Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 5

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 […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 5

Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly article of two-start pitcher streamers for 2020! Successfully streaming pitchers can literally be a game-changer when it comes to fantasy baseball. When it comes to daily leagues, two-start streams aren't that important, since you can stream every day. But when it comes to weekly leagues, two-start streams become exponentially more important. […]

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 time for the next waiver-wire weekend here at RotoBaller. We're moving quickly here thanks to postponed games, shortened doubleheaders, expanded rosters, teams in quarantine, and a sprint-style season. Don't be afraid to make moves in this fantasy football-esque showdown. We're busy here at […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/17/20): MLB DFS Lineups

It's another week down and we're looking to start the next one out on the good foot. It's an 11-game Main Slate on DraftKings tonight, filled to the brim with shaky pitching. A slate in which Matt Boyd and Chris Bassitt exist in the top-tier of pricing options. Sacré bleu! Players should have plenty of cash […]

Brady Singer A Tough-Luck Loser On Sunday

Kansas City Royals rookie starting pitcher Brady Singer had his longest outing of the year on Sunday and performed adequately well, but his offense failed to support him as he was tagged with a loss. The Royals fell 4-2 to the Minnesota Twins as Singer pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing four hits, four walks and […]

Hunter Dozier Hits First Home Run Sunday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Hunter Dozier went yard for the first time this season on Sunday against the Minnesota Twins. Dozier was on the Injured List until last weekend while recovering from a positive COVID-19 test. Since his return to the team, he's been exclusively hitting third or fourth in the order. The home run […]

Jorge Soler Striking Out At Alarming Rate Past Week

Kansas City Royals outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler has always presented a boom or bust fantasy option. But over his past seven games, Soler has struck out in 15 of his 27 at-bats; yet he has still slugged two homers with six hits, four runs scored and four RBI. Making contact is imperative for Soler due […]

Jakob Junis Lands On IL With Back Issue

Kansas City Royals right-handed pitcher Jakob Junis has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to back spasms. It’s unclear whom Kansas City will tab to take his spot on the starting staff, although a bullpen game remains an option next week when they face Cincinnati. Junis has made two starts this season and […]

Salvador Perez Scratched From Lineup Sunday

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez was a late dismissal from Sunday’s starting nine against Minnesota due to blurry vision in his left eye. Meibrys Viloria takes his place behind the dish and will bat ninth. Perez has gotten off to a terrific start at the plate in 2020, having delivered a .523 slugging percentage […]

Daily Slivers of the 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 16th, 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 8/16/20  Zack Wheeler vs New York Mets #RevengeGame! Wheeler comes into Sunday's start […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 16, 2020

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/16/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Today is a day to be on point with your information right until game time. It's only an 8-game Main Slate on DraftKings (and […]

Danny Duffy Strikes Out Eight On Saturday

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy earned his first win of the season on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. Pitching in the second game of a double-header, Duffy went five innings, allowing two hits, one walk and two runs (one earned) while striking out eight. Duffy's gone at least five innings in three of his […]

Whit Merrifield On Pace For Career Year At Dish

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield has been the American League’s hit leader each of the past two seasons, yet in 2020, he is on pace for his best year yet. Through play Saturday, he has amassed a .911 OPS, which would set a new career high. While he has just two steals in […]

Jakob Junis Held Out On Saturday

Kansas City Royals pitcher Jakob Junis (back) was initially slated to be the team's primary hitter in game one of their double header against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. However, Junis suffered from back spasms while warming up and the team decided to hold him out. Early indications make it sound like the team was […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/15/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Get ready for another Saturday of MLB action, with seven games on the main slate. It looks like a good spot for a contrarian Orioles' stack against lefty Patrick Corbin, whose velocity is down two MPH this season. The O's rank second in baseball with a .391 wOBA against southpaws. In this article, we'll identify […]

Pocket Aces: Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2020 fantasy baseball season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis. In this episode he breaks down some of his recommend players to target as fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and adds for Week 5 of the 2020 MLB season. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

2020 K% Risers: Buy, Sell, or Hold

Heading into Thursday's action, most teams had played at least 15 games, officially passing the quarter-pole of the 2020 season and giving us a large group of players that have reached at least 60 plate appearances. This is an important milestone in terms of looking at strikeout rates, as the metric is one of the […]

Jakob Junis To Serve As Primary Pitcher In Game One Saturday

Kansas City Royals pitcher Jakob Junis will be the team's primary pitcher in game one of Saturday's doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, but he won't be getting the start. Ian Kennedy will open the game with Junis to follow. The goal of the plan is to enable Junis to get more innings out of his […]

Alex Gordon Could Face Playing Time Reduction In 2020

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon has been a staple of the franchise since 2007, but manager Mike Matheny is reportedly eyeing the possibility of getting younger players into the lineup with an increased frequency. Gordon had mulled retirement in the off-season, but ultimately returned on a one-year deal; to this point, he is slashing […]

Bubba Starling Activated From Injured List

Kansas City Royals outfielder Bubba Starling has been out of the mix due to a non-COVID-19 illness, but he was activated prior to Friday’s contest against Minnesota. Starling last appeared Aug. 4 and has compiled just four hits with one extra-base hit in his first nine games. Should he reclaim full-time duties in center field, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/14/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

After a strange five-game slate last night, we've got a full 13-game slate on tap today with only the Cardinals and White Sox game not playing. There are some prime spots to target, as well as some nice pivots to differentiate your lineups, which can be found here and also in the value plays article […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 4 Waiver Wire

For a season chock full of bullpen changes and injuries already, this week was a slight cool down period. In other words, this would still probably have been a bigger bullpen news week during a normal season, but for this particular season, it seemed like a much-welcomed downswing. There were still depth chart changes, there were still […]

Top 50 Prospects for Fantasy Baseball Redraft: Week 4 Rankings

We're now a little over a sixth of the way through the 2020 MLB season and it's already shaping up to be an interesting year for freshmen players. While the two best rookies have been hitters, we've also seen impressive depth on the mound. Many of the top bats have underperformed or been stuck at […]

Too Good To Be True? Buying/Selling Hot Pitching Starts

Last week, we dove into the hitters who were off to hot starts and tried to decide what was real and what wasn't as sustainable. Now we'll turn our attention to the arms. After two full weeks of baseball, we're over 20% done with the season, more FAAB dollars are being spent than ever before, and […]

MLB Betting Picks (8/14/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Baltimore continued their hot hitting by tagging Jake Arrieta for four runs before dropping seven more on the Phillies bullpen, easily cashing the over themselves. Then the Padres got off to a hot start with two home runs in their first at-bat. However, the Dodgers came out stronger, scoring all of their 11 runs in […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 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 […]

Week 4 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 […]

Brad Keller Fires Six Scoreless Innings On Wednesday

Kansas City Royals pitcher Brad Keller had a strong start in Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched six innings, allowing two hits, three walks and no runs while striking out three. He's now made two starts this year after beginning the year on the Injured List while recovering from a positive COVID-19 test. […]

Salvador Perez Hit Streak Up To 10 Games

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has been on a roll in August, recording hits in 10 straight games now. In Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds, he went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs. He's slashing .383/.388/.617 over the month. The Royals bats as a whole have really heated up […]