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Gleyber Torres Will Rest On Monday
New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres will get a routine day off on Monday versus the Philadelphia Phillies and Jake Arrieta. Torres was a popular candidate to take his game to next level this season, but has struggled early on with a .179 batting average and just one home run. The hope is that all […]
Luis Cessa To Be Activated On Monday
New York Yankees relief pitcher Luis Cessa will be activated by the team on Monday after a coronavirus-related absence to start the season. With Tommy Kahnle (elbow) out for the rest of the season, Cessa should see a fair amount of hold opportunities over the rest of the season. That being said, Cessa’s career 4.50 […]
The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings
Welcome to the Week 3 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a look weekly at where the top 101 SPs stand moving forward in this strange sprint season. You can check out my weekly Top 65 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks here, and also […]
The Baller Ranks: Top 65 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings
Welcome to the Week 3 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a look weekly at where the top 65 RPs stand moving forward in this strange sprint season. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks here, and also […]
The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 3)
Welcome to fantasy baseball if MLB's season were more like the XFL. Between injuries, illness, and inexplicable flukes, this season has already shown the potentially disastrous consequences of an otherwise quiet road-trip to Atlanta. This weeks' news about the Miami-Philadelphia and St. Louis-Milwaukee situations has provided new variables, and managers are scrambling to keep up […]
MLB Betting Picks (8/3/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines
Welcome back, RotoBallers! It was a great Sunday for me despite the Pirates finding new ways to avoid scoring runs in extra innings. If you thought the new manager would end the circus that is Pittsburgh Pirates fundamental baserunning, you were mistaken! Anyways, a bomb from Aaron Judge in the bottom of the 8th yesterday […]
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 3, 2020 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/3/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 8-game slate on tap tonight with some decent pitching and more importantly, Coors Field is in play. The value will be […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 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 […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/3/20): MLB DFS Lineups
We might be faced with daily threats to our fantasy sanity but we've made it to the third week of baseball. We're not promised tomorrow but it looks like we'll have tonight. We're going position by position on DraftKings, with an eight-game Main Slate for our evening pleasure. The Rockies are still playing at home, […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/3/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We start a new week with eight games on the main slate today. With several teams affected by COVID-19 last week, a lot of teams have not set their rotation and it's left a lot of uncertainty in the air for teams and their pitching rotations. However, there are still a few aces taking the […]
James Paxton Still Hasn’t Found His Velocity
New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton still hasn’t gotten his fastball velocity back to normal yet this season, with the pitch averaging only 91.5 mph on Sunday. Paxton’s overall performance was also poor on Sunday, as he lasted only three innings and allowed three runs. The good news about Paxton is that his diminished […]
Aaron Judge Slugs Home Run In Fifth Consecutive Game
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge clubbed a three-run home run in the second inning of Sunday’s contest against the Red Sox, giving him five straight games with a roundtripper. Aside from being the first Yankee since Alex Rodriguez (2007) to go deep in five consecutive games, he has now tied for the Major League-lead […]
Aroldis Chapman Could Throw Bullpen Tomorrow
New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman (illness) could throw a bullpen session on Monday, according to manager Aaron Boone. Chapman has been playing catch, but has yet to step on a mound since contracting the virus. This would be a step in the right direction for the flamethrowing lefty, who was recently cleared to workout […]
Aaron Hicks, Miguel Andujar Back In Lineup Sunday
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks and infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar are both back in the lineup after getting the day off on Saturday. Hicks was expected back after Tauchman started in left for the second game of the series, but it's interesting that Andujar is in the lineup against right-hander Austin Brice. Perhaps it's the […]
Where Have the Steals Gone? (Hint: Not Your Fantasy Team)
A common refrain among baseball analysts and fantasy managers is that the 2020 MLB season is meaningless. We can't extrapolate anything useful from a 60-game season. The numerous injuries, illnesses, and opt-outs make for an unreliable data sample. If you chose to play season-long fantasy baseball, you don't care. You still want to win, asterisks […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 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 […]
Mike Tauchman Has A Three-Hit Game
New York Yankees outfielder Mike Tauchman went 3-for-4 on Saturday, with two of his four batted balls coming off of the bat faster than 95 mph. With Giancarlo Stanton acting as the team’s primary DH, Tauchman is competing with Brett Gardner and Miguel Andujar for playing time in left field. Tauchman’s defensive ability and .865 […]
Aaron Judge Homers In Fourth Straight Game
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge homered in his fourth straight game with a 455 ft shot against the Red Sox on Saturday. Judge has been on a tear lately and now owns a 1.074 OPS for the season. Although Judge hasn’t been particularly lucky and has been hitting the ball hard with a 98.5 […]
Masahiro Tanaka Lasts Less Than Three Innings
New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka had an uneven performance on Saturday, allowing two runs (one earned) over 2.2 innings against the Red Sox. Tanaka’s velocity looked good with his fastball averaging 93 mph, and his 15.7% swinging-strike rate was also strong. Tanaka was hit hard though, with a 94.3 mph average exit velocity […]
David Hale Locks Down Save, Zach Britton Not Used
New York Yankees right-handed pitcher David Hale worked the final two innings of Saturday’s game against the Red Sox, earning his third career save. Hale tossed 34 pitches and faced left-handed hitter Andrew Benintendi as the tying run in the ninth, indicating that left-hander Zach Britton was likely unavailable, despite having pitched just once since […]
Giancarlo Stanton Set To Remain DH For Foreseeable Future
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had previously spoken about how he hoped to use the designated hitter to get some of his everyday regulars some time off their feet defensively. But with Giancarlo Stanton having opened 2020 on a tear despite some concerns around his right calf, Boone has decided to stick with Stanton […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/1/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We've turned the page to August and we're still rolling along with MLB DFS, despite a mounting array of scheduling/coronavirus-related issues piling up. There are 11 games to choose from on the Saturday main slate. Be sure to double-check the weather, starting lineups, and postponements before finalizing your roster. I'll be going through some of […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/1/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
It's Saturday, so brace yourselves for another stacked MLB slate with 12 games on the docket. It's a tough day for starting pitchers, with a shortage of bankable arms for you to trust in your lineup. We're going to focus on two teams to stack in favorable matchups to act as the core of your […]
Giancarlo Stanton To Continue Playing DH
New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton will continue to act as the team’s primary DH, according to manager Aaron Boone. Importantly, Boone is comfortable that Stanton is healthy enough to play defense, and the move is unrelated to Stanton’s health. Stanton has been red-hot to start the season with a 1.384 OPS over his first […]
Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 3
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 […]
The Cut List (Week 3) - Time to Let Go?
You already didn't have very many Marlins on your fantasy roster, right? It's still early enough that most of your cuts are going to be clearly marginal players who will miss several days due to postponed games. But what about those tougher calls? There's a bit more information out there than there was last week. […]
Two-Start Pitchers for Week 3, Hot Starters & More - Bases Loaded Podcast
Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) is joined by new co-host of the show in Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) to make his debut and talk two-start pitchers, hot starts and more. 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 […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 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 […]
Closers and Saves Report - Week 2 Waiver Wire
Hey. Hey...Umm, there's baseball! It's pretty much already a mess and who knows how long this season will actually last, but for now? Baseball. We have it. And that's great. Summer's favorite sport is back on our TVs and in stadiums near us that we aren't allowed to go to. But: still baseball. Fantasy leagues […]
MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 1st, 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 8/1/20 Christian Yelich vs. Jack Flaherty The last time that Yelich was mentioned […]
