Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Week 6

Most fantasy teams know where they stand entering week six of this condensed fantasy baseball season. Chances are that the teams floating around the bottom of the league do not have enough time to claw their way back. Never say never but, chances are it’s over for almost 50% of teams in any given league […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 6

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

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

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The weekend's here and that means it's Waiver Wire time at RotoBaller. We're moving quickly here thanks to postponed games, shortened doubleheaders, expanded rosters, teams in quarantine, and a sprint-style season. The Mets are out of action for now, taking the Yankees series down […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly article of two-start pitcher streamers for 2020! Successfully streaming pitchers can literally be a game-changer when it comes to fantasy baseball. When it comes to daily leagues, two-start streams aren't that important, since you can stream every day. But when it comes to weekly leagues, two-start streams become exponentially more important. […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 6

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for August 24 through August 30. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the upcoming […]

The Cut List (Week 6) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List. In case you missed last week, this article now reviews several of ESPN's 25 most dropped players in the past week and, in order from most dropped to least (except most injured players), determines how reasonable that course of action has been. (Some players near the bottom of the […]

Greg Maddux Plate Discipline Standouts for 2020

In my previous article, I wrote about my new weighted index statistic for hitters – mPDI, which stems from a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” The […]

Brandon Nimmo (OF, NYM) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 22% of leagues ANALYSIS: New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo has been one of the most patient hitters in the league so far this year. Through 26 games, Nimmo has a 1:1 K/BB rate with 22 walks and 22 strikeouts. Hitting at the top of the Mets lineup, […]

From Farm to Roster: Potential Call-Ups For Week 5

Today is a busy article since we've had quite a few call-ups between last Thursday and today and even more who we know are coming this weekend. Three of the five priority pick-ups I mentioned last week are already in the Majors and two of the guys on the Watch List (Franklyn Kilome and Dane […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/22/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday night's DraftKings slate will feature 10 games with the Mets and Yankees game being postponed. We've had a rash of high-run total games in recent slates and that should continue tonight with a limited number of trustworthy arms mixed in with a ton of gas-cans that are ready to ignite. As has been noted […]

In-Season Strategy, Short Season Analysis and More w/ Eno Sarris (@enosarris) - Bases Loaded Podcast

Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) and Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) are joined by a very special guest in Eno Sarris (@enosarris) of The Athletic! Subscribe to the Bases Loaded podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 5 Waiver Wire

The best closer in baseball last year is done for the year, but he's been replaced by a guy who looks like he could be the best closer in baseball this year. Must be nice. One of the best closers of this generation finally looked a little more like himself this week, but is it […]

Jeff McNeil In Funk At Plate Ahead Of Layoff

New York Mets third baseman/outfielder Jeff McNeil has been unable in the early part of the 2020 season to replicate his stellar hitting output from last year. Having avoided catastrophe last week during an outfield incident, McNeil appears healthy at this stage, but he has gone just 1-for-14 in his last five games. Further complicating […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 8/20

Welcome to another edition of MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers! The season continues to roll along and we here at Rotoballer are there for all of your streaming needs. RotoBaller has been dishing out streamer advice for years. We're always streamin and dreamin. Each day we'll publish some of the best streaming options to consider […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 5)

When I started writing up the column for this week, it was going to focus on the esteemed gentlemen of Fernando Tatis Jr. and Bo Bichette as well as the broader shortstop landscape. Then I started looking at first base and DH and got fixated on what was happening with Cody Bellinger and Shohei Ohtani, […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings

It's already time for the Week 5 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly dive into where the top 101 RPs stand moving forward in this strange sprint season. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. I've updated this piece through Aug. 18. David Emerick rolled out […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

As we continue to move along in this 2020 season and a little bit of the craziness winds down, teams are finally starting to click, and roles are being ironed out. For fantasy purposes, that means that the waiver wire is going to be busier than ever, and in deep leagues, there is still a […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 20, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/20/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 8-game slate on tap tonight that has some higher-priced pitching with some really nice offensive spots to target; however, Coors Field […]

Luis Guillorme Continues To Make Most Of Opportunity

New York Mets second baseman Luis Guillorme went 2-for-4 with one RBI in the Mets' 5-3 win over the Marlins on Wednesday. Guillorme, starting at second base with Robinson Cano serving as the designated hitter, is now hitting a blistering .464 with a .515 on-base percentage over 33 plate appearances. He now has an eight […]

Michael Conforto Hits Fourth Home Run Of Season

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went 1-for-4, scored twice, and drove in two runs with a clutch, two-run ninth-inning home run in the Mets' 5-3 win over the Marlins on Wednesday. Conforto is now batting .312/.434/.495 to go with four home runs and 13 RBI in 93 at-bats on the season. Conforto makes for […]

Dominic Smith With Two More Hits On Wednesday

New York Mets outfielder/first baseman Dominic Smith continued his red hot hitting on Wednesday going 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI, and a run scored in the Mets' 5-3 win over Miami. Smith, now batting .323 on the season, has a 1.156 OPS and leads the Mets in home runs (six), RBI (21), doubles (10), […]

Dellin Betances Retires Just Two Of Six Batters Wednesday

New York Mets relief pitcher Dellin Betances struggled on Wednesday retiring just two of the six batters he faced in the Mets' 5-3 win over Miami. Betances worked 2/3 innings pitched and allowed two earned runs, walked one, hit one batter, and yielded two hits. Before Wednesday's disaster, Betances had worked six straight scoreless appearances […]

Jacob deGrom With Another Dominant Performance

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom went six innings allowing only four hits while striking out seven in the Mets' 5-3 win over Miami on Wednesday. Not surprisingly, deGrom (2-0) once again did not factor in the decision. deGrom had been scratched from his previous start due to neck tightness, while also having to […]

Despite Blown Save, Edwin Diaz Likely To Be Mets Primary Closer

New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz blew his second save of the season on Wednesday against the Marlins. Diaz was called on to get the final out in the eighth inning after Dellin Betances loaded the bases. Diaz promptly walked in the tying run before striking out Jonathan Villar to end the inning. Diaz […]

Seth Lugo To Start Thursday And Remain In Rotation

New York Mets pitcher Seth Lugo will start for the Mets on Thursday against the Miami Marlins and remain in the starting rotation indefinitely. Manager Luis Rojas said the plan is to stretch Lugo out and keep him in the rotation following Thursday's start. Lugo has historically been much more effective out of the bullpen. […]

Mets May Move Seth Lugo Into Rotation

New York Mets pitcher Seth Lugo may move into the starting rotation with the Mets struggling to fill the holes in their rotation. An extremely effective relief pitcher, Lugo has been considerably less effective as a starting pitcher over his MLB career. Lugo’s ERA rises from 2.53 as a reliever to 4.06 as a starter […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/19/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

Gerrit Cole and Jacob deGrom highlight today's 11-game slate on DraftKings, while the Tigers' top pick Casey Mize will take the mound for his big league debut against the White Sox. There are plenty of intriguing arms to consider on this slate, so getting that right will be imperative to success. We also have the […]

No Limitations For Jacob deGrom on Wednesday

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (neck) will not have any limitations in his start against the Marlins on Wednesday. Manager Luis Rojas stated that he will have the same "pitch count as he's been built up to." deGrom had been scratched from his previous start due to neck tightness, while also having to […]

David Peterson Dealing With Minor Shoulder Inflammation

Following up on an earlier report, an MRI of New York Mets left-handed pitcher David Peterson (shoulder) did not reveal any structural issue with his shoulder on Wednesday. Peterson is reportedly dealing with just a minor inflammation in his shoulder. Peterson was scratched from Tuesday’s start against the Marlins and landed on the 10-day injured […]

Mets Awaiting Results Of David Peterson's MRI

The New York Mets are awaiting the results of an MRI that left-handed pitcher David Peterson (shoulder) underwent on Wednesday. Peterson was scratched from Tuesday’s start against the Marlins due to fatigue in his pitching shoulder, an ailment that landed him on the 10-day injured list. Peterson has impressed through his first four big league […]