Andrew Vaughn Hits Eighth Home Run

Chicago White Sox first baseman/outfielder Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's victory versus the Detroit Tigers. Vaughn's home run was his eighth of the season and his second in the last three games. Vaughn is starting to turn the corner in his rookie campaign and is now hitting .246 with […]

Gavin Sheets Hits Another Home Run

Chicago White Sox infielder Gavin Sheets went 1-for-4 with a walk and three-run home run in Friday's victory versus the Detroit Tigers. Sheets was promoted on June 29 and he has started every game since then. Sheets is now 6-for-15 with two home runs. It's not necessary to run to the waiver wire for Sheets […]

Lance Lynn Continues Impressive Season

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lance Lynn picked up his eighth victory of the season in Friday's win versus the Detroit Tigers. Lynn tossed six innings and allowed four hits, one run, five walks and struck out nine on the evening. Lynn's five walks were the most he has allowed this season and managers shouldn't […]

Yasmani Grandal Exits Early With Calf Tightness

Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal (calf) left Friday's contest prior to the bottom of the fifth inning with left calf tightness. Grandal finished the game 1-for-2 with a RBI. Backup catcher Zack Collins replaced Grandal. For now, Grandal is day-to-day, but more should be known on his status as the evening goes on. If […]

Yermin Mercedes Optioned, Adam Eaton Activated

The Chicago White Sox optioned catcher/designated hitter Yermin Mercedes and right-hander Zack Burdi to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday and activated outfielder Adam Eaton (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Mercedes was the talk of baseball in the first month of the season when he had a 1.113 OPS and five home […]

White Sox Calling Up Prospect Jake Burger

The Chicago White Sox are calling up third base prospect Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte after Yoan Moncada bruised his hand in the game on Thursday. Moncada is expected to miss the next three games over the weekend against the Detroit Tigers. Burger, 25, has hit .471/.518/.843 in his last 12 games at Charlotte. The […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/2/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

FanDuel’s Friday slate has all but the Padres-Phillies game on the ledger, giving us a massive player pool to work with. There are certainly some upper-tier arms in action, but as we’ll explore further, it isn’t absolutely necessary to spend all the way up to gain access to some strong fantasy upside. At the same […]

Kyle Bishop's 10 Bold Predictions for 2021: Midseason Review

With the calendar flipping to July, we've now reached the rough midpoint of the 2021 season. As with any other year, it's been a mixed bag of expected results and wild surprises. As anticipated, the Dodgers and Padres are running neck and neck in the National League West...but both are behind the Giants, who somehow […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Finally a day this week with no huge weather issues. This should be a fun slate of games, let's break it down!    Top Tournament Stacks for 7/2/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/2 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 Betting Picks for Friday 7/2 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

No sugar coating it. Last weekend was rough. After a 1-2 Friday, we went winless on Saturday. The prop parlay bet just missed out. The Braves outhit the Reds 8-6 but lost the game 4-1. And the Giants and Athletics missed out on the first five innings over by one run. Even tougher to take […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/2/21 (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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/2/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/2/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a loaded slate. Like recent slates, there are a couple of weather concerns, […]

Carlos Rodon Picks Up No-Decision On Thursday

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Carlos Rodon struggled in Thursday's no-decision versus the Minnesota Twins. Rodon tossed five frames and allowed six hits, four runs, two walks and struck out nine on the afternoon. Rodon has been great all year, but he has now allowed seven earned runs in 10 innings over his last two […]

Zack Collins Goes Yard In Victory

Chicago White Sox catcher Zack Collins put together a strong performance in Thursday's win versus the Minnesota Twins. Collins went 2-for-3 with a walk, stolen base, two RBI and a solo home run. The stolen base would be his first of the season and managers shouldn't expect many more moving forward. Despite the nice day […]

Yoan Moncada Possibly Out All Weekend

Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada (hand) is expected to miss the team's weekend series against the Detroit Tigers, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reported. Moncada exited Thursday's game against the Minnesota Twins after bruising his right hand while trying to slide into third base. The good news for fantasy managers is that Moncada, who […]

Brian Goodwin Stays Hot With Another Home Run

Chicago White Sox outfielder Brian Goodwin stayed hot by going 2-for-4 with a walk and solo home run in Thursday's victory versus the Minnesota Twins. Goodwin has now gone yard in two consecutive games. Goodwin was promoted to the White Sox on June 10 and he has carved out a nice role in the lineup […]

Yoan Moncada Leaves Thursday's Game With Bruised Hand

Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada (hand) was removed from Thursday's game against the Minnesota Twins after bruising his right hand. He was replaced in the game by Billy Hamilton. Moncada is currently being evaluated further. He suffered the injury while sliding into third base in the game. He remained in the game initially […]

Lance Lynn Looking To Rebound Against Detroit

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lance Lynn had his latest start on June 26 against the Seattle Mariners shortened during a suspended game. Lynn only went three innings in that one, striking out four and walking two while allowing no runs. The veteran right-hander will get the Detroit Tigers for the second time this season […]

Leury Garcia Scratched From Lineup Thursday

Chicago White Sox outfielder Leury Garcia (knee) has been scratched from the starting lineup on Thursday, but manager Tony La Russa said that Garcia should be able to play on Friday. The White Sox don't want to push him after a night game after Garcia dealt with some knee pain recently. The 30-year-old switch-hitter managed […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 14

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each […]

Three Up, Three Down: Home Run Outliers to Buy or Sell

A huge key to having success at the game of fantasy baseball is being able to spot outliers. The game of baseball, more than most other sports, is largely dictated by randomness, at least over the short term. Even with the pretty large three-month data sample we have, randomness can still rule the day. My […]

When Is The Right Time to Invest In Rookie Pitchers?

As the calendar turns to July, many fantasy managers start looking to the minor leagues to see which call-ups could help us earn a championship. While we know the big-name players who are likely already on a roster, we hunt for the next surprise call-up of a slightly flawed pitcher who takes a big step […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

And just like that, the calendar creeps towards July and we all descend into heat-induced comas filled with spin-rate fever dreams. Meditate with me and think of a happy, Manfred-less baseball universe as we update my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. I take stock of my top 101 SPs moving forward. We're halfway into the season, […]

Dylan Cease Earns Seventh Victory

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease earned his seventh victory of the season versus the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Cease picked up a quality with six solid innings. He allowed three hits, two runs, three walks and struck out seven on the evening. Both of his runs came off of solo home runs and […]

Andrew Vaughn Hits Seventh Home Run

Chicago White Sox first baseman/outfielder Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI in Wednesday's victory versus the Minnesota Twins. He also hit a two-run home run. Vaughn was one of the more hyped up prospects in fantasy circles this offseason, but he hasn't exactly lived up to expectations in his rookie season. […]

Gavin Sheets Hits First Home Run

Chicago White Sox first baseman Gavin Sheets went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's victory versus the Minnesota Twins. Sheets crushed a two-run home run off of Matt Shoemaker in the bottom of the fifth inning for his first career dinger. Sheets was called up on Tuesday and he has been impressive in his first […]

Brian Goodwin Goes Yard

Chicago White Sox outfielder Brian Goodwin went 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs and a solo home run in Wednesday's victory versus the Minnesota Twins. The home run would be his second of the season. The veteran was promoted on June 10 to the active roster and he has been a fixture in lineup for […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (7/1/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Happy Thursday, MLB fans and DFS grinders! We have another split slate on tap today with a 5-game afternoon slate on DraftKings, while FanDuel has only four games, with the Texas-Oakland game being available only on DK. While most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted […]