Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 15
We have completed another week of MLB action and are now one week closer to the All-Star break. We are halfway through the season, and we are starting to see more new faces that may be fantasy-relevant. Either by injuries or just poor performances, more players are being called up or moving from a bench […]
Christian Yelich Sitting Out Of Sunday's Finale
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's finale with the Pirates. This looks to simply be a day off for Yelich, who has played in nine straight and has started 30 of the team's last 32 games. While not quite up to the caliber managers have come to expect […]
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to July, where midsummer dreams come true and we all inch closer to championship trophies. Ideally while holding some darn good food from the grill. The waiver wire is also heating up so let's check in on players who are rostered in roughly […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Sunday 7/4
Welcome to 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. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]
2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 15
The All-Star Break isn't for another week, but we've reached the halfway point in terms of games played for most teams. For fantasy managers in head-to-head formats, the runway is even shorter. Still, there's plenty of time to improve your roster. Most of the players who will be written up in this feature won't be […]
Catchers to Stream - Week 15 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. […]
Video: Week 15 Hitting Adds and Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups
Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses the fantasy baseball Week 15 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 […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Sunday and Happy July 4th, gang! Hope you all had a great holiday weekend so far. We have a nice 9-game slate this afternoon, so let's jump right into it and see how we can optimize our DraftKings MLB DFS lineups and sweat a little bit while we grill out today. The weather looks […]
FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (7/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Happy 4th of July everyone! We have a nice-sized Sunday main slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing […]
MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/4/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Top Tournament Stacks for 7/4/21 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 […]
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/4 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/4 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 […]
Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/4/21 (Premium Content)
Welcome back, RotoBallers! This officially starts Week 14, and MAN was Week 13 exactly what we needed. If my math is correct, that was a 26-13-3 week that resulted in a positive 9.05 units. Within that we had a Wednesday-Saturday stretch where we were up 11.65 units in that 4-day hot streak. Still plenty of […]
MLB Betting Picks for Sunday 7/4 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
Happy Independence Day and thanks for checking out my MLB betting picks article here at RotoBaller! We have a full slate of MLB action on tap today and hopefully some better weather as we've seen too many rain delays and postponements lately. I usually play pretty light in DFS on Sunday and focus more on […]
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/4/21 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Independence Day, RotoBallers! Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players that will help you fill out your MLB DFS rosters. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay outside […]
Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 14
Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 150 rookies make their MLB […]
Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 15
As we move past the July 4th weekend and make our way to the All-Star game, there continues to be an increase in injuries this year compared to prior years, particularly of the soft tissue variety. These injuries include oblique, groin, hamstring, and back injuries. Not all of the injuries are the same for each player […]
Avisail Garcia Returns To The Lineup
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Avisail Garcia (hamstring) is back in the starting lineup in right field and hitting fifth on Saturday against Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Cody Ponce. Garcia missed the last three games this week while dealing with left hamstring soreness, but fantasy managers should be looking to get him back into their lineups in leagues […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 7/3
Welcome to 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. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings
We're onto July, meaning it's the second half of the season and our time to gripe about the All-Star Game selections. Pitchers are still adjusting to life with sticky checks and all we can do is put on a brave face. Hit the All-Star break in stride with my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which […]
The Bigger Picture - Where We've Gone Wrong This Year
Expectations are a dangerous thing. They can dictate our decision-making processes well into the future and prevent us from seeing things as they truly are. The baseball season is the longest of any professional team sport, spanning eight full months including spring training. That means a lot will change throughout the course of the season […]
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/3/21 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/3/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in both the early AND main slates - I thought I would try to hit both today since we have so many early games. These are daily outlier […]
MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (7/3/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball
Another week of baseball is in the books and Saturday brings us the usual split slate action. For you MLB DFS junkies there's an extra slate to play today and I'm here to break it down for you. As we inch closer to the all-star break, let's soak up as many slates as possible since […]
Josh Hader Named NL Reliever Of The Month For June
Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader was named June's National League Reliever of the Month on Friday. He was nothing short of dominant on the mound this past month, allowing three hits and four walks over 11 scoreless innings of work while striking out 18 and recording eight saves. After this past month, Hader is […]
Avisail Garcia Remains Out Against Pirates
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Avisail Garcia (hamstring) remains out of the starting lineup on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. However, Garcia is expected to return on Saturday, so fantasy managers should be able to reinsert him into their lineups. The right-handed hitter has now missed the last three games with some hamstring issues. He's really only […]
Lorenzo Cain Making Progress From Hamstring Strain
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain (hamstring) will fly to New York with the team, and if he continues to progress, he will depart for a lengthy minor league rehab assignment. Cain has been out with a right hamstring strain since May 31. Don't expect him to return to the Milwaukee lineup until the second half […]
Kolten Wong's Calf Injury Lands Him On The Injured List
The Milwaukee Brewers placed second baseman Kolten Wong (calf) on the 10-day injured list on Friday with left calf tightness. Infielder/outfielder Pablo Reyes and left-hander Hoby Milner were recalled from Triple-A Nashville, while right-hander Alec Bettinger was optioned to Nashville. Wong returned on Thursday after missing four straight games with calf issues, only to aggravate […]
Tyrone Taylor Produces With Two RBI In Win
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Tyrone Taylor went 1-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored and two walks in Thursday's win over the Pirates. Taylor plated home both Christian Yelich and Omar Narvaez with a two-run single in the top of the ninth inning, and this was just the second time all season long he managed to […]
Christian Yelich Gets On Base Three Times In Win
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two walks in Thursday's win over the Pirates. Yelich didn't plate any of the team's runs but made his presence felt after reaching base three times. The 2018 NL MVP has been a shadow of his former self this season, but he's reached […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups
The Phillies had the audacity to start an hour earlier than everyone else, so DraftKings punished their transgressions by leaving them off the slate. We still have 14 games to choose from four of the six pitchers over $9,000 are facing each other, which is going to make for an interesting slate. Rain is going […]
Kyle Bishop's 10 Bold Predictions for 2021: Midseason Review
With the calendar flipping to July, we've now reached the rough midpoint of the 2021 season. As with any other year, it's been a mixed bag of expected results and wild surprises. As anticipated, the Dodgers and Padres are running neck and neck in the National League West...but both are behind the Giants, who somehow […]