Jake McGee Has Second Straight Bumpy Outing Friday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jake McGee nearly blew his second straight save in Friday's 5-4 win over the Rockies. McGee entered the game in the ninth inning up by three. He struck the first hitter out, then allowed a single and a two-run home run. He got the second out before allowing back-to-back singles […]

Anthony DeSclafani Earns Win In Friday Return

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani picked up the win in Friday's 5-4 win over the Rockies. In his first start since returning from the 10-day injured list with right shoulder fatigue, DeSclafani pitched 5 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts. The 31-year-old has had a great […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/14/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/14/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 21

In the second half of the baseball season, the playoffs races and the weather are all heating up now during these dog days of summer. Knowing injury timelines is now a crucial part of the fantasy baseball season. There are still many players that have injury questions yet to be answered. I will continue to […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (8/14/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Another day goes by and again I find myself covering for one of my MLB DFS buddies as this is usually Mike Marteny's article on Saturdays. I'm team #nodaysoff so I am happy to help cover for some of my teammates and get you started with your research for today's 10-game slate. I'll be providing […]

Anthony DeSclafani Activated From Injured List

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day injured list on Friday. The 31-year-old right-hander was placed on the IL retroactive to August 3 due to right shoulder fatigue. The league-leading Giants need DeSclafani healthy down the stretch with series against division rivals San Diego and Los Angeles coming up […]

Brandon Crawford Signs Two-Year Contract Extension

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford signed a two-year contract extension worth $32 million, Giants beat reporter Alex Pavlovic reported on Friday. The three-time Gold Glove recipient and three-time World Series champion has been a key piece to San Francisco's offensive success this season and is only heating up. Over his last seven games, Crawford […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/13/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! We’ve got a substantial 14-game slate on tap to start the weekend, but first, I want to give a massive shout-out to MLB for last night’s Field of Dreams game. It was a great spectacle between the Yankees and White Sox, and I hope they do it again. Plus, the game was […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/13/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/13 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 […]

LaMonte Wade Jr. Hits Three-Run Homer Thursday

San Francisco Giants first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. made his one hit count in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Rockies, going 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a strikeout. Wade Jr. capped off a six-run fourth inning by demolishing a German Marquez fastball into the right-center seats for his 15th HR of the season. […]

Logan Webb Does It All Thursday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb had a great overall game in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Rockies. Webb pitched 6 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. He also helped his cause by going 1-for-2 with a single that just missed being a grand slam and two RBI. […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

It's the middle of August and the dust has settled from the Trade Deadline's chaos. There are still many fluid bullpens to explore, so let's get right into my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with potential mentions for hold candidates and ratio anchors. I decided to leave […]

Top 10 Prospects Rankings - NL Central Teams

Recently at RotoBaller, we began rolling out our Top 10 fantasy baseball prospects lists for every organization in baseball. We began with a look at the National League West clubs, which was followed by the American League West. Today, we roll out the National League Central clubs. Ranking prospects over the past year hasn’t been […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 20

The weeks have flown by and we're already entering Week 20 of the baseball season. The fantasy baseball playoffs will be here before you know it. Generally speaking, it's been a down year for rookies. We've seen some impressive performances – especially on the pitching side with the likes of Trevor Rogers and Luis Garcia […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 12th 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 Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 8/12

Sadly, baseball is nearing an end, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball 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 […]

Thairo Estrada Called Up From Sacramento

San Francisco Giants infielder Thairo Estrada was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday. Estrada has appeared in 31 games for the big club this season, batting an acceptable .303, with 23 hits, 13 RBI, and 12 runs. With Evan Longoria (shoulder) nearing activation, his most recent tenure may be short-lived. However, he is worth a […]

Johnny Cueto Lands On The Injured List

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (forearm) landed on the injured list on Wednesday. While the veteran has had bouts of efficiency for fantasy managers throughout the year, his lack of consistency on the mound has been equally frustrating. The 35-year-old is currently sitting on an adequate 3.89 ERA and an acceptable 7-6 record […]

Mike Yastrzemski Plates Two Tuesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski had a nice day at the plate in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks. Yaz went 2-for-4 with a single, a double, two RBI, and a strikeout. The 30-year-old has hit for power but not average this season, slashing .225/.314/.470 with 18 home runs and 47 RBI. Unfortunately, this […]

Buster Posey Hits 14th Homer Of Season Tuesday

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey continued to hit for power in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks. Posey went 2-for-2 with a single, a solo home run, and three walks. The fifth-inning blast was Posey's 14th of the season. The veteran has been a huge fantasy asset this season, slashing .333/.428/.549 with 38 RBI. […]

Jake McGee Blows Save Tuesday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jake McGee blew his third save of the season in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks. McGee came on to pitch the ninth inning with a two-run lead. He allowed back-to-back singles and a walk to load the bases before getting the first out on a strikeout. He then walked […]

Alex Wood Takes No-Decision Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood took a no-decision in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks. Wood pitched 6 innings, allowing five runs on six hits (including a two-run home run) and no walks with five strikeouts. He cruised through the first five innings, but then allowed all five runs in the sixth. The […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/11/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The best part of MLB DFS is we don't need to wait a week after a rough day. A good-looking night turned on a dime last night as rain rolled into Philadelphia and ruined a classic pitcher's duel between Aaron Nola and Max Scherzer. Sometimes that happens. Unlike our gridiron counterparts, however, we can get […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/11/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/11/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 11-game slate on tap tonight, and it is an interesting one. There are definitely some elite pitching options like Corbin Burnes […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/11/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 8/11 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/11/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! As is usually the case, we've got a split schedule with day games and night games. Fortunately for us, we get a bigger piece of the pie for the evening side with 11 games to pick and choose from as we fill our DFS lineups. Six of those contests start on the East […]

Evan Longoria Could Be Activated Wednesday

San Francisco Giants' third baseman Evan Longoria (shoulder) could be activated from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday. The Giants are going to give him a chance to rest and recover from his rehab assignment. He played in four games since beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento last Thursday. Longoria is set for additional […]

Champ or Chump: Tylor Megill

Isn't it amazing what one player can do? Led by Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets appeared poised to waltz into the playoffs after outlasting a mediocre division. With deGrom out for an extended period, the Phillies have surged past them while the Braves currently enjoy a half-game advantage over them. The Mets ace was […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 19

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. Things are starting to heat up in the baseball universe, with fewer than two months left in the regular season. With many contenders looking to […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

The middle of August means the playoffs week approach, so those of you in head-to-head formats must start preparing and rotisserie leagues can see the stretch run, so let's now look at pitchers' post-ASB stats with an update of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. This brings you my top 101 SPs moving forward as the […]