Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 9/11/2021

Happy Saturday, RotoBallers! Hope you're all enjoying your weekend and all of the college football today. John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to help you crush the sportsbooks in this final […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (9/11/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's a manageable little eight-gamer over on FanDuel tonight, and it's one with plenty of options at pitcher. Castillo, Buehler, Cease, Morton, and Garcia are all intriguing arms at the top, and the lack of confident dart-throws behind them means we'll likely have to spend up at pitcher. There are currently only two teams projecting […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/11/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/11/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 25

As the 2021 MLB season enters its final month, many players are being shut down due to injury and innings limits. Injured players are beginning to run out of time to come back from the IL. Knowing injury timelines is an extremely crucial part of the fantasy baseball season. Being able to know which players […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (9/11/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hello again, RotoBallers, and thanks for checking out my article. A lot of folks in the industry are squarely focused on football, but I play MLB DFS every day THROUGH the World Series. There are no NFL games today, anyways, so why not make some money playing baseball, right? Never forget what happened to the […]

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 fantasy baseball season has but a few weeks left and with it, our championship hopes and dreams. Do you need to target power? Speed? Quality starts? Saves? You better know exactly where the rotisserie margins lie or what your head-to-head weaknesses are. It's […]

Giancarlo Stanton Not In Friday's Lineup

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton isn't in the lineup on Friday for a road matchup against the New York Mets and right-hander Tylor Megill. With the Yankees in a National League ballpark, Stanton will head to the bench for this game. The 31-year-old is batting .268 with a .358 on-base percentage and 26 […]

Gerrit Cole Could Return On Tuesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (hamstring) could return to the starting rotation on Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone told the press on Friday. The 31-year-old ace exited last week's 5-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays with left hamstring tightness but has since resumed some baseball activities. Cole has pitched to a 14-7 record […]

Luke Voit Clubs Pinch-Hit Home Run

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit clubbed a pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning of Thursday's loss to Toronto. Voit was stuck in a 1-for-14 slump heading into the contest, so it was nice to see him deliver after manager Aaron Boone turned to him in a key situation. The slugger has taken a […]

Gary Sanchez Goes Yard In Thursday's Loss

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez slugged his 21st homer of the year in Thursday's loss to the Blue Jays. Sanchez's blast traveled 382 feet at 102.6 MPH exit velocity. The slugger's 21 homers rank fourth among all backstops, and he currently places ninth among catchers in expected slugging percentage. The 28-year-old is batting just […]

Anthony Rizzo Belts 19th Homer

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Thursday's loss to the Blue Jays. Rizzo came up with a key homer in the sixth inning, tying the game with his 19th long ball of the season, which traveled 409 feet at 101.2 MPH. The former Cub endured a brief […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/10/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/10/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 13-game slate on tap tonight, and it is gonna be a fun one. There are a lot of ways to attack […]

Nestor Cortes Jr. Records Quality Start In No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr. pitched well despite not factoring into the decision in Thursday's loss to the Blue Jays. Cortes tossed six innings of two-run ball, allowing six hits while striking out five with no walks issued. The left-hander kept a mighty Blue Jays lineup off-balance with a fastball-slider combo, which […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 24 Waiver Wire

We're winding down, folks. The real playoffs are on the horizon, which means the fake playoffs are already happening in most fantasy baseball leagues. Whenever the NFL's Week 1 gets underway, fantasy baseball players know things are getting real. Let's take a quick step back first, and say congratulations to all Closers and Saves Report […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 23

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. This week we're looking at some of the young arms that non-contending teams are using to fill out their rotation for the end of the […]

Luke Voit On The Bench Thursday

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit isn't starting on Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays and right-handed starter Jose Berrios. Voit is batting .249 with a .330 on-base percentage and eight home runs in 212 plate appearances this season. Anthony Rizzo is starting at first base and batting third for New York on Thursday. […]

Gerrit Cole Could Return Early Next Week

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (hamstring) could return to the rotation early next week. Cole played catch in the outfield before Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, which reportedly went well, leading to the belief that the ace hurler will avoid a stint on the injured list. Manager Aaron Boone said that Cole […]

Jameson Taillon Placed On 10-Day Injured List

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon (ankle) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a partially torn tendon in his right ankle. It's not yet clear when he sustained the injury- though it's another blow to a Yankee rotation that is already dealing with injuries to ace Gerrit Cole (hamstring) and righty Domingo […]

Brett Gardner Clubs Three-Run Homer

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays. Gardner supplied all of the offense for New York, hitting a 408-foot homer in the fifth inning to tie the game at three. The veteran outfielder has had some fleeting moments in fantasy this year, though […]

Luis Gil Wild In Wednesday's No-Decision

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil struggled in Wednesday's no-decision against the Blue Jays. Gil lasted just 3 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on one hit while walking a whopping seven batters. The righty did strike out six batters, generating an impressive 14 whiffs, but the control issues that plagued him in the minors […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/9/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We've got a small primary night slate tonight on DraftKings and FanDuel, with only five games to choose from on DraftKings and four on FanDuel. That will limit the player pool, which means that finding differentiation in your lineups will be crucial. We also don't […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/9/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 5-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a rough one. The pitching is interesting as there are cases to be made for five or so arms, but not all are very comforting. The bats are fun as the Braves will be the most popular play on the slate. There are some […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/8/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! The playoff push is in full swing for our nine-game slate. Rays-Red Sox, Blue Jays-Yankees, and White Sox-A's are just a few of the must-watch games populating our screens. Each contest gets a little more critical as we tick off the days in September, and the margin for error gets smaller and smaller for these […]

Gerrit Cole Exits Tuesday’s Game With Hamstring Tightness

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole (hamstring) exited Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays early with hamstring tightness. He allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out two across 3 2/3 innings before exiting with the trainer. The severity of Cole's hamstring injury is unknown at this time, […]

Gleyber Torres Isn't In The Lineup Tuesday

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres is on the bench Tuesday for a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays and left-handed starter Steven Matz. Torres is batting .253 this season, with a .325 on-base percentage, six home runs, and 12 stolen bases in 420 plate appearances. In his place, New York is starting Andrew Velazquez. […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/7/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/7/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/7/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 12-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a good one. We have the ace of aces on the mound in Gerrit Cole. Aaron Nola, Blake Snell, Eduardo Rodriguez, and even Logan Webb in Coors are high-priced options on tonight's slate. There are some nice middle-priced options as well, and then one […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/7/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/7 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Happy football week! If you're still reading this post, good for you - you're committed! We have a nice Tuesday slate here with a lot of interesting pitching options. Let's check it out. High-Priced Aces These are […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 9/7 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB Season is moving along nicely and we are having a ton of fun with pitcher strikeouts props so far. 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 Fight. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer […]

Champ or Chump: Frank Schwindel

Now that the calendar has officially flipped to September, it's time to get weird if it helps you in the standings. If your league is coming down to saves and holds, roster SP-eligible relievers such as Diego Castillo and Ryne Stanek instead of starting pitchers. If you're ready to move on from a big name […]