Pete Alonso Blasts First Homer Of The Season

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso hit his first home run of the season in the Mets 7-4 win over the Red Sox on Monday. Alonso went 1-for-5 with the two run HR being his only hit. Alonso is off to a slow start to the 2020 season, batting just .125 with the one […]

Seth Lugo Picks Up Save On Monday

New York Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo earned his first save of the season on Monday in the Mets 7-4 win over the Red Sox. Lugo pitched the final inning and one-third allowing no hits, no walks and striking out one. Lugo typically can't pitch on back-to-back days and as a result, it is likely […]

Dominic Smith Starting For Mets At DH On Monday

New York Mets first baseman Dominic Smith is in the starting lineup against the Red Sox on Monday night. Smith will be batting eighth at designated hitter, despite the fact that Boston lefty Josh Osich is on the mound. Smith will be making his first start of the season. In 2019, Smith hit .282/.355/.525 with […]

Yoenis Cespedes Sitting On Monday Against Red Sox

New York Mets outfielder/designated hitter Yoenis Cespedes is not in the Mets' lineup Monday night against the Red Sox. This looks to be a routine day off for Cespedes who has made great progress from heel and ankle injuries that impacted him over the past three years. So far in 2020, Cespedes is 2-for-10 with […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/27/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Congratulations baseball fans, you made it through opening weekend. Hopefully, you have a little more money in your pockets after following our Rotoballer team's advice. So let's keep the good times rolling with 10 games on Monday's main slate. We get our first glance at a lot of team's fourth starters today. That means that […]

Eduardo Nunez Injured In Mets Loss

The New York Mets infielder Eduardo Nunez believes he may have hyperextended his knee in the Mets 14-1 loss to the Braves on Sunday. He will be reevaluated by the team on Monday. With Luis Guillorme and Andres Gimenez on the Mets roster, Nunez serves strictly as a utility player and deep bench bat. He […]

Rick Porcello Demolished By Braves

New York Mets starting pitcher Rick Porcello lasted only two plus innings pitched on Sunday against the Braves in the Mets 14-1 loss. Porcello allowed seven hits, six earned runs, walked three and only struck out one in his two IP. Porcello is coming off of an abysmal 2019 season in which he pitched to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/27/20): MLB DFS Lineups

We made it, everyone! A full weekend of baseball was played and so far no calamities have come crashing down. Well, besides late-scratches for COVID issues and ace pitchers going down left and right. Everything is awesome! I'm back today and going position by position to give you some of the best plays to start […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 27th 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 […]

News and Notes, Early Lineup Trends and More! - Bases Loaded Podcast

Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) is rolling solo and discusses various topics from recent news and notes to the latest in the lineup trends he is monitoring. 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 […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for July 27th, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 7/27/20  Tyler Glasnow vs. Atlanta Braves Normally Glasnow would be the ace on […]

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 back. I hope our lovely game finds you all healthy and safe, that the season pushes on with minimal bumps, and that we all get to have some well-deserved fun with this year. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to share this experience […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

There is no getting around that playing head-to-head points with weekly matchups is a difficult proposition in a 60-game season. There are only 10 weeks to play so that makes for a regular-season made up of just five or six matchups. Obviously, that will be a roller coaster of insanity for any leagues keeping the […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 2

It is finally time for fantasy baseball, which means it is also time to start scouring the waiver wires for hitting streamers! This first edition of the column is for July 27 through August 2. I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the […]

The Early Cut List (Week 2) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List. Writing this column at this exact moment is an interesting exercise because most cuts are either: really obvious, on account of a player opting out of the season or an injury that will cost several weeks; or the opposite of obvious, on account of no one has played more […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 2

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 […]

Steven Matz Solid In Debut

New York Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz pitched well in a no-decision vs Atlanta on Saturday. The left-hander allowed one run in six innings while picking up seven strikeouts vs a good lineup. Matz has pitched to an ERA near four for his career but made progress last season posting a career-high 15 percent strikeout […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 26th 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 […]

MLB Betting Picks (7/26/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome back, RotoBallers! It was another great day of baseball on Saturday, and while some of the outcomes didn't go our way, it feels fantastic to have full slates of MLB games again. We get plenty of afternoon baseball on a great Sunday in July, and all of a sudden things are feeling right in […]

Edwin Diaz Blows Save Opportunity Saturday

New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz came on in the ninth inning of Saturday's game, looking to preserve a one-run lead and convert his second save in as many days. Unfortunately, he gave up a Marcell Ozuna home run that tied the game. Diaz was tagged with his first blown save of the year […]

Opening Day Recap and Takeaways! - Bases Loaded Podcast

Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland), Jorge Montanez (@Roto_Nino) get together to discuss the Opening Day slate. 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! Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 25th 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 […]

First Impressions - MLB Opening Day 2020 Fantasy Notes

I can't remember being more excited for an Opening Day than this one. Although Thursday, July 23 was technically the first day of the 2020 MLB season, Friday is when 28 of the 32 teams took the field for the first time for regular-season play. Never have I been happier to fire up MLB Extra Innings […]

MLB Betting Picks (8/1/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Well, we've made it to August, and (so far) we still have baseball! Here's hoping the number of positive tests begins decreasing so we can finish this season. I started out slow for the first few days, but since Steve picked back up on this series on Tuesday, I heated up quickly! […]

Edwin Diaz Converts First Save Opportunity Of Season

New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz pitched a scoreless ninth inning to secure the Mets 1-0 Opening Day win against the Braves on Friday. Diaz allowed only a walk, while striking out two in his one inning of work. Diaz notched his first save of the season. Earlier in July manager Luis Rojas did […]

Yoenis Cespedes Goes Deep In Mets Opening Day Win

New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, hitting as the Mets' designated hitter against the Braves on Opening Day, went 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Cespedes' solo shot was the difference in the Mets 1-0 win. The 34-year-old has made great progress from heel and ankle injuries that have impacted him over the past three […]

Jacob deGrom Dominant On Opening Day

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom was dominant over five innings in the Mets 1-0 win over the Braves on Opening Day. Over his five innings of work, deGrom allowed only a broken-bat single, one walk and struck out eight. As anticipated, deGrom was pulled after only five innings and 72 pitches following a […]

Ariel Cohen's 2020 MLB Awards Predictions

Baseball is back! Opening day is finally upon us. We can now finally log in to our fantasy leagues and observe as the statistics start to accumulate. What a great feeling! We had to wait a few months longer this year due to the tragic global pandemic of COVID-19, but we are finally here. I […]

Andres Gimenez Makes Mets Roster

New York Mets shortstop Andres Gimenez, currently ranked 84 on MLB's Top-100 Prospects list and MLB Pipeline's third overall Mets prospect, made the Mets 30-man roster. With Amed Rosario entrenched as the Mets starting shortstop, the defensively sound Gimenez was initially expected to begin the season at Triple-A before the minor league season was canceled. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 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 […]