MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/30 - Monkey Knife Fight

Friday means a full schedule of games in Major League Baseball and that means a bunch of opportunities to play and win with Monkey Knife Fight. The best pitching matchup of the day looks like it is in Chicago, where White Sox lefty is going against Cleveland’s ace Shane Bieber. Don’t forget to check out […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

We are nearing May and therefore it's time to celebrate baseball's opening month and update my 2021 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take stock of my top 101 SPs moving forward. You know the deal, as the ranks table below comes with this google sheet that accompanies the table and adds a smattering of […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (4/29/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! It's Thursday, and that means we have yet another split slate of MLB games today with five games in the afternoon and four games on the evening slate. While most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted to give you some […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 29th 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 […]

Post-Hype Dynasty Trade Targets

The phrase "dynasty trade target" usually evokes images of promising prospects brimming with potential yet to debut. Youth should be emphasized but players who have already debuted and underwhelmed shouldn't be forgotten. Losing that shiny new prospect label provides a buying opportunity, for lack of a better term, in keeper and dynasty leagues. Young players […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 5

We are almost through the first month of the 2021 season, and it has been flying by. As we move along to the second month of the season, we officially get out of that "early period" of the year, where stats are still weird, and we get more information and certainty about which players' hot […]

Bullpen Report: Figuring Out Changing Bullpens

There have been a lot of shakeups in Major League bullpens, even in the last few days. Most notable among them are Minnesota, Cincinnati, and Kansas City, all of which we will explore in detail below. This article will help you stay up-to-date on closer situations and some speculative adds you can grab before they […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 28th 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 […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 4

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. As April comes to a close, the days of […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/28 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season and alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

Carlos Santana Tallies Two Hits In Tuesday's Loss

Kansas City Royals first baseman Carlos Santana was one of team's only productive hitters in their 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Santana went 2-for-4 in the game with two singles and an RBI. Through 22 games on the year, Santana is slashing .244/.362/.487 with five home runs, four doubles and 19 RBI. […]

Jakob Junis Pitches Well, Takes A Tough Loss On Tuesday

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis had a strong outing against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Junis pitched 6 1/3 innings and allowed six hits, one walk and two earned runs while recording a season-high nine strikeouts. Unfortunately, the Royals only managed to score one run in the game so Junis was tagged with […]

Andrew Benintendi Gets Night Off Tuesday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday night's matchup with the Pirates. It should just be a night off for Benintendi, who has provided some value early on by slashing .227/.293/.307 with one homer and four steals. Hunter Dozier will get the start in left Tuesday and is […]

Bad Luck Hitters by Batted Ball Metrics

Last week, we went into some detail here about how Statcast classifies batted balls and what implications those classifications have. In this post, I want to use some of that knowledge to look into luck factors and find some potential buy-low and sell-high hitters. As we are about to turn the page to May, we […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/27/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 13-game slate on tap tonight. It's quite a monster slate when breaking it all down. There are four pitchers over $9,000, with a couple of ok options in the mid-price range, and the punts are not the most appealing. With the lack of pitching depth, there are bats for days. There are […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 27th 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 Betting Picks for Tuesday 4/27 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Laughably bad Monday night, with Atlanta scoring four in the first inning. Then Seattle and Houston piling up 21 combined hits but just seven runs was a gut punch. Will likely be fading the NRFI bets for a bit, but will still continue to target totals and sides and other game/team props. By now, most […]

Salvador Perez Day-To-Day With Jammed Thumb

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (thumb) is being considered day-to-day after exiting Monday's contest with a jammed thumb, according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Perez appeared to have injured his thumb making a tag at the plate in the third inning, and was eventually replaced on defense in the sixth inning. Manager Mike Matheny […]

Greg Holland Pitches Eighth Inning, Earns A Hold

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Greg Holland spent multiple days on the injured list for unspecified reasons. He was activated from the injured list on Saturday, but didn't make his return to the mound until Monday. Holland entered Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers in the eighth inning while the team was up 3-2. He […]

Josh Staumont Earns Another Save On Monday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Josh Staumont earned his second save in three days on Monday. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing no hits and one walk while recording one strikeout. What was particularly notable about this game was that it marked the return of Greg Holland, who spent multiple days on the injured […]

Brad Keller Allows Two Runs Over Six Innings

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller earned his second win of the year on Monday against the Detroit Tigers. Keller pitched six innings and allowed eight hits, two walks and two earned runs while striking out four. Keller is off to an awful start to the 2021 season. He's failed to make it to […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Pitcher, Lineup Picks for 4/26

Welcome to the another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! Week 3 is in the books and we here at RotoBaller are there for all of your streaming needs. Each day RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in both shallow and deep fantasy baseball daily leagues. Streaming […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 26th 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 […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Even though it snowed by me a couple of days ago and Boston will see tons of rain tomorrow, this 70-degree Saturday is gorgeous and made for baseball. Join me as I walk through some waiver-wire thoughts on players who are available in at […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 4/26/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 5 of Bell's Best Bets, and OH BOY was Week 4 a good one!! After a brutal start to the first 21 days of the MLB season, stumbling all the way down to -15 units, we got HOT, as I told you we would! From Thursday to Sunday, we […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/26 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are 11 MLB games Monday and Monkey Knife Fight has contests to make the games even more fun. A lot of times, I will break down Star Shootout options across multiple games but today is going to be a little different, looking at individual games and that brings out a different caliber of player. […]

Wade Davis Closes Out Sunday's Win

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Wade Davis closed out the team's 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Davis pitched a scoreless ninth inning in the game, allowing no hits and one walk while striking out one. The Royals swept the Tigers this weekend and Josh Staumont closed out the previous two games, earning […]

Danny Duffy Goes Five Scoreless Innings To Beat Tigers

Kansas City Royals left-hander Danny Duffy tossed five scoreless innings in the team's 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, their third straight win over Detroit this weekend. Duffy's ERA now sits at 0.39 -- one earned run in 23 innings in four starts -- giving him the lowest ERA in the American League. […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

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 […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 4 Lineup Trends

Week four of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments 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 […]