MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/26/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/26 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 6/26/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/26/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Saturday, gang! The weekend is finally here. Surely most of you are or will be playing the early slate today, as this main slate tonight is slim pickings with just four games. It works out for me actually, as I have a family reunion this afternoon, so I get to spend more time with […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Saturday 6/26

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues 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 can be useful for fantasy […]

Evan Longoria Resuming Baseball Activities

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria (shoulder) resumed baseball activities on Friday. The veteran is anticipated to be out for up to eight weeks as he continues to deal with a left shoulder strain. Longoria was playing well before succumbing to the ailment, batting .280 in addition to 45 hits, 28 RBI, 26 runs, […]

Buster Posey Out Of The Lineup On Friday

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (back) is not in the starting lineup on Friday. The veteran is dealing with lower back tightness, although it isn't known precisely how severe it is. Curt Casali will get some work as the temporary backstop against the Athletics, but he doesn't offer much of an upside, so fantasy […]

Logan Webb To Throw In A Sim Inning

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb (shoulder) will toss in a simulated inning this week. The 24-year-old played well before going down because of a strained right shoulder, compiling a record of 4-3 and a 3.86 ERA, with 54 strikeouts, throughout nine starts this year. Though the righty still has a way to go, […]

Brandon Belt Placed On Injured List, Could Face Surgery

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday with right knee inflammation, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. This move was expected, as it had been announced previously that Belt would likely be facing a stint on the injured list after suffering an […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 14 Waiver Wire

So it's not a super common expression, but sometimes, when a pitcher makes a hitter look really bad (usually on a breaking ball), you'll hear announcers say he "undressed him" with the pitch. Well, here's the thing: this week, we've had actual pitchers undress on the field. Manfred League Baseball began enforcing the sticky stuff rules this […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings

With the final week of June upon us, we are all crossing the season's 50% checkpoint. As we all know, that means it's the perfect time to change rules for pitchers...sigh. Manfred shenanigans aside, we push on with my top 101 RP Baller Ranks are geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues with some mentions for […]

Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 13

Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/25/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! Among the 16 games playing today, 13 find themselves on the main slate. The three games we miss are the Phillies-Mets doubleheader and then the Rockies-Brewers clash. Fortunately, 13 is more than enough to build several fantastic DFS lineups. Plus, the pitching is plentiful, and there are some stacks to stumble over. As […]

MLB Betting Picks for Friday 6/25 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

After two profitable weekends and four straight days of hitting of winning picks, last Saturday saw us go 0-for-3. We came up one run short in the Twins versus Rangers game, Lance Lynn had his worst outing of the season and Alex Wood got knocked out of the game early so came up short in […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Friday 6/25

Baseball is back, 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 can be useful […]

Brandon Belt Injured List Stint Likely

San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi said Thursday that the team does not have first baseman Brandon Belt's (knee) MRI back yet but that there is a "really good chance" he goes on the injured list, per NBC Sport's Alex Pavlovic. Belt left Wednesday's game in the eighth inning after he was […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 13

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

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

The final week of June approaches and Rob Manfred has decided it's a great time to turn pitching on its head. Let's check all of our arms for illegal substances as we update my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where I take stock of my top 101 SPs moving forward. We're about halfway into the season […]

Brandon Belt To Receive Scan On Knee Thursday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt (knee) will receive a scan of his knee on Thursday after injuring it in Wednesday night's game, according to Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com. Belt left the game in the eighth inning after he was injured while attempting to score on a two-out single. Managers should keep an eye […]

Mike Tauchman Hits Three-Run Homer Wednesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Tauchman made his one hit count in Wednesday's 9-3 extra-innings win over the Angels, hitting a three-run home run in the 13th inning. He also had five strikeouts, but all was forgiven when Tauchman broke the game open in the 13th inning by putting a ball into the right-center seats […]

Steven Duggar Plates Three Wednesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Steven Duggar played his part in Wednesday's 9-3 extra-innings win over the Angels. Duggar went 3-for-6 with two singles, a double, and three RBI. The 27-year-old has been heating up lately and is now slashing .325/.385/.577 with six home runs, 22 RBI, and five stolen bases on the season. Rostered in […]

Mike Yastrzemski Hits 10th Homer Of Season Wednesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski went 1-for-7 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's 9-3 extra-innings win over the Angels. Yaz clobbering a fifth-inning Shohei Ohtani offering over the right-field wall for his 10th HR of the season. The 30-year-old started the season off slowly but has started to find his […]

Kevin Gausman Takes Tough No-Decision Wednesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman turned in another great start in Wednesday's 9-3 extra-innings win over the Angels. Gausman pitched 7 innings, allowing a single run on four hits (including a solo home run) and a walk with nine strikeouts. Unfortunately, his offense couldn't give him much run support while he was on […]

Brandon Belt (1B, SF) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's easy to forget that Belt hit .309 last year with nine homers and 30 RBI in 51 games. That projects to very close to a 30-100 season over a full season. That's not normal for a guy that just turned […]

Brandon Belt Exits Wednesday With Apparent Leg Injury

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt (leg) exited Wednesday's matchup with the Angels due to an apparent leg injury, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Belt appeared to have injured himself at some point while trying to score from first on a two-out single in the top of the eighth inning. […]

Wilmer Flores Dealing With Mild Hamstring Tightness

San Francisco Giants third baseman Wilmer Flores (hamstring) is sitting out Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels due to mild hamstring tightness. Mauricio Dubon is getting the start at third base and batting eighth in the game. Flores is being considered day-to-day. He has been hot lately. He hit his seventh home run of […]

Alex Dickerson Back In The Lineup Wednesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson was activated from the injured list on Tuesday after missing nearly two weeks with an upper back strain. He was held out of Tuesday's starting lineup with the left-handed Andrew Heaney on the mound for the Los Angeles Angels, but came on as a pinch-hitter and went 0-for-1. For […]

Brandon Belt Has Bunt RBI Single Tuesday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a strikeout in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Angels. Belt has hit mostly for power this season, but delivered a two-out RBI bunt single down the third-base line in the first inning. The veteran has started to bring his batting average […]

Mauricio Dubon Hits Solo Home Run Tuesday

San Francisco Giants second baseman/outfielder Mauricio Dubon had a nice day at the plate in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Angels, going 2-for-4 with a single and a solo home run. Dubon jumped on a second-inning Andrew Heaney fastball and put it over the center-field wall for his fifth HR of the season. The 26-year-old […]

Anthony DeSclafani Dominant Again In Tuesday's Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani looked sharp once again in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Angels. DeSclafani pitched seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts. The 31-year-old has been a huge fantasy asset this season, going 8-2 with a 2.77 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 23.1% strikeout rate. […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - Fastball Run Values (Week 13)

The news regarding MLB's unexpected crackdown on foreign substances has been well-documented by now. It will surely have a negative impact on pitchers, but the effect on hitters may largely depend on their batted-ball profile. The pitch that has seen the biggest discrepancy for the top aces due to increased spin rates is the good […]

Updated Top 250 Dynasty Baseball Prospects

Today, we refresh our Top 250 dynasty fantasy baseball prospects list at RotoBaller, which was last updated back in March. Providing accurate prospect valuations is a difficult job at any time, but the pandemic made it an even more challenging gig over the past 12-16 months. The 2020 minor league season was entirely wiped out […]