Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 16

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 […]

Chris Archer To Begin Rehab Assignment Monday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment with the Rays' Florida Complex League team on Monday, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Archer has been out since the beginning of April due to forearm tightness, but it's starting to look like he could be getting closer […]

Mike Zunino Homers In Win On Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, one RBI and a run scored in a 5-2 win over Toronto on Saturday. That bumps Zunino up to 19 homers on the year, as he's slashing .198/.288/.529 with 37 RBI and 34 runs scored over 61 games. He's really only […]

Brandon Lowe Homers Twice On Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe went 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk, three RBI and two runs scored in a 5-2 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday. That bumps Lowe up to 20 homers on the year, as he's slashing .208/.317/.458 with 47 RBI and 46 runs scored over 81 games […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/11/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/11 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 7/11/21 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 […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16

All-Star week is here. After an unprecedented 2020 season rolling right into this season, everyone needs this break. Players and fantasy managers alike can use a bit of a respite. Of course, the guys honored with playing in the game will get a much shorter rest than the fellows we follow for this column. The […]

2B and SS Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16

The All-Star Break is a brief respite from the daily grind for fantasy managers, and a logical time to take stock of your situation. As the number of games remaining shrinks, so too does the difference any one player can make, but churning through waiver bats can lead to surprisingly buff stats in aggregate. Most […]

Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the July 11th 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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/11/21 (Premium Content)

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 15 of the MLB season, which is also the final week before the coveted All-Star Break, and the unofficial end to the first half of the season. We had a bell curve type of Week 14, starting off around the -26u mark, making our way up to the -20u mark […]

Hunter Renfroe (OF, BOS) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in leagues of 12+ teams ROSTERED IN: 49% of leagues ANALYSIS: Renfroe has gained quite a reputation for being an all-or-nothing type of fantasy player. His abhorrent .156 average with the Rays last year set that in stone. His .262 average so far this season is 14 points better than his previous […]

MLB Betting Picks for Sunday 7/11 - First Fives!

It's the final day of the first half of the MLB season! We have some aces on the bump and some pretty good matchups today in this slate of games, making for a fairly difficult betting card. I'll do my best to find us a few winners, though, don't worry! If you follow me for […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (7/11/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Hello RotoBallers! We have a nice-sized Sunday main slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between some great […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/10/21 (Premium Content)

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 15 of the MLB season, which is also the final week before the coveted All-Star Break, and the unofficial end to the first half of the season. We had a bell curve type of Week 14, starting off around the -26u mark, making our way up to the -20u mark […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 16

Hopefully the next installment of this article series will have a lot more positive news (players returning) than newly injured players. It also happens to be that a good amount of players' return timelines coincide with the All-Star break. Please keep checking for injury updates as lineups lock next week. Also, please keep in mind […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 15

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies , making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. We have seen 159 rookies make their MLB […]

Vidal Brujan Recalled From Durham

Tampa Bays Rays second baseman Vidal Brujan was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Friday. With Mike Brosseau (oblique) landing on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 8, Brujan will get another shot in the big club. The 23-year-old speedster has gone 1-for-6 throughout two games in the majors this year while also compiling one […]

Randy Arozarena Taking The Day Off Friday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena is not in the starting lineup on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays. It appears to be just a normal day of rest, but fantasy managers need to remove him from their starting lineups. Arozarena hasn't been nearly as good as he was in the postseason last year, but […]

MLB Betting Picks for Friday 7/9 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

After a profitable Friday (despite the Tigers trying to screw us over with their Casey Mize), Saturday told a familiar tale of near misses. We took the Reds and over 4.5 runs for the first five innings and the game was tied 2-2 after five. We took over 5.5 runs in the first five innings […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/9/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/9 Last week of action before the all-star break, let's make the most of it. All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 7/9/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/9 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is 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 (7/9/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! We've got a 14-game slate on tap for the final Friday before the All-Star break. The only matchup not on our featured schedule is the Cardinals at the Cubs day game at Wrigley Field. As for the other 14, it all starts at 7:05 PM ET in Baltimore, with the White Sox and […]

Taylor Walls Collects Two RBI In Game 2 Win

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against Cleveland. He went 2-for-6 with two RBI in both games in Wednesday's twin billing. Since returning from the 10-day injured list on July 3, Walls is hitting .273 (3-for-11) with a double, three RBI, and four strikeouts […]

Brett Phillips Homers In Game 1 Win

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against Cleveland. He blasted a solo shot off Trevor Stephan to give the Rays an 8-1 lead. He struck out three times in Game 2 and went 1-for-6 in both contests on Wednesday. Manuel Margot was […]

Kevin Kiermaier Drives In Career-High Five Runs In Game 1 Win

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier went 2-for-3 with a double, homer, and five RBI in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against Cleveland. He smacked a two-run double off J.C. Meija in the bottom of the first inning to give the Rays a 3-1 lead. The Rays outfielder later belted a three-run shot off Meija […]

Brandon Lowe Blasts Solo Shot In Game 1 Win

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins. He took DJ Johnson deep in the fourth inning for his 18th long ball of the season. The 27-year-old has now homered in back-to-back games. Lowe was not in the starting lineup […]

Vidal Brujan Sent Back Down, Expected To Come Back Friday

The Tampa Bay Rays are technically sending infielder Vidal Brujan back to Triple-A Durham after he was the 27th man for the doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, but they are fully expected to bring him back up before Friday's game. Brujan, the team's No. 2 prospect, went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Game […]

Five Rays Pitchers Combine For Seven-Inning No-Hitter

Five Tampa Bay Rays pitchers combined to throw a seven-inning no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday in the second game of a doubleheader. Because it was only a seven-inning game, it won't officially count as a no-hitter in the history books. Collin McHugh, Josh Fleming, Diego Castillo, Matt Wisler and Pete Fairbanks combined to […]

Josh Fleming Activated, To Serve As Bulk Pitcher In Game 2

The Tampa Bay Rays activated left-hander Josh Fleming (calf) from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday and optioned left-hander Ryan Sherriff to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move. Fleming is slated to serve as the bulk pitcher in Game 2 of the doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday behind opener Collin McHugh. Fleming, 25, […]

Michael Wacha Earns Win Against Cleveland

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Michael Wacha threw six strong innings to help the Rays beat the Cleveland Indians in the first game of the doubleheader between the teams on Wednesday. Wacha surrendered just four hits and an earned run in six innings. The only run came around to score on a solo home run […]

Manuel Margot Officially Placed On The 10-Day Injured List

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manuel Margot (hamstring) was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left hamstring strain. As expected, the 26-year-old landed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday. The move is retroactive to July 6. The severity of his hamstring issue is unknown, but Margot will be out for at least […]