Tyler Wade Collects RBI Triple In Wednesday's Win
New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Tyler Wade went 1-for-2 with a triple, an RBI, and a run scored in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers. Wade replaced the injured Ryan LaMarre (hamstring) in the third inning and came up with a key hit in the sixth, tripling in Kyle Higashioka to break a 0-0 tie. […]
Dynasty Baseball Risers and Fallers - Hitters
Baseball is a game where patience is rewarded. Identifying prospects with fantasy potential and seeing them develop over the course of years is the most rewarding feeling there is. Dynasty leagues provide fantasy baseball managers with this very sense of gratification. Of course, many times a player doesn't ever pan out. Aging stars on the […]
Bullpen Report: Bullpens Keep on Changing
Another week, more bullpens changing around the league. I mean at this point you do not need to be told how important it is to stay up to date on bullpens and how they are shaking out. Unlike many other positions, the turnover is not due to injury. In many cases, teams are just moving […]
Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 8
And the injuries just keep on piling up. As I'm wrapping this article up on Monday night, we've seen today alone Mike Trout exit with a calf strain, Taijuan Walker exit with side tightness, Kevin Pillar was hit in the face by a pitch, and Danny Duffy, Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto and Huascar […]
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means, Day Baseball! As has become the norm, DraftKings has created a split slate with only 4 games in each of the day and night slates. While I'll focus most of the analysis on the night slate here, […]
MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/20 - 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 […]
Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)
What's up, RotoBallers! It's crazy that we're already beginning Week 8 of the MLB season. Week 7 was a whirlwind for me and my Bell's Best Bets followers. When the dust settled, we went 26-23, but my propensity to wager on the favorites when I like their spots puts us down about 1.05 units on […]
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/20/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/20 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Split-slate Thursday, and man it's one of the ugliest pitching slates I've seen this year. Here's the best I can do in term of giving advice, but there's not much to be confident about today. Good […]
MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (5/20/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball
Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! It's Thursday, and that means we have yet another split slate of MLB games today with four games in the afternoon and four games on the main evening slate. While most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted to give you […]
Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 5/20
Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful for fantasy […]
Corey Kluber Pitches No-Hitter
New York Yankees starting pitcher Corey Kluber hurled a no-hitter in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers. Kluber fanned nine batters in his nine innings of work and was just one walk away from a perfect game. It's the sixth no-hitter of the season in the MLB and the 12th in Yankees history- the […]
Ryan LaMarre Exits Game With Apparent Hamstring Injury
New York Yankees outfielder Ryan LaMarre (leg) was forced to leave Wednesday's game early with an apparent right hamstring injury. LaMarre grounded out to the shortstop in the top of the third inning and abruptly pulled up, appearing to grab his right hamstring. The veteran outfielder exited the game and was replaced in right field […]
Rougned Odor Placed On Paternity List
New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor was placed on the paternity list on Wednesday following the birth of his daughter. Odor will miss Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers to be with his family. DJ LeMahieu will shift back over to second base. It's unclear how long Odor, who had just returned from the […]
Clint Frazier Dealing With Neck Issue, Absent From Wednesday's Lineup
New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier (neck) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Texas Rangers. Frazier is "dealing with neck things" per manager Aaron Boone- and the team is unsure if that means stiffness or some other ailment. The 26-year-old is getting treatment for the issue. Ryan LaMarre will get the […]
Gleyber Torres Back In Lineup Wednesday
New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres is back in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers. Torres hasn't played since May 11 after testing positive for COVID-19- though he was asymptomatic, which ensured that his return would be quicker than the normally required 10 days. The 24-year-old will start at shortstop and bat […]
Jameson Taillon (SP, NYY) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS: Through eight starts this year, New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon has made it past the fifth inning just once. He's allowed at least four earned runs in exactly half his starts, including his most recent one on Tuesday, when he allowed six […]
Miguel Andujar Collects First Multi-Hit Game Of Season
New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI in a 7-4 win over the Rangers. Andujar tied the game with an RBI single in the fourth inning, then came around to score on a DJ LeMahieu double. He later scored another run after singling and crossing […]
Gio Urshela Plates Two Runs In Tuesday's Win
New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela drove in two runs to help his team to a 7-4 victory over Texas on Tuesday. Urshela ripped a 100.3 MPH double to deep left field, scoring Aaron Judge and starting a hit parade for the Yankees in what turned out to be a five-run, fourth inning. He […]
DJ LeMahieu Drives In Three
New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Rangers. LeMahieu put a bow on a big fourth inning for the Yankees, driving in a pair of runs on a double to give his team the lead for good. He later added to the […]
Aroldis Chapman Converts 10th Save
New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman picked up his 10th save of the season in Tuesday's victory over the Rangers. It was yet another easy ninth for Chapman, who fanned a pair of batters, allowed a double, then struck out the final hitter to keep his perfect 0.00 ERA intact. The flamethrowing lefty ranks […]
Jameson Taillon Allows Four Runs In No-Decision
New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon is still searching for his second victory of the season. Taillon didn't factor into the decision Tuesday, pitching 4 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits while striking out three batters with two walks issued. The Florida native has allowed four runs or more in half of […]
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
We're onto the back nine of May, and before you know it the baseball season will take us right into June! Basketball and hockey playoffs are gearing up, but this is that stretch of baseball's marathon where the runner's high kicks in. Let's separate from the pack with another version of my weekly Starting Pitcher […]
Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 7
It was another exciting week in major league baseball, which brings an overabundance of surprising starts around the league. This week we're looking at a pair of veterans who were considered top-30 starting pitchers in their heyday, but injuries have resulted in quite a fall from grace. We're also looking at an emerging left-hander who's […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/19/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! 12 games occupy the midweek schedule, and it's chock full of pitching. We kick things off with Miami and Philadelphia at 7:05 pm ET and go all the way through to Detroit and Seattle at 10:10 pm ET. Hopefully, the Tigers didn't celebrate Spencer Turnbull's no-hitter too much last night because they will […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/19/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers. We've got a jam-packed 12-game slate on this lovely 19th day of May and it's sure to be another fun night of baseball with a myriad of ways to go about building lineups. At the top, we've got a whopping five pitchers carrying salaries over $10,000. Paying up for one of them […]
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/19/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]
Gary Sanchez Exits With Lower Body Injury
New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez exited Tuesday night's game with an apparent lower body injury, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. Hoch reports that Sanchez appeared to be flexing his lower half between innings, while adding that Sanchez has a history with groin issues. Sanchez was 1-for-3 with a double, one RBI and a […]
Zack Britton Could Resume Throwing This Weekend
New York Yankees relief pitcher Zack Britton (elbow) "checked out well" after his doctor visit on Tuesday and could resume throwing over the weekend. Britton was experiencing some general soreness following a simulated game he pitched in this past Saturday, though the Yankees were optimistic that it was just a minor setback. It appears that […]
Clint Frazier Not In Tuesday's Lineup
New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Texas. Frazier has struck out nine times in his last six contests, though he did snap an eight-game homer-less streak on Sunday with a solo shot against the Orioles. Miguel Andujar will draw the start in left field and bat […]
Luke Voit Getting A Breather Tuesday
New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit is getting a breather and is not in the lineup for the second game of the series against the Rangers. Voit has rattled off three straight multi-hit games and homered during Monday's contest- his first of the year- as he appears to be heating up at the dish. […]