Top MLB Betting Picks for Today's Slate (5/24/19)

Welcome back RotoBallers! On Friday, May 24th, we see a huge 15 game MLB slate. The day starts with a 2:20 PM game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs, and ends with a 10:15 PM game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants. In this article, we will dive into the numbers and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/24/19): MLB DFS Lineups

This Friday slate is absolutely packed as usual. There are 14 games in the main slate starting at 7:05pm. There's an early 2:20pm start at Wrigley field as the Cubs host the Reds, which adds a 15th game to the all day slate. Most of the money will be centered around the main slate so […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for May 24th, 2019 (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, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 5/24/19  Chris Sale vs Houston […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Friday May 24nd, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 24th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Angels Not Considering Booting Matt Harvey From Rotation

Los Angeles Angels manager Brad Ausmus said the team hasn't considered removing starting pitcher Matt Harvey from the rotation. They probably should start considering it after Harvey was torched for seven hits (four home runs) and eight earned runs in just 2 2/3 innings against the Twins in his latest outing on Thursday to raise […]

Luis Garcia to Begin Rehab Assignment Thursday

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Luis Garcia (back) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with the High-A ballclub on Thursday. Garcia has been sidelined since May 13 due to back spasms. He has a strong 2.25 ERA this season through 16 innings, but doesn't offer much fantasy value.

Kole Calhoun Slugging .509 In May

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun will try and snap out of an 0-for-11 slump when he hits seventh Thursday against the Twins. Calhoun had been enjoying a solid month of May, slugging .509 over his last 57 at-bats with one triple, two home runs and five doubles. Calhoun is a swing-first slugger with decent […]

Zack Cozart Can't Get Season On Track

Los Angeles Angels infielder Zack Cozart will start and hit eighth Thursday against the Twins. It has been an abysmal start to the veteran's season, who comes into tonight's game hitting only .129 through 85 at-bats with only two extra-base hits. Cozart has posted only one multi-hit game all season and is only 2-for-31 hitting […]

Albert Pujols Has Strong Matchup Thursday

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols will hit third Thursday against left-hander Martin Perez and the Twins. Pujols is posting a slugging percentage of .500 over his last 15 games and a .490 slugging against left-handed pitching this season. The slugger should also have a favorable matchup against Perez and has a lifetime .385 […]

Shohei Ohtani Out Of Lineup Against Twins

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (finger) is not in the starting lineup on Thursday. Ohtani left the game earlier this week after being hit by a pitch, but he played on Tuesday. The Angels are likely just giving Ohtani a little breather before the weekend. Mike Trout is serving as the designated hitter […]

Jo Adell Moving Rehab To Single-A

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell (ankle, hamstring), the team's top prospect and No. 14 overall, is moving his rehab to High-A Inland Empire. He's recovering from a Grade 1 left hamstring strain and a Grade 2 right ankle sprain on March 10 and has been limited to extended spring training games up until now. […]

Shohei Ohtani Expected To Be Out Thursday

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (finger) is expected to be out of the lineup again on Thursday after the game against the Twins was rained out on Wednesday night. Ohtani left the game early on Monday after being hit in the finger by a pitch, but he returned and played on Tuesday. It […]

Andrelton Simmons Won't Require Surgery

Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons (ankle) will not need to undergo surgery on his Grade 3 left ankle sprain. Simmons was placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday, and likely won't be back in the lineup anytime soon. The Angels will have to wait until the swelling goes down before they can even […]

Kevan Smith Goes On Concussion Injured List

The Los Angeles Angels placed catcher Kevan Smith (head) on the seven-day concussion injured list on Wednesday and called up catcher Dustin Garneau from Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move. Garneau will serve as the backup to Jonathan Lucroy for the time being. He's hit just .194/.269/.321 with five home runs and 24 RBI […]

Mike Trout Slugging .625 Over Last Seven Games

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout heads into Wednesday's action with four extra-base hits over his last five games and is slugging .625 over his last seven played. Trout is off to another fantastic start this season and now is slashing .281/.413/.594 in the month of May with five doubles and five home runs. The […]

David Fletcher Hitting Leadoff Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels outfielder David Fletcher will leadoff Wednesday against left-hander Martin Perez and the Twins. After a mini-lull at the plate Fletcher has continued his surprising staying power to start the season. He has four multi-hit games over his last seven played and is hitting .385 during that span batting from the bottom of […]

Shohei Ohtani Not Playing Wednesday

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday. Ohtani was forced from the game early when he was hit by a pitch on his finger, but he played on Tuesday. He should be fine moving forward. Mike Trout is serving as the designated hitter and will hit second […]

Kevan Smith In Concussion Protocol

Updating a previous report, Los Angeles Angels catcher Kevan Smith (head) is in the concussion protocol after leaving the game early on Tuesday with a foul tip to his mask, according to manager Brad Ausmus. There's a chance he'll need to go on the seven-day concussion injured list as a result. The 30-year-old is hitting […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/22/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are 16 games on the schedule today, as the Kansas City Royals and St.Louis Cardinals play a doubleheader. We see Fanduel being split into an early slate and main slate. We will include players from both of the slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/22/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers 11 games. There's also an all day slate starting at 1:05pm eastern that includes a few extra early games. We'll be focusing on the main slate, where we have plenty of pricey options to look through and some value plays to fit in as well. Let's […]

Kevan Smith Injured Tuesday Night

Los Angeles Angels catcher Kevan Smith (head) left the game early in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday after taking a foul tip off his mask. Smith, the backup to Jonathan Lucroy in Anaheim, was hitless in his two plate appearances before leaving the game. The 30-year-old has been good in limited time […]

Shohei Ohtani Back On Tuesday

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (hand) is the DH and is batting third on Tuesday against Twins starting pitcher Michael Pineda after leaving the game early on Monday after being hit by a pitch. X-rays came back negative on Ohtani's hand, so he's right back in the lineup on Tuesday evening. His power/speed […]

Andrelton Simmons Placed on Injured List

Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons (ankle) has been placed on the 10-day injured list. Simmons suffered a Grade 3 left ankle sprain while running the first base during Monday's contest. Luis Rengifo has been called up and is expected to take over at shortstop for now. Grade 3 is not good news, and Simmons […]

Shohei Ohtani Throwing Four Times A Week

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (elbow), who is recovering from Tommy John surgery last October, is now throwing four times a week instead of three times. However, he still won't pitch at all in 2019 and is only throwing on flat ground and not at full intensity. In 48 at-bats this year, Ohtani […]

Justin Upton Out At Least Another Month

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Justin Upton (toe) hasn't had any setbacks from with his left toe injury, but he also said he's still "a while" away from returning. His initial timeline of eight to 12 weeks hasn't changed, and he could be out roughly another month. Upton hasn't started running on flat ground but has […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 8

As we make our way through the month of May, catching situations are becoming clearer and some players' numbers are starting to normalize with a larger sample size. We now have nearly two month's worth of games to better evaluate some early season cold streaks as well as some scorching-hot starts to the season. If […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/21/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers 14 games. There's also an all day slate starting at 6:05pm eastern that includes one extra early game. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/21/2019. These picks will range from some of the elite players to […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/21/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

At this point in the Major League Baseball season there are some legitimate surprises, players whose production is above and beyond what might have been expected coming into the year. Maybe it won’t last, but in the here and now of playing props, those hot starts have to be taken into account. Consider a couple […]

Andrew Heaney Nearing Return To Rotation

Andrew Heaney struck out 10 across 4 1/3 scoreless innings in his first rehab start with Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday in his recovery from an elbow injury. It looks as if he could rejoin the rotation on Sunday against the Rangers barring any unforeseen issues after tonight's start. Heaney was slated to be the […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

As regular readers may already be aware, in addition to this and my other weekly columns, I manage RotoBaller's Waiver Wire List. During the construction of this week's edition, it hit me: We're at the point of the season where the number of quality pitchers on the waiver wire is at one of its lowest […]