All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/19/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/19/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 11 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those who do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and trades, making waiver moves a bit different. Also, […]

Week 11 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Fernando Tatis, Tylor Megill, Liam Hendriks, Ozzie Albies, Jeremy Pena

The second half of June is here and the mid-summer classic is only one month away. Teams are making runs in their divisions and hopefully so are your fantasy teams. The offense continues to get better (different MLB baseballs?), top pitchers continue to perform well, and injuries continue to mount. This is the time of […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/19/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Father's day to all the dads out there! It's Sunday Funday, and we're ready for a full slate of MLB action. For those who are not familiar, welcome back my fellow RotoBallers to our free daily article for MLB DFS lineup picks and value plays. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks for Fantasy Baseball - Saturday June 18th

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2022 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/18/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/18/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Tanner Houck Locks Down His Third Save Against Cardinals

Boston Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck closed out the team's 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday to earn his third save of the year. He came on in the ninth inning with two outs and a man on first base while the team had a 6-2 lead. He wound up giving up […]

Chris Sale To Begin Rehab Assignment Monday

Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (ribs) will begin a rehab assignment in Fort Myers on Monday. Sale has not pitched yet this season as he has been recovering from a stress fracture in his rib suffered during Game 5 of the ALCS last October. As manager Alex Cora told reporter on Thursday, Sale will […]

Triston Casas Still Unable To Resume Baseball Activities

Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas (ankle) is still unable to participate in baseball activities. The highly-regarded Boston prospect suffered a high-ankle sprain while running the bases earlier this season and remains unable to return to baseball activities, including swinging a bat. He is currently rehabbing his right ankle in Fort Myers. It appears […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Including Luis Garcia, Luke Voit, Oneil Cruz, Alex Kirilloff, Jake Burger

Welcome back RotoBallers to our fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings heading into Week 11 of the MLB season. We recently recommended to add players like Bryson Stott, Jose Miranda, Garrett Cooper and Matt Strahm. We are here today as always to help you pickup the best fantasy baseball hitters and pitchers for your lineups for […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 11

It was a very interesting week in bullpens across the league as one closer had a baby, another landed on the injured list, and another got demoted after narrowly avoiding the injured list. Some messy bullpens got a little clarity and some previously clear bullpens got quite a bit murkier. A closer who has been […]

Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings Updates for June - Bobby Witt Jr., Aaron Nola, Jacob deGrom, Gleyber Torres and More

Hello there RotoBallers, we are now more than two months deep into the MLB season. It's a great time to do another update and check-in for our fantasy baseball rankings. In this article below you'll see Nicklaus Gaut's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings for June, looking at rest-of-season values from this point going […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 11

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 10)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our weekly fantasy baseball prospect rankings. Last week was an unexpected one on several fronts with regards to prospects. Ezequiel Duran, Braxton Garrett, Travis Swaggerty, Gabriel Moreno, and Shane Baz were all promoted to the major leagues and are currently playing there and are not on the list. Additionally, players who […]

Father's Day Waiver Wire Special: Catcher's Corner, Episode 38

Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) welcome Chris Torrest (@TorresTakes) to discuss whether or not Sami is being replaced on the podcast and what to do about current breaking news, like injuries to Ozzie Albies, Kendall Graveman, and Liam Hendriks. Then they discuss the catcher waiver wire landscape and look ahead for which fringe starting hitters […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/17/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back my fellow RotoBallers to our free daily article for MLB DFS lineup picks and value plays.  This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel and DraftKings on 6/17/2022, Main Slate at 7:05 pm Eastern Time. The lineup will range from some elite players to mid-priced options, and value plays. […]

Trevor Story Hitless On Thursday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story couldn't put anything together during Thursday's loss to the Oakland Athletics. The All-Star infielder went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in this game. He also dropped a popup which led to a three-run inning for the A's. Story is 6-for-41 with two RBI and a 17/2 K/BB ratio over his […]

Enrique Hernandez Getting Close To Rehab Assignment

Boston Red Sox second baseman Enrique Hernandez (hip) took two simulated at-bats against left-hander Chris Sale (ribs) on Thursday, and he's getting close to what the team expects to be a short minor league rehab assignment. Hernandez is recovering from a strained right hip and could play in some rehab games this weekend before rejoining […]

Xander Bogaerts Doubles Twice Wednesday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts took part in the hit parade against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored. Bogaerts has been outstanding all season, slashing .335/.401/.498 with six homers, three steals, 39 runs scored, and 30 RBI. Fantasy managers are hopeful that the home […]

Alex Verdugo Homers, Drives In Four

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo had a big game Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics, going 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in a 10-1 victory. This is Verdugo's fourth home run of the season, but just his first since April 16. He's put up a strong .340/.404/.489 slash line in June, but […]

Josh Winckowski Throws Five Shutout Innings

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Winckowski was recalled to face the Oakland Athletics Wednesday, and he capitalized on the opportunity, throwing five shutout innings to earn his first big-league victory. He gave up four hits and one walk while striking out three batters. With the Red Sox facing injuries to their starting rotation, Winckowski […]

James Paxton Throws Another Bullpen

Boston Red Sox left-hander James Paxton (elbow) threw a 17-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday, consisting of all fastballs, after his 10-pitch session on June 11. Paxton's next bullpen will be on June 18, and he expects to increase to 20 pitches. "I felt good," Paxton said. "Just getting the timing and rhythm back, but other […]

Matt Barnes Playing Catch

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes (shoulder) has graduated to playing catch at the team's spring training facilities, and the next step for him will be to throw a bullpen session. The Red Sox say he is improving, although his latest MRI exam on June 2 showed some fluid in his shoulder, according to […]

Nathan Eovaldi Might Miss Minimum Time

Boston Red Sox right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (back) is still "sore," according to manager Alex Cora, but he's also doing "better" after being put on the injured list last Sunday with lower-back inflammation. The Red Sox are hoping that Eovaldi will miss the minimum amount of time on the injured list and be activated as soon […]

Chris Sale Will Return As Starter

There has been some back and forth as to whether Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (ribs) will return to the team as a starter or a reliever once he's activated from the injured list, but skipper Alex Cora put any confusion to rest. "Chris Sale is a starter. Every five days, he not only […]

Jarren Duran Leading Off Again Thursday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran is starting in center field and hitting leadoff again on Thursday against Oakland Athletics right-hander Paul Blackburn. Duran was called up for the second time this year on Wednesday and was inserted into the leadoff spot, going 0-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. With Enrique Hernandez (hip) […]

Rafael Devers Homers In Fourth Straight Game On Wednesday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers had a strong game in the team's 10-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. He went 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two RBI and three runs. He has now homered in four consecutive games and has a total of 16 home runs on the year. […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 6/16/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/16/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Red Sox View Chris Sale As A Starter

While Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (ribs) could be used in relief when he makes his 2022 season debut, the team ideally views him as a starter. All 93 of his regular season appearances since joining Boston in 2017 have come as a starter, but "everything is on the table" as far as his […]

Jarren Duran Being Called Up

The Boston Red Sox are calling up outfielder Jarren Duran from Triple-A Worcester after infielder/outfielder Christian Arroyo was placed in the league's COVID-19 protocols, according to sources. It will be Duran's second stint with Boston this year after he went 4-for-13 with a triple in a three-game stretch earlier this year. The 25-year-old former Red […]