MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/8/24)

Happy Monday, and happy Coors Field slate. Whenever there’s a game at Coors Field, we have to take one of two approaches: fade the game or go overweight on the game. Most of the time fading is absolutely in play, but tonight it will be tough as the Diamondbacks have a phenomenal matchup against Kyle […]

Nick Mariano's Week 3 Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The 2024 fantasy baseball season is hitting second gear and we've got a need for speed! Big injuries are seemingly a daily occurrence but we must battle through the barrage. Some of you may be taking on serious water but every weekend gives us […]

Walker Buehler Looks Sharp In Second Rehab Outing

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler (elbow) allowed two hits across 4 2/3 scoreless innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday. He struck out six batters without issuing a walk and touched 95.3 MPH on his fastball. The 29-year-old's first rehab outing wasn't the prettiest, but this was a far […]

James Outman Hits The Bench Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder James Outman is absent from the team's starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Chicago Cubs. Outman has not started against a southpaw all season and that trend continues with Shota Imanaga on the mound. In Outman's absence, Enrique Hernandez will start in centerfield and bat sixth. Hernandez is batting […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3 (2024)

Last week, we recommended some starting pitchers to scoop up that were lower rostered than they should be. In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo leagues. For those of you in deeper leagues, we will split that into another section, looking at starting pitchers rostered in […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Fantasy Baseball SP Pickups and Starts - Week 3 (2024)

Welcome RotoBallers to our Two-Start Pitcher Streamers article - Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts for Week 3, from April 8 to April 14. With multiple teams having six or seven games on their schedule, we're looking at a nice variety of two-start pitchers. Each week of this fantasy baseball season, this fantasy baseball waiver wire […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (April 1 - April 7)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 2 - Monday, April 1 through Sunday April 7. Baseball’s opening weekend is in the books and we’re here to help you make optimal lineup decisions. The first full week of 2024 ball will see some buzzy arms take the bump for the […]

Dinelson Lamet Designated For Assignment

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Dinelson Lamet was designated for assignment on Saturday as the Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Gus Varland. Varland struggled in the major leagues last season as he posted a 6.64 ERA and 2.11 WHIP across 20 ⅓ innings. Lamet pitched only 4 ⅓ innings for the Dodgers this season to the […]

Fantasy Baseball Lineup Notes: Batting Order, Platoons, and Playing Time Changes

We're just a week into the 2024 MLB season (two weeks if you count the Seoul Series), but we're already starting to see some trends develop. The sooner you can get in front of them, the better your fantasy baseball teams will perform. In this article, we'll go over some of the trends we're seeing […]

Top Early-Season Pitching Standouts - Analyzing Hot Starts for Fantasy Baseball

We're only a week into the regular season, and the pitching landscape is already buzzing. Some of that is negative, unfortunately, but we also have plenty of pitchers off to hot starts this season that are exciting to look into right now. Some of these arms are younger and breaking out, while others are veterans […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Updates: Josh Jung, Eury Perez, Eloy Jimenez, Walker Buehler and more...

The baseball season is only a week old and it seems like we have seen a lot already. Teams with five-plus-game winning streaks and losing streaks. Games being affected by weather. We even have had a no-hitter already thrown this year thanks to Ronel Blanco of the Astros. What we have also seen is a […]

MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (04/06/24)

As happens so often early in the season, this is a true split slate. We will be concentrating on the eight-game "main" slate tonight. That takes my head out of it (Cubs vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto) and my heart (Twins...yes, Twins fans still exist). Instead, we get Coors, deep Pfaadt Fried snake in the desert, and […]

Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters Watch and Underachievers, Overachievers (Week 2)

As I often do heading into the weekend, I like to take a look around the league and see who is showing signs of some meaningful trends. In this case, we're just one week into the season, so the "trends" should probably be considered weak by statistical standards. But checking in on who's hot can […]

Shohei Ohtani Rips Two-Run Homer In Friday's Loss

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani blasted his second home run of the year in Friday's 9-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Ohtani went 2-5 with two RBI and two runs, adding a double to go along with his two-run shot, with both hits coming off Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks. The 29-year-old continues to warm up in […]

Blake Treinen "Weeks" Away From Returning

Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed reliever Blake Treinen (chest) is still "weeks" away from returning to the team. He has been throwing but needs to build all the way back up after missing so much time at this point. The 35-year-old veteran reliever bruised his lung when he was hit in the chest by a comebacker […]

Dodgers "Hope" Jason Heyward Will Return When Eligible

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said his "hope" is that outfielder Jason Heyward (back) will return from the injured list when he's eligible next week, but the skipper isn't sure of Heyward's exact timeline yet. Heyward also didn't sound too concerned about his back injury and said it stiffened up on days he was […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Eury Perez, Sonny Gray, Justin Verlander, Walker Buehler, and more

Heading into the weekend, there is no shortage of big-name hurlers on the injury report. As always, fantasy baseball will be impacted by superstar players out of action. Let's take a look at injured pitchers Eury Perez, Sonny Gray, Justin Verlander, Alek Manoah, and more. This is our weekly edition of fantasy baseball injury updates for […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups: Garrett Crochet, Jared Jones, Jason Foley, Brice Turang, more

Welcome RotoBallers to our mid-week fantasy baseball waiver wire rankings list for Week 2 - April 1 through April 7 - to help you stay on top of the waiver wire, especially in leagues that allow daily moves. The Rangers recently called up infielder Justin Foscue from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday. He should see […]

MLB DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (04/05/24)

It's Friday and for several teams, it's Opening Day at home! Of course that comes with it plenty of afternoon baseball beginning with the Yankees and Blue Jays at 1:05 p.m. ET. Indeed, it's a great day to be a baseball fan. It has certainly been a fine start to the 2024 MLB season overall, […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - 2024 Redraft Rankings (Week 1)

Welcome back to another Top-25 Prospects to Stash article here on RotoBaller. This was an exciting article to put together each week last season and I'll be doing so again every week during the 2024 season as well. This first stash article of 2024 is a doozy. Even with prospects like Wyatt Langford, Jackson Chourio, […]

Eric Cross' Top 100 Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (April 2024)

We made it. Another offseason is behind us, and we have regular season baseball for the next six months, where we can set our fantasy lineups, make trades, and just enjoy this great game. For those of us who play in dynasty leagues, work is never done, and we didn't pause for several months just […]

Dinelson Lamet Picks Up Save On Wednesday

With Los Angeles Dodgers closer Evan Phillips unavailable to pitch after appearing in three of the last four games for L.A., Dinelson Lamet picked up the save in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Giants. It was Lamet's first career save, and he needed just eleven pitches to get through the inning, throwing seven of them […]

Tyler Glasnow Strikes Out Seven In Win

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow struck out seven batters in six innings on his way to earning the win in Wednesday's 5-4 victory over the Giants. The righty also allowed three earned runs on four hits, including one home run, and walked two in the contest. The 30-year-old is now 2-0 with a 3.18 […]

Shohei Ohtani Blasts First Home Run Of 2024

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani belted a 430-foot home run in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Giants. The blast was a solo shot in the seventh inning off of LHP Taylor Rodgers. Ohtani ended 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and is now hitting .270 (10-for-37) with three doubles, a home […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler, Justin Verlander, Sonny Gray, Shane Baz, and more

Heading into the second weekend of the 2024 MLB season, there is no shortage of big-name hurlers on the injury report. As always, fantasy baseball will be impacted by superstar players out of action. Let's take a look at injured pitchers Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler, Justin Verlander, Sonny Gray, Shane Baz, and more. This is […]

Jason Heyward Lands On Injured List

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Jason Heyward (back) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with lower-back tightness and recalled outfielder Taylor Trammell from the minors in a corresponding move. Heyward had missed the last two games with the injury and will now miss at least another 10 days. It's believed to be a […]

When is Clayton Kershaw Coming Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Return Update

Clayton Kershaw has spent the better part of the last two decades dominating Major League Baseball. Over the last 16 years, he finished with an ERA under 3.00 in all but three seasons, amassed 2,944 strikeouts, and won three Cy Young Awards. In his peak years from 2011 to 2014, he led the majors in […]

Walker Buehler To Make Next Rehab Start Saturday

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that right-hander Walker Buehler's (elbow) next minor-league rehab start will be on Saturday with Triple-A Oklahoma City again. It will be Buehler's second rehab start after he gave up four runs (three earned) on three hits while walking two and striking out two in 3 1/3 innings (54 […]

Shohei Ohtani Continues His Throwing Program

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani (elbow) continued his every-other-day throwing program on Tuesday and made 50 throws from around 60 feet on flat ground. Ohtani underwent Tommy John surgery last September but was cleared to begin a throwing program late last month. While the 29-year-old two-time American League MVP won't pitch at all […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/3/24)

There is a wealth of afternoon baseball on Wednesday but that certainly doesn't mean there isn't any value left on the board for the evening slate! Attention, fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now officially partnered with various sportsbooks and have some sweet sports betting promo offers! Get […]