2B/SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

As the weather heats up around the country, we are finally starting to see more offense during baseball games. For as much talk as there's been about MLB changing the baseball, sometimes all a hitter needs is some good, old-fashioned hot weather to help the ball carry over the fence. If your fantasy baseball team […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 7

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 […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

Major League Baseball has to be the only sport where the ball not only gets altered constantly, but also with zero transparency. We saw offense start to pick up last week, but, then again, that also coincided with a run of not as great pitching talent, so it is hard to say with conviction that […]

Gleyber Torres Sitting For Game 1 On Sunday

New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the team's doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. DJ LeMahieu will be handling second base duties for the game. Torres is off to a decent start to the 2022 season. Over 36 games, he's slashing .242/.285/.425 […]

Luis Urias Heading To The Bench On Sunday

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Luis Urias is getting the day off on Sunday as the team takes on right-hander Aaron Sanchez and the Washington Nationals. Mike Brosseau will be filling in as the team's shortstop for the game. Urias was due for a day off as he had started the team's previous 11 games before Sunday's […]

Tim Anderson Scratched From The Lineup For Game 1 Sunday

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has been scratched from the starting lineup for Game 1 of the team's doubleheader against the New York Yankees on Sunday. Leury Garcia is now covering shortstop and Yoan Moncada will be leading off for the game. White Sox manager Tony La Russa stated that Anderson will be back […]

Bobby Witt Jr. Not Playing Against Twins

Kansas City Royals rookie third baseman Bobby Witt Jr. is not in the starting lineup on Sunday against the Minnesota Twins. It's only the second day off of the season for the young infielder. The 21-year-old had extremely high expectations heading into his first MLB season after tearing the cover off the ball in spring […]

Kevin Newman Suffers A Setback

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said that shortstop Kevin Newman (groin, hamstring) experienced a setback in his rehab, although it's believed to be on the minor side. Newman felt something in his hamstring, and it's not related to his groin injury. The 28-year-old played in a minor league rehab game with Triple-A Indianapolis on […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/22/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/22/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/22/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Another solid Sunday of baseball lies ahead and here I find myself writing our signature Free MLB DFS picks piece for the third straight day! I don't usually write this piece but I've been pinch-hitting for a different team member each day and I've been actually really enjoying it as a nice change of pace […]

Miguel Rojas Dealing With Calf Tightness

Miami Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas (calf) was removed from Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves with left calf tightness. He exited the game early in the top of the seventh inning and was replaced by Erik Gonzalez. The 33-year-old went 0-for-2 before leaving. He has played through a calf issue since May 11th and is […]

Josh Rojas Dealing With A Bruised Hand

Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas (hand) exited Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs with a left-hand contusion. He was struck in the hand by a pitch he swung at and struck out on during his only at-bat. The 27-year-old appears to have avoided a significant injury and is day-to-day. Rojas is coming off the best […]

Wander Franco Being Held Out On Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco (quad) is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. Taylor Walls will be covering shortstop and batting ninth in the game. This news doesn't come as much of a surprise. Franco's right quad tightened up during Friday's game. At this point, it doesn't sound […]

Nico Hoerner To Run The Bases On Saturday

Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner (ankle) is set to run the bases on Saturday. This will be his first base-running workout since landing on the 10-day injured list about a week ago. The 25-year-old is dealing with a right ankle sprain. His move to the injured list was retroactive to Thursday, May 12, so he's […]

Xander Bogaerts Cleared To Play On Saturday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (back) is in the starting lineup for the team's contest against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. He'll be hitting out of his usual cleanup spot. Bogaerts suffered a lower back injury during Friday's game after he collided with outfielder Alex Verdugo. He was removed from the game and declared […]

Identifying Last Year’s Hitting Outliers for Fantasy Baseball - Was It Just A Fluke?

I consider one of my greatest skills as a fantasy manager to be my ability to make the “unsexy pick.” When youngsters with tantalizing upside are gradually floating up the draft board, I typically stray away from the temptation and grab myself a more trusty, high-floor veteran to help keep my team afloat. As a […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/21/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

The weekend is here and brings with it a whole bunch of baseball games! Saturdays often give us a day baseball AND evening baseball and we have a perfect split of six games on both the early slate (1:05 EST) and main slate on DraftKings. FanDuel never wants to make things easy for us, but […]

Kyle Farmer Sitting Out On Saturday

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He has been dealing with some soreness lately, but has played in three straight games. This appears to be a routine day off, so fantasy managers shouldn't be concerned. Matt Reynolds will bat ninth and […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/21/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/21/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Xander Bogaerts Day-To-Day With Back Discomfort

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (back) was injured during a collision with his teammate, outfielder Alex Verdugo, during Friday's game against the Seattle Mariners. He was removed from the game after the play. Following the game, Red Sox manager Alex Cora stated that Bogaerts was dealing with minor lower back discomfort and that he […]

Wander Franco Dealing With Quad Tightness Again

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco (quad) told reporters after Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles that he was experiencing right quad tightness again during the game. He began experiencing the tightness during a play where he was rounding third base and heading home. Due to the tightness, he avoided sliding at the plate on […]

Week 7 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Bryce Harper, Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw, Tyler O'Neill, Willy Adames

The month of May is almost over.  At this point, most fantasy players have a good idea of how their fantasy is doing in their respective leagues. If you are near the top, you try to stay there. If you are at the bottom, you hope your guys can turn it around or look to […]

Yankees-White Sox Postponed Friday

Friday's game between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox in the Bronx has been postponed due to the forecast of sustained inclement weather. The contest will be made up as the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, and it will begin at 3:05 pm ET. Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes was set to […]

Mets-Rockies Snowed Out Friday

The game between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies has been snowed out on Friday. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday. Right-hander Carlos Carrasco was scheduled to toe the rubber for the Mets, while right-hander German Marquez was the scheduled starter for Colorado. The two starters will presumably be pushed back […]

Marco Luciano Continues Success In High-A

San Francisco Giants shortstop prospect Marco Luciano continues to swing a hot bat for High-A Eugene. The talented shortstop went 2-for-5 on Thursday and homered for his second consecutive contest. For the season, Luciano is now hitting a cool .300 with six home runs, 13 RBI and a .896 OPS. Despite starting the season in […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/20/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/20/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Man, I love Fridays! Great slate on tap for us tonight. I'm running another private DraftKings contest for any of the readers to join! $5 and top three win, so jump in that for some […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

It's a Friday in May with the weather warming up, school winding down and we have twelve baseball games on tap - what else could you possibly want? Am I right? Oh, you want to win some money playing DFS, too? It's never as easy as it seems, but let's give it a shot, shall […]

Trevor Story Explodes With Three-Homer Game

Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story busted loose at the dish on Thursday night by smacking three home runs as his club defeated the Mariners 12-6. He slugged a pair of two-run bombs off starter George Kirby and later added a three-run tater to finish the game going 4-for-4 with five runs scored and […]

Bob Melvin To Rejoin Padres Friday

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin is set to rejoin the team on Friday for the start of a road series against the division-rival San Francisco Giants. Melvin had successful prostate surgery last Wednesday and has been resting up since. The 60-year-old skipper will take his job back after Ryan Christensen held the team together […]