DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/23/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Today's slate is a little more straightforward than yesterday's fragmented one on DraftKings. We have a 10-game main slate that starts at 1:05 pm Eastern in the traditional matinee baseball format on Sundays. We've got four pitchers in five-figures, but it thins out a little after that. Should we pluck both starters from that upper […]

Matt Barnes Saves Eleventh Game

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes saved his 11th game of the season Sunday against the Phillies, allowing a hit and a walk in one inning of work while striking out two. For the year, Barnes has a 2.42 ERA and .63 WHIP, and has struck out a whopping 40 batters in just 22 […]

Adam Ottavino Records Tenth Hold In Perfect Eighth Inning

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino threw a perfect eighth inning Saturday, requiring only 15 pitches to strike out the three Philadelphia Phillies he faced. Ottavino was credited with his tenth hold of the season. Ottavino has been solid all season, but he's been truly outstanding over his last 15 games, with a 1.98 […]

Nathan Eovaldi Gets His Fifth Win

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had a solid start Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings while striking out four. He was credited with his fifth win of the season. Eovaldi now has a 4.39 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 51 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings on […]

Danny Santana Goes Deep Again, Steals A Base

Boston Red Sox utility man Danny Santana has made an immediate impact in his first few days with the club. Santana went deep for the second consecutive game, and added a stolen base for good measure. He went 1-for-3 while batting fifth and playing center field. Manager Alex Cora has already said that Santana will […]

Xander Bogaerts Goes Deep Again Saturday

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went deep again Saturday, launching a solo shot off Phillies reliever Sam Coonrod. It was his tenth home run of the year. He went 1-for-3 for the game with the home run, a walk, and a sacrifice fly. With this performance, Bogaerts lifted his OPS to 1.004. There aren't […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/23/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As is customary on Sundays, we have a very large slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. The arms aren't this best on this Sunday slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between […]

Alex Verdugo Remains Day-To-Day

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo (hamstring) remains day-to-day. Verdugo went 3-for-3 on Friday night before being pulled due to hamstring tightness. He didn't play on Saturday against Philadelphia, but he could make it back for Sunday's series finale. However, with the team getting the day off on Monday before hosting the Braves on Tuesday, […]

Chris Sale Throws Bullpen Session On Saturday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (elbow) threw a bullpen session on Saturday. This is more good news and comes after the veteran recently reported how well he has felt between throwing sessions. Fantasy managers should continue to hang on to the strikeout artist, primarily since he could return at some point over the […]

Jarren Duran Goes 5-for-5, Hits Two Homers At Triple-A

Boston Red Sox outfield prospect Jarren Duran had a huge day Saturday at Triple-A Worcester, going 5-for-5 with two home runs, a double, three RBI, and three runs scored. He has been impressive, but don't expect him in Boston just yet. There isn't a need in the Red Sox outfield, especially with Danny Santana coming […]

Eduard Bazardo Being Shut Down Due To Lat Injury

Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Eduard Bazardo (lat) is "going to be shut down for a while" according to Red Sox manager Alex Cora. Bazardo was diagnosed with a right lat strain. He suffered the injury during his start at Triple-A on Tuesday. The Red Sox haven't revealed much about the estimated timeline for Bazardo's […]

Christian Vazquez Sitting Against Phillies On Saturday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is getting the day off on Saturday as the team faces Spencer Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies. Kevin Plawecki will be the team's starting catcher and he is batting eighth in the game. Vazquez has been a workhorse behind the plate this year, appearing in 41 of the team's […]

Alex Verdugo Held Out Of Saturday's Lineup

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo (hamstring) is being held out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Spencer Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies. The team is going with Danny Santana, Franchy Cordero and J.D. Martinez in the outfield. Verdugo was removed from Friday's game due to hamstring tightness. He was 3-for-3 in the game […]

Updated Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings

What's up RotoBallers. Today we are bringing you our updated fantasy baseball dynasty rankings for May and the 2021 MLB season, courtesy of lead analyst and senior editor editor Pierre Camus. Dynasty leagues, or keeper formats, continue to become more and more popular in the fantasy sports landscape. For those of you who are playing in […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 8

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 95 rookies make their MLB […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 9

Wow. Just wow. Back-to-back nights with a no-hitter this week between Corey Kluber and Spencer Turnbull. We're up to six no-hitters this year, and it seems that's enough of a story to (thankfully) overshadow old men complaining about the unwritten rules of the game. As always, let's go through and recap the past two columns […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

The second half of May means the weather is getting warmer and we're going from 25% of the season down to 33% in the books. You should know how aggressive to be in targeting prospective saves as well as how loosely you can play it with your ratios. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/22/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/22/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/22/21 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 Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - May 22, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/22/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. After a tease last Saturday, we're back to split-slate shenanigans tonight, with just a six-game Main slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. At least […]

Alex Verdugo Likely To Rest Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo (hamstring) left Friday night's game against the Phillies in the beginning of the seventh inning due to tightness in his left hamstring, and manager Alex Cora suggested he would give Verdugo the day off on Saturday. There does not seem to be a high level of concern surrounding the […]

Kike Hernandez Steals First Base Of Season

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez stole his first base of the season Friday night, swiping second base off Phillies reliever Connor Brogdon and catcher Andrew Knapp. Hernandez entered the game after Alex Verdugo left with injury, going 0-for-2 with a run scored. The steal was only the 13th of Hernandez's career, but if […]

Martin Perez Records Second Win Friday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Martin Perez was credited with his second win of the season Friday, as the Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3. Perez threw six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk while striking out seven. Outside of giving up a third-inning two-run blast to Jean Segura, Perez […]

Franchy Cordero Sits Against Righty Nola Friday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Franchy Cordero once again did not get into the lineup against a right-handed starter Friday. The lefty-hitting Cordero seems to be the last man on the bench in Boston, and with Christian Arroyo beginning a rehab assignment at Triple-A Worcester Friday, it would appear Cordero's days with the big league club […]

Marwin Gonzalez Strikes Out Three Times Friday

Boston Red Sox utility man Marwin Gonzalez couldn't get in on the fun Friday night, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Boston's 11-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Though he's contributed strong defense all over the diamond, Gonzalez has only managed to produce a .199/.286/.287 slash line for the year with one home run and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/22/21): MLB DFS Lineups

DraftKings chopped our slates up a little bit today. There's a two game matinee "turbo" beginning at 1:05 pm Eastern. The afternoon slate with seven games starts at 4:05 Eastern. The six game "main" slate gets underway at 7:15 pm Eastern. It could be a nice, full day of baseball. Instead DraftKings chases our almighty […]

Christian Vazquez Doubles Twice, Drives In Three

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez had a solid game against the Phillies Friday night, going 2-for-5 at the plate with two doubles, three RBI, and a run scored. Vazquez has struggled to this point in 2021, but perhaps this game will contribute to getting his bat turned around. He's been much better over his […]

Rafael Devers Homers, Drives In Three

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers had another big night at the plate Friday, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI, and two runs scored. The two-run home run was his twelfth of the year and came off Phillies reliever Connor Brogdon. Devers lifted his OPS to .945 in […]

Xander Bogaerts Drives In Two

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts picked up two more hits on Friday night, going 2-for-5 with a double against the Phillies. Bogaerts scored one run and drove in two more, giving him 26 runs scored and 28 RBI for the year. Along with his .992 OPS, nine homers, and four steals, Bogaerts appears on […]

J.D. Martinez Scores Three Runs Friday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez went 2-for-4 in Friday night's game against the Phillies with two singles, a walk, and three runs scored. Martinez has hardly let up all year, and he now has a .335/.409/.606 slash line for the year with 12 homers, 38 runs scored, and 37 RBI. He now has […]

Danny Santana Homers In Red Sox Debut

Boston Red Sox utility man Danny Santana made an immediate impact in his first game with the club, hitting a home run off Aaron Nola in the top of the fifth inning. The solo shot was Santana's only hit in the contest. It remains to be seen how much playing time Santana will receive, but […]