MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/18 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 7/18/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Tarik Skubal (SP, DET) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of leagues ANALYSIS:After a rough start to the season, Skubal has come into his own as a solid fantasy starter. Over 10 starts in May and June, Skubal went 4-3 with a 3.23 ERA, 1.239 WHIP and 32.5 percent strikeout rate over 55 2/3 innings of […]

Robbie Grossman Hits Solo Home Run In Game 1 Saturday

Detroit Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman provided the only run of the game in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. Grossman hit a solo home run in the first inning of the game and the Tigers would go on to win the game 1-0. The home run was Grossman's 13th of the year. […]

Akil Baddoo Drives In Three In Saturday Night's Win

Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo opened up the scoring for the team in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. In the second inning, Baddoo came up with the bases loaded and went on to hit a bases-clearing triple. It was his only hit of the day. He sat against a lefty in […]

Miguel Cabrera Hits Walk-Off Single Saturday Night

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera helped lead the team to a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader. The Tigers went into the eighth inning trailing 4-3. After Jonathan Schoop drove in a run to tie the game, Cabrera came up and hit a walk-off single that scored […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/18/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/18/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Eric Haase Exits After Being Hit On Helmet By Pitch

Detroit Tigers utility player Eric Haase (head) exited Saturday's game after being hit in the head by a pitch, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press. Haase was hit by a 95 mph fastball to start off the seventh inning, and while it seemed initially like he was going to stay in the game, […]

Kody Clemens Increasing His Versatility

Detroit Tigers second baseman Kody Clemens has played first base and right field, in addition to the keystone, in July. The 25-year-old has played second base in 23 games, right field for four games and first base for three games for Double-A Toledo. Clemens is increasing his versatility with a crowded infield picture in Detroit […]

Michael Fulmer Progressing, Matthew Boyd Further Behind

Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer (neck) is "doing great" after starting rehab activity early in July, according to manager A.J. Hinch. He's been out since June 27 with a right cervical spine strain. Fulmer must complete a bullpen session this weekend before he's allowed to progress to live batting practice. He recently played long toss […]

Jose Urena To Be Placed On Injured List

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jose Urena (groin) will be placed on the 10-day injured list after exiting Saturday's start due to right groin tightness, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. That won't impact too many fantasy managers, however, as Urena has struggled this year with a 2-8 record, 6.43 ERA and 14 […]

Niko Goodrum Heading To Injured List With Calf Injury

Detroit Tigers utility player Niko Goodrum (calf) will be placed on the 10-day injured list after being scratched from Saturday's lineup due to left calf tightness, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. It's unclear just how long Goodrum will be out, but in the meantime, the Tigers are calling up outfielder Victor […]

Jose Urena Exits Start Early Saturday

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jose Urena (groin) exited his start on Saturday due to right groin tightness, according to Jason Beck of MLB.com. Urena had been cruising through his first three innings of work, allowing just two hits and no runs while striking out two before he was replaced in the fourth by Daniel Norris. […]

Niko Goodrum Scratched With Left Calf Tightness

Detroit Tigers infielder Niko Goodrum (calf) was scratched from the lineup of Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday with left calf tightness. Zack Short took Goodrum's place at shortstop against Twins left-hander Charlie Barnes. Don't be surprised if Goodrum also sits out the nightcap of the doubleheader. Aside from his […]

Tyler Alexander To Start Game 2 Of Doubleheader

Detroit Tigers left-hander Tyler Alexander will start the second game of the team's doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. In 26 appearances (two starts) over 39 2/3 innings for the Tigers this year, Alexander has a 4.31 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 36/10 K/BB. This will be a bullpen game for Detroit, so Alexander shouldn't […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 17

It was strange to not see any baseball highlights for a few days this week but thankfully it was a quiet injury week as a result. Following the All-Star break, a number of injured players will be beginning/finishing their rehab assignments in the hopes of returning to their respective teams. Please keep in mind that […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/17/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome in RotoBallers, and welcome to the unofficial start of the 2nd half of the 2021 MLB season. The first half was certainly one to forget for me, but despite the poor results, I have definitely learned and grown a lot through the process and grind of betting MLB each and every day of the […]

The NotBurts: First Half Hitter Awards

For all of the division and rancor in society, one foundation of our world stays intact from year to year, splendid in its grandeur, universal in its praise. The NotBurts. A celebration of first-half excellence in hitting, the NotBurts aren't, as one critic (liar) claimed, "just an award show made up by some lunatic". No, […]

Gregory Soto Expected To Be Available For Next Game

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Gregory Soto has passed a pair of COVID-19 tests after appearing in Tuesday's All-Star game, according to Tigers manager A.J. Hinch. Soto will continue to be tested in accordance with protocols, but the expectation is that he will be available out of the bullpen the next time the Tigers take the […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/17/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/17/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Fantasy Baseball Rest Of Season Rankings: Mid-Year Updates

The All-Star break offers us fantasy baseball players a chance to breathe and reassess the battlefield before us. Pitching remains as volatile as ever thanks to midseason rule changes, the next generation is fighting uphill after missing minor-league development in 2020, and Shohei Ohtani has blossomed into a full-fledged superstar. Instead of my weekly top […]

Taking a Mulligan - Second-Half Rebound Candidates

We've reached the All-Star Break, which means the baseball season is just over halfway done. Let me repeat that: we still have three months to go! I think some of us are still operating in the mindset of the shortened 2020 season and are thinking that our fantasy seasons are over if we're not in […]

Improving Hitters to Watch in the Second Half

We have more than three months of baseball in the books. It has been a glorious spring and summer with the return of the 162 game schedule. While it was nice for MLB to sneak in 60 games and some expanded playoffs in 2020 after we feared a full season cancellation, it really just didn't […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 7/17

Welcome to 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 to […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/16/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome in RotoBallers, and welcome to the unofficial start of the 2nd half of the 2021 MLB season. The first half was certainly one to forget for me, but despite the poor results, I have definitely learned and grown a lot through the process and grind of betting MLB each and every day of the […]

Nomar Mazara DFA'd, Willi Castro Optioned Friday

In a series of roster moves on Friday, the Detroit Tigers designated outfielder Nomar Mazara for assignment and optioned infielder Willi Castro to Triple-A Toledo. Outfielder Derek Hill and infielder Isaac Paredes were called up from Toledo in corresponding roster moves. For Mazara, the 26-year-old hasn't been able to recapture his form since leaving Texas […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/16/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! The second half of the 2021 campaign kicks off tonight after a few days off for the All-Star break. Shohei Ohtani and Pete Alonso gave us a few highlights in the home run derby on Monday before the American League defeated the National League 5-2 for the eighth game in a row on […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 7/16

Welcome to 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 to […]

OwnersBox MLB Lineup Picks (7/16 - 7/22) - Weekly Fantasy Baseball Contests

The All-Star Break is almost over, and we're excited for some MLB action again. We're going to be kicking off the 2nd half of the season with another juicy contest on OwnersBox! This week's free RotoBaller contest has a $500 cash prize pool - it's completely free to enter with code BALLER3! All new OwnersBox […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 16

How about that Home Run Derby? I'm not even a Mets fan but Pete Alonso is definitely one of my favorite non-White Sox players out there. That man can destroy a baseball. The day before the derby we got to see some of the rising star prospects in the Futures Game. The National League prospects […]

Catcher's Corner Exam Room: Tarik Skubal

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Tarik Skubal, analyzing the Detroit Tigers starting pitcher and explaining why fantasy baseball managers should be buying the changes but also expecting bumps along the way. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM […]