Masahiro Tanaka To Wear Protective Cap

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (head) said he'll wear a protective liner in his hat for Saturday's game against the Red Sox. Tanaka took a line drive off his head from the bat of teammate Giancarlo Stanton during an intrasquad game in summer camp, and will make his first start of the season […]

MLB Betting Picks (7/31/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

While the Cincy/Chicago game got rained out, Shane Bieber ran roughshod through the Twins lineup. While he's a great arm, I wasn't expecting this dominance against such a stout offense. Nonetheless, you tip your cap and move on to the next day. Thursday, July 30: 0-1 (-1 units) 2020 Season Total: 4-3-2 (+0.59 units) We […]

Aroldis Chapman Cleared To Make Return From COVID-19

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has not yet pitched during the 2020 season after testing positive for COVID-19 and being placed on the injured list on July 11. With the electric closer out of the mix, New York turned closing duties over to left-hander Zach Britton, who amassed two saves but likely will now […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Lineup Picks for Friday 7/31

Welcome to the 2020 MLB Season! While the delay has now been well over four months, it is finally time to start the season and we here at RotoBaller could not be more excited! The season will be a sprint to the finish as the teams will be playing 60 games across 66 days and we will […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/31/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Friday which means another jam-packed MLB slate. We've got 12 games on the main slate which will provide no shortage of options on how to build our lineups. A rainout between the Reds and the Cubs on Thursday adds two more intriguing arms to the Friday slate as Luis Castillo and Yu Darvish will join a deep collection […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 31st 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 (7/31/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

It's Friday, which means we've got a full slate of games (well, besides those two games that aren't playing for COVID safety concerns). There are a ton of good pitching options on the slate today, so have fun messing around with the potential hitting combinations that allow you to roster high-upside arms but be sure […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - July 31, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 7/31/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate on tap tonight with some decent pitching and more importantly, Coors Field is in play. The value will be […]

J.A. Happ Hit Hard On Thursday

New York Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ struggled on Thursday, allowing four runs over four innings against the Orioles. Happ allowed a whopping nine hard-hit balls to a Baltimore lineup that ranked last in hard-hit rate last season, and his 7% swinging-strike rate was poor as well. Happ’s fastball velocity on Thursday was also down […]

Gleyber Torres Diagnosed With A Right Elbow Contusion

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres (elbow) was diagnosed with a right elbow contusion after being hit with a fastball early in Thursday’s game. Encouragingly, X-rays on Torres’s elbow came back negative, so the 23-year-old is unlikely to require a stint on the IL. Still, Torres is likely to miss at least a couple of […]

Gleyber Torres Leaves Game Early

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres (elbow) was removed from the game in the bottom of the fourth inning on Thursday. Torres was hit in the elbow by a 95 mph fastball in the top of the first inning and was looked at by trainers before staying in the game for one more at-bat. It’s […]

Gleyber Torres Hurt After Being Hit In His Right Elbow

New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres required an extended period of rest after being hit in the elbow with a 95 mph fastball on Thursday. Torres stayed in the game as a baserunner following the pitch but was clearly in pain after being hit and was looked at by trainers. It’s encouraging that Torres was […]

Miguel Andujar, Luke Voit In Lineup Thursday

New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar and first baseman Luke Voit are in Thursday's lineup against the Baltimore Orioles. Andujar is in left field batting ninth while Voit will bat sixth against lefty John Means, who is making his 2020 debut. Voit has gotten off to a slow start, as he's just 1-for-10, though his […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/30/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's hard to fathom that we're already a week deep into what has been a tumultuous 2020 MLB campaign. Yet, here we are, albeit with a slate that has been slimmed down due to cancellations and early start times. Factor in that two of the top pitchers on the day (Luis Castillo and Yu Darvish) […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/30/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Thursday night with an eight-game slate on tap and plenty of nice targets for your DraftKings lineups. The Yankees are in another great spot, while the Mets face Martin Perez in Fenway. There are a few different ways to build your lineups tonight so make sure to listen to MLB DFS Quick […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Lineup Picks for Thursday 7/30

Welcome to the 2020 MLB Season! While the delay has now been well over four months, it is finally time to start the season and we here at RotoBaller could not be more excited! The season will be a sprint to the finish as the teams will be playing 60 games across 66 days and we will […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 30th 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 Prop Picks for Thursday, July 30th - Monkey Knife Fight

We have finally reached the start of the 2020 MLB Season! Just sit and let that sink in for a moment, folks. After four long months of waiting, we can finally start setting our lineups and get into the groove of fantasy baseball. Of course, along with the start of the 2020 season, comes the […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for July 30, 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 7/30/2020 Marco Gonzales vs. Los Angeles Angels It's not going to an effortless […]

Trevor Gott (RP, SF) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of leagues ANALYSIS: Personally, as a fellow alum of the University of Kentucky and resident of Lexington, Kentucky, it would be hard for me not to harbor some excitement regarding Trevor Gott (just ask Jason Kipnis, James Paxton, Luke Maile, Taylor Rogers, and Evan White). However, it's […]

DJ LeMahieu Collects Four Hits

New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu picked up four hits in five at-bats against the Orioles on Wednesday. LeMahieu is showing no signs of slowing down after batting .327 last season, and the 32-year-old has yet to swing-and-miss this season. LeMahieu hasn’t been getting lucky so far this year, either; his xBA on Wednesday […]

Gary Sanchez Remains Hitless

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez extended his hitless streak to four games on Wednesday, with eight strikeouts over his first 12 at-bats. Contact has been an issue for Sanchez so far this year with a 33% swinging-strike rate coming into Wednesday’s game, and although frustrating, the 27-year-old hasn’t reported any injuries or reason for […]

Aaron Judge Hits His First Home Run Of The Season

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge broke out of a brief home run outage with a 105 mph blast against the Orioles on Wednesday. Judge took a paltry .167/.167/.250 slash line into Wednesday’s game, but the 28-year-old’s power remains in-tact with a 97.8 mph average exit velocity for the young season. Judge doesn’t appear to […]

Gerrit Cole Pitches Well On Wednesday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole pitched well against the Orioles on Wednesday, allowing three runs with seven strikeouts over 6.2 innings. Cole may have underperformed expectations against a weak Baltimore lineup, but his performance was nothing to scoff at and raised no red-flags for his rest of season performance. Cole’s next start is […]

J.A. Happ Set For Season Debut Thursday

New York Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ will finally make his season debut Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. After a couple of postponements earlier this week, the Yankees rotation and schedule has mixed itself up, pushing Happ’s debut back. The veteran southpaw is a viable streaming option versus an O’s offense that struck out against […]

Masahiro Tanaka On Track To Start Saturday

New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has been announced as the team’s starting pitcher for Saturday’s game against the Boston Red Sox. Tanaka is fortunate to be pitching in 2020 in any capacity after taking a line drive off the side of his head at the hands of Giancarlo Stanton during Summer Camp. The […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/29/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's main slate on FanDuel starts at 7:05 PM eastern and features nine games. There are more scheduling shenanigans tonight, as the Yankees now face the Orioles in Baltimore. We've got a few different stacks to look for as there are plenty of starters worth targeting against tonight. There are also both expensive and value […]

Red Alert: Luis Robert's 115.8 MPH Smash Means Something

In the hullabaloo of MLB’s opening weekend, you may not have noticed that Luis Robert of the Chicago White Sox — he of the .337 ISO at Triple-A Charlotte — announced his presence with authority on Friday night. In the second inning of his MLB debut, Robert strode to the plate, stood 60 feet and six inches […]

Jordan Montgomery To Start This Weekend Versus Red Sox

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery is expected to toe the rubber sometime during the team's weekend series versus the Red Sox. The southpaw was originally supposed to face the Phillies on Wednesday, but the postponement of the Yankees games on Monday and Tuesday have pushed their starters back. Montgomery's hype-train was gaining steam […]

Gerrit Cole To Take Mound On Wednesday Against Orioles

The New York Yankees are reworking the order of their starting rotation in response to the two games being cancelled this week. Gerrit Cole is now scheduled to pitch on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, assuming the game is played. J.A. Happ will then follow him up and make his season debut on Thursday. The […]