Anthony Rendon Resumes Baseball Activities

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon (groin) was able to resume baseball activities on Monday. Rendon, who has been sidelined since April 10 with a left groin strain, hit off a tee, threw, and did some fielding work on Monday. The veteran third baseman is eligible to return from the injured list on Wednesday, […]

Max Muncy Gets The Day Off Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners. It's Muncy's first day off of the 2021 season, as he has appeared in all 16 games, slashing .302/.448/.547 with three homers, 22 combined runs and RBI, and 13 walks compared to 12 strikeouts. Edwin Rios will start […]

Jose Alvarado Among Three Phillies Placed On COVID-19 Injured List

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado, starting pitcher Matt Moore and infielder Ronald Torreyes have all been placed on the COVID-19 injured list prior to Monday's contest versus the San Francisco Giants. Alvarado is the biggest name on the list and has recorded a 1.59 ERA with a K/9 of 15.88. He is a name […]

Yordan Alvarez And Alex Bregman Among Astros Players Set To Return From COVID-19 Injured List

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, outfielder Yordan Alvarez, catcher Martin Maldonado and utility man Robel Garcia are all flying to Denver and will be reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list on Tuesday versus the Colorado Rockies. Bregman and Alvarez are the big names here and they should provide a big boost to the Astros […]

Jeimer Candelario (1B/3B, DET) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Tigers first baseman/third baseman Jeimer Candelario has picked up right where he left off in 2020, which was his most productive season as a pro to date. Through 15 games in 2021, Candelario is slashing .293/.369/.414 with one home run, four doubles, […]

Matt Chapman Fueling Offense In Eight Game Win Streak

Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman got off to a slow start this season, but has been hitting the ball well during the A's eight-game win streak. Chapman has an extra-base hit in five of his last six games with seven RBI in that span. At his best, Chapman is a top-five third baseman in […]

Tomma La Stella (1B/2B/3B, SF) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tommy La Stella never blows you away with home run totals or power metrics, but his sustained offensive success for his new west coast ballclub in conjunction with his defensive versatility should ring loud to Fantasy Managers in deeper formats. La Stella […]

Yoan Moncada Absent On Monday

Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada will rest on Monday versus the Boston Red Sox. Moncada has really struggled this season and is hitting .200 with one home run and seven RBI. Managers should remain patient for now with Moncada unlikely to return draft day value in a trade at the moment. Infielder Jake […]

Ehire Adrianza Hits Second Home Run On Sunday

Atlanta Braves infielder Ehire Adrianza has had two straight solid games at the plate with Ozzie Albies (calf) sidelined with a calf injury. On Sunday, Adrianza went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. It was his second consecutive multi-hit game. Through 11 games this year, Adrianza is slashing .333/.333/.762 with two home runs, […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/19/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/19/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 6-game slate on tap today, with some limited "cheap" value at first sight. The pitching is spread out, but the lower-priced […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/18/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/18/21 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 on […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 4/19

Welcome to the another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! Week 2 is in the books and we here at RotoBaller are there for all of your streaming needs. Each day RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in both shallow and deep fantasy baseball daily leagues. Streaming […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/19/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! We kick off another week of MLB DFS with a six-game slate. The Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox kick things off nice early with the traditional Boston Marathon day game. Still, we will be solely looking at the night games, starting with San Francisco-Philadelphia and St.Louis-Washington at 7:05 pm Eastern. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 19th 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/19/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Our Monday slate is slightly smaller than yesterday's main slate with seven games on the docket tonight. Well, there was supposed to be seven. The entire Minnesota series with Oakland is in danger of not playing due to extended COVID testing and protocols on the Minnesota team. So what do we have? We have a […]

Manny Machado Wraps Up Strong Weekend Series

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado laced three singles in four at-bats and scored a run Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Machado continued his hot hitting, finishing the series 6-for-14 with two steals and four runs scored. After a bout of unluckiness to start the season, Machado has elevated his slash to .290/.408/.468 […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Let's forget that it just snowed here in Boston and pretend that mid-April is all sunshine and rainbows because it feels so darn good that baseball is back. The birds are singing and Fernando Tatis Jr. is back on the field. Consider this waiver-wire […]

The Cut List: Week 4 - 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. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, worth monitoring for replacing and someone on the hot seat but worth holding on to... for now. We'll also revisit the previous week's […]

Twins' Latest Round Of Testing Comes Back Negative

The Minnesota Twins' recent COVID-19 tests have come back negative, per MLB Network's Ken Rosenthal. The plan is for the team to be tested again on Monday morning- and if those come back negative, they'll travel to Oakland later in the day. The Twins' final two games of the series against the Angels- and the […]

Aledmys Diaz Doubles In Run Sunday

Houston Astros third baseman Aledmys Diaz went 1-for-4 with an RBI-double in the Astros 7-2 loss to the Mariners. The versatile Diaz has seen a steady amount of at-bats with star third baseman Alex Bregman currently in health and safety protocols. Diaz has responded with hits in each of his last three starts with three […]

Eugenio Suarez Slumps To .173 On The Year

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. It has been a rough month of April for Suarez, who is hitting just .173 with two homers, 11 runs, and five RBI in 52 at-bats. The veteran is not showing many signs of life […]

Jose Ramirez Homers Sunday

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Ramirez now has four home runs and eight RBI on the season to go along with three stolen bases. Ramirez will look to stay hot in the Tribe's upcoming series at home against the […]

Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez Cleared For Workouts

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (COVID-19), second baseman Jose Altuve (COVID-19), and designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (COVID-19) have been cleared to workout individually. All three guys were placed on the COVID-19 injured list, though it's still unclear if they tested positive or if they were close contacts. At any rate, it's a step in […]

Twins-Athletics Game On Monday Postponed

The Minnesota Twins are tentatively scheduled to play on Tuesday after Monday's game against the Athletics was postponed. That makes three postponements as the team deals with COVID-19 issues, though there's a glimmer of hope that they'll be able to retake the field Tuesday, provided they test negative. The Twins have yet to fly to […]

Cavan Biggio, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Sitting On Sunday

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Cavan Biggio (hand) is not in Sunday's lineup for the series finale against the Royals. Second baseman/outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is also not in the lineup. Biggio suffered the injury during Thursday's game and is considered day-to-day, though Sunday's day off coupled with the scheduled off-day on Monday should have […]

Andrew Vaughn Out Of Game 1 Lineup

Chicago White Sox first baseman/outfielder Andrew Vaughn will sit out Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Boston Red Sox. Manager Tony La Russa has been reluctant to give Vaughn the playing time many expected, but the White Sox recently forced his hand by designating outfielder Nick Williams for assignment. Vaughn is hitting just .160 […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

Heading toward the end of April, we approach the first major checkpoint of the 2021 season. An 0-4 fantasy start is not impossible to overcome, but it sure leaves a nasty taste in one's mouth. This is getting to the point where you want to consider mixing things up if nothing is working. The classic […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4

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 […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 3 Lineup Trends

Week three of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID IL, and much more 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 team breakdowns. […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 4

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 4 of the MLB season (4/19 through 4/25). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some plus matchups to gain an edge on your […]