Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups - After The Draft
Draft season is over which means it's already time to shift your attention to the waiver wire! We'll break down the top options at every position throughout the 2021 fantasy baseball season but before the first pitch, here is an all-encompassing waiver wire piece to cover all the top options widely available. For our purposes, […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/3/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Day three of the MLB season brings us several teams with their third game of the year, but many who are only playing their second game after having Friday off. We have games spread out throughout the day, so we only five games on the evening main slate. If you thought we had too much […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers. I'm thrilled to be bringing you fantasy baseball picks for DraftKings every Saturday and Sunday all season long. The first Saturday slate this season has us staring down a small main-slate that makes it abundantly clear who the contenders are in baseball. With most teams deploying their number two or number […]
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/3 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/3 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 on […]
Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/3/2021
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 […]
MLB Betting Picks for Saturday 4/3 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
If you're expecting Steve Janik's picks today, then I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment. Steve will be continuing to do the weekdays and I'll be deputizing for the Saturday slates. As well as covering baseball at RotoBaller, I also do the EPL soccer betting pieces so have experience of both aspects and will hopefully […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the April 2nd 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 […]
Friday Focus: (Looking For) The Heart of Opening Night
It's good to have baseball back. To call the past 12 months challenging would be a masterpiece of understatement. The pandemic has taken so much away from the world, from the trivial to the unfathomably important. There is, at last, light at the end of that particular tunnel. We are not there yet. Even the […]
Freddy Peralta Strikes Out Six In Two Innings Thursday
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta looked solid in his first game of the year, allowing no runs on two hits and three walks while striking out six in two innings against the Twins. Peralta's relief appearance came as a surprise to many, since he had been previously named the fifth starter in the rotation, but […]
Keston Hiura Goes 0-For-5 On Opening Day
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Keston Hiura struggled in his 2021 debut, finishing 0-for-5 with two strikeouts and a run scored in a 6-5 victory over the Twins. Hiura struck out in two of his first three plate appearances, and only got on base by a fielder's choice in a ninth-inning comeback by Milwaukee. It was […]
Setting an Optimal Week 1 Fantasy Baseball Lineup
Fantasy baseball is back in its rightful form! I know for some of you fantasy baseball never actually ends, but we actually have games upcoming and lineups to set. Not only that, but for the first time in two years we will be able to set our lineups in April, the way fantasy baseball is […]
MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/2 - PrizePicks
Hello everybody and welcome! We have finally reached Opening Weekend for the 2021 MLB season and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy […]
Christian Yelich Scores Two Runs, Drives In One Thursday
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich got his 2021 season off to a good start in a 6-5 Opening Day win over Minnesota. Yelich went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI single. Yelich hit the baseball hard all day, as each ball put in play registered an exit velocity of 90 MPH […]
Travis Shaw Comes Through With Clutch Double
Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI, and a walk during Thursday's extra-inning win over the Twins. Shaw reached base in three of his five plate appearances and provided quite an offensive spark for the Brewers when the team needed it the most, as he drove in two runs […]
Josh Hader Secures Save In Extra Innings
Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader secured the save in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Twins. He tossed a perfect inning while striking out the three batters he faced. Hader was absolutely dominant when called upon in the season opener, tossing nine of his 11 pitches for strikes and fanning the three batters he faced. Hader […]
Brandon Woodruff Only Last Four Innings
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff gave up three runs Thursday in a no-decision against the Twins. Woodruff allowed six hits and two walks while fanning five across four innings. Woodruff got the nod for opening day for the second straight season but wasn't very effective in this contest lasting only four innings. He did […]
My Guys and Watch List Additions - Bases Loaded Pod
Mike, Jorge and Zach get together to discuss who their most rostered players are this year and why. They then get into a few names you can add or place on your watch list just in case they start off hot. Check it out and we hope you enjoy the show! Subscribe to the Bases […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups
WE ARE BACK!!!!! Opening Day is here, and we have a nice nine-game slate on tap. There are many aces on the mound with it being Opening Day but do not worry as there are still some great places to attack with bats. Pricing is rather soft of a DK slate. You can get the […]
2021 Outfielder Rankings (Part Two) - 5x5 Mixed Leagues
The outfielder position is deep enough that it warrants another look. Read about the first few tiers right here before diving into part two ahead. When you're done, read our rankings breakdowns at Catcher, First Base, Second Base, Third Base and Shortstop. RotoBaller's rankers, JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Nick Mariano, and Ariel Cohen have been updating 2021 Mixed […]
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/1/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/1 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. Below […]
Updated Top 250 Dynasty Prospects Rankings
In just a few short days, the 2021 Major League Baseball season will get underway. Fans of Minor League Baseball will have to wait a little longer with clubs operating their alternate training sites for at least the first month of the 2021 season. As we saw in 2020, prospects can develop and thrive at […]
Dynasty Catcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball
Catchers are still a necessary evil in the fantasy realm. For that reason, we will finish our analysis of the dynasty positional rankings with those that wield the tools of ignorance. We've already reviewed the rest of the positions around the diamond. Check out analysis on my dynasty rankings with a look at first base, […]
Relief Pitcher Rankings, NFL Draft - The King and Pocket Aces Episode 7
In this episode of The King and Pockets Aces, RotoBaller's Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano share their highly charged Fantasy insights. They look at the latest and upcoming NFL player moves, the Hot Stove headlines, provide Fantasy Basketball player breakdowns, and ready you for the DFS NASCAR season with strategy tips. […]
Daniel Vogelbach Earns Spot On Brewers Roster
The Milwaukee Brewers have opted to give Daniel Vogelbach a spot on their major league roster to begin the season. Manager Craig Counsell said Sunday that Vogelbach has secured a spot on the Brewers' Opening Day roster, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports. The lack of a universal designated hitter in 2021 will limit Vogelbach to […]
Josh Lindblom Will Begin Season In Bullpen
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Lindblom will begin the season in the bullpen. He was competing for a spot in the rotation, but instead, Freddy Peralta has won the final starting job. The 33-year-old was just mediocre in the spring with a 4.66 ERA thus far in the Cactus League. Lindblom can safely be ignored in […]
Kolten Wong Locked Into Leadoff Spot
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong figures to see quite a few first pitches this season, as he has hit leadoff in every game he has appeared in this spring. He will almost surely open the regular season at the top of the order against right-handed starters, and he may do the same against southpaws, […]
Freddy Peralta Earns Spot In Rotation For Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta has been named the Brewers' fifth starter to begin the regular season, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports. Peralta made just one start for the Brewers last year, but he'll begin the year in the rotation after a strong spring performance. The right-hander has made three Cactus League appearances (one start), […]
Omar Narvaez Performing Well In Spring Training
Milwaukee Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez has performed well this spring with a .290 batting average to go along with three home runs and eight RBI. Narvaez was acquired from the Mariners prior to the 2020 season, but was a major disappointment in his first year with the Brewers. The catcher hit just .176 with two […]
Advanced MLB DFS Strategy: Targeting Pitchers Due For Regression
Spring is in the air and MLB regular season is only a few weeks away! Hopefully, you're using our RotoBaller rankings and preseason content to crush your season-long drafts and build some winners in your season-long leagues. If you haven't already read it, check out Jon Anderson's article about stacking hitters for GPPs and some great […]
Pierre Camus' Bold Predictions for 2021
Can any prediction really be considered bold after 2020? We hope for a return to normalcy but we also have to remember that the very definition of normal is constantly changing. I've never shied away from pushing the envelope when it comes to this bold predictions column, so this year will be no exception. I […]