Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - May 22, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/22/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. After a tease last Saturday, we're back to split-slate shenanigans tonight, with just a six-game Main slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. At least […]

Trent Grisham Bruises Heel In Friday's Game

San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham (heel) was forced to leave Friday's game against the Seattle Mariners in the fifth inning due to a heel bruise. He was replaced in the game by Jorge Mateo. Grisham had gone 2-for-2 in the game with a home run, a walk and two runs scored before exiting the […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 5/22

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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/22/21): MLB DFS Lineups

DraftKings chopped our slates up a little bit today. There's a two game matinee "turbo" beginning at 1:05 pm Eastern. The afternoon slate with seven games starts at 4:05 Eastern. The six game "main" slate gets underway at 7:15 pm Eastern. It could be a nice, full day of baseball. Instead DraftKings chases our almighty […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/22/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're treated with a tidy little six-gamer on tonight's FanDuel slate, featuring Buehler and a few usual stacks in the Red Sox and Dodgers. There are a few sneaky stacks on this slate, though, as well as a high-priced pivot off Buehler and a dirt-cheap GPP option at pitcher. I'll be providing you with my daily […]

Manny Machado Getting The Day Off On Friday

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado is getting the day off on Friday as the team faces Chris Flexen and the Seattle Mariners. Ha-Seong Kim is getting the start at third base and batting eighth in the game. Machado has gone 0-for-8 over his last two games and is slashing just .200/.300/.433 throughout the […]

Friday Focus: License to IL

Even before Mike Trout (calf) suffered a calf strain that will keep him out of action until the season's second half, the debate was raging amongst fantasy managers: How many injured list slots should there be? It often feels like the players are landing on the trainer's table more than ever before, but that's actually true […]

The Bigger Picture - The Miseducation of Park Factors

Another no-hitter in the books. Something's in the water or, more accurately, in the baseballs. We already covered that topic last time so let's figure out how to extract more offense from our daily or weekly lineups. Home/road splits seem like a good place to start and we know certain stadiums play friendlier to offense […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/21/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! No day games and no bizarre off days grant us a MASSIVE 15-game slate to kick off the weekend. All 30 teams are playing ball, and it's going to be a fantastic day of DFS. Boston, Baltimore, and Seattle will all lose the Designated Hitter due to playing in National League parks, but […]

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

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/21/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   A massive 15-game slate on the board for this Friday! No weather issues either. That gives us 30 starting pitchers and 240 hitters to choose from. Here we go!        Top Tournament Stacks […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/21/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/21/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate with plenty of value to go around. It's a loaded one, the first full slate of the season. There […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 5/21

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 […]

The Power of Youth - Catcher's Corner Episode 8

Hosts Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) and Sami Akleh (@Believe_Sami) chat with Fantrax prospect hound Eric Cross (@EricCross04) about what we can expect from some young starting pitchers for the rest of 2021, and then "E.C." gives some predictions of when some of the top prospects in baseball may be up in 2021 and if fantasy managers […]

CJ Abrams Holding His Own At Double-A

San Diego Padres infield prospect CJ Abrams has lived up to expectations so far at Double-A San Antonio, rocking a 162 wRC+ through 64 plate appearances. The Friars No. 2 prospect (No. 8 overall) has mashed two homers and stolen three bases with a .933 OPS. Abrams annihilated Rookie ball two years ago with a […]

Robert Hassell III's Professional Career Off To Great Start

San Diego Padres outfield prospect Robert Hassell III has enjoyed a strong start to his professional career, registering a 156 wRC+ over 14 games with Low-A Lake Elsinore. The 19-year-old was the Friars first-round pick in 2020 and despite missing a year of gametime development last season, has continued showing major potential. Scouted as a […]

Wil Myers Could Return From COVID-19 List On Saturday

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers could be activated from the COVID-19 injured list on Saturday. Myers tested positive for COVID-19 on May 12. He has been asymptomatic, but has been required to quarantine. The team was able to activate Fernando Tatis Jr. and Eric Hosmer from the COVID-19 list on Wednesday and it sounds […]

Dynasty Baseball Risers and Fallers - Hitters

Baseball is a game where patience is rewarded. Identifying prospects with fantasy potential and seeing them develop over the course of years is the most rewarding feeling there is. Dynasty leagues provide fantasy baseball managers with this very sense of gratification. Of course, many times a player doesn't ever pan out. Aging stars on the […]

Bullpen Report: Bullpens Keep on Changing

Another week, more bullpens changing around the league. I mean at this point you do not need to be told how important it is to stay up to date on bullpens and how they are shaking out. Unlike many other positions, the turnover is not due to injury. In many cases, teams are just moving […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 8

And the injuries just keep on piling up. As I'm wrapping this article up on Monday night, we've seen today alone Mike Trout exit with a calf strain, Taijuan Walker exit with side tightness, Kevin Pillar was hit in the face by a pitch, and Danny Duffy, Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto and Huascar […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! It's crazy that we're already beginning Week 8 of the MLB season. Week 7 was a whirlwind for me and my Bell's Best Bets followers. When the dust settled, we went 26-23, but my propensity to wager on the favorites when I like their spots puts us down about 1.05 units on […]

Jake Cronenworth Rounds Bases The Old-Fashioned Way

San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-4 with an inside-the-park home run Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies. Cronenworth laced a ball off the right field wall in the sixth inning and used his wheels to capitalize on a misplay by outfielder Charlie Blackmon to touch them all. The 27-year-old has been on a […]

Joe Musgrove Fires Gem In Sweep Of Rockies

San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove blanked the Colorado Rockies Wednesday, earning his fourth victory. The right-hander dealt 11 strikeouts over 93 pitches, yielding two harmless hits and walking none. After a couple rocky starts to open May, the 28-year-old has gotten on track with two solid outings. Through nine starts, Musgrove holds a sharp […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Returns With A Bang

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. went 4-for-4 with a home run, steal, two doubles and two RBI Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies. Making his return from the COVID-19 list, Tatis wasted no time from the cleanup position, singling and swiping a bag in his first at-bat before launching a two-run tater in his […]

Keone Kela Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

San Diego Padres reliever Keone Kela (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. The 28-year-old last pitched on May 7 and exited the outing with forearm tightness. Signed to a one-year deal this offseason, Kela appeared in 12 games, posting a 5.06 ERA. After making just three appearances in 2020 due to elbow issues, the […]

Fernando Tatis Jr., Eric Hosmer Activated For Wednesday's Game

The San Diego Padres have activated both shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and first baseman Eric Hosmer prior to Wednesday's game against the Colorado Rockies. Both players were on the COVID-19 injured list. Hosmer landed on the list due to contact tracing while Tatis tested positive for COVID-19. Tatis is hitting cleanup in Wednesday's game with […]

Ha-Seong Kim Unable To Capitalize On Regular Playing Time

San Diego Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim went 1-for-4 with a double Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies. With shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. (COVID-19) on the shelf, Kim has garnered daily starts the past week but hasn't capitalized, going 6-for-28 (.214 average) since May 11. The 25-year-old former KBO star has had a rough offensive transition to […]

MacKenzie Gore Plagued By Inefficiency At Triple-A

San Diego Padres starting prospect MacKenzie Gore allowed five runs in 3 ⅔ innings Tuesday for Triple-A El Paso against the Albuquerque Isotopes. The Friars top prospect and MLB's No. 6 overall continues to struggle after three starts, possessing a 7.24 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 7.9 K/9 in 13 ⅔ frames. Despite the Padres volatile […]

Blake Snell Finally Turns In Quality Start

San Diego Padres starter Blake Snell recorded his first quality start of 2021 Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies with six innings of one-run baseball. The left-hander worked around four extra-base hits (five knocks total) and a walk while fanning 11 across 97 pitches. Snell has battled efficiency issues all season, holding a 3.79 ERA and […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

We're onto the back nine of May, and before you know it the baseball season will take us right into June! Basketball and hockey playoffs are gearing up, but this is that stretch of baseball's marathon where the runner's high kicks in. Let's separate from the pack with another version of my weekly Starting Pitcher […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/19/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! 12 games occupy the midweek schedule, and it's chock full of pitching. We kick things off with Miami and Philadelphia at 7:05 pm ET and go all the way through to Detroit and Seattle at 10:10 pm ET. Hopefully, the Tigers didn't celebrate Spencer Turnbull's no-hitter too much last night because they will […]