The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects To Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the debut of a new recurring piece where I will highlight prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - Hard-Hit Rate Analysis for Week 6

We're officially one month into the season so more statistics will begin to become "sticky." One of the chief contact quality metrics that can be predictive of power is hard-hit rate. As always, we'll skip the obvious names like Mike Trout and Aaron Judge in order to look at unexpected leaders, as well as players […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome Rotoballers to another set of Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks! We have practically a full slate of games on the main slate tonight. If you have questions about the earlier two games in the six o'clock (EST) hour, feel free to hit me up on Twitter with questions (@MarkStrausberg). But the focus will be on […]

Josh Donaldson Heating Up At The Plate

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in Monday's 6-5 victory over Texas. Donaldson doubled in a run in the third inning, his second straight game with an RBI, and his third extra-base hit in the same span. The veteran third baseman had an excellent day at the plate as […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/4/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/4/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 12-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a doozie. We get the ace of aces in Jacob deGrom. There is no Coors in play, but a lot of game totals at nine runs or higher. Lots of nice stacking options with a few contrarian angels as well. If you are looking […]

Anthony Rendon Exits Game After Hit By Foul Ball

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon (leg) exited Monday's game in the eighth inning after fouling a pitch off on his leg, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Rendon swung at a 1-0 pitch that he fouled off into his leg, and it appeared to hit Rendon on the side of the kneecap […]

New York Mets Fire Hitting Coaches Chili Davis, Tom Slater

The New York Mets announced the firings of hitting coach Chili Davis and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater late on Monday night, according to Justin Toscano of NorthJersey.com. The announcement came less than an hour after the Mets recorded seven hits in a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals, as Hugh Quattlebaum has been named the […]

J.D. Davis Placed On Injured List

New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis (hand) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday, retroactive to May 2, after suffering a hand sprain in Saturday's game. Davis sprained his hand on a swing he took in his final at-bat against the Phillies. Davis already spent time on the IL earlier this season […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! It's the first Monday of the second month of the season, and MLB is giving us a 10-game slate to kick start our DFS week. As of this writing, there's nothing to be worried too much about with the weather forecasts. Philadelphia has a chance of rain, while Minnesota expects to feel some […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/3/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a busy 10 game Monday. The Rockies are back in Coors and we have a few aces out there. How do we get an acceptable pitcher and some Coors bats? Do we even want Coors bats? There is a lot to wrap our heads around on this slate, including the massive price increase […]

Rockies-Giants Game Monday Postponed

The scheduled series opener between the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants on Monday night has been postponed due to inclement weather, the Rockies announced on Twitter. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday, with Game 1 set to begin at 5:40 pm ET. Managers should adjust lineups […]

Nico Hoerner Won't Start On Monday

Chicago Cubs middle infielder Nico Hoerner will be absent from the Cubs starting lineup on Monday versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hoerner made his season debut on April 22 and has been off to an impressive start. Hoerner has started 10 consecutive games primarily at second base and shortstop with some run in the outfield […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Sunday 5/3

Welcome to the another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Each day RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 3rd 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 […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/3/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/3/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/3/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/3/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate, and boy, oh boy, is it gonna be a fun one. There are not many elite pitching targets which […]

Austin Riley Stays Hot, Hammers Four Hits

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley committed an error in the field but he was perfect at the plate with four hits in as many at-bats during the club's 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The young hitter doled out four singles and scored a run. Riley pushed his batting average up […]

Luis Arraez Scores Three Runs In Sunday's Win

Minnesota Twins utility Luis Arraez went 3-for-4 with a trio of runs scored and an RBI triple in a 13-4 victory over Kansas City. Arraez had gone three games without recording a hit before notching his seventh multi-hit game of the season. The 24-year-old hit a pair of singles and a triple, scoring at least […]

Jose Ramirez Has Big Day Sunday

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-2 with a double, home run, a run scored, two RBI, and two walks in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. The home run gives Ramirez eight on the season to go along with 17 RBI, four stolen bases, and a .280 average. He has been […]

Kris Bryant Hits Two More Home Runs

Chicago Cubs third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant continues to stay hot. Bryant went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a pair of home runs in Sunday's loss versus the Cincinnati Reds. Bryant has been off to an incredible start this season. The upcoming free agent could be a trade candidate, but regardless of if he stays […]

Miguel Sano Likely To Return In Middle Of The Week

Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano (hamstring) will most likely return to action sometime in the middle of this week, according to Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic. Sano was placed on the injured list on April 23 with a right hamstring strain, and he was eligible to be activated on Saturday, but the team opted […]

Ke'Bryan Hayes Picks Up Bat Again This Weekend

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes (wrist) began working again on his rehab efforts over the weekend, according to Jake Crouse of MLB.com. General manager Ben Cherington said that Hayes had a bat in his hands this weekend and also took some soft toss. Hayes had been working his way back from a wrist injury […]

Travis Shaw Comes Through With Clutch Game Winning RBI

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and game-winning hit in Saturday's win over the Dodgers. The 31-year-old crushed a solo shot off Garrett Cleavinger in the third inning and knocked in the winning run in the 11th inning off Mitch White. Shaw is currently slashing .220/.290/.418. He's been one […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

Early statistics are noisy. This is true for team success. The Miami Marlins have the best run differential but worst record in the NL East. This is certainly true of fantasy players. DJ LeMahieu currently has a higher on-base percentage than slugging percentage. He is the 35th-ranked first baseman and 40th-ranked third baseman through 24 […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The days are starting to get warmer and the calendar has turned to May. Let's celebrate by cruising through some waiver-wire ruminations on players who are rostered in roughly 40% of Yahoo leagues at most. Names are listed in order of availability, with lower […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 5 Lineup Trends

Week five of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the […]

The Cut List: Week 6 - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers should consider cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer peek. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, worth monitoring for replacing and someone on the hot seat who is worth holding on […]