Father's Day Waiver Wire Special: Catcher's Corner, Episode 38

Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) welcome Chris Torrest (@TorresTakes) to discuss whether or not Sami is being replaced on the podcast and what to do about current breaking news, like injuries to Ozzie Albies, Kendall Graveman, and Liam Hendriks. Then they discuss the catcher waiver wire landscape and look ahead for which fringe starting hitters […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/17/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back my fellow RotoBallers to our free daily article for MLB DFS lineup picks and value plays.  This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel and DraftKings on 6/17/2022, Main Slate at 7:05 pm Eastern Time. The lineup will range from some elite players to mid-priced options, and value plays. […]

Joe Musgrove Improves To 8-0 On Thursday

San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove (8-0) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out nine in seven innings in Thursday's victory over the Chicago Cubs. He picked up his ninth win of the season. On Thursday, the 29-year-old was efficient again, striking out a season-high nine batters. He threw 106 […]

Padres Reinstate Adrian Morejon

The San Diego Padres reinstated left-hander Adrian Morejon from the COVID-19 injured list on Thursday and optioned left-hander Ryan Weathers to Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move. Morejon has tossed two scoreless relief innings in his lone major league outing this season, and he'll likely return to a low-leverage long-relief role for the Friars, […]

Jake Cronenworth Doubles Twice, Plates Two

San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth had a strong game in Wednesday's 19-5 blowout victory over the Chicago Cubs, going 3-for-6 with two doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored. After a slow month of May, Cronenworth has slashed .356/.441/.627 with three home runs, 14 runs scored, and 20 RBI in June. With three straight […]

Jorge Alfaro Sitting Thursday

San Diego Padres catcher Jorge Alfaro is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Chicago Cubs. Alfaro will get the day off after going 3-for-6 with a home run, double and three RBI in the team's 19-4 shellacking of the Cubs on Wednesday, and he's now hitting .355 (11-for-31) with three home runs […]

What's Going On With Trevor Rogers? Fantasy Baseball Outlook

In baseball, it is easy to take its immense difficulty for granted. After all, these are the best athletes in the world, and at the end of the day, we are comparing them to each other as opposed to the average person. This comes with the job, though being able to stay at the top […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/16/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/16/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (6/16/22)

Will we see another Aaron Judge home run today? At this point, that almost feels like it should be the expectation. He's legitimately on pace to exceed 60 home runs this season, which is quite the way to perform in a contract year. It's astonishing how well he, as well as the entire Yankee team, […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (6/15/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

Luke Voit Homers, Drives In Five Tuesday

San Diego Padres designated hitter Luke Voit had his best day of the season at the plate Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs, going 2-for-6 with a home run, a double, five RBI, and two runs scored in a 12-5 victory. Voit has now provided four long balls in June, bringing his season total to seven. […]

Yu Darvish Looking For Third Straight Dominant Outing

San Diego Padres veteran starting pitcher Yu Darvish has been on fire in his last two starts and is looking to continue that trend on Sunday versus the divisional-rival Colorado Rockies. Over his last two starts, Darvish threw 15 innings while allowing one earned run on seven hits, no walks and 13 strikeouts. As always, […]

Two Hits, RBI Tuesday For Trent Grisham Vs. Cubs

After getting off to a slow start in 2022, San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham is starting to put it together offensively in June. The veteran is slashing .250/.345/.396 in June with one home run, four RBI and 11 runs scored. In comparison to April and May, when Grisham could not cross the Mendoza line […]