FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/4/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got a crazy day of baseball lined up as several doubleheaders mean 20 games will be played today. However, with MLB playing only seven innings for doubleheaders, those games will be left off the main slate so we've got a more manageable nine-game slate for our Friday night contests. Yu Darvish stands out as […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 7)

The past week brought us one of the coolest trade deadlines in recent memory. It's always a good time when the GM of an MLB franchise starts making trades like a fantasy manager. The changes for Austin Nola, Mitch Moreland, Jonathan Villar, Starling Marte, and Jon Berti are meaningful, but not with clear fantasy implications. […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings

It's now September and in this shortened 2020 season, that means it's time for the Week 7 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks and our weekly dive into where the top 101 RPs stand moving forward. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. I've updated this piece through Sept. 1st. […]

Mike Yastrzemski Hits Eighth Home Run Of Season Wednesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski had a nice day at the plate in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Rockies, going 3-for-5 with two singles, a solo home run, two RBI, and a strikeout. Yastrzemski got the game started off, taking Kyle Freeland deep in the first inning for his eighth HR of the season. […]

Logan Webb Takes No-Decision Wednesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb turned in a mediocre start in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Rockies. Webb pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits (including a solo home run) and two walks with five strikeouts. The 23-year-old has been inconsistent this season and now owns a 4.71 ERA with […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 9/2

After last night's offensive explosion across the MLB, it should send all the fantasy managers racing to the waiver wire looking for a hot hand. There is no shortage of streamers available to help boost your team past the others. Grab them fast while you still can! When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

We are officially in the home stretch of the 2020 season as the calendar flips to September. Fantasy playoffs are right around the corner, and league championships are on the line. That means that playing the waiver wire and playing it well is as important as ever. There are still many deep options available on […]

Week 7 MLB Closers & Bullpen Usage Report

Monitoring bullpens in 2020 will be a vital task each and every day. Because of this, we'll be publishing a weekly article at RotoBaller that tracks which bullpens are being taxed and which pitchers within that bullpen are being heavily used. The idea of this column is to help you gain an inside track into which […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the September 2nd 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 […]

Donovan Solano Plates Six Tuesday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano certainly played his part at the plate in Tuesday's 23-5 pummeling of the Rockies. Solano went 4-for-6 with two singles, two doubles, and six RBI. The 32-year-old came out of nowhere last season and has continued to hit for extreme average this season, batting .345 with 24 RBI. […]

Alex Dickerson Has Huge Game Tuesday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Alex Dickerson had a night to remember in Tuesday's 23-5 rout of the Rockies. Dickerson went 5-for-6 with two doubles, three home runs (including a massive 480-foot blast), six RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. The 30-year-old now owns a .261/.337/.543 slash line with seven HR and 20 RBI. It is […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/2/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We have a large 10-game slate on DraftKings where we'll be sidestepping the two offenses that exploded for a combined 39 runs last night in the Giants and the Cardinals. No Coors Field to stack up tonight, either, so we'll have to dig a little deeper to look at offenses to target on this slate. […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 9/1

The MLB season is filled with ups and downs, but the key to success is to find some gems to stream! Today we're going to target a pair of Rays at Yankee Stadium! When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their platoon splits, lineup position, and pitching matchup. With pitchers, I account for the […]

H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 7

Just when we thought we going go make it, Oakland and Anaheim get erased off of Sunday's schedule due to a COVID postive test by the A's. We'll we actually go a whole week without this happening? Stay tuned. We're over halfway through the season and it's getting down to the nitty-gritty. Bigger and bigger […]

Top MLB DFS Tournament Stacks and Avoids for 9/1/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 9/1/20  Patrick Corbin vs. Philadelphia Phillies Corbin is capable of mowing through any […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/1/20 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools are accessible on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/1/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Tuesday brings up a massive slate of games for the evening. Even though it's a more extensive slate, there are very few safe options at […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/1/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

We head into Thursday night with an 11 game slate on tap. We have Coors field in play as well as a few other really nice offensive spots to target. There are some top-end arms as well, but tonight may not be the night to pay for those arms, rather save some money for more […]

Detroit Claims Dereck Rodriguez Off Waivers Monday

The Detroit Tigers have claimed right-handed pitcher Dereck Rodriguez off of the waiver wire Monday, rejoining him with the organization in which his father, Ivan, played for five seasons. Rodriguez had been designated for assignment by the Giants on Wednesday, having allowed 10 hits and six runs in four innings of relief this season. His […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 31st 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 […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

We enter the second half. It is crazy how fast the season is going, but when you are used to grinding for 6 months, this change of pace requires some adjusting. regardless, let's get you ready for the second half the right way with week 7 corner infield (1B and 3B) waiver wire options. Before […]

Unexpected Dynasty Risers - Pitchers

Every year in dynasty league drafts fantasy managers will target young future stars, prospects which rank highly among all prospect rankings. There's a tendency to overdraft/overpay for these high-end prospects as fantasy folks are drawn to the new and shiny things much like kids get gooey-eyed for the newest toys each Christmas. While this is […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates for Week 7

Injuries are commonplace in all sports. Baseball has seen the rate of injury continue to rise over the past few years. In fantasy, if someone is not in the medical field, it is hard to gauge how long a player will be out and whether they need to be replaced in a lineup. Sometimes this […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 30th 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 […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 7

There wasn't very much movement for outfielders on waivers over the past week, so most of the players listed in last week's article are still attractive pickups this week. Namely, Bryan Reynolds, Joc Pederson, Clint Frazier, and Brad Miller are all still rostered in fewer than 50% of leagues and remain worth a look from outfielder-hungry […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Week 7

We did it, everybody! We finally did it! We finally got Pablo Lopez’s ownership above 50%. After being included in the pre-season waiver wire article and every week thereafter he is finally where he belongs, in the tier of potential aces. In all seriousness, this is what playing the waiver wire is all about. Getting […]

The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings

With September around the corner, the Week 7 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks are here to help analyze where the top 101 SPs stand moving forward in this chaotic season. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks here -- I suggest […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/30/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Sunday baseball looks to be a fun one with a more extensive slate. Thirteen games in total will give us more than enough stack options and matchups to exploit. My advice, find an arm you're comfortable with, throw in as many big producing bats as you can, and then squeeze in the last couple spots […]

Evan Longoria Stays Hot Saturday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria continued to produce at the plate in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks, going 2-for-4- with two doubles, an RBI, a walk, and two strikeouts. The 34-year-old seems to be rejuvenated this season, compiling a stellar .301/.342/.505 slash line with four home runs and 17 RBI. He is […]

Trevor Cahill Exits Saturday Start With Left Hip Discomfort

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Trevor Cahill (hip) had his start cut short Saturday against the Diamondbacks due to a hip injury. Cahill had made it through 3 1/3 innings and had allowed two runs on two hits (including a home run) and two walks with four strikeouts before experience the discomfort while throwing a […]

Kevin Gausman (SP/RP, SF) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kevin Gausman continues to be under rostered and continues to run into bad luck. He's pitched in seven games (six starts) totalling 35.2 IP and has a 1-2 record, a 4.54 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. Why is he considered unlucky? Well, Gausman has […]