Adam Gaudette Extends Contract With Chicago

Forward Adam Gaudette signed a contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. The 24-year-old inked a one-year $997,500 contract for the 2021-2022 season. Gaudette spent most of last season with Vancouver before being traded to Chicago for Matthew Highmore. He collected five goals and six assists in 40 regular-season contests averaging just over 11:00 […]

Jonas Valanciunas Heading To New Orleans

The Grizzlies have traded center Jonas Valanciunas and the 17th overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft to the Pelicans. In exchange, New Orleans will send Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe, and the 2021 10th overall pick, among other selections. The move creates cap space for New Orleans and allows the team to offload the hefty salaries […]

Paul Stastny Inks New Deal With Winnipeg

Winnipeg Jets forward Paul Stastny signed a one-year, $3.75 million deal to stay with the Jets on Monday. The 15-year pro was set to hit the free-agent market, as the 2018 contract he signed with Vegas was about to expire. Stastny collected 13 goals and 16 assists in 56 contests for the Jets in 2021. […]

Yan Gomes Continuing To Increase Baseball Activities

Washington Nationals catcher Yan Gomes (oblique) was seen throwing to bases from behind home plate on Monday and took batting practice on the field, according to Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post. This comes after reports that he was running the bases on Sunday, and was hitting in the cages on Friday. Gomes landed on […]

Mitch Garver Returns To Lineup

Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver is back in the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers. Garver missed four games while on the paternity list for the birth of his child but is back behind the plate and batting fifth against Tigers' righty Matt Manning. Garver has clubbed two homers since returning from a groin […]

Sam Bennett Inks Four-Year Deal With Florida

The Florida Panthers re-signed forward Sam Bennett to a four-year, $17.6 million contract on Monday. The 25-year-old, acquired at the trade deadline from Calgary last season, was a few days from becoming a restricted free agent. Bennett is coming off an excellent 10-game debut in his new sweater last season - posting 15 points (six […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/26/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/26/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap tonight, and the value is not as obvious as usual. Most of the really cheap value sits […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/26/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/26 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 7/26/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/26/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! After a busy week of baseball after the All-Star break, things are calming down a bit. There are seven games on the DraftKings featured slate due to a Mets-Braves doubleheader. It means our first game with throw its first pitch at 7:05 pm Eastern between the Nationals and Phillies, and the slate runs […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/26/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today, I celebrate my 300th article here for Rotoballer. It has been a fun ride for five months, and hopefully for many more. I will celebrate with another MLB slate on FanDuel. There are eight games today, but the Mets pissed in everyone's cheerios by starting at 5pm Eastern, so the slate is seven games […]

Max Stassi Triples, Homers In Win

Los Angeles Angels catcher Max Stassi went 3-for-4 with a triple and a home run in the Angels 6-2 win on Sunday against the Twins. Stassi has been an offensive revelation since coming over the Angels last season and continues to hit the baseball hard. The 30-year-old is slashing .333/.404/.619 over his last 12 games […]

Elias Diaz Homers In Sunday's Loss

Catcher Elias Diaz went 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk in a 3-2 loss to the Dodgers on Sunday. Diaz gave the Rockies a 2-1 advantage in the top of the second inning when he took starter Josiah Gray deep for a solo home run, his second in the last three games. He […]

Will Smith Continues To Show Power

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run in Sunday's victory versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Smith has been having a very good year behind the plate for the Dodgers and has found his power stroke over the past 30 games with eight home runs during that time. Smith […]

Tyler Stephenson Stays Hot With Three Hits

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 3-for-3 with two walks, a run, and an RBI in a 10-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Stephenson picked up three singles in the game, including an RBI base knock in the sixth inning. The rookie catcher has been red hot at the plate of late, […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 18 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 18

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

The Bigger Picture - Post-Trade Deadline Pickups Are Key

The MLB trade deadline is one week away as of this writing and the first big deal has already gone down. Baseball's version of the Highlander, Nelson Cruz, has moved to Tampa Bay. It comes as no shock that the Twins are sellers this year; they are currently 17.5 games behind first place in the […]

Zack Collins (C, CHW) - Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams and in OBP formats ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: The week sets up nicely for Zack Collins, who's taken over as the everyday catcher for Yasmani Grandal (knee), who underwent surgery to repair a tendon tear in his left knee back on July 7. Collins hasn't really flashed […]

Alejandro Kirk Goes 2-For-4 Sunday

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk had a nice day at the plate on Sunday, going 2-for-4 in the team's 5-4 loss to the Mets. The 22-year-old logged a single and a double to take his batting average up to .255 on the year as he's now 3-for-7 since returning from the IL. Kirk has […]

Zack Collins Isn't Starting On Sunday

Chicago White Sox catcher Zack Collins isn't in the team's starting lineup on Sunday for a matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers and right-handed starter Brandon Woodruff. Collins is hitting .217 with a .337 on-base percentage, four home runs, and a stolen base in 170 plate appearances this season. The White Sox will instead go with […]

Buster Posey Not Starting On Sunday

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is not in the team's starting lineup on Sunday for a matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander JT Brubaker. Posey is having a stellar season at the plate for both the Giants and fantasy managers, hitting .323 with a .412 on-base percentage and 13 home runs in 257 […]

Mitch Garver Reinstated From Paternity List, Sitting Sunday

Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver was reinstated from the paternity list Sunday but is not in the lineup for the contest against the Angels. Garver has appeared in just two games since returning from a groin injury, swatting a pair of homers in his first action. The slugger should be expected back in the lineup […]

Gary Sanchez In Sunday's Lineup

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (back) is in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Red Sox. Sanchez had to leave Friday's game early due to back spasms, which also held him out of Saturday's contest, though he is good to go for the series finale with Boston. The slugging backstop is batting just […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/25/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/25 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 7/25/21 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 […]

Salvador Perez Blasts His 22nd Home Run On Saturday

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs in Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers. The home run was his 22nd of the year and his first since the All-Star break. Over 96 games on the year, Perez is slashing .279/.310/.500 with 59 RBI and 44 […]

Sam Reinhart Acquired By Panthers

The Buffalo Sabres traded a center but it wasn't Jack Eichel. The club moved young forward Sam Reinhart to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2022 first-round draft pick and goaltending prospect Devon Levi. Interestingly, the return for Reinhart was lighter than the assets the club received for divisive defender Rasmus Ristolainen — who […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/25/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/25/2021. 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 […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 25th 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 Lineup Picks (7/25/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hello RotoBallers! We have a nice-sized Sunday main slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between some great […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/25/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Sunday gang! Hope you all have had a great weekend so far. We have a nice 101-game slate this afternoon, so let's jump right into it and see how we can optimize our DraftKings MLB DFS for this beautiful Sunday. There shouldn't be any major weather issues today. The only game that is shaky […]