Dusty Baker To Be Asked Back In 2023

The Houston Astros will invite manager Dusty Baker back to manage again in 2023, according to sources. Neither Baker nor general manager James Click have a contract for next season, which is an unusual situation for a team that made the World Series in 2021 and is in the American League Championship Series for the […]

Blue Jays Agree To Three-Year Contract With John Schneider

The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with manager John Schneider on a three-year contract on Friday as their manager for the 2023 through 2025 seasons. The deal includes a team option for the 2026 season. The former bench coach went 46-28 as the interim manager after taking over for Charlie Montoyo in July of […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/21/22): MLB DFS Lineups

The NL gets the night to themselves tonight for Game 3 of the NLCS as the series moves east to Philly. We are all square at one game each, which makes for some exciting baseball. Let's get to it! For showdown mode on DraftKings, we pick one captain who costs 1.5x his normal salary, but […]

Alex Bregman Hits Three-Run Shot

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman provided all the offense in Thursday night's Game 2 victory over the New York Yankees, hitting a three-run home run off Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino. He also singled in four at-bats. Bregman has been hot all postseason, with a 1.011 OPS and two home runs in 22 at-bats.

Eduardo Nunez Announces Retirement

Former Boston Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez announced his retirement on his personal Instagram account on Thursday. Nunez last played in 2020 in just two games for the New York Mets. The 35-year-old hand not played at all this year and last played in seven games for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/20/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker dropping some of my favorite plays for today's ALCS showdown slate. It's the first showdown slate I've written up this year, but I wanted to do my part in helping you guys navigate your way into some coin tonight.  While it's only one game, we don't necessarily have […]

Jose Ramirez To Have Hand Surgery In The Coming Weeks

Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (hand) is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right hand in the coming weeks. It was an option for Ramirez midway through the season, according to a source, but he would have missed substantial time and preferred to play through it. The 30-year-old initially suffered the injury in mid-June […]

Jeremy Reed Won't Return As Angels Hitting Coach

Los Angeles Angels hitting coach Jeremy Reed will not return for the 2023 season. Reed established himself with veteran MVPs and also impacted young up-and-comers like Luis Rengifo, Taylor Ward and Jared Walsh. The status of other coaches, including assistant hitting coaches Paul Sorrento and John Mallee, is unclear. The 41-year-old Reed was the team's […]

Edmundo Sosa Starting In Game 2 Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Edmundo Sosa is in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday for the second game of the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres and left-hander Blake Snell. Sosa hit .227 during the regular season with a .275 on-base percentage, a pair of home runs, and six stolen bases in 190 […]

DJ LeMahieu, Andrew Benintendi Not On ALCS Roster

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu (toe) is among the players not on the team's roster for the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. The 34-year-old hit .261 in the regular season, with a .357 on-base percentage, 12 home runs, and four stolen bases in 541 plate appearances. Other Yankees not on the […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 10/19/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 10/19/2022 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Just two games on the board today, I'm not even sure why I'm writing this! Let's just hit these two games and point out the players in the best spots.   Phillies vs. Padres  Aaron […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/19/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. We have our first full League Championship Series slate Wednesday, as the Yankees finally shook off the Guardians on Tuesday to win their series by a 3-2 margin and advance to face Houston.  The player pool is naturally very narrow Wednesday, […]

Dodgers May Not Pick Up Justin Turner's 2023 Club Option

The Los Angeles Dodgers are still deciding whether they will pick up third baseman Justin Turner's $16 million team option for the 2023 season, per the Athletic's Fabian Ardaya. The 37-year-old veteran provided yet another productive regular season, slashing .278/.350/.438 with 13 home runs and 81 RBI in 532 plate appearances. Turner has been a […]

Oswaldo Cabrera Hitting .105 Heading Into ALCS

New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Oswaldo Cabrera is having a tough postseason debut thus far. That didn't change when he went 0-for-4 with a pair of punchouts in Tuesday's 5-1 Division Series game five victory against the Cleveland Guardians. The rookie's hitting just .105 with 10 strikeouts, one home run, and a .421 OPS over five […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/18/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It is Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 and we have an incredible two-game slate today! The Guardians and Yankees game was postponed last night due to the weather and they are making up their pivotal Game 5 tonight, while the Phillies and Padres open up their seven-game National League Championship Series tonight. This article has daily […]

Guardians-Yankees Game 5 Postponed

Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees on Monday night has been postponed due to inclement weather in the Bronx. Right-hander Aaron Civale was scheduled to start for the Guardians, while right-hander Jameson Taillon was the Yankees' scheduled starter in the deciding game of the series. […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 10/17/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 10/17/22 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 top […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/17/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! Today was the last day on the schedule we could've had two games on our MLB slates. But, alas, the Astros dispatched the Mariners in three games, and we are down to single-game contests for the rest of the postseason. Cleveland has the unenviable task of trying to win a winner-take-all matchup […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/16/22): MLB DFS Lineups

And then there were two. Two left playing anyway. The Yankees and Guardians are the only teams that haven't decided their division series round yet. We get prime-time baseball on Sunday. It's not all bad! For showdown mode on DraftKings, we pick one captain who costs 1.5x his normal salary, but he also scores 1.5x […]

Alec Bohm Goes Hitless Friday

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm didn't play a part in Friday's Game 3 9-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves, going 0-for-4 while failing to reach base. The 26-year-old hasn't done much over the three games of the Division Series, batting .188, but he does have a pair of doubles and three RBI. Over 152 […]

Austin Riley Bumped Down To Fifth Spot In Lineup

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley has been moved from cleanup to the fifth spot in the batting order for Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies and right-hander Noah Syndergaard. Riley hit third in Game 1 before hitting cleanup the last two games, but he'll be moved […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 10/15/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 10/15/22 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 top […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/15/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's all-day baseball time! No more of this split-slate nonsense. All four series have a game today and they are all staggered, so you have something to watch during commercials in college football games. Atlanta and Philly are the early birds again. Houston goes for the sweep in Seattle a couple of hours later. The […]

DJ LeMahieu Traveling To Cleveland

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu (toe) will travel with the team to Cleveland for the American League Division Series this weekend with the hopes of being activated if the team advances to the AL Championship Series next week. The Yankees say that he's dealing with a ligament injury to his right second toe, not […]

Josh Donaldson Hitting Fifth In Game 2

New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson is at third base and has been moved up to fifth in the batting order for Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians and right-hander Shane Bieber on Friday. Donaldson hit sixth in the first game of the series on Tuesday and went […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/14/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's all-day baseball time! No more of this split-slate nonsense. Mother Nature gave us a matinee today with the rainout in the Bronx last night, so the Yankees and Guardians will give the NL some added company on our Friday. Atlanta gets going in Philly in the afternoon and the Padres host the Dodgers out […]

Rockies Part Ways With Hitting Coach Dave Magadan

The Colorado Rockies and hitting coach Dave Magadan have mutually agreed to part ways following the 2022 season. Third base coach/infield coach Stu Cole has also been reassigned to a minor league staff position. The moves come after the Rockies finished 68-94 and in last place in the National League West. The 60-year-old Magadan had […]

Guardians-Yankees Game 2 Postponed

Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Thursday between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees in the Bronx has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game has been rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 14. Right-hander Shane Bieber was scheduled to pitch for the Guardians, while left-hander Nestor Cortes was in line to […]

Aledmys Diaz Serving As DH In Game 2

Houston Astros infielder Aledmys Diaz is serving as the designated hitter and is batting seventh in Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Thursday against the Seattle Mariners and right-hander Luis Castillo. Trey Mancini will retreat to the bench after serving as the team's DH in the Game 1 win on Tuesday. Jake […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/13/22): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday RotoBallers! This is John Brubaker dropping some of my favorite plays for today's slate. It's ALDS time, and we have just a two-game slate on the board for today. It's been a while since I've shared my MLB DFS articles with you, as there were no Thursday games last week, but I'm happy […]