Bullpen Report: Figuring Things Out After Wild Trade Deadline

For weeks leading up to the trade deadline, I wrote about how greatly it would impact bullpens around the league. I tried to project closers that would be traded and setup men that would take over the closer gigs. Well, even I was wrong with how much the trade deadline would impact the reliever position!  […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 8/5

Sadly, baseball is nearing an end, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations […]

Matt Barnes Saves 24th With Easy Inning

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes locked down his 24th save of the year Wednesday evening, setting down the Detroit Tigers he faced one-two-three. He recorded two strikeouts in the outing. He now has secured 24 of his 28 save opportunities, with a 2.25 ERA, a 0.80 WHIP, and 68 strikeouts in 44 innings. […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Strikes Out 10 Tigers

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez had an outstanding start Wednesday, allowing no runs on two hits and four walks in five innings against the Detroit Tigers. He struck out a season-high 10 batters and picked up his eighth win of the year. This is the type of start that Rodriguez's fantasy managers have […]

J.D. Martinez Hits 21st Homer Wednesday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez got the scoring going against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, with a solo home run off starter Casey Mize in the second inning. It was his 21st long ball of the season. Martinez has now had too good days in a row after after a five-game stretch in which […]

Jarren Duran Hits Solo Shot Wednesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran hit a solo shot Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers, with his second homer of the season coming as the second half of a back-to-back set with Kike Hernandez off starter Casey Mize. It was Duran's only hit in five at-bats. Though Duran has only contributed a .528 OPS in […]

Kike Hernandez Homers Wednesday

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez was back in the lineup batting leadoff against the Detroit Tigers after a day off Tuesday, and apparently the rest did him good as he went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk, and two RBI. The homer was his 15th of the year, and he's […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/4 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 […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/4 - 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 […]

Alex Verdugo In Midst Of 1-For-15 Stretch

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo has been struggling at the plate over his last four games. He's gone 1-for-15 with a double, two walks and seven strikeouts over that stretch. The strikeouts might be the most surprising metric from that stretch as he has an elite 14.8% strikeout rate on the year, ranking him […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

August is now upon us, which means two months of the fantasy baseball season remain! There is still plenty of ball to be played with workload limitations creeping up on us (and tack fallout still making itself known), so let's look back at July stats with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. This […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the final one-third of the season, fellow RotoBallers. August is here and I'm moving my usual publication of this around because the FAAB Sunday after the trade deadline is special. Pitchers are settling into new uniforms and new roles, so let's check in on my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 4th 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 topics […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 8/4

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! As is usually the case for the middle of the week, we've got a split schedule on our hands. It leaves us with 11 games to occupy our evening slate and plenty of options on the pitching and hitting side. It all starts on the East Coast at 7:05 pm with divisional matchups […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers. We've got another fun slate on tap for tonight as there should be offense everywhere. Well, maybe not everywhere as there are a few elite pitching options including Shohei Ohtani taking on the Texas Rangers and Max Scherzer making his Dodger debut, against the Astros no less. Elsewhere, yes, there will be offense tonight. […]

Matt Barnes Expected To Be Activated Wednesday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes tested negative for COVID-19 Tuesday evening, and he is expected to be activated from the COVID list in advance of Wednesday's game against the Detroit Tigers. Barnes had been placed on the list Tuesday due to symptoms consistent with the virus, though he never returned a positive test. […]

Garrett Richards Rough Yet Again

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Richards endured yet another tough outing Tuesday, exiting after allowing three runs on five hits and two walks in four innings. He struck out five batters. Richards has a 5.21 ERA for the year, and an even worse 7.26 ERA over his last seven starts. He already belongs nowhere […]

Hunter Renfroe Hits 17th Homer Of The Season

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe had the only extra-base hit for the team in Tuesday night's game, hitting his 17th home run of the season off Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Wily Peralta in a 4-2 loss. It was his only hit in four at-bats. Renfroe has now homered in back-to-back games after a 10-game […]

J.D. Martinez Breaks Skid With Two-Hit Game

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez had been on an awful skid entering Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers with just one hit in his last five games. Martinez bounced back against his former team, going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Fantasy managers are surely counting on Martinez as the fantasy […]

Jarren Duran Swipes Bag From Leadoff Spot

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran led off Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers, going 2-for-5 with his first career stolen base. Duran appears poised to play against most right-handed starters, at least until Kyle Schwarber is ready to return from the injured list, and his blazing speed is a game-changer for Boston as well as […]

Kike Hernandez Heading To The Bench On Tuesday

Boston Red Sox second baseman/outfielder Kike Hernandez is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Wily Peralta and the Detroit Tigers. Marwin Gonzalez is getting the start at second base while Jarren Duran is manning center field and leading off. Hernandez has been providing a great spark at the top of the Red […]

Matt Barnes Lands On COVID-19 Injured List

Boston Red Sox closer Matt Barnes was placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Tuesday. While he hasn't tested positive for COVID-19, he has been battling symptoms of a non-COVID-related illness. There's a good amount of speculation from various Red Sox beat writers that Barnes' stint on the COVID-19 injured list won't be long. Barnes […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 8/3/21 (Premium Content)

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 19 of the MLB season. It's been one to forget for my handicapping thus far, but I've still learned a ton about my process and my optimal process for analyzing teams, finding value in lines, and reflecting on results from a day ago. I hope to continue providing sound analysis […]

MLB Betting Picks for Tuesday 8/3 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Tonight we have a full 15 games slate. It can be tempting to place a lot of bets, I try to limit my action to no more than four to five wagers in a day, sometimes more like two or three. It all depends on the slate. If you have read any of my other […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a wild one. We have some top-end pitching options as well as some great places to target bats. We now have one less top-end pitcher with Gerrit Cole testing positive for COVID, but still plenty of other options with Buehler, Wheeler, Manaea, and some […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/3 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 […]

Champ or Chump: Tanner Houck

Did any team have a more puzzling trading deadline than the Boston Red Sox? Okay, the Seattle Mariners trading their All-Star closer to the team they're chasing for a package largely comprised of future value was a bit strange. Still, the Red Sox need a pitcher and an injured power hitter without a position is […]

Chris Sale To Make Another Rehab Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (elbow) is expected to make at least one more rehab start. He tossed five innings of one-run ball on Saturday in Triple-A Worcester. Sale has posted a 1.76 ERA and a 27/2 K/BB ratio in 15 1/3 innings over four starts in the minors. It sounds like Sale […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! An insane deadline led us into a fantastic weekend of baseball. As a result, several teams are still figuring out their new rotations, so there's always the chance starting pitchers could be swapped around at the last second for the next few days. Today, seven games on tap beginning at 7:05 pm Eastern […]