The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

September is here and that means it's the official home stretch for our 2021 fantasy baseball season. Prospect call-ups are coming (welcome, Joe Ryan!) so be sure to keep your eyes on the transaction logs. Rest-of-season ranks start to turn into a streamer conversation in these final weeks, but we'll at least do one more […]

Brad Peacock Lit Up In Spot Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Brad Peacock made his team debut Tuesday, pitching on three days' rest against the Tampa Bay Rays. He didn't perform well, allowing five runs on two hits and two walks in 2 1/3 innings. This start was borne out of the COVID issues Boston is facing, and it would be […]

J.D. Martinez Adds Two Hits Tuesday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez added two hits in five at-bats against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Martinez has gone through some cold stretches in August, but he now has a four-game hit streak, with three of those being multi-hit affairs. Boston fans and […]

Kyle Schwarber Homers In Loss

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber hit his third homer as a member of the Red Sox Tuesday, a solo shot off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough in the sixth inning. That gives him 28 for the season. Schwarber went 2-for-4 in the game with a walk, two RBI, and two runs scored. […]

Hunter Renfroe Doubles Twice From Leadoff Spot

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe returned from the bereavement list Tuesday night, and he picked up right where he'd left off, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored. Renfroe now has three consecutive multi-hit games and has recorded a hit in seven of his last eight games. Renfroe was slotted into the […]

Xander Bogaerts Tests Positive For COVID-19

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was removed from Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays after testing positive for COVID-19. He went 1-for-1 with an RBI before exiting. The 28-year-old becomes the seventh Red Sox player to test positive within the past few days. Bogaerts is expected to be placed on the COVID injured […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 22

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. The youth went wild this week, as we're taking a look at three starting pitchers all under the age of 27 who turned in excellent […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Tuesday 8/31

Welcome to 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 to […]

Bobby Dalbec Hits Solo Shot Monday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec hit a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, providing the long bright spot in a 6-1 loss. Dalbec went 1-for-3 with a walk in the game. With seven homers in his last 15 games, Dalbec is one of the hottest hitters going, and he's slashed […]

Nick Pivetta Takes Seventh Loss Against Rays

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta couldn't get the job done against the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, allowing four runs on six hits and five walks in five innings while striking out six batters. He took the loss, dropping his record for the year to 9-7. From the start it wasn't Pivetta's day, as […]

Matt Barnes Placed On COVID-19 Injured List

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes (COVID) was placed on the COVID-19 injured list, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Monday. Barnes is the fourth Red Sox player to be sidelined in less than a week, joining Christina Arroyo, Kike Hernandez, and Martin Perez. While a stint on the IL isn't ideal for a depleted […]

Hunter Renfroe To Return Monday Or Tuesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe has been on the bereavement list for several games as he's mourned the death of his father, but his return is now imminent, as he has joined the team in the St. Petersburg area and will be added to the active roster as soon as he clears COVID intake […]

Jonathan Arauz Available Monday

Boston Red Sox infielder Jonathan Arauz is available to play Monday, though he is not in the starting lineup. Yairo Munoz is in the lineup at second base. Arauz left Sunday's game after appearing to tweak something swinging the bat, and it's good news that he's managed to avoid missing any time. Arauz is expected […]

Martin Perez Tests Positive For COVID-19

Boston Red Sox pitcher Martin Perez has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the third player on the team to do so after Kike Hernandez and Christian Arroyo. He is now expected to miss 10 games, and contact tracing is ongoing. After being demoted to the bullpen, Perez is not likely to be on many fantasy […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/30/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/30 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 […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/30 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 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 […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Who said it was okay for September to creep up on us like this? While the stretch run doesn't mean as much bullpen action as pre-Trade Deadline fireworks, we're still seeing shifts in the wind. With just under a month to go, it's about time we check in on my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/30/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! It's hard to imagine we are nearing the final month of the regular season, and yet here we are. The last Monday in August offers up nine games on the DraftKings slate. There are a couple of earlier contests during the day, but we will not be grabbing any arms or bats from […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/30/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 11 games going on on our Monday, but only nine of them agreed to start at 7pm Eastern or later. Those are the chosen ones for our main FanDuel tournaments. Three pitchers tip the scales in five figures, so we have some good options out there. Who can we pair with them if […]

Christian Arroyo Tests Positive For COVID-19

Boston Red Sox infielder Christian Arroyo was already on the COVID list after being deemed a close contact of Kike Hernandez, and he has now tested positive for the virus. Arroyo is likely to be out for the next 10 days. With both Hernandez and Arroyo out, Jonathan Arauz and Yairo Munoz were recalled from […]

Tanner Houck Takes No-Decision In Uneven Outing

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck worked himself into a number of jams Sunday against Cleveland, but he was fortunate enough to work himself out of most of them. Houck allowed three runs on one hit and four walks and three hit-batsmen in 5 1/3 innings while striking out three. This was his longest […]

Alex Verdugo Succeds In One Of Two Steal Attempts

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo went 1-for-3 with a walk against Cleveland Sunday, and he attempted to steal second each of his times on base. He was successful in one of those attempts, giving him his sixth steal of the year. He's now been caught twice. Verdugo has been the team's top offensive performer […]

Jarren Duran Swipes Second Base

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran drew the start in center field Sunday, batting eighth against Cleveland, and he responded by going 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base. The steal was his second of the season. It's been a tough start to his big league career for Duran, who's slashing just .220/.248/.350 in […]

Bobby Dalbec Hits 17th Homer

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec continued his torrid stretch Sunday against Cleveland, launching his 17th home run of the year and drawing a walk in four plate appearances. The solo shot was his sixth over his last 15 games, and he's slashed .385/.478/1.000 in 44 plate appearances during that time. He now has […]

Rafael Devers Hits Two Homers Against Cleveland

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers slugged two more homers Sunday, going 2-for-5 against Cleveland. He's now up to 32 long balls on the year, which ties him for his career high with the 2019 season. Devers is now slashing .300/.382/.667 over his last seven games, and he has a .908 OPS for the […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 23

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 23

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 23 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. […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/29 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/29 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 […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/29/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/29 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/29/21 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 […]