The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings

Congratulations, we've made it to June! Injuries are slamming us all, and while being lucky with health goes a long way, this is also a great time to attack the trade market. Put the squeeze on desperate teams and try to climb up the latest version of my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks, where we […]

A Tale of Two Months: Second Base

With two months now in the books, and many players having played nearly as many games as they did in 2020, it's time to take stock on the truth behind various hot starts and slumps. However, we shouldn't do so just for our own edification, as there is good instruction to be had. Knowing who […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/4 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Friday night’s main slate features a full 15-game smorgasbord, giving us no shortage of options to choose from when it comes to hitters. There are also some impressive pitchers taking the hill, and we’ll focus on a couple that are at differing points on the salary scale. We’re fortunate that there are some attractive ballparks […]

Shane Baz Continues To Bring The Heat At Double-A

Tampa Bay Rays prospect Shane Baz was dominant again on Thursday night. The right-handed starter struck out eight batters without allowing a walk in five innings of work. He also gave up just three hits. Baz now has 43 strikeouts in just 27 innings of work, equating to a 41% strikeout rate. The 21-year-old hurler […]

Randy Arozarena Continues To Struggle At The Plate

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena continued his struggles at the plate on Thursday, finishing 1-for-4 with one steal, a run scored and two strikeouts in a 9-2 win over the Yankees. It's been a rough go for Arozarena over his last seven games, as he is slashing .143/.194./.143 with three steals, two RBI and […]

Austin Meadows Stays Red Hot, Drives In Five Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, five RBI and two runs scored in a 9-2 win over the Yankees on Thursday. After opening the season by slashing .218/.340/.425 in the month of April, Meadows has been more than making up for his slow start over his last […]

J.P. Feyereisen (RP, TBR) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: Time is running out for fantasy managers to add the Rays' J.P. Feyereisen as his rostered rate has rocketed upward in the last couple of days. That'll happen when a pitcher is handed each of his team's last three save opportunities. He remains available on […]

Ji-Man Choi Sitting Again On Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi (knee) is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees. Choi has been dealing with some right knee soreness lately. He didn't start on Wednesday either, but he did enter the game off the bench and he went 1-for-2 with […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the June 3rd 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 […]

Bullpen Report: Breaking Down May Leaders to Find Ratio Gems

We are officially two months into the MLB season. That’s right, we are roughly one-third of the way through the fantasy baseball season. This was about all the baseball we got in 2020, so be happy that we have four more months to go!  Every week I break down the bullpens of all 30 MLB […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 6/3

Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful […]

MLB Betting Picks for Thursday 6/3 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome to another day of RotoBaller’s free MLB Betting Picks. Our betting team is here to bring you top notch insight, including analysis, trends, stats, and more! A full disclaimer that I'm not even close to a professional, but I thoroughly enjoy doing research and making what I see to be educated picks. There's a lot […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (6/3/21): FanDuel and DraftKings , Daily Fantasy Baseball

Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! We have a split Thursday slate and the focus of this article will be on the four-game only slate for DraftKings while still mentioning plays for the three-game early only slate on FanDuel. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and […]

Cody Reed Undergoes Season-Ending Surgery Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Cody Reed (arm) underwent thoracic outlet surgery on Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the 2021 season, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Reed had been expected to miss extended time after being transferred to the 60-day injured list two weeks ago, but now he'll start […]

Brandon Lowe Sitting Against Lefty

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the New York Yankees. Lowe is heading to the bench with left-hander Jordan Montgomery on the mound for New York. The slugger is in the midst of a brutal 2-for-27 stretch. Mike Brosseau gets the start at second base […]

NL-Only and AL-Only Waiver Wire for Week 10

Welcome back to the NL-only and AL-only pickups column. Each week, I'll look at five players who are under 15% rostered in Yahoo! leagues and who can be considered as options to add in deep-league formats, such as 15-teamers or AL or NL-only leagues. I'll also include a recommendation for what to do with each […]

Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 10

The minor league season rolls into Week 10 as we leave the month of May behind us. The Rays' minor league system continues to dominate the ranking while the Cincinnati Reds organization remains a strong contributor to the list. Speaking of the Reds, the club promoted pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez last week, so he's been removed […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks For Wednesday 6/2

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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! The main slate is an eight-game affair with with the first pitch set for 7:05 EST. Now, as far as weather concerns, there is potential rain in the northeastern area of games. So be weary of the players from MIN@BAL and MIA@TOR. Remember, the Blue Jays have flown north for a new […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/2/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome, Rotoballers, to another fun Wednesday slate. We've got eight games on tap tonight including a Coors Field game as well as Coors East, Sahlen Field; the temporary home of the Toronto Blue Jays. The weather looks like it won't be a concern tonight so let's jump right into another set of FanDuel picks. Read […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Wednesday (6/2/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

Wednesday’s schedule is not quite as busy as usual, with a couple of games postponed already, but there are still 10 games on the schedule and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them, offering tons of chances to play and win. Tuesday’s schedule had quite a few top starting pitchers on the mound. […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 6/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.     High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings […]

Wander Franco Stays Hot At Triple-A

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop prospect Wander Franco went 4-for-5 with a double and drove in three runs on Tuesday. The 20-year-old phenom now has a .299 batting average after slipping to as low as .268 in mid-May. Impressively, Franco hasn't struck out since May 22, which is a span of seven games. Overall, he has […]

Tyler Glasnow Strikes Out Eight In Quality Start Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out eight over seven innings against the Yankees on Tuesday night. After a rough outing on May 21 in which he failed to pitch five full innings, Glasnow has bounced back nicely in his last two starts […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - xBA Analysis for Week 10

Death, taxes, regression. These are inevitable. Eschewing the first two topics, fantasy baseball managers may be interested in identifying batters who are experiencing regerssion, both positive and negative. Once summer hits, we have enough data that season-long stats can be deceptive on the surface. That said, let's dive back into expected statistics with a look […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 6/1/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The start of Week 10 is upon us, and it coincides with the end of May and the start of June (on Tuesday). The change in month is very much welcomed, because while it is obviously completely arbitrary, it gives a numbers and trends guy like me new hope for a turnaround […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/1/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/1/2021. 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 14-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a doozie. There are a lot of strong pitching options, and most are priced quite affordably. Deciphering between which pitchers to use may be one of the tougher parts of the slate, but do not worry, all the content at RotoBaller has you covered. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/1/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome RotoBallers and hope you had a good Memorial Day long weekend! It's time for another set of Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks! With 14 games on the slate, we got another heavy slate of games on the primary slate tonight. If you have questions about that early game, feel free to hit me up on […]