Michael Conforto Back In Lineup Wednesday

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto (wrist) is back in the Mets' lineup on Wednesday for their game against the Phillies. He was hit in the wrist by a pitch from Jose Alvarado that was clocked at 100 mph in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Philadelphia. Conforto remained in the game but sat […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/14/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/14/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap today, and the pitching is very top-heavy. When building lineups, the value will be of major importance […]

Dominic Smith Hits Second Homer Of Season

New York Mets first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith belted a two-run home run in the Mets' first game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. Smith, batting third for the first time this season, went 1-for-4 in the contest with just the HR. In the nightcap, Smith went 0-for-4, dropping his average to just […]

X-Rays On Michael Conforto's Wrist Come Back Negative

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto (wrist) was hit in the wrist by a pitch from Jose Alvarado that was clocked at 100 mph in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. He remained in the game, but sat out the second game of the doubleheader. Luckily, X-rays on Conforto's wrist have […]

Brandon Nimmo Reaching Base At Furious Pace

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo continued to showcase his on-base skillset on Tuesday in the Mets' doubleheader sweep of the Phillies. Nimmo went a combined 3-for-6, with two walks, one run scored, and three RBI in the twin-bill. He is now boasting a ridiculous .435/.581/.565 slash line on the season over 32 plate appearances […]

Taijuan Walker Solid In No Decision On Tuesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker went four and 1/3 innings in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday against the Phillies. Walker allowed just one earned run, three hits, and three walks while striking out eight in the Mets' 4-3 victory. He did not factor into the decision despite a very solid […]

Marcus Stroman Impresses Again On Tuesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman threw another gem on Tuesday going six strong innings against the Phillies in the Mets' 4-0 win in the second game of a doubleheader. Stroman allowed only four hits, walking none while striking out three in his quality start. Stroman, the pitcher of record for the Mets, improved […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/14/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We had an amazing bounce back night on Tuesday, 4/7 that put us close to even on the young season. Since then it's been a mixed bag of washes with lost money on the juice and just downright bad beats leading to rough results. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/14/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split Wednesday slate, but the FanDuel main slate still has seven games on it. If you want to participate in the early slate, don't overthink it. Lock in Corbin Burnes as the pitcher and stack against Brad Keller since Helen Keller has more fantasy points than Brad does this season. The Nationals […]

MLB Betting Picks for Wednesday 4/14 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Things started out strong on both plays, then Ryan Yarbrough got lit up and the Rangers pulled away, ending any hopes of a Rays win. The over in the Marlins/Braves game panned out exactly like I expected, with both starting pitchers getting rocked often. A split on record with a small loss in profit on […]

Michael Conforto Hitless Over Last Three Games

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto has had a rough start to the 2021 season. Through five games, he's gone 3-for-21 with a double, a walk, three RBI and eight strikeouts. He's failed to record a hit in each of his last three games. Conforto had his best all-around season in the Majors last year. […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 3

There is no shortage of prospects getting off to good starts this year. This is the third column of the year and yet again we have four completely different rookies who are putting up big numbers. These are all new guys to appear in this column this year, but one of them has gotten the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 2

Welcome to the 2021 edition of "Are You For Real?" This is a weekly column where we dissect surprisingly good starts from under-rostered and unheralded hurlers to try and determine whether they can maintain their performance, or if it was just a flash in the pan. Week 2 brought even more surprising starts, and with […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the first iteration of my 2021 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 101 SPs moving forward. Since this is the first version of the year, it won't be "full" because much of the punch hinges on movement from the prior week and a reliable set of […]

NL Rookies Ready to Break Out

Every year, there are those rookies who we expect to make a splash right away. In 2020, it was Luis Robert, Kyle Lewis, Alec Bohm, and Sixto Sanchez. Below are nine of the National League's potential top rookies for 2021, both at the dish and on the mound. I've ranked them in order of how […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 4/13

We're nearly two weeks into the regular season and injuries, game delays, and general roster shuffling have already taken their toll on fantasy rosters. In leagues with daily lineups, fantasy managers can navigate those pitfalls and take advantage of favorable matchups with help from RotoBaller's daily MLB streaming articles. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/13/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

For the Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks, I'll be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for the FanDuel main slate on 4/13/2021.  That means no Blake Snell, Nelson Cruz, or Jed Lowrie recommendations, nor any of their teammates. However, if I was going to include the early games, those first three would certainly be advised. […]

Marcus Stroman To Start Game 2 Of Tuesday's Doubleheader

New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman wasn't happy about starting Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins during the rain. He only made it nine pitches into the game before it was suspended due to weather and eventually postponed. The Mets also had their game on Monday postponed and now have a doubleheader with the […]

Marcus Stroman Won't Start Before Friday

Despite only throwing nine pitches in Sunday's rain-suspended game against Miami, New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman will not make his next start until Friday, at the earliest, on his normal rest. Mets manager Luis Rojas stated on Monday that Stroman prefers to go through his regular routine. In two starts on the season, […]

Carlos Carrasco Progressing Toward Return

New York Mets starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco (hamstring) will soon fly to the team's alternate site in Brooklyn to begin doing fielding work and to pitch a five-inning simulated game. Mets manager Luis Rojas stated on Monday that Carrasco is currently stretched out to four innings on the mound and "is doing really good right […]

Bullpen Report: What We Learned in Week 2

Relievers have become more and more important in fantasy baseball in recent years. First, with starting pitchers being limited to fewer innings than ever, it leads to relievers seeing an uptick in usage. All of a sudden, a good reliever could give you similar innings to a fringe starting pitcher, but with better ratios and […]

Lineup Takeaways - Week 2 Lineup Trends

Week two of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID IL and much more that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the team breakdowns. […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings 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 3

We are almost two turns through the rotation for most teams, and we have seen a lot of things early on this year. Pitching has come out hotter than a lot of people have thought, and pitch counts really have not been nearly as deflated as was expected. Right now is the best time to […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 3

We’re only nine days into the 2021 regular season, but there has already been plenty of roster shuffling and player movement this year. Although fantasy managers shouldn’t make decisions based exclusively on less than two weeks of samples, there is one notable league-wide issue worth exploring before diving into this week: the ball. As you […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

We're 10 days into the season, but it's never too early to start tinkering around the edges. Hopefully you grabbed Ryan McMahon in time for his three-homer game last week. He's now rostered in over three-quarters of Yahoo leagues, and after going deep again on Saturday that number is likely to rise. Not every player […]

Catchers to Stream - Week 3 Waiver Wire

It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Baseball is in full swing and with it, our silly little game and the chaotic overreaction season that comes with early April. I love it, and most of you will find glorious waiver-wire gems coming from dropped players as fantasy teams give up too […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 3

Welcome to overreaction time, where your fantasy season is already over and the Orioles are going to win the AL East. For those of you whose seasons are still going though, you're going to want to know about the two-start pitcher streamers for Week 3 - April 12th through April 18th. If you grabbed one […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Monday (4/12/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

Monday brings a full schedule of games to Major League Baseball and Monkey Knife Fight is there with contests to make every game even more fun. There are few premier pitching matchups for Monday’s slate of games. Triston McKenzie taking the mound for Cleveland at the Chicago White Sox and Carlos Rodon is a little […]