Mike Minor To Make Another Rehab Start

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Minor (shoulder) will make another minor league rehab start, likely on Thursday for Triple-A Louisville. Minor has been out all year with a left shoulder injury, but he's inching closer to making his 2022 debut for Cincy. The 34-year-old left-hander has already made four rehab starts with Louisville and Double-A […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/22/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/22/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

Anthony Aniano's 2022 fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and free agent hitters to add for Week 7. Fantasy baseball managers should consider adding these players off the waiver wire if they are available in their leagues. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (SiriusXM channel 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/22/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Another solid Sunday of baseball lies ahead and here I find myself writing our signature Free MLB DFS picks piece for the third straight day! I don't usually write this piece but I've been pinch-hitting for a different team member each day and I've been actually really enjoying it as a nice change of pace […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/21/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

The weekend is here and brings with it a whole bunch of baseball games! Saturdays often give us a day baseball AND evening baseball and we have a perfect split of six games on both the early slate (1:05 EST) and main slate on DraftKings. FanDuel never wants to make things easy for us, but […]

Kyle Farmer Sitting Out On Saturday

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He has been dealing with some soreness lately, but has played in three straight games. This appears to be a routine day off, so fantasy managers shouldn't be concerned. Matt Reynolds will bat ninth and […]

Week 7 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Bryce Harper, Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw, Tyler O'Neill, Willy Adames

The month of May is almost over.  At this point, most fantasy players have a good idea of how their fantasy is doing in their respective leagues. If you are near the top, you try to stay there. If you are at the bottom, you hope your guys can turn it around or look to […]

Starting Pitchers Breaking Out for Fantasy Baseball: Part II - The New Strikeout Kings

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about pitchers who were striking out a lot of hitters and focused in particular on some pitchers who had seen major increases in their strikeout rates when compared to their 2021 seasons. That article can be found here and I got a lot of great feedback on it, […]

Joey Votto Returns From COVID Injured List

The Cincinnati Reds activated first baseman Joey Votto from the COVID-19 injured list on Friday. In corresponding moves, left-hander Ross Detwiler was placed on the bereavement list. The Reds also selected the contracts of right-hander Graham Ashcraft, infielder Taylor Motter and outfielder Aristides Aquino from Triple-A Louisville and sent infielder Jose Barrero to Louisville on […]

Tyler Mahle, Brandon Drury Placed On Restricted List

The Cincinnati Reds placed right-handers Tyler Mahle and Joel Kuhnel, infielder Brandon Drury and outfielder Albert Almora Jr. on the restricted list on Friday ahead of their weekend series in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Players must be vaccinated for COVID-19 to enter Canada. Mahle wasn't scheduled to pitch in this series anyway, so fantasy […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 7

Welcome back RotoBallers to another week of our fantasy baseball closers and saves waiver wire report. Another week, another round of bullpen news and moves for us to cover. A little bear returns from a little trip to the injured list. A blue bird is sick but his backup blue bird has him covered. A […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/20/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (5/20/22)

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! Make sure you're following my Twitter, as I can't guarantee that I'll always be able to get the added plays written here in the article, but I will typically add whatever else I'm playing throughout the day. The entire RotoBaller team has been working around the clock to make sure we can […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 7

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find […]

Tony Santillan Records His Second Save On Thursday

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Tony Santillan closed out the team's 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday to earn his second save of the year. He pitched the final 1 2/3 innings of the game, retiring each of the five batters he faced while recording one strikeout. With Lucas Sims (back) on the injured […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks

Howdy, and welcome back to another dose of my weekly-updated top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. The ball might be waking up with the warmer weather, so maybe think twice about those streaming candidates! RotoBallers can once again peruse my notes regarding key movers and then scroll through the top-101 in a […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/19/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Grab Rowan Wick, Joe Mantiply and Jason Adam

As some bullpens settle in and have set guys in set roles, others are as wild as ever before. Not only are we seeing more committees than ever when it comes to save situations, but over a month into the season we are starting to deal with injuries piling up and effecting bullpens. Plus, teams […]

Connor Overton Turns In Another Strong Start Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Connor Overton continued his string of strong starts in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Guardians. Overton pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts. The 28-year-old has come out of nowhere and now owns a 1.82 ERA, 10 strikeouts, and seven walks over […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/18/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions […]

Alexis Diaz Secures First Career Save

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Alexis Diaz allowed two walks while striking out three across a scoreless inning to earn the save during Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians. He entered the 10th inning to protect a 5-4 lead. The 25-year-old struck out the two first batters he faced. Diaz loaded the bases by walking the […]

Tyler Stephenson Back In The Lineup

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson (head) is back in the starting lineup on Tuesday and is hitting fifth against Cleveland Guardians right-hander Zach Plesac. Stephenson left the game early last Saturday after taking a foul tip off his mask behind the plate, but he was cleared from the league's concussion protocols. The 25-year-old backstop needs […]

Joey Votto Moving Rehab Assignment To Single-A

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto will move his minor league rehab assignment from Triple-A Louisville to Single-A Dayton on Tuesday. Votto is currently recovering from COVID-19 and has gone 1-for-4 with an RBI, three walks and two strikeouts in two games with Louisville so far. The Reds are hopeful that the 38-year-old will be […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 6

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. It was another fun week of baseball as we saw two no-hitters from top prospects, […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (5/17/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Mike Moustakas, Juan Yepez, Reid Demers, Alek Thomas

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 6 of the fantasy baseball season. Last week's list featured players like George Kirby off the waiver wire, and we're back at it for more. Just like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy baseball waiver wire articles. We are with you every single week, and […]

Hitter Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - xwOBA Leaders for Week 6

We're far enough into the season that we can dive into expected stats with some sense of reliability. Let's begin with everyone's favorite - xwOBA! Its given name is expected weighted on-base average and what it represents is the quality of each at-bat by a hitter. Statcast uses a combination of exit velocity, launch angle, […]

Joey Votto Begins Rehab Assignment At Triple-A

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (illness) began his rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville this past weekend. He played in two games and went 1-for-4 with three walks, an RBI, a run scored and two strikeouts. The 38-year-old landed on the COVID-19 injured list at the start of the month. The specifics of what Votto […]

Mike Minor Strikes Out Four At Triple-A Sunday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Minor (shoulder) made his second rehab start at Triple-A Louisville on Sunday. He pitched 2 1/3 innings and allowed three hits, one walk and two runs (one earned) while striking out four. He threw 60 pitches in the game with 41 of them winding up as strikes. Minor pitched three […]

Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - BABIP For Week 6

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week, I will select one advanced metric, choose two pitchers with strong values and two with poor values, and analyze what those values may mean for future performance. Over the last two weeks, I took a look at different components of pitchers' batted-ball […]