Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 13

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. This week we're looking at a veteran who's trying to right the ship after early season struggles, and two prospects who turned in the first […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 14

Sometimes prospects are ready to set the world on fire right out the gate. Sometimes they need a little more time to make the adjustment from the minors to the majors. We're seeing that again with Wander Franco, who launched a home run and drove in three in his major league debut, but has gone […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/30/21): MLB DFS Lineups

It's getaway day in MLB today. There are four earlier games for those teams that really can't wait to get out of town. We will concentrate on the ten-game main slate that begins at 7:05 pm Eastern. There are only two pitchers priced in five figures, but there are another eight that top $8,000. Let's […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/30/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/30 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 MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/30/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/30/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap tonight, and it has all the offense. Unfortunately, pitching is suspect with only a couple of aces […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/30/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's an exciting Wednesday in Major League Baseball as we've got a big slate highlighted by some strong pitchers, some hitters ready to bust out, and Shohei Ohtani who will be doing both. It's been Sho' Time in New York the past two days as Ohtani has three homers in his first two games in […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - Relievers Swinging-Strike Rate for Week 14

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week I will select an advanced stat, choose two top performers and two under-performers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. In week 9, I wrote an article about starting pitchers' swinging-strike rates (SwStr%) and this week I will show […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 6/29/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This officially starts Week 14, and MAN was Week 13 exactly what we needed. If my math is correct, that was a 26-13-3 week that resulted in a positive 9.05 units. Within that we had a Wednesday-Saturday stretch where we were up 11.65 units in that 4-day hot streak. Still plenty of […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/29/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/29/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

Shohei Ohtani Goes Yard Monday Night

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter/starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani smoked a first-inning home run off of New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael King in a 5-3 win Monday. In Ohtani's debut at Yankee Stadium, he smashed his 26th homer of the season with an exit velocity of 117.2 mph – the hardest-hit homer by an Angels […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/29/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and there should be hitting for days. There is also pitching for days tonight. Some aces headline the way with Woodruff, Ray, Walker Buehler, and others. Finding the right combo of pitchers will obviously be key, but there will also be some great pivots based on […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 6/29 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB Season is moving along nicely and we are having a ton of fun with pitcher strikeouts props so far. 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 Fight. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer […]

Dylan Bundy Exits Monday’s Game With Heat Exhaustion

Updating a previous report, Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Dylan Bundy (illness) exited Monday's matchup against the Yankees and was replaced by Jose Suarez. Bundy was observed vomiting while on the bump before his premature departure after nearly two innings of work, and he was officially diagnosed with heat exhaustion due to the 90-degree New […]

Dylan Bundy Leaves Game With Illness

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Dylan Bundy (illness) left his start against the New York Yankees on Monday after throwing up behind the mound with two outs in the second inning. Bundy allowed two runs on four hits (one home run) in 1 2/3 innings before getting sick and having to leave the game. The […]

Mike Trout Transferred To 60-Day Injured List

The Los Angeles Angels moved outfielder Mike Trout (calf) to the 60-day injured list on Monday. Manager Joe Maddon said that Trout is progressing well and began swinging a bat in the cage on Monday. The superstar outfielder is more than 50 percent healed, but the Angles already didn't expect him to return before the […]

Scott Schebler Called Up By Angels

The Los Angeles Angels purchased the contract of outfielder Scott Schebler from Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday and optioned infielder/outfielder Kean Wong to Salt Lake in a corresponding move. Schebler had just four hits in 27 at-bats (.148) with 11 strikeouts with the Angels earlier this year, but he had an .878 OPS with eight […]

Shohei Ohtani Finishes Single Shy Of Cycle

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter/starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani had a double, triple, his 25th home run of the season and three RBI in the team's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Ohtani also worked a walk and stole his 11th base of the season in the victory. He leads baseball in extra-base […]

Anthony Rendon Draws Two Walks In Sunday's Win

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon went 0-for-3 with two walks in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. It was his only hitless game of the week as he recorded at least a hit in each of his other four games last week. It's continued to be a strange year for Rendon, […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/28/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/28 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 6/28/21 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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 6/28/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This officially starts Week 14, and MAN was Week 13 exactly what we needed. If my math is correct, that was a 26-13-3 week that resulted in a positive 9.05 units. Within that we had a Wednesday-Saturday stretch where we were up 11.65 units in that 4-day hot streak. Still plenty of […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (6/28/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a nice-sized Monday slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between some great offenses like Houston, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/28/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a solid nine-game slate tonight. It would be 11, but FanDuel deemed the early starts in Colorado and Cincinnati offensive and left them off the slate. Too bad. We don't get Coors on this slate. Don't worry. There are still some decent options out there. We'll start where we always do: with the […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The calendar is about to creep into July as we cross the season's halfway checkpoint. While you may feel your fantasy team's lot in life is sealed, I assure you that tons of action lay before us. Stay strong and keep your finger on […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 14

Welcome to Week 14! We have cleared the halfway mark of the regular season, and time is flying! I'm excited for the handful of names I'm going to write up in this piece. Various pitchers from all kinds of different backgrounds have burst onto the scene lately and I think we can really find some […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 14 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. […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 14

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 […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 14

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 14 of the MLB season (6/28 through 7/4). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some plus matchups in order to gain an edge […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 13

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 139 rookies make their MLB […]

MLB Betting Picks for Sunday 6/27 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome back to another MLB betting picks article here at RotoBaller! We have a full slate of MLB action on tap today and some games that definitely grab my attention with some elite spots for both hitters and pitchers. I usually play pretty light in DFS on Sunday and focus more on betting - especially […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/27 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/27 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 […]