Nelson Cruz Dealing With An Illness

Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Nelson Cruz was left out of the starting lineup for the second straight day on Wednesday. He is currently feeling "under the weather," according to Rays manager Kevin Cash. Austin Meadows went on to draw his second consecutive start at designated hitter for the Wednesday's game. Cash said that Cruz […]

Joey Wendle Absent From Wednesday's Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Julian Merryweather and the Toronto Blue Jays. Taylor Walls is getting the start at shortstop and batting ninth in the game. Wendle has continued to be a steady and consistent producer for the Rays lately. He's reached base in […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Wednesday 9/22

Fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt have holes to fill. The easiest way to do that is with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best fantasy baseball streaming picks - options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/22/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! With a week and a half of the regular season to go, there are still seven playoff spots up for grabs. The Giants, Dodgers, and Brewers have secured some October baseball, but it's still all up in the air in the NL East and the final Wild Card spot. As for the AL, […]

Luis Patino Will Start Wednesday Vs. Toronto

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Luis Patino will start Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was initially scheduled to start Friday's contest versus the Miami Marlins, but his start was pushed up to Wednesday. The 21-year-old owns a 4.73 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and a 69:28 K: BB across 70 1/3 innings in 2021. He […]

Nick Anderson Tagged With The Loss Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Nick Anderson (0-1) allowed one earned run on one hit and a walk across one inning during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He didn't strike anyone out and was tagged with the loss. The 31-year-old yielded a sacrifice fly to Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette in the sixth […]

Drew Rasmussen Yields Two Runs In No-Decision Vs. Toronto

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three over five innings during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He did not factor into the decision. The 26-year-old surrendered a solo blast to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the fifth inning. He was […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 9/21/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/21/21 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 (9/21/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have an 11-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a good one. There are some excellent pitchers to pay up for with some solid stacking options. The value is primarily with the bats tonight, but there are some superb value spots if feeling like taking some chances. The weather in Wrigley will be […]

Dietrich Enns Notches Second Save Monday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Dietrich Enns struck out the only batter he faced to earn the save during Monday's 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. With the bases loaded, he entered the game in the ninth inning to preserve a 6-4 lead. The 30-year-old fanned Breyvic Valera to secure the Rays victory on Monday. […]

Joey Wendle Launches 11th Home Run In Monday’s Win

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Monday's 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He blasted a solo shot off Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki in the eighth inning to increase the Rays' lead 6-4. It was his 11th long ball of […]

Yandy Diaz Homers, Falls Triple Shy Of Cycle

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Yandy Diaz went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run, a double and an additional run scored during Monday's 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He was a triple shy from hitting for the cycle. The 30-year-old blasted a three-run shot off Blue Jays ace Robbie Ray in the fifth inning […]

Shane Baz Impressive In MLB Debut

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane Baz (1-0) allowed two earned runs on two hits and no walks while striking out five across five innings during Monday's 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He picked up his first major league victory. His only mistakes were surrendering two solo shots to Teoscar Hernandez and Lourdes Gurriel […]

Mike Zunino Isn't In The Lineup Monday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino isn't starting behind the plate on Monday. The Rays will take on the Toronto Blue Jays and left-hander Robbie Ray but will do so with Zunino on the bench. In 351 plate appearances this season, the veteran is batting .209 with a .296 on-base percentage and 31 home runs. […]

Austin Meadows Isn't In Monday's Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows isn't in the lineup Monday against left-handed starter Robbie Ray and the Toronto Blue Jays. Meadows is batting .232 with a .313 on-base percentage, 25 home runs, and four stolen bases in 560 plate appearances this season. Tampa Bay is starting Randy Arozarena, Kevin Kiermaier, and Manuel Margot from […]

Brandon Lowe On The Bench Monday

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe isn't starting on Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays will take on Toronto left-hander Robbie Ray but will do so with Lowe on the bench. The 26-year-old is batting .235 with a .333 on-base percentage, 34 home runs, and seven stolen bases in 571 plate appearances […]

Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 9/20/2021

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! I hope your weekend went well, and the DFS, Fantasy, and Sports Betting gods shined down on you over the weekend. John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/20/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Only seven of the 11 MLB games today find their way to the FanDuel main slate. The Royals-Cleveland matinee is understandably left off, but the other three games that start a half hour before everyone else were unceremoniously lopped off to give us a seven-game slate. In reality, they should have left it at ten. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/20/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! It's hard to imagine in two weeks, we will know all of the 2021 postseason teams. So, while today doesn't offer us a full menu of games, seven is still plenty to enjoy. Because of a Royals-Indians double-header, there's an afternoon game to watch before the DraftKings featured slate begins. Our seven games […]

Shane McClanahan Strikes Out Seven, Saddled With The Loss

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan (9-6) allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out seven during Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He was activated ahead of Sunday's start against the Tigers after spending the 10-day minimum on the injured list. The left-hander was brilliant on Sunday, limiting […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 26

We'll be doing this roundup of points leagues every week here at RotoBaller, with waiver wire targets and streaming pitchers being evaluated in terms of the different scoring systems of ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, and Fantrax. Player values can vary wildly from platform to platform, so we'll make sure to highlight where players are the best […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 26

As the 2021 MLB season enters its final stretch, many players continue to be shut down due to injury and/or innings limits. Injured players are beginning to run out of time to come back from the IL. This is the time of year to be extremely aggressive when dealing with injured players. With only one […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 9/19/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 9/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 9/19/21 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 […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/19/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

If you're playing MLB DFS today, shout out to you as it's a long season, the media attention is on football today, and September baseball gets strange at times! With 13 games on the slate, there are plenty of options for our rosters. My biggest piece of advice on large slates is to trust your […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/19/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/19 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE FINAL PITCHING PRIMER OF THE SEASON. We will continue to bring you the daily DFS cheat sheet and value plays every day, but we have to scale back on some […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 26

Welcome back to The Cut List, the penultimate one of the season. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. Normally, we cover players who are worth monitoring for replacing and someone on the hot seat who is worth […]

Shane Baz Will Make His MLB Debut Monday

Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Shane Baz (back) will make his major league Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays. He originally was scheduled to pitch Friday but was scratched due to back spasms. The 22-year-old posted a 2.06 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and a 12.9 K/9 across 78 2/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A. Baz is […]

Ryan Yarbrough Yields Four Runs In Saturday’s Loss

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough (8-6) allowed four earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four over six innings during Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He was tagged with his sixth loss of the season. The southpaw was hurt by the long ball and surrendered home runs to […]

Manuel Margot Reaches Base Four Times In Saturday’s Loss

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manuel Margot went 3-for-3 with a double and a walk during Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He logged his third three-hit effort of the season in Saturday's loss. The 26-year-old is starting to heat up and has recorded a hit in nine of his last 10 games. Margot is […]

Jordan Luplow Launches 11th Home Run On Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jordan Luplow went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He blasted a two-run shot off Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal to cut the Rays deficit 4-2. It was his first long ball since September 7. The 27-year-old entered Saturday's game 0-for-7 with four strikeouts […]