Future Tense: Arizona Fall League Surprises (November 7th Edition)

We’ve looked at some successes and some not-so-successful (we want to be positive here, so no negative thoughts coming from Future Tense today…) over the last two installments. This time around, we are going to look at some truly surprising performances, starting with a Brewer shortstop that has gone from mediocrity in the PCL to superstar […]

2016 Free Agents and Potential Qualifying Offer Fates

Now that we've entered the MLB offseason, it's time to talk qualifying offers. Teams will spend the next few days deciding whether or not to extend a qualifying offer to their impending free agents. The qualifying offer system was designed to replace the old arbitration-based system that used Type A, B, and C free agents. […]

2015 In Review: Chase Utley

In the first five full seasons of his career, Chase Utley was one of the best players in baseball. Though he was criminally underappreciated in MVP voting, the Phillies second baseman was second only to Albert Pujols in WAR over that span (2005 – 09). Utley did everything well; he hit for average and power, […]

Utley Plans To Return For 2016 Season

Chase Utley is planning to return for the 2016 MLB season. The second baseman will likely not return with the Los Angeles Dodgers because the team is expected to decline Utley’s $15-million option for 2016 since he did not have 500 at-bats in 2015. The 36-year-old has played for 13 years and hasn’t been healthy […]

Rangers To Discuss Extension With Odor

The Texas Rangers are expected to discuss a long-term contract extension with second baseman Rougned Odor. The 21-year-old is under team control through 2019 but the Rangers want to lock up Odor now. Texas will have to wait until after the World Series to start the works of a new contract. After a slow start […]

Royals Add Raul Mondesi To Roster, Leave Off Gore

The Kansas City Royals added infielder Raul Mondesi to their World Series roster on Tuesday. Rosters were due on Tuesday, and in somewhat of a shocker, the Royals have called up a player that has never played in the majors. Mondesi was playing his fourth minor league season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas all season. Prior […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for 2016 Fantasy Drafts

As many of you all may remember, during the regular season I discussed which Top 30 prospects would have the biggest impact for fantasy owners during the regular season. This series will continue into the offseason, but will come out once a month as opposed to once a week. The only requirement to be on this […]

Future Tense: The Arizona Fall League, Part VII: Surprise Saguaros

And we have finally made it to the last team in the Arizona Fall League, the Saguaros, brought to you by the Kansas City Royals, the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Texas Rangers, the letter M, and the number 6. So, with this being the last team on the […]

FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, & Advice for 10/20/2015

If tonight's contests look like the ALCS Game 3 (19 runs), things are going to be fun. If we get what we've seen from the NLDS to this point (nine runs in two games), we're going to die from boredom. Let's hope for the former! Today we get to analyze the Cubs trying to fight […]

Cano (Sports Hernia) Undergoes Surgery

Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a sports hernia. Cano has been dealing with the injury throughout the second half of the season. The surgery was a success and the six-time All-Star will require six weeks of recovery time. He should be good enough be at Seattle’s Spring Training. […]

FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, & Advice for 10/13/15

THERE'S some offense for ya! An MLB Playoff record 21 home runs were crushed yesterday and all four games were in on the action. Aside from the Blue Jays-Rangers game they were exciting events to watch and all four were excellent opportunities to make winning FanDuel lineups. Today we get two NLDS Game 4's to analyze […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 10/11/15

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to another edition of my DraftKings DFS lineup picks and analysis. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on DFS pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Sunday, […]

FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, & Advice for 10/11

Well, yesterday was interesting to say the least. The Chase Utley slide swung the momentum for the Dodgers in a game they looked to be in big trouble. The Cubs fought back to even their series and head home with Jake Arrieta looming. Today we get two ALDS Game 3s to analyze and use to […]

FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, & Advice for 10/10

Welcome to  our first weekend of playoff baseball. We saw Toronto go into panic mode falling down 2-0 as the series heads to Arlington. Kansas City fought back in a game that would've likely been their death kneel as they face Dallas Keuchel on Sunday, now tied 1-1. John Lackey displayed his dominance at home […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 10/10/15

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to another edition of my DraftKings DFS lineup picks and analysis. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on DFS pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Saturday, […]

FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 10/9

We got our first taste of ALDS action yesterday with the Rangers and Astros each stealing a game on the road. Our MLB Hitter Streamers Tool had Robinson Chirinos as a sleeper which paid off for those you who followed along. Today we're treated to a quartet of all-day baseball starting with the Rangers-Blue Jays […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for the Wild Card Games

For the most part, you can pretty much throw out statistics in a one game playoff. This will be the fourth year of the new Wild Card game system. In the previous three years, home teams own a record of 3-3. Cy Young candidates have gotten torched on the road, and young hitters have entered […]

10 Bold MLB Predictions: End of Season Review

Now that we’ve reached the end of another fantasy season, it’s time to look back on my bold predictions from March and see how they panned out.   The Bold Predictions Joey Votto is a top five first baseman. Success! Votto bounced back in a big way from an injury-marred 2014, riding a huge second […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 10/4/15

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to another edition of my DraftKings DFS lineup picks and analysis. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on DFS pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Sunday, […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 10/2/15

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to another edition of my DraftKings DFS lineup picks and analysis. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on DFS pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Friday, […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 10/2/15

It’s here: The final Friday of the MLB regular season arrives on October 2nd. It was a long season full of plenty of ups and downs, lessons learned, and, hopefully, spoils won. If you are someone who might continue to try their luck into the MLB Playoffs (hey, we still have some time before NBA […]

Ketel Marte (SEA, 2B/SS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team roto and points leagues OWNED IN: 13.3% of ESPN leagues ANALYSIS: Ketel Marte is hot, hot, hot. As you may have noticed by now, that’s been a recurring theme for a lot of these waiver wire blurbs. He’s hit .396 over his last 15 games, and is striking out at […]

Eddie Rosario (MIN, 2B/OF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in points leagues with 10+ teams/add in roto leagues with 10+ teams OWNED IN: 15.0% of ESPN leagues ANALYSIS: Another guy eligible at two spots (2B, OF), Rosario is very similar to a player like Steve Pearce in regards to Hail Mary potential. If you’re not in a keeper or dynasty league, […]

Deep League Waiver Wire: The Final Days

It is the end of days for the 2015 fantasy baseball season and hopefully for many of you, it will be a happy ending. If you are a fantasy baseball manager in a deep or very deep league who needs some last second streaming suggestions, today we will be discussing four batters and a starting […]

FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 9/30

What's up RotoBallers. We've reached the end of our run. I hope my plays have been helpful throughout the year and I've enjoyed being along for the ride with you all. Today we have 18 (!) games on the docket thanks to three rainouts last night, although only 15 will be available to pick from. […]

Marcus Semien (OAK, 2B / SS/ 3B) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 28 Percent of Leagues ANALYSIS: A brutal early-summer swoon has dragged down Semien's overall numbers, but he's still proven useful to those in deeper and AL-only leagues. After all, he can be plugged in at three infield spots (including both MI positions) and has managed double-digit homers […]

Steve Pearce (1B/2B/OF, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25 Percent of Leagues ANALYSIS: Pearce's breakout last season had some fantasy owners betting on a repeat performance this time around. I wasn't among them, and Pearce struggled enough in the first two months that he was played sparingly even before suffering an oblique injury. In […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 9/28/15

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to another edition of my DraftKings DFS lineup picks and analysis. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on DFS pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Monday, […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 9/26/15

With only a couple of weeks left in the regular season, every match-up counts more than ever as October looms. Saturday boasts a full slate of games and a slew of great match-ups as the Cubs take on the Pirates while the Rangers and Astros clash in Houston and the Twins and Angels fight for […]

Waiver Wire Pickups For Second Base (2B) & Shortstop (SS) For Week 25

Are you still alive? At this point you’re either in the head-to-head championship matchup or down to the nitty-gritty in roto leagues. Everything could come down to the moves you make this week. I’m here to provide middle infield options for one last push! As always, feel free to reach out to me directly @Roto_Dubs […]