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Mychal Givens (RP, CIN) - Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/5/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Thursday gang! Hope you all have had a great week so far. We have a nice 5-game slate this afternoon, with no outstanding weather issues. So let's get after it today. We're looking at a Coors slate here, and despite Antonio Senzatela being better at Coors than on the road, because we're able to... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/5/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 6-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's an ugly one. The pitching on tonight's slate is quite atrocious, with Framber Valdez and Sonny Gray leading the way in the chalk department. There are 12 teams in play, and one could argue to stack any of the 12 teams and would not... Read More
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! ... Read More
Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 19
The trade winds blew long and hard through Major League Baseball last week. As the dust begins to settle around the league, many prospects have been impacted in different ways — although the moves affected prospects from a dynasty perspective more so than from a 2021 redraft angle. The list lost Reid Detmers — who... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Rankings
Welcome to the final one-third of the season, fellow RotoBallers. August is here and I'm moving my usual publication of this around because the FAAB Sunday after the trade deadline is special. Pitchers are settling into new uniforms and new roles, so let's check in on my top 101 RP Baller Ranks, which are geared... Read More
Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the August 4th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! As is usually the case for the middle of the week, we've got a split schedule on our hands. It leaves us with 11 games to occupy our evening slate and plenty of options on the pitching and hitting side. It all starts on the East Coast at 7:05 pm with divisional matchups... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a wild one. We have some top-end pitching options as well as some great places to target bats. We now have one less top-end pitcher with Gerrit Cole testing positive for COVID, but still plenty of other options with Buehler, Wheeler, Manaea, and some... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/2/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Monday, RotoBallers! An insane deadline led us into a fantastic weekend of baseball. As a result, several teams are still figuring out their new rotations, so there's always the chance starting pitchers could be swapped around at the last second for the next few days. Today, seven games on tap beginning at 7:05 pm Eastern... Read More
Points League Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 19
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... Read More
The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Week 19
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... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Sunday gang! Hope you all have had a great weekend so far. It's August already, can you believe it? We have a nice 11-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. There shouldn't be any major weather issues... Read More
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have two months left in the fantasy baseball season now. It may not feel like a lot, but there's still plenty of time to make a charge or slip due to complacency. Take advantage of those who lose focus due to fantasy football's... Read More
Rookie Report: Prospects Traded at the MLB Trade Deadline
Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! This week, I'm going to switch things up a little bit and look at every single prospect that was traded at the MLB Trade Deadline over the past week. And boy was it a crazy week of trades, with many MLB... Read More
Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the July 31st edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 19
The second half of the baseball season has begun and the trade deadline has come and gone. We are coming up to the stretch run in the baseball season and the fantasy season. Playoff seedings are being determined in the MLB as well as fantasy leagues. Knowing injury timelines is now at a vital part... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/31/21): MLB DFS Lineups
It's a fairly reasonable DraftKings Saturday in MLB. The Jays pissed off DraftKings by starting an hour earlier than the rest of the 4pm Eastern games, so they go into their own showdown. The five game early slate looks solid, but I'm here to take you through the nine-game main prime time slate on DraftKings.... Read More
Trade Deadline Analysis - Relievers On The Move
The trade deadline is here! Yet, unlike in years past, we don't have to wait until hours before the deadline to get our fix. We've seen some monster names traded away already, like Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and other players that aren't on the Nationals. However, for today's article, I'm just going to... Read More
Closers and Saves Report - Week 18 Waiver Wire
With the trade deadline in just a few hours, much of this article may be irrelevant by the end of the day. But it seems like several teams are trying to get ahead of the deadline and we've already seen some bullpen movement. A team with a solid closer picked up another solid closer. A... Read More
Announcing This Year's Fantasy Busts - The Bigger Picture
The second half of the MLB season is about two weeks deep and the trade deadline brings a flurry of activity that will shake up rosters. Last week, I advised being proactive to prepare for prospects or under-the-radar players who may jump into the starting lineup or rotation. This week, let's get reactive. While you... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/30/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Friday, RotoBallers! This trade deadline is something else. Yesterday, we saw Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, and Anthony Rizzo change teams. While there are a dozen moves I could discuss, those two stand out because they will produce postseason tremors among the elite teams. Now, we get to follow the deadline with a massive dose of... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Trade Targets for Week 18
Sometimes fantasy baseball can resemble the stock market. You want the best portfolio of players without having to pay too much for them. Sometimes to achieve the optimal team, you need to make trades. The best way to gain added value is to trade away an over-performing player for one in a rut. This way,... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/29/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 5-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a messy one. There are some potential weather concerns with Toronto/Boston looking really nasty. The pitching is not that great, especially not knowing if Peralta is a full go or not. We may get a return of Dylan Bundy if Alex Cobb continues to... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/28/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! With a few getaway games planned for the earlier part of the day, there are 11 matchups to pick and choose from for our Wednesday night DFS lineups. However, the Blue Jays-Red Sox game on the slate is the second game of a double-header, so it'll be limited to seven innings. As... Read More
Daily Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the July 28th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/27/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and it should be a fun one. There is some top-end pitching with McCullers and Morton, but you may not need the top-end arms with so many mid-tier and punt pitchers. We have a lot of game totals well over nine, meaning there should be offense... Read More
Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects: Week 18
We’re less than a week away from the 2021 MLB trade deadline so it could be a busy week for rookies and prospects. The impending moves could also have significant impacts on the potential playing times ahead for many near-MLB-ready players. However, keep in mind that trading top prospects has become far less common than... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/26/21): MLB DFS Lineups
Happy Monday, RotoBallers! After a busy week of baseball after the All-Star break, things are calming down a bit. There are seven games on the DraftKings featured slate due to a Mets-Braves doubleheader. It means our first game with throw its first pitch at 7:05 pm Eastern between the Nationals and Phillies, and the slate runs... Read More
Points Leagues Pitchers: Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 18
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... Read More
