Brandon Belt Hits His Third Homer On Sunday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt helped lead the team to an 8-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. He went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in the game. The home run was his third of the year. The 33-year-old is off to a strong start to the season, slashing .345/.441/.690 through […]

Joey Bart Not In The Lineup On Sunday

San Francisco Giants catcher Joey Bart (rest) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Guardians. The young catcher has been hitting fairly well through seven games with two home runs and four runs knocked in. However, the Giants will give him a break for Sunday's contest. Curt Casali will draw […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/17/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/17/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Fantasy Baseball - Week 2

Having America's greatest pastime back in action creates such a sense of happiness that is hard to encapsulate. Spring is here, summer is approaching, and every team has hope. Is this the year your favorite player breaks out? This is the time of optimism! Fantasy baseball teams are built through the draft, but an argument […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/17/22)

Happy Easter Sunday, RotoBallers! We had ourselves a decent day yesterday, again finishing 1-1. A bit frustrating to finish with these 1-1 days with plays in the article, but I ended up finishing 4-1, as I added the Giants' and Rockies' money lines, as well as tossing the Dodgers in a parlay with UFC fighter […]

Week 2 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Byron Buxton, Taijuan Walker, Blake Snell, Luis Castillo, Teoscar Hernandez

Opening Day is now in our rear view mirror. Fantasy drafts are over and we now get to overreact with the players on our team. Injuries are up a little bit from last year at this time (one week into the season). I will continue to highlight players on the IL with their hopeful return […]

Jake McGee Closes Out Win Over Guardians

San Francisco Giants reliever Jake McGee picked up his first save of the season on Saturday, closing the door on a 4-2 win over the Guardians. The left-hander worked around a single and a walk to start the frame before getting a strikeout and a pair of groundouts to cap the win for his club. […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/16/22)

Happy Saturday, RotoBallers! We had ourselves a decent day yesterday, finishing 1-1. As I mentioned the other day, I'm feeling a little bit more comfortable now in my numbers now that the season has started along, however, I'm always continuing to make tweaks in hopes of creating the most accurate projections. The entire RotoBaller team […]

Carlos Rodon Dominant On Friday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Carlos Rodon went seven strong innings against the Cleveland Guardians in the Giants' 4-1 win on Friday. Rodon allowed only one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out nine in the impressive outing. Over 12 innings pitched on the season, in two starts, Rodon owns a […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 2

Shoutout to baseball! We're back folks, and fantasy leagues are in full swing. There have already been some outstanding performances and some incredibly disappointing ones, in bullpens, rotations, positional players, and from managers too! We're all excited to have baseball back, and the frustration we feel certainly feels better than the no baseball we all […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/16/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

There are six games on tap for the main slate on both sites tonight and my goodness is picking out a pitcher (or two or DraftKings) going to be interesting. Verlander (@ SEA) and Urias (vs. CIN) are the headliners at the top, while Matz (@ MIL), Houser (vs. STL), and Taillon (@ BAL) make […]

Brandon Crawford Returns To The Lineup Friday

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (wrist) sat out Wednesday's game due to a wrist injury he suffered on Tuesday. However, he's back in the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Cleveland Guardians. He's hitting fifth in the game and covering his usual shortstop post. The 35-year-old veteran came out of nowhere to have […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/15/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. We have a massive 11-game slate to attack tonight. First, there are some aces like Cease, Rodon, and Freddy Peralta making their second starts. Then, we get the debut of MacKenzie Gore versus the Braves as well. Then, when it comes […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/15/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/15/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Week 1

Making the right trades can be crucial to championship success in fantasy baseball, almost as much as the draft, if not more. While most trades can have a significant impact on your fantasy team, it’s the deals where you acquire undervalued players and then see their production improve that can really tip the scales in […]

Logan Webb Goes Eight Strong Innings Wednesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb became the first player in the majors to pitch eight innings in an outing on Wednesday afternoon, allowing just one run on four hits and no walks to pick up his first win of the season. He struck out eight batters. With just 96 pitches, Webb may have […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/14/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/14/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Bullpen Report: What We Learned Early in the Season

All throughout fantasy baseball draft season there was a ton of talk about saves and how there are so few known sources of them. Heading into the season it felt like two-thirds of the teams around the league did not have a set closer. At least half of those had more than two options they […]

Digging Deeper - Waiver Wire Options for Fantasy Baseball Week 1

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, we'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues that can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. We'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each player […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/14/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. We have a six-game slate on DK and an eight-game slate on FD (WSH/PIT and PHI/MIA) to attack tonight. The FD slate starts at 6:35 pmEST, and the DK slate starts at 7:05 pmEST, so make sure you get those FD […]

Tyler Rogers Expected To Return Friday

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Rogers is expected to return from paternity leave against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. In Monday's defeat against the San Diego Padres, he allowed an earned run on two hits over one inning and was tagged with the loss. Overall, the 31-year-old has racked up two holds while posting a […]

Heliot Ramos Headed Back To Triple-A

The San Francisco Giants optioned outfielder Heliot Ramos to Triple-A Sacramento following Wednesday's 2-1 win against the San Diego Padres. He went 2-for-4 with a run scored over three games since being called up by the Giants last Sunday. The Giants have plenty of outfield depth, and the 22-year-old will head back to the minors […]

Camilo Doval Notches First Save Of The Season

San Francisco Giants pitcher Camilo Doval allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two across a scoreless inning to earn the save in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres. He entered the ninth inning to protect a 2-1 lead. The 24-year-old loaded the bases with two outs but struck out Matt […]

Brandon Crawford Sitting With Wrist Injury On Wednesday

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (wrist) is being held out of action for Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres. Crawford suffered a wrist injury in Tuesday night's game and was forced to exit because of it, though it was reported that his removal was precautionary at the time. According to Susan Slusser of […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. There's a split slate on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have an all-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions will prove viable […]

Marco Luciano Remains A Name To File Away

San Francisco Giants shortstop prospect Marco Luciano remains a player for managers in dynasty leagues to keep an eye on this season. Opening the season in High-A, Luciano has come out of the gate with a .333 batting average to go along with one home run and a pair of RBI through his first three […]

Alex Cobb Strikes Out 10 In Giants Debut

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Cobb had a strong debut outing with the team on Tuesday. Facing the San Diego Padres, he pitched five innings and allowed four hits, two walks and two earned runs while striking out 10. The Giants' offense blew up for 13 runs in the game, so Cobb coasted to […]

Brandon Crawford Suffers Wrist Injury On Tuesday

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (wrist) was removed from Tuesday night's game against the San Diego Padres due to a wrist injury. Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports that Crawford had his wrist bent back awkwardly, but that his removal was precautionary. Baggarly also added that Crawford is likely to sit out on Wednesday. […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/13/22 (Premium Content)

Hope you're up early today because it's a day-slate Wednesday! We have seven games on the main slate and it starts at 12:20 EDT. Most teams have turned their rotations over now, so we've got a bunch of aces on the board, and we should see slightly higher pitch counts as well - that's been […]

Week 1 Buy/Sell: The Operating Room Ep. 81

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) is joined by Athletic writer Eno Sarris (@enosarris) to discuss fantasy baseball narratives that have sprouted after Opening Weekend. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 3-5 PM, and Sundays from 3-5 PM. You can […]