MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for July 26th, 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 7/26/20  Patrick Corbin vs. New York Yankees Corbin had a great 2019 season […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks For 7/26/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers! It's confession time. I've made more money playing MLB DFS the last two days than I have playing KBO DFS for the last two weeks. Some of that is because I've crushed it on the MLB side, but it's also because I've cut back tremendously on my KBO play. However, I can't […]

Opening Day Recap and Takeaways! - Bases Loaded Podcast

Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland), Jorge Montanez (@Roto_Nino) get together to discuss the Opening Day slate. Subscribe to the Bases Loaded podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. 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 into RotoBaller Radio on […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 25th 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 […]

First Impressions - MLB Opening Day 2020 Fantasy Notes

I can't remember being more excited for an Opening Day than this one. Although Thursday, July 23 was technically the first day of the 2020 MLB season, Friday is when 28 of the 32 teams took the field for the first time for regular-season play. Never have I been happier to fire up MLB Extra Innings […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Sparks Victory Rally

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. reached base twice and scored two runs in five plate appearances on Opening Day against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 21-year-old sparked a three-run sixth inning with a double then walked and scored again an inning later. The electric leadoff man was a consensus top-25 pick this fantasy offseason […]

Tommy Pham Enjoys Whale Of A Debut In San Diego

San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, walk and two stolen bases on Opening Day against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He also scored twice. Pham resumed his stat-stuffing tendencies in his San Diego debut, swiping second both times he reached base. Pham’s fantasy stock took a dip after he tested positive […]

Eric Hosmer Has Himself A Night

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer went 3-for-4 with two doubles and six RBI on Opening Night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. After singling early, Hosmer later laced consecutive clutch bases-clearing two-baggers to secure the victory for the Friars. The huge offensive night is a major boost for the maligned first baseman and if Friday […]

Chris Paddack Opens Season Throwing Darts

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack collected a victory on Opening Day after tossing six innings of shutout baseball against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Paddack fired 63 of 81 darts for strikes, fanning four while allowing four hits and a walk. The 24-year-old earned his ace title on Friday and looked like the fantasy SP2 he […]

2020 MLB Futures - Betting Picks and Sleepers

Major League Baseball’s revised 60-game season starts Thursday, so here are some last-minute 2020 MLB sleeper bets you can make on DraftKings Sportsbook, if your state permits. (I targeted picks with odds of +2000 or longer, as categories such as “[Team] will make playoffs” don’t allow for many drastically profitable options.) World Series | Make […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks For 7/25/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers! MLB is back and apparently Captain Walker has returned home to FanDuel. They have killed all of their KBO slates. However, since we are not a deaf, dumb, blind kid (who sure plays a mean pinball!), we will continue to preview the DraftKings KBO slates including the 7/25/20 KBO DFS slate. DraftKings […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Lineup Picks for Friday 7/24

Welcome to the 2020 MLB Season! While the delay has now been well over four months, it is finally time to start the season and we here at RotoBaller could not be more excited! The season will be a sprint to the finish as the teams will be playing 60 games across 66 days and we will […]

MLB Betting Picks (7/24/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Well, it wasn't exactly the opening night that we expected with the Yankees/Nationals game getting suspended after the fifth due to rain. Good for the Yankees, bad for our runline bet as most books are going to void that in an unfinished game. However, we got some relief in the back-end thanks to seven runs […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups - AL and NL-Only Leagues

It is about four months later than expected, but the 2020 season is finally here! That also means it is time to get fantasy seasons underway, and with so many variables to what is surely going to be a strange 60-game season, there are a lot more questions about just how things will shake up […]

Edward Olivares' Strong Camp Pays Off

San Diego Padres outfielder Edward Olivares is on the Opening Day roster. Arguably the most impressive player in Friars camp, the 24-year-old earns a big-league opportunity after registering a strong 123 wRC+ while cranking 18 homers and swiping 35 bags in Double-A last year. The team’s unsung No. 19 prospect will platoon as a right-handed […]

Adrian Morejon, Michel Baez Surprising Roster Cuts

San Diego Padres pitchers Adrian Morejon and Michel Baez were surprisingly left off the Opening Day roster. Both prospects debuted in 2019 and were expected to fill middle relief roles this season, but neither showed enough in camp to stick. Morejon also projects as a starter so his demotion is likely tied to a longer-term […]

MacKenzie Gore, Luis Patino Don't Make The Roster

San Diego Padres top pitching prospects MacKenzie Gore and Luis Patino did not make the Opening Day roster. This was widely projected as both were building up as starters with the Friars rotation mostly settled. The expectation is both Gore (MLB’s No.5 prospect) and Patino (No. 27) have a path to debut in 2020, whether […]

Roto Category Deflations for Hitters in 2020

Things are going to happen fast in 2020. You’ll want to click that add button on hitters who are in the midst of hot streaks quicker than most seasons as a 10-day hot streak this year makes up for over 15% of the full MLB season - as opposed to just 6% in a full […]

RotoBaller Experts League No. 2 Draft Recap

Here at RotoBaller, there is no such thing as being in too many fantasy baseball leagues. Some of the writers here are lucky enough to participate in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational, which pits writers, analysts, and experts from all across the baseball community against each other. One RotoBaller writer even started a relievers-only bullpen […]

Young Blue Jays Lineup Set To Make Impact in 2020

In 2019, the Yankees and Marlins were tied for the youngest starting lineup in the Majors at 26.5 years of age. Heading into 2020, the average age of the Blue Jays' starting lineup in 25.5, with 30-year-old Travis Shaw projected to be their oldest starter. There is such a great deal of variance on how […]

Updated Points League Rankings Risers and Fallers (July)

Is it feasible to do a weekly H2H league in 2020? Sure. Is it a great idea? Not really. With just under 10 weeks of actual baseball, the whole "sprint" metaphor will become real in a hurry. Total points leagues aren't as popular but make a lot more sense over the course of a 60-game season. […]

Sauceda's Slants: Finding POWA in the Infield

We recently introduced our new hitter metric, POWA (which stands for Prediction of wOBA Attempt), to more appropriately align and weight new Statcast metrics to better predict future performance. You can read the introductory piece for the full details and a 2019 POWA leaderboard, but the gist of it is: POWA is nearly 10% more […]

Fernando Tatis Jr: Budding Star or Overvalued Too Soon?

Major League Baseball has seen a much-needed influx of bright young stars over the past two seasons, including Ronald Acuna Jr. and Juan Soto. A third top prospect, Fernando Tatis Jr., also fits that description but seems to get less attention than the other two, probably due to playing for a small-market, west coast club. […]

Mets Sign Brian Dozier To Minor League Deal

The New York Mets signed second baseman Brian Dozier to a minor league deal on Wednesday. After he was not added to the Padres' 60-man player pool in early July, Dozier elected free agency. The Mets' player pool now currently sits at 57 players, including Dozier. He was an All-Star with the Twins in 2015 […]

Mets Sign Juan Lagares To Minor League Deal

The New York Mets signed outfielder Juan Lagares to a minor league deal on Wednesday. A fan favorite in New York, Lagares had previously signed a minor league deal with the Padres back in February. After he was not added to the Padres' 60-man player pool in early July, Lagares elected free agency. Lagares will […]

Francisco Mejia, Austin Hedges To Split Time Evenly

San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler confirmed catchers Francisco Mejia and Austin Hedges will play equally this season. The even timeshare negatively impacts fantasy prospects for both players, especially Mejia as the more attractive signal-caller. The 24-year-old has notched a .714 OPS in 320 plate appearances across three seasons. A former top prospect with hitting […]

Closer Conundrum: What Does Managing Like It's The Playoffs Mean?

"In a 60-game season, managers will approach every game like it's the playoffs." We've heard that refrain over and over again as we prepare for the 2020 fantasy baseball season. In fact, I think I've written that sentence, or something similar, close to ten times already. But that statement brings up a natural follow-up question: How […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 7/22/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS column. If you haven't signed up for the RotoBaller Premium Slack chat, it's a great space to chat during the day about the lineups. You can also follow me and the other Rotoballer writers on Twitter. In particular, @efhatch1990dfs has his personal KBO DFS Cheat Sheets which you will now […]

Roto Category Inflations for Pitchers in 2020

Limited sample sizes are scary territory for pitching results and analysis. In this year’s upcoming 60-game season, starting pitchers are going to be maxing out with around 12 starts, meaning that just one or two blowup games could cause a pitcher’s season-long numbers to look quite ugly. So how do fantasy managers adjust? The key […]

Updated Third Base Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Mixed Leagues (July)

Opening Day is quickly approaching, and we’ve got some updated fantasy baseball rankings here at Rotoballer. The 2020 season will be unusually uncertain, with even minor injuries potentially forcing players to miss significant portions of the season and a short season creating small samples of key stats. Certainty should be a little easier to find […]