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Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Sunday 5/3
Welcome to the another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Each day RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider […]
Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6
We'll be doing this roundup of point league happenings 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 […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the May 3rd 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 DFS Pitching Primer for 5/3/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/3 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 […]
Aroldis Chapman Picks Up Sixth Save
New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman continued his excellent ninth-inning work in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Tigers. Chapman picked up his sixth save in another quick frame of work, striking out a pair of Tigers in the process. The hard-throwing southpaw has impressively struck out two or more batters in nine of his […]
Corey Kluber Fans 10 On Sunday
New York Yankees starting pitcher Corey Kluber delivered his best outing of the season on Sunday in a 2-0 win over the Tigers. Kluber put together a vintage performance against Detroit, pitching eight shutout innings while allowing just two hits and a walk along with a season-high 10 strikeouts. The veteran hurler induced 20 whiffs, […]
Brett Gardner Getting The Start In Left Field Sunday
New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is getting the start in left field Sunday against the Tigers. Gardner has started four of the last five games in left field, though he's mustered just two hits in that span and is batting .188 for the season. Clint Frazier, who has picked up his play at the […]
Gleyber Torres Gets Day Off Sunday
New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers. Torres has appeared in all but one game for the Yankees this season and has really started to pick things up as of late, recording a hit in five straight games and seven of his last eight. Gio […]
1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6
Early statistics are noisy. This is true for team success. The Miami Marlins have the best run differential but worst record in the NL East. This is certainly true of fantasy players. DJ LeMahieu currently has a higher on-base percentage than slugging percentage. He is the 35th-ranked first baseman and 40th-ranked third baseman through 24 […]
2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6
One month down, five more to go. The fantasy baseball season is a marathon and not a sprint, though hopefully your squads have gotten off to a fast start anyway. No matter what your situation, it's always a good idea to stay on top of the state of your league's waiver wire. Most of 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 days are starting to get warmer and the calendar has turned to May. Let's celebrate by cruising through some waiver-wire ruminations on players who are rostered in roughly 40% of Yahoo leagues at most. Names are listed in order of availability, with lower […]
Lineup Takeaways - Week 5 Lineup Trends
Week five of the MLB season is in the books. There are new injuries, players landing on the COVID injured list, and many more developments that are causing lineups to alter. Let’s try to figure out what is noise and what really matters. Just a reminder, I have added a 'Fantasy Fallout' section to the […]
Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 6
Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 6 of the MLB season (5/2 through 5/9). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some plus matchups to gain an edge on your […]
Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6 Pitching Adds and Streamers
Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses the fantasy baseball Week 6 waiver wire and looks at some pitchers to add to your roster. These MLB pitchers should be watched or targeted in your roto, points, H2H points leagues & more. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the May 2nd 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 DFS Pitching Primer for 5/2 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/2 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 […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Sunday 5/2
Welcome to the another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups
10 of the 15 games are on the main early slate on DraftKings today. We have a few aces, several solid pitchers, and about half the slate which look like powder kegs. There are teams in great spots for hitting and Mad Max gets the Marlins, a team that has given him some issues. Who […]
DJ LeMahieu Extends Hitting Streak To Five Games Saturday
New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and a walk in a victory over the Tigers. LeMahieu extended his hitting streak to five games and collected his ninth multi-hit game of the season. Statcast believes LeMahieu has been a tad unlucky this year, as evidenced by his .303 […]
Gleyber Torres Plates Three
New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres drove in three runs in his team's second straight win Saturday. Torres collected a couple of run-producing base hits, the second of which broke the game open and gave the Yankees a 6-1 lead. The 24-year-old is riding a five-game hitting streak- and this was his third multi-hit game […]
Aaron Judge Drives In Three In Saturday's Win
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 3-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored in a 6-4 win over the Tigers. Judge broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning with an RBI double and then added onto the lead with a two-run single in the sixth. Both of his run-producing hits were Statcast […]
Aroldis Chapman Notches Fifth Save
New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman worked another easy ninth for his fifth save of the year in Saturday's win over Detroit. Chapman went nine games without garnering a single save chance but has gone a perfect 5-for-5 in his opportunities since while fanning 22 batters with just three free passes allowed. The southpaw's […]
Jameson Taillon Earns First Win
New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon notched his first victory of the season- and first win in two years- in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Tigers. Taillon pitched five innings, allowing one run on a trio of hits while striking out eight batters compared to three walks. The former Pirate made one mistake- a […]
Franmil Reyes Is a League-Winner Hidden In Plain Sight
The San Diego Padres signed Franmil Reyes to their organization all the way back in November of 2011. It took the Padres almost eight years and a season-and-a-half of playing time to move on from him, as they opted to include him in the Trevor Bauer/Yasiel Puig/Taylor Trammell three-team trade that included the Indians and […]
Giancarlo Stanton Gets Day Off Saturday
New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton will have the day off on Saturday, sitting out the matchup with the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees have opted to go with a schedule with Stanton this year of holding him out of the lineup for afternoon games immediately following a night game in order to keep him […]
MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (5/1/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball
Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! It's Saturday, and that means we have yet another split slate of MLB games today with seven games in the early afternoon and six 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 […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 5/1
Welcome to the another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the May 1st 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 […]
Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 6
There has been an injury trend that is hard to miss for the first month of the 2021 season. May has arrived and the injuries just keep piling up. There have been a lot of muscle/tendon sprains and strains to start the season. These injuries include oblique, groin, hamstring, and back injuries. Not all of […]
MLB Betting Picks for Saturday 5/1 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
A profitable day last week with our two top picks both banking, but the Twins failed to win and help us bag a hat-trick too. News broke earlier this week that the Twins had only been able to take pre-game batting practice three times all season due to Covid issues. And it's no coincidence they […]
