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A comprehensible list of the MLB fantasy tools offered for free by RotoBaller. Sign up and dominate your leagues with RotoBaller's award-winning team!

Hello, MLB fans, and thanks for joining us here at RotoBaller. Since our inception, we have provided industry-leading MLB rankings and advice from our arsenal of FSWA award-winning writers and analysts. Whether you play in only a family league for fun, are a DFS aficionado, or are a hardcore dynasty league player, we have articles and tools to help everyone.

RotoBaller's MLB lineup includes both free and Premium content which features articles, player news, models, start/sit advice, probable starters, rankings, and a variety of other tools to help our readers with MLB DFS Main and Showdown slates and betting strategy. Our content and tools are provided by a dedicated staff that is universally respected around the fantasy sports and betting worlds.

While we strive to provide actionable content for even the most dedicated and skilled MLB ballers, we also want to offer an easy entryway to this great sport for those that are perhaps trying MLB DFS or placing a wager on MLB games for the first time. We feel that this MLB Tutorial will help rookies and seasoned veterans alike navigate our awesome content and get the most out of our MLB tools.

 

RotoBaller's Free MLB Content Guide

Our free MLB content is easy to access!

If using our desktop site: Select "MLB" from the blue navigation bar across the top of the homepage for a drop-down menu full of content titles. Our free titles are located in the Draft Resources, Draft Articles, In-Season, and DFS & Betting columns. 

If using a mobile device: Click the "Hamburger Button" (the three lines) in the blue navigation bar at the top left of your screen, click "Sports" from the drop-down menu, and select "MLB".

If using the RotoBaller app: Select "MLB" from the home screen.

 

RotoBaller's MLB Draft Resources

  • Free Mobile News App - Get the latest injury information so you know if you need to adjust your daily or season-long lineups straight to your mobile device, free of charge!
  • Mock Draft Simulator - Is your draft coming up and you're nervous because you haven't practiced yet? Jump right into RotoBaller's Mock Draft Simulator. Input your league settings and draft position and you're ready to go!
  • Live Draft Assistant - Take this tool with you to your draft and input picks as they happen! Let RotoBaller's rankings help you with your next pick.
  • Who Should I Draft? - Did your league mates snipe your pick right before you got on the clock? Instantly compare up to four players at a time and let RotoBaller's draft tools take the guesswork out of your next pick.
  • Draft Cheat Sheet - Input your league settings and scoring format and instantly have up to 1000 players ranked using RotoBaller's customized ranking system. Export this to PDF, Excel, or .csv, and take it along on your draft day!
  • Rankings - RotoBaller's award-winning ranking team gives you a fully sortable and customizable ranking table. Sort each player's ADP by position. You can also sort by auction prices. Updated daily.
  • ADP Consensus - Compare each player's ADP on ESPN, CBS, Yahoo!, RTS, NFBC, and Fantrax in one simple table!
  • Closer Depth Charts - Easily access every team's bullpen charts. RotoBaller's analysts identify who will get the most saves and who will get the most holds so you can draft accordingly.

 

RotoBaller's MLB Draft Articles

  • MLB Player News - Get the latest injury information so you know if you need to adjust your daily or season-long lineups. Or sign up for the Free Mobile News App and get instant injury updates straight to your mobile device.
  • Prospects - Browse articles from RotoBaller's award-winning team of writers to identify which prospects are trending towards breaking camp with their teams or browse through dynasty rankings.
  • Rankings - Get RotoBaller's overall staff rankings and breakdowns by position.
  • Bullpens - Get weekly updates on changes in the bullpen pecking order from RotoBaller's writing staff along with breaking news on the bullpen front.
  • Sleepers - Take a look at the players that are being overlooked in drafts and are bargains at their current ADP. Take a look at who could be on the verge of a starting gig during the season.
  • Breakouts - RotoBaller's staff keeps you up to date on players that are on the verge of breaking out using rankings and StatCast data.
  • Sabermetrics - Get all of the information on players whose metrics are performing well beyond their current numbers to get players on your team when the breakout comes. Get your introduction to Sabermetric numbers and what they can mean for your fantasy teams.
  • Points Leagues - Access RotoBaller's custom rankings just for points leagues, updated throughout the season! Identify players that can help you in points leagues that may not have much value in regular leagues.
  • Dynasty Leagues - There is no offseason in dynasty leagues! Access our dynasty rankings exclusively for dynasty formats at any time during the season or offseason.

 

RotoBaller's MLB In-Season Tools

  • Live Scoreboard - Get updated stats and game situations from every player in action. Easily filter by team or situation and get instant access to a player's score on FanDuel, DraftKings, or in points leagues.
  • Starting Lineups - Access the projected starting lineups for each team every day during the season. Updates when official lineups are posted.
  • Waiver Wire - Get RotoBaller's staff picks on players to pick up every week from your league's waiver wire.
  • Start/Sit - Get breakdowns of every pitcher every week of the season with RotoBaller's customized projections to help you decide whether to start your pitchers in every game.
  • Streamers - Take a look at hitters or pitchers that are worth adding to your team for the upcoming week.
  • Statcast - Get daily BvP charts for each batter against today's starting pitchers.
  • Risers and Fallers - Who is moving up the RotoBaller rankings? Who is falling down them due to poor performance? Keep updated throughout the season!
  • Pitcher Projections - Get daily information on starting pitchers, their park factors, history against the team they are facing, and their prices on DraftKings, FanDuel, and Yahoo! Get RotoBaller's customized matchup ratings to help with your lineup decisions.

 

RotoBaller's MLB DFS And Betting

  • DraftKings Picks - Get Daily DFS picks for DraftKings from RotoBaller's award-winning team of writers to help you win cash!
  • FanDuel Picks -Get Daily DFS picks for FanDuel from RotoBaller's award-winning team of writers to help you win cash!
  • DFS Prop Picks - DFS is not your thing? Don't feel like betting full games? RotoBaller's staff will guide you to the prop bets that can help you win some cash every day.
  • Betting Picks - Get RotoBaller's picks for the best full game and the first five (F5) bets every day.
  • DFS Chalk Board - Take a look at the players, prices, projected ownership, and projected points for your DFS lineups. They are all sorted by position to help you get the most bang for your DFS buck.
  • Leverage Stacks - Get the RotoBaller team's favorite DFS stacks for the day. We provide the average salary, projected points, total ownership, and overall leverage. Total points and points per dollar are also estimated to help you get the most out of your DFS stacks.

Whatever your level of MLB fanaticism, we here at RotoBaller can help. We can help from your first draft to the last pitch of the World Series across any type of league and any slate of DFS games.

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Joe Ryan

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Available For Game 4
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Brandon Marsh

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Ranger Suárez

Ranger Suarez Looks Sharp In Rehab Start
Josh Jung

Makes Early Exit On Sunday
Tyler Glasnow

Removed Early On Sunday
Darius Garland

Questionable For Game 4
Jaden Ivey

Making Progress
Frederik Andersen

Exits Game 4 With Injury
Jake Neighbours

Shines On Sunday With Three Points
Jordan Binnington

Makes 30 Saves In Game 4 Victory
Patrik Laine

Not Expected To Play In Game 4
Sam Montembeault

Labeled Day-To-Day
Jarren Duran

Collects Four Hits On Sunday
Tarik Skubal

Racks Up 11 Strikeouts
Aliaksei Protas

Considered A Game-Time Decision Sunday
Logan Thompson

A Game-Time Call Sunday
Clayton Kershaw

To Make Two Rehab Starts This Week
Jackson Merrill

Takes Batting Practice On Sunday
Sean Murphy

Taking A Seat On Sunday
Will Smith

Resting On Sunday
Max Brosmer

Minnesota Adds Insurance With Max Brosmer

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Tyler Fitzgerald

To Miss Second Straight Game
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Kevin Gausman

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Cam Ward

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Wyatt Langford

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Ian Anderson

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Connor Gillispie

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Adley Rutschman

Out With Hand Injury
Chase Elliott

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Joey Logano

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Christopher Bell

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Austin Cindric

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Shane Van Gisbergen

Is A Solid, Safe, DFS Choice For Talladega Lineups
Austin Dillon

Is Austin Dillon A Viable DFS Play At Talladega This Week?
Josh Berry

Qualifies Too High At Talladega To Be Worth Rostering In DFS
Michael McDowell

Should DFS Players Take A Shot On Michael McDowell At Talladega?
Noah Gragson

Could Be A Sneaky DFS Play For Talladega
William Nylander

Posts Two Assists In Losing Effort
Denny Hamlin

Probably Qualified Too Well for DFS Consideration
Kyle Larson

Increasingly Undervalued Due to His Crashing, but Still a Great DFS Option
Kyle Busch

Nearly Always Leads at Talladega, but Rarely Leads Much
Tyler Reddick

Drafting Track Record Worse Than It Looks
Daniel Suarez

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Ryan Preece

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Chase Briscoe

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Alex Bowman

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Chris Buescher

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Ty Gibbs

Despite Current Momentum, Ty Gibbs Qualified Too Well for DFS Consideration
Jake Sanderson

Keeps Senators Alive With Overtime Winner
Mackenzie Blackwood

Records First Postseason Shutout
Gabriel Landeskog

Scores First Goal In Nearly Three Years
Ivan Barbashev

Gives Vegas Vital Win
Nikita Kucherov

Records Three Assists In Game 3 Win
Troy Stecher

Cleared For Sunday
Jimmy Butler III

Ruled Out On Saturday
Isaiah Stewart

Questionable For Sunday's Game
Jaylen Brown

Questionable For Game 4
Jrue Holiday

Won't Play On Sunday
Quinn Ewers

Dolphins Select Quinn Ewers In Seventh Round
Brenden Dillon

Out On Sunday
Mitchell Robinson

Questionable For Game 4 Versus Detroit
Luke Hughes

To Remain Out On Sunday
Michael Porter Jr.

Available On Saturday Night
Aliaksei Protas

Practices Fully On Saturday
Russell Westbrook

Won't Suit Up For Game 4
Gabriel Vilardi

A Game-Time Decision For Sunday
Oskar Bäck

Oskar Back A Game-Time Call On Saturday
Ross Colton

Unavailable Saturday
Miro Heiskanen

Remains Out Saturday
Riley Leonard

Drafted By Colts Saturday
Will Howard

Steelers Select Will Howard In Sixth Round Of NFL Draft
Kyle McCord

Eagles Add Kyle McCord To Quarterback Room
Ollie Gordon II

Miami Adds Ollie Gordon II To Backfield
Oronde Gadsden II

Chargers Add KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Oronde Gadsden II To Offense
DJ Giddens

Colts Add DJ Giddens To Backfield
Jaydon Blue

Dallas Cowboys Draft Jaydon Blue In Fifth Round
Jordan Watkins

49ers Add Jordan Watkins To Offense
Shedeur Sanders

Browns Trade Up To Select Shedeur Sanders In The Fifth Round
Sam Howell

Seahawks Trade Sam Howell To Vikings
Elic Ayomanor

Titans Continue To Address Offense, Select Elic Ayomanor
Jalen Royals

Chiefs Bolster Receiver Room With Jalen Royals
Jaylin Lane

Commanders Add Jaylin Lane To Wide Receiver Room
Dylan Sampson

Browns Select Dylan Sampson With 126th Pick
Gunnar Helm

Titans Use Fourth-Round Pick On Gunnar Helm
Jarquez Hunter

Rams Select Jarquez Hunter In Fourth Round
Darius Garland

Won't Suit Up For Game 3
Darius Garland

Unavailable For Pregame Warmup
Jrue Holiday

Classified As "Day-To-Day"
Brandin Podziemski

Not On Injury Report For Game 3
Jimmy Butler III

Warriors Optimistic About Jimmy Butler III Playing Saturday
Jae'Sean Tate

To Remain Out Saturday
Jock Landale

Unavailable For Game 3
Terry Rozier

Out On Saturday
Jrue Holiday

Ruled Out For Friday Night's Game 3 Against Orlando
Kevin Love

To Miss Saturday's Game
Jaylen Brown

Available For Friday Night's Game 3 Against Magic
Carlos Prates

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Ian Machado Garry

Set For UFC Kansas City Main Event
Zhang Mingyang

Scheduled For Co-Main Event
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Set For His Final UFC Bout
David Onama

Set For Featherweight Bout
Giga Chikadze

Looks To Bounce Back
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Looks For His Third Consecutive Win
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Returns To Action At UFC Kansas City
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An Underdog At UFC Kansas City
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A Favorite At UFC Kansas City
Andre Muniz

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Ikram Aliskerov

Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Cam Davis

Looking For Better Fortunes At TPC Louisiana
Adam Svensson

Making Third Apperence At Zurich Classic
Max Greyserman

Aiming For Similar Success At TPC Louisiana
Lee Hodges

A High-Upside Player In New Orleans
PGA

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Gary Woodland

A Player Worth Watching In New Orleans
Max McGreevy

Returns To The Zurich Classic Of New Orleans
Rasmus Hojgaard

In Search Of Consistency Ahead Of Zurich Classic
Sam Stevens

A Boom-Or-Bust Candidate In New Orleans
Nicolai Hojgaard

Looking To Turn Season Around At Zurich Classic
Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Looks To Sway A Hot Putter In Teams Favor At Zurich Classic
Akshay Bhatia

Looking To Bounce Back At TPC Louisiana
Carson Young

Looks To Turn Things Around At TPC Louisiana
Erik Van Rooyen

Looking For Momentum In Louisiana
Andrew Novak

Making Start At TPC Louisiana After Near Miss At Harbour Town
Ben Griffin

Making Third Career Start At Zurich Classic
Taylor Moore

Competing With A New Teammate In New Orleans
Wyndham Clark

Making Return To New Orleans
Kurt Kitayama

Teeing It Up Again In New Orleans
Collin Morikawa

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