MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/7/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/7 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Happy football week! If you're still reading this post, good for you - you're committed! We have a nice Tuesday slate here with a lot of interesting pitching options. Let's check it out. High-Priced Aces These are […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/6/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday and happy Labor Day, Rotoballers! We will keep today’s article short and sweet so we can all enjoy the unofficial end of summer. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t sit back with someday baseball and profit with some DFS action.  Eight games populate the featured slate on DraftKings, and there are plenty of […]

Stuart Fairchild Optioned, Henry Ramos Recalled

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Stuart Fairchild has been optioned to the minors on Sunday. The 25-year-old was hitting .315/.390/.596 with six home runs in the minors, but struggled during his brief time in the MLB. In a corresponding move, outfielder Henry Ramos has been recalled by the team. He was hitting .371/.439/.582 with 12 home runs […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 24

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 […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 24

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 […]

Jacob Stallings (C, PIT) - Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 14+ teams ROSTERED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: Our catcher options are pretty limited for next week. It's already the shallowest position in fantasy baseball and there just aren't many attractive options on the waiver wire this deep into the season. We've had to dig a little deeper than normal […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Sunday 9/5

Welcome to another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're getting into the meat of September and that means the finish line is in sight! You need to know exactly what you need right now. Head-to-head players must either identify weak points or target enough categories to win the matchups, whereas roto teams must […]

Matt Peacock Optioned To Minors

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Matt Peacock has been optioned to the minors on Saturday. The 27-year-old wasn't pitching bad in the MLB, but it sounds like Arizona wanted a fresh arm. They recalled right-hander Humberto Castellanos for Saturday's game against the Seattle Mariners. Peacock posted a 4.90 ERA and 1.56 WHIP over 86 1/3 innings with […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome, Rotoballers, to the last weekend where we baseball nuts get to steal the show in DFS. Well, maybe most of the fantasy sports industry is already in football mode, but not here, we'll be grinding MLB DFS slates through September and into the playoffs. We've got an eight-game main slate tonight and there should […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 24

Left-handers of the world unite! In this week's column we're going heavy on the southpaws, as only one of the five pitchers featured is a right-hander. But before we get into that, let's recap the past couple weeks as always. Looking back at Week 22 it was a rough week for two-start streamers, as only […]

Nick Ahmed Triples, Logs Two RBI On Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Nick Ahmed went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run scored during Friday's 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He lined a two-run single into left field to tie the game 5-5. The 31-year-old is starting to heat up and has logged multi-hit efforts each in three of his last […]

Madison Bumgarner Yields Five Runs In No-Decision

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner allowed five earned runs on five hits and five walks while striking out five across six innings during Friday's 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He did not factor into the decision. The southpaw was hurt by the long ball and surrendered home runs to Mitch Haniger and Jarred Kelenic. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups

The Saturday split is about the same as last Saturday. There are six early games, eight games on the main slate, and one game that bucked the trend of normal start times. Its punishment is banishment from the classic slates and relegated to a showdown that no one can find unless they look for it. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/3/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have only one game off the main slate Friday night, which will afford us plenty of opportunities for differentiation in tournaments. However, there's an absence of elite pitching options outside of Shohei Ohtani, and his salary is such that it could make it difficult to build the rest of the lineup optimally. The good […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/3 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 24

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 24 of the MLB season (9/6 through 9/12). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some matchups in order to gain an edge on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! The first weekend of September greets us with 14 games to watch tonight. The Pirates and Cubs kick things off earlier with a 2:20 pm Eastern start and won't make the DraftKings featured slate. Alas, we will have to watch the matchup between Steven Brault (who only makes me think of Arrested Development) […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 9/3 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 9/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/2/21 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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 9/2

Sadly, baseball is nearing an end, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations […]

Ketel Marte Collects Three Hits On Wednesday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Ketel Marte went 3-for-5 with two runs scored during Wednesday's 8-3 win over the San Diego Padres. The 27-year-old is locked in at the plate right now and has logged a hit in 12 of his last 13 games. Despite missing most of the season due to injuries, Marte continues to produce […]

Pavin Smith Collects Three Hits On Wednesday

Arizona Diamondbacks' first baseman Pavin Smith went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs scored during Wednesday's 8-3 win over the San Diego Padres. He collected three hits on Wednesday, and it was his first multi-hit effort since August 20. The 25-year-old has had a decent rookie season, slashing .270/.326/.406 with 10 home runs, […]

Luke Weaver Picks Up The Win In Return

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Luke Weaver (3-3) allowed one earned run on four hits while striking out three across six innings during Wednesday's 8-3 win over the San Diego Padres. He didn't walk anyone and picked up his third win of the season. The 28-year-old has been sidelined since May with a shoulder injury and was […]

Josh VanMeter Homers, Drives In Three Runs

Arizona Diamondbacks' second baseman Josh VanMeter went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two walks during Wednesday's 8-3 win over the San Diego Padres. He crushed a two-run shot off Yu Darvish in the fourth inning to give the Diamondbacks a 4-0 lead. He added a bases-loaded walk to drive in three runs […]

Zac Gallen Throws Quality Start In Loss

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen threw a quality start against the San Diego Padres Tuesday night, giving up three runs on five hits and four walks in six innings. He struck out four batters. Unfortunately, there was little run (or hit) support for him against Blake Snell, and he took the loss, dropping his […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 9/1

Fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

September is here and that means it's the official home stretch for our 2021 fantasy baseball season. Prospect call-ups are coming (welcome, Joe Ryan!) so be sure to keep your eyes on the transaction logs. Rest-of-season ranks start to turn into a streamer conversation in these final weeks, but we'll at least do one more […]

Digging Deeper - Waiver Wire Options for Week 23

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 […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/31/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/31 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/31/21 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 […]