FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/18/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's a busy day in Major League Baseball and FanDuel is all over the place this Wednesday as they've got slates starting at six different times ranging from 12:35 pm ET through 9:40 pm ET. For our purposes, we'll be focusing on the 10-game Main Slate which locks at 7:00 ET. It's a fun slate, […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 8/18

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/18/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! There are five afternoon contests on tap, and it leaves us with a 10-game evening slate. The greatest rivalry in baseball starts the proceedings as the Red Sox wraps up their series versus the New York Yankees. Then, we get baseball the entire night until the Pirates and Dodgers begin the final game […]

Jake Brentz Earns His Second Save On Tuesday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jake Brentz converted his second save of the year in the team's 3-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Brentz pitched a scoreless ninth inning in the game, allowing two walks and no hits while striking out two. Brentz has recorded two of the team's three saves this month, […]

Daniel Lynch Goes Seven Strong On Tuesday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Daniel Lynch spun seven innings of one-run ball during a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. The 24-year-old allowed four hits and three walks while striking out five during the quality start. In five starts since the All-Star break, the left-hander is 3-1 with a 2.35 ERA, 1.14 […]

Ryan O'Hearn Takes A Seat Tuesday

Kansas City Royals first baseman/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn is not in the lineup Tuesday to take on the Houston Astros. Emmanuel Rivera will take his spot, playing third base and batting eighth. Fantasy managers rostering him should change their lineup accordingly. Since the trade of Jorge Soler, O'Hearn has been getting the majority of reps in […]

Greg Holland Hits The Injured List

Kansas City Royals reliever Greg Holland (shoulder) has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder impingement syndrome. It's unclear how long his stint will be. Holland has struggled this season out of the Royals bullpen with a 5.79 ERA in 46.2 innings but does have seven saves and eight holds. He's been […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/17/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/17 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 17th 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 […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/17/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/17 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 8/17/21 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 if […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

We've got nearly six weeks left in the fantasy baseball season, which means it is crunch time. You must maintain focus even as fantasy football's siren song calls you to the boulders. Let's stay ahead of the curve with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks! This google sheet accompanies the table below and adds […]

Top 10 Prospects Rankings - AL Central Teams

Recently at RotoBaller, we began rolling out our Top 10 fantasy baseball prospects lists for every organization in baseball. We began with a look at the National League West clubs, which were followed by the American League West and the NL Central teams. Today, we roll out the AL Central clubs. Ranking prospects over the […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Tuesday 8/17

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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/17/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a loaded one. We have some solid pitching options at different price points and a lot of solid spots for bats. This makes for a lot of different ways to build, which is really nice. Coors is in play but may not be the […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/17/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday gang! It's Tuesday, which means we have a 15-game slate ahead of us today. We'll have to keep up with the weather as the morning goes on, but as of right now it doesn't appear that we'll have any trouble. I'll do my best to update before lock if there are any weather […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Monday 8/16

Welcome to the 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. Each day RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/16/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/16 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 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 topics […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/16/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! Thanks to a postponement from earlier this year, we are treated to a 10-game slate to begin the week. The extra game is quite the spectacle as Shohei Ohtani takes aim in the batter's box versus the New York Yankees once again in 2021. Outside of that must-watch contest, we get the […]

Top 20 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 21

The 2021 fantasy baseball season continues to fly by and we've hit Week 21. Playoffs in many fantasy leagues are just around the corner. This ranking began the season as a Top 50 list looking at the premium prospects around the minors that could help during 2021 but as time progressed – and the window […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/16/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

After a small four-gamer last Monday, FanDuel has a busy Monday with a ten game slate today. Despite the large slate, only two of the pitchers check in priced over $10,000. This looks like a solid night to go cheaper on pitching and load up on bats. The only rain chance is in Cincinnati. I […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 21

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 […]

Adalberto Mondesi Has Setback in Rehab

Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi (oblique) has come back to see the club's medical staff after experiencing tightness in his oblique during his minor-league rehab assignment, the Kansas City Star reported, citing manager Mike Matheny. Mondesi, who had struggled at the plate in his most recent rehab assignment, has played in just 10 games […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 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 topics […]

Brad Keller Posts Quality Start In Loss To Cardinals

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller had a decent outing against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, but it wasn't enough for the team as the Cardinals went on to win the game 9-4. Keller pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed seven hits, two walks and four runs (three earned) while striking out eight […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 21 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. […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 8/15/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome in to Week 20 of the season! We've officially entered the dog days of summer post-Trade Deadline, and in theory we should see the contenders separate themselves even more from the teams that are mailing it in. I know I've started to notice much wider gaps in Vegas money lines, and while it can […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's always strange to type "Week 20" in baseball articles, but the middle of August is here and we must gear up for the playoff push. Football continues to siphon attention so disciplined baseball teams can make their shake-and-bake move. Let's check in on […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/15/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/15 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/15/21 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 […]

Aledmys Diaz (1B/2B/3B/OF, HOU) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: Diaz missed nearly two months of action with a fractured hand from early June to late July. He's been raking since rejoining the team, slashing .339/.362/.589 with five doubles, three home runs, and 14 RBI over 13 games. He's been hitting […]