Yohel Pozo Remains In The Lineup On Saturday

Texas Rangers catcher Yohel Pozo blasted a home run during his Major League debut on Friday. The 24-year-old is likely going to be the future for Texas behind the plate. He'll serve as the designated hitter and bat eighth versus righty James Kaprielian on Saturday. This won't be a favorable matchup for Pozo, but he'll […]

Mike Zunino Out Of Saturday's Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino isn't in Saturday's lineup for a matchup with right-hander Kenta Maeda and the Minnesota Twins. Zunino has provided plenty of home runs for both the Rays and fantasy managers in 2021, with 24 home runs in 271 plate appearances so far this season. The 30-year-old is also hitting .209 […]

Carson Kelly Isn't Starting On Saturday

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Carson Kelly isn't starting on Saturday against the San Diego Padres and right-hander Joe Musgrove. Kelly has been plenty productive at the plate for both the Diamondbacks and fantasy managers, batting .262 with a .388 on-base percentage and eight home runs in 232 plate appearances. It'll be Daulton Varsho starting behind the […]

Martin Maldonado Hitting .167 In August

Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is hitting .167 over his last 24 at-bats heading into this weekend's action. The defensive-minded backstop is not known for his offense but does occasionally flash some power. Not as of late, unfortunately, as the veteran is slugging only .348 over his last 30 games. The Astros deploy a potent […]

Kevin Plawecki Reaches Three Times Friday

Boston Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki started behind the plate and batted seventh against the Baltimore Orioles Friday, going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Plawecki has been very productive of late, especially in the on-base department, slashing .347/.413/.431 over his last 30 games and 72 at-bats. While starter Christian Vazquez is expected […]

Tom Murphy Hits Two-Run Shot

Seattle Mariners catcher Tom Murphy has not received as much playing time since the call-up of Cal Raleigh, but he made the start Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays and went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run. It was his ninth long ball of the season, and came off of the lefty Robbie Ray. Murphy […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/14/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/14 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/14/21 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 […]

Travis d'Arnaud Blasts Homer On Friday

Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud has been limited to less than 30 games this season due to injury. However, he notched his third home run of the season during his second game back off the injured list on Friday. He went 2-for-4 with that solo homer in the fifth inning to help the Braves get […]

Eric Haase Breaks Slump With His 19th Home Run

Detroit Tigers catcher/outfielder Eric Haase went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's game against the Cleveland Indians. The home run was his 19th of the year and it was a much-needed bomb for him as he'd been struggling at the plate lately. He'd gone 0-for-13 over his previous four games before this one […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (8/14/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a tidy nine-gamer over on the blue site tonight and it's a doozy as exactly half of the slate is currently sporting implied totals of over five runs. There are just a ton of options on offense tonight, and there are a few very intriguing (potentially lower-rostered) pitching options that I'll be highlighting […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/14/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/14/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 21

In the second half of the baseball season, the playoffs races and the weather are all heating up now during these dog days of summer. Knowing injury timelines is now a crucial part of the fantasy baseball season. There are still many players that have injury questions yet to be answered. I will continue to […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (8/14/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Another day goes by and again I find myself covering for one of my MLB DFS buddies as this is usually Mike Marteny's article on Saturdays. I'm team #nodaysoff so I am happy to help cover for some of my teammates and get you started with your research for today's 10-game slate. I'll be providing […]

Mike Zunino Homers In Three Straight Games

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Friday's 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. He took Nick Vincent deep for his 24th long ball of the season. The Rays blasted four home runs altogether to defeat the Twins 10-4. Zunino has now homered […]

Will Smith Plays Hero In Dodgers Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith continued his impressive season by going 1-for-4 with a game winning two-run home run and three RBI in Friday's victory versus the New York Mets. Smith was quiet for most of the game, but crushed a two-run homer off of Jeurys Familia to open the top of the tenth […]

Robinson Chirinos Has Big Night In Loss

Chicago Cubs catcher Robinson Chirinos went 4-for-6 with two runs and a solo home run in Friday's loss versus the Miami Marlins. Chirinos has become the new starting catcher with Willson Contreras (knee) being placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday. Chirinos raised his batting average from .238 to .250 with the big performance […]

Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates Postponed

Friday's game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed. The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday, according to Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The probable pitchers for tonight, Brett Anderson and Mitch Keller, will most likely have their starts pushed back till tomorrow and the pitchers for the next […]

Kyle Farmer Isn't Starting On Friday

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer isn't starting on Friday. The 30-year-old has established himself as the Reds' starting shortstop this season, batting .262 with a .322 on-base percentage, 11 home runs, and two stolen bases in 380 plate appearances. However, he won't start against right-hander Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Instead, it's […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/13/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! We’ve got a substantial 14-game slate on tap to start the weekend, but first, I want to give a massive shout-out to MLB for last night’s Field of Dreams game. It was a great spectacle between the Yankees and White Sox, and I hope they do it again. Plus, the game was […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/13/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/13 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 8/13/21 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 if […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/13/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/13/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap tonight, and it is an interesting one. There is some awesome pitching, especially a grouping of Charlie […]

Seby Zavala Hits Fourth Home Run

Chicago White Sox catcher Seby Zavala went 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs and a two-run home run in Thursday's victory versus the New York Yankees. Zavala has been filling in with Zack Collins for Yasmani Grandal (knee) at the moment, but Grandal is currently on his rehab assignment and is getting close to returning […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/13/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Greetings, RotoBallers, and thanks for checking out my MLB DFS picks for this fantastic Friday slate! I'm filling in for my good friend Juan Carlos Blanco who usually drops his FanDuel knowledge for us on Fridays and I will do my best to help you get those lineups started with some good plays. With 14 […]

Mike Zunino Homers Again On Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Thursday's 8-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. He blasted a three-run off Yacksel Rio in the top of the eighth inning to extend the Rays lead 8-1. The long ball traveled 432 feet with an exit velocity of 112.2 MPH. […]

Andrew Copp Signs One Year Contract with Winnipeg Jets

Andrew Copp does the Winnipeg Jets a huge favor by signing a one-year deal with the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Copp will get paid $3.64 million. The significant fact for Winnipeg is that this keeps them under the salary cap. For Copp, this gets him to unrestricted free agency at the end of the season. […]

Zach Collins Contract Not Fully Guaranteed

San Antonio Spurs center Zach Collins recently signed a three-year, $22 million deal with the club. However, due to Collins' injury history, only a portion of the contract ($10.675 million) is guaranteed. The 23-year-old played sparingly throughout his four seasons in Portland because of a nagging foot issue, so there is plenty of risk associated […]

Tyler Stephenson Hits Seventh Homer

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored in a 12-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Stephenson took Atlanta reliever Edgar Santana deep in the ninth inning to give Cincinnati their final run on an evening where they hit five homers. The rookie backstop has been […]

The Outsiders: Prospect Hitters to Know for Deep Dynasty Leagues

Welcome to the latest update where I 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 dynasty leagues, you always […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 20

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 […]

Sean Murphy Stuffs The Stat Sheet On Thursday

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and two walks in a win over the Indians on Thursday. The Oakland backstop set the tone for the afternoon with a two-RBI double in the first inning, which would hold up as the winning runs in a 17-0 blowout. Murphy has seen […]