Michael Fulmer Records His Sixth Save On Sunday
Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Michael Fulmer closed out the team's 10-inning, 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday to earn his sixth save of the year. He pitched a scoreless 10th inning, allowing no hits and one walk while striking out three. He has now earned the last two saves for the team […]
Casey Mize Allows Three Runs Against Angels On Sunday
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize had trouble keeping hitters off the base paths in Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. Mize pitched five innings and allowed eight hits, one walk and three earned runs while striking out four. He surrendered two home runs in the game. It wasn't a horrible outing, but was […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/21/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Monday, RotoBallers! MLB provides six games to comb through as we officially kick off the summer. The Braves and Mets have a double-header, so we lose a Jacob deGrom start, but there are still several enticing arms to roster in our lineups. The first pitch on Monday will be thrown in Baltimore at 7:05 […]
Isaac Paredes Starting On Sunday
Detroit Tigers infielder Isaac Paredes will start on Sunday for the series finale against the Angels. The 22-year-old was on tap to play on Saturday after being recalled from Triple-A Toledo to take over the Niko Goodrum (finger), who recently landed on the 10-day injured list. However, after Paredes' flight was delayed, he was subsequently […]
Spin Rate Kings Who May Be Toppled
The talk of the town is spin rate. If you spend any time following MLB discussion, you have certainly heard all about the league's crackdown on pitchers using foreign substances to help their grip and spin on the baseball. Like most other topics, there are lots of people on both sides of the argument. No […]
Riley Greene Just Misses Cycle At Double-A
Detroit Tigers prospect Riley Greene came close to hitting for the cycle on Saturday after going 3-for-3 with two walks. He hit a double, triple, and home run but missed the cycle after taking free passes in his final two at-bats — which also showed a mature approach. The 20-year-old outfielder has been on fire […]
Tarik Skubal (SP, DET) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's been a tale of two seasons for Tarik Skubal and it's caused many to overlook the Tigers hurler in fantasy. The 24-year-old lefty had an awful first month of the season and it's still reflected in his season-long stats, like his pedestrian […]
Daz Cameron Hits His Second Home Run On Saturday
Detroit Tigers outfielder Daz Cameron had a solid game at the plate in Saturday's loss to the Los Angeles Angels. He went 2-four-4 with a home run and two RBI in the game. Cameron was called up about 10 days ago and has seen a decent amount of playing time since then. He's played eight […]
Jonathan Schoop Hits His 13th Home Run Against Angels
Detroit Tigers second baseman Jonathan Schoop continued his remarkable month of June on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels. He went 2-for-3 in the game with a home run and a walk. The home run was his 13th of the year and eighth already this month. He is slashing .369/.425/.815 through June and he has […]
Wily Peralta Allows Five Runs In Spot Start Saturday
Detroit Tigers pitcher Wily Peralta made his first start of the year against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. He pitched five innings and allowed seven hits, two walks and five earned runs while striking out two. He earned the loss as the Tigers fell 8-3. Peralta was called up from Triple-A this past Tuesday […]
MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/20/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/20 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Top Tournament Stacks for 6/20/21 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 […]
Niko Goodrum Lands On Injured List
Detroit Tigers infielder Niko Goodrum (finger) landed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday. The 29-year-old left Friday's game against the Angels after spraining his left index finger while diving for a ball. Isaac Paredes was recalled from Triple-A and should take over moving ahead until Goodrum can return. Paredes has bounced back and forth […]
Harold Castro Batting Last Against Angels
Detroit Tigers shortstop Harold Castro will start on Saturday evening against the Angels, batting last. With Niko Goodrum (finger) recently landing on the injured list because of a sprained left index digit, Isaac Paredes was called up from Triple-A Toledo. However, Paredes' flight was delayed, making him unavailable to take on southpaw Patrick Sandoval. Instead, […]
Isaac Paredes Scratched Against L.A.
Detroit Tigers shortstop Isaac Paredes will not play on Saturday against the Angels. The 22-year-old was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, but his flight was delayed, which makes him unavailable to take over for Niko Goodrum (finger), who recently landed on the injured list with a sprained left index finger. Paredes should be ready […]
Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - June 19, 2021
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/19/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. It's a tight little six-game slate tonight on DraftKings and FanDuel - or is it? Because St. Louis playing at Atlanta is on the […]
Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 12
Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 125 rookies make their MLB […]
Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 13
We are now almost three months into the 2021 season. We have passed the 60-game mark, the length of the 2020 MLB season. There continues to be an uptick in injuries this year especially because of the broken/unusual offseason the players had, the stopping and going from last year and the return to the daily […]
Bullpen Report: New Closers and Elite Ratio Relievers
MLB is cracking down on sticky substances used by pitchers starting next week. If you are a fan of baseball or fantasy baseball, you have heard this topic discussed pretty much nonstop the last couple of weeks. We have seen spin rates decline for pitchers, especially for starting pitchers, which is going to lead to […]
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings
We are days away from the official start of summer, and that means baseball's halfway mark approaches! Bullpens remain volatile monsters and the trade deadline draws closer so be sure you have the closer heirs on the roster and/or watch list. In the meantime, my top 101 RP Baller Ranks are geared towards traditional 5x5 […]
Closers and Saves Report - Week 13 Waiver Wire
Quite a sticky situation in baseball this week, huh? That's just in reference to some of the bullpen issues, why, what did you think I meant? As usual, some committees shuffled around, some injuries created new committees, and some healed players ended committees. The word of the day is committee. There's only one division in […]
Jose Urena Gets Hammered Once Again On Friday
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jose Urena had his second straight dreadful outing on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels. Urena pitched 4 1/3 innings and allowed seven hits, three walks and seven earned runs while striking out four. He has now allowed exactly seven earned runs in two straight starts. He gave up a season-high […]
Niko Goodrum Likely Heading To The Injured List
Detroit Tigers shortstop Niko Goodrum (finger) was removed from Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels after injuring his hand while diving for a ball in the field. After the game, Tiger manager A.J. Hinch told reporters that Goodrum sprained a finger on his left hand. Hinch said that Goodrum was in a lot of […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/19/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Saturday, gang! We have a smaller, seven-game matinee slate, as usual, to open up our weekend. The slate is split up between some earlier 7 pm EST starts and a nice four-game night slate after 9 pm EST. Let's take a peek at the weather for tonight's slate. The biggest chance of rain is […]
Riley Greene Has Three Hits At Double-A
Detroit Tigers outfield prospect Riley Greene went 3-for-4 on Friday to raise his batting average to .271. The 20-year-old has had a bit of an up-and-down season in 2021 but he's also playing at Double-A after skipping over High-A ball entirely. During his debut season in 2019, after being selected fifth overall out of high […]
Spencer Torkelson Slugs First Double-A Homer
Detroit Tigers first base prospect Spencer Torkelson slugged his first Double-A home run on Friday. The first-overall selection from the 2020 amateur draft was playing in his fourth game at the level after opening the season at High-A ball. Known for his prodigious power, Torkelson has just six home runs in 35 games this season […]
MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/19/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Top Tournament Stacks for 6/19/21 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 […]
Matthew Boyd Expected To Miss More Time
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd (forearm) is dealing with muscular tendonitis, Cody Stavenhagen reported on Friday. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Boyd has seen "a number of doctors" and that structural damage has been ruled out. A timetable hasn't been set for Boyd's return, but it appears highly unlikely he would be back before […]
MLB DFS Prop Picks for Friday (6/18/21) - Monkey Knife Fight
Major League Baseball starts early on Wednesday and Monkey Knife Fight has contests running throughout the day, offering loads of opportunities to play and win! Pittsburgh’s Chad Kuhl (6.52 ERA), the Yankees’ Jameson Taillon (5.74 ERA), St. Louis’ Carlos Martinez (5.54 ERA), Texas’ Mike Foltynewicz (5.48 ERA), the Mets’ Joey Lucchesi (5.18 ERA), Detroit’s Jose […]
MLB Betting Picks for Friday 6/18 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
Last Friday and Saturday saw us go 4-for-7 to have a profitable start to the weekend. One more Tarik Skubal strikeout and two more from Wade Miley (who only fanned three in seven innings) would've made it a big couple of days. But despite Miley not hitting the over, the Angels comeback win and the […]
Matt Manning Allows Two Runs Over Five Innings In Debut
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matt Manning had a decent MLB debut against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. He pitched five innings and allowed four hits, two walks and two earned runs while striking out three. The damage was certainly minimal in the game, but the low strikeouts were disappointing and it was unfortunate - […]