Trea Turner Set To Begin Rehab Assignment

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner, who has only played four games this season, is set to begin a rehabilitation assignment tonight with Single-A Potomac. Turner broke his right index finger while attempting to lay down a bunt against the Philadelphia Phillies six weeks ago. Turner was a first-round pick in the majority of redraft leagues […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 7

As we approach the middle of May, catching situations are becoming clearer and some players' numbers are starting to normalize with a larger sample size. We now have nearly two month's worth of games to better evaluate some early season cold streaks as well as some scorching-hot starts to the season. If you're in the […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts from Week 7

Welcome back to "Are You For Real?" Each week, we look at lower-owned starting pitchers who have performed unexpectedly well in their last outing(s). This week we're looking at two pitchers that were on nobody's radar coming into the season, Chris Bassitt of Oakland and Adam Wainwright of St. Louis. Ownership is based on Yahoo leagues […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/14/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Tonight's featured slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers 12 games. An exciting Tuesday night of baseball! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/14/19. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. You can also […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/14/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Tuesday baseball! We have three awkwardly schedules game before 7:05, but are looking at a fun 12 game main slate. We have a ton of pricey pitching options to decipher through, and just as many below average arms to pick on. We then have Ryan Carpenter, who everybody is going to want to […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/14/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday brings a full Major League Baseball schedule, and there are a bunch of intriguing match-ups that offer potential value for making daily fantasy prop picks on Monkey Knife Fight. A few observations through the first six weeks of the season: Christian Yelich has picked up where he left off last season, hitting 16 home […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/14, 5/15)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Tuesday, May 14th) and tomorrow (Wednesday, May 15th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Tuesday May 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 14th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for May 14th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 5/14/19  Note: We will be […]

Stephen Strasburg Tosses Quality Start on Sunday

Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg put together a nice outing on Sunday in a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Strasburg tossed six innings of two-run ball, allowing just four hits to go along with seven strikeouts. The ace lowered his ERA to 3.63 despite the hard-luck loss against a top-flight opponent. Strasburg will take […]

1B and 3B Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

With roughly a quarter of the season in the books, you may be running out of patience with your current fantasy squad. That's okay! While huge, season-altering transactions may not yet be merited, that doesn't necessarily mean that sitting on your hands is advisable either. Perhaps you just need to find a little help on […]

Exit Velocity Leaders - Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds (Week 7)

For this week's Statcast Hitter Analysis, we're going back to where it all started and revisiting exit velocity. So far, we've also looked at barrels, sweet spot rate, xwOBA, and xBA. With a larger sample size, the exit velocity leaderboard can be very telling. In our earlier iteration, names like Daniel Vogelbach, Renato Nunez, J.D. […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/13, 5/14)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Monday, May 13th) and tomorrow (Tuesday, May 14th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Victor Robles, Howie Kendrick Sitting Against Dodgers

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles is getting Sunday off against the Dodgers, while infielder Howie Kendrick is also resting with a stiff neck. It's a routine day off for Robles and in his place in center will be Michael Taylor, who will bat eighth against lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu. Taylor is batting just .175, with three […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to mid-May, Premium RotoBallers. There's little time to waste, as my Saturday's been quite hectic and I want to dive into this exciting player pool! This time of year is so much fun. Everyone's still questioning what's real and what isn't, and we […]

Max Scherzer Picks Up Win on Saturday

Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer posted a quality start on Saturday in a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Scherzer pitched seven innings, allowing just two runs on five hits to go along with seven strikeouts. The win gave the righty a record of 2-4 on the season and improved his ERA to 3.64 in […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

We're about a quarter of the way through the 2019 season. That means that while there's a lot of time for things to change, outlooks are beginning to come into greater focus. Do you like what you see? If not, perhaps it's time to call in some reinforcements from the waiver wire. That's precisely what […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/12, 5/13)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Sunday, May 12th) and tomorrow (Monday, May 13th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Week 7 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

Mid-May marks the fantasy baseball season's quarter pole, which can be exciting as data becomes robust, but also frightful for pitching as warmer air leads to long flies. Are you keeping tabs of park factors, team stats and pitchers tweaking with their repertoire? Well, we here at RotoBaller are, with the aim to ease your […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/12/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Welcome to Sunday baseball! The MLB has given us a full 15-game slate that will be broken down into two DFS slates. The story of the day is of course the two NBA game 7's, but there's nothing better than filling those four or five dead hours throughout the day with some baseball. The main […]

Rest of Season First Base Rankings (May Update)

The next stop in our Rest-of-Season rankings update is first base. Recently, RotoBaller writers and rankers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel updated their 2019 fantasy baseball rankings, available on our dashboard. We always give our readers the very latest rankings, which are continually updated based on injuries, playing time, and performance trends. […]

Top MLB Betting Picks for Today's Slate (5/11/19)

Welcome back RotoBallers! On Saturday, May 11th we see a 16 game MLB slate, with the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers taking part in a doubleheader. The day starts with a 1:05 PM game between the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners and ends with a 9:10 PM game between the Washington Nationals and Los […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 7

Well, seven weeks in and I'm already struggling to come up with a decent intro. I'm calling a mulligan on the intro this week and let's just get into the recap of the last two weeks. Julio Teheran is the winner in Week 5 despite going 0-1 in his two starts. After allowing four runs […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for May 11th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 5/11/19  Note: We will be […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/11, 5/12)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Saturday, May 11th) and tomorrow (Sunday, May 12th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/19): MLB DFS Lineups

It is finally Saturday! With the weather warming up what better way to celebrate than with two baseball slates? Once again both slates are deemed "featured" by DraftKings, but with slightly more emphasis on the 8 game main slate at 7:10. Therefore, in this article I will be focusing on that late slate and trying […]

Rest of Season Second Base Rankings (May Update)

We are five weeks deep into the 2019 MLB season, so we're whipping it around the horn for a Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings can't end on draft day. Check out our […]

Howie Kendrick Keeps Raking

Washington Nationals utility man Howie Kendrick had another big game Thursday night against the Dodgers. Kendrick started the game with a bang, taking Dodgers starter Rich Hill deep for a three-run home run in the first inning, his sixth of the season. Kendrick would later add an RBI single in the eighth inning to finish […]

Patrick Corbin Dominates on Thursday

Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin posted an outstanding start on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Corbin tossed seven innings of shutout ball, allowing just three hits to go along with eight strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 3.20 in the process. Corbin is an excellent source of strikeouts and should be able to win […]

Top MLB Betting Picks for Today's Slate (5/10/19)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Friday May 10th sees a full 15 game MLB slate, with 14 games taking place in the evening session. As for the early game, the Cubs and Brewers square off continuing their divisional rivalry. In this article, we will slice through the numbers and pick out our top recommended betting picks for […]