MLB DFS Cheat Sheet and Lineup Picks for 10/2/20 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 10/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With only two games on the slate today, I'll be breaking down my favorite plays from each game and my strategy for how to approach this slate on both FanDuel and DraftKings in lieu of having a cheat […]

2020 Expectations vs Reality (Hits and Misses): WPC+ Videocast

Pierre Camus and Nicklaus Gaut share the players they were the most right and wrong about in 2020 by comparing their preseason rankings to actual performance. 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 to also tune […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (10/2/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The MLB scheduling gurus are at it again with a wacky, two-game slate with games starting five hours apart. This will make things a little tricky in DFS as we likely won't have the Cardinals or Padres lineups before the Cubs and Marlins get underway. Beyond that, as of this morning, the Padres don't even […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 10/2/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 10/2/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 2-game main slate of playoff action. We have an elimination game between the Cardinals and Padres and Game 2 between the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/2/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

And then there were two. After the Cubs-Marlins rainout and the Padres' offensive explosion, we head into Friday with only a two-game slate.  Not getting too cute with pitching would be my approach. There is really only one clear option, outlined below, so you can always differentiate with bats. Yu Darvish remains the obvious pitching target. […]

Tommy Pham Strings Together Four Knocks

San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham collected four hits in five at-bats in Game 2 of the wild-card series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Pham continued his string of quality plate appearances this postseason, now owning six hits in two contests. After posting a .624 OPS in a down season riddled with injuries, an ascending […]

Wil Myers Powers Friars Victory With Two Homers

San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers stung two homers to help power a Friars comeback victory in Game 2 of the wild-card series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Myers popped a go-ahead solo shot in the seventh inning then capped the victory with a two-run dinger one frame later. Myers enjoyed a renaissance season in […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Leads Epic Padres Comeback

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Game 2 of the wild-card series against the St. Louis Cardinals. After failing to convert a handful of scoring opportunities in Game 1, Tatis capitalized on Thursday by crushing a three-run jack in the sixth frame to spark […]

Jurickson Profar Not In Starting Lineup For Game 2

San Diego Padres second baseman/outfielder Jurickson Profar will begin Game 2 of Thursday’s wild-card series versus St. Louis on the bench. With Tommy Pham back in the outfield mix, and Jake Cronenworth holding down the keystone, manager Jayce Tingler decided to keep Profar on the bench as an opportunity to “pick and choose his spot […]

Mitch Moreland Returns To DH Spot For Game 2 Thursday

San Diego Padres first baseman/designated hitter Mitch Moreland will take over DH duties for Game 2 of Thursday’s wild-card series versus the Cardinals and right-hander Adam Wainwright. While Moreland delivered an .894 OPS during the regular season overall, he had just a .609 mark in 20 contests after being acquired by the Padres at the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/1/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Thursday with 5 game slate. We have a Game 3 matchup between the White Sox and A's, then four more NL Wild Card matchups to round out the slate. Some elite arms take the hill but some nice spots to attack with bats are in play as well. Not getting too cute […]

Top MLB DFS Tournament Stacks and Avoids for October 1, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 10/1/20  Brandon Woodruff @ Los Angeles Dodgers Woodruff was amazing in his final […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 10/1/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 10/1/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. With some of the Wild Card series already decided, we have only a 5-game main slate of playoff action. There are some elite pitchers […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (10/1/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

After a historic eight-game day of postseason baseball Wednesday, we get to run it all back roughly 10 hours later with an equally epic five-game slate that features at least one club in each having its collective backs to the wall. With that in mind, if clubs deploy unconventional methods that make it seem like […]

Chris Paddack Shelled In Postseason Debut

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack was walloped for six earned runs over just 2 1/3 innings in a Game 1 wild-card series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Paddack unraveled immediately, serving up five knocks and four runs to start the game before being yanked after yielding eight total hits two frames later. Earning […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Makes His Playoff Debut On Wednesday

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. is batting leadoff against the Cardinals on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Padres-Cardinals wild-card series. Tatis will be making his major league baseball postseason debut against his father's former team and left-hander Kwang Hyun Kim. Tatis had a breakout 2020 in which he hit .277/.366/.571 with 17 […]

Trent Grisham Batting Ninth On Wednesday

San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham is in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the wild-card series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Grisham will be batting ninth and playing center field against left-handed starting pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim on Wednesday. Grisham had a breakout 2020, slashing .251/.352/.456 with 10 home runs, 26 RBI, 42 […]

Mike Clevinger Left Off Wild-Card Roster

Following up on a prior report, San Diego Padres starter Mike Clevinger (biceps) has been left off of the Padres' wild-card series roster due to his biceps injury. After a bullpen session Tuesday, concerns remain about Clevinger’s health, and, even beyond the wild-card series, it remains possible Clevinger misses the entire playoffs. Acquired at the […]

Dinelson Lamet Not On Padres Wild-Card Series Roster

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dinelson Lamet (biceps) was left off of the Padres' wild-card series roster. The Padres were hopeful that Lamet would be able to return from his biceps injury ahead of the series, though he has been placed on their taxi-squad for the series. It is a tough blow for the Padres […]

Mike Clevinger's Postseason Availability In Doubt

San Diego Padres starter Mike Clevinger (biceps) will likely be unavailable in the wild-card series against the St. Louis Cardinals, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. After a bullpen session Tuesday, concerns remain about Clevinger’s health, and it’s possible he misses the entire playoffs. Acquired at the trade deadline, the 29-year-old made four starts for San Diego, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/30/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We had four games for an appetizer on Tuesday and now we get the main course with a full day of baseball beginning at 12:00 ET. There were a few teams that went with their usual number two starting pitchers in game one, so there's definitely not a shortage of arms to pick from on […]

Effects of an Innocuous Move: Brian Goodwin to Cincinnati

If you would've told me at the start of the 2020 season that one of the two moves made by the Cincinnati Reds at the Trade Deadline would be for a Major League outfielder, I would've been forced to assume that any four Reds outfielders had been suspended for the season for pulling some sort […]

Top MLB DFS Tournament Stacks and Avoids for September 30th, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 9/30/20  Carlos Carrasco vs. New York Yankees Last night the Yankees brought the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/30/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've never seen an MLB playoff slate like this before and likely never will again: all 16 teams are in play for an action-packed daylong main slate. There are some interesting pitching options to consider and plenty of value bats to pick from, as well as some enticing stacks to target. I'll be providing you […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/30/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/30/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 8-game main slate of playoff action. It will be Game 2 for all of the American League Wild Card series and […]

Chris Paddack Will Start Game 1 Wednesday

San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack has been tabbed as the team’s starter for Game 1 of the wild-card series versus St. Louis on Wednesday. With righties Mike Clevinger (biceps) and Dinelson Lamet (biceps) still working their respective ways back, the club has made the call to tab Paddack, who produced a 4.73 ERA […]

St. Louis Expects Chris Paddack To Start Game 1 Wednesday

The San Diego Padres have not yet announced a starter for Game 1 of Wednesday’s wild-card series, but Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said Tuesday that the team anticipates facing right-hander Chris Paddack. Both Mike Clevinger (biceps) and Dinelson Lamet (biceps) are attempting to work their way back to make starts in the three-game series, although […]

Mike Clevinger Throws Tuesday, Unlikely To Start Game 1

San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger played what was initially described as “aggressive catch” on Tuesday in an attempt to ramp up to pitch during the wild-card series versus St. Louis. But the nature of what he did at Petco Park makes it highly unlikely that he would return to the mound to start […]

MacKenzie Gore A Candidate For Wild-Card Series Roster

San Diego Padres left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore has been named to the club’s playoff bubble ahead of Game 1 versus St. Louis on Wednesday, which could indicate that he'll be added to the wild-card series roster. Gore is San Diego’s consensus No. 1 prospect and ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect in the Majors, […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 28th 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 […]