DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions […]

Mitch Garver Blasts Two-Run Homer In Tuesday's Win

Texas Rangers catcher Mitch Garver went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. He took Ranger Suarez deep in the first inning for his third long ball of the season. He's off to a slow start at the plate with his new team. The 31-year-old is slashing .183/.272/.310 with […]

Joe Barlow Notches Second Save On Tuesday

Texas Rangers pitcher Joe Barlow struck out one over a scoreless inning to earn the save during Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the ninth frame, he entered Tuesday's contest to protect a 6-4 lead. The 26-year-old retired all three batters he faced to notch his second save of the year. He's now […]

Willie Calhoun Wants To Be Traded

After being demoted to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun said he wants to be traded. "(I'm) gonna go to Triple-A and put myself in a position to get traded," Calhoun said. "I do want to be traded." Calhoun hit the ball hard early on, but he has a .136 batting […]

Hitter Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - Average Exit Velocity for Week 4

We can finally start extrapolating something from one of the easiest Statcast metrics to decipher - exit velocity. This stat stabilizes after approximately 70 plate appearances or 45 batted-ball events. Last week, we looked at early leaders in maximum exit velocity because it doesn't take long to take something away from that metric. Keep in […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings for Fantasy Baseball: The Top 101 Baller Ranks

With a shortened April now in the rearview mirror, let's move into May with a fresh stroll through my weekly-updated top 101 starting pitcher rankings - looking at rest-of-season values. RotoBallers can once again peruse my notes regarding key movers and then scroll through the top-101 in a table with tiers, ranks, earned value via […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/2/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/2/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Well we kick off week four of the fantasy season with one of the lamest slates of the year. Just eight games on the board total, and two aren't playable on the main slate, so […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/2/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! MLB has two day games on the books for Monday, but we will skip over those for this article. Instead, we will focus on the six-game featured contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. It's a little earlier start than usual. Both sites lock their contests at 6:40 pm Eastern with the Arizona-Miami contest and go […]

Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4

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 […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 5/1/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/1/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top […]

Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Report for Fantasy Baseball - Week 4

Another week of baseball means another week of bullpen drama. Nothing like the Mets/Cardinals drama though.  We're staying in the bullpens here, not jumping over the fence. There were plenty of saves, even more holds, and some blown saves this week. A few surprises, and some strong throwing arms getting healthy made some bullpens shift […]

Week 4 MLB Injury News and Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Joc Pederson, Jacob deGrom, Adalberto Mondesi, Jose Altuve, Eloy Jimenez

April is over, and it is now four weeks into the baseball season. May should bring the return of many injured players. However, injuries will continue to be an issue for many Major League baseball team as well as your fantasy team. I will continue to highlight players on the IL with their hopeful return […]

Adolis Garcia 3-For-19 In His Last Five Games

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia was unable to record a hit during Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and is now three for his last 19 at-bats. Garcia's slash line is sitting at .195/.273/.403 with four home runs, three stolen bases, 13 runs, and 14 RBI across 21 […]

Fantasy Baseball Rookie Report - Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 4

Welcome to this year's iteration 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 several high-impact rookies make their MLB […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/30/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/30/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Homer Run Risers and Fallers: Batted-Ball Profile Changes for Fantasy Baseball

We are closing in on the end of April, which means we have a pretty decent-sized data sample for hitters now. The league leaders will clear 100 plate appearances in the next week or so, which gives us a lot of good stuff to look into. A lot of times we find a breakout or […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/30/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

There are seven games on the main slate for both sites tonight, which is a solid middle-ground number of games to work with in daily fantasy contests. Kershaw and Cole represent the high-salary pitching pool tonight while Lauer, Eovaldi, and Gibson make up the mid-range, and Taijuan Walker is potentially in play at a low […]

Mining the Minors for Hot Prospect Hitters and Call-Ups - Nolan Gorman, Triston Casas, Luis Garcia, and more

If you've played even one year of fantasy baseball, you know that predicting minor league call-ups can be a frustrating endeavor. We have to weigh not only the talent of the player and the potential lineup opening in his major league organization but also the relative competitiveness of that organization and any financial or service […]

Early Pitching Outliers: Swinging-Strike Rate vs. Strikeout Rate

It is very early in the season, as the league leaders have made just four starts. Because of this, we have a lot of strangeness in the data that has been generated, especially with pitching, which is an inherently random exercise. One thing that can be a bit random over a small sample size is […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/29/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/29/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Full Friday slate, 13 games on the slate. It's a beauty, let's try to beat it!   Top Hitters for 4/29/22 I'm going to give you my favorite hitters on the slate here with […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/29/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. Today we have a massive 13-game slate on tap. There are some solid pitching options but no aces, so we shouldn't have to pay a premium for pitching. On the other hand, there are plenty on a slate of this size […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/28/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. Today we have a 9-game slate on DK and a 10-game slate on FD, as FD has the BOS/TOR game that starts at 3:07 pmEST. It's an early slate, so get that cup of coffee going to help build those lineups. […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/28/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/28/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/28/22)

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! We had ourselves a tough 0-2 day on Sunday. Sundays are tough, but fortunately, I've been getting warmer since, and I'm looking to carry that momentum into this week. Make sure you're following my Twitter, as I can't guarantee that I'll always be able to get the added plays written here in […]

Bullpen Report: Late-Inning Changes and Long Relievers to Stream

The only constant in life is change. Those are wise words by a Greek philosopher named Heraclitus. What not enough people realize is, that quote was said about bullpen usage and trying to figure them out for fantasy purposes. Ok, maybe it wasn’t, but it should be given all the changes that occur in major […]

Marcus Semien Still Searching For First Home Run

Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien has been struggling at the plate to kick off his career with his new team. Over 17 games, he's slashing .176/.247/.235 with four doubles, two stolen bases, six RBI and nine runs scored. He has yet to hit his first home run as a Ranger. The 31-year-old has a […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/27/22 (Premium Content)

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/27/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A loaded Wednesday slate with games running all day. Fortunately, we still get a full-sized eight-game night slate to play, and it's a good one! Let's talk about it.   Top Hitters for 4/27/22 I'm […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/27/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. As customary, we have an all-day ledger on tap Wednesday, and although DraftKings does not have a full-day slate, FanDuel does. Consequently, today's article will feature picks on both sites for games throughout the day, as even on DK, the suggestions […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 4/26/22 (Premium Content)

  All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 4/26/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our […]

Early-Season Small Sample Sizes And Slow Starters: Fantasy Baseball Insider Report

Welcome back to our annual Fantasy Baseball Insider series on RotoBaller.com, where we take you inside Major League Baseball clubhouses, press boxes, and front offices for exclusive insights that provide a completely unique edge on the competition. We give you an all-access pass to information and takes that simply won’t be found anywhere else, along […]