Ryan Jeffers Takes Seat Friday

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers will get a breather on Friday and is not in the lineup for the game against the Kansas City Royals. Jeffers has appeared in each of the first two games since being called up, going 4-for-8 with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Benjamin Rortvedt will be […]

The Bigger Picture - Glittery Prospects Aren't Always Fantasy Gold

Jarred Kelenic, welcome to The Show. The next über-prospect that had fantasy managers chomping at the bit for a call-up got his first taste of the majors at age 21. It was fantastic... for about two days. Now, he is on the bench and/or chopping block in redraft leagues while many GMs wish they would […]

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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 10

Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]

Salvador Perez Homers Twice In Win Over Twins

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez helped lead the team to a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Perez went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in the game. It was his second game in a row with two home runs. He now has 14 home runs on the season. Perez's […]

James McCann Belts Another Homer On Thursday

New York Mets catcher James McCann remained red hot on Thursday going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run against the San Diego Padres. It was the second home run in as many games for the backstop. McCann is now slashing .400/.423/.880 over his last seven games (25 at-bats), with three HR, nine RBI, and five […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Friday night’s main slate features a full 15-game smorgasbord, giving us no shortage of options to choose from when it comes to hitters. There are also some impressive pitchers taking the hill, and we’ll focus on a couple that are at differing points on the salary scale. We’re fortunate that there are some attractive ballparks […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (6/4/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Game 6 between the Clippers and Mavericks. Get your popcorn ready! Unfortunately, this is the only game tonight but FanDuel has a massive $500k NBA Shot Machine tournament with $100k to first place. The entry fee is $7.77 and the maximum capacity is 76,607 entries. Here are my favorite plays from tonight's game for the […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/4/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Slightly smaller slate tonight for a Friday, but it's still chalk full of great plays. The weather appears to be cooperating as well, so this should be jam-packed night of MLB action.    Top Tournament […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate with plenty of value to go around—an absolutely loaded slate with Coors and other great spots to target bats. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/4/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The first round of the NBA Playoffs is winding down. In fact, we are down to just one game on our Friday. The Eastern Conference Semifinals are already decided with Brooklyn and Milwaukee starting tomorrow and Philly-Atlanta starting on Sunday. How the West was won is going to be a little tougher to figure out. […]

Yasmani Grandal Hits Seventh Home Run

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's victory versus the Detroit Tigers. Grandal has been having a rough season offensively, but the power hasn't been there for the veteran. Grandal is only hitting .137 this season, but he has hit seven home runs with 19 RBI. Although […]

Gary Sanchez Sitting Thursday

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez is sitting out Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Sanchez has two doubles in his last two games but will cede the catching duties to Kyle Higashioka with Gerrit Cole on the mound. Higashioka will bat eighth against Rays' lefty Ryan Yarbrough.

Yan Gomes Getting A Breather On Thursday

Washington Nationals catcher Yan Gomes is getting the day off on Thursday as the team faces Tucker Davidson and the Atlanta Braves. Alex Avila is starting behind the plate and batting eighth in the game. Gomes had started the team's previous five games, so he was due for a day off. Through 36 games on […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the June 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 […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (6/3/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We’re down to a two-game slate Monday night with the Bucks having eliminated the Heat on Saturday. With just four teams in action, we naturally have a much tighter player pool to work with, one that’s made even narrower by the fact rotations are usually more compact during the postseason. That said, we should have […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/3/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Greetings RotoBallers! Ready for another Thursday of games? Because you should prepare yourself before looking at the main slate of games. We have essentially two sets of slates today, an early slate of games and then eight games in the evening main slate. We have less than half the league in action on the main […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an 8-game main slate on tap tonight. There is much better pitching than we saw on Wednesday, but it will congregate to Darvish and Lynn. On the other hand, the stacks are quite spread out as there is no Coors or absolute smash spot. Differentiating the bats or finding the correct contrarian angle […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 6/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/3/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.        Top Tournament Stacks for 6/3/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/3/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means, Day Baseball! As has become the norm, DraftKings has created a split slate but this time we have only four games in the afternoon and eight at night. The night slate has elite pitching options, like Yu […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/3/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a small two-gamer on the docket tonight, both featuring Western Conference teams facing elimination. Denver tries to close out the Blazers in Portland before the Suns try to close out the Lakers down in L.A. Will the Lakers be beaten into submission again, or is this going to lead to a monster Game […]

James McCann Homers, Drives In Four

New York Mets catcher James McCann has been very hot of late, and he contributed yet again Wednesday afternoon, going 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and four RBI. McCann got the scoring started for New York with his fourth home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning. Over his last […]

Ryan Jeffers Goes Yard In Return To Majors

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, and two RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Jeffers' homer was absolutely crushed, as it traveled 441 feet at an exit velocity of 107.8 MPH. He also ripped a 105.3 MPH triple. Jeffers struggled mightily at the dish earlier this […]

Will Smith Resting On Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith will get a day of rest on Wednesday evening versus the St. Louis Cardinals. Smith has been productive behind the plate and is hitting a healthy .278 with five home runs, 18 RBI and one stolen base. It's just a routine day off for Smith and he will be […]

Ryan Jeffers Recalled On Wednesday

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday. Jeffers will be catching and batting eighth in Wednesday's game against Baltimore. Jeffers will be taking the place of catcher Mitch Garver who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a groin injury. In 37 plate appearances for the Twins in […]

Mitch Garver Placed On 10-Day Injured List

Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver (groin) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a groin contusion Wednesday. Garver had to exit Tuesday's game early after being hit in the groin by a foul ball and he had surgery early Wednesday to repair the injury. The veteran backstop is expected to miss at least the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/2/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a busy day in the NBA playoffs today with four more games going on. Philly, Atlanta, and Utah can all close out, which would leave Friday a very light day. The show will go on for Dallas and the Clippers no matter who wins this one. Dallas has blown a 2-0 lead though. […]

Victor Caratini Sitting After Homering Previous Night

San Diego Padres catcher Victor Caratini is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Chicago Cubs after cranking his fourth homer the previous night. Rookie backstop Webster Rivas will call the signals for starter Dinelson Lamet. With Austin Nola (knee) on the IL, Caratini has resumed the lion's share of opportunities and emerged as a surprisingly […]

Willson Contreras Gets The Day Off On Wednesday

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras will receive a day off on Wednesday versus the San Diego Padres. Contreras is hitting .248 with nine home runs, 24 RBI and three stolen bases on the year and remains one of the best offensive catchers in the game. It's just a routine day off for Contreras and he […]

Salvador Perez Goes Yard Twice On Tuesday

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez helped the team defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Tuesday. Perez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in the game. He now has 12 home runs and 36 RBI on the year. He leads the Royals in both statistics. Perez has a .280/.309/.507 slash line on […]