MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/3 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are 10 games on Monday’s MLB schedule and they are spread out so that you can play Monkey Knife Fight contests along with every game. The most compelling pitching matchups involve Los Angeles teams. The Dodgers send Walker Buehler to the mound at Chicago against the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks, the Cubs ace who has […]

Fernando Tatis Pounds Eighth Home Run

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. After going hitless the first two games this weekend, Tatis powered a first-inning offering from Giants starter Kevin Gausman into the right field porch for his eighth dinger of 2021. The dynamic 22-year-old […]

Joe Musgrove Knocked Around In Loss

San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove permitted six runs (five earned) in five innings Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. Musgrove's undoing began in a four-run third inning and he cemented his loss by yielding two more scores in his final frame. The right-hander struck out six while allowing four knocks and two free passes […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 6 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. […]

Blake Snell Earns First Win Of Season Saturday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher earned his first win of the year on Saturday in a 6-2 victory over the Giants. Over five innings of work, Snell allowed two runs — one earned — on five hits and three walks while striking out six. It was his fifth start this year in which he struck […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

We are a little over a month into the season, and it is time to start making some serious yet uncomfortable roster changes. Some players just are not panning out. This week, there are a decent number of players available in the outfield, especially in 12-team leagues. In this week's article, we will discuss some […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

One month down, five more to go. The fantasy baseball season is a marathon and not a sprint, though hopefully your squads have gotten off to a fast start anyway. No matter what your situation, it's always a good idea to stay on top of the state of your league's waiver wire. Most of the […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The days are starting to get warmer and the calendar has turned to May. Let's celebrate by cruising through some waiver-wire ruminations on players who are rostered in roughly 40% of Yahoo leagues at most. Names are listed in order of availability, with lower […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 5 Lineup Trends

Week five of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 6

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 6 of the MLB season (5/2 through 5/9). 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 plus matchups to gain an edge on your […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/2/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/2/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Happy Sunday, everyone! We have a full 10-game slate today and only one game (MIN @ KC) looks like it could have any weather […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 2nd 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 topics […]

Franmil Reyes Is a League-Winner Hidden In Plain Sight

The San Diego Padres signed Franmil Reyes to their organization all the way back in November of 2011. It took the Padres almost eight years and a season-and-a-half of playing time to move on from him, as they opted to include him in the Trevor Bauer/Yasiel Puig/Taylor Trammell three-team trade that included the Indians and […]

Yu Darvish Fans A Dozen

San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish allowed one earned run over 6 ⅓ innings for his third win Friday against the San Francisco Giants. After surrendering a solo home run to Giants catcher Buster Posey in the first frame, Darvish settled in to strike out 12 on the outing, yielding four hits and three walks […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/1/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/1/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Sigh. The season of split Mains continues. FanDuel is offering six-game slates early and late, while DrafKings has seven games early but just six […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/1/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've turned the page to May and the baseball season keeps on chugging along. There's still a ton of ball to be played, but who in their right minds predicted the Giants and Royals holding division leads at this point? We have another modest slate on tap with just six games on FanDuel's Saturday main […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We are split with seven early games and and six late games. The two outcasts are the stuff of short slate material on DraftKings. This article will focus on the six late games. In case something else isn't up on the site, my early approach is to attack Patrick Corbin with Marlins righties and I'll […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 6

There has been an injury trend that is hard to miss for the first month of the 2021 season. May has arrived and the injuries just keep piling up. There have been a lot of muscle/tendon sprains and strains to start the season. These injuries include oblique, groin, hamstring, and back injuries. Not all of […]

MLB Betting Picks for Saturday 5/1 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

A profitable day last week with our two top picks both banking, but the Twins failed to win and help us bag a hat-trick too. News broke earlier this week that the Twins had only been able to take pre-game batting practice three times all season due to Covid issues. And it's no coincidence they […]

Chris Paddack Placed On Injured List Friday

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Chris Paddack was placed on the injured list on Friday without an injury designation, according to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. In a corresponding move, the Padres selected the contract of Miguel Diaz from the alternate site. With no stated injury, the speculation will be that Paddack is out due in […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 5

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies - making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. It’s early in the season and we’ve already […]

The Big Picture - Fantasy > Reality

Reality doesn't always meet our expectations (not just talking baseball here). But in the fantasy world, we can make things play out however we want. A player is slumping? Cut or trade him and he's gone forever. Your favorite baseball team can't realistically pull that off midseason no matter how much you want Matt Carpenter […]

CSW Risers and Fallers (wPC+)

Pierre Camus and Nick Gaut review Statcast risers and fallers for CSW (called strikes + whiffs). Which starting pitchers are worthy waiver wire adds and who should fantasy baseball managers be concerned about based on early-season sabermetrics in 2021? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and […]

Contact Rate Risers & Fallers (wPC+)

Pierre Camus and Nick Gaut review Statcast risers and fallers for contact rate. Which hitters are worthy waiver wire adds and who should fantasy baseball managers be concerned about? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings

We are gathered here today for April's final edition of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 70 relievers moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with the understanding that RPs are as volatile as it gets. I decided to leave off most injured […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/30/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/30 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 4/30

Welcome to the 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/30/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! It's the final day of the first month of the season, and so much has already happened in the baseballing world. Kansas City is atop the AL Central, New York is in the cellar of the AL East, and San Francisco leads the NL West. So everything is going according to plan! You've […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/30/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks

Friday nights are always momentous in baseball with a bulk of new series getting started, and this week is certainly no different. We have a number of viable bats in good matchups to choose from across the salary scale, including some that have gotten off to less-than-ideal starts this season but certainly have the talent […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/30 - Monkey Knife Fight

Friday means a full schedule of games in Major League Baseball and that means a bunch of opportunities to play and win with Monkey Knife Fight. The best pitching matchup of the day looks like it is in Chicago, where White Sox lefty is going against Cleveland’s ace Shane Bieber. Don’t forget to check out […]