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

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

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

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

Hello RotoBallers! We have a nice-sized Sunday main slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between some great […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 20

The second half of the baseball season is in full swing and the race to make the playoffs, whether your favorite MLB team or your fantasy team, is in full swing. Knowing injury timelines is now at a vital part of the fantasy baseball season. There are still many injury questions that have to be […]

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

Today we have 15 games going on in Major League Baseball.  It can be tempting to place a lot of bets, however, I try to limit my action to no more than four to five wagers in a day. Often it is more like two or three. I find it better to place a few […]

Adam Ottavino Saves Eighth Game

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino recorded the save in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, coming on in the bottom of the eighth inning and setting down the three Toronto Blue Jays he faced in order with one strikeout. Ottavino now has eight saves on the season to go with his 3.65 ERA, […]

Alex Verdugo Homers In Game Two Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo was the clear hero of the nightcap against the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, going 3-for-4 with a solo home run off starting pitcher Jose Berrios. It was Verdugo's 11th homer of the year. After being dropped to the order earlier in the season, Verdugo has really turned it on […]

Matt Barnes Blows Game One, Earns Win In Game Two

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes pitched in both ends of Saturday's doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays, and had very different results each time. In the first game, Barnes took the blown save, allowing a walk-off home run to the first batter he faced, Marcus Semien. In the nightcap, Barnes managed to escape […]

Nick Pivetta Allows One Hit In No-Decision

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta threw a gem in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up just one hit and one walk in six innings. He struck out five batters. This may well be the best outing of his season, but it wasn't enough to earn Pivetta […]

Chris Sale Pitches Well In Rehab Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (elbow) was fantastic during what could be his final rehab outing for Triple-A Worcester. The veteran logged nearly five innings of work against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, allowing two hits while walking three and striking out eight batters. He also threw 89 pitches, his most in 2021, and reached […]

J.D. Martinez Lands On The COVID Injured List

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday. He wasn't feeling well and will be away from the team. It's unclear if Martinez tested positive or came into close contact with someone infected, as the results from the test weren't in yet. The 33-year-old will need to clear […]

Fantasy Trade Deadline Advice - The Bigger Picture

The MLB trade deadline came and went like a category five hurricane (or typhoon, for those on the other side of the Pacific). We are still picking up the pieces, trying to make sense of what is left in the aftermath. This year, the rich got richer in L.A. and New York while non-contenders like […]

Hitter Analysis by Batted Ball Data

With all of the data that is captured for every event in MLB games, there are a lot of fun ways to dive in and see how hitters are truly performing. There is also an opportunity to find what statistical outputs we should generally expect with certain inputs. For this post, I'd like to revisit […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 19 Waiver Wire

Well, that was a wild trade deadline, wasn't it? Some teams that needed to do a lot didn't do much. Some teams that didn't need to do much did the most. And then some teams did exactly what everyone expected. It seemed like a particularly hectic trade deadline day even though several teams started making […]

Hitter & Pitcher Splits Worth Exploring

We talk a lot in fantasy baseball about splits data, and for good reason. Some hitters are completely different players when facing a left-handed pitcher as compared to when they're facing a right-hander. Some of the differences you see in the data are huge. This is also true with pitchers, as some guys can be […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 7th 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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 8/7/21 (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 DFS Lineup Picks: Early Slate (8/7): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! The focus of this article will be on the 5-game Early Only afternoon slate for DraftKings and the 4-game Early Only afternoon slate for FanDuel. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and find the best plays for both your cash […]

Hunter Renfroe Homers For Third Time In Five Games

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe is heating up again. He provided the only highlight of Friday's 12-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays by knocking his 18th home run of the season, a two-run shot off reliever Ryan Borucki. It's Renfroe's third homer in his last five games. He didn't record another hit in […]

Nathan Eovaldi Implodes In The Fifth Inning

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had a disaster fifth inning Friday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up seven earned runs in that frame. His first four frames had been uneventful, with zeroes in each one. He finished with eight hits and two walks allowed and four strikeouts. Eovaldi's record drops to […]

Jarren Duran Placed On COVID-19 IL

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran (COVID-19) was placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Friday, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. Duran's agent Barret Arthur said that Duran has received multiple negative tests for COVID-19, and as of now he is currently on the IL due only to displaying symptoms. Barring any […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 8/6 - 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/6/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have all but one of today's game on tonight's slate, giving us a robust player pool with plenty of intriguing plays all across the salary spectrum on this first Friday of August. There's one very big name at the top of the pitching pool in Corbin Burnes, but he does draw a tough  matchup […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 8/6/21 (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 Friday 8/06 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

July ended pretty much how the rest of the month went. The A's and Angels played out a one-run game to hit the under with ease. Then Joey Votto came within an inch of history and sweeping our picks for the Reds v Mets game, only for the Mets to tie it in the ninth […]

Martin Perez Manages Just Four Outs

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Martin Perez managed to record just four outs Thursday against the Detroit Tigers. He gave up three runs on five hits, including a home run to Robbie Grossman to start the game. He struck out two and hit a batter. With the loss, his record falls to 7-8, and his […]

Jarren Duran Not Starting On Thursday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran isn't in the team's lineup for a Thursday contest against the Detroit Tigers and left-handed starter Tarik Skubal. Duran is batting .180 with a .208 on-base percentage, two home runs, and a stolen base in 53 plate appearances so far this season. Enrique Hernandez has moved to center field […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 8/5/21 (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 […]

Christian Vazquez Isn't Starting On Thursday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez isn't in the team's lineup on Thursday ahead of a matchup with the Detroit Tigers and left-handed starter Tarik Skubal. Vazquez is hitting .258 with a .306 on-base percentage, four home runs, and eight stolen bases in 356 plate appearances this season. It'll be Kevin Plawecki who starts behind […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/5/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday gang! Hope you all have had a great week so far. We have a nice 5-game slate this afternoon, with no outstanding weather issues. So let's get after it today.  We're looking at a Coors slate here, and despite Antonio Senzatela being better at Coors than on the road, because we're able to […]