Starling Marte Belts A Three-Run Homer In Mets Win

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, three runs scored, and a stolen base in the Mets' 10-3 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday. Marte's hot start to the 2022 campaign continued as the Mets returned to Citifield from a season-opening road trip. Marte is batting .290/.333/.419 with one HR, […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/16/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/16/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Early Lineup Trends for Fantasy Baseball

The month of April is fantastic because not only do we get baseball back into our lives, but we also get the overreactions that come with it. A player on one of our fantasy teams gets benched in Week One and all hell breaks loose. In reality most of these teams are still figuring out […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 2

Shoutout to baseball! We're back folks, and fantasy leagues are in full swing. There have already been some outstanding performances and some incredibly disappointing ones, in bullpens, rotations, positional players, and from managers too! We're all excited to have baseball back, and the frustration we feel certainly feels better than the no baseball we all […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/16/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

There are six games on tap for the main slate on both sites tonight and my goodness is picking out a pitcher (or two or DraftKings) going to be interesting. Verlander (@ SEA) and Urias (vs. CIN) are the headliners at the top, while Matz (@ MIL), Houser (vs. STL), and Taillon (@ BAL) make […]

Chris Bassitt Picks Up Second Win

New York Mets right-hander Chris Bassitt threw a gem in a 10-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Bassitt allowed just one run over six innings of work while striking out six and walking two. The only mistake he made in the game was a solo homer off the bat of Daulton Varsho in […]

Francisco Lindor Homers Twice on Friday

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor went 2-for-3 with two homers, two walks, three runs, and three RBI in a 10-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Lindor went deep off of Zach Davies for a two-run shot in the fifth inning and then added on a solo blast in the eighth. The star […]

Taijuan Walker Continues Making Progress

New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (shoulder) was able to play catch for the second day in a row on Friday. Walker is feeling good and expects to throw a bullpen session on Sunday. The hope is that Walker will be able to begin a rehab assignment at some point next week. The 29-year-old […]

Jacob deGrom To Have MRI Next Week

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (shoulder) is expected to miss at least a few more weeks of action. The plan is for deGrom to head back to Florida and receive an MRI on his shoulder in roughly a week. The All-Star righty is expected to miss the first and possibly the second month […]

Brandon Nimmo, Mark Canha Test Positive For COVID-19

New York Mets outfielders Brandon Nimmo and Mark Canha are out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It appears both players have caught COVID-19 after being in close contact with a staff member who had it as well. Fantasy managers can expect to be without both Nimmo and Canha for […]

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks (4/15/22)

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the […]

Pitchers With New Pitches - Should We Care For Fantasy Baseball? Part One

I'm excited to start year number two of this column. Last year, I began the column in spring training with the simple premise that pitchers throwing new pitches is cool but that not all new pitches should be treated equally. Some can be missing pieces to an arsenal, while others can just be an unnecessary […]

Digging Deeper - Waiver Wire Options for Fantasy Baseball Week 1

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

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. There's a split slate on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have an all-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions will prove viable […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/13/22)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! It is Wednesday and I am here to help you get through this humpday with some MLB betting action! Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now officially partnered with various sportsbooks and have some sweet sports betting promo offers! Get your deposit bonus, as […]

Francisco Alvarez Off To Hot Start In Double-A

New York Mets catcher prospect Francisco Alvarez continued his hot start with a 2-for-4 performance for Double-A Binghamton on Tuesday. The top prospect at his position, Alvarez hit his third homer of the season to go along with three RBI and a walk. Just 20 years old, Alvarez has been off to a scorching hot […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/13/22 (Premium Content)

Hope you're up early today because it's a day-slate Wednesday! We have seven games on the main slate and it starts at 12:20 EDT. Most teams have turned their rotations over now, so we've got a bunch of aces on the board, and we should see slightly higher pitch counts as well - that's been […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 1

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" - a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit, or just smoke and mirrors. The first few days of the season have been nothing short of incredible, and […]

Edwin Diaz Earns First Save Of Season Tuesday

New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz picked up his first save of the season in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Phillies. Diaz came in to pitch the ninth inning against the top of the Phillies lineup. It wasn't the cleanest outing, as he did allow two singles, but those singles came in between three strikeouts […]

We Need to Have a Conversation About Steven Kwan

You could call it a Kwanversation. Sorry, but Dad Jokes have been part of my life for 17 years now and they're not going away. The fantasy baseball world has been buzzing about Steven Kwan for a little while. It started in the preseason when he was a trendy sleeper in some circles. It grew […]

Trevor May Diagnosed With Low-Grade Triceps Strain

New York Mets relief pitcher Trevor May (triceps) underwent an MRI on Tuesday. According to the reliever himself, the MRI showed a "very, very low-grade triceps strain." May stated that he is day-to-day at this point and that a stint on the injured list hasn't been discussed. May was removed from Monday's game against the […]

Edwin Diaz Activated From Bereavement List

The New York Mets have activated closer Edwin Diaz from the bereavement list. He will be available for Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Diaz only wound up missing three games and the Mets lost two of them. Adam Ottavino closed out the team's only victory while Diaz was gone; it was a 5-0 […]

Taijuan Walker Lands On 10-Day Injured List

New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (shoulder) has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder bursitis. The 29-year-old had his first start of the season on Monday cut short after just two innings as he began experiencing right shoulder irritation. The injury isn't expected to keep him out long, but he'll […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/12/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/12/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Lovers of starting pitching unite, as it is once again time for my weekly top 101 SP Baller Ranks breakdown to hit the press. We fought through lockouts and a pandemic to get here, and we're going to get the gosh darn championships this year. Here we go with the first 2022 edition of my […]

Trevor May Leaves With Injury On Monday

New York Mets right-hander Trevor May left Monday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies with an apparent injury. May threw a scoreless seventh inning and came back out for the eighth. He walked one batter in the eighth and then appeared to injure himself. He was replaced in the game by Joely Rodriguez, who allowed his […]

Taijuan Walker Leaves Monday Start With Shoulder Irritation

New York Mets right-hander Taijuan Walker left his Monday start against the Philadelphia Phillies with right shoulder irritation. Walker was off to a great start in the game, throwing two scoreless innings and striking out four. He was replaced by David Peterson at the beginning of the third inning. Walker was already dealing with a […]

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 the 2022 fantasy baseball season, Premium RotoBallers. The games have begun and that means every weekend will bring my waiver wire thoughts for y’all. Let us examine some buzzy players in the early going who look to have something to offer to […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet for 4/11/22 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Cheat Sheet for 4/11/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have a bigger main slate tonight, which is exciting. Early in the season, we tend to see a bunch of split-slates, which lends itself to main slates only having four to six games. Tonight we have […]

1B/3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 1

The drafts are over, Opening Day is finally here, let the real games begin. All year long, I’ll be breaking down the top corner infield options on the waiver wire for you. Let’s kick things off with some options to take a look at for week one. For our purposes, we'll examine players with fantasy […]