MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/17 - Monkey Knife Fight

Monday has a lighter schedule in Major League Baseball, with nine games but Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them, offering lots of opportunities to play and win. Ace starters Gerrit Cole, Yu Darvish, Sonny Gray, and Walker Buehler are on the mound. Texas’ Jordan Lyles (6.63 ERA) and Atlanta’s Max Fried (6.55 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/17/21 (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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/17/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! We start the week with eight games on the DraftKings featured slate as we head into the back half of May. It's crazy to see teams already passing the quarter mark of their 2021 season. After 40 games last year, we were already 66 percent done with the regular season. Thankfully, that's not […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/17/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The Reds and Giants had the audacity to start a half hour earlier than everyone else, so our MLB slate on FanDuel is cut down to eight games. We still have a couple of five-figure pitchers out there tonight. Are either of them worth paying for, or can we get similar production at a lower […]

Huascar Ynoa Has Rare Rough Outing

Atlanta Braves pitcher Huascar Ynoa struggled with his command on Sunday and allowed nine hits over 4 1/3 innings during the club's 10-9 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. The young right-hander posted a solid K-BB of 6-2 but still coughed up five runs. This was just the second time all season that Ynoa has allowed […]

Austin Riley Reaches Base Five Times

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley did his part by reaching base five times on Sunday but the club still lost the game 10-9 to the Milwaukee Brewers. Riley had two singles and three walks. The effort raised his on-base average up to .405 — more than .100 points higher than his career-high of .301 […]

Freddie Freeman Slugs Grand Slam In Losing Effort

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman added an exclamation mark to the Braves' rally on Sunday with a seventh-inning grand slam. The club scored seven runs in the inning to come within one run of tying the game but eventually fell short and lost the game 10-9 to the Milwaukee Brewers. The homer was Freeman's […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 8 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Don't ask how, but we find ourselves in the middle of May with nearly 25% of the 2021 season etched in stone. You should have a clear idea of what your team needs, how many injury/minor-league stashes your depth chart can bear, and how […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 8

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 8 of the MLB season (5/17 through 5/23). 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 plus matchups to gain an edge on your […]

The Cut List: Week 8 - Time to Let Go? Pitching Special

Welcome back to the Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers should consider cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer peek. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, worth monitoring for replacing and those on the hot seat who are worth holding on […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Remains Out Of Lineup On Sunday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (ankle) will miss his third-straight game on Sunday as the Braves face Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers. Acuna sprained his left ankle in Thursday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays and the team is being justifiably cautious with their superstar outfielder. Ehire Adrianza is starting in right field […]

Ian Anderson Loses No-Hitter In Seventh Inning

Atlanta Braves pitcher Ian Anderson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. The rookie right-hander was pulled at 110 pitches after allowing his first two hits of the game to start off the seventh inning. He ended up with just one run crossing the plate over […]

Freddie Freeman Slugs 250th Career Homer

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman went 2-for-4 with his 250th career home run during the club's 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. The 31-year-old veteran is still struggling to hit for average in 2021 but he's up to 10 home runs on the season through 38 games. Freeman is making up for […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/16 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/16 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - May 16, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/16/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Back-to-back weekend Main Slates with more than six games??? I don't know what's going on but I'm not going to complain. While there are […]

Dansby Swanson Goes Hitless Saturday

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson continued his recent struggles at the plate on Saturday, going 0-for-4 with one RBI and three strikeouts in a 5-1 win over the Brewers. Swanson is now just 1-for-19 over his last five games with one home run, four RBI and nine strikeouts, as he's dropped his season line to […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/16/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As is customary on Sundays, we have a very large slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some top arms like Boyd, Ynoa, and Wood while we also have some great offenses like Houston, Boston, and Chicago to choose from.  I'll be providing you with my daily […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/16/21): MLB DFS Lineups

10 of the 15 games are on the main slate on DraftKings today. Pitching is a little thin. There's more quantity than quality, but we'll find some good places for you to build around. Pitching isn't as bad as it looks at first glance despite not having any five-figure guys to choose from. Rain shouldn't […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/15/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a large 10-game slate to work with on FanDuel tonight and there are a number of different ways we can build lineups. There are a few appealing pitchers on the high end in Bauer and Nola, but getting to one of the value pitchers allows you to jam in more expensive and higher-ceiling […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 8

Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this could mean playing a dead roster […]

Bullpen Report: The Week of the Closer Injury

We are now about six weeks into the MLB season. It’s definitely flying by and before you know it, it will be Memorial Day, July 4th, and then the All-Star Break. These are all arbitrary dates you will hear thrown around as target dates for when you will have a large enough sample size to […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 8 Waiver Wire

The first few weeks of this baseball season (and even a couple of weeks leading up to Opening Day) were absolutely littered with bullpen news and notes. It seemed like almost every single day, some team was tinkering with its bullpen, or some closer was getting hurt, or some previously well-established closer was slumping while […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/15/21): MLB DFS Lineups

10 of the 15 games are on the main slate on DraftKings today. Pitching is a little thing. There's more quantity than quality, but we'll find some good places for you to build around. Pitching isn't as bad as it looks at first glance. Rain could be a problem in a couple of spots. They […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/15 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/15 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 […]

Drew Smyly Rebounds From Tough Start To 2021

Atlanta Braves pitcher Drew Smyly may have figured things out. The veteran lefty allowed just one run in six innings of work on Friday during the club's 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. He walked just one batter and struck out four. Most importantly, Smyly kept the ball in the yard. He allowed an eye-popping […]

Marcell Ozuna Slugs Home Run Off Scoreboard

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna slugged a home run off the centerfield scoreboard during the club's 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. The 30-year-old veteran had a strong game overall and went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. The home run was his sixth of the season as he looks to […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/15/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! We have made it to Week 7 of the MLB season already. Time flies when you're having fun! Week 6 wasn't a huge week by any means, but it was a positive one! That's all we can ask for, as we slowly build ourselves back up towards a profit on the season. […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 5/15

Welcome to the 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 […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Could Return Saturday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (ankle) could return on Saturday. The slugger injured his left ankle during Thursday's loss to Toronto, and although he didn't suffer a fracture, it was still too sore for him to suit up on Friday night against Milwaukee. The 23-year-old was replaced in the outfield and the leadoff spot […]