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 […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Not In Lineup After Early Exit Thursday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (ankle) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's contest with the Brewers. Acuna was listed as day-to-day after injuring his ankle in Thursday's game, but it's not believed to be serious as X-rays came back negative. Ehire Adrianza is taking over in right field in his place against […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

We're cruising through May and yet there are still so many uncertain, fluid bullpens to peruse in my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, which provides a weekly peek at my top 101 relievers moving forward. It's finally time to ramp it up to true 101 Dalmatians form. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/14/21 (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 MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/14/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/14/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 13-game slate with plenty of value to go around. The large slate tonight has some high-end pitching options in Tyler Glasnow […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/14/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/14 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 […]

Ender Inciarte Returns From Injured List

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte (hamstring) was activated from the injured list on Thursday to take the place of injured rookie Cristian Pache. The 30-year-old outfielder will likely receive regular playing time as the club is also without Guillermo Heredia (hamstring). Inciarte is about three years removed from being fantasy relevant but he's shown the […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/14 - 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 […]

Cristian Pache Injures Hamstring, Hits Injured List

Atlanta Braves outfielder Cristian Pache (hamstring) hit the injured list on Thursday and was replaced by veteran outfielder Ender Inciarte, who was activated after recovering from his own hamstring injury. It's been a rough season for Pache who already suffered through a groin injury earlier in the season. When healthy enough to play, he hit […]

William Smith Bombed By Blue Jays

Atlanta Braves pitcher William Smith was crushed by Toronto Blue Jays hitters in the ninth inning of Thursday's game, which led to an 8-4 loss. The veteran closer allowed four runs on five hits in just one-third of an inning. Prior to this game, Smith had not allowed a run in his last six appearances. […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/14 - Monkey Knife Fight

Friday brings a full slate of Major League Baseball games and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them, giving you more chances to play and win. Lucas Giolito, Tyler Glasnow, Kevin Gausman, Max Scherzer, Zack Greinke, and Clayton Kershaw are among the aces on the mound Friday. Brad Keller, Drew Smyly, Tarik Skubal, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/14/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a typically massive Friday night slate on tap, although FanDuel unfortunately is not including the second game of the Royals-White Sox twin bill, robbing us of an opportunity to stack some Chicago bats against Kansas City’s vulnerable Jakob Junis. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of favorable situations to exploit, considering both Dunedin’s TD […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/14/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! It's Friday, which means we'll get the most extensive slate of the week on our plates to kick off the weekend. There are 13 games on tonight's featured contest and plenty of aces, high-priced bats, and discounts to fill our DFS lineups. As of this writing, there is little to no possibility […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 5/14

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 […]

Charlie Morton Doesn't Go Deep

Atlanta Braves starter Charlie Morton was unable to get through five innings in his start on Thursday against the Blue Jays. The Braves ultimately lost 8-4, with Morton's allowing three of those runs across 4 2/3 innings. This start once again moved the hurler's ERA north of five ultimately settling at 5.08 to go along […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Day-To-Day With Ankle Injury

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (ankle) is considered day-to-day after injuring his ankle in Thursday's game, according to Gabriel Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Acuna exited the game Thursday afternoon after he injured himself while running across first base in the seventh inning. He was able to walk off the field with a slight […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Exits Early Thursday

Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (ankle) exited Thursday's tilt against the Toronto Blue Jays in the bottom of the seventh inning after trying to run out a ground ball and hitting first base awkwardly. Acuna was seen on the ground holding his ankle in obvious pain. The good news is that he was able […]

Blast Off: Which Batters Are Hitting the Most Impactful Barrels?

Last week I read a great article by John LaRue breaking down Alex Chamberlain's offensive stat known as Blast Rate. As John pointed out, Alex took the barrel stat we know and love and split it into a subset known as "Weak Barrels" and "Blasts." This may seem like a knit-picky exercise to some, but […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 7

It’s been a long road to get here, but the Minor League Baseball season has finally arrived after more than a year of waiting. Over the past 13 months, prospects from around baseball have been developing their skills at alternate training sites, in extended spring settings, and in their own backyards. This weekly feature evolved […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/13/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Good morning RotoBallers! Some of you might be surprised to find out and some of you correctly assumed that I have an analytical/statistical background. But what always interested me was not those results that fit the expected model, but those true outliers. The aberrations, the deviations away from the pattern if you will, were what […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/13 - 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 […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/13/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/13/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/13/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/13/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means, Day Baseball! With so many games happening in the afternoon, DraftKings has created a relatively split slate with 7 games at night and 6 during the day. While we'll focus mainly on the Night Slate here, I'll […]

Max Fried Takes Hard-Luck Loss

Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried allowed just two hits and one run over six innings of work during the club's 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. The young southpaw also kept the dangerous Jays lineup from leaving the yard — something they did twice against the bullpen — but he struggled with […]

William Contreras Hits Second Homer

Atlanta Braves catcher William Contreras made his one hit count on Wednesday. The rookie catcher slugged his second home run of the season in the fifth inning of the club's 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Since being recalled due to veteran catcher Travis d'Arnaud's season-ending injury, Contreras has gone 6-for-29 (.207) with two […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/13/21 (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. […]