Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 5

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 5

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 5 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those that do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and no trades, making waiver moves a bit different. […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 5

Some of the names may be the same but each week presents a change in schedule that determines a starter's fantasy value. The trickiest part of playing in weekly leagues is having to weigh talent vs. opportunity in the pitching realm. With many pitchers now having four or five starts under their belt, we have […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/8/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/8/22 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 […]

Time To Sell-High Or Hold? Which Fantasy Baseball Hot Starts Are For Real

It is hard to predict anything in life, and baseball is no exception. Every year, we utilize the information available to project what's going to happen, and as time goes on, we often feel much more confident in those projections. The problem? Information changes. There are so many moving parts to the game of baseball […]

Derek Hill Leading Off For Tigers

Detroit Tigers outfielder Derek Hill is leading off today vs. Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros. Hill has hit left-handed pitching pretty well to begin the season in limited action as he is 3-for-11 with a double. He was also solid in 2021 as he posted a .767 OPS against lefties. He makes for an […]

Austin Meadows Sitting Saturday

Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup against the Houston Astros. The former Ray is enjoying a strong .284 batting average but has no home runs and just a .370 slugging percentage. With left-hander Framber Valdez on the mound for the Astros, Meadows, who has a career .709 […]

Week 5 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Carlos Correa, Jonathan India, Teoscar Hernandez, Andrew Vaughn

It is hard to believe, but we are already in the second week of May. I hope all of your teams have been doing better than the Cincinnati Reds. Soon, we will all know how our fantasy teams are doing and if they have a chance to win it all. Injuries, like every year, continue […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (5/7/22)

It's a soggy Saturday in the Northeastern part of the country and we are likely to see a few more baseball games canceled today. We had six games postponed yesterday and that put a bit of a damper on an otherwise loaded slate of MLB action. If you're not familiar, I'm "Thunder Dan" Palyo and […]

Javier Baez Struggling At The Plate

The Detroit Tigers infielder Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Tigers' 3-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Friday. After a hot start to the 2022 season in early April, Baez has struggled over the past seven games, slashing just .207/.258/.276 with no homers, three RBI, and six strikeouts over 29 at-bats. […]

Nick Mariano's Updated Saves+Holds Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitchers

We're back to celebrate the glory that is relief pitchers with another rendition of my top-150 Saves+Holds (Solds) rankings with a month of play in the books. I know there are dozens of you out there who play in formats with SV+HLD, or leagues where Saves and Holds are separate categories. Or maybe you're just […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/6/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. Today we have a massive 13-game slate on tap. That means we should have pitching for days and ways to stack. We have some elite arms tonight in Scherzer, Gausman, and Cole, with some near-elite options. The primary concern for tonight […]

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

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/6/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A planned 14-game slate tonight, but it's looking like a really rough night for weather. I wouldn't use much time in the early afternoon making lineups tonight, just prepare your player pool and then be […]

Tarik Skubal Strikes Out Nine Astros

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal was sharp during Thursday's no-decision versus the Astros, striking out nine batters in his club's 3-2 loss. He gave up six hits and no walks in the 90-pitch outing, but was blemished by a pair of solo homers off the bats of Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña. It was […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 4

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

EPL Betting Picks and Game Previews for Matchweek 36: English Premier League

A solid week saw us bag a small profit last weekend, but it could easily have been more. Injury-time goals in three of the games all denied us correct score predictions and two of them cost us winning picks. Otherwise, we'd have been sitting pretty with a 132% ROI instead of the 102.52% we did […]

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

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. Today we have a 6-game slate on tap. It is a slate with some excellent, top-tier pitching, making stacking things more interesting. The biggest question will be which high-priced pitchers to target and what value bats to pair with them, as […]

Jonathan Schoop Heading To The Bench On Thursday

Detroit Tigers second baseman Jonathan Schoop is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against the Houston Astros. Harold Castro will be covering the keystone and batting seventh in the game. After going 0-for-8 with three strikeouts in Wednesday's doubleheader, Schoop is now slashing .136/.174/.193 over 23 games on the year. He has […]

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

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/5/22 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 […]

Finding Breakout Hitters for Fantasy Baseball: Chase Rate Early-Season Metrics

In an earlier article on Blast Rate, I mentioned that this was the time of year that some hitting metrics start to stabilize. While many of us want to focus on exit velocity and hard-hit rate because they lead to more exciting outcomes, I think focusing on plate discipline metrics can be just as important. […]

Florio's Bullpen Report: Add Ryan Helsley and Michael King While You Can

The popular fantasy baseball strategies this draft season were to load up on offensive players and those elite relievers who can safely get all the save chances. So far in the first month, offense is historically down and we have seen more bullpens change than stay the same. This is not me knocking the strategies, […]

Miguel Cabrera Sitting Out Game 1 Wednesday

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of a doubleheader on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cabrera should be back for the second game of the twin bill against Pirates left-hander Jose Quintana. Austin Meadows is serving as the designated hitter and batting third in Game 1 […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/22): 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 […]

Alex Faedo To Make MLB Debut Wednesday

Detroit Tigers right-hander Alex Faedo, the team's No. 16 prospect per MLB Pipeline, will be the Tigers 27th man for Wednesday's doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates and will make his major league debut in Game 2. Faedo underwent Tommy John surgery in 2019 and didn't pitch at all the last two seasons. The 26-year-old has […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/3/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/3/22 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 […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/3/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. Today we have a massive 11-game slate on tap. There are some solid pitching options, like many solid pitching options. Playing the roster rate game can come in handy with your pitchers, or eat the chalk with the two pitchers mentioned […]

Dustin Garneau Designated For Assignment

The Detroit Tigers designated catcher Dustin Garneau for assignment on Monday in a move to get down to a 26-man roster. Garneau hit .300 with a .364 on-base percentage in 11 plate appearances for the Tigers this season after batting .210 with a .250 on-base percentage and six home runs in 68 plate appearances for […]

Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - Exit Velocity Changes For Week 4

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. Statcast has a cool year-to-year change feature for a host of metrics, and this week […]

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

With a shortened April now in the rearview mirror, let's move into May with a fresh stroll through my weekly-updated top 101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. RotoBallers can once again peruse my notes regarding key movers and then scroll through the top-101 in a table with tiers, ranks, earned value via […]