Travis Shaw Hits Walk-Off Grand Slam

Boston Red Sox infielder Travis Shaw delivered the biggest hit of the day Monday, launching a walk-off grand slam over the right-center field fence to give the Red Sox an 8-4 win in 11 innings over the Texas Rangers. It was Shaw's only hit in two at-bats after coming on partway through the contest. Shaw […]

Adam Ottavino Records 18th Hold

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino recorded his 18th hold of the season Monday night, throwing a scoreless inning with one hit and one walk against the Texas Rangers. With Matt Barnes struggling and blowing another save in this one, Ottavino could be the man for the job if manager Alex Cora makes a […]

Matt Barnes Continues Horrid Stretch

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes was as automatic as any closer in the majors for the first half of the season, but that seems like a very long time ago now. Barnes blew his sixth save of the season against the Texas Rangers Monday, giving up two runs on four hits while recording […]

Nathan Eovaldi Excellent For Seven Innings

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was excellent against the Texas Rangers Monday, giving up one unearned run on four hits and no walks in seven innings. He struck out seven batters, but was forced to take a no-decision when the bullpen blew the lead in the ninth inning. Eovaldi has allowed a grand […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We're nearly into September and that means you must strictly identify your team needs and what categories/roster spots you can be riskier with. Don't let off the gas pedal as other people have their attention divided by the upcoming football season. Join me and […]

Kyle Schwarber To Start In Left Field On Monday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber will move into the outfield for Monday' s game against the Texas Rangers. This will be Schwarber's first time in outfield since joining his new club. Schwarber will bat second and cover left field versus lefty Kolby Allard. This isn't the ideal spot for Schwarber against a lefty, but […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/23 - 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 […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/23/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/23 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 […]

Week 22 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

There's not much time to make your move towards a championship. If you haven't analyzed your categories yet, do that now. Find out where you stand in all the pitching categories and where you can feasibly make up ground. Then adjust your lineups accordingly to close the gap and gain points where possible. As always, […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 22

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 Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 22

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 22 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. […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 22

The year of the no-hitter is back on after Tyler Gilbert's no-no against the Padres last weekend. It was the eighth no-hitter of the year, and the first this season to be thrown by a rookie. And while Gilbert isn't in this week's column, we'll be taking a look at a bunch of rookie pitchers […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Ineffective Saturday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez interrupted his streak of strong outings Saturday, giving up five runs on eight hits and one walk in 3 2/3 innings against the lowly Texas Rangers. He struck out three batters. Rodriguez might have managed to right the ship if not for some poor defense, including his own. […]

Rafael Devers Hitless In Fourth Straight Game

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers, who went hitless for the fourth straight game on Saturday, is mired in a mini-slump. The 24-year-old All-Star, who went 0-for-4 against the Texas Rangers, is slashing .196/.305./392 over his last 15 games. The slugger, who is batting .275 with 29 home runs and 89 RBI this season, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/22/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

If you're still playing MLB DFS by the point in the season, first of all, let me salute you because it's a long season and many have already given up on this game we love. And secondly, I hope you have learned to embrace the variance that occurs in baseball and especially some of the […]

Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 8/22/2021

Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I hope you all have had a terrific weekend, let's close it out with a nice day on the books. John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to help […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/22 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/22 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 […]

Video: Week 22 Hitting Adds and Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickup

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses the fantasy baseball Week 22 waiver wire and looks at some hitters to add to your roster. These MLB hitters should be watched or targeted in your roto, points, H2H points leagues & more. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 22

Just a handful of weeks left, and maybe even fewer until your league's playoffs begin! Last week this post fell victim to the injury bug, as we saw two of our recommendations go out (probably for the year) before making another start. Hopefully you avoided those two landmines. This week we have a pretty low-upside […]

Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 8/21/2021

Happy Saturday, RotoBallers! The weekend is here, and so are we. John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to help you crush the sportsbooks in this final push of the MLB season. […]

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

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/21 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 […]

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

We're treated with a very manageable six-game slate over on FanDuel tonight, and there are a lot of ways you can go with how pitching and potential stacks line up. The highest-priced arm on the slate is Eduardo Rodriguez - nothing against E-Rod, but that tells you a lot of what you need to know […]

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

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/21/21 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 8/21/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/21/2021. 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 […]

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

It's another weird MLB Saturday with the early slate heavier than the late. We have guys that will get you covered on the early slates here at Rotoballer. Mine will concentrate on the five-game "main" slate tonight. Yes, DK chopped off the Reds because those jerks start 25 minutes earlier. They have some nerve, I […]

Kyle Schwarber Reaches Four Times Friday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber reached in all four of his plate appearances Friday night, going 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, and a run scored. He's seemed in top form despite all the time he missed with injury, as he's reached base in 11 of his first 18 plate appearances for Boston. Schwarber […]

Xander Bogaerts Homers Friday Against Rangers

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts homered for the second consecutive day Friday night, knocking his 20th long ball of the year against the Texas Rangers. He went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the game. Bogaerts now has hits in 10 of his last 12 games, with five of those being multi-hit affairs. He's hearing […]

Chris Sale Throws Five Scoreless

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale looked like his old self Friday night, throwing five scoreless innings against the Texas Rangers. Sale allowed five hits and one walk while striking out five batters. He now has a 1.80 ERA across his first 10 innings of the season and sports a 2-0 record. Sale has […]

Hunter Renfroe Not In Friday's Lineup

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe isn't starting on Friday against the Texas Rangers and right-hander Dane Dunning. Renfroe is batting .256 with a .314 on-base percentage and 22 home runs in 433 plate appearances this season. It'll be J.D. Martinez, Jarren Duran, and Alex Verdugo starting from left to right in the outfield. Considering […]