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Early Plate Discipline Standouts
In 2019, I introduced a new (yet simple) statistical metric which focuses on the core ingredients of plate discipline. The Weighted Plate Discipline Index (wPDI) looks at the following basic binary events: Was the ball thrown in the zone? Was the ball swung on? Did the batter make contact with the ball? Weighted Plate Discipline […]
Closers and Saves Report - Week 7 Waiver Wire
As we enter the second month of the baseball season, there have already been plenty of surprises. The NL East is...bad, actually? The AL Central might actually have more than one playoff team? The Yankees are terrible? Wait no, they're good again? The Red Sox are for real? Are the Dodgers okay? What in the […]
MLB Betting Picks for Saturday 5/8 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
If you were here on Wednesday when I covered for Steve, you'd have read about how I'm leaning more to the prop bets which have been kind to me so far. What happened on Wednesday? The prop bet came in but the over/under pick did not, making it a break-even day. The over/under was a […]
Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/8/21 (Premium Content)
What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 6 of Bell's Best Bets. The start of May is a welcomed transition for this series of articles! Following a near 10-unit bounce back at the end of Week 4, I was looking forward to keeping the train moving with a great Week 5. Unfortunately the best way I […]
Wade Miley Throws No-Hitter
Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday. Miley struck out eight over nine scoreless innings to improve his record to 4-2 on the year. He took a perfect game into the sixth inning before issuing a walk. It goes into the books as the […]
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/8 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/8 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 […]
Shogo Akiyama Makes Season Debut Friday
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama (hamstring) has been activated from the injured list and will make his season debut on Friday night against the Indians. Akiyama started off the season on the injured list after suffering a hamstring injury while running the bases during Spring Training. He's a light-hitting outfielder, slashing .245/.357/.297 in 54 games […]
Friday Focus: Buy Or Sell Hitters
On Thursday, the news broke that the Angels had designated Albert Pujols for assignment. At 41, the former MVP hasn't been fantasy relevant in years, and his days as a perennial monster more or less ended when he left St. Louis a decade ago. This development made me feel old, as Pujols debuted when I […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 5/7
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. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/7/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have another massive Friday night slate on tap this week, with all but one game on FanDuel’s main slate. There are a number of upper-echelon pitchers to choose from as well, along with some very pitcher-friendly parks such as the Coliseum in Oakland and Oracle Park in San Francisco. However, thanks to the deep […]
Hunter Greene Brings The Heat In Double-A Win
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene, the team's No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline, threw 37 of his 71 total pitches over 100 mph in his first start for Double-A Chattanooga on Tuesday. The second overall pick of the 2017 draft topped out at 102 mph in the outing. Greene gave up one run and three […]
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings
Join me for the first May edition of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, which provides a weekly peek at my top 70 relievers moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with some mentions for hold candidates and ratio anchors. I decided to leave off most injured players because throwing darts at […]
Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 6
Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]
Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 6
Things are about to get interesting. This week marks the highly-anticipated return of the Minor League Baseball season for 2021. Prospects around baseball have spent more than a year working out at clubs' alternate training sites, extended spring training sites, and/or at their homes. Some players have flourished while others have… well, we don’t really […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the May 6th 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 […]
Bullpen Report: Struggling Closers Leading to Changes?
I have been playing a lot of MLB The Show lately and the one thing I have learned playing is - relievers are very important if you are going to play anything other than a standalone game! You need to not only have multiple options you can trust but the depth of many teams' bullpens […]
Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/6/21 (Premium Content)
What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 6 of Bell's Best Bets. The start of May is a welcomed transition for this series of articles! Following a near 10-unit bounce back at the end of Week 4, I was looking forward to keeping the train moving with a great week 5. Unfortunately the best way I […]
Jesse Winker Delivers Walk-Off Single Against White Sox
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker picked up the walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth inning Wednesday and drove in the only run of the game in the Reds' 1-0 victory against the Chicago White Sox. After missing one game due to a back injury on Sunday, Winker now has three hits, four runs […]
Joey Votto May Be Out For A Month
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (hand) will miss up to a month after breaking his left thumb during Wednesday's win over the Chicago White Sox. The veteran was nailed by a Dallas Keuchel pitch in the fourth inning and was subsequently replaced by Kyle Farmer. Although it appears the 37-year-old doesn't need surgery, it […]
Sonny Gray Throws A Gem On Wednesday
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Sonny Gray threw seven shutout innings in a 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Gray racked up eight strikeouts and walked two batters in the no-decision. The excellent outing lowers Gray's ERA to 3.92 with a 1.35 WHIP and 31 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings of work. Gray had […]
Joey Votto Suffers Broken Thumb, Will Miss Several Weeks
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (thumb) will miss several weeks after breaking his thumb during Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Votto was plunked on the thumb by a pitch and initially tried to stay in the game, leading to some speculation that he would be okay. He was eventually removed and […]
Nick Castellanos Dealing With Back Tightness
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos (back) was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox due to back tightness. Tyler Naquin made the start in Castellanos' typical right field post and batted seventh in the game. Castellanos first aggravated the injury in Tuesday's game and had to leave the game early. […]
Joey Votto Hit By Pitch, Removed From Wednesday's Game
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (hand) was hit in the thumb by a Dallas Keuchel changeup in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox. He initially stayed in the game, but was later removed in the sixth inning and replaced by Kyle Farmer. Votto was 0-for-1 in the game before […]
Veteran Bounce Backs In Effect for Fantasy Baseball
The old, boring vets are often the most painful to draft. We've likely seen their ceiling or are so far past it that their current level of production is meager in comparison. This relative way of thinking typically leaves a poorly framed assessment on that subset of players, leaving value to be harvested among the […]
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
Rejoice, for we have reached May! Cry, for we've also lost Dustin May. The injuries are rolling over all of us, but we must breathe and try to be grateful that we get to play our little game within a game. Frustration is natural and you have to let yourself vent it out, but then […]
MLB Betting Picks for Wednesday 5/5 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
No, it isn't a Saturday and you've lost three days of your life. I'm filling in for Steve today and hopefully have a bit more luck than I did Saturday. Two big first innings destroyed us with Andrew McCutchen being nutmegged by a line drive and costing us two runs. The under missed by two […]
Jeff Hoffman Doesn't Make It Through Third Inning
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Jeff Hoffman turned in an ineffective outing in a 9-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Hoffman allowed four runs in 2 1/3 innings of work while striking out four and walking one. He threw 63 pitches, with just 36 of those going for strikes. Hoffman took the loss, dropping […]
Amir Garrett Suspended Seven Games For Incident Saturday
Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Amir Garrett has been suspended seven games for his role in instigating a benches-clearing incident against the Cubs on Saturday, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Garrett screamed and pounded his chest after striking out Anthony Rizzo, which led to both benches coming out onto the field. Garrett is […]
Starting Pitchers to Buy or Sell
Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and fellow RotoBaller analyst, Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) dive into notable starting pitchers around the league. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 8-10 AM and Sundays from 9-11 PM. You can also find new weekly shows on YouTube, Spreaker, Spotify, iTunes and on the […]
Nick Senzel Scratched From Lineup With Sore Shoulder
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel (shoulder) has been scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to soreness in his left shoulder, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Tyler Naquin has replaced Senzel in the lineup and will bat sixth against the White Sox.
