Points League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 17
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 […]
Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/18/21 (Premium Content)
Welcome in RotoBallers, and welcome to the unofficial start of the 2nd half of the 2021 MLB season. The first half was certainly one to forget for me, but despite the poor results, I have definitely learned and grown a lot through the process and grind of betting MLB each and every day of the […]
Catchers to Stream - Week 17 Waiver Wire
It's your resident catcher advocate here, with my weekly defense for baseball's most maligned position. Instead of giving into easy narratives about the lack of talent at the catcher position and how they're the kickers of fantasy baseball, I'm here to create a place where catchers are celebrated for how they can help our teams. […]
The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 17
Welcome back to the Cut List. This is our weekly article looking at players who fantasy managers might be considering cutting from their teams and struggling players who need a closer look. We'll look at players who are worthy of a drop, players who are worth monitoring for replacing, and someone on the hot seat who […]
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 17
The All-Star festivities are over. Pete Alonso retained his Home Run Derby title, and the American League continued its All-Star game dominance. Now it's time to get back into the swing of things and look at the two-start pitchers to target this week. But before we get there, we'll close out the previous two weeks' […]
Top Hitter Streamers and Starts for Week 17
Welcome to the top hitter streamers column for Week 17 of the MLB season (7/19 through 7/25). This weekly piece should be helpful for anyone looking to gain an edge in their league. If you need a fill-in for an injured player or want to exploit some plus matchups in order to gain an edge […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/18/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Sunday gang! Hope you all have had a great weekend so far. We have a nice 10-game slate this afternoon, so let's jump right into it and see how we can optimize our DraftKings MLB DFS for this beautiful Sunday. Since the All-Star Break we've had plenty of weather issues, . This article will […]
MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/18/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/18 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Top Tournament Stacks for 7/18/21 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 […]
Dane Dunning (SP, TEX) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: Dunning got off to a good start this season but then went through a rough patch in late May through early June. Over his last six starts though, things have picked up as he's posted a 3.33 ERA and 25.6 percent strikeout rate over […]
Sam Huff Activated, Optioned To Double-A
The Texas Rangers activated catcher Sam Huff (knee) from the 60-day injured list on Saturday and optioned him to Double-A Frisco. Huff is coming back from knee surgery and was slashing .244/.340/.659 with five home runs and 10 RBI in 11 games in the Rookie League and at Frisco before he went under the knife. […]
The NotBurts: First Half Hitter Awards
For all of the division and rancor in society, one foundation of our world stays intact from year to year, splendid in its grandeur, universal in its praise. The NotBurts. A celebration of first-half excellence in hitting, the NotBurts aren't, as one critic (liar) claimed, "just an award show made up by some lunatic". No, […]
Fantasy Baseball Rest Of Season Rankings: Mid-Year Updates
The All-Star break offers us fantasy baseball players a chance to breathe and reassess the battlefield before us. Pitching remains as volatile as ever thanks to midseason rule changes, the next generation is fighting uphill after missing minor-league development in 2020, and Shohei Ohtani has blossomed into a full-fledged superstar. Instead of my weekly top […]
Improving Hitters to Watch in the Second Half
We have more than three months of baseball in the books. It has been a glorious spring and summer with the return of the 162 game schedule. While it was nice for MLB to sneak in 60 games and some expanded playoffs in 2020 after we feared a full season cancellation, it really just didn't […]
Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Prospects for Week 16
Wow, what a busy last few days for prospects around Major League Baseball. On Sunday, we were treated to both the MLB Futures Game — a showcase of the sport’s best prospects — and the first round of the 2021 MLB Amateur Draft. The remainder of the 20-round draft will take place today and tomorrow. […]
Eli White Smacks Two-Run Blast In Loss
Texas Rangers outfielder Eli White was one of the few bright spots for this offense on Friday. White went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and one walk in the blowout loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. White supplied the only runs for his team in this game, but don't expect that to continue happening. […]
Jordan Lyles Torched By Blue Jays
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Lyles did not start off the second half of the season on a strong note. He went four innings, allowed seven hits, six earned runs, three walks, and struck out four batters. Lyles allowed a season-high four home runs in the blowout loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. […]
MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Early Slate (7/17): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball
Hello there, MLB DFS grinders! The focus of this article will be on the 4-game Early Only afternoon slate for FanDuel while also including the 3-game slate on DK. We have some good pitching options and good stacks to consider so let's dive on in and find the best plays for both your cash game […]
FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (7/17/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a hefty 10-gamer over on FanDuel and there are multiple ways we can go with lineups tonight. Woodruff and Cole highlight a top tier of pitching that weirdly includes DeSclafani, Kikuchi, and Eovaldi, but there are intriguing mid-tier options to consider and a few non-chalky teams to stack tonight outside of Coors Field. […]
MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/16 - 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 […]
MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 7/16/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/16 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 7/16/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of […]
Closers and Saves Report - Waiver Wire and Trade Deadline Chatter
We here at RotoBaller's Closers and Saves Report believe that there should be something like the Home Run Derby, but for relief pitchers. Not a skills competition, or a strike throwing contest, or a velocity race. Just an actual Home Run Derby, but with relief pitchers. Our money is on Daniel Camarena. With the All-Star […]
Using K-BB% To Find Relievers to Add for the Second Half
A couple of weeks ago, I used June's K-BB% leaderboard to look at which starting pitchers might provide value in the second half. In that article, I explained why I loved the metric so much by stating: If a pitcher has a high strikeout rate (K%), then we know he is effective because we know […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (7/16/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
After an entertaining couple of days of All-Star festivities early in the week, baseball is back in what we hope will be full force Friday night, although the start of the Red Sox-Yankees series remains in peril due to New York’s team COVID outbreak. We also have weather threatening a couple of venues, and FanDuel […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/16/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Friday, RotoBallers! The second half of the 2021 campaign kicks off tonight after a few days off for the All-Star break. Shohei Ohtani and Pete Alonso gave us a few highlights in the home run derby on Monday before the American League defeated the National League 5-2 for the eighth game in a row on […]
Yankees Eyeing Joey Gallo?
The New York Yankees have consistently been eyeing Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo, who is among the best position players mentioned regularly as available in this trade market with the last-place Rangers looking to rebuild. Since the sticky stuff crackdown in baseball, Gallo has the second-best OPS (1.276), behind only Shohei Ohtani. Gallo also has […]
Jordan Lyles To Start Friday Against Blue Jays
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Lyles will take the mound to open the second half of the season on Friday when he faces off against the Blue Jays. Lyles had a rough start to the year, but has looked much better over his last seven appearances where he has gone 3-1 with a 3.57 ERA […]
Rangers Select Aaron Zavala In Second Round
The Texas Rangers used the second pick of the second round of the 2021 Draft to select outfielder Aaron Zavala out of Oregon. After being named Oregon's 6A Player of the Year in 2018, Zavala hit .418 during a pandemic-shortened freshman season in 2020, and he showed it was no fluke by slashing .392/.525/.628 in […]
David Dahl Collects Three Hits On Sunday
Texas Rangers outfielder David Dahl was one of the few hitters that showed up at the plate for Sunday's game versus the Oakland Athletics. Dahl went 3-for-4 during the 4-1 loss to the A's. Dahl recorded three of the Rangers' five hits during that contest. It was a rough day at the plate for Texas, […]
Kolby Allard Allows Four Homers In Loss
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kolby Allard gave up quite a few long balls during Sunday's matchup with the Oakland Athletics. He went six innings, allowed five hits, four earned runs, three walks, and four strikeouts. Allard did not pitch well enough to earn the victory and will see his record drop to 2-6. Despite that, […]
MLB Betting Picks for Monday 7/12 - HR Derby Edition!
Happy Monday and welcome to the All-Star Break RotoBallers! John, aka 'LucidMedia," with a special edition of Monday picks for the Home Run Derby this evening. I absolutely crushed the 2019 Derby, going 6-1 in my selections including picking the finalists (Guerrero vs Alonso) and picking the correct winner (Alonso). I look to have a […]