Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 14th 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 […]

Joey Votto Hitting The Ball Well Despite Lack Of Results

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is off to a slow start in 2021, slashing just .184/.216/.306 with two homers, five runs, and six RBI through 49 at-bats. Despite the sluggish start, Votto is showing encouraging signs at the plate. According to MLB.com's Mark Sheldon, Votto is leading the team with an average exit velocity […]

Shogo Akiyama Continues To Rehab At Alternate Site

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama (hamstring) continues to progress at the team's Louisville alternate training site. Manager David Bell said that Akiyama pretty much has no restrictions, although he has intentionally not been running at 100 percent intensity yet. "We're pushing him a little bit harder now," Bell said. "He's going to start playing in […]

Sonny Gray To Return From Injured List And Start Saturday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Sonny Gray (back) will be activated from the 10-day injured list to make his 2021 regular season debut on Saturday against the Cleveland Indians. Gray missed the start of the year after dealing with a mid-back strain in spring training. He threw in a game at the team's alternate training site […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/15/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We had an amazing bounce back night on Tuesday, 4/7 that put us close to even on the young season. Since then it's been a mixed bag of washes with lost money on the juice and just downright bad beats leading to rough results. […]

Nick Castellanos Slashing .306/.333/.653 Through 12 Games

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos is off to a solid start to the 2021 season. Through 12 games, he's slashing .306/.333/.653 with four home runs, three doubles, eight RBI and 10 runs. While he's only walked one time so far this year, he's cut down his strikeouts significantly. He currently has a strikeout rate of […]

Michael Lorenzen Moved To 60-Day Injured List

The Cincinnati Reds moved right-hander Michael Lorenzen (shoulder) from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list on Wednesday to open up a spot on the 40-man roster for left-hander Phillip Diehl, who they claimed off of waivers. The move doesn't bode well for Lorenzen's recovery as he was originally only expected to miss one or […]

Jose De Leon Heading To Bullpen

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Jose De Leon will be shifted to the bullpen this week to accommodate the return of Sonny Gray (back) from the injured list. Gray will be activated to start against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. Gray was placed on the injured list at the beginning of the season after developing back spasms […]

Tyler Mahle Strikes Out Seven In Loss Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Tyler Mahle struck out seven batters in five innings of work on Wednesday in a 3-0 loss to the Giants. Mahle allowed two runs — one earned — on three hits and one walk, as he fell to 1-1 on the year with a 1.93 ERA in 14 innings of work. […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/14/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We had an amazing bounce back night on Tuesday, 4/7 that put us close to even on the young season. Since then it's been a mixed bag of washes with lost money on the juice and just downright bad beats leading to rough results. […]

Luis Castillo Allows Four Runs On Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo allowed four runs over five innings in a 7-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Castillo escaped with a no-decision, striking out seven in the outing. The Giants did all of their damage off of the veteran hurler in the first inning, hitting a pair of two-run homers […]

Mike Moustakas Hits Two-Run Homer In Loss

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Mike Moustakas went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 7-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Moustakas and first baseman Joey Votto teamed up to both blast two-run shots in the first inning off of Giants starter Kevin Gausman. Moustakas is off to a nice start this season, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/14/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! The only way it could be happier would be if DraftKings included the San Diego-Pittsburgh game on the slate. Alas, we will not be able to have Joe Musgrove in our lineups as he attempts to join Johnny Vander Meer as the only pitcher in baseball history to throw back-to-back no-hitters. Regardless, […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/14 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season and alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

Tyler Naquin Has Been A Big Surprise

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tyler Naquin has been one of the biggest surprises in baseball in the early going, as he's tied for the National League lead in home runs with five and leads the league with 14 RBI. Coming out of spring training, Naquin was expected to be the fifth outfielder behind Nick Castellanos, Nick […]

Statcast Hitter Leaderboard: Maximum Exit Velocity

Although we technically got Statcast data as soon as the first pitch of the 2021 season was thrown, any good sabermetrician knows that sample size matters. It's still quite early in the season but we can't wait to start digging into the stats, so let's start this year's iteration of the Statcast Hitter Leaderboard by […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers to Target

Diving head-first into relievers who have converted saves early in the season is typically fine but whatever is going on this season is very, very odd. If my math is correct, there are now 35 different relievers who have at least 1 save so far this year. After one week of games. Crazy. — Greg […]

Champ or Chump: Jonathan India

The NL Central was among the most wide-open divisions in all of baseball coming into the season. The Milwaukee Brewers were the favorites if you believe the projected standings at FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus, but oddsmakers tended to favor the St. Louis Cardinals after their splashy addition of Nolan Arenado. The Cubs still had their […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 3

There is no shortage of prospects getting off to good starts this year. This is the third column of the year and yet again we have four completely different rookies who are putting up big numbers. These are all new guys to appear in this column this year, but one of them has gotten the […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the first iteration of my 2021 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 101 SPs moving forward. Since this is the first version of the year, it won't be "full" because much of the punch hinges on movement from the prior week and a reliable set of […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 3

Week 3 of the Major League Baseball season is underway and we're already witnessing some impressive rookie performances led by Chicago's surprise contributor Yermin Mercedes and Miami's impressive young arm Trevor Rogers. But a strong start to the year doesn't always guarantee a full, successful season. If we look back to the stunted 2020 season, […]

NL Rookies Ready to Break Out

Every year, there are those rookies who we expect to make a splash right away. In 2020, it was Luis Robert, Kyle Lewis, Alec Bohm, and Sixto Sanchez. Below are nine of the National League's potential top rookies for 2021, both at the dish and on the mound. I've ranked them in order of how […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/13/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We had an amazing bounce back night on Tuesday, 4/7 that put us close to even on the young season. Since then it's been a mixed bag of washes with lost money on the juice and just downright bad beats leading to rough results. […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/13/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/13 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   We will be releasing our premium MLB DFS pitching picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, at least a few hours before games begin that day.Featured Promo: […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 4/13

We're nearly two weeks into the regular season and injuries, game delays, and general roster shuffling have already taken their toll on fantasy rosters. In leagues with daily lineups, fantasy managers can navigate those pitfalls and take advantage of favorable matchups with help from RotoBaller's daily MLB streaming articles. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an interesting 10-game slate on tap today. It was supposed to be an 11-game slate, but Monday rainouts caused some doubleheaders, which took out a main slate game between the Mariners and Orioles. SO DON'T PLAY ANY OF THEM IN YOUR LINEUPS!!!! Tonight's slate is going to be a good one as it […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/13/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

For the Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks, I'll be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for the FanDuel main slate on 4/13/2021.  That means no Blake Snell, Nelson Cruz, or Jed Lowrie recommendations, nor any of their teammates. However, if I was going to include the early games, those first three would certainly be advised. […]

Jesse Winker Hits Two-Run Homer

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 3-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Winker took San Francisco starter Aaron Sanchez deep in the third inning, giving him his first long ball of the season. Despite missing almost a week with the flu, the veteran outfielder is […]

Lucas Sims Picks Up Save Monday

Cincinnati Reds reliever Lucas Sims got the final out of a 3-0 win over the San Francisco Giants to earn his first save of the season on Monday. Sims struck out the lone batter he faced while lowering his ERA to 4.91 on the young season. The veteran right-hander has mostly been working in a […]

Wade Miley Goes Five Scoreless Innings In Win

Cincinnati Reds left-hander Wade Miley pitched well in a 3-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Miley threw five scoreless innings in the start, striking out three and walking one as he improved his record to 2-0 on the young season. The veteran southpaw has yet to allow a run in 11 innings […]