Hot Prospects To Watch: Stretch-Run Rookies
Perhaps there's nothing more tantalizing in fantasy baseball than drafting an up-and-coming prospect or rushing to the waiver wire to bid on a Triple-A call-up. With no minor leagues this year, our favorite prospects are now playing on taxi squads, making it difficult for us to fantasize about since we can't get eyes on their […]
H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 8
How is there only 3.5 weeks left in the major league season? I mean, how is that even possible? Oh yeah, a worldwide pandemic (plus labor strife and inept commisioning) delayed the season by three months. With less than a month to play, that means many of you are currently in your playoffs. And filling […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/8/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We head into Tuesday night with a 9 game slate on tap. We have a few strong arms priced at the top with a few nice values on the mound as well. There are a lot of interesting ways to go with bats tonight and that makes for a very fun slate. In today's article, […]
Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 8
Up to this point in the season I've mostly focused on long-term contributors for fantasy outfields. Fantasy playoffs are drawing near, though, so my recommendations will focus on more immediate contributions over the last few weeks of the season. To that end, schedules are going to play a larger role in my recommendations over the […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the September 7th 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 […]
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. September's here and suddenly we only have three weeks left in the fantasy baseball season. Attention may be shifting to fantasy football for some, so be sure to tune into the waiver wire for further opportunity to crush your opponents. Rostered rates are taken […]
Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 8
Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]
The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings
The final month of the 2020 fantasy baseball season is here and that means we're supplying those Week 8 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks to help analyze where the top 101 SPs stand moving forward. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our […]
MLB Betting Picks (9/5/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
Welcome back, RotoBallers! Saturday is a big day for the return of college football, but that doesn't mean we can't continue to ride this MLB hot streak that I'm currently on as well. I'm back up over 15 units profit for the year, and these two-unit plays have been nearly unstoppable of late. Surely another […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/5/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
There were 20 games played in the MLB yesterday and we have a 12-game slate on the docket for DraftKings on Saturday. Gerrit Cole and Lucas Giolito are the highlights of the slate at pitcher, but there's another SP1 to consider as well as a number of viable SP2 options to choose from. On the […]
Clayton Kershaw Returns To Cy Young Form In 2020
Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw is firmly back in the National League Cy Young hunt following another scoreless outing Thursday. Through his first six starts, Kershaw has amassed a 1.50 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 36 innings, having allowed a combined 10 hits in his last four appearances. The southpaw owns a 0.72 […]
Closers and Saves Report - Week 7 Waiver Wire
In the wild 2020 season, it made sense that we had a somewhat wild 2020 trade deadline. The trade deadline is a legitimate baseball holiday, and without an All-Star Game this year, it became the most exciting day in the regular season. The Padres went wild and made all the headlines, acquiring basically a whole […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the September 4th 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 […]
Too Hot to Hold: Sell-High Candidates
Now that we've flipped the calendar into September, we have only one month left of baseball. It was a perilous journey, but we somehow managed to get here, so it's time to stop wondering if the season will continue as planned and give yourself over fully to managing your teams. For those of you who […]
Top 50 Prospects for Fantasy Baseball Redraft: Week 7 Rankings
September is here and the trade deadline dust has settled. It’s now time for teams to make that late push either to make the playoffs or to gain home-field advantages. The Rockies lost two players off the list this week. Sam Hilliard graduated from the list after surpassing the 130 at-bat mark in the Majors. […]
MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for 9/4/20 (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. Top Avoids of the Day for 9/4/20 Milwaukee Brewers @ Carlos Carrasco The Milwaukee Brewers are a disappointing offense […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/4/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
After a weird 6 game slate on Thursday that locked at 4:05 pm EST, we get a 9 game slate of goodness tonight. Unfortunately, we miss out on the beauty that is Sixto Sanchez and a slew of doubleheaders robs us of the Twins, Yankees, and Blue Jays hitters. Still, there is a lot to […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/4/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We've got a crazy day of baseball lined up as several doubleheaders mean 20 games will be played today. However, with MLB playing only seven innings for doubleheaders, those games will be left off the main slate so we've got a more manageable nine-game slate for our Friday night contests. Yu Darvish stands out as […]
Cody Bellinger Returns To Starting Lineup Thursday
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger is back in the lineup Thursday against Arizona, returning from a two-game absence due to a lat strain. Bellinger has homered in his last two contests, raising his OPS on the season to .783 after a slow start. With many of his Statcast metrics trending in the right […]
MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for September 3rd, 2020 (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. Top Avoids of the Day for 9/3/20 Arizona Diamondbacks @ Clayton Kershaw Kershaw looks rejuvenated this year after offseason […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 9/3
Welcome to another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! The season continues to roll along and we here at Rotoballer are there for all of your streaming needs. RotoBaller has been dishing out streamer advice for years. We're always streamin and dreamin. Each day we'll publish some of the best streaming options to consider […]
The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 7)
The past week brought us one of the coolest trade deadlines in recent memory. It's always a good time when the GM of an MLB franchise starts making trades like a fantasy manager. The changes for Austin Nola, Mitch Moreland, Jonathan Villar, Starling Marte, and Jon Berti are meaningful, but not with clear fantasy implications. […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the September 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 […]
The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings
It's now September and in this shortened 2020 season, that means it's time for the Week 7 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks and our weekly dive into where the top 101 RPs stand moving forward. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. I've updated this piece through Sept. 1st. […]
Mookie Betts Hits 12th Homer On Wednesday
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts was 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Down 2-1 in the ninth inning, Betts launched a Kevin Ginkel offering into the seats to tie the game. The 27-year-old has been fantastic during his first season with the Dodgers, slashing .302/.384/.619 with […]
William Smith Is Extra-Innings Hero On Wednesday
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher William Smith was 1-for-3 with a walk-off single during Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 25-year-old is slashing .208/.386/.491 with four homers and 12 RBI through 53 at-bats this season. Smith has one of the worst discrepancies in baseball when looking at his expected statistics, as his expected batting […]
Walker Buehler Effective In Return To Rotation
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler scattered two hits across five scoreless innings during Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. He struck out six batters while issuing a single walk. It was an efficient outing for Buehler, who had not pitched August 21 with a blister issue. The 26-year-old now owns a 3.60 ERA, […]
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/3/20 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/3/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a small 6-game main slate on tap which will begin at 4:10 ET, so we don't have much time to coy around […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/3/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We head into Thursday night with a weird 6 game slate on tap. The main slate locks at 4:05 pmEST. There are two games in the 4 o'clock hour and then the other four games start at 7:10 pm and later. Regardless, it looks like a fun slate to build some lineups for and win […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/3/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
There are nine games set to take place Thursday, yet just four of those contests will be available on the FanDuel main slate. Of course, those games differ both in number and start time from what DraftKings will be offering, making this a unique four-game slate. Much of the attention will be centered around Clayton […]