Closers and Saves Report - Week 4 Waiver Wire

Another week of baseball, another flurry of bullpen moves. New injuries, lots of saves, and some blown ones as well. A few teams that had committees to start the season seem to be settling into fixed roles, but then some teams with what seemed like fixed roles are turning into committees. A Blue Jays rookie […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4 Pitching Adds and Streamers

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses the fantasy baseball Week 4 waiver wire and looks at some pitchers to add to your roster. These MLB pitchers should be watched or targeted in your roto, points, H2H points leagues & more. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday […]

Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4 Hitting Adds and Streamers

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses the fantasy baseball Week 4 waiver wire and looks at some hitters to add to your roster. These MLB hitters should be watched or targeted in your roto, points, H2H points leagues & more. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 18th 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 - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/18/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome back to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We're still grinding our way towards a hot streak right now, and I can feel us getting closer. Let's finish the weekend strong here before a fresh start on Monday! In case you never caught my intro article, my name is Tommy Bell (@BellRoto […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/18 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/18 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 based […]

MLB Betting Picks for Sunday 4/18 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Frank Ammirante here, ready to give you some winners. I've still been cold as ice with my betting picks, so I've decided to take a new approach: emphasize run lines. This worked out with the Rockies -1.5 +205 last night. What better day to continue with this strategy! I'm not a professional handicapper, but I […]

Bullpen Report: Shaking Things Up in Week 3

We have already seen a lot of FAAB spent on pitchers that have been named the closer. It happens every year. Whenever a new closer is named, especially if it is one that can miss bats – fantasy players love a pitcher that can miss bats. And the logic behind spending up on a pitcher […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/18/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

As per usual, our Sunday is split up and the matinee is the main slate. A little more than half the league is in action for the main slate with eight games going on. Three of the 16 pitchers will cost you five figures. Are any of them worth it? Don't worry, we still have […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - April 18, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/18/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a nine-game Main slate on DraftKings and an 8-game Main on FanDuel on a fine Sunday afternoon. While chilly, the weather doesn't […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/18/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Rise and shine, Rotoballers, we've got a fun slate on tap this Sunday afternoon. The DraftKings main slate features nine games and nine hundred ways to go about creating lineups. Two of the best pitchers will toe the rubber as Shane Bieber will take on the Reds in his first start since his nine-inning, 11 […]

Sandy Alcantara Sharp Until The Seventh On Saturday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara was excellent for the first six innings of Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants, but was left in for the seventh and struggled. In total, Alcantara threw 6 1/3 innings, giving up four runs on six hits without walking a batter and striking out seven. Alcantara dominated through […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 17th 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 Betting Picks for Saturday 4/17 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Rough Saturday last week. The Giants won by one run after we took them on the runline at -1.5. The Phillies and Braves played out a 5-4 game when we took the under at 8.5 runs. Thankfully, Yusei Kikuchi hit the over in strikeouts to get us our prop bet. So far, we're 2 for […]

Jazz Chisholm Hits Another Home Run On Friday

Miami Marlins rookie second baseman Jazz Chisholm hit his third home run of the season in Friday's victory over the San Francisco Giants. The Marlins were trailing 1-0 before Chisholm came up in the fifth inning and launched an Anthony DeSclafani pitch over the right field fence. Jazz also singled in the game, leaving him […]

Starling Marte Hits A Huge Home Run On Friday

Miami Marlins outfielder Starling Marte hit a huge home run in Friday's 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. It was Marte's only hit of the night, but it came in the eighth inning of a 1-1 tie. The three-run blast made things easy for closer Yimi Garcia in the ninth inning. Marte is now […]

Yimi Garcia Picks Up His Third Save On Friday

Miami Marlins closer Yimi Garcia earned his third save of the season in Friday's win over the San Francisco Giants. Garcia allowed one hit and recorded a strikeout in his inning of work, lowering his ERA to 1.08. He's excelled in the closer's role since taking over for a thoroughly ineffective Anthony Bass after Bass […]

Anthony Bass Earns A Win On Friday

Miami Marlins relief pitcher Anthony Bass earned a win in relief against the San Francisco Giants on Friday evening. Bass threw a perfect eighth inning, striking out one and throwing just eight pitches (seven strikes). The win improved his record to 1-2 and lowered his ERA to an even 9.00. Bass has pitched much better […]

Daniel Castano Solid In His First Start Of The Year

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Daniel Castano was solid in his first start of the season on Friday. Facing the San Francisco Giants, Castano threw five innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks. He managed to pitch well and mostly keep the Giants off the board despite not recording a single strikeout. Castano […]

Yimi Garcia (MIA, RP) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48 Percent of Leagues ANALYSIS: The first major bullpen shakeup happened in Miami with Anthony Bass out and Yimi Garcia in as the closer of choice for manager Don Mattingly. After Bass blew his first two save chances, Miami turned to Garcia who nailed down both of his save […]

Elieser Hernandez Throwing Again

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Elieser Hernandez (biceps) is throwing from 60 feet and is reportedly "feeling good and progressing" in his rehab. Hernandez was forced to leave in the third inning of his first start this season due to biceps irritation in his throwing arm. He worked on his changeup this spring and supposedly was […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 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 topics […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the first version of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 70 SPs moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues, with the understanding that RPs are as volatile as it gets. Since this is the first version of the year, it won't […]

The Big Picture - Closer Committees Are Here to Stay

The fireman has morphed into a fire department. We've seen this trend coming in recent years but it appears that the days of a Major League team having a single definitive closer are all but over. The instability that came with the 2020 season brought an increased reliance on middle relievers to spread out innings. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/16/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We’re set for a more traditional night-heavy Friday schedule in Major League Baseball, with 14 of the 15 games carrying a first-pitch time of 7:05pm ET or later. There’s plenty to like about a slate that truly offers a bit of everything, including multiple aces on the hill, as well as venues such as Coors […]

Trevor Rogers Generating Plenty Of Whiffs

Miami Marlins rookie left-hander Trevor Rogers has generated a 51.1 percent whiff rate on his four-seam fastball this year, and that was prior to his start on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves. Batters are missing his 95.5 mph average fastball over half the time when they swing at it. Jacob deGrom ranks second on four-seam […]

Jazz Chisholm Turning Heads

Miami Marlins middle infielder Jazz Chisholm hit New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom's 100.4 mph fastball for a home run to the upper deck on April 10, making it the hardest-thrown pitch that has been taken deep so far this season. It was also the only triple-digit pitch that deGrom has thrown in the […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/16/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/16/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap today, a monster of a slate. There are so many ways to go, and that makes for […]

EPL Betting Picks for Matchweek 32: English Premier League

I've never experienced heartbreak like I did during matchweek 31. Going into Monday, we were three for three (+117, +104 and +132) and got a correct score at +1150. Then came game four and with West Brom leading at half-time by two goals to nil, all we needed was Southampton to score in the second-half, […]

Corey Dickerson Has Two Hits On Thursday

Miami Marlins outfielder Corey Dickerson continued to play well in Thursday's game, going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Dickerson keeps hitting in the leadoff spot against right-handed starters, and is now hitting .263 with a .702 OPS. Once upon a time, Dickerson hit 27 home runs in a season. That power seems completely gone now, but […]