Freddy Peralta Dealing With Shoulder Discomfort

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta (shoulder) was removed from his start against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in the middle of the third inning. After the game, it was reported that Peralta was dealing with right shoulder discomfort. He suffered the injury while he was batting. He struck out to end the top […]

Freddy Peralta Exits Wednesday With Apparent Injury

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta exited Wednesday's game with an apparent injury, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. Peralta had struck out swinging to end the top of the third inning, and McCalvy reports he was seen grimacing after the final swing. Peralta was immediately replaced in the bottom half of the inning by […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 8/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/18 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/11 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Digging Deeper - Waiver Wire Options for Week 21

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each […]

Omar Narvaez Doubles And Walks Against Cards

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a walk in Tuesday's 2-0 victory over St. Louis. Narvaez walked in the first inning and doubled off Adam Wainwright in the third inning, driving in Christian Yelich. He is batting .391 with a 1.119 OPS over his last seven games. On […]

Kolten Wong Has Big Game In Victory Over Cardinals

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI, and a hit-by-pitch in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Wong was hit by a pitch to lead off the game. He added three hits which included two doubles and drove in Rowdy Tellez in the second inning. Before Tuesday, Wong went […]

Corbin Burnes Cruises To Eighth Victory

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Corbin Burnes (8-4) allowed two hits and two walks while striking out three across six scoreless innings, earning the win over the Cardinals on Tuesday. Burnes carried a no-hitter through 5 1/3 innings before allowing back-to-back hits. He was able to stand the pair of runners for his third straight quality […]

Josh Hader Turns In Save 24 Against Cardinals

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader fired a scoreless ninth inning on one walk while striking out two, recording the save in the win over the Cardinals on Tuesday. Hader entered in the ninth inning with a two-run lead and allowed a one-out walk to Yadier Molina, but retired the other three batters to finish the […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/18/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/18 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/18/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! There are five afternoon contests on tap, and it leaves us with a 10-game evening slate. The greatest rivalry in baseball starts the proceedings as the Red Sox wraps up their series versus the New York Yankees. Then, we get baseball the entire night until the Pirates and Dodgers begin the final game […]

Adrian Houser Could Return To Rotation This Weekend

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Adrian Houser (COVID-19) is feeling better and could return to the rotation this weekend, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. Houser has been on the COVID-19 injured list since August 6 after testing positive for COVID-19, and McCalvy reports that Josh Hader had delivered a net to Houser's house, allowing Houser […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/17/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/17/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in a […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/17/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/17 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 […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 20

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. It was apparently the week of the lefty and the week of the Diamondback, as we're breaking down three southpaws in this piece, including two […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

We've got nearly six weeks left in the fantasy baseball season, which means it is crunch time. You must maintain focus even as fantasy football's siren song calls you to the boulders. Let's stay ahead of the curve with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks! This google sheet accompanies the table below and adds […]

Statcast Hitter Leaderboard - Second-Half Exit Velocity

We're a month removed from the All-Star break so it's time to narrow our focus on second-half stats. In other words, it's time to look the players on your roster in the eye and ask, "What have you done for me lately?" They won't respond, but it's a good mental exercise for you to practice. […]

Top 10 Prospects Rankings - AL Central Teams

Recently at RotoBaller, we began rolling out our Top 10 fantasy baseball prospects lists for every organization in baseball. We began with a look at the National League West clubs, which were followed by the American League West and the NL Central teams. Today, we roll out the AL Central clubs. Ranking prospects over the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/17/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a loaded one. We have some solid pitching options at different price points and a lot of solid spots for bats. This makes for a lot of different ways to build, which is really nice. Coors is in play but may not be the […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/17/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday gang! It's Tuesday, which means we have a 15-game slate ahead of us today. We'll have to keep up with the weather as the morning goes on, but as of right now it doesn't appear that we'll have any trouble. I'll do my best to update before lock if there are any weather […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Monday 8/16

Welcome to the another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Each day RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider […]

Eric Lauer Pitches Well In Shortened Outing

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Eric Lauer allowed one run on three hits and struck out six across four innings in a no-decision versus Pittsburgh on Sunday. After missing a week and a half while on the COVID-19 injured list, Lauer's return to action was fairly short. He threw 49 of 72 pitches for strikes before […]

Josh Hader Makes Quick Work Of Pirates For Save Number 23

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Sunday's 2-1 win over Pittsburgh. Milwaukee's closer has made two appearances since returning from the COVID-19 injured list, striking out five while allowing just one hit across two innings. Hader made fast work of the Pirates on Sunday, […]

Willy Adames Remains Productive In Victory

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, and two runs scored in Sunday's 2-1 win over Pittsburgh. The shortstop scored on an error in the first inning and came home on a Christian Yelich double in the third to account for all of Milwaukee's run-scoring in the contest. Adames […]

Christian Yelich Smacks Two Doubles In Win

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in Sunday's 2-1 win over The Pirates. Yelich extended his hitting streak to five games, going 7-for-20 (.350) in that stretch. The outfielder has suffered a brutal power slump lately, with his doubles Sunday accounting for his first extra-base hits […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the 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 topics […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 21

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Christian Yelich Doubles Twice In Win Sunday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI in a 2-1 win over the Pirates on Sunday. It was just his second multi-hit performance in his last 12 games, as he has struggled all year long with a .236/.375/.360 triple-slash line, six homers, seven steals, 31 RBI and 49 runs […]

Travis Shaw Returning to Red Sox

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw is returning to the Boston Red Sox after getting claimed off waivers, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, citing a league source. Shaw, who started his career with Boston in 2015, has slashed .191/.279/.337 in 178 at-bats this season. That makes the 31-year-old infielder a non-factor, even […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the 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 topics […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 21 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. […]