Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 20

The starting pitching pool is wavering (some pun intended!) a bit this week, as a lot of the names we've been talking about for weeks have finally been picked up in over 50% of leagues. There haven't been too many recent surges to take advantage of either, but it's not like there's nobody out there […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 20 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. […]

Gavin Lux Set To Begin Rehab Assignment

Los Angeles Dodgers middle infielder Gavin Lux (hamstring) will begin his rehab assignment for Triple-A Oklahoma City. Lux has been sidelined since July 19 with a left hamstring strain. Lux entered the season as the Dodgers second baseman and one of the more hyped prospects, but he hasn't delivered on the stat sheet. Prior to […]

Garrett Cleavinger Placed On IL Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Garrett Cleavinger (oblique) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with an oblique injury, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. To replace him on the active roster, the Dodgers recalled pitcher Justin Bruihl from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Cleavinger has had a solid year out of […]

Mookie Betts Won’t Play On Sunday Versus Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts (hip) will be sidelined for Sunday's contest versus the Los Angeles Angels. Betts exited Friday's game with hip discomfort, but started on Saturday and made it through that contest. The Dodgers have every reason to play it safe with Betts moving forward and it wouldn't be a surprise to […]

Point League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 20

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 […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/8 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/8 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 […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 20

Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat who […]

Cody Bellinger Hits Sixth Homer

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's victory versus the Los Angeles Angels. Bellinger's home run would come in the bottom of the seventh inning and it would tie the game 3-3 at the time. Bellinger has been one of the biggest disappointments for managers this season […]

Kenley Jansen Works Clean Ninth Inning

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen recorded his 23rd save of the season in Saturday's victory versus the Los Angeles Angels. Jansen worked a clean 1-2-3 inning and recorded one strikeout in the frame. The veteran has had a rocky second half of the season, but he has now recorded back-to-back clean outings. The Dodgers […]

Julio Urias Goes Five Innings In No-Decision

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias earned a no-decisions in Saturday's contest versus the Los Angeles Angels. Urias went five innings and allowed six hits, three runs (two earned), three walks and struck out five. All of the damage against Urias came in the top of the third inning and he would throw 95 […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 20

The second half of the baseball season is in full swing and the race to make the playoffs, whether your favorite MLB team or your fantasy team, is in full swing. Knowing injury timelines is now at a vital part of the fantasy baseball season. There are still many injury questions that have to be […]

MLB Betting Picks for Sunday 8/8 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Today we have 15 games going on in Major League Baseball.  It can be tempting to place a lot of bets, however, I try to limit my action to no more than four to five wagers in a day. Often it is more like two or three. I find it better to place a few […]

Mookie Betts Hitting Third On Saturday Night

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts (hip) is starting on Saturday night against the Angels, although he is scheduled for a routine day off on Sunday for the series finale. Betts left Friday's matchup against Los Angeles because of right hip discomfort, so seeing him back is good news for the fantasy managers who've been […]

Trea Turner Batting Leadoff Against Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Trea Turner will bat leadoff against the Angels on Saturday night. The 28-year-old will enter the starting lineup with his new team for the first time and make the move over to second base, as expected. Turner has been out of commission since the end of July after testing positive for […]

Mookie Betts Will Have Planned Day Off Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts will have a planned day off on Sunday, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The Dodgers are wanting to take things easy with their star outfielder who is continuing to deal with a hip injury. He's been heating up at the plate recently, as he's now slashing .277/.379/.524 […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/7 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/7 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 […]

Hitter Analysis by Batted Ball Data

With all of the data that is captured for every event in MLB games, there are a lot of fun ways to dive in and see how hitters are truly performing. There is also an opportunity to find what statistical outputs we should generally expect with certain inputs. For this post, I'd like to revisit […]

Top 10 Prospects Rankings - NL West Teams

Today at RotoBaller, we begin rolling out our Top 10 fantasy baseball prospects lists for every organization in baseball. The National League West clubs are up first. Ranking prospects over the past year hasn’t been easy. However, with a good portion of the minor league season now behind us, we’re starting to get a good […]

Hitter & Pitcher Splits Worth Exploring

We talk a lot in fantasy baseball about splits data, and for good reason. Some hitters are completely different players when facing a left-handed pitcher as compared to when they're facing a right-hander. Some of the differences you see in the data are huge. This is also true with pitchers, as some guys can be […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/7/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/7 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/7/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/7/21): MLB DFS Lineups

It's a fairly reasonable DraftKings Saturday in MLB. The Jays and Red Sox have another double dipper, so there are 16 games today. There are five early games that my colleagues here at Rotoballer will get you ready for. I'm gearing us up for an 11-game prime time slate on DraftKings. This is a big […]

MLB Betting Picks for Saturday 8/07 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Well, what a day we had yesterday! The Braves beat the Nationals and all three of our picks hit (+100, +100 and -133) before the A's made us sweat but Starling Marte came up clutch with a walk-off homer to bag us the -127 pick as well. Kyle Gibson failed to reach six strikeouts as […]

David Price Looks Good In No-Decision

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher David Price pitched well in Friday's no-decision versus the Los Angeles Angels. Price went 5 1/3 innings and allowed four hits, two runs, zero walks and struck out four. Both of the runs given up by Price were from solo homers off the bats of Jose Iglesias and Jack Mayfield. […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/7/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/7/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Mookie Betts Exits Friday’s Loss Early

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts (hip) exited Friday's 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels with right hip discomfort. He went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored before being removed in the seventh inning. The severity of Betts injury is unknown at this time, and he's considered day-to-day. Betts has dealt with […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/7/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Saturdays are made for baseball and we have the beauty of day games and evening games so we can watch (and gamble) on baseball pretty much all day long. We've reached the dog days of August, but the boys of Summer still have plenty of games to play before it's football season. With a relatively […]

Jimmy Nelson To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Jimmy Nelson (elbow) will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Nelson finishes the year with a 1-2 record. 1.86 ERA, 0.931 WHIP and 37.9 percent strikeout rate over 29 innings of work, and he can now be safely dropped in all redraft formats.

Trea Turner Activated From COVID IL

Los Angeles Dodgers middle infielder Trea Turner (COVID-19) has been activated from the COVID-19 injured list and is available off the bench on Friday night, according to Juan Toribio of MLB.com. Turner was acquired by the Dodgers at the trade deadline, but has been out of action after testing positive for COVID-19 at the end […]

Will Smith Will Sit On Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith will get a routine day off on Friday versus the Los Angeles Angels. Smith has been having an impressive season behind the dish for the Dodgers and has been on fire lately with five home runs and 20 RBI over his last 15 games. For the season, Smith is […]