FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/3/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a busy 10 game Monday. The Rockies are back in Coors and we have a few aces out there. How do we get an acceptable pitcher and some Coors bats? Do we even want Coors bats? There is a lot to wrap our heads around on this slate, including the massive price increase […]

Dustin May To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May (elbow) has suffered UCL damage and will undergo Tommy John surgery, according to Juan Toribio of MLB.com. May exited his start on Saturday in pain after throwing a pitch in the second inning, and was placed on the injured list on Sunday. Tests have shown that May damaged […]

AJ Pollock Hopes To Parlay Huge Performance

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock will head into Monday night's game against the Cubs coming off a monster performance. Pollock is fresh off a 3-for-6 game against the Brewers with two home runs and eight runs batted in. Pollock popped a grand slam and a three-run bomb in the game on Sunday, catapulting his […]

Julio Urias Off To Great Start

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Julio Urias is off to a great start through his first six performances. Urias (4-0) was fantastic on Sunday, allowing only one run through seven innings pitched while striking out 10 Milwaukee Brewers hitters. Performance is beginning to match the talent for the 24-year-old, as the left-hander is posting his lowest […]

Kenley Jansen Needs To Refine Control

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen will be looking to pick up more saves when the team opens up a series with the Cubs on Monday. Jansen is 5-for-6 on save chances through the first month of the season with 1.06 WHIP, a 2.38 ERA and is holding opponents to an impressive .086 batting average. […]

Will Smith's Offense Beginning To Turn Around

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is slowly getting his offensive game together heading into the month of May. Smith will carry a five-game hitting streak into Monday's action against the Cubs and is 9-for-29 (.310) with one triple, one home run and three doubles over his last eight starts. Smith really impressed during last […]

Max Muncy Scuffling At The Plate

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy will look to break out of a huge slump heading into the team's matchup against the Cubs Monday night. It has been a really tough stretch for Muncy, posting only one hit in last 20 at-bats and 4-for-47 (.085) over his last 15 games. Muncy enjoyed a strong […]

Clayton Kershaw Enjoys Fantastic April

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw has his season off to a great start heading into the month of the May. Through his first six starts, Kershaw (4-2) is posting a 0.91 WHIP, a 2.09 ERA and a 8:1/K:BB rate through 38 2/3 innings pitched. Since his first start of the season, the future Hall […]

Walker Buehler Looking To Rebound Against Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler will take the mound Monday against the Cubs in Chicago. The talented starter is coming off his worst start of the young season, allowing five runs against the Reds on April 27. Buehler punched out 10 in that game but was touched up for the first time all season. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 3rd edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/3 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB is underway and there is a ton of excitement surrounding it! It was a long offseason, but we have finally reached the beginning of the MLB season. 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 […]

Max Muncy In The Midst Of A Slump

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy has been cold at the plate over the past few weeks. He has just one hit over his past 22 at-bats. However, he does have 14 walks over that stretch. He hasn't recorded an extra-base hit since April 15, when he hit his third home run of the year. […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/3/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 6 of Bell's Best Bets. The start of May is a welcomed transition for this series of articles! Following a near 10-unit bounce back at the end of Week 4, I was looking forward to keeping the train moving with a great week 5. Unfortunately the best way I […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/3 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 […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/3 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are 10 games on Monday’s MLB schedule and they are spread out so that you can play Monkey Knife Fight contests along with every game. The most compelling pitching matchups involve Los Angeles teams. The Dodgers send Walker Buehler to the mound at Chicago against the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks, the Cubs ace who has […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 6 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. […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

One month down, five more to go. The fantasy baseball season is a marathon and not a sprint, though hopefully your squads have gotten off to a fast start anyway. No matter what your situation, it's always a good idea to stay on top of the state of your league's waiver wire. Most of the […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 5 Lineup Trends

Week five of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 2nd edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/2/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 5 of Bell's Best Bets, and OH BOY was Week 4 a good one!! After a brutal start to the first 21 days of the MLB season, stumbling all the way down to -15 units, we got HOT, as I told you we would! From Thursday to Sunday, we […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/2 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/2 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 […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/2/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As is customary on Sundays, we have a very large slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some top arms like Scherzer, Berrios, and Giolito while we also have some great offenses like Atlanta, Minnesota, Boston, and Los Angeles to choose from.  I'll be providing you […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

10 of the 15 games are on the main early slate on DraftKings today. We have a few aces, several solid pitchers, and about half the slate which look like powder kegs. There are teams in great spots for hitting and Mad Max gets the Marlins, a team that has given him some issues. Who […]

Dustin May Will Be Placed On Injured List Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May (arm) will be placed on the injured list on Sunday, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. May was removed from the game after he was seen grimacing following a pitch in the second inning. Plunkett reports that May described a "shooting sensation" in his arm […]

Dustin May Leaves Saturday’s Start In Pain

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May exited Saturday's matchup against Milwaukee in the second inning with an unknown injury. The 23-year-old was observed in obvious pain and signaled to the dugout after tossing a 94 mph fastball. This isn't good news as the team is dealing with several injuries to the pitching staff already. […]

Franmil Reyes Is a League-Winner Hidden In Plain Sight

The San Diego Padres signed Franmil Reyes to their organization all the way back in November of 2011. It took the Padres almost eight years and a season-and-a-half of playing time to move on from him, as they opted to include him in the Trevor Bauer/Yasiel Puig/Taylor Trammell three-team trade that included the Indians and […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/1/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/1/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Sigh. The season of split Mains continues. FanDuel is offering six-game slates early and late, while DrafKings has seven games early but just six […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/1 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/1 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We are split with seven early games and and six late games. The two outcasts are the stuff of short slate material on DraftKings. This article will focus on the six late games. In case something else isn't up on the site, my early approach is to attack Patrick Corbin with Marlins righties and I'll […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 6

There has been an injury trend that is hard to miss for the first month of the 2021 season. May has arrived and the injuries just keep piling up. There have been a lot of muscle/tendon sprains and strains to start the season. These injuries include oblique, groin, hamstring, and back injuries. Not all of […]