Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week 23

While most fantasy owners are seeking out fantasy football advice take heed to your playoff bound fantasy baseball team to look for answers to bolster your team for the stretch run. It doesn't hurt to look around for players that are now performing at levels more accustomed to their normal levels or just an extra […]

Deep / Very Deep Waiver Wire Adds: Last Week Before Playoffs

Hello and welcome to the big and scary LAST WEEK BEFORE THE PLAYOFFS edition of the Deep/Very Deep league waiver wire adds list for fantasy baseball. It is time to get creative in a last ditch effort to see a meaningful postseason, and these six players (five batters, one SP) will give you a great […]

English Premier League Week In Review: Match Day Four

Own Goal Decides The Match At Saint James' Newcastle United 0 – 1 Arsenal Saturday, August 29th @ St. James Park It was more of the same for the Magpies this weekend. Still in search of their first win of the season, Newcastle once again fell victim to sloppy, foul-ridden play and defensive ineptitude. Editor’s […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 9/2/15

Forty man rosters are officially here but we have yet to experience any drastic pricing based on these additions. Wednesday offers only four games in the afternoon slate, so today we will focus on the evening games. Below are my DraftKings picks for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015.  As always, remember to check your players to make sure […]

Spanish Primera Division - Week Two Recap

For those of you who were paying even the slightest bit of attention last week, your geographic knowledge of Spain has surely been enhanced. If only un poco. The strangely unplumbed beginning to the Spanish La Liga continued this weekend with the team that was technically relegated last year - but rescued because of a […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Hitting Prospects from Week 21

Who would've thought that a team with a $300 million payroll would be no hit twice in the span of the span of just two weeks? The Dodgers have defied everyone's expectation and continued to play very poorly in spite of their best efforts to break the bank. If the playoffs started today, they may […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 9/1/15

Welcome to the final month of the regular season. Amazing how fast it has flown. If you've been in the red all year, now is your (only) time to turn things around and flip those DFS negatives into positives. We've got a full slate of MLB action tonight, so there's much to digest for your […]

Buy Low and Sell High Hitters for Fantasy Baseball (Week 22)

In the past 15 days, three players on the Toronto Blue Jays have clobbered 10 home runs each, amassing 89 RBI in the process. Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion have powered the Jays offense to record-setting lengths in the month of August and there are no signs of stopping. For the most part, Bautista […]

Champ or Chump: What to Make of Molina, Bogaerts, and Arenado

Astute readers may have noticed that this column has increasingly made references to 2016 in predicting what the future may hold for featured players. While the statistical trends referred to hold value over time, there is simply not enough season left to assert that they definitely - or even probably - will impact a player […]

Top Hitters to Stream in Week 22: Head to Head and Weekly Leagues

Below are my top MLB hitter streamer options for Week 22 of fantasy baseball. All players listed here are 50% owned or less in Yahoo leagues and play seven games this week.  With only six teams playing 7 games this week, and one team playing 8 (Colorado), the streaming pool is shallower than usual. Nonetheless, […]

English Premier League Match of the Week Preview: Swansea vs. Manchester United

Manchester United -  A Club Struggling to Find An Identity The Red Devils find themselves in new territory. Even with the  reborn personality of their crosstown rivals, under the new umbrella of the Etihad, Manchester United have always been the goliath of the northern England town. However, since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson, United […]

English Premier League - Transfer Options And Fantasy Advice

As week four of the EPL looms, we continue to look at the most viable and valuable fantasy transfer options. Editor’s Note: be sure to check out all of our articles, and read more about the English Premier League (EPL) and the Spanish La Liga and fantasy analysis.   Simon Mignolet – Goalkeeper-Liverpool – 5.1m […]

The Spanish Primera Division Is Back - And So Are The Rumors

Arguably, the most skill laden league on the planet is, once again, open for business. Although the first week's games presented minimal fodder for the aficionado, footballing purists will rejoice at its recommencement. La Liga kicked off its season this past weekend to, it must be said, a more rapturous applause of expectation than post […]

Week 4 English Premier League Saturday Predictions and Fantasy Advice

Week 4 in the English Premier League and the European Games along with Capital One Cup ties will ensure that a lot of teams will have been playing midweek.  The transfer window saga continues with John Stones and Saido Berahino making the headlines as transfer requests are rejected by both of their clubs. However, we still expect […]

Derek Norris (C / 1B, SD) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The San Diego Padres made a ton of moves this year including bringing over Derek Norris from Oakland to replace Yasmani Grandal who went to Los Angeles. Norris was brought it to get everyday playing time and be a hitting presence behind the plate. […]

Wilson Ramos (C, WSH) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Ramos possesses a true power threat from the C position on a team such as the Nationals with loads of offensive talent up and down the lineup. The issue with Ramos is staying healthy as he has not eclipsed the 100 games played mark […]

Miguel Montero (C, CHC) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Talk about a guy who is hitting the cover off of the ball. Miguel Montero has come alive! Over the past few weeks Montero has hit 4 HR, collected 10 RBI, hit over .300 and has an OPS near 1.200. Montero’s first season on […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week 22

This week's list will showcase four catchers who are making a big splash at the Waiver Wire this week or have made enough noise to warrant your attention. As per every week not every name is going to be flashy or exciting and a lot of owners do not have the need to pick up […]

J.P.Arencibia (C, TB) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only / Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: This is the wild card of this list simply because he enters it after Curt Casali went down to injury. Arencibia has been called up to fill in for Casali and shadow over Rene Rivera. That is precisely the reason he makes this […]

English Premier League - Gameweek Three Review & Analysis

Editor's Note: be sure to check out all of our articles, and read more of our English Premier League analysis, match recaps & predictions throughout the season.   Manchester City Remains Undefeated, Untarnished Everton 0 – 2 Manchester City Sunday, August 23rd @ Goodison Park Manchester City just keeps on rolling. On a humid Sunday in […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 21)

What's up RotoBallers. This is going to be the last of this type of prospects format for the Top 30 power rankings this season. With rosters expanding on September 1st, most of the names on this list will be called up and anyone left off the expanded rosters will have no fantasy value. The article […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 8/24/15

What’s up RotoBallers. Welcome to another edition of my FanDuel analysis for DFS contests. We’re look at a nine game slate of contests tonight, with first pitch at 7:05 EDT. My goal as always is to help you find matchups for your DFS lineups to help you win on FanDuel. The lineup picks I recommend […]

Mike Zunino (C, SEA) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team / Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: This player has been such a pariah to many fantasy owners who thought he would be one of the best sleeper catchers in fantasy baseball. His amazingly slow start had owners dumping him fast and letting him figure out his hitting issues […]

Blake Swihart (C, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team / Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: A few weeks back fellow Red Sox C Ryan Hanigan made this list and Blake Swihart seemed to be fading into the distance. This rookie has decided to turn around and sprint towards proving he deserves to belong. Recently Swihart has […]

English Premier League Week 3 -Predictions For Sunday's Matches.

There are three matches this Sunday in the English Premier League to whet the footballing appetite:   West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea This is a very interesting fixture given that West Bromwich Albion have been something of a nemesis for Chelsea in recent seasons.  Two managers have lost their jobs following Albion wins in this fixture […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 8/21/15

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, […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 8/20/15

With an 11 game slate on Thursday, August 20th, I will go game by game to exploit the most favorable matchups given the park, and weaknesses on each team. The key to winning in DFS tournaments is finding players with cheap prices and high ceilings. That is what my article will consist of. I will […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week 21

Underwhelming catchers can begin to show life while overachieving catchers can come crashing down to earth. It is the reality of every fantasy position but for the position of catcher it can be an even steeper hill to climb. The consistent days off every week to go along with owners simply not in the market […]

English Premier League - Match Day Two Weekend Review

Red Devils Begin Season With Max Points Despite Unconvincing Form Aston Villa 0 – 1 Manchester United Friday, August 14th @ Villa Park Manchester United have indeed been fortunate to have secured six points from their two very uninspiring performances so far this season. Adnan Januzaj, amidst rumors that he could be loaned away from […]

Week 20 Buy and Sell Hitters for Fantasy Baseball

We're nearing the season's end and it is becoming easier to discern those bound for the playoffs and those destined to rebuild for years to come. In some leagues, there may be a trade deadline and it may have already passed. Well, that would be too bad. There's plenty of trends begging to be exploited at […]