J.D. Martinez Leads The Way With Three-Run Shot

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez delivered the biggest blow in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals, knocking a three-run home run off starter Mike Minor. It was his 16th homer of the year and his only hit of the contest, though he also walked and scored another run in four plate […]

Martin Perez Picks Up Sixth Win Wednesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Martin Perez got back on track Wednesday after a brief last outing, only allowing two runs on seven hits and no walks in 5 1/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals. He struck out two batters and improved his record on the season to 6-4. With a 4.04 ERA, 1.43 […]

Chris Sale Throws Successful Simulated Game

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (elbow) struck out three of the four batters he faced during a 15-pitch simulated game on Wednesday at Fenway Park. Sale topped out at 95 mph with his fastball and looked impressive during the session. The 32-year-old is slowly making his way back from Tommy John surgery and […]

Jarren Duran Has Two-Homer Game In The Minors

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran, MLB's No. 86 prospect, had his third two-home run game and went 2-for-4 with four RBI on Tuesday for Triple-A Worcester. Duran has a career-high 15 home runs in 37 games this year and is batting .282 in his first experience at the Triple-A level. The 24-year-old also has […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 14

The weekly Top 50 Prospects for 2021 Redraft Leagues is back after a one-week hiatus which allowed me to provide an updated Top 250 dynasty league prospects list. When last we met to discuss 2021 redraft prospects, Wander Franco was No. 1 on the list while playing very well at Triple-A and Jesus Sanchez was […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 13

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. This week we're looking at a veteran who's trying to right the ship after early season struggles, and two prospects who turned in the first […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/30/21): MLB DFS Lineups

It's getaway day in MLB today. There are four earlier games for those teams that really can't wait to get out of town. We will concentrate on the ten-game main slate that begins at 7:05 pm Eastern. There are only two pitchers priced in five figures, but there are another eight that top $8,000. Let's […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/30/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/30/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap tonight, and it has all the offense. Unfortunately, pitching is suspect with only a couple of aces […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/30/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's an exciting Wednesday in Major League Baseball as we've got a big slate highlighted by some strong pitchers, some hitters ready to bust out, and Shohei Ohtani who will be doing both. It's been Sho' Time in New York the past two days as Ohtani has three homers in his first two games in […]

Bobby Dalbec Day-To-Day With Hamstring Tightness

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec (hamstring) was removed from Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals due to hamstring tightness. Red Sox manager Alex Cora doesn't seem to be overly concerned about the injury, but he said after the game that Dalbec likely won't be in Wednesday's lineup. Dalbec is being considered day-to-day […]

Rafael Devers Reaches Base Three Times Tuesday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers reached base three times against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, going 1-for-2 with a single and two walks. Devers has been getting on base at an unbelievable clip of late, with a .429 OBP over his last 15 games and an even more impressive .464 OBP over his […]

Christian Vazquez Steals Eighth Base Of Year Tuesday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez stole his eighth base of the year against the Kansas City Royals. He also went 1-for-4 with a single. Among all players who play catcher as their primary position, Vazquez now has double the number of steals on the year of the next closest player. He's also slowly improved […]

J.D. Martinez Drives In Four Tuesday

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez had a big game Tuesday, driving in four runs against the Kansas City Royals. He went 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, a run scored, and a sacrifice fly. Before this game, Martinez had only driven in eight runs all month. This could be considered a breakout performance […]

Alex Verdugo Scores Twice Tuesday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo returned to the lineup Tuesday after getting a day off and had a strong game against the Kansas City Royals, going 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. The power has not been there for Verdugo of late, with just two extra-base hits in his last 11 games, […]

Kike Hernandez Picks Up Two More Hits Tuesday

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez had his third consecutive multi-hit game Tuesday, going 2-for-4 against the Kansas City Royals with two singles, a run, and an RBI. This three-game hit streak has coincided with Hernandez's return to the leadoff spot, and he's staking his claim to the position. Over his last 15 games, […]

Matt Barnes Strikes Out Side for 18th Save

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes picked up his 18th save with ease Tuesday, capping a 7-6 Boston victory with three straight strikeouts to set down the Kansas City Royals in order. This marks Barnes' fifth straight appearance without an earned run, and second consecutive without allowing a baserunner. Fantasy managers can expect Barnes […]

Nick Pivetta Knocked Around For Six Runs Tuesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta followed up his no-hit bid in his last start with a much less successful outing Tuesday, allowing six runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out five. Three of his nine hits allowed were home runs. Pivetta was fortunate that the offense came through, and he […]

Christian Arroyo Set For Rehab Assignment

Boston Red Sox infielder Christian Arroyo (knee) is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester this week and could play as soon as Wednesday. Arroyo landed on the 10-day injured list with a right knee contusion, but he might be ready for the team's West coast road trip later this week if he […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 6/29/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/29 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 6/29/21 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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 6/29/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This officially starts Week 14, and MAN was Week 13 exactly what we needed. If my math is correct, that was a 26-13-3 week that resulted in a positive 9.05 units. Within that we had a Wednesday-Saturday stretch where we were up 11.65 units in that 4-day hot streak. Still plenty of […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/29/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and there should be hitting for days. There is also pitching for days tonight. Some aces headline the way with Woodruff, Ray, Walker Buehler, and others. Finding the right combo of pitchers will obviously be key, but there will also be some great pivots based on […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 6/29

Welcome to another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]

Hunter Renfroe Hits Two Bombs Monday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe hit two more home runs Sunday, his 10th and 11th of the year, prompting manager Alex Cora to say, "...people need to start recognizing him as one of our best players." Renfroe now has an .802 OPS with 11 homers, 40 runs, and 40 RBI on the season. He's […]

Bobby Dalbec Homers In Win Monday

Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec went deep Monday, hitting his tenth home run of the year off Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy. He went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. This ends a four-game hitless streak for Dalbec, who struck out in nine of 13 at-bats during that span. Dalbec has plenty […]

Kike Hernandez Supplies Another Leadoff Home Run

Boston Red Sox utility man Kike Hernandez hit a leadoff home run for the second consecutive day Monday, this time taking Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy deep. It was his eighth home run of the season. For the game, Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a walk. He's now raised his season OPS to .713 […]

Matt Barnes Notches 17th Save

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes recorded his 17th save Monday, completing a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Barnes appears to be back on track after a few rough outings, as this was his second consecutive scoreless appearance, and fourth straight without allowing an earned run. With a 2.73 ERA, 0.85 […]

Josh Taylor Records 23rd Consecutive Scoreless Outing

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Josh Taylor recorded yet another scoreless outing Monday, bringing his streak of appearances without an earned run allowed to 23. He recorded his 10th hold against the Kansas City Royals, giving up no hits or walks, and also striking out none. As the Red Sox continue to win, Taylor can […]

Garrett Richards Allows Three Home Runs Monday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Richards had another tough outing Monday, allowing five runs on 11 hits and no walks to the Kansas City Royals in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out just three batters, and allowed three home runs. Richards has now allowed at least four earned runs in four consecutive outings, ballooning […]

Alex Verdugo Sitting On Monday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo is not in the starting lineup on Monday against the Kansas City Royals and left-hander Danny Duffy. Verdugo is likely just getting a breather against the southpaw. He's hitting just .136 (3-for-22) with seven strikeouts in the last seven days and only .204 (19-for-93) with one home run against […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 6/28

Welcome to the another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Each day RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider […]