The Outsiders: Deeper Hitting Prospects to Know For Dynasty Leagues

Welcome to the latest update where I highlight prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of dynasty leagues, you always […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/24/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Greetings RotoBallers! We have a smaller eight-game slate tonight rather than the usual double-digit game slate. Personally, I prefer these smaller slates as if nothing else, it gives me less to sift through. If you are looking for a game stack, look no further than Baltimore at Toronto as both starting pitchers have an ERA […]

The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

The final week of June approaches and Rob Manfred has decided it's a great time to turn pitching on its head. Let's check all of our arms for illegal substances as we update my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where I take stock of my top 101 SPs moving forward. We're about halfway into the season […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/24/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so we've come to expect day baseball, but the MLB is only giving us two games this afternoon, which means we have a relatively full eight-game night slate. The pitching tonight is relatively brutal, so you're likely going to want to pay up […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Thursday (6/24/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

Thursday is getaway day in Major League Baseball so there are 10 games, including a couple in the afternoon, but Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them, giving you many chances to play and win! It is a mixed bag of pitchers Thursday, including relatively inexperienced pitchers like Toronto’s Anthony Kay, Cincinnati’s Tony […]

Mike Zunino Hits Third Homer In Last Seven Days

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in an 8-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday. It was Zunino's 15th homer of the year and his third over his last seven games, as he is now slashing .182/.240/.636 with seven RBI […]

Austin Meadows Reaches Base Four Times In Win

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two RBI and a run scored in an 8-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday night. After his performance on Wednesday, Meadows is now slashing .231/.328/.489 with 16 home runs, 52 RBI and 44 runs scored over 70 games this […]

Taylor Walls Out With Injury, Wander Franco At SS

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls (wrist) is out of the starting lineup on Wednesday due to a sore right wrist. Top prospect Wander Franco will slide in at the 6 and will hit third in his second major league game against Boston Red Sox right-hander Garrett Richards. In his first 27 games in the […]

Rays Won't Force A Vidal Brujan Call-Up

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Vidal Brujan, the team's No. 2 prospect behind Wander Franco, may not be joining Franco in the big leagues anytime soon. Brujan has bounced around the infield and outfield at Triple-A Durham, and he still has room to improve in the outfield. He was off to a hot start at […]

Three Up, Three Down: Pitchers to Buy & Sell

The pitching league leaders are about to cross the 100-inning mark of the year, which means we have accrued quite a bit of data to analyze. We can now have a significant amount of confidence in our data analysis given that we've seen guys on the mound for nearly three full months. A huge key […]

Are You For Real? Surprising Pitcher Starts from Week 12

Welcome to Are You For Real?, a weekly column where we look at pitchers who turned in surprisingly good starts and try to determine whether they are the real deal. This week we're looking at two pitchers from our nation's capital, and one a little farther south down in the sunshine state. We're breaking down […]

Hot Fantasy Prospects To Watch For Week 13

Well the big prospect domino has finally fallen. Wander Franco is getting called up and is expected to make his major league debut today. I got to admit, I was not expecting Franco to be up this early. Between reports earlier this season that the Rays intended to take things slow with him, plus how […]

Updated Top 250 Dynasty Baseball Prospects

Today, we refresh our Top 250 dynasty fantasy baseball prospects list at RotoBaller, which was last updated back in March. Providing accurate prospect valuations is a difficult job at any time, but the pandemic made it an even more challenging gig over the past 12-16 months. The 2020 minor league season was entirely wiped out […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/23/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's Wednesday so we've got a split-slate in DFS as it's travel day in MLB which means plenty of afternoon baseball. In this space, we'll be focusing on the main slate that starts at 7 ET. You can check out Jorge's afternoon picks here, but for now, let's dig into the players and teams we […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/23/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     Early Slate Notes If you are playing the six-game early slate on DraftKings (FanDuel split their slates up again - ugh), then I would strongly consider one of the following strategies. Double Aces: Pairing Gausman […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/23/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/23/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap tonight, and there should be a lot of offense. Tonight's slate showcases some high-priced pitching targets, but […]

Wander Franco Homers, Doubles In MLB Debut

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco had a memorable MLB debut against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. Franco went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI and two runs. Rays manager Kevin Cash threw Franco right out into the fire in his first game, slotting him in as the team's […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 6/23/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 6/23 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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 6/23/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! We have made it to lucky Week 13, and I'm happy to report that Week 12 was a positive one for the books. We didn't have any massive nights to boost our profits skyward (though Monday was very close), but six out of the 7 nights were positive, and I'm confident that […]

MLB Betting Picks for Monday 6/23 - Moneylines and Totals!

Happy Wednesday RotoBallers! John, aka 'LucidMedia," back with your MLB betting picks for this Wednesday, June 22nd. I hope you all are having a good week, the weekend is almost here! We had a slight hiccup on Monday night, with our second-inning draw ruined by a solo and the Reds sputtering in extras, but we […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/23/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! After six afternoon games, we are left with seven for the evening slate on DraftKings. It all kicks off at 7:05 pm ET, with the Astros and Orioles concluding their three-game series. Houston is looking for its tenth win in a row and will send Jose Urquidy to the mound in Camden Yards. Then, […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks For Wednesday 6/23

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues no doubt already 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 […]

Willy Adames (SS, MIL) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: Most of you drafted, and gave up on, Adames already this season. It's understandable. At the time of his trade to Milwaukee for relievers J.P. Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen, Adames was slashing an atrocious .197/.254/.371, by far the lowest marks of his […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Tuesday 6/22

Welcome to another edition of our daily fantasy baseball streamers! Are you playing in leagues with daily moves and looking to beef up those rosters? We here at RotoBaller are there for you and all of your streaming needs. Whether you are just trying to get that elusive category win or you are trying to […]

Champ or Chump: Sammy Long

With news breaking that Wander Franco would make his much-anticipated big league debut tonight, we're reminded what fantasy managers look for in a rookie. We want advanced physical tools, including power and speed for hitters and sexy velocity and spin rate numbers for pitchers. We look for strong MiLB performances as well. We want guys […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/22/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 14-game main slate on tap tonight, and there are many ways to build. There are a good amount of aces taking the bump as well as some nice value arms. There are some obvious options when it comes to bats, but still, some nice, sneakier options to use to stack up tonight. […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 6/22/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! We have made it to lucky Week 13, and I'm happy to report that Week 12 was a positive one for the books. We didn't have any massive nights to boost our profits skyward (though Monday was very close), but six out of the 7 nights were positive, and I'm confident that […]

Randy Arozarena Cools Down After Hot Streak

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena was mashing through the middle of the month. He had a 12-game hitting streak that spanned from June 3 to June 17 and included three home runs, three doubles and 10 RBI. Follow the streak, Arozarena went cold over this past weekend. He went hitless over 11 at-bats from […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/22/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/22/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 13

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 […]