DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/13/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Rise and shine, RotoBallers, as we have a wonderful Friday of baseball ahead of us! After a crummy split-slate on Thursday, the scheduling gods have blessed us with a fantastic 13-game MLB DFS slate with a bunch of strong pitching options and plenty of offenses in good spots. The offense around the league seems to […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/13/22)

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 […]

Padres Close To Signing Robinson Cano

The San Diego Padres are close to signing free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano, according to sources. The New York Mets released Cano on Sunday after he hit only .195 with one home run, three RBI and three runs scored in his first 12 games of the season. However, the 39-year-old had an .896 OPS in […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks

Welcome to the middle of May, where all of those small-sample thoughts start to turn into "well, it's been a month" trends as we gaze once more into my weekly-updated top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. RotoBallers can once again peruse my notes regarding key movers and then scroll through the top-101 […]

C.J. Abrams Blasts Two Homers In First Triple-A Game

San Diego Padres shortstop C.J. Abrams hit two home runs in his first game with Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday. Abrams had never played above Double-A before making the Opening Day big-league roster this year with Fernando Tatis Jr. (wrist) hurt. The 21-year-old certainly looked overmatched at the plate in his first 20 major league […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/12/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/12/22 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 […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 6

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking 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 start-worthy […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/12/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker once again pinch-hitting and dropping some of my favorite plays for tonight's slate. We have just a four-game slate this afternoon, the main slate on DraftKings and the early only slate on Fanduel. We'll have to get a bit creative due to it being a smaller slate, and […]

Eric Hosmer Goes Yard In Wednesday's Loss

San Diego Padres' first baseman Eric Hosmer went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBI in the loss to the Cubs on Wednesday. He crushed a solo homer off Mychal Givens in the seventh inning for his fourth long ball of the season. The 32-year-old has now collected a hit in 10 of […]

Luke Voit Smashes Two Homers In Wednesday's Loss

San Diego Padres' first baseman Luke Voit went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs and an additional run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Chicago Cubs. He took Keegan Thompson deep in the second frame and then smashed another homer off Mychal Givens in the seventh inning for his second long ball of the game. […]

Jake Cronenworth Batting .214 Following Wednesday's Game

San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth's batting average dropped to .214 after Wednesday's game, in which he went 0-for-4 with an RBI and two strikeouts during the 7-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Although his walk rate and strikeout rate are sitting at 12.8% and 18.4%, respectively, he hasn't gotten it going and owns a […]

Trent Grisham In Wednesday's Starting Lineup

San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham is back in the starting lineup on Wednesday for a matchup with the Chicago Cubs and right-hander Keegan Thompson. The outfielder wasn't in the lineup for Tuesday's matchup between the two teams but will hit eighth on Wednesday and start in center field. In 119 plate appearances this season, […]

Drew Pomeranz Plays Catch Regularly, Yet To Throw Off A Mound

San Diego Padres pitcher Drew Pomeranz (elbow) has been playing catch regularly from 120 feet but has yet to throw off a mound. His 2021 season ended with flexor tendon surgery in his left arm; the southpaw is hopeful that the surgery will permanently fix an issue he says he's been dealing with for the […]

Taylor Rogers Earns Shaky Save Tuesday

San Diego Padres closer Taylor Rogers didn't make things easy but did earn the save in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Cubs. Rogers entered the game to pitch the ninth inning with a two-run lead. He got the first two hitters out on a strikeout and groundout, but then allowed a single, hit a batter, […]

Blake Snell Looks Good In Latest Rehab Start

San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell (groin) allowed just one run while walking none and striking out seven in five innings for Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday night in his third minor league rehab start. In his first two rehab starts with High-A Fort Wayne and Single-A Lake Elsinore, Snell allowed three earned runs on […]

C.J. Abrams Sent Down

The San Diego Padres optioned shortstop prospect C.J. Abrams to Triple-A El Paso and designated outfielder Trayce Thompson for assignment on Tuesday to make room for the returns of outfielder Wil Myers (thumb) and first baseman/designated hitter Luke Voit (biceps) from the injured list. It will be Abrams' first stint at Triple-A. The 21-year-old looked […]

Wil Myers, Luke Voit Activated And Starting Tuesday

The San Diego Padres reinstated outfielder Wil Myers (thumb) and first baseman/designated hitter Luke Voit (biceps) from the injured list on Tuesday. Myers is back in right field and is hitting fifth on Tuesday against Chicago Cubs left-hander Wade Miley, while Voit will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth. Myers has been out […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/10/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/10/22 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 […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 5)

With roster expansions in April, there were several impact fantasy baseball prospects that had opportunities, and the promotions have continued at a fast pace. In the past week, we have had several more top MLB prospects called up, including George Kirby on May 8, Royce Lewis and Jarren Duran on May 7, Juan Yepez on […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/10/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Hey there, this is John Brubaker pinch-hitting and dropping some of my favorite plays for tonight's slate. After a smaller slate last evening, we're digging into a nice 12-game slate tonight. As with most large slates, we'll have a decent split of cash and GPP options on the table, so I'll do my best to […]

Luke Voit Will Need More Rehab At-Bats

San Diego Padres first baseman Luke Voit (biceps) will stay at Triple-A El Paso for the time being in an attempt to get his bat going. Voit has struggled in Triple-A, striking out in nine straight at-bats at one point as he attempts to work his way back to the big league club after injuring […]

Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - Launch Angle For Week 5

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. Last week I took a look at exit velocity, and this week I will analyze […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Ramon Laureano, George Kirby, Spencer Strider, Josh Winder

Welcome to Week 5 of the fantasy baseball season. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. We are with you every single week, and are going to do our best to help guide you through the entire MLB season and bring home that fantasy […]

Blake Snell To Start At Triple-A On Tuesday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell (groin) will be making his third rehab start at Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday. The 29-year-old made each of his first two rehab starts at Single-A, pitching a total of eight innings and allowing six hits, two walks and four runs (three earned) while striking out 12. The […]

Luke Voit Could Be Activated On Friday

San Diego Padres first baseman Luke Voit (biceps) is back with the team in San Diego. According to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com, he will be taking live at-bats at Petco Park this week and there's hope that he could be activated on Friday, ahead of the team's three-game road series against the Atlanta Braves. Voit […]

Matt Beaty Dealing With Shoulder Injury

San Diego Padres first baseman Matt Beaty (shoulder) was held out of Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins due to a shoulder injury. He first sustained the injury during Saturday's game while diving for a ball. Following Saturday's game, Padres manager Bob Melvin discussed Beaty, stating, "They're working on him right now, but it was […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/5/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/9/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A nine-game Monday slate, with NO WEATHER ISSUES! We are setting up a gorgeous weather pattern this week with temps 1st getting to get to normal and will get well above. No rain issues today. […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/9/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

After a wet and wild weekend full of rainouts and doubleheaders, Monday brings a fairly normal slate of games for the evening main slate. Note that FanDuel didn't include the first two games of the evening, while DraftKings did. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/9/2022 at 6:35 PM […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 5

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 […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 5

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 […]