Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 17th 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 Betting Picks for Saturday 4/17 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Rough Saturday last week. The Giants won by one run after we took them on the runline at -1.5. The Phillies and Braves played out a 5-4 game when we took the under at 8.5 runs. Thankfully, Yusei Kikuchi hit the over in strikeouts to get us our prop bet. So far, we're 2 for […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 70 Relief Pitcher Rankings

Welcome to the first version of my 2021 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we take a weekly peek at my top 70 SPs moving forward. This is geared towards traditional 5x5 roto leagues, with the understanding that RPs are as volatile as it gets. Since this is the first version of the year, it won't […]

The Big Picture - Closer Committees Are Here to Stay

The fireman has morphed into a fire department. We've seen this trend coming in recent years but it appears that the days of a Major League team having a single definitive closer are all but over. The instability that came with the 2020 season brought an increased reliance on middle relievers to spread out innings. […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/16 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season and alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/16/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, Rotoballers! After two weeks of day games and odd off days, we finally get a 14-game slate. There's plenty of pitchers, discount hitters, and great matchups to pick. However, one situation to watch is the Houston Astros. Several players (Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve) were placed on the COVID-19 Injury List. The team […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/16/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We’re set for a more traditional night-heavy Friday schedule in Major League Baseball, with 14 of the 15 games carrying a first-pitch time of 7:05pm ET or later. There’s plenty to like about a slate that truly offers a bit of everything, including multiple aces on the hill, as well as venues such as Coors […]

Camilo Doval Called Up By Giants

The San Francisco Giants have called up relief pitcher Camilo Doval. He will be taking the roster spot of Johnny Cueto (lat), who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 1 lat strain on Friday. This is Doval's first call-up to the Majors. He has a 100 mph fastball and has shown […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/16 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/16 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 based […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/16/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/16/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap today, a monster of a slate. There are so many ways to go, and that makes for […]

Johnny Cueto Heading To Injured List With Lat Strain

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (lat) is heading to the 10-day injured list with a Grade 1 lat strain. The move will be made on Friday. Cueto was experiencing lat tightness during his outing against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. He left the start in the sixth inning. Logan Webb, who was just […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 14th 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 […]

Johnny Cueto Feeling Better After Exiting Game

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (lat) was forced to leave Wednesday's start against the Cincinnati Reds as he was experiencing lat tightness. Cueto is now reportedly feeling better. He should have a good shot to make his next start on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Cueto was pitching great on Wednesday before the […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/15/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We had an amazing bounce back night on Tuesday, 4/7 that put us close to even on the young season. Since then it's been a mixed bag of washes with lost money on the juice and just downright bad beats leading to rough results. […]

Jake McGee Earns Sixth Save Of Season Wednesday

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee earned his league-leading sixth save of the season in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Reds. McGee came on to pitch the ninth inning up by three and pitched a scoreless inning, allowing just a two-out single and recording a strikeout for the final out. McGee has been stellar for […]

Tyler Rogers Earns Sixth Hold Of Season Wednesday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers picked up his sixth hold of the season in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Reds. Rogers pitched a scoreless eighth inning, giving up no hits and a walk with no strikeouts. The side-armer has pitched well this season, compiling a 1.13 ERA with seven strikeouts over eight innings […]

Logan Webb Pitches Scoreless Inning Out Of Bullpen Wednesday

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning with a strikeout in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Reds. The 24-year-old has spent his career with the Giants as a starter and has made two starts this season, but had a 5.23 ERA to show at the end of them. Per manager Gabe […]

Giants Plan To Activate Alex Wood For Sunday Start

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday that the team plans to activate Alex Wood (back) from the injured list to start Sunday's game at the Marlins. He has been rehabbing in alternate camp in Sacramento and has been progressing well. The timing couldn't be better, as Johnny Cueto (lat) may end up missing […]

Johnny Cueto Exits Wednesday With Lat Tightness

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (lat) exited Wednesday's start with lat tightness and is being examined, according to Maria Guardado of MLB.com. Cueto exited the game with a trainer in the sixth inning, after allowing just three hits while striking out four in 5 2/3 innings of work. He has looked solid on […]

Evan Longoria Continues Hot Start With Homer Tuesday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria slugged his fourth home run of the season on Tuesday, as he finished 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored in the win over the Reds. Longoria has been on fire at the plate early on, slashing .316/.366/.658 with four home runs, eight RBI and six runs […]

Brandon Crawford Slugs Third Homer Of Year

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford hit his third home run of the season on Tuesday, finishing 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI in the win over Cincinnati. When Crawford had made contact this year, he's hitting for power as he already has two doubles and three home runs in 11 games. But the […]

Mike Yastrzemski Homers Against Reds Tuesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in a 7-6 victory over the Reds on Tuesday. It was Yastrzemski's second homer of the season, but he has been sluggish at the plate to start things off as he is now slashing .162/.262/.351 […]

Jake McGee Earns Fifth Save Of Season Tuesday

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee picked up his fifth save of the season in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Reds. McGee entered to pitch the ninth inning up by a run and faced four batters, walking one and striking out two to close the door. The Giants have turned to McGee frequently in the […]

Tommy La Stella Collects Three Hits Tuesday

San Francisco Giants second/third baseman Tommy La Stella did his part at the plate in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Reds, going 3-for-3 with two singles and a double. While the Giants scored plenty of runs in this game, many of La Stella's teammates have gotten off to slow starts to the season. However, La […]

Kevin Gausman Perseveres Through Rough Start Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman hit his first bump in the road in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Reds, allowing four runs in the first inning. However, he was able to right the ship afterwards, pitching six innings of five-run ball on four hits (including two home runs) and two walks with seven […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/14 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/14 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 based […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/14/2021

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 3 of Bell's Best Bets. We had an amazing bounce back night on Tuesday, 4/7 that put us close to even on the young season. Since then it's been a mixed bag of washes with lost money on the juice and just downright bad beats leading to rough results. […]

Mauricio Dubon Goes Hitless Again Monday

San Francisco Giants second baseman/outfielder Mauricio Dubon had another disappointing day at the plate in Monday's 3-0 loss to the Reds, going 0-for-2. Dubon, like most of his teammates, was unable to get anything going, as the Giants managed just two hits. The 26-year-old is off to a slow start this season, slashing just .111/.200/.111. […]

Austin Slater Goes Hitless Again Monday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater had another disappointing day at the plate in Monday's 3-0 loss to the Reds, going 0-for-2 with two walks and two strikeouts. Slater, like most of his teammates, were unable to get anything going, as the Giants managed just two hits. The 28-year-old is off to a slow start […]

Aaron Sanchez Takes Tough Loss Monday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez fell to 0-1 in Monday's 3-0 loss to the Reds. Sanchez pitched pretty well, allowing two runs on three hits (including a two-run home run) and a walk with three strikeouts over five innings. However, his offense couldn't provide him with any run support. Both of Sanchez's starts […]