Jorge Alfaro Hits His First Home Run Of The Season On Friday

Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro hit his first home run of the season in a loss to the Boston Red Sox. He ended up 1-for-2 with a walk, a run scored, and two RBI. Alfaro has been struggling all season and spent some time on the injured list. He's batting just .222 with a .566 […]

Jason Castro Heads To Injured List

Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro (Achilles) has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive May 25. The veteran backstop has played surprisingly well for Houston this season. Castro was hitting .271/.397/.479 with two homers and eight RBI before landing on the injured list. Garrett Stubbs has been recalled from the minors in a corresponding […]

Gary Sanchez Not In Friday's Lineup

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers. Sanchez went 2-for-3 with a home run in Thursday's game but will be sitting out the series opener against the Tigers with Gerrit Cole on the mound. Kyle Higashioka will be behind the plate and will bat […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/28/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Friday night's main slate brings us a healthy 12-game ledger on FanDuel, one that features a good number of very good-to-excellent pitchers, but some exploitable arms as well. There are also games at several venues ranked in the top half of baseball in ESPN's Park Factor rating , setting the stage for what could be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/28/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! Because of a couple of early games and a bizarre two-game interleague series between Philadelphia and Tampa Bay starting tomorrow, there are "only" 13 games on Friday's featured slate. However, some big arms are taking the mound tonight, and there is also a fair share of fantastic values. As for the weather, […]

Updated Points League Fantasy Baseball Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers. Below you will find our updated fantasy baseball H2H points league rankings (top 400) for May and the 2021 MLB season. As you may know, head-to-head points formats are typically underserved by fantasy baseball outlets - but this is an area that we at RotoBaller take pride in and specialize in. Throughout the preseason […]

Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy baseball tiered rankings (top 600) for 5x5 mixed roto leagues and May of the 2021 MLB season. Be sure to also check out our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard and bookmark that page. It's loaded up with tons more updated rankings including: Points league rankings AL/NL only league rankings […]

The Bigger Picture - Late-Age Breakouts Taking Center Stage

As astute fantasy managers, we are always scouting the next player ready to break out as he approaches his prime. Some phenoms like Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Rafael Devers don't bother waiting until they are of legal drinking age before they announce their arrival as a Major League star but they are clearly […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/28/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/28/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Thirteen games on the board on this fine Friday night. We have at least four spots with weather questions, so this will be a night to get an eye on the news. Let's get going with […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (5/28/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We've got a three-game playoff slate for Friday. The Knicks and Hawks start at 7:00 pm ET. The Nets and Celtics tip off at 8:30 pm ET while the Clippers and Mavericks play at 9:30 pm ET. The NY/ATL series is tied at 1-1 while BKN and DAL lead 2-0. ATL is favored by 4 […]

Shea Langeliers Slugs Grand Slam At Double-A

Atlanta Braves catcher Shea Langeliers showed off his raw power on Thursday with a grand slam. The 23-year-old catcher now has four home runs in 17 games this season and is on pace for a 20+ homer season. Known more for his defensive and leadership skills, the power output could make him a more attractive […]

FanDuel MLB DFS - Value Plays, Studs and Sleepers for 5/28/21

Welcome RotoBallers to a special set of Friday FanDuel lineup picks! Let's try to keep the spitballs to a minimum and I'll try to keep your entries worthy of the honor roll. There are just two early games, one in the afternoon and one in the early evening hour. That leaves us with 26 teams […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/28/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/28/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate on tap tonight BUT there are serious weather concerns in at least half of those games as huge rainstorms […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (5/28/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have three more Game 3's on the schedule for tonight. Boston is trying to avoid going down 3-0 at home. The Clippers need to go into Dallas and take at least one game from the Mavs there. The Knicks and Hawks are even heading to Hot-lanta. This is going to be a fun one! […]

Jacob Nottingham Hits Towering Homer, Scores Twice

Seattle Mariners catcher Jacob Nottingham hit a towering fly ball off the top of the foul pole in left field for his third home run of the season Thursday. For the game, Nottingham went 1-for-2 with the homer, a walk, and two runs scored against the Texas Rangers. The homer was his third of the […]

Tom Murphy Homers, Scores Twice

Seattle Mariners catcher Tom Murphy had his best night of the year at the plate Thursday, going 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, and two runs scored against the Texas Rangers. Murphy has had a very rough start to the year, as he's slashing just .157/.219/.371 in 89 at-bats this season, but he's been […]

Salvador Perez Records 25th Hit Of The Month Thursday

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 on Thursday night, as he recorded his 25th hit of the month of May in a 7-2 loss to the Rays. Despite the low performance Thursday, Perez has been looking good this month as he is slashing .281/.309/.461 with four home runs, 15 RBI and eight runs […]

Gary Sanchez Hits Long Home Run Thursday

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez blasted a long home run in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Sanchez gave the Yankees the lead in the fourth inning with a no-doubt home run to dead center field after an eight-pitch battle with Blue Jays' starter Robbie Ray. The blast traveled 444 feet at […]

Will Smith Resting On Thursday Night

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith will get Thursday evening off versus the San Francisco Giants. Smith has been one of the better performers at the catcher position this season and is hitting .269 with five home runs and 17 RBI. It's just a routine day off for Smith and he will be replaced by […]

Austin Nola Headed To Injured List

San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler disclosed that catcher Austin Nola (knee) is headed to the IL and will miss at least a couple weeks. Nola last played on May 24 and is suffering from a slight knee sprain. The 31-year-old missed the first month of the season with a fractured finger and had recorded […]

Danny Jansen On Bench For Game 1 Of Doubleheader

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen is not in the starting lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader at the Yankees. Reese McGuire will bat ninth and catch for Alek Manoah. The 26-year-old backstop should be behind the plate for the second game, but won't have much fantasy appeal as he's batting just .140 […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 9

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, […]

Hitters That Aren't Missing Their Pitches

One thing that the analytical world of fantasy baseball doesn't talk much about is the quality of pitches seen by hitters. We have numbers to quantify almost everything in the game, but when we are viewing those numbers we somewhat assume that hitters have all seen the same set of pitches. Everybody knows this isn't […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 9

With the Major League season moving right along to the last week of May, it seems that we are past the early part of the season and we can start to take how players have performed to this point more seriously. With two full months pretty much in the books, a lot of those with […]

Jacob Stallings Taking A Seat On Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs. Michael Perez is getting the start behind the plate and batting seventh in the game. Stallings served as the team's cleanup hitter in each of the last three games. Over 38 games on the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (5/27/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, Rotoballers! Tonight promises some fantastic basketball with three series hanging in the balance. Milwaukee leads Miami 2-0 and could erase some playoff demons with a win in South Beach. Meanwhile, out West, the Los Angeles Lakers will look to exploit a depleted Phoenix team with a banged-up Chris Paul. Plus, Denver and Portland will […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (5/27/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We have another three-game playoff slate Thursday night, and even though that still offers us a limited player pool to work with, it’s exponentially better than a two-game ledger, which truly tightens things up. All three games have plenty of intrigue attached and should all be closely contested affairs. The Heat is highly likely to […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/27/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/27/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.        Top Tournament Stacks for 5/27/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/27/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 6-game main slate on tap tonight, and it may turn into a 5-game slate. The weather looks pretty nasty for the BAL/CWS game, so be careful when setting those lineups. It is a fun 6-game slate with a couple of nice hitting slots and a few arms to target. There are no […]

Diego Cartaya Has Three Hits At Low-A

Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Diego Cartaya is showing that jumping from the Rookie ball directly to full-season ball isn't that hard -- for some elite prospects. The 19-year-old catcher joined the Low-A club just two days ago and is already hitting .500 after going 3-for-5 in his second game of the 2021 season on Wednesday. […]