Ozzie Albies Hits 13th Homer

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the Braves loss to the Cubs Thursday. It was his 13th on the season and he is now rocking a .284/.345/.472 slash with six stolen bases on the season. Albies is still subject to some streakiness but his 19 runs, six […]

Austin Riley Returns Thursday

Atlanta Braves left fielder Austin Riley returns to the lineup Thursday after a rare off day on Wednesday. Johan Camargo returns to the bench. Atlanta is facing Chicago Cubs starter Tyler Chatwood, who continues to struggle with his control, running a 5.1 BB/9 and 13.2 BB% this season. That may matter less with a free […]

Dallas Keuchel Picks Up First Win With The Braves

Atlanta Braves starter Dallas Keuchel allowed three runs on eight hits through 5 2/3 innings of work during a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. He struck out two batters while walking three. Keuchel has not looked particularly sharp through his first two appearances of 2019, as he has a 5.06 ERA and 1.78 WHIP. […]

A.J. Minter Records Four-Out Save On Wednesday

Atlanta Braves reliever A.J. Minter picked up the save on Wednesday during a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Minter entered the game in the eighth inning with runners on first and second. He struck out Victor Caratini to end the threat and then tossed a perfect ninth inning to earn his fourth save of […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 13)

July is almost here and the Wild Card races are looking muddled in both the American and especially the National League, where almost every club has a reasonable shot at the playoffs. The impending (and now single) trade deadline could make things interesting especially with only six or seven teams looking like guaranteed sellers - […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/27/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are ten games on the schedule today, and I will be focusing on the early and main slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 6/27/2019. The picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. We also provide DFS […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, June 27th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Mike Soroka Expected To Start Friday

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka (forearm) is expected to make his scheduled start Friday versus the Mets. Soroka exited his start Sunday after only two innings after being hit by a pitch in the arm. He played catch Tuesday and reported some soreness but has apparently improved enough to be named the starter for […]

Austin Riley is Resting on Wednesday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Austin Riley (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Riley is getting a routine day off, but should be back in there next game. Johan Camargo will play left field and bat eighth versus righty Yu Darvish. Camargo has been hitting well lately in his […]

Max Fried Picks Up Ninth Win Of The Season

Atlanta Braves starter Max Fried allowed two runs on two hits through six innings of work during Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. He struck out eight batters but struggled a bit with his control by walking five. The 25-year-old is now 9-3 on the season with a 3.96 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and 84/27 […]

Ozzie Albies Hits Go-Ahead Home Run To Beat Cubs

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies was 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk during a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Albies has rediscovered his power stroke in June with five HRs, after hitting a single HR during May. The 22-year-old is slashing .285/.347/.468 on the season with 12 HR, […]

Ronald Acuna Hits 19th Home Run On Tuesday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna was 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk during a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Acuna has been cold over his past seven games, posting a .172 average with two RBI. Despite the small stretch of inefficiency, the 21-year-old is slashing .289/.370/.506 on the season […]

The Fantasy Injury Exam Room - Trevor Story, Mike Clevinger and More

In our continuing weekly feature in collaboration with Inside Injuries, we take a comprehensive look into major injuries and their Fantasy implications. The medical team at Inside Injuries breaks down each player’s outlook from physical perspectives. RotoBaller then provides in-depth fantasy recommendations based on the impact of every injury breakdown. It’s an unrivaled combination of […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 13 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to this week's Power Hitting Risers & Fallers. All stats are full season through Monday, June 24 (unless otherwise noted). Not much in the way of introduction this week, except that you may have seen a few of these names around these parts before, so let's jump in to the weekly reminders. EVAB (pronounced […]

ERA-SIERA Studs and Duds for Week 13

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s pitchers advanced stats and StatCast studs and duds article series! Each week we will select an advanced stat, choose two studs and two duds, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. I wrote an article about SIERA in week 6 and this week am going to build […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 13

As we near the season's halfway point you may have already found a dependable catcher that you roll with week-in and week-out, but as we know, backstops are the most volatile position in fantasy baseball. With that being said, we should always be aware of the landscape of the position just in case a few […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 26th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday June 26th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 26th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/26/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball! We have a ton of games spread throughout the day, with the main slate coming at night. DraftKings has blessed us with a 9-game featured slate kicking off at 7:05 PM. We have a few aces to choose from, but nobody stands out. On the cheap end, Framber Valdez is way […]

Mike Soroka To Throw Wednesday

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka (forearm) felt some lingering tightness in his bruised right forearm when he played catch on Tuesday, so the plan is for him to throw off a mound on Wednesday before the club decides if he will make his next start this weekend against the Mets. X-rays came back negative […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/25/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Tuesday's full slate of Major League Baseball has first pitch at 7:00 p.m. ET. Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/25/19. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/25/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Tuesday baseball! We have a jam-packed full 15 game slate on our hands with plenty to decipher through. Max Scherzer is facing off with the Marlins and is one of the safest plays of the entire season. We also have some budget pitching options, but are they worthwhile if you have to fade […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 6/25/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

One of the things that is fascinating as we approach the midpoint of the MLB season is that there has been enough time for trends to not only emerge, but change! Lourdes Gurriel Jr. got demoted to Triple-A when he had a .525 OPS in his first dozen games. Since returning to the Majors? In […]

Top MLB Betting Picks for Today's Slate (6/25/19)

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 25th edition of Rotoballer's MLB Betting Picks. I will be serving up some of my top options on today's 15 game slate. In this article, we will dive into the numbers and pick out my top recommended betting picks for today's slate. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter […]

Sean Newcomb To Be Activated On Tuesday

Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb (concussion) is set to be activated off of the seven-day injury list ahead of Tuesday's game against the Chicago Cubs. He tallied five strikeouts across two scoreless innings in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. The 26-year-old will go back into the Braves' bullpen where he has recorded […]

Julio Teheran Gets Lit Up Again On Monday

Atlanta Braves starter Julio Teheran allowed seven runs on nine hits over four innings of work during an 8-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Monday. He struck out two batters while walking three. Teheran was borderline unhittable during May, but he has now surrendered 13 runs over his past two starts. Perhaps the 28-year-old […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 25th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Bryse Wilson Expected To Start Thursday's Game

Atlanta Braves pitcher Bryse Wilson is expected to start Thursday's game against the Chicago Cubs in place of the recently-demoted Mike Foltynewicz. Wilson struggled to start the 2019 campaign, but he has come into form since May 16 with Triple-A Gwinnett, allowing 13 earned runs over his past 47 innings (2.49 ERA). The 21-year-old could […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 6/24/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

The game is strikeout ball. As baseball gets ever closer to being a three-true-outcome sport, finding pitchers that are putting up strikeouts means finding sources of potential value. That goes for Monday’s seven-game MLB slate, too. Start with CC Sabathia, who has been around forever, it seems, but is still missing bats. He gets the […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday June 24th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for June 24th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]