Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 25 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 25! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 18th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, September 18th 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/18/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball over on DraftKings. While football is in full swing, DraftKings has continued pouring out these huge tournaments. The $250 GPP is featured, but they have a ton of different price ranges worth considering. It's a fun slate, with a few games in the morning and the main slate at night. There's […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 25 - Buy or Sell?

Less than two weeks left, and if you still need an extra home run or two, time is running out to get it. Are September's risers the answer? Are the fallers going to continue to fall? Weekly reminders: EVAB (pronounced ee-vab or ev-ab) is simply exit velocity on "air balls" - meaning fly balls and […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/17/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to free money Tuesday! FanDuel knows what's up, as everyone has their balances full after week two of NFL. FanDuel is offering an "enormous" Grand Slam to draw in some of that money and we should see plenty of stupid money in tournaments. As for tonight's slate, it will be a fun one. We […]

Freddy Galvis Remains Out of the Lineup

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Freddy Galvis (knee) is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Galvis injured his knee during a swing on Saturday and hasn't played since then. The Reds are going to give him a few days to rest up. Alex Blandino will bat leadoff and play second base […]

Jose Iglesias Remains Out on Monday

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Jose Iglesias (back) remains out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Iglesias missed both Saturday and Sunday's game due to lower back stiffness. Jose Peraza will bat seventh and play shortstop versus lefty Cole Hamels. Peraza doesn't have much upside with the bat, so he can be […]

Joey Votto is Scratched on Monday

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto (rest) has been scratched from the starting lineup against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The team has not given a reason for Votto missing this game, so stay tuned for more information. Josh VanMeter will draw the start at first base and bat eighth versus lefty Cole Hamels. VanMeter […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday, September 16th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 16th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Monday, September 16th 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 […]

Eugenio Suarez Blasts Two Homers

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 2-for-3 with two solo homers in a 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Suarez went deep in the fourth and sixth innings, both times off Arizona starter Zac Gallen. The veteran third baseman is now up to 47 homers, giving him a solid shot at posting […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Sunday, September 15th 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 […]

Anthony DeSclafani Pitches Well in Loss to Arizona

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani pitched well in a 1-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. DeSclafani gave up one run in seven innings of work while striking out five. He allowed just one hit in the game, a triple to Nick Ahmed. DeSclafani now has a 9-9 record, 3.93 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Saturday, September 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 […]

Joey Votto Hits 15th Homer on Friday

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Votto launched a third-inning pitch from starter Mike Leake for his 15th home run of the season. The veteran first baseman is hitting .268 with a .783 OPS, 75 runs, 46 RBI, and […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 24 - Buy or Sell?

A lot of this week's risers aren't actually too surprising. (We were going to talk about Jurickson Profar but the May 19 game resumption appears to have irreparably damaged the reliability of his two-week splits, which show him hitting .262 in some places and .298 in others. In short, though, you can ride his streak, […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Friday, September 13th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 13th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Friday, September 13th 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 […]

Eugenio Suarez Hits 45th Homer

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, and three RBI in an 11-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Suarez launched an eighth-inning, two-run homer off Seattle reliever Matt Wisler as part of a four-run inning. Suarez is putting the finishing touches on another excellent season, hitting .269 […]

Torn Labrum Ends Nick Senzel's Season

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel has a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will not play the rest of the season. Senzel had been dealing with soreness in his shoulder since making a diving catch on August 31 but attempted to play through the injury. The Reds have yet to release a timetable for […]

Nick Senzel Remains Out Of Lineup Thursday

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel (shoulder) is not in the lineup Thursday against the Seattle Mariners. Senzel has been dealing with a right shoulder injury that has kept him out of the lineup for eight consecutive games. There have been no further updates from the Reds, so he remains day-to-day for now. Brian O'Grady will […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday, September 12th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 12th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/12/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Thursday baseball on FanDuel. While football is fully in swing and most have there attention glued to that, the MLB is winding down and it's almost playoff time. The divisional races are getting tighter and we start to see who will be fighting for what spots. FanDuel hasn't slowed down, either, with plenty […]

Sonny Gray Pitches Well in Loss to Seattle

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Sonny Gray pitched well in a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Gray allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings while striking out nine. It was really only one mistake that did him in as he cruised through six no-hit innings before he allowed a three-run homer to Kyle Lewis […]

Nick Senzel Remains Sidelined Against Mariners

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel (shoulder) remains out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners. Senzel has not been in the starting lineup since September 7 due to a shoulder issue. Phillip Ervin will bat sixth and play center field versus lefty Marco Gonzales. Ervin has been in a bit of […]

Trevor Bauer Strikes Out Eight Mariners

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Trevor Bauer looked good in his Tuesday start against the Seattle Mariners. Bauer allowed two runs over 6 1/3 innings of work while striking out eight in the 4-3 loss. He escaped with a no-decision in the contest after departing with his team down 2-1. Bauer has mostly struggled since his trade […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 10th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/10/19): MLB DFS Lineups

After a slow Monday, we’re looking at a full slate here. There does happen to be one game played at 6:35 ET and we’re going to go ahead and avoid that BAL-NYY matchup. We do have a Coors Field fixture on this slate though and that should shake things up with two bad pitchers taking the mound in […]

Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds: WHIP for Week 24

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s pitchers Statcast and advanced metrics studs and duds article series! Each week we will select an advanced stat, choose two risers and two fallers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. With the fantasy playoffs upon us, I will write about a broader stat that can influence […]