The Cut List (Week 10) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List, already perhaps the final one of the year with the season ending on September 27. Either way, it's crunch time. In recent weeks we switched up the format of this article a bit, to cover a larger pool of players and to discuss trends being seen by fantasy baseball […]

Logan Webb Pitches Poorly Again In Friday Start

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb fell to 2-4 in Friday's 6-0 loss to the A's. Webb pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on six hits (including a three-run home run) and two walks with one strikeout. The 23-year-old started the season well but now has a 5.73 ERA. Fantasy players should definitely […]

Mike Yastrzemski Out Of Friday's Lineup

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski (calf) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Oakland Athletics. The 30-year-old left Thursday's contest against the Seattle Mariners with calf tightness. He was set to undergo an MRI on Friday, but the results are still undetermined. In his absence, Darin Ruf will start in […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 18th 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/18/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's hard to believe, but we're approaching the last week of the regular season. With so few games left before the playoffs, I intend to treasure each and every full slate of baseball we get from here on out. Friday night brings us another fun slate with a myriad of ways we can construct successful […]

Sam Selman Locks Down First Career Save Thursday

San Francisco Giants left-handed pitcher Sam Selman logged the first save of his career against the Mariners on Thursday. Entering the day, Selman’s 153 ERA+ was tops on the Giants’ pitching staff, although it’s not clear if he’ll be seeing more save chances over the final week-plus. No healthy member of the San Francisco bullpen […]

Mike Yastrzemski Exits Early Thursday With Calf Tightness

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski departed Thursday’s contest against Seattle early due to right calf tightness. Luis Alexander Basabe took over in Yastrzemski’s stead in right field and collected his first big league hit. Prior to his departure, Yastrzemski went 0-for-1 at the dish, dropping his average on the year to .285. Despite being […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 10

Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly article of two-start pitcher streamers for 2020! This is our last installment for the year! It has been a crazy year with so many moving parts making streaming extremely hard. For those who have read this article last year, we really appreciate your support! Successfully streaming pitchers can literally be a […]

Brandon Belt Getting The Day Off On Thursday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt is getting the day off on Thursday as the team wraps up a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners. Wilmer Flores is covering first base in the game. Left-hander Nick Margevicius is on the mound for the Mariners. Belt has gone just 2-for-19 against lefties this year, but […]

Austin Slater Leading Off On Thursday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater is getting the start at designated hitter and leading off in Thursday's game against the Seattle Mariners. This will be Slater's first start since September 6. The team has struggled to find playing time for him with a full outfield and the emergence of Wilmer Flores, who has served […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 9)

Last week I wrote that the schedule had begun to have an outsized impact on value. At this point, it's not impacting projected value even more than recent performance. There are exceptions to that, but that's the overarching rule this week. Paul Goldschmidt's value has been buoyed by this aspect for much of the season. […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings

We're already on the back nine of September, barreling towards the end of fantasy baseball, which means the Week 9 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks are here for a weekly dive into how the top 101 RPs stand for the home stretch. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. […]

Top 50 Prospects for Fantasy Baseball Redraft: Week 9 Rankings

It’s been a crazy ride this summer. The shortened 2020 fantasy season is winding down with less than two weeks remaining before the Major League Baseball playoffs begin. This will be our last update of the Top 50 redraft prospects for the year. It was a challenging season, to say the least, with no minor […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

It feels like the baseball season has just started, but we are reaching the conclusion. Alas, that is life in a 60-game season. For fantasy purposes that means it's either playoff time or the final couple of weeks to try and make up ground in Roto leagues. Either way, the waiver wire may not be […]

Hot Prospects To Watch: Late-Season Arms and Bats

Perhaps there's nothing more tantalizing in fantasy baseball than drafting an up-and-coming prospect or rushing to the waiver wire to bid on a Triple-A call-up. With no minor leagues this year, our favorite prospects are now playing on taxi squads, making it difficult for us to fantasize about since we can't get eyes on their […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/16/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Tonight's main slate features nine games to choose from. There are plenty of high-end starting pitching options available, which feels like a rare sight at this point in the season. There aren't too many chalky stack options to pick hitters from, so there will be plenty of hitter combinations to get creative with. I'll be providing […]

Kevin Gausman's MRI Comes Back Clean

San Francisco Giants starter Kevin Gausman (elbow) received an MRI on Tuesday, and it was revealed that he was not dealing with any structural damage. The 29-year-old was scratched from his last scheduled start with elbow tightness. It appears as though Gausman will return to the rotation as early as this weekend against the Oakland […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings

The penultimate week of the 2020 fantasy baseball season is here, meaning you need the Week 9 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks to help analyze where the top 101 SPs stand moving forward. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/15/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We have a sizeable 12-game slate on DraftKings as the MLB season continues to roll on after the madness of the first NFL weekend has been subdued. There are a few elite pitching options today to go along with a handful of appealing stack options, while we have another Coors Field game coming in with […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/15/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Tuesday night with a 12 game slate on tap. It's a really strong slate with some decent pitching options and a lot of places to use bats. There is plenty of value to incorporate some studs as well. Make sure to listen to MLB DFS Quick Hits to get a full rundown […]

H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 9

The end is nigh. If you're reading this, then congratulations! You're probably in the playoffs. But that doesn't mean you can take the foot off the gas. With the possibility of games being suddenly canceled still hanging over the final few weeks of play, you always have to be ready to quickly sub in replacements. […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

This is the second-to-last waiver wire article of the 2020 fantasy baseball season. As fast as it has come, it has quickly gone and although it has been a wild and crazy ride, there is still about two weeks left and you can still make an impact in your standings. Let's dive in and see […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 9

It's hard to believe, but the last day of the 2020 MLB regular season is only two weeks away. Like last week's article, my recommendations will be largely short-term focused as a result. Also of note this week is that several players recommended are rostered in between 20% and 30% of leagues, but those players […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Congratulations to those of you staying focused while the undisciplined get distracted by fantasy football. These next two weeks will be chaotic, what with doubleheaders and matchups representing such an increased percentage of the baseball season. Harness the lightning and let's get these titles. […]

Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 9

Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for September 14 through September 20. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the upcoming […]

The Cut List (Week 9) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome back to the Cut List. In recent weeks we switched up the format of this article a bit, to cover a larger pool of players and to discuss trends being seen by fantasy baseball managers across a large number of leagues, based on ESPN's 25 most dropped players in the past week. Injuries have always […]

Alex Dickerson (OF, SF) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson has been absolutely mashing so far through September. He bashed three home runs in his first game of the month, a game in which he had a total of five hits, five runs and six RBI. Over […]

2020 wRC+ Splits: Risers and Fallers

Baseball in 2020 is unlike any season that I can remember. The designated hitter is now present in the National League. You will not find any more LOOGYs with the institution of the three-batter minimum rule. Doubleheaders are now a combined 14 innings of baseball. Extra innings now start with a runner on second base. […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 8 Waiver Wire

It seems like the season just started, but we're already talking fantasy playoffs in most leagues. That's something we expected with such a short season, but it still seems way too soon for playoffs. One bad week of injuries could have knocked a really good team right out of the playoff picture in some leagues […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/12/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We have an eight-game slate tonight on DraftKings after the SF/SD series was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 case in the Giants organization. Gallen is the top arm on the slate and gets a good matchup against the Mariners, but we'll need to find a few cheap SP2 options if we're going to get  […]