Raisel Iglesias Grabs His 13th Save Of The Season Wednesday

Atlanta Braves right-hander Raisel Iglesias completed the save on Wednesday when his team beat the Minnesota Twins 3-0. The veteran reliever tossed one inning of work, giving up no baserunners and striking out a pair. The save was Iglesias' 13th of the year, and he also owns a 4.37 ERA and 1.28 WHIP but is […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks - Today's Over/Under Props for Thursday, June 29, 2023

Welcome to our PrizePicks MLB DFS prop picks for Thursday, June 29, 2023. The 2023 MLB season is underway here at RotoBaller, and we have you covered with some terrific plays from our friends over at PrizePicks. PrizePicks is a great DFS fantasy picks site where you can choose to select plays in terms of […]

Braves Option Jared Shuster To Triple-A

The Atlanta Braves optioned rookie left-hander Jared Shuster to Triple-A Gwinnett following their game on Wednesday. It comes after the young southpaw allowed four runs on seven hits while walking none and striking out two in just 3 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Cincinnati Reds on June 24. Shuster certainly has things to […]

Michael Soroka Could Start Friday

MLB.com's Mark Bowman is guessing that Atlanta Braves right-hander Michael Soroka will be called up to start this Friday against the Miami Marlins. It would allow the Braves to give Charlie Morton and Spencer Strider an extra day of rest before starts against the Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. Kolby Allard (oblique) is coming off […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Max Muncy, Jose Altuve, Byron Buxton, Kris Bryant, Brandon Lowe, more

Some fantasy superstar hitters are beginning to get back to action, while others are entering the injury headlines for the first time. The middle of the MLB season can be a drag for fantasy managers, but staying in the know with updates on key players should help you remain competitive in your league. Let's take […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/28/23 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! Usually, there is a rather large schedule split between day and night games in the middle of the week, but not this week. There are only two games in the afternoon, with the rest starting in the evening. DraftKings and FanDuel […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts From Griffin Canning and Kenta Maeda

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. We've got two AL right-handers to break down this week. First, we'll take a look […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Hits Two More Homers Tuesday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. stayed red-hot at the plate in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Twins. The 25-year-old provided two of the team's five home runs in the game, going 2-for-4 with two solo shots and a strikeout. Acuna Jr. now has three HR in his last two games and owns a .330/.404/.586 […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/27/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

We are under two weeks away from the All-Star break, RotoBallers. The year is flying by, and watching the new rules play out has made for a fun first season. As of the end of April, 0.68 bases have been stolen per game. If those numbers persist, they will be the highest since 1999! I […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. Hits 17th Homer Monday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. continued to produce on a daily basis in the team's 4-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday. Acuna finished the contest 1-for-3 with his 17th home run of the year, two RBI, a run scored and a walk. The 25-year-old Venezuelan star has already been named to […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Using Pull% to Predict Home Runs

On a recent episode of "Rates and Barrels," Eno Sarris and Derek Van Riper discussed the idea of a pull rate "goldilocks" range where fantasy baseball hitters are pulling enough to make meaningfully hard contact but also not pulling too much to hit fly outs and rollover ground balls. In the discussion, they suggested that […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (6/27/23)

I come to you today riding high after a solid night of strikeout props last night. Not only did we get ten strikeouts from Spencer Strider to go over 9.5 Ks at plus odds, we also got ten from Dylan Cease and Reid Detmers in a great pitchers' duel and those were my two other […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/27/23 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! After a smaller-than-usual Monday, MLB is giving us everything we could want with a massive 15-game slate featuring all 30 teams. DraftKings and FanDuel aren't messing around with anything today, either. Both sites have all 15 games in their featured contests, […]

MLB Underdog Predictions - Today's DFS Prop Picks for Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Welcome to our Underdog Fantasy MLB DFS prop picks for Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Welcome back to our DFS series covering Underdog Fantasy contests! We will continue to focus on the MLB DFS props offered on Underdog called Higher/Lower (Over/Under). Higher/Lower is traditional over/under DFS prop picks – whether you think pitchers and hitters will […]

Week 14 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Braxton Garrett, Luis Matos, Jordan Westburg, Joey Votto

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of the fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 14 -- June 26 through July 2. June will be in the books this weekend as we turn the calendar page to July. More top prospects are being called up to the big leagues, and some are producing for fantasy […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks - Today's Over/Under Props for Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Welcome to our PrizePicks MLB DFS prop picks for Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The 2023 MLB season is underway here at RotoBaller, and we have you covered with some terrific plays from our friends over at PrizePicks. PrizePicks is a great DFS fantasy picks site where you can choose to select plays in terms of […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for CSW% (Week 14)

Welcome back to another edition of RotoBaller’s Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. I have written about several strikeout and strike-generating metrics this season. Strikeouts […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 14

Welcome to Week 14 and our fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of June 26 - July 2, looking at players below ~50% rostered on ESPN, Yahoo!, or Fantrax. We'll be doing this points league roundup every week here at RotoBaller because we know […]

Kirby Yates Earns First Save Of Season Monday

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Kirby Yates earned his first save of the season in Monday's 4-1 win over the Twins. Yates came in to pitch the top of the ninth inning up by three. He got the first out on a fly-out, allowed a single, but then got back-to-back strikeouts to end the game. Raisel […]

Owen Murphy Strikes Out 12 In Most Recent Outing

Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Owen Murphy struck out 12 batters, surrendering one run over 5 2/3 innings pitched during his most recent appearance for Low-A Augusta. The 2022 first-round draft pick has struggled early on in his professional career, posting a 4.65 ERA through 11 starts this season, though his 29.4% strikeout rate is certainly […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The next time I write this article, it'll be July! Yes, the season is nearly halfway through. It's easy to view what's happened thus far as a finite trend, but the second half is a brand-new ballgame. Don't stop scouring the wire for a […]

Sean Murphy Out Against Twins

Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy will take the day off on Monday as the team faces the Minnesota Twins. Murphy returned on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds from a hamstring injury and went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk, but the Braves will give him another breather in the series opener against Minnesota. With […]

AJ Smith-Shawver Sent To The Minors

The Atlanta Braves optioned right-handed rookie AJ Smith-Shawver to Triple-A Gwinnett after Sunday's game and recalled right-hander Dereck Rodriguez from the minors on Monday in a corresponding move. Smith-Shawver didn't pitch poorly in his first four major-league appearances (three starts), allowing eight runs (five earned) on 13 hits (five homers surrendered) while walking six and […]

Braves vs. Twins Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (6/26)

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Minnesota Twins vs. Atlanta Braves, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Monday, June 26th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/26/23

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/26/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Just a small little six-gamer on FD and DK today.   Starting Pitchers Each day we try to give you some pitchers to target at each price tier, starting with the more expensive pitchers you're […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (6/26/23)

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! As a washed baseball player myself, it's simply not enough to get my fix in a men's league, so here I am betting on the pros from my couch. I'm stoked to be back to provide some MLB picks again this year. We had a rough regular season in the articles in […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/26/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

What a weekend filled with some genuinely fantastic baseball. I have been glued to college baseball all weekend, so stepping back and getting back into some MLB content is excellent. Believe it or not, we are less than a month away from the All-Star break. This season seems to be flying by. We have a […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks - Today's Over/Under Props for Monday, June 26, 2023

Welcome to our PrizePicks MLB DFS prop picks for Monday, June 26, 2023. The 2023 MLB season is underway here at RotoBaller, and we have you covered with some terrific plays from our friends over at PrizePicks. PrizePicks is a great DFS fantasy picks site where you can choose to select plays in terms of […]

Sean Murphy Returns To The Lineup Sunday

Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy (hamstring) has finally returned to the team's starting lineup on Sunday to face the Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Levi Stoudt. He's starting behind the dish and batting fifth in the lineup. Murphy missed the team's last five games, but he was able to get in a pinch-hitting appearance along the […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates On Byron Buxton, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Sean Murphy, Max Muncy

After witnessing the Angels hand the Rockies a 25-1 beating on Saturday night, we are reminded just how cruel things can get throughout any MLB season. Of course, fantasy managers sometimes feel the pain even more, especially for those with significant voids in the lineup. As we enter the final week of June, the injuries […]