Kris Bryant Absent From Lineup With Hamstring Injury

Chicago Cubs infielder/outfielder Kris Bryant (hamstring) will be sidelined for Thursday's contest versus the Philadelphia Phillies with hamstring tightness. Bryant left Wednesday's contest early and remains day-to-day. Infielder Patrick Wisdom will replace Bryant in the lineup on Thursday and bat second versus Zach Eflin. Wisdom offers plenty of power, but doesn't offer much else. He […]

Eric Hosmer Pops Inconsequential Home Run

San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer finished 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. Hosmer's long ball came in the sixth frame amidst a 15-5 blowout loss. Through 314 plate appearances, the 31-year-old carries a .260/.316/.368 with seven homers, four steals and 69 runs-plus-RBI. Excluding a brilliant April, Hosmer's offensive […]

Marlins, Don Mattingly Agree To Exercise 2022 Option

The Miami Marlins and manager Don Mattingly agreed to exercise his 2022 option on Thursday, according to general manager Kim Ng. Despite plenty of criticism, Mattingly will remain in Miami for at least one more season after winning National League Manager of the Year in 2020 when the Fish surprised by going 31-29 and making […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 7/8/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/8 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 7/8 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Josh Bell Could See Some Time In The Outfield

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell, who has a .914 OPS since May 12, could start to play some left field, according to manager Dave Martinez. It would allow Bell and the slumping Ryan Zimmerman to be in the lineup together as the team looks to get Zimmerman back on track. Bell played 16 games […]

Darin Ruf Hits Two-Run Homer Wednesday

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf had a nice day at the plate off the bench in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Cardinals. Ruf replaced LaMonte Wade Jr. (hand) after Wade Jr. exited with a left hand sprain and proceeded to go 1-for-1 with a two-run home run (his eighth of the season) and […]

The Bigger Picture - Searching for Second-Half Splits

We must mentally brace ourselves for the darkest period of the calendar year - three days without a Major League Baseball game and one day without a regular-season game from any of the major professional sports. As fans, we hate the break. The players understandably love it and have been looking forward to the time […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/8/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means: Day Baseball! We only have a small three-game slate in the afternoon and seven games on the night slate. Finding value will certainly be crucial tonight since there are quite a few arms you might want to […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Early Slate (7/8): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! The focus of this article will be on the 3-game afternoon slate for both DraftKings and FanDuel. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and find the best plays for both your cash game and tournament lineups. While most of our […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 7/8

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/08/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Greetings RotoBallers! First off, I'd like to thank Jorge Pucks for covering my Thursday article last week. Perhaps you will see more of Jorge now that hockey season is over. And no, that's not a bad pun. Jorge does excellent hockey analysis during the season. But his MLB picks were decent last week too, right? […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/8/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 7-game main slate on tap tonight, and it is gonna be a doozy. There are flash flood warnings in Baltimore, so the Jays and O's may not even play. I still wrote up players there in the hopes they play. The Mets and Pirates games is also going to be dodging some […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. Exits Early On Wednesday

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. (hand) left Wednesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals early with a left-hand sprain. It's unclear when Wade Jr. sustained the injury but he was 0-for-1 with two walks and a run scored before being replaced by Darin Ruf. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. […]

Keston Hiura Does Very Little On Wednesday

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Keston Hiura went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the New York Mets. Hiura started at first base and hit seventh against Jacob deGrom in game 1. He went hitless with a strikeout over his first two at-bats before the recently acquired Rowdy Tellez pinch-hit for […]

Garrett Cooper Hits Two Home Runs On Wednesday

Miami Marlins first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper was outstanding in Wednesday's win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cooper went 3-for-3 with a walk, two home runs, and a single. He drove in two runs and scored two of his own, all on his pair of solo shots. It was the first multi-homer game for Cooper, who […]

Ryan Mountcastle Plates Run Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a single, an RBI, and two strikeouts in Wednesday's 10-2 loss to the Blue Jays. The 24-year-old got off to an extremely slow start to the season but has turned things around nicely and is now slashing .257/.301/.453 with 14 home runs and 48 RBI. Fantasy […]

Trey Mancini Doubles Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a strikeout in Wednesday's 10-2 loss to the Blue Jays. Mancini got off to a very hot start to the season, but is batting just .217 with four home runs and 11 RBI since June. That being said, he has 15 […]

Cody Bellinger Continues To Struggle

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in a 9-6 loss to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Bellinger has really been struggling at the dish since his return from the injured list. He is just 2-for-23 (.087/.185/.087) with one RBI over the last seven games. For the season, […]

Jesus Aguilar Walks It Off On Wednesday

Miami Marlins first baseman Jesus Aguilar had a big day at the dish, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI, and a strikeout in a 9-6 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday. He picked up his first hit, an RBI double, in the bottom of the third inning. He would have plated […]

Gavin Sheets (1B, CWS) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: Sheets is hitting .296 with a pair of homers and eight RBI in his first eight major league games. It's about time to take notice. The White Sox sure have. Sheets has been batting second in the order against right-handed pitchers […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 15

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each […]

Joey Votto (1B, CIN) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's not often that we advise you to rush out and pick up a 37-year-old player off of waivers, but here we are. Yeah, Votto is still far below his .303 career batting average and his days of hitting 25 homers and driving […]

Albert Pujols Starting At First Base Against Lefty

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols will draw into the lineup at first base and bat second on Wednesday against Miami Marlins left-hander Ross Detwiler. Pujols doesn't have a ton of upside at this point in his career, but he's been decent with the Dodgers as a part-time player and is hitting a nice […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 7/7/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/7 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 7/7 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Marwin Gonzalez Won't Be Available Wednesday

Boston Red Sox utility man Marwin Gonzalez (hamstring) won't be available on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels. Gonzalez left the game early on Monday with right hamstring tightness and was also unavailable on Tuesday. Boston is short on depth with outfielder Danny Santana likely to need an injured list stint before the All-Star break. […]

Danny Santana May Go On The Injured List

Boston Red Sox utility man Danny Santana (quad) was removed from Tuesday's contest in the seventh inning after coming up limping while running out a ground ball. He was replaced at first base by Bobby Dalbec. It appears to be a 50-50 chance that Santana will be placed on the injured list, but fellow utility […]

DJ LeMahieu Collects Three Hits In Tuesday's Rout

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu went 3-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 12-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. LeMahieu ripped a trio of singles, each of them registering exit velocities of 102 MPH or greater. The veteran infielder has a hit in three straight games and has raised his season […]

Luke Voit Has Five-Hit Night

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit went 5-for-6 with three RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 12-1 rout of the Seattle Mariners. Voit was batting just .133 heading into the contest but quickly put the slump behind him, rapping out four singles and a double in his most productive game at the dish […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks For Wednesday 7/6

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy […]

Statcast Leaderboard - Expected Statistics Midseason Review

Although the All-Star break is still a week away, Major League baseball has crossed into the second half of the schedule. Rather than focusing on one metric, it might be useful to examine leaderboards for all expected statistics in the Statcast realm. In this iteration of Statcast hitter analysis, I will review the top players […]