Week 4 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Joc Pederson, Jacob deGrom, Adalberto Mondesi, Jose Altuve, Eloy Jimenez

April is over, and it is now four weeks into the baseball season. May should bring the return of many injured players. However, injuries will continue to be an issue for many Major League baseball team as well as your fantasy team. I will continue to highlight players on the IL with their hopeful return […]

Clayton Kershaw Breaks Dodgers Strikeout Record

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out seven over seven innings during Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. In the third inning, he struck out Dustin Garneau to tie Hall of Famer Don Sutton for the most strikeouts in Dodgers history. The southpaw […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/30/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/30/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/30/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

There are seven games on the main slate for both sites tonight, which is a solid middle-ground number of games to work with in daily fantasy contests. Kershaw and Cole represent the high-salary pitching pool tonight while Lauer, Eovaldi, and Gibson make up the mid-range, and Taijuan Walker is potentially in play at a low […]

Trevor Bauer Receives 324-Game Suspension

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer has been hit with a 324-game suspension from Major League Baseball, beginning on Friday, April 29, for violating the league's domestic-violence and sexual-assault policy. The right-hander's suspension will go into 2024, and he'll receive no credit for the 99 games he's missed while on administrative leave so far. […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 4

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find start-worthy […]

Mookie Betts Slashing .209/.338/.328 Through 17 Games

It's been a slow start to the year for Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts. Across his first 17 games, he's slashing .209/.338/.328 with four extra-base hits (two home runs, two doubles), three stolen bases, five RBI and 17 runs scored. His 15% walk rate and run scoring output from the top of the Dodgers […]

Early Pitching Outliers: Swinging-Strike Rate vs. Strikeout Rate

It is very early in the season, as the league leaders have made just four starts. Because of this, we have a lot of strangeness in the data that has been generated, especially with pitching, which is an inherently random exercise. One thing that can be a bit random over a small sample size is […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 3

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Updated MLB Prospects Rankings - Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects (Week 3)

Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodriguez, and C.J. Abrams may have arrived in The Show already but the Triple-A level (and even Double-A) is littered with prospects looking to have explosive impacts at the MLB level in 2022. Quite a few top prospects are off to strong starts at the Triple-A level -- albeit in small […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/29/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/29/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Full Friday slate, 13 games on the slate. It's a beauty, let's try to beat it!   Top Hitters for 4/29/22 I'm going to give you my favorite hitters on the slate here with […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks for Hitters and Pitchers (4/29/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/28/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/28/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Bullpen Report: Late-Inning Changes and Long Relievers to Stream

The only constant in life is change. Those are wise words by a Greek philosopher named Heraclitus. What not enough people realize is, that quote was said about bullpen usage and trying to figure them out for fantasy purposes. Ok, maybe it wasn’t, but it should be given all the changes that occur in major […]

Julio Urias Allows One Run To Arizona Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias pitched well in a 3-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Urias allowed one run over six innings of work while striking out four and walking two. The 25-year-old southpaw only allowed one hit in the start, a solo homer to Nick Ahmed in the fifth inning. Urias […]

Dodgers To Be "Pretty Conservative" With Andrew Heaney

On Wednesday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated that the team is going to be "pretty conservative" with its handling of starting pitcher Andrew Heaney (shoulder). Heaney landed on the injured list wish shoulder discomfort on April 20 and he has yet to resume throwing. It's unclear what kind of timeline we're looking at […]

Justin Turner, Will Smith Resting Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner and catcher Will Smith are not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Turner, who is hitting just .206 with no home runs and three extra-base hits in his first 63 at-bats, will get his first day off of the season. Max Muncy is at […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/27/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/26/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/26/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Walker Buehler Tosses Complete-Game Shutout On Monday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler turned in quite possibly the best pitching performance of the year thus far on Monday. Facing the Arizona Diamondbacks, he pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits and no walks while striking out 10. It was the first complete game in the majors this year and […]

Andrew Heaney And Blake Treinen Not Throwing Yet

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Andrew Heaney (shoulder) and relief pitcher Blake Treinen (shoulder) both landed on the injured list with shoulder injuries last week. Neither pitcher has resumed throwing yet. We don't have a clear timeline on either Heaney or Treinen at this point. Tyler Anderson will continue to pitch out of Heaney's rotation […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/26/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. Today we have an 11-game slate on tap. With 11 games, there will be arguments for many pitchers and many stacks to build around. There is no Coors Field in play, and as of this writing, there are only three-game totals […]

Hitter Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - Hard-Hit Rate for Week 3

Admittedly, it's still early for many sabermetrics to be considered descriptive but fantasy managers can't wait until midseason to start digging for hidden gems. You could always say that taking anything away from a two-week sample size is an overreaction. The purpose here is not to proclaim these players as the hard-hit kings or absolute […]

Baller Ranks: Starting Pitchers Top 101 Weekly Rankings

We have another week in the record books for our emerging 2022 MLB season, which yields another dose of my weekly top-101 SP Baller Ranks breakdown. RotoBallers can enjoy my rambling about key movers and then scroll through the top-101 in a table with tiers, ranks, earned value via Fangraphs, and even more notes! You […]

Trea Turner Drives In Three Over The Weekend

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner helped the team capture two out of three games against the San Diego Padres this weekend. He recorded exactly one hit in each game to go along with a total of three RBI and two runs scored. Turner has a decent .279 batting average over 15 games this year […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/25/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/25/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Short Monday slate, but the good news is all of the games are on the DFS slates. If you can start your engine an hour earlier, you get seven games to choose from. We have […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/25/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, RotoBballers! We've got a bit of a mixed bag on our hands tonight. DraftKings has their main slate sitting at seven games, with the featured contest starting at 6:10 pm Eastern, with San Francisco continuing their road trip to meet Milwaukee. Meanwhile, FanDuel has several options on the board, but their main contest […]

Cody Bellinger Blasts Two Homers

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger put together a strong performance during Sunday's matchup against the San Diego Padres. The lefty power swinging outfielder went 2-for-4 with two home runs during Sunday's victory. It appears the former NL MVP has found his groove again. Thus far, Bellinger is hitting .273/.333/.582 with four home runs and […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

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 […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

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 […]