Danny Duffy Struggles On Thursday

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had a rough outing against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. Duffy pitched six innings and allowed seven hits, five walks and six earned runs while striking out three. Duffy is now 2-3 with a 4.83 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 9.44 K/9 on the year. This was only the […]

Salvador Perez Improving But Return Not Imminent

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has been sidelined since Aug. 18 due to left eye central serous chorioretinopathy, which has hampered his vision. But Perez saw a specialist Thursday, who indicated that his vision is improving, although his return isn’t on the horizon. Cam Gallagher and Meibrys Viloria will continue to hold down catching […]

Edward Olivares Joins Big League Roster, Starts In CF

Kansas City Royals outfielder Edward Olivares, who was the prized jewel of the Trevor Rosenthal swap with San Diego, has been called up Thursday and will start in center field against the White Sox and right-hander Dylan Cease. Olivares is ranked as the Royals’ No. 22 prospect, having made his big league debut with the […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for September 3rd, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 9/3/20  Arizona Diamondbacks @ Clayton Kershaw Kershaw looks rejuvenated this year after offseason […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 9/3

Welcome to another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! The season continues to roll along and we here at Rotoballer are there for all of your streaming needs. RotoBaller has been dishing out streamer advice for years. We're always streamin and dreamin. Each day we'll publish some of the best streaming options to consider […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 7)

The past week brought us one of the coolest trade deadlines in recent memory. It's always a good time when the GM of an MLB franchise starts making trades like a fantasy manager. The changes for Austin Nola, Mitch Moreland, Jonathan Villar, Starling Marte, and Jon Berti are meaningful, but not with clear fantasy implications. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 3rd 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 Baller Ranks: Top 101 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings

It's now September and in this shortened 2020 season, that means it's time for the Week 7 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks and our weekly dive into where the top 101 RPs stand moving forward. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. I've updated this piece through Sept. 1st. […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/3/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/3/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a small 6-game main slate on tap which will begin at 4:10 ET, so we don't have much time to coy around […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/3/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Thursday night with a weird 6 game slate on tap. The main slate locks at 4:05 pmEST. There are two games in the 4 o'clock hour and then the other four games start at 7:10 pm and later. Regardless, it looks like a fun slate to build some lineups for and win […]

Jakob Junis Leaves Start After Being Hit By Line Drive

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jakob Junis left his start on Wednesday after being hit by a 107 mph line drive in his pitching arm. It’s not clear if Junis is seriously injured or if the Royals are just being extra cautious, but a line drive to the chest has kept Minnesota Twins starting pitcher […]

Greg Holland In Line To Become Royals Full-Time Closer

Kansas City Royals right-handed pitcher Greg Holland is likely to step into the closer’s role over the final month of the season in the wake of Trevor Rosenthal’s trade to San Diego and Ian Kennedy’s calf strain. Holland notched his second save of the year Monday, having accrued a 2.84 ERA over his first 19 […]

Ian Kennedy Likely To Miss Remainder Of 2020

Kansas City Royals right-handed pitcher Ian Kennedy has likely reached the end of the line in his Royals tenure after receiving word that he has a Grade 2 strain in his injured calf, which is expected to keep him off the mound for at least the next three weeks. Kennedy has made 15 appearances this […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 9/2

After last night's offensive explosion across the MLB, it should send all the fantasy managers racing to the waiver wire looking for a hot hand. There is no shortage of streamers available to help boost your team past the others. Grab them fast while you still can! When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine […]

Week 7 MLB Closers & Bullpen Usage Report

Monitoring bullpens in 2020 will be a vital task each and every day. Because of this, we'll be publishing a weekly article at RotoBaller that tracks which bullpens are being taxed and which pitchers within that bullpen are being heavily used. The idea of this column is to help you gain an inside track into which […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for September 2nd, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 9/2/20  Christian Javier vs. Texas Rangers Picking on Texas with arms is something […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/2/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We have a large 10-game slate on DraftKings where we'll be sidestepping the two offenses that exploded for a combined 39 runs last night in the Giants and the Cardinals. No Coors Field to stack up tonight, either, so we'll have to dig a little deeper to look at offenses to target on this slate. […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/2/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/2/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight and not a lot of great pitching to focus on. Sure Max Scherzer, Dinelson Lamet, and […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 9/1

The MLB season is filled with ups and downs, but the key to success is to find some gems to stream! Today we're going to target a pair of Rays at Yankee Stadium! When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their platoon splits, lineup position, and pitching matchup. With pitchers, I account for the […]

Hot Prospects To Watch: Hot Hitters and Hurlers

Perhaps there's nothing more tantalizing in fantasy baseball than drafting an up-and-coming prospect or rushing to the waiver wire to bid on a Triple-A call-up. With no minor leagues this year, our favorite prospects are now playing on taxi squads, making it difficult for us to fantasize about since we can't get eyes on their […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 1st 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 […]

H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 7

Just when we thought we going go make it, Oakland and Anaheim get erased off of Sunday's schedule due to a COVID postive test by the A's. We'll we actually go a whole week without this happening? Stay tuned. We're over halfway through the season and it's getting down to the nitty-gritty. Bigger and bigger […]

Rest of Season Outlooks: Part 1 - Bases Loaded Podcast

Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) rolls solo and discusses 11 players who have been great or... not so great... and gives his thoughts on rest of season outlook for said players. Subscribe to the Bases Loaded podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/1/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Thursday night with an 11 game slate on tap. We have Coors field in play as well as a few other really nice offensive spots to target. There are some top-end arms as well, but tonight may not be the night to pay for those arms, rather save some money for more […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/1/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

September baseball has arrived. With all of the scheduled doubleheaders, contests left without a new start date, and faces in new places, it’s sure to be a hectic month across the DFS slate.  As comes with the territory of any sport entering the conclusion of its regular season, new opportunities will be given in spades, […]

Ian Kennedy Lands On IL With Calf Strain

Kansas City Royals right-handed reliever Ian Kennedy was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Monday’s contest against Cleveland due to a strained left calf. Kennedy has struggled during 2020, having allowed seven home runs in his first 14 innings, producing a 9.00 ERA and 52 ERA+. His absence, when combined with the departure […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 31st, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 8/31/20  Tyler Glasnow vs. New York Yankees Glasnow is obviously a talented pitcher […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 31st 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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 7

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

MLB Betting Picks (8/31/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Another 4-1 day on Sunday has us officially in the midst of another heater. That makes 11-2 since my day off on Thursday, 8/27. A breather can do wonders, even in gambling! We have some great pitchers on the bump on this beautiful Monday, so let's see if we can keep that […]