Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 8/4/21 (Premium Content)

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 19 of the MLB season. It's been one to forget for my handicapping thus far, but I've still learned a ton about my process and my optimal process for analyzing teams, finding value in lines, and reflecting on results from a day ago. I hope to continue providing sound analysis […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/4 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 […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 19

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 […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

August is now upon us, which means two months of the fantasy baseball season remain! There is still plenty of ball to be played with workload limitations creeping up on us (and tack fallout still making itself known), so let's look back at July stats with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. This […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the final one-third of the season, fellow RotoBallers. August is here and I'm moving my usual publication of this around because the FAAB Sunday after the trade deadline is special. Pitchers are settling into new uniforms and new roles, so let's check in on my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 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 […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 8/4

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers. We've got another fun slate on tap for tonight as there should be offense everywhere. Well, maybe not everywhere as there are a few elite pitching options including Shohei Ohtani taking on the Texas Rangers and Max Scherzer making his Dodger debut, against the Astros no less. Elsewhere, yes, there will be offense tonight. […]

Taijuan Walker Dealt Sixth Loss Tuesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker continued his second-half floudering Tuesday, yielding four runs on eight hits and two walks to the Miami Marlins in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters and allowed two home runs. Through his first 17 starts of the season, Walker had allowed six home runs, but he's […]

James McCann Drives In A Run Tuesday

New York Mets catcher James McCann drove in a run with a double in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday, but it wasn't enough to keep the team from falling 5-4 to the Miami Marlins. It was McCann's only hit in four at-bats before being lifted for a pinch-runner. The Mets are in freefall […]

Jeff McNeil Reaches Three Times, Scores Twice

New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil had another strong all-around game Tuesday, going 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and two runs scored. McNeil has been batting third in the lineup lately, and he's produced a .310/.375/.552 slash line with three homers, nine runs, and 11 RBI in his last 15 games. […]

J.D. Davis Doubles In A Run Tuesday

New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored Tuesday against the Miami Marlins. Despite a robust .303/.398/.506 slash line in 103 plate appearances this season, Davis has just two hits in his last 17 at-bats, and he's only started four of the team's […]

Dominic Smith Drives In Two In Loss Tuesday

New York Mets outfielder Dominic Smith went 1-for-2 with two RBI in a 5-4 loss to the Marlins on Tuesday. That extended his hitting streak to six games, as he's now slashing .253/.320/.388 with 11 homers, two steals, 48 RBI and 36 runs scored over 101 games this season. He was hot at the plate […]

Jacob deGrom Confident He'll Pitch Again This Year

On Tuesday, New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (elbow) spoke to reporters for the first time since he had been shut down from throwing. He said that he was dealing with elbow inflammation, which is unrelated to the forearm tightness he dealt with earlier this season. He explained that his elbow had felt fine […]

MLB Betting Picks for Tuesday 8/3 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Tonight we have a full 15 games slate. It can be tempting to place a lot of bets, I try to limit my action to no more than four to five wagers in a day, sometimes more like two or three. It all depends on the slate. If you have read any of my other […]

Pete Alonso Hits Another Homer Monday

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso continued his hot second half Monday, going 2-for-5 with a solo home run against the Miami Marlins. The solo shot came off of newly acquired Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo. Alonso now has 24 homers on the season, with seven of those coming in his last 15 games. He's […]

Tylor Megill Endures First Career Loss

New York Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill looked nearly invincible in July, but the Miami Marlins managed to touch him up for four runs in the first inning of his first start in August. All in all, Megill allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits and no walks in five innings. He struck out […]

Brandon Nimmo Back In The Mets Lineup Monday

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo (hamstring) is back in the lineup batting leadoff and playing centerfield on Monday against southpaw Jesus Luzardo and the Miami Marlins. Nimmo was pulled during the sixth inning of Friday's 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds after experiencing a pinching feeling in his hamstring, then went 0-for-1 off the […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/2 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/2/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/2/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap tonight, and it is quite the slate. The pitching is not great with some top options in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! An insane deadline led us into a fantastic weekend of baseball. As a result, several teams are still figuring out their new rotations, so there's always the chance starting pitchers could be swapped around at the last second for the next few days. Today, seven games on tap beginning at 7:05 pm Eastern […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/2/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are eight games today, but there is a matinee in Toronto(!) that shortens the main slate to seven games on FanDuel. No pitcher is priced above $9,000, so early on it's looking like a night to stack hitters. Andrew Heaney is making his Yankees debut and Josiah Gray is debuting for Washington. Are either […]

Brandon Nimmo Pinch-Hits Sunday

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo (hamstring) came off the bench as a pinch-hitter Sunday, going 0-for-1 with pop-up to the first baseman in the sixth inning of a 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Nimmo had not appeared in a game since being pulled on Friday with what was being described as a "pinch" […]

Marcus Stroman Takes 10th Loss Sunday

New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman took his 10th loss of the season Sunday, allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk to the Cincinnati Reds in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters. Stroman's line would have looked quite a bit better had reliever Miguel Castro not allowed two inherited runners […]

Jeff McNeil Goes Yard Sunday

New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil provided all the offense for the Mets Sunday, going 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Cincinnati Reds. It was his sixth homer of the season. McNeil has had a difficult season by his standards, slashing .275/.354/.402 in 214 at-bats, but he's really gotten it going of […]

Geoff Hartlieb Recalled From Syracuse

New York Mets relief pitcher Geoff Hartlieb was called up from Triple-A on Sunday. With the Metropolitans dealing with injuries throughout the rotation, the 27-year-old will provide some much-needed depth moving ahead. However, fantasy managers looking to fill some holes on the roster may want to look elsewhere, primarily since Hartlieb currently owns a 7.50 […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 19

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 […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 19

Happy Independence Day, everybody! We are coming up on the All-Star break, but that doesn't mean it's a time to take a break from the waiver wire! There are still a ton of capable starting pitchers out for the taking, and you can never have too much good pitching. Lots of top prospects are being […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 19

Welcome back to The Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat who […]

Mets Unlikely To Sign Kumar Rocker

The New York Mets are unlikely to sign their 2021 first round pick, pitcher Kumar Rocker, prior to Sunday's 5 p.m. ET deadline, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. After being hyped up last year as the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 draft, Rocker dropped to No. 10 overall to the Mets, […]