MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Friday August 16th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 16th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Friday, August 16th 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/16/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Friday baseball on DraftKings. We have a full 15-game slate on our hands with plenty to dive into. At pitcher, there isn't much to love, but we'll have to find a couple guys that can make it enough to at least work. The real fun comes with the bats, where we may see […]

Dustin May Could Pitch on Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May could be in line for Sunday's start against the Atlanta Braves. However, manager Dave Roberts is unsure if he wants May to start on Sunday or move into a relief role. May has pitched well during his first two major league starts. However, the Braves have a strong […]

Kris Negron Exits Early on Thursday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kris Negron (face) exited early during Thursday's game against the Miami Marlins. Negron tried to rob a hit in the fifth inning by diving for a ball, but face-planted and busted open his nose. Matt Beaty replaced him in the outfield for the rest of the game. Negron should be fine […]

Rich Hill Starts Throwing Program

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill (forearm), who has been on the injured list since June 20 with a left forearm strain, has started a throwing program and is feeling good, according to president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. The Dodgers won't rush the veteran southpaw back, and they'd ideally like to have him […]

Justin Turner Continues To Tear It Up In August

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was 3-for-5 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Miami Marlins. He has homered in three straight games. Turner is slashing .333/.404/.738 with five HRs and 15 RBI through 12 games in August. The veteran infielder is having another productive season, as evidenced by […]

Corey Seager Drills 11th Home Run Against Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and three RBI during Wednesday's 9-1 thrashing of the Miami Marlins. He has now homered in back-to-back games. It has been a mediocre season for the 25-year-old, but it is hard to fault him after he endured Tommy John surgery last campaign. […]

Edwin Rios Blasts Two Home Runs On Wednesday

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Edwin Rios was 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI, a walk, and three runs scored during Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Miami Marlins. Rios is filling in for the injured Alex Verdugo (oblique), and he has played admirably so far. Rios is slashing .346/.485/.731 through 33 plate appearances in […]

Clayton Kershaw Strikes Out 10 In Win Over Marlins

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw allowed two hits across seven scoreless innings during Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Miami Marlins. He struck out 10 batters without issuing a walk. It was another stellar outing from the veteran left-hander, who now owns a 12-2 record on the season to go along with a 2.63 ERA, […]

Digging Deeper: NL-Only Waiver Report for Week 20

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, August 15th 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 […]

Dustin May Earns First Career Win On Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Dustin May allowed one run on three hits across 5 2/3 innings of work during Tuesday's 15-1 win over the Miami Marlins. He struck out five batters while walking one. May has pitched marvelously over his first three starts, posting a 2.65 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in 17 innings. The 21-year-old […]

Cody Bellinger Swats 39th Home Run On Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger was 1-for-5 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 15-1 dismantling of the Miami Marlins. Bellinger has cooled slightly, batting just .179 over his past seven games. Nevertheless, the 24-year-old is slashing .316/.414/.663 on the season with 39 HRs, 90 RBI, nine stolen bases, and 93 runs scored. He […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 20 - Buy or Sell?

Since the past few weeks, through players like Trey Mancini, have demonstrated that a player's track record is more important than their Statcast numbers during a hot or cold spell, it's time to reorient a little towards season numbers. Each player's entry starts with a line of their key numbers over the course of the […]

Top 30 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 20)

The Top 30 list keeps getting more and more challenging as the window for prospects to impact the 2019 fantasy season gets smaller and smaller. But there are still a healthy number of names to dream on as the minor league season also winds down towards a conclusion at the start of September. A few […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/14/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Wednesday baseball on DraftKings. With the rest of the world fully engaged in preseason football, there is still plenty of money to be won with MLB DFS. It's a scattered day of games and both major sites have things a bit differently. On DraftKings, there main slate consists of nine games starting at […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/14/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are games spread all throughout the day on Wednesday, so I’m going to take a little bit of a different approach. With so many good options available, I’m going to offer up one value pitcher and one cash game pitcher. That allows you to pick what sort of lineup you want and should cater to […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Wednesday August 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 14th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 14th 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 […]

Justin Turner Hits Third Home Run in Two Game

After starting slowly in August, Los Angeles third baseman Justin Turner has broken out of his funk, homering off of Wei-Yin Chen in the seventh inning of the Dodger's 15-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Turner also went deep twice in last Sunday's game against Arizona and will look to keep the power […]

Dustin May Dominates in Victory

Dodger rookie Dustin May easily handled the Marlins on Tuesday, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out five, as they defeated Miami 15-1. It was the third start of the year for the top pitcher in Los Angeles' farm system and May has now only allowed two runs in […]

Dustin May Will Start on Tuesday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May had his start moved up a day and he'll pitch against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Clayton Kershaw was scheduled to make the start on Tuesday, but he'll get an extra day of rest. May pitched well versus the St. Louis Cardinals last week. He's in a favorable […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday August 13th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for August 13th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Statcast Slider Usage Studs and Duds for Week 20

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s pitchers advanced stats and StatCast studs and duds article series! Each week we will select an advanced stat, choose two studs and two duds, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. Last week I used Statcast's pitch arsenal tab to look at starters' four-seam fastball usage and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/13/19): MLB DFS Lineups

After a small eight-game slate on Monday, we’re back to a full 15-game slate here. That makes things really interesting, especially when you have games in Coors Field, Citizens Bank Park, Yankee Stadium and Miller Park!  In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/13/19. The lineup picks […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 20

As we hit mid-August you may have already found a dependable catcher that you roll with week-in and week-out, but as we know, backstops are the most volatile position in fantasy baseball. With that being said, we should always be aware of the landscape of the position just in case a few too many foul […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 20

We didn't have to venture too far into the month of August for the impact of the new trade deadline rules to become clear. Gaps on each team that weren't addressed by July 31st don't just go away, and players like Joe Panik, Zack Godley, Kevin Gausman, Jonathan Lucroy, and Asdrubal Cabrera have all found new […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Monday, August 12th 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 […]

Justin Turner Goes Deep Twice

Only one hit in his last twelve plate appearances, Justin Turner stopped his mini-cold streak in its tracks on Sunday, going 2-4 with two home runs and three RBI in a 9-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. While his on-base percentage is lower than in year's past, Turner continues to hit with steady power, with […]