Top 50 Prospects for Fantasy Baseball Redraft: Week 7 Rankings

September is here and the trade deadline dust has settled. It’s now time for teams to make that late push either to make the playoffs or to gain home-field advantages. The Rockies lost two players off the list this week. Sam Hilliard graduated from the list after surpassing the 130 at-bat mark in the Majors. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/4/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got a crazy day of baseball lined up as several doubleheaders mean 20 games will be played today. However, with MLB playing only seven innings for doubleheaders, those games will be left off the main slate so we've got a more manageable nine-game slate for our Friday night contests. Yu Darvish stands out as […]

Seattle Adds Phillip Ervin Off Waivers

Outfielder Phillip Ervin was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, adding to the club’s outfield mix. Ervin had been designated for assignment by the Reds last Friday after opening the year 3-for-35 at the plate. Used primarily against left-handed pitching, Ervin has K’d in seven of 14 at-bats versus […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 7)

The past week brought us one of the coolest trade deadlines in recent memory. It's always a good time when the GM of an MLB franchise starts making trades like a fantasy manager. The changes for Austin Nola, Mitch Moreland, Jonathan Villar, Starling Marte, and Jon Berti are meaningful, but not with clear fantasy implications. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 3rd 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 […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings

It's now September and in this shortened 2020 season, that means it's time for the Week 7 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks and our weekly dive into where the top 101 RPs stand moving forward. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. I've updated this piece through Sept. 1st. […]

MLB Betting Picks (9/3/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Tuesday was a bad day and my plays weren't even close. It's one of those days where you just shake your head and move forward. I took Wednesday off to recuperate my brain and am ready for this Thursday slate to take us into the weekend. Tuesday, Aug. 31: 0-2 (-2 units) 2020 Season Total: […]

Tyler Mahle Allows Three Runs Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Tyler Mahle allowed three runs over seven innings in a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Mahle struck out three and walked two but did not factor in the decision. The young right-hander has been trending up for the Reds since rejoining the rotation, posting two straight quality starts […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 9/2

After last night's offensive explosion across the MLB, it should send all the fantasy managers racing to the waiver wire looking for a hot hand. There is no shortage of streamers available to help boost your team past the others. Grab them fast while you still can! When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine […]

Brian Goodwin Draws Start In CF Wednesday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Brian Goodwin will enter the starting nine for the first time with his new club Wednesday against St. Louis and right-hander Johan Oviedo. Goodwin, a Trade Deadline acquisition, will man center field, a gig that he could hold down at least in the short-term while Nick Senzel recovers. Batting sixth while playing […]

Week 7 MLB Closers & Bullpen Usage Report

Monitoring bullpens in 2020 will be a vital task each and every day. Because of this, we'll be publishing a weekly article at RotoBaller that tracks which bullpens are being taxed and which pitchers within that bullpen are being heavily used. The idea of this column is to help you gain an inside track into which […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 2nd 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 […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 6

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). We're looking at a trio of low-owned right-handers this week, as Dane Dunning, Zach Eflin, and Tyler Mahle all impressed over the weekend. Each is available in more than 80% of […]

Sonny Gray Rocked By St. Louis Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Sonny Gray was ripped by the St. Louis Cardinals in his Tuesday start. Gray failed to make it out of the first inning, registering just two outs and allowing six runs to score. Gray struck out one and walked three in the outing, the shortest of the season for the veteran hurler. […]

Nick Senzel Works Out At Alternate Site Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel returned to the club’s alternate training site Tuesday to begin ramping up for his return to the big league roster. Senzel last appeared Aug. 14 before being placed on the IL, paving the way for Shogo Akiyama to see everyday at-bats in center field. Reds manager David Bell noted Tuesday […]

Jesse Winker Serves One-Game Suspension Tuesday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder/designated hitter Jesse Winker will miss Tuesday’s contest against the Cardinals while serving a one-game suspension. With St. Louis sending southpaw Kwang Hyun Kim to the mound, Matt Davidson will slot in at DH while Aristides Aquino mans left field. Winker enters play Tuesday second in the Majors in OPS (1.117), having been […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 1st 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 […]

H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 7

Just when we thought we going go make it, Oakland and Anaheim get erased off of Sunday's schedule due to a COVID postive test by the A's. We'll we actually go a whole week without this happening? Stay tuned. We're over halfway through the season and it's getting down to the nitty-gritty. Bigger and bigger […]

MLB Betting Picks (9/1/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Last week ended on a weird note for our MLB betting articles, as there were many games that were postponed due to the boycotts around the league. Vegas was waiting until nearly 10am EST to post lines and that made it tough for me personally to get anything out, but I did get some plays […]

Eugenio Suarez Homers, Drives In Four On Monday

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBI in a 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Suarez blasted a three-run homer off Jake Woodford in the ninth inning, forcing the Cardinals to bring closer Giovanny Gallegos in to finish out the game. Suarez got off to […]

Anthony DeSclafani Gives Up Seven Runs

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani struggled in a 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. DeSclafani allowed seven runs over 3 2/3 innings of work while striking out three and walking four in the loss. The loss drops DeSclafani's record to 1-2 with a 7.71 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts over 21 […]

Aristides Aquino Gets Recalled Monday, Enters Starting Lineup

Cincinnati Reds outfielder/designated hitter Aristides Aquino was brought up prior to Monday’s contest against the Cardinals and right-handed pitcher Dakota Hudson and was inserted directly into the starting lineup, batting sixth. While Aquino should have considerable DFS appeal due to his immense power, his path to full-time outfield duties remains blocked, especially following the acquisition […]

Arizona Ships Archie Bradley To Cincinnati

Right-handed pitcher Archie Bradley was acquired right at the cutoff of Monday’s Trade Deadline by the Cincinnati Reds, who sent infielder Josh VanMeter and outfield prospect Stuart Fairchild to Arizona in exchange. Bradley has served primarily as the D-backs’ closer since the start of 2019, having amassed 28 career saves. So far this season, he […]

Jesse Winker Gets Tagged With One-Game Suspension

Cincinnati Reds outfielder/designated hitter Jesse Winker has been handed down a one-game suspension stemming from a benches-clearing incident with the Cubs on Saturday. It has not been made immediately clear whether Winker will appeal said suspension with the Reds not yet having released their lineup for Monday close to first pitch. Entering Monday, Winker’s 1.122 […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Monday 8/31

It's another manic Monday, so you know what time it is - it's time to dig deep and find some streamers. Today is a tough day for pitcher streamers, so we'll roll the dice on a groundball machine. We'll also take a look at a Cardinals and Mariners stack! When choosing my daily hitter streamers, […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 31st 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 […]

Unexpected Dynasty Risers - Pitchers

Every year in dynasty league drafts fantasy managers will target young future stars, prospects which rank highly among all prospect rankings. There's a tendency to overdraft/overpay for these high-end prospects as fantasy folks are drawn to the new and shiny things much like kids get gooey-eyed for the newest toys each Christmas. While this is […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 7

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/31/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Baseball starts another week of games with 11 of them on Monday. Unfortunately, only seven of those 11 make the main slate on FanDuel. That has us missing out the Toronto Blue Jays feasting on the Baltimore Orioles and Jesse Winker continuing to tear the cover off the ball against the St. Louis Cardinals. This […]

Luis Castillo Drops To 0-5

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo allowed four runs over five innings of work in a 10-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Castillo struck out seven and walked one while serving up three homers in the loss. The veteran hurler's record drops to 0-5 with a 4.10 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, and 52 strikeouts in […]