Mike Zunino Doubles, Homers In Win Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, one RBI and one run scored in a 3-1 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday. It was Zunino's 11th home run of the season, as he continued to hit the ball well in May with a .233/.298/.674 triple-slash line with […]

Buster Posey Hits Ninth Homer Of Season Saturday

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey continued his power surge in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run. Posey took Alex Vesia deep in the eighth inning for his ninth HR of the season. The veteran has been a huge power asset this season, slashing .355/.430/.645 with 17 RBI. […]

Austin Barnes Goes Yard In Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a solo home run in Saturday's victory versus the San Francisco Giants. Barnes got the start with Will Smith getting the night off and it paid off for the Dodgers. Barnes is only hitting .227 on the season and Saturday's dinger was his […]

Tyler Stephenson Doubles, Drives In One

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Stephenson brought Nick Castellanos around to score with a single in the sixth inning. The rookie catcher has acclimated himself well in the majors, hitting .296 with two homers, 12 runs, and […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Stays Hot With Three Hits Saturday

Texas Rangers utility player Isiah Kiner-Falefa continued what has been a great month at the plate on Saturday, as he finished 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in an 8-4 win over the Astros. He has been on fire in the month of May, slashing .346/.388/.538 with two home runs, six […]

Robert Williams III Remains Questionable For Game 1

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III (toe) is questionable on Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets. The 23-year-old has been dealing with turf toe, and most recently, he left Tuesday's play-in matchup against the Washington Wizards. Reports are suggesting that Williams will be in the lineup. However, fantasy managers run the risk that he may not […]

Will Smith Sitting Against Giants On Saturday

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Scott Kazmir and the San Francisco Giants. Austin Barnes is getting the start behind the plate and batting sixth in the game. Smith has had a fantastic month of May. He has appeared in 16 games this month and […]

Christian Vazquez Sitting Against Phillies On Saturday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is getting the day off on Saturday as the team faces Spencer Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies. Kevin Plawecki will be the team's starting catcher and he is batting eighth in the game. Vazquez has been a workhorse behind the plate this year, appearing in 41 of the team's […]

Kyle Higashioka Behind the Plate For Second Game Of Series

New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka is the team's starting catcher for the second game of the series against the Chicago White Sox. Gary Sanchez, who was behind the plate for three of the last four games, takes a seat on the bench with Gerrit Cole on the mound. Higashioka started to win some playing […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 9

Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this could mean playing a dead roster […]

Updated Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings

What's up RotoBallers. Today we are bringing you our updated fantasy baseball dynasty rankings for May and the 2021 MLB season, courtesy of lead analyst and senior editor editor Pierre Camus. Dynasty leagues, or keeper formats, continue to become more and more popular in the fantasy sports landscape. For those of you who are playing in […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 8

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 95 rookies make their MLB […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (5/22/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

After an exciting few days of play-in action, the postseason is now set it stone moving ahead. Four games are scheduled on Saturday to kick things off, with the Heat and Bucks getting things started at 2 pm, followed by the Mavericks and the Clippers at 4:30 pm. The Nets and Celtics will begin after […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/22/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/22/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/22/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - May 22, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/22/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. After a tease last Saturday, we're back to split-slate shenanigans tonight, with just a six-game Main slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. At least […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (5/22/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We've got matinee NBA again, just like the bubble last year. That was the best part of the entire thing. Being able to tune in and watch basketball at any time during the day. Tonight we have two Eastern Conference Series and two Western Conference series tipping off. We have the Bucks and Nets as […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/22/21): MLB DFS Lineups

DraftKings chopped our slates up a little bit today. There's a two game matinee "turbo" beginning at 1:05 pm Eastern. The afternoon slate with seven games starts at 4:05 Eastern. The six game "main" slate gets underway at 7:15 pm Eastern. It could be a nice, full day of baseball. Instead DraftKings chases our almighty […]

Christian Vazquez Doubles Twice, Drives In Three

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez had a solid game against the Phillies Friday night, going 2-for-5 at the plate with two doubles, three RBI, and a run scored. Vazquez has struggled to this point in 2021, but perhaps this game will contribute to getting his bat turned around. He's been much better over his […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/22/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're treated with a tidy little six-gamer on tonight's FanDuel slate, featuring Buehler and a few usual stacks in the Red Sox and Dodgers. There are a few sneaky stacks on this slate, though, as well as a high-priced pivot off Buehler and a dirt-cheap GPP option at pitcher. I'll be providing you with my daily […]

Carson Kelly Begins Hitting

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Carson Kelly (toe) has begun hitting. Kelly has been out of the lineup now for over a week after suffering a fracture in his left Great Toe. Although the 26-year-old is eligible to return on Monday from the 10-day injured list, fantasy managers should expect him out longer. The veteran has been […]

J.T. Realmuto Placed On 10-Day Injured List

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto (hand) has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hand contusion. Realmuto has been sidelined for four-straight games and Andrew Knapp has been handling the bulk of the workload behind the plate. The IL move has a retroactive date to May 18, so Realmuto could conceivably return […]

Yasmani Grandal Absent From Friday's Lineup Card

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal will rest on Friday versus the New York Yankees. Grandal only has 11 hits this season in 79 at-bats, but he has drawn 35 walks for a .350 OBP. The veteran has also hit five home runs and driven in 17 runs. Friday's absence from the lineup is just […]

Mariners Dealing With COVID-19 Issue

The Seattle Mariners are dealing with a COVID-19 issue, with at least one positive test. The Mariners have not yet met the 85 percent vaccination threshold, and this positive test is considered to be potentially problematic, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. More details will be forthcoming. Stay tuned for updates and prepare to remove any […]

The Bigger Picture - The Miseducation of Park Factors

Another no-hitter in the books. Something's in the water or, more accurately, in the baseballs. We already covered that topic last time so let's figure out how to extract more offense from our daily or weekly lineups. Home/road splits seem like a good place to start and we know certain stadiums play friendlier to offense […]

Barrel-Aged: Hitters With Biggest Barrel Gains

Lately, I've been focusing a lot on barrels when trying to evaluate which hitters are off to the most note-worthy starts. I recently covered Blast Rate, which is a sub-section of barrels that aims to tell us who is making the "best" good contact. Today, we'll focus on who has shown the best growth in […]

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

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! No day games and no bizarre off days grant us a MASSIVE 15-game slate to kick off the weekend. All 30 teams are playing ball, and it's going to be a fantastic day of DFS. Boston, Baltimore, and Seattle will all lose the Designated Hitter due to playing in National League parks, but […]

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

We’re set for our usual jumbo-sized Friday night slate, one that offers us a bevy of options at every point on the salary scale and sees some of the biggest names in pitching on the bump. However, the interesting angle tonight is that a lot of those high-salaried arms are in particularly tricky matchups, setting […]

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

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/21/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   A massive 15-game slate on the board for this Friday! No weather issues either. That gives us 30 starting pitchers and 240 hitters to choose from. Here we go!        Top Tournament Stacks […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/21/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate with plenty of value to go around. It's a loaded one, the first full slate of the season. There […]

Will Smith Goes Yard In Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a solo home run on Thursday versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Smith's home run in the bottom of the fifth inning would end up being enough to give the Dodgers the victory and a sweep. Smith has been one of the better options […]