Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 6

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. It’s early in the season and we’ve already […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 6

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, […]

Niko Goodrum Records Two Hits, Steals A Base

Detroit Tigers utility man Niko Goodrum is off to a great start to the month of May. In Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox, Goodrum went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base. He already has three stolen bases through four games in May. Goodrum has been finding himself in the […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 6

Things are about to get interesting. This week marks the highly-anticipated return of the Minor League Baseball season for 2021. Prospects around baseball have spent more than a year working out at clubs' alternate training sites, extended spring training sites, and/or at their homes. Some players have flourished while others have… well, we don’t really […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 6th 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 […]

Didi Gregorius Launches Another Grand Slam On Wednesday

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Didi Gregorius isn't known as one of the game's elite sluggers. With the bases loaded, however, MLB pitchers may rather see the ghost of Willie Mays than Gregorius in the batter's box. The Curacao native hit another grand slam on Wednesday giving him eight salami's since 2017 and 68 RBIs with the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/6/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Good morning RotoBallers! Another no-no yesterday! And having come from an unlikely source (John Means), it makes me wonder what we might get from Gerritt Cole today. Because Cole might be one of the most dominant pitchers in the American League. But the ownership on Cole is never going to be as low as it […]

Jonathan Villar Homers On Wednesday

New York Mets infielder/outfielder Jonathan Villar went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored in the Mets' 7-2 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday in the second game of a doubleheader. The homer was Villar's first of the season. With J.D. Davis (hand) and Luis Guillorme (oblique) both on the injured […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a Day Baseball Day! With so many games happening in the afternoon, DraftKings has turned the main slate into an afternoon slate. There's nothing quite like day baseball, but we should also be prepared for some players who played extra innings yesterday or had […]

Francisco Lindor Hitless On Wednesday

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor went 0-for-3 in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cardinals on Wednesday, before being benched for the second game. Lindor, in the midst of a horrible stretch, is now hitless in his last 24 at-bats. This current streak has dropped his slash line to a shocking .157/.276/.202 […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/6/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/6/21 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 […]

Pat Valaika Continues To Heat Up Wednesday

Baltimore Orioles second baseman/shortstop Pat Valaika stayed hot at the plate in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Mariners, going 2-for-4 with a single, a solo home run, and two strikeouts. Valaika lined a seventh-inning Yusei Kikuchi fastball over the left-field wall for his first HR of the season. The 28-year-old has started picking things up […]

Matt Duffy Comes Up Big In Victory

Chicago Cubs infielder Matt Duffy went 3-for-4 with a walk, three runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base on Wednesday versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Duffy came up with a huge two-out RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning to tie the game at the time and he would eventually score the […]

Wander Franco Doesn't Disappoint In Triple-A Debut

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, the top prospect in baseball, finished 3-for-5 with a triple, two singles, two RBI and a steal in his first game action with Triple-A Durham on Tuesday night. Franco hit .327 across two minor league levels in 114 games in 2019. He has been rated with the highest hit […]

Ruben Tejada Agrees With Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a minor league deal with free-agent infielder Ruben Tejada on Wednesday. This is just a depth signing for the Phillies, as Tejada last played in the big leagues with the New York Mets in 2019, when he went hitless in just nine at-bats. Prior to that, Tejada hit .230/.293/.283 with […]

Trevor Story Has Not Discussed Extension With Rockies GM

Colorado Rockies interim general manager Bill Schmidt has yet to discuss a contract extension with star shortstop Trevor Story or Story's agent. Story is set to become an unrestricted free agent after this year. The fact that Schmidt and Story haven't begun negotiations makes it likely that Story is playing his last year in Colorado […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 6

It's getting to be a bit tougher out there on the waiver wire as the season progresses now to Week 6. The early season breakouts are now rostered at a rate that is too high for deep league consideration, and the names that are available in deeper leagues likely aren't going to be league-winners at […]

Veteran Bounce Backs In Effect for Fantasy Baseball

The old, boring vets are often the most painful to draft. We've likely seen their ceiling or are so far past it that their current level of production is meager in comparison. This relative way of thinking typically leaves a poorly framed assessment on that subset of players, leaving value to be harvested among the […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/5/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate, and it all starts with the aces up top. Shane Bieber and Yu Darvish will be popular targets, and […]

Corey Seager Cooling Off At The Dish

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager is in the midst of a bit of a cold streak lately. The Dodgers have dropped 12 of their last 16 games and their offense has been a bit sluggish over the 16-game stretch. Seager has just one extra-base hit, a triple, over his last seven games. He's gone […]

Trea Turner Currently On 30/30 Pace

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner is off to a fantastic start to the 2021 season. Through 25 games, he is slashing .320/.371/.546 with six home runs, four doubles, 13 runs, 10 RBI and seven stolen bases. He has a legitimate shot at a 30/30 season as he is currently on a 162-game pace for about […]

Trevor Story Reaches Five Times In Tuesday's Doubleheader

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story went a combined 4-for-7 with a double, two RBI, a walk, one run scored, and a stolen base in Tuesday's doubleheader vs. the Giants. Story went 2-for-3 with a walk and a swiped bag, his fourth of the year, in Game 1, which was a 12-4 blowout loss. He hit […]

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

Happy Cinco de Mayo, Rotoballers. We've got a larger-than-usual 11-game slate on FanDuel tonight and it's loaded with options across the board. There is a trio of hurlers priced above $10,000 in Shane Bieber ($12,200), Yu Darvish ($11,800), and Walker Buehler ($10,000). That doesn't mean paying up for an ace is required to stay competitive, […]

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

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

Javier Baez Crushes Eighth Home Run

Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez came up big in Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Baez didn't start Game 2, but pinch-hit in the bottom of the sixth inning and would remain in the game at shortstop. El Mago came up big in the bottom of the eighth inning with two-run […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Not In The Lineup On Tuesday

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. (rest) will not play on Tuesday evening against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 22-year-old will get the night off, so fantasy managers shouldn't be alarmed by his absence. Ha-Seong Kim will slide over from second to man the position and bat eighth in a favorable matchup against Mitch Keller […]

Gleyber Torres Returns To Lineup Tuesday

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres is back in the lineup for Tuesday's series opener against the Astros. Torres was given a breather on Sunday ahead of the team's scheduled off-day but is back in the heart of the order, batting fifth against right-hander Zack Greinke. The 24-year-old is riding a five-game hitting streak and […]

Jake Arrieta, Nico Hoerner Placed On Injured List

The Chicago Cubs placed starting pitcher Jake Arrieta (thumb), infielder Nico Hoerner (forearm) and relief pitcher Dan Winkler (triceps) on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. In corresponding moves, pitchers Kyle Ryan and Keegan Thompson and infielder Ildemaro Vargas were called up from the alternate training site. Arrieta is expected to miss at least the […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 4th 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 […]

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 […]