Nomar Mazara Has Early Exit Wednesday Night

Detroit Tigers outfielder Nomar Mazara left Wednesday's game in the middle of a plate appearance after he appeared to injure himself on a swing, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. JaCoby Jones entered the game as a pinch hitter to finish the plate appearance and drew a walk to load the bases […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/14/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/14/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap today, and the pitching is very top-heavy. When building lineups, the value will be of major importance […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/14/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split Wednesday slate, but the FanDuel main slate still has seven games on it. If you want to participate in the early slate, don't overthink it. Lock in Corbin Burnes as the pitcher and stack against Brad Keller since Helen Keller has more fantasy points than Brad does this season. The Nationals […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/14/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! The only way it could be happier would be if DraftKings included the San Diego-Pittsburgh game on the slate. Alas, we will not be able to have Joe Musgrove in our lineups as he attempts to join Johnny Vander Meer as the only pitcher in baseball history to throw back-to-back no-hitters. Regardless, […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 4/14/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/14/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/14/21 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 on […]

Wilson Ramos Blasts Two Home Runs On Tuesday

Detroit Tigers catcher Wilson Ramos helped lead the team to an 8-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Ramos went 2-for-5 in the game with two home runs and three RBI. He has now hit five home runs over his last five games and has a total of six home runs on the year. […]

Akil Baddoo Homers In Second Straight Game

Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the team's 8-2 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Baddoo now has four home runs over just 23 at-bats on the year. He's slashing .391/.400/1.043. Baddoo continues to hit in the lower-third of the Tigers' lineup, but at least he's playing […]

Matthew Boyd Allows One Run Over 6 1/3 Innings

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd recorded his second-straight quality start on Tuesday against the Houston Astros. Boyd pitched 6 1/3 innings and allowed six hits, one walk and one earned run while striking out four. He earned the win and improved to 2-1 on the year. He has a 1.86 ERA over 19 innings. […]

Statcast Hitter Leaderboard: Maximum Exit Velocity

Although we technically got Statcast data as soon as the first pitch of the 2021 season was thrown, any good sabermetrician knows that sample size matters. It's still quite early in the season but we can't wait to start digging into the stats, so let's start this year's iteration of the Statcast Hitter Leaderboard by […]

Fantasy Baseball Closers to Target

Diving head-first into relievers who have converted saves early in the season is typically fine but whatever is going on this season is very, very odd. If my math is correct, there are now 35 different relievers who have at least 1 save so far this year. After one week of games. Crazy. — Greg […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 2

Welcome to the 2021 edition of "Are You For Real?" This is a weekly column where we dissect surprisingly good starts from under-rostered and unheralded hurlers to try and determine whether they can maintain their performance, or if it was just a flash in the pan. Week 2 brought even more surprising starts, and with […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the first iteration of my 2021 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 101 SPs moving forward. Since this is the first version of the year, it won't be "full" because much of the punch hinges on movement from the prior week and a reliable set of […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 3

Week 3 of the Major League Baseball season is underway and we're already witnessing some impressive rookie performances led by Chicago's surprise contributor Yermin Mercedes and Miami's impressive young arm Trevor Rogers. But a strong start to the year doesn't always guarantee a full, successful season. If we look back to the stunted 2020 season, […]

Willi Castro (SS/3B, DET) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 21% of leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Tigers shortstop/third baseman Willi Castro was a revelation for the team in 2020. He was the team's best hitter by just about every metric as he slashed .349/.381/.550 with six home runs, 24 RBI and 21 runs over just 36 games. This […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/13 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB is underway and there is a ton of excitement surrounding it! It was a long offseason, but we have finally reached the beginning of the MLB season. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 4/13

We're nearly two weeks into the regular season and injuries, game delays, and general roster shuffling have already taken their toll on fantasy rosters. In leagues with daily lineups, fantasy managers can navigate those pitfalls and take advantage of favorable matchups with help from RotoBaller's daily MLB streaming articles. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an interesting 10-game slate on tap today. It was supposed to be an 11-game slate, but Monday rainouts caused some doubleheaders, which took out a main slate game between the Mariners and Orioles. SO DON'T PLAY ANY OF THEM IN YOUR LINEUPS!!!! Tonight's slate is going to be a good one as it […]

Renato Nunez Hits First Home Run On Monday

Detroit Tigers first baseman Renato Nunez received his second straight start on Monday and delivered a strong performance. He went 2-for-5 with a double and a home run. With Miguel Cabrera (biceps) on the injured list, Nunez should be the team's primary first baseman. Nunez has significant power upside. He hit 12 home runs in […]

Akil Baddoo Goes Yard For Third Home Run On Monday

Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo had a solid game in Monday's 6-2 win over the Houston Astros. Baddoo went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBI. The home run was his third of the year and his first since his grand slam last Monday. Baddoo is now slashing .368/.381/1.000 through seven games […]

Casey Mize Sharp In Win Over Astros

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize earned his first win of the year in Monday's game against the Houston Astros. Mize pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out five. Mize has seen a significant velocity spike with his four-seamer, which is sitting at an average velocity of 95.5 mph, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/13/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

For the Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks, I'll be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for the FanDuel main slate on 4/13/2021.  That means no Blake Snell, Nelson Cruz, or Jed Lowrie recommendations, nor any of their teammates. However, if I was going to include the early games, those first three would certainly be advised. […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/13/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/13/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, flush with excellent pitching options such as Shane Bieber, Trevor Bauer, Lucas Giolito, Brandon Woodruff, and Luis Castillo. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 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 topics […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 12th 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 Cut List: Week 3 - Time to Let Go?

Welcome to the Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers should consider cutting from their teams. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, worth monitoring for replacing and someone on the hot seat but worth holding on to... for now. Moving forward, we'll also revisit the previous […]

Bullpen Report: What We Learned in Week 2

Relievers have become more and more important in fantasy baseball in recent years. First, with starting pitchers being limited to fewer innings than ever, it leads to relievers seeing an uptick in usage. All of a sudden, a good reliever could give you similar innings to a fringe starting pitcher, but with better ratios and […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 2 Lineup Trends

Week two of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID IL and much more that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the team breakdowns. […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings 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 […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 3

We’re only nine days into the 2021 regular season, but there has already been plenty of roster shuffling and player movement this year. Although fantasy managers shouldn’t make decisions based exclusively on less than two weeks of samples, there is one notable league-wide issue worth exploring before diving into this week: the ball. As you […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 3 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. […]