Francisco Lindor May Return During Upcoming Homestand

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (oblique) could return on Tuesday. Skipper Luis Rojas indicated that while a rehab assignment is still a possibility, Lindor could be back as early as the team's upcoming homestand against the San Francisco Giants. Since mid-July, the 27-year-old has been out because of a Grade 2 oblique strain, so […]

Jazz Chisholm Not In Thursday's Lineup

Miami Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm isn't in the starting lineup on Thursday for a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds and right-handed starter Luis Castillo. Chisholm is enjoying a productive rookie season, batting .256 with a .316 on-base percentage, 13 home runs, and 11 stolen bases in 343 plate appearances. He's getting the day off […]

Eugenio Suarez Isn't Starting Thursday

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez isn't starting on Thursday against the Miami Marlins and right-hander Zach Thompson. Suarez is batting .172 with a .258 on-base percentage and 23 home runs in 472 plate appearances this season. He hasn't started since Monday's contest against the Chicago Cubs. Mike Moustakas, who has seen most of the […]

Andrew Velazquez Contributes From The Nine-Spot

New York Yankees shortstop Andrew Velazquez has made the most of his opportunity lately, and he put together another strong game against Boston Wednesday going 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base. It's his first steal of the season. With just 23 at-bats this season, Velazquez has five hits, three runs, […]

Adalberto Mondesi Rehab Assignment On Tap

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Thursday, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports. Mondesi has missed most of this season, appearing in just 10 games thus far. During those 10 games, he is hitting .361 with a .833 slugging, four home runs, and one stolen […]

Tim Anderson Sitting Against Athletics On Thursday

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Cole Irvin and the Oakland Athletics. Danny Mendick is getting the start at shortstop while Cesar Hernandez is batting leadoff in the game. Anderson has been swinging a hot bat so far in August. He's currently riding a nine-game […]

Xander Bogaerts Hits 19th Homer

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts hit his 19th home run of the season Wednesday night, and opposite-field fly ball that may have benefited from the short right-field porch in Yankee Stadium. It was his only hit in three at-bats, and he also added a walk. The home run came off starter Andrew Heaney. After […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/19/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We've got a crazy split slate today with DraftKings treating the six-game afternoon slate as its main slate, with a four-game evening slate also getting some love on the site. Given the larger amount of games, we'll only be looking at the afternoon slate in […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/19/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 8/19/21 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 if […]

The Outsiders: Pitching Prospects to Know for Deep Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching 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 dynasty […]

Marcus Semien Homers Twice In Loss

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien swatted a pair of solo homers on Wednesday as his club fell to the Nationals 8-5. He finished the afternoon going 2-for-5 in his third game back in his familiar leadoff spot where he's now hit three homers in that span. Semien is hitting .270 on the season […]

Amed Rosario Doubles Again Wednesday

Cleveland Indians shortstop Amed Rosario went 2-for-6 with an RBI double in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Rosario has been hot lately as he now has hits in 12 of his previous 13 games and is posting an .860 OPS in August. He should be rostered in most leagues by now, but if […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/18 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/11 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 […]

Nico Hoerner Played Catch On Wednesday

Chicago Cubs infielder Nico Hoerner (oblique) was able to play catch again on Wednesday. He has been sidelined since late July, but is slowly making his way back to the Cubs roster. The hope is that Hoerner is ready to return to the MLB roster by the end of August. He'll likely slide into a […]

Francisco Lindor Faces Live Pitching Tuesday

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (oblique) faced live pitching on Tuesday. He reportedly could be activated from the injured list next week. The former Cleveland Guardian has been sidelined since mid-July with a Grade 2 oblique strain. Lindor will continue to participate in baseball activities and could begin a rehab assignment soon. The 27-year-old […]

Digging Deeper - Waiver Wire Options for Week 21

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/18/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's a busy day in Major League Baseball and FanDuel is all over the place this Wednesday as they've got slates starting at six different times ranging from 12:35 pm ET through 9:40 pm ET. For our purposes, we'll be focusing on the 10-game Main Slate which locks at 7:00 ET. It's a fun slate, […]

Kyle Farmer Getting The Day Off On Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Adrian Sampson and the Chicago Cubs. Jose Barrero is getting the start at shortstop and batting seventh in the game. Farmer has been cooling off a bit lately after a scorching month of July. Farmer slashed .395/.456/.691 with five home […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/18/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/18/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, and it is an interesting one. There are some clear-cut pitching options up top, but there […]

Corey Seager Doubles Twice In Tuesday's Win

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager had a strong day at the plate in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a walk and two runs. Seager has been hitting well since his return from the injured list in late July. Over 14 games this month, he […]

Jake Cronenworth Homers Again Tuesday

San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth stayed red-hot at the plate Tuesday, going 2-for-4 with a home run against the Colorado Rockies. Cronenworth's 18th home run of the year, a solo shot, came as part of a three-homer seventh inning against starting pitcher German Marquez. Cronenworth now has five hits and two home runs in […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Refuses To Stop Hitting Home Runs

San Diego Padres shortstop/outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has faced plenty of adversity this season, but he continues to knock the cover off the ball regardless. Tatis Jr. went 1-for-4 with his 34th home run of the year Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies, a solo shot off starting pitcher German Marquez. Tatis Jr. batted second and […]

Jorge Polanco Reaches Double-Digit Steals

Minnesota Twins infielder Jorge Polanco stole his 10th bag of the season Tuesday night, giving him double-digit steals for the second time in his career after a 13-steal campaign in 2017. He also went 2-for-4 with the team's only RBI in a 3-1 loss to Cleveland. Polanco has put together an excellent all-around season, with […]

Bo Bichette Swipes 18th Bag In Loss

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette went 2-for-5 in Tuesday's contest versus the Nationals as his club was defeated 12-6. The 23-year-old has moved back into the two-hole in the lineup with George Springer back on the shelf as he recorded a pair of singles while swiping his 18th bag of the season. Bichette is […]

Gavin Lux Starting At Third Base On Tuesday Night

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Gavin Lux is making his first career start at third base on Tuesday night against the Pirates, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. Lux was activated from the injured list earlier in the day on Tuesday after being sidelined for nearly a month with a hamstring strain, and […]

Dodgers Activate Gavin Lux, Option Andre Jackson

Los Angeles Dodgers middle infielder Gavin Lux (hamstring) has been activated from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Lux has been sidelined since July 19 with a left hamstring strain. With Lux sidelined, shortstop Corey Seager returned from the injured list and the club acquired middle infielder Trea Turner to play second base. Lux was […]

Elvis Andrus Reinstated From Paternity List

Oakland Athletics shortstop Elvis Andrus has been reinstated from the paternity list and is batting ninth on Tuesday versus RHP Reynaldo Lopez and the White Sox. Andrus has had a rough first season in Oakland as he's batting just .231 with a .587 OPS. He's striking out 16.6% of the time which is much better […]

Paul DeJong Out Of Lineup Again

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong is once again not in the lineup Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Edmundo Sosa will take DeJong's spot and bat eighth. DeJong has missed the past two games for an undisclosed reason. He is having another down year this season, slashing .201/.288/.396 with 16 HRs and three stolen bases. […]

Jonathan Villar Belts 14th Home Run Monday

On Monday, New York Mets infielder Jonathan Villar went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in the Mets 7-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants. After a rough late July, Villar's bat has been red hot of late. He is slashing .417/.462/.667 with two home runs and five RBI over his last seven games (24 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/17/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/17/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in a […]