Aaron Judge Taking A Seat On Monday

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is getting the day off on Monday as the team faces right-hander Kyle Bradish and the Baltimore Orioles. Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks and Joey Gallo will be patrolling the outfield for the game. This is merely a regular day-off for Judge, who leads the majors with 12 home runs. […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/16/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/16/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Man, I love Mondays. After the craziness of the weekend, we get to settle in on Monday morning, sit down in a quiet room and go to work! We have another strong Monday slate of […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/16/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! DraftKings and FanDuel offer the same 11-game slate to kick off the week. It's an extensive schedule for a Monday, but that just gives us more arms, bats, and values to sort through. The first pitch for the contests will be thrown out at 7:05 pm Eastern as the Yankees visit the […]

Nestor Cortes Allows One Run Over Eight Innings

New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes had yet another fantastic outing against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. He pitched eight innings and allowed three hits, no walks and one earned run while striking out seven. The only damage came on a solo home run off the bat of Adam Engel in the eighth […]

Gleyber Torres Absent From Sunday's Lineup

New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against right-hander Michael Kopech and the Chicago White Sox. DJ LeMahieu will be covering the keystone for the contest. Torres has been showing some promising signs at the plate this year. His hard-hit rate is up from 35.7% last […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/15/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/15/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball Week 6

Hey yo! It's week SIX of the fantasy season! We are back for another iteration of the starting pitchers waiver wire pickups article, which you can find here every Sunday morning. Thanks for being here! This week, I'm beefing up the analysis a bit. I tried to include more names this week and highlight more […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

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 […]

Points League Hitters: Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

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 […]

Week 6 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Clayton Kershaw, Lucas Sims, Jeremy Pena, Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant

The month of May is now just about half over.  Fantasy teams are getting to the "desperation point" of falling too far behind in their respective leagues. The "Super Two" players will soon be brought up and they could save your team. One way of having room on your roster is to drop injured players. […]

NFBC Waiver Wire Report for Week 6 - Deeper Hitter Pickups for Fantasy Baseball

NFBC Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Draft Targets, We have completed another week of MLB action, making it time to make more waiver wire moves. However, things will be slightly different for our weekly look into the high-stakes NFBC landscape. For those that do not know, in the NFBC, there are no IL spots and no […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 6

Some of the names may be the same but each week presents a change in schedule that determines a starter's fantasy value. The trickiest part of playing in weekly leagues is having to weigh talent vs. opportunity in the pitching realm. With many pitchers now having four or five starts under their belt, we have […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/15/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel and DraftKings on 5/15/2022, Main Slate at 1:35 pm Eastern Time. The lineup will range from some elite players to mid-priced options, and value plays. The main slate is eight games on DraftKings and 10 games on FanDuel. You can also read more […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/14/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/14/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/14/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

We have a large nine-gamer on tap in the MLB tonight, and it's a weird one with no clear-cut "stud" starting pitchers and a few subpar offenses in Coors Field. Of course, that Royals-Rockies affair still holds the highest implied total on the slate at a whopping 10.5 runs, so it's something we have to […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (5/14/22)

Happy Saturday, RotoBallers! Make sure you're following my Twitter, as I can't guarantee that I'll always be able to get the added plays written here in the article, but I will typically add whatever else I'm playing throughout the day. The entire RotoBaller team has been working around the clock to make sure we can […]

Starting Pitcher Standouts: MLB's Best Pitch Arsenals

After watching Shane McClanahan just absolutely dominate with all four of his pitches on Wednesday night, I got to thinking. I wanted to take a look at the full-pitch arsenals that the leagues' starting pitchers are throwing and try to identify the players that are doing the most to dominate hitters with multiple offerings. It's […]

Nick Mariano's Updated Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 5x5 Roto Leagues - Trevor Story, Whit Merrifield, Julio Rodriguez, Joey Votto

Fellow RotoBallers, we a little more than a month into the fantasy baseball season so it's time for a rankings check-in. Below you will find Nick Mariano's updated 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. These rankings are being released in early May, and are looking at rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings […]

Points Leagues Fantasy Baseball Rankings Updates for May - Carlos Rodon, Anthony Rizzo, Pablo Lopez, Shane Bieber and More

Hey there RotoBallers, and welcome back to more of our rankings! The MLB season is well underway now, and in this article you'll see Nicklaus Gaut's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings for May. These fantasy baseball rankings are catered specifically for points leagues and head-to-head (H2H) points league formats, and are looking at […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 5

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Luis Gil Optioned On Friday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil has been optioned to Triple-A on Friday. This doesn't come as a surprise since Gil was only up to make a spot start against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. The 23-year-old allowed four runs over four innings of work. Now, Gil will head back to the minors […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/13/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/13/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. STL is the threat game tonight as there will be tstorms near them this evening. DC and CHW have just an outside risk of a pop up tstorm. pic.twitter.com/jqtGSi2QCa— Mark Paquette; DFS meteorologist (@DFSMLBWeather) May […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/13/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Rise and shine, RotoBallers, as we have a wonderful Friday of baseball ahead of us! After a crummy split-slate on Thursday, the scheduling gods have blessed us with a fantastic 13-game MLB DFS slate with a bunch of strong pitching options and plenty of offenses in good spots. The offense around the league seems to […]

Aaron Judge Hits League-Leading 11th Homer

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge clubbed his league-leading 11th home run of the season on Thursday during the club's 15-7 rout of the White Sox. His seventh inning solo shot off reliever Ryan Burr left the bat at an Exit Velocity of 114 MPH and flew 456' as he finished the game going 2-for-4 […]

Giancarlo Stanton Swats Two Homers In Win

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton launched a pair of two-run homers on Thursday to help pace his offense to a 15-7 win over the White Sox. He victimized Dylan Cease in his first two at-bats of the ball game to bring his total to nine on the season as he finished the game going […]

Danny Salazar Inks Minor League Deal With The Yankees

The New York Yankees signed free-agent right-hander Danny Salazar (shoulder) to a minor league deal on Thursday. The 32-year-old dealt with a severe shoulder issue, and he hasn't pitched in the majors since 2019. The former Cleveland Guardian owns a career of 3.82 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 688 strikeouts over 591 1/3 innings over six […]

Luis Gil Called Up To Start Against White Sox

The New York Yankees recalled right-hander Luis Gil from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in order for him to start on Thursday night against the Chicago White Sox. The 23-year-old Dominican made his first six major league starts in pinstripes last year, posting a solid 3.07 ERA and 1.33 WHIP with 19 walks and 38 strikeouts in 29 […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks

Welcome to the middle of May, where all of those small-sample thoughts start to turn into "well, it's been a month" trends as we gaze once more into my weekly-updated top-101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. RotoBallers can once again peruse my notes regarding key movers and then scroll through the top-101 […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/12/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/12/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Breakout Hitters to Watch for Fantasy Baseball Week 6

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. The idea is to find hitters that have made changes and/or really improved this season to find start-worthy […]