
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/20/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 4-game early and 4-game main slate on tap tonight, and they are some rough slates. This article will focus on the main slate as usual, but you can listen to MLB DFS Quick Hits to get a breakdown for both of today's slates. Pitching is overall bad tonight, and the hitting spots […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/20/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Greetings RotoBallers! Another no-hitter last night! It's getting to the point where I feel like should predict it to happen and I got about a 50/50 shot of it happening! Could Trevor Bauer pitch a no-hitter tonight? Sure. But so could some other pitcher during the earlier slate. Check out some of our other articles […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means, Day Baseball! As has become the norm, DraftKings has created a split slate with only 4 games in each of the day and night slates. While I'll focus most of the analysis on the night slate here, […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/20 - Monkey Knife Fight
The 2021 MLB Season is moving along nicely and we are having a ton of fun with pitcher strikeouts props so far. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife Fight. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer […]

Austin Riley Gets Two Knocks On Wednesday
Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley continued his hot start to the 2021 season on Wednesday. He collected two hits and scored two runs in the close victory over the New York Mets. Riley has been one of the few Braves hitters that has been consistent since the beginning of the season. This was a […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Delivers First Career Walkoff Homer
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. delivered his first career walkoff home run in the ninth inning of Wednesday's win over the New York Mets. He had walked twice prior to that at-bat where he took relief pitcher Jacob Barnes deep to leadoff the ninth. That blast was Acuna's 13th of the season and helps […]

Charlie Morton Getting Back In The Groove
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton finally showed some promising signs during Wednesday's win over the New York Mets. He pitched six innings, two hits allowed, one earned run, and eight strikeouts. This marks Morton's third quality start of the season through nine starts. It's worth noting that the eight strikeouts has tied Morton's season-high, […]

Braves Trade For Kevan Smith, DFA Jeff Mathis
The Atlanta Braves have acquired catcher Kevan Smith in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations. The team also went on to designate catcher Jeff Mathis for assignment. The 32-year-old Smith has appeared in just three games this year, going 1-for-4 at the plate. Last year, he slashed .258/.378/.452 over […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
We're onto the back nine of May, and before you know it the baseball season will take us right into June! Basketball and hockey playoffs are gearing up, but this is that stretch of baseball's marathon where the runner's high kicks in. Let's separate from the pack with another version of my weekly Starting Pitcher […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 7
It was another exciting week in major league baseball, which brings an overabundance of surprising starts around the league. This week we're looking at a pair of veterans who were considered top-30 starting pitchers in their heyday, but injuries have resulted in quite a fall from grace. We're also looking at an emerging left-hander who's […]

Drew Waters Goes 3-for-5 At Triple-A
It's been a quiet season so far for Atlanta Braves prospect Drew Waters, but he upped his game on Tuesday with a 3-for-5 performance at Triple-A. He also added his first multi-homer game of the year when he cleared the fences twice. The outfield prospect was hitting just .188 on May 14, but he's since […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/19/21 (Premium Content)
What's up, RotoBallers! It's crazy that we're already beginning Week 8 of the MLB season. Week 7 was a whirlwind for me and my Bell's Best Bets followers. When the dust settled, we went 26-23, but my propensity to wager on the favorites when I like their spots puts us down about 1.05 units on […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/19/21 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/19/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate with plenty of value to go around. On tonight's slate, there is elite pitching, actually six elite options. Deciding […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 5/19
Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already 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 […]

Champ or Chump: Huascar Ynoa
Is your fantasy team looking for more pitching? Nearly every manager is, making it difficult to find breakout arms on the waiver wire since everybody is looking for the same thing. This situation can also make it far too easy to put more faith in a breakout performance than warranted, potentially leaving you with an […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 7 Lineup Trends
Week seven of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 8
We're about two weeks into the 2021 minor league season and players are already graduating to the major leagues, including last week's No. 1 ranked prospect. The first wave of promotions saw the Seattle Mariners make a huge splash by promoting Jarred Kelenic along with his teammate Logan Gilbert. The Miami Marlins also got in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/18/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 14-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a doozie. There is a lot of quality pitching options with some nice tournament pivots. At the same time, there are a ton of places to look for bats. We don't have Coors, which is nice, but we do have Coors South and some […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/18/21 (Premium Content)
What's up, RotoBallers! It's crazy that we're already beginning Week 8 of the MLB season. Week 7 was a whirlwind for me and my Bell's Best Bets followers. When the dust settled, we went 26-23, but my propensity to wager on the favorites when I like their spots puts us down about 1.05 units on […]

Hitters to Buy/Sell in Fantasy Baseball
Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and FTNFantasy MLB writer Broc Miller (@BrocNessMonster) focus on hitters to buy or sell in fantasy baseball redraft leagues for 2021. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 8-10 AM and Sundays from 9-11 PM. You […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 5/18
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 […]

Max Fried Feeling Fine After Exiting With Hand Cramps
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried (hand) is feeling fine after he was forced to exit Monday's start due to cramping in his hand, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Fried said after the game that he didn't know if the cramping was due to dehydration, but he said he had been sick and was […]

Johan Camargo Recalled By Braves
Atlanta Braves infielder/outfielder Johan Camargo has been recalled by the organization on Monday. This is likely a result of outfielder Ender Inciarte heading to the paternity leave list. Camargo is hitless this season through 13 at-bats coming into Monday's contest. The once promising prospect has not shown many signs of life during his time in […]

Max Fried Leaves Early Monday
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried left his start on Monday against the New York Mets with an undisclosed injury in the seventh inning. Fried had thrown six innings of one-run ball before leaving his start, giving up five hits while walking two and striking out eight to drop his ERA on the year to […]

Ender Inciarte Placed On Paternity Leave List
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte is expected to miss the next few games after being placed on the paternity leave list. He'll miss 1-3 games then have to go through the league's intake protocols before being cleared to take the field again. In the meantime, Guillermo Heredia will move into his spot in the outfield […]

Mike Soroka Not Expected To Pitch Again This Season
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka (Achilles) is unlikely going to take the mound during the 2021 season. Braves manager Brian Snitker hinted that the young righty likely won't take the mound for the Braves this year. He recently underwent a second surgery on his heel and Atlanta currently has no timetable for his return. […]

Huascar Ynoa Will Miss Significant Time
Atlanta Braves pitcher Huascar Ynoa (hand) is expected to miss a couple of months after suffering an injury on Sunday. The young pitcher was having a breakout campaign before fracturing his right hand when he punched the dugout wall. The 22-year-old was playing extremely well, so this is a significant blow to the Braves roster. […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Returns To Lineup Monday
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (ankle) is back in the lineup for Monday's series opener against the Mets. Acuna missed three games since exiting Thursday's contest with the ankle injury, though he was utilized as a pinch hitter at the end of Sunday's game- indicating that he was close to a return. The superstar […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 8
We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings 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 […]

Ozzie Albies Riding Eight-Game Hitting Streak
Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies extended his current hitting streak to eight games by going 1-for-5 on Sunday. He's reached base in all 14 games he's played this month, with at least one hit in 13 of 14. He's slashing .268/.336/.446 across the month with one home run, three doubles and two triples. He's […]