Digging Deeper: Hitter Batted Ball Analysis

The word "barrel" entered the fantasy baseball lexicon in 2015 and has quickly become one of the most often-referenced statistics to describe hitter performance. You will see barrels, barrel rate, and barrels per plate appearance talked about all over websites like this fine one. This is for good reason. Prior to the onset of Statcast, we […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 24th 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 Night In Review: Friday, April 23

Welcome to the RotoBaller MLB Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy baseball takeaways from the games played during last night's slates. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Jacob deGrom Already Breaking MLB Records In 2021

With his two-hit, 15 strikeout, complete-game shutout on Friday against the Nationals, New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom set an impressive MLB record. He became the first pitcher in MLB history to record 50 strikeouts over the first four appearances in a season. The record had previously been held and shared by Nolan Ryan […]

Brandon Nimmo Homers On Friday

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo (hip) was back in the lineup for the Mets on Friday and went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs scored against the Nationals in the Mets' 6-0 victory. Even coming off of a minor hip issue that kept him out for two games, Nimmo remains […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/24 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB is underway and there is a ton of excitement surrounding it! It was a long offseason, but we have finally reached the beginning of the MLB season. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife […]

Jacob deGrom Strikes Out 15 In Complete Game Shutout

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom continued his dominance on Friday night, striking out 15 in a 6-0 complete game shutout over the Nationals. deGrom allowed just two hits in the win, as he has now allowed just four runs — one earned — on 13 hits and three walks over 29 innings, while […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (4/24/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! We have a split slate of MLB games today and while most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted to give you some of my favorite pitchers and bats for these early games. DraftKings is running a 7-game early slate, while […]

Seth Lugo Begins Throwing Bullpen Sessions

New York Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo (elbow) has begun throwing bullpen sessions and remains on track for a return sometime in May, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. DiComo adds that Lugo has not yet progressed to throwing live batting practice though, as he continues to rehab from offseason surgery to remove a bone […]

Brandon Nimmo Returns To Lineup Friday Night

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo (hip) is back in the lineup on Friday night and will lead off against the Nationals. Nimmo had missed the last two games of the Cubs series while dealing with right hip stiffness, but it was not believed to be serious as he had been listed as day-to-day. He […]

Bullpen Report: Closer Carousel Keeps Turning

We are just three weeks into the baseball season, but it may feel like longer because there has been an influx of news and developments that have impacted fantasy. There has been no position that has seen more changes than at relief pitcher. We have already seen a number of changes to teams' late-inning usage […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the first version of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 70 relievers moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues, with the understanding that RPs are as volatile as it gets. You'll notice that I leave off most injured players because throwing […]

Friday Focus: April No-Showers May Bring Panic

T.S. Eliot once wrote that "April is the cruelest month." He didn't have fantasy baseball in mind, but the poet might as well have been surveying the wasteland of early under-perfomers in any given season. The back half of the month represents an inflection point in the schedule, a time when the initial flurry of […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 23rd 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 […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Another week, another update to my 2021 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take stock of my top 101 SPs moving forward. This is the first "full" version of the year where the ranks table below comes with this google sheet that accompanies the table and adds a smattering of stats. Do note that I […]

The Big Picture - Backstops Balling Early

A necessary evil. A statistical sinkhole. A dark cloud hanging over your roster. That's how the catcher position is largely viewed these days. Much like the tight end position in fantasy football, if you don't grab one of the top three or four performers on draft day, you might as well just wait it out […]

DraftKings MLB DFS: Slate Breakdown for Friday, April 23

Welcome back to my little corner of RotoBaller where I have been graciously allowed to roam somewhat free on DFS analysis on Tuesdays and Fridays. For more details throughout the day, you can follow me on Twitter @JonPGH. Today I will focus less on my own verbose advice and just present you all with the […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/23/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! We have made it to Week 4of Bell's Best Bets. Week 3 didn't provide the massive turnaround that I had hoped it would, but we did end the week on a positive Sunday after just treading water with a .500 average towards the back half of the week. That means THIS is […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/23/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/23/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap today, and it is a doozie. We are loaded with aces highlighted by deGOAT himself, Jacob deGrom. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/23/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! It's time to throw out the first pitch on another weekend of DFS, and we've got 14 games on the menu. Of course, the actual first pitch of the weekend comes from Wrigley Field at 2:20 pm ET in the Milwaukee Brewers-Chicago Cubs game, but those are the only two teams we […]

Struggles Continue For Michael Conforto

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went just 1-for-4 with a double in the Mets' 4-3 loss to the Cubs on Thursday. Conforto continues to struggle at the plate and is hitting only .178/.315/.244 on the season with no home runs and three RBI. While the slow start is disconcerting, Conforto is coming off a […]

Dominic Smith With Two Hits On Thursday

New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in the Mets' 4-3 loss to the Cubs on Thursday. Smith had been struggling at the plate so the multiple-hit performance was a welcome sight. Smith raised his slash line on the season to a modest .250/.275/.417 over 51 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/23/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a typically expansive Friday night FanDuel slate, with only one game, a Brewers-Cub afternoon tilt at Wrigley, not included. The ledger shapes up as an interesting mix of some aces and some particularly vulnerable starters, which always makes it a fun night for sifting through hitters and attempting to identify those under-the-radar opportunities […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/23 - Monkey Knife Fight

Friday offers up a full schedule of games in Major League Baseball and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all to make the games more fun and give you chances to win! There are a few interesting pitching matchups: Toronto’s Steven Matz taking on Tampa Bay’s Tyler Glasnow and Cincinnati’s Sonny Gray visiting St. Louis […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/23 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/23 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 […]

Brandon Nimmo, J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil Not In Thursday's Lineup

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo (hip), third baseman J.D. Davis, and second baseman Jeff McNeil are on the bench for Thursday's contest against the Cubs. Nimmo is dealing with right hip stiffness, though it seems to be a day-to-day issue. Davis and McNeil are slumping in their own rights, with the former's struggles coming […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball (DFS) Cheat Sheet. Stacks, and Avoids for April 22, 2021

  MLB DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 4/22/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 4/20/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/22/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 5-game slate to attack. There is one "ace" on this slate with Buehler and then a lot of questionable options on the mound. With so many questions on the mound, there will be some great spots to attack bats on the slate as well. As we saw on Wednesday, there was offense […]

Pete Alonso Blasts Mammoth Home Run On Wednesday

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, who is off to a slow start to the 2021 campaign, blasted a monstrous two-run home in the Mets' lopsided 16-4 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday. Alonso's home run, which had an exit velocity of 115.4 mph and traveled 429 feet, was one of the lone bright […]

Francisco Lindor Belts First Home Run Of Season

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in the Mets' pitiful 16-4 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday. He was one of the lone bright spots in an otherwise disgraceful game. Lindor's home run was his first of the season and first with the Mets. […]