Week 2 Hitting Adds and Streamers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller discusses the fantasy baseball Week 2 waiver wire and looks at some hitters to add to your roster. These MLB hitters should be watched or targeted in your roto, points, H2H points leagues & more. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 1

Injuries remain 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 […]

Ryan Sherriff Placed On Restricted List By Rays

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Ryan Sherriff was placed on the restricted list on Saturday, according to Adam Berry of MLB.com. Berry reports that Sherriff will "take some time away from the game" and has the team's full support. The team is not disclosing any further details out of respect to his privacy. Sherriff had […]

Brandon Lowe Out Of Lineup For Series Finale

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's finale with the Marlins. Lowe — who has started the season 2-for-7 with a double, a walk and a run scored — will be replaced in the lineup by Mike Brosseau, who will make his first appearance of the season. […]

Randy Arozarena Not In Lineup Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena is not in the lineup for Saturday's finale with the Marlins. It's a day off for Arozarena, who is 2-for-8 with two strikeouts to start the year. Austin Meadows will slide over to right to replace Arozarena, as Kevin Kiermaier will start in center and Manuel Margot will start […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 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 […]

AL Rookies Ready to Leap Into the Spotlight

Every year, there are those rookies who we expect to make a splash right away. In 2020, it was Luis Robert, Kyle Lewis, Alec Bohm, and Sixto Sanchez. Below are 10 of the American League's potential top rookies for 2021, both at the dish and on the mound. I've ranked them in order of how […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups - After The Draft

Draft season is over which means it's already time to shift your attention to the waiver wire! We'll break down the top options at every position throughout the 2021 fantasy baseball season but before the first pitch, here is an all-encompassing waiver wire piece to cover all the top options widely available. For our purposes, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers. I'm thrilled to be bringing you fantasy baseball picks for DraftKings every Saturday and Sunday all season long. The first Saturday slate this season has us staring down a small main-slate that makes it abundantly clear who the contenders are in baseball. With most teams deploying their number two or number […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/3/2021

Happy Opening Week, RotoBallers! I'm sure I can speak for all of you when I say that I'm thrilled to have a full season of baseball on tap to grind through this spring, summer, and fall. What a refreshing feeling! If you missed my intro article on Tuesday, my name is Tommy Bell (@BellRoto on […]

Ryan Yarbrough Tosses 5 2/3 Scoreless Innings Friday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings against the Marlins on Friday night in a 6-4 victory. Yarbrough retired the first nine Marlins in order, before Miguel Rojas beat out an infield single to break up the no-hit bid. He would end the day allowing just four hits while striking […]

Manuel Margot Triples, Homers In Win Friday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manuel Margot went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, one RBI and two runs scored in the 6-4 win over Miami on Friday. It's taken Margot just two games to match his 2020 home run total, as he posted one home run and 12 steals with a .269 average and […]

Joey Wendle Hits Game-Winning Home Run Friday

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Joey Wendle went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI on Friday night in a 6-4 Rays victory. With the Rays trailing 4-2 in the top of the ninth with one out, Wendle launched a go-ahead, game-winning three-run home run off Miami pitcher Anthony Bass. Wendle has never been much […]

Austin Meadows Hits Second Homer Of Season

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows hit his second home run in as many days on Friday, as he finished 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in the Rays' 6-4 win over the Marlins. Meadows' home run in the sixth inning gave the Rays their first lead of the night, but they […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 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 […]

Setting an Optimal Week 1 Fantasy Baseball Lineup

Fantasy baseball is back in its rightful form! I know for some of you fantasy baseball never actually ends, but we actually have games upcoming and lineups to set. Not only that, but for the first time in two years we will be able to set our lineups in April, the way fantasy baseball is […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/2 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! We have finally reached Opening Weekend for the 2021 MLB season 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 […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Friday (4/2/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

Friday’s Major League Baseball schedule is not nearly as busy as Opening Day but Monkey Knife Fight has contests to keep the second day of the season exciting. The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox had their opener postponed due to rain, so they are going Friday afternoon while the rest of the games are […]

MLB Betting Picks for Friday 4/2 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Well, a bit of a buzzkill for Opening Day as both plays fell victim. The Cardinals dropped seven runs in the first two innings, all but finishing the Reds before the game even started. Then Atlanta and Philadelphia got the pitching performances many would expect out of their aces, which I still consider impressive due […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! I am incredibly excited to be a part of this talented DFS crew put together at RotoBaller. I'll bring you the DraftKings DFS picks on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays throughout the season. Baseball has officially returned, and it was a wildly entertaining Opening Day. Now, we kick off this first weekend of […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/2/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

After an exciting Opening Day on Thursday that was packed with plenty of action throughout in spite of a pair of postponements, we're down to a more modest and manageable six-game slate Friday night. That gives us a bit of a breather in terms of our lineup decisions, and we may also catch a bit […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/2/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/2/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.  Top Tournament Stacks for 4/2/21 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 on if […]

Bell's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 4/2/2021

Happy Opening Week, RotoBallers! I'm sure I can speak for all of you when I say that I'm thrilled to have a full season of baseball on tap to grind through this spring, summer, and fall. What a refreshing feeling! If you missed my intro article on Tuesday, my name is Tommy Bell (@BellRoto on […]

Tyler Glasnow Pitched Through Back Tightness Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (back) reportedly dealt with some back tightness earlier in the day on Thursday, according to Adam Berry of MLB.com. Manager Kevin Cash said the back tightness is what caused Glasnow to not swing at all in his two plate appearances where he struck out looking both times. While […]

Diego Castillo Records The Save For Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Diego Castillo recorded the team's first save of the year, striking out two and allowing no baserunners in the Rays' 1-0 Opening Day win over the Marlins. Since Nick Anderson went down with a partially torn elbow ligament, closing duties were expected to fall on Castillo or Pete Fairbanks. The […]

Tyler Glasnow Dominates Marlins On Opening Day

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings with six strikeouts in a 1-0 Opening Day victory over the Marlins. Glasnow allowed a two-out infield-single in the first inning, and then retired the next 16 batters in a row. It was just more of the same for Glasnow, […]

Austin Meadows Homers In Opening Day Win

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows hit his first home run of the season, as he finished 1-for-4 at the plate in a 1-0 Opening Day victory over the Marlins. Meadows had some struggles during Spring Training, but still managed to club four homers in 17 games while slashing .195/.298/.512. After a down year in […]

Joey Wendle Not In Opening Day Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle is not in the team's Opening Day lineup against Sandy Alcantara and the Miami Marlins. Yandy Diaz is getting the start at third base, where Wendle is expected to see most of his time this year, though he may also see a good deal of time at his primary […]

RotoSurgeon's Bold Predictions for 2021

For more than one reason, 2020 sucked. Obvious reasons come to mind but specifically, for the fantasy sports world, there were dozens of random occurrences that could not have been predicted whatsoever due to COVID being so fresh and protocols so flimsy. Guys like Austin Meadows and Eduardo Rodriguez lost a potentially very good season […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/1/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome, RotoBallers to the first FanDuel Lineup Picks of the season! While few of us will be at our local ballpark to inhale all the wonderful sights and smells of Opening Day, it does not take away from that wonderful sense of hope and rebirth that comes with a new season. That applies to DFS […]