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Anthony Rendon Remains Out Against Dodgers
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon (shin) is missing from the team's starting lineup again on Friday for the series opener against the crosstown Los Angeles Dodgers. Mike Moustakas will make the start at the hot corner and bat sixth in the lineup against Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin. Rendon fouled a ball off his […]
Jo Adell (OF, LAA) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 15
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With the unfortunate news of Mike Trout's hamate bone injury, 24-year-old outfielder Jo Adell was recalled to join the Los Angeles Angels on the Fourth of July. In two appearances so far, Adell is 2-for-5 with a double, triple, and two strikeouts. […]
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/7/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Friday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to cover another big DFS slate. We have another full slate of games this Friday. Let's break down my favorite plays for today's main slate! We have a big 12-game main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. Even so, this isn't the most stacked pitching slate for a slate this size. […]
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/7/23
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/7/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. 12-game main slate on both sites tonight that kicks off at 7:05 PM EST. Let's get it! Starting Pitchers Each day we try to give you some pitchers to target at each price tier, […]
Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Shane McClanahan, Framber Valdez, Max Fried, Triston McKenzie, more
The MLB All-Star break is right around the corner, it's still important to monitor all the latest injury news for the top fantasy baseball pitchers. A few players on this list will be in action before the break, but others will be absence and affect fantasy lineups. Let's take a look at the top injured […]
Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Colton Cowser, Anthony Volpe, Will Benson, Alek Manoah, more
Welcome RotoBallers to our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 16 - July 3 through July 9 to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. Baltimore Orioles top prospect Colton Cowser made his MLB debut on July 5. Cowser went 1-for-3 with an […]
Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Yu Darvish, Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani, Framber Valdez, more
With the MLB All-Star break fast approaching, several key pitchers are dealing with injuries. Hopefully, most of these hurlers will return soon after the pause in regular season action. There are still a few days of games remaining before the All-Star festivities, so it's important to monitor players that could affect fantasy lineups. Let's take […]
Shohei Ohtani Expected To Start First Game Of Second Half
Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin said the plan is for starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (finger) to pitch the first game after next week's All-Star break on Friday at home against the division-rival Houston Astros. Ohtani has dealt with blister issues in his last couple of starts, and he allowed a season-high-tying five runs on […]
Mike Trout Out 4-8 Weeks After Having Surgery
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout (hand) is expected to miss significant time after undergoing surgery on Wednesday. The superstar outfielder is expected to miss 4-8 weeks of action after having surgery to address a left hamate fracture. The expectation is that Trout is going to be sidelined until early August. However, that seems like […]
Anthony Rendon Absent On Wednesday
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon (shin) is absent from Wednesday's starting lineup against the San Diego Padres. This doesn't come as a surprise after Rendon exited early during Tuesday's game. The right-handed slugger fouled a ball off his shin, but luckily the X-rays came back negative. The Angels didn't put Rendon on the […]
Shohei Ohtani Will Play On Wednesday
Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani (finger) is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres. Ohtani made an early exit during Tuesday's start due to a blister issue on his finger. That being said, the right-hander won't pitch during the All-Star Game. However, this injury isn't going to be […]
Do These Prospects Matter for Fantasy Baseball? Jackson Chourio, Harry Ford, Heston Kjerstad, Kyle Manzardo, Joey Cantillo, more
The 2023 Futures Game rosters have been announced. With a break in the minor league baseball schedule before this event, this seemed like a good time to focus on those players on the Futures Game rosters that have not yet been covered in this space this season. The next two weeks will feature extended names […]
Main Slate - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/5/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another fun DFS slate. The MLB season has been good to me in the early going, so I'm looking forward to sifting through another crop of games. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's main slate! With only a couple of day games today, we're left […]
Padres vs. Angels Betting Picks - Today's Free MLB Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (7/5)
Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Los Angeles Angels vs. San Diego Padres, another article in our daily series of free MLB betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free MLB betting breakdown article is for Wednesday, July 5th 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we […]
Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Mike Trout, Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Thairo Estrada, Jeremy Pena, more
Fourth of July festivities are in the books, and unfortunately, there are a ton of big-name fantasy baseball studs dealing with injuries. The list of key guys has no shortage of star power, so fantasy baseball lineups will be mightily affected for at least the next few weeks. Let's take a look at injured hitters […]
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/5/23
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. You guys get a pinch hitter in here for the next couple of days. You have likely seen stuff done by me in various places on the RotoBaller site, most likely in college football or college basketball. I'm an MLB grinder, too...surprise, surprise. Some […]
Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (July Updates)
Welcome back RotoBallers to the July update of our MLB team's dynasty fantasy baseball prospects rankings for the 2023 season. With three months of the MLB season in the books, it's time to check in on some fantasy baseball dynasty prospects! Below in this article, you can find our updated top 250 MLB prospect rankings […]
Shohei Ohtani Leaves Tuesday's Start With A Blister
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (finger) pitched five innings on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres but was lifted after throwing just 88 pitches and came off the mound with the trainer. He stayed in the game as the DH, but according to Sam Blum of The Athletic, the superstar is suffering […]
Anthony Rendon Leaves Mid-Game On Tuesday
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon (shin) left Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres early after fouling a ball off his left shin. According to Sam Blum of The Athletic, the 33-year-old underwent X-rays which came back negative. Rendon has dealt with the injury bug a couple of times already this season and […]
Mike Trout Uncertain About Surgery
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout (wrist) was placed on the 10-day injured list after fracturing his left hamate bone during Monday's game. The superstar has a timetable of four to eight weeks to recover. Trout mentioned that he's unsure if he'll undergo surgery. He said that he has heard of people returning in four […]
Jo Adell Back With The Angels
With Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout (wrist) going on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday, the Angels recalled outfielder Jo Adell and right-hander Gerardo Reyes from Triple-A Salt Lake. Right-hander Victor Mederos was optioned to Double-A Rocket City after Monday's game. Adell should see extended playing time in the Angels' outfield for at least […]
Mike Trout Lands On Injured List, Out 4-8 Weeks
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout (wrist) is headed to the 10-day injured list on Tuesday after suffering a left-hamate fracture while fouling a ball off in Monday night's loss to the San Diego Padres. Hamate fractures typically take anywhere from four to eight weeks to recover from, so Trout is going to be out […]
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/4/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Fourth of July, RotoBallers! I hope everyone is celebrating (safely!) with friends and family and enjoying some great games today. Out of eight games, five are being played in a dome. Games in New York and Boston have mild weather concerns but keep an eye out nonetheless. That leaves Minnesota with game temperatures in […]
Mike Trout Dealing With Wrist Injury
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout (wrist) was removed late from Monday's 10-3 loss to the San Diego Padres after injuring his wrist on a swing. According to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, the superstar is currently dealing with wrist pain, but he's hopeful it's just a sprain. Fantasy managers should consider Trout day-to-day and hope […]
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/4/23
All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 7/4/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Today's article covers the 8-game "Early slate" on DraftKings. Those same eight games are chopped up into slates on FanDuel (they never make it easy) so if you are building lineups for those games, all […]
Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (7/4/23)
Happy Fourth of July, RotoBallers, and Happy Birthday, America! Though as a history teacher, I have to wonder - was America truly conceived on July 4th when our founding fathers declared their independence from Britain? Or was it truly born long before that in the minds of many colonists? And technically, we didn't gain our […]
MLB Underdog Predictions - Today's DFS Prop Picks for Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Happy Fourth of July RotoBallers! Welcome to our Underdog Fantasy MLB DFS prop picks for Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Welcome back to our DFS series covering Underdog Fantasy contests! We will continue to focus on the MLB DFS props offered on Underdog called Higher/Lower (Over/Under). Higher/Lower is traditional over/under DFS prop picks – whether you […]
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (Late Slate - 7/4/23): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Most of the action on our Independence Day here in the States is during the day, but we still have five cities giving us some fireworks involving a wooden bat and a rawhide ball. This article contains my picks for the five-game late slate on July 4, 2023, for both DraftKings and FanDuel, which locks […]
Week 15 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include TJ Friedl, Anthony Volpe, Aroldis Chapman, Brayan Bello, more
Welcome back RotoBallers, to another edition of the fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings for Week 15 -- July 3 through July 9. We have one more week until the All-Star break and are about halfway through the regular season. More top prospects are being called up to the big leagues, and some are producing for […]
Zach Neto Hopes To Return Shortly After All-Star Break
Los Angeles Angels rookie shortstop Zach Neto (oblique) played catch on the field and also was scheduled to hit off a tee on Monday, and he said he's hopeful he'll be able to return from the injured list shortly after next week's All-Star break. Neto has been on the shelf since June 15 due to […]
