RADIO
The 2021 MLB is underway and there is a ton of excitement surrounding it! It was a long offseason, but we have finally reached the beginning of the MLB season. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife Fight.
Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, MLB DFS games in the industry. There are no massive tournaments where you have to get ridiculously lucky just to cash because, at MKF, you're not playing against other people, you're just playing against the projections, and the dudes at MKF have fallen all over themselves to give you really attractive opportunities to make some money. With promo code 'BALLER' you can get a $50 deposit bonus.
A couple of early games we can look at today include the Mariners at Orioles and Marlins at Braves.
Editor's Note: Our incredible team of writers received five total writing awards and 13 award nominations by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, tops in the industry! Congrats to all the award winners and nominees including Best NFL Series, MLB Series, NBA Writer, PGA Writer and Player Notes writer of the year. Be sure to follow their analysis, rankings and advice all year long, and win big with RotoBaller! Read More!Featured Promo: Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are hooking you up. Get a 100% instant deposit match up to $50 with promo code BALLER with your first deposit. Claim your 100% instant deposit match now, and use our prop picks to get off on a winning foot!
Mariners @ Orioles
More or Less Contest
Marco Gonzales less than 4.5 strikeouts and Matt Harvey more than 2.5 strikeouts
This will be a seven-inning game in Baltimore and Marco will be on the bump for the Mariners. He has 8 strikeouts through his first 10 1/3 innings pitched this season, and while he will be facing an Orioles team that has a K rate of 30% against lefties, they are also posting a wRC+ mark of 120, which is ranked ninth-best in baseball. He could certainly get himself into trouble in this one, and given the seven-inning length, he could be pulled sooner and that is why I lean on the less than here.
Matt Harvey has struck out nine across his first 9 2/3 innings pitched in 2021. He will be going up against a Mariners team that is striking out at a rate of 26.9% vs. right-handed pitchers. This ranks them seventh-worst in baseball and is the main reason he should be able to get three strikeouts in this game. They are also only posting a 7.5% walk rate vs. righties, so Harvey may be less likely to get into trouble here as well.
Play the More or Less Contest Now on Monkey Knife Fight
Marlins @ Braves
More or Less Contest
Trevor Rogers more than 5.5 strikeouts and Ian Anderson more than 5.5 strikeouts
Trevor Rogers looked electric in his last start as he struck out 10 Mets while only allowing three hits. He will be going up against a Braves team that is posting a 29.6% K rate vs. lefties and is only walking at a rate of 3.7%. The K rate is ranked seventh-worst in baseball and the walk rate is ranked last in baseball. The Braves offense is also posting a wRC+ mark of 113, so they are potent, but Rogers should be able to navigate his way to six strikeouts in this one.
Ian Anderson has struck out 13 hitters across his first 10 1/3 innings pitched and has also struck out at least six in both of his previous starts. He is facing a Marlins lineup that currently ranks ninth-worst in the league with a 26.5% K rate vs. right-handed pitchers. Charlie Morton just posted a nine strikeout game against these Marlins last night and this is a number he did not reach at all in 2020. This is a great spot for Anderson.
Play the More or Less Contest Now on Monkey Knife Fight
Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App
Like what you see? Download our updated fantasy baseball app for iPhone and Android with 24x7 player news, injury alerts, sleepers, prospects & more. All free!
