Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/7/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/7/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap today, and it is loaded with aces. With all the aces on the mound, there are some […]

Travis Shaw Blasts Opposite-Field Homer In Win

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Cubs. Shaw got a boost in playing time when the team dealt Orlando Arcia to Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon. He rewarded the team's faith in him immediately, smacking a three-run home run in the first inning. The […]

Omar Narvaez Homers Again

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and one walk in Tuesday's win over the Cubs. Narvaez took Adbert Alzolay deep in the fourth inning to notch his second home run of the season and second long ball in as many games. He's gotten off to a hot start with […]

Freddy Peralta Strikes Out Eight In Win

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta (1-0) allowed one hit and four walks while striking out eight across five scoreless innings to earn the win Tuesday against the Cubs. Peralta appeared as a reliever on Opening Day, but Tuesday marked his first start of the campaign. He flashed tremendous swing-and-miss stuff, racking up 17 swinging […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/7/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! It's an ace day in DFS with recent Cy Young winners Trevor Bauer, Blake Snell, and Shane Bieber all getting their second starts of the young season. You'll find those three sitting at the top of the pitching salaries facing some weak offenses in the middle of the week. DraftKings is switching […]

Lorenzo Cain Sitting On Tuesday

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Lorenzo Cain (oblique) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Cubs. This marks Cain's third straight absence, with manager Craig Counsell referring to his veteran outfielder as day-to-day. Counsell said that Cain is available- but that the team is keeping him out of the starting lineup as a precaution. Given the injury […]

Brewers Land Pitchers Chad Sobotka, Patrick Weigel

The Milwaukee Brewers acquired right-handed pitchers Chad Sobotka and Patrick Weigel from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in exchange for infielder Orlando Arcia. Arcia had spent all six of his major league seasons with the Brewers and has a career .244 batting average with 42 home runs, 180 RBI and 39 stolen bases. He figures […]

Orlando Arcia Being Traded To Braves

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia is being traded to the Atlanta Braves, Ken Rosenthal reports. In return, the Brewers will receive Chad Sobotka and Patrick Weigel. Both are right-handed pitching prospects heading to Milwaukee. The development of Luis Urias and the addition of Kolten Wong made it tough for the Brewers to find a regular […]

Omar Narvaez's Strong Start Continues

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Cubs. He took Jason Adam deep in the seventh inning to provide the Brewers with their only offense of the night. Narvaez has hits in all three of his starts to begin the season, going 5-for-11 with […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Can you believe that baseball is back? There is a time for grievances over the NL not keeping the DH and we're still not out of the COVID-19 woods with the Mets-National series postponed, but we are (mostly) back. Let us be grateful and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/6/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an interesting 8-game slate on tap tonight. There are four elite pitching options with Yu Darvish, Clayton Kershaw, Lucas Giolito, and Tyler Glasnow. Some interesting SP2 options, but not the best. Coors Field is in play for bats, a nice pivot in the Jays and Rangers game, and some interesting stacks with the […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/6/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/6 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   We will be releasing our premium MLB DFS pitching picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, at least a few hours before games begin that day. Welcome […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 2

Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 2 of the MLB season (4/5 through 4/11). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some plus matchups to gain an edge on your […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 1 Lineup Trends

Week One is wrapping up and we already have a lot of different looks to dissect in lineups. I will be going through all the very early trends. This is to give us an idea of what to watch for going forward because it is too early to take anything as a set in stone. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/5/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The main slate on FanDuel for our Monday features a strong seven-game slate. The pitching is predictably horrible with one exception. Can we get away with a deGrom fade? Should we even try? We also have our second straight day with no Coors on the schedule. This slate is long on games in pitcher's parks […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Monday (4/5/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

Major League Baseball has cruised through its first weekend with only a few hiccups and it feels like we are getting ready to play out a full 162-game schedule. That includes a 13-game schedule on Monday which means tons of contests to play and win on Monkey Knife Fight. After most teams have played a […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. Hits Solo Home Run In Loss

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Twins. Bradley got aboard on an error in the second inning and scored on Manny Pina's sacrifice fly. In the sixth, Bradley added a solo home run. The 30-year-old outfielder is in […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. Homers In Brewers Debut

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. hit his first home run of the season on Sunday in an 8-2 loss to the Twins. Bradley finished 1-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored against Minnesota. He got the start in center with Lorenzo Cain taking a day off, and figures to be a likely fourth […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. Gets First Start With Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. will get his first start with the team on Sunday, as he will bat fifth against the Twins. He will take over for Lorenzo Cain in center field, with Cain getting the day off. Bradley looked serviceable in 10 games this spring, slashing .231/.310/.269 with three RBI and six […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 4th 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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 1

Injuries remain commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

Pitch Mix Exam Room - Freddy Peralta

Eric Samulski of RotoBaller does a deep dive on Freddy Peralta. He analyzes the Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher and his pitch mix, explaining why fantasy baseball managers should possibly avoid him in his new role. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM […]

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

Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers, and Happy Easter to those that celebrate. I'm thrilled to be bringing you fantasy baseball picks for DraftKings every Saturday and Sunday all season long. It's day four of the MLB season and man are some of the pitching options getting thin. This is the first main slate this season […]

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

The main afternoon slate on FanDuel for our Easter Sunday features a strong eight-game slate. You never really realize just how weak some team's third pitchers are until you start digging into a slate like this. However, it also makes us realize just how many teams are loaded with great pitchers. On FanDuel, we only […]

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

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

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/4/2021

Happy Opening Week, RotoBallers! I'm sure I can speak for all of you when I say that I'm thrilled to have a full season of baseball on tap to grind through this spring, summer, and fall. What a refreshing feeling! If you missed my intro article on Tuesday, my name is Tommy Bell (@BellRoto on […]

Omar Narvaez Strong Start To Season

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez went 1-for-3 during Saturday's loss against the Twins. Narvaez was the only Milwaukee player who got a hit in a game where the Brewers were completely stymied by Jose Berrios. Narvaez was seeing the ball well in spring training and he's started the year on a strong note as well, […]

Corbin Burnes Excellent Despite Loss

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Corbin Burnes (0-1) gave up one run while striking out 11 across 6 1/3 innings Saturday against the Twins. Burnes might have started the season with a loss, but he delivered an exceptional effort on the mound with 11 strikeouts and only giving up a run through a Byron Buxton homer […]

Corbin Burnes Loses No-Hitter In Seventh Inning

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes lost a no-hitter in the seventh inning during a 0-0 game with the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Amazingly, opposing pitcher Jose Berrios was also working on a no-hitter at the same time. Burnes' no-hitter was broken up by Twins outfielder Byron Buxton, who hit a solo home run. The […]

Spin Rate Studs to Watch Closely in 2021

On August 16, 1920 in the fifth inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians, Yankees right-hander Carl Mays wound up and delivered an unusually moist fastball in his signature submarine delivery. The batter, Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman, lost the errant spitball in the twilight sun and was struck in the head by the pitch. […]