Tanner Houck Earns First Win Out Of Pen

Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck entered out of the bullpen Saturday, throwing 2 2/3 innings of scoreless ball on one hit and no walks. He struck out three batters and earned his first win of the season. With the playoffs on the line, the Red Sox have chosen to maximize Chris Sale and Nathan […]

Nick Pivetta Lasts Into Fourth Inning Saturday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta lasted only 3 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday before being pulled, having allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk. He struck out three batters. Pivetta has been uneven all year, and he should have a short leash the rest of the way, limiting his […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 9/19/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/19/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/19/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/19/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/19/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE FINAL PITCHING PRIMER OF THE SEASON. We will continue to bring you the daily DFS cheat sheet and value plays every day, but we have to scale back on some […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (9/19/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Once again I find myself filling in for a fellow RotoBaller writer on the weekend! While my brain and many of yours might be focused on NFL football today, I NEVER miss a MLB DFS slate, I don't care what other sports are going on and I'm here to give you some help with your […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 26

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 […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 26

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 26 of the MLB season (9/20 through 9/26). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some matchups in order to gain an edge on […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/18/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/18/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/18 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 […]

Alex Verdugo Has Three Hits, Scores Twice

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo has been batting eighth in the lineup against a string of left-handed starters, but that hasn't stopped him from producing. On Friday, against the Baltimore Orioles, Verdugo with 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Verdugo has slashed .355/.418/.477 over his past 30 games, and while he has only two homers […]

Bobby Dalbec Hits 23rd Homer

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec homered yet again Friday night, continuing to turn around the narrative on his young career. He now has 23 homers on the season, as he went 1-for-3 with a walk to go with the solo shot against the Orioles. He's now homered 12 times in his last 30 […]

Hunter Renfroe Drives In Three Against Orioles Friday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe drove in three runs against the Baltimore Orioles Friday, going 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run scored. Renfroe has just three hits in 27 at-bats over his last seven games, but he's been a consistent power threat all season with 28 homers and a .500 slugging […]

Matt Barnes Returns From COVID List, Strikes Out Two

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes was reinstated from the COVID list prior to Friday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles. He pitched the eighth inning, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two batters in a scoreless inning. Barnes was removed from the closer role before testing positive for COVID, so […]

Chris Sale Strong In Return From COVID-19 List

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale came off the COVID list to start Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles and he pitched very well, allowing just one run on two hits and no walks with one strikeout in five innings. With this win, Sale now has a 4-0 record to go with a 2.40 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/17/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We're set up with a full Friday night slate, as there are no day games at all this week. There's a strong array of pitching near the top end of the salary scale as well, and although limited pitch counts for hurlers on contending teams do rear their head at times during this part of […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/17/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/17 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 9/17/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/17 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/17/21 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 on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/17/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! Let's start the weekend by enjoying 15 games of glorious baseball. In two weeks, we will be looking at the last Friday of the regular season. While that is sad for our DFS wallets, there will still be plenty of contests to win during the postseason. So make sure to stick around […]

Matt Barnes Feels Great After Rehab Outing

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes was sent out on a rehab assignment to Double-A Portland on Wednesday. He pitched the first inning of Wednesday's game and was happy with the results. Speaking to the media after the game, Barnes said, "That is the best that I've felt in probably a month." He also […]

Adam Ottavino Earns Win In Relief Wednesday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino got four outs against the Seattle Mariners Wednesday, striking out two batters without allowing a baserunner. He now has a 7-3 record on the year to go with 20 holds, 11 saves, a 3.68 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and 67 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings. Since Matt Barnes […]

Tanner Houck Strikes Out Seven In Short Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck once again flashed his excellent stuff, striking out seven Seattle Mariners, but as usual he did not complete five innings, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk in 4 1/3. As such, he's still in search of his first win of the season. Houck has […]

Kyle Schwarber Scores Twice, Drives In Two Wednesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber once again delivered with the bases loaded Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, delivering a two-run single as part of a six-run top of the 10th inning. For the game, he went 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBI. Schwarber has slashed .277/.411/.465 in 29 games and 101 […]

Bobby Dalbec Swipes A Bag Wednesday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec didn't homer for once Wednesday, going 1-for-3 with two walks and a lucky double against the Seattle Mariners. He did steal a base, swiping second in the second inning for his second theft of the year. Fantasy managers are already thrilled with Dalbec's power surge, but to contribute […]

Hunter Renfroe Blasts 28th Homer

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe went deep Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, knocking a solo shot in the first inning of a 9-4 victory. He also walked and scored a total of two runs in his five plate appearances. Renfroe now has 28 home runs on the year, with 10 of those coming in […]

OwnersBox MLB Lineup Picks (9/17 - 9/23) - Weekly Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back RotoBallers! We only have have few weeks left folks, so we have to take advantage of every slate on OwnersBox! This week's RotoBaller contest has a $500 cash prize pool - for new users it's completely free to enter with code MLB10! All new OwnersBox users also get a free year of RotoBaller […]

Alex Verdugo Absent From Wednesday’s Lineup

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners. He went 2-for-5 with a two-run shot in Tuesday's win. The 25-year-old will get the day off slashing .375/.360/.500 with six RBI over his last seven games. Fantasy managers with daily moves need to remove Verdugo from their lineups. Jose Iglesias […]

Nathan Eovaldi Continues Strong Stretch Tuesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was effective once again Tuesday, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk in five innings against the Seattle Mariners. He struck out nine batters and took a no-decision in the 8-4 victory. Eovaldi hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in a start since […]

Alex Verdugo Adds Insurance Homer

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo added a home run Tuesday night, as he went 2-for-5 with the two-run shot. It's his 13th of the season. Verdugo batted eighth in this matchup against the Seattle Mariners, and while he doesn't have a great slate this week against a slew of left-handed starters, he's still slashing […]

Kyle Schwarber Clears Bases As Pinch-Hitter

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber did not start against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday with lefty Tyler Anderson was on the mound, but he came on as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded in the eighth inning and cleared the bases with a double. Schwarber has slashed just .143/.250/.190 in his last seven games, […]