Josiah Gray Strikes Out Ten Braves Saturday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Josiah Gray continues to impress in each successive outing, and it was his strikeout ability on display Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. In five innings, Gray whiffed 10 men on the way to giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks. 10 strikeouts is a career high […]

Juan Soto Remains Out Of Saturday's Lineup

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto (knee) remains out of the lineup on Saturday. Soto reported feeling pain in his knee after scoring in Thursday's game, and was then held out of Friday's lineup. Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post reports that Soto underwent an MRI on his knee on Saturday morning and the results came […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects to Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the latest update of The Outsiders, where I highlight pitching 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 […]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 19 Waiver Wire

Well, that was a wild trade deadline, wasn't it? Some teams that needed to do a lot didn't do much. Some teams that didn't need to do much did the most. And then some teams did exactly what everyone expected. It seemed like a particularly hectic trade deadline day even though several teams started making […]

Top 10 Prospects Rankings - NL West Teams

Today at RotoBaller, we begin rolling out our Top 10 fantasy baseball prospects lists for every organization in baseball. The National League West clubs are up first. Ranking prospects over the past year hasn’t been easy. However, with a good portion of the minor league season now behind us, we’re starting to get a good […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 8/7/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/7 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 8/7/21 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/7/21): MLB DFS Lineups

It's a fairly reasonable DraftKings Saturday in MLB. The Jays and Red Sox have another double dipper, so there are 16 games today. There are five early games that my colleagues here at Rotoballer will get you ready for. I'm gearing us up for an 11-game prime time slate on DraftKings. This is a big […]

MLB Betting Picks for Saturday 8/07 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Well, what a day we had yesterday! The Braves beat the Nationals and all three of our picks hit (+100, +100 and -133) before the A's made us sweat but Starling Marte came up clutch with a walk-off homer to bag us the -127 pick as well. Kyle Gibson failed to reach six strikeouts as […]

Juan Soto Expected To Be In Saturday’s Lineup

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto (knee) is expected to be in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves. He took batting practice during Friday's game and would have been able to pinch-hit. The Nationals outfielder tweaked his knee in the ninth inning of Thursday's game. Soto is slashing .298/.427/.500 with 18 home runs, […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/7/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/7/2021. These picks will target low-priced players who can help you build winning lineups for your DFS contests on FanDuel and DraftKings. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought-of guys. They usually lay […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/7/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Saturdays are made for baseball and we have the beauty of day games and evening games so we can watch (and gamble) on baseball pretty much all day long. We've reached the dog days of August, but the boys of Summer still have plenty of games to play before it's football season. With a relatively […]

Gerardo Parra Swipes First Bag

Washington Nationals outfielder Gerardo Parra swiped his first bag of the season Friday. He started in right field and batted eighth, going 0-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch and a run scored in the 8-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Parra hasn't seen much playing time since being called back up to the majors in June, and […]

Erick Fedde Endures Eighth Loss Friday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Erick Fedde took his eighth loss of the season Friday, dropping his record to 4-8 on the year. He allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits and one walk to the Atlanta Braves. He struck out three batters. Fedde has had plenty of bright spots this season, but this outing […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Saturday 8/7

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 […]

Alex Avila Could Meet Nationals During Road Trip

Washington Nationals catcher Alex Avila (calves) is expected to join the team on the road this weekend while they play the Atlanta Braves, Washington Post writer Jesse Dougherty reported on Friday. Avila has been sidelined with bilateral calf strains since early July and could still need more time to work out with the team before […]

Juan Soto Out Of Lineup On Friday Evening

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto (knee) is not in the starting lineup on Friday evening. Soto reportedly felt "something in his knee" after scoring in the ninth inning of Thursday night's game, and he was being tested before the game Friday but apparently he did not feel well enough to play. Managers should continue to […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/6/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have all but one of today's game on tonight's slate, giving us a robust player pool with plenty of intriguing plays all across the salary spectrum on this first Friday of August. There's one very big name at the top of the pitching pool in Corbin Burnes, but he does draw a tough  matchup […]

MLB Betting Picks for Friday 8/06 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

July ended pretty much how the rest of the month went. The A's and Angels played out a one-run game to hit the under with ease. Then Joey Votto came within an inch of history and sweeping our picks for the Reds v Mets game, only for the Mets to tie it in the ninth […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 8/6/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/6/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 14-game slate on tap tonight, and it is a big one. As usual, on a big slate, there are a lot […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Friday 8/6

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 […]

Kyle Finnegan Gives Up Four Unearned Runs In Blown Save

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan was saddled with a blown save and a loss Thursday after four unearned runs came around to score against him in the top of the ninth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. Finnegan gave up three hits and a walk while striking out one batter. It's Finnegan's second blown save […]

Joe Ross Solid In Quality Start Against Phillies

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joe Ross had a solid showing Thursday, nearly helping the team salvage the last game of the series against the surging Philadelphia Phillies, but he was left with a no-decision when closer Kyle Finnegan blew the save. Ross allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings, […]

Josh Bell Homers Off Aaron Nola Thursday

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell had a strong game against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, going 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and two runs scored. The switch-hitter's 19th home run of the season came off Phillies ace Aaron Nola. Bell has been outstanding over the last several months, but even better of late with […]

Juan Soto Dealing With Knee Pain

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto (knee) experienced pain in his knee after scoring in the ninth during Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. He "felt something in his knee" and will be evaluated on Friday, per Nationals manager Dave Martinez. The 22-year-old went 2-for-4 with a double, two walks, and three runs scored during […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 8/5/21 (Premium Content)

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 19 of the MLB season. It's been one to forget for my handicapping thus far, but I've still learned a ton about my process and my optimal process for analyzing teams, finding value in lines, and reflecting on results from a day ago. I hope to continue providing sound analysis […]

Bullpen Report: Figuring Things Out After Wild Trade Deadline

For weeks leading up to the trade deadline, I wrote about how greatly it would impact bullpens around the league. I tried to project closers that would be traded and setup men that would take over the closer gigs. Well, even I was wrong with how much the trade deadline would impact the reliever position!  […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 8/5

Sadly, baseball is nearing an end, 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 […]

Alcides Escobar Returns To Lineup Wednesday

Washington Nationals infielder Alcides Escobar returned to the starting lineup Wednesday, batting second and playing shortstop. He had missed the previous for games with a swollen right wrist. He went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first game back against the Philadelphia Phillies. Though he appears to have been displaced by Victor Robles at the […]

Carter Kieboom Homers For Second Time In Three Days

Washington Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom homered again Wednesday, giving him two for the season, both of which have come in the last three games. Kieboom was 2-for-4 with two RBI against the Phillies for the game. Kieboom has played in just 12 games this season, with his playing time greatly increasing following the trade […]

Luis Garcia Homers Twice Wednesday

Washington Nationals infielder Luis Garcia continued to show off his potential Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with two solo homers against the Philadelphia Phillies. Garcia has been afforded just 45 at-bats this year, with 24 of those coming in the past week, and he's put together a slash line of .167/.200/.542 with three homers in those seven […]