Joey Votto Returns From COVID Injured List

The Cincinnati Reds activated first baseman Joey Votto from the COVID-19 injured list on Friday. In corresponding moves, left-hander Ross Detwiler was placed on the bereavement list. The Reds also selected the contracts of right-hander Graham Ashcraft, infielder Taylor Motter and outfielder Aristides Aquino from Triple-A Louisville and sent infielder Jose Barrero to Louisville on […]

Mets-Rockies Snowed Out Friday

The game between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies has been snowed out on Friday. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday. Right-hander Carlos Carrasco was scheduled to toe the rubber for the Mets, while right-hander German Marquez was the scheduled starter for Colorado. The two starters will presumably be pushed back […]

Freddie Freeman Tallies Seven Hits In Series Versus D-Backs

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman had a strong four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks this week. He compiled seven hits across the four-game set, including four doubles, while racking up six RBI and two runs. The 32-year-old is hitting .312/.409/.493 over 37 games on the year with three home runs, 14 doubles, 19 […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/20/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/20/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Man, I love Fridays! Great slate on tap for us tonight. I'm running another private DraftKings contest for any of the readers to join! $5 and top three win, so jump in that for some […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's a Friday in May with the weather warming up, school winding down and we have twelve baseball games on tap - what else could you possibly want? Am I right? Oh, you want to win some money playing DFS, too? It's never as easy as it seems, but let's give it a shot, shall […]

Bob Melvin To Rejoin Padres Friday

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin is set to rejoin the team on Friday for the start of a road series against the division-rival San Francisco Giants. Melvin had successful prostate surgery last Wednesday and has been resting up since. The 60-year-old skipper will take his job back after Ryan Christensen held the team together […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

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

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 6

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Michael Brantley, Yuli Gurriel Sitting On Thursday

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley and first baseman Yuli Gurriel are both out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Texas Rangers. Chas McCormick will be covering left field with Aledmys Diaz at first base. Both Brantley and Gurriel have been heating up lately. Brantley is currently riding an eight-game hitting streak that's […]

Mitch Garver Activated From Injured List Thursday

The Texas Rangers activated catcher/first baseman Mitch Garver (elbow) from the 10-day injured list ahead of Thursday night's game against the Houston Astros. Outfielder Nick Solak was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. Garver has been hampered by a right elbow injury and he has still yet to fully heal. He will be strictly […]

Evan White Starts Rehab Assignment

Seattle Mariners first baseman Evan White (hernia) began a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday. He was diagnosed with a sports hernia during spring training and had surgery on March 30, which has prevented him from playing so far in 2022. The 26-year-old will have a lengthy rehab assignment because of how […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/19/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/19/22 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 […]

Preseason Hitter Sleepers Who Haven't Woken Up for Fantasy Baseball

The highs of sleeper hunting during draft season can quickly be brought low when our favorite later picks fizzle and sputter out of the gate instead of blowing the roof off from the word go. But should we be patient, grasshoppers? Or is it time to be proactive, revoking their sleeper status and confiscating official […]

Early Plate Discipline Standouts for 2022

In 2019, I introduced a new (yet simple) index statistic for pitchers – mPDI, which was inspired by a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” Maddux’s simplistic […]

Dead Ball Victims - Power Hitter and Home Run Decliners for Fantasy Baseball

Things are different this season. The offense is down across the board and we are seeing hitters have a lot of trouble hitting for power. These aren't unprecedented times, but we got so used to the juiced-ball homer-happy era that it feels very strange to be back to the days of the early 2010s. Some […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/19/22): MLB DFS Lineups

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

Pete Alonso Belts Three-Run Blast

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso took matters into his own hands during Wednesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The right-handed slugger went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in the 11-4 victory. His 404-foot homer in the eighth inning marked his ninth of the season. Alonso only trails C.J. Cron for the […]

Paul Goldschmidt Has Four Hits With A Homer Tuesday

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt tallied four hits across two games against the New York Mets Tuesday, including a homer and two doubles. He scored one run and drove in three. Goldschmidt now has a ten-game hit streak to his name, with six multi-hit performances in that span. He's slashing .321/.397/.530 with five […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/18/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/18/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Top Hitters for 5/18/22 I'm going to give you my favorite hitters on the slate here with my top high-priced studs first, followed by cheaper value bats. Aaron Judge ($6,100 DK, $4,400 FD) vs. Jordan […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 6)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our weekly fantasy baseball prospect rankings. This was a week where we saw bigger names get sent down than got called up such as C.J. Abrams and Jarred Kelenic. For Week 6 some significant changes were also made to the rankings. Teams are being more aggressive with calling up prospects than […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/18/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions […]

Jose Abreu Drives In Two On Tuesday

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu went 2-for-3 with a double, walk, and two RBI in the White Sox 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday. Abreu's performance in game one was a welcome sight to fantasy managers who have him rostered. Abreu is off to […]

Mitch Garver To Be Strictly DH Upon Return

Texas Rangers catcher/designated hitter Mitch Garver (elbow) was sent out on a rehab assignment at Double-A Frisco on Tuesday. He will be exclusively serving as designated hitter during his rehab assignment and he will have that same role when he returns to the Rangers. Garver is dealing with a right elbow injury and he still […]

Nathaniel Lowe Sitting On Tuesday Amidst Slump

Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe is heading to the bench for Tuesday's game against left-hander Reid Detmers and the Los Angeles Angels. Andy Ibanez will be covering first base and batting seventh in the game. Lowe has been in a massive slump at the plate for over three weeks now. He's managed just four […]

Juan Yepez Continues To Hit Cleanup

St. Louis Cardinals rookie first baseman Juan Yepez is back in the cleanup spot in the batting order on Tuesday for the first game of a doubleheader against New York Mets right-hander Trevor Williams. It will be the seventh straight game in which Yepez has hit cleanup for the Cardinals, and it's not likely to […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/17/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/17/22 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 […]

Michael Busch Promoted To Triple-A

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Michael Busch, the team's No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline, has officially been promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The No. 65 overall prospect in baseball hit .306/.445/.667 with 11 home runs in 31 games for Double-A Tulsa before the promotion. The 24-year-old has a similar all-around profile to that of […]

Joey Votto Moving Rehab Assignment To Single-A

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto will move his minor league rehab assignment from Triple-A Louisville to Single-A Dayton on Tuesday. Votto is currently recovering from COVID-19 and has gone 1-for-4 with an RBI, three walks and two strikeouts in two games with Louisville so far. The Reds are hopeful that the 38-year-old will be […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Extends Hit Streak To 13 Games

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the team's 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday. He was also hit by a pitch in the game. Vladito has now recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 games. However, he […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/17/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's Tuesday, which means we have maximum baseball action ready to happen. All-in-all today we have 18 games as three doubleheaders are going down. Two of these double-headers actually have their game two on the night slate, which is confusing quite a few things. You will have to keep an ear to the ground to […]