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

This has been a good week for former MLB prospects. Several are now promising rookies in the majors. Noah Syndergaard finally got the call up to the majors and was sharp for five innings before getting roughed up in the sixth in his MLB debut. Kris Bryant has re-discovered his power and is really starting to […]

Roto Never Sleeps: Week 6 MLB Recap Featuring Harper, Gomez, Cano, Miller, Strasburg and More

Time to recap Week 6 of the fantasy season, or maybe we should just label it “Bryce Harper’s Week of Reckoning.”   MLB & Fantasy Baseball Week 6 Player Recap Bryce Harper (OF, WSH) absolutely put on a clinic last week. Twelve hits, three home runs, nine RBI, ten runs, nine walks and just one […]

DraftKings DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 5/19/15

RotoBaller is hosting a special MLB DFS Q&A today at 5pm. Scroll to the bottom of the post to find the chatroom and ask your question or click the link above. We have a full slate of games Tuesday, May 19th, with all the action being at night. Below you'll find our DraftKings MLB DFS […]

Video: Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 7

  Every Sunday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and MLB /NBA writer and contributor Sam Nedimyer break down the top 10 waiver wire pickups for the upcoming week of the fantasy baseball season. Be sure to download our free waiver wire app in the iTunes store, read our daily updating waiver wire list and check out […]

Kole Calhoun To Stay As Cleanup Hitter

Mike Scioscia announced today that left-handed outfielder Kole Calhoun would be in the cleanup spot for the long haul. This moves comes with the Angles' current 29th ranked offense as the manager is looking for a new to produce runs. Despite missing 30 games last year with a broken ankle, Calhoun still managed to hit […]

Ike Davis Sidelined, Placed on DL

Ike Davis was placed on the DL today after being sidelined for a few days with a Grade-2 strain in his left quad. This is a more than just a basic strain which means Davis should be out for longer the 15 days of the DL assignment. So far on the year Davis has been […]

Brandon Belt (1B/OF, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 52% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: We’re at the point where we need to start talking about Brandon Belt. Many fantasy owners were turned off by his putrid numbers in March and April in which Belt only hit .235 with no power. Don’t let these figures distract you […]

Steven Souza (OF, TB) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 51% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Souza was blocked in Washington, so the Nationals flipped him to the Rays over the winter. With this new lease on life and playing time came a fair amount of sleeper buzz. So far, Souza’s been basically as advertised, a three true […]

Logan Morrison (1B/OF, SEA) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Morrison has had a tough time sticking in the lineup in his career, mostly due to injuries and defense that can charitably be referred to as a traveshamockery. In his lone season with at least 500 plate appearances, however, he hit 23 […]

Delino DeShields Jr. (2B/OF, TEX) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: DeShields isn’t going to maintain an average around .300 or a .400+ OBP for much longer. That said, he’s filling up the box score on a nightly basis for the Rangers, who quite frankly deserve a positive fluke with how the last […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/18/15

For the first time this season, today's slate truly feels like slim pickins. Only 14 teams take the field today, and with six of the seven games taking place at night. I'm going to ignore the one day game to help make building a roster a less time sensitive thing. I figured you'd understand. Editor’s […]

Top Hitter Streamers for Week 7: Head-to-Head or Weekly Leagues

Below are my top MLB hitter streamer options for Week 7 of fantasy baseball. This week, the recommendations are for some older players who have declined who I am hopeful can be rejuvenated by good park factors and having 7 or 8 games.  All five players listed here are 50% owned or less in Yahoo leagues and […]

Five Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds for Week 7

You’ve almost certainly seen or heard countless sportswriters and broadcasters use the term “quarter pole” to denote when the first 25 percent of the regular season has been played. If you’re like me and have zero interest in horse racing, you’ve probably never thought anything of it. I recently learned, however, that the quarter pole […]

Marlon Byrd (OF, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues Ownership: 49% ANALYSIS: He’s far from a spring chicken or a trendy fantasy player, but Marlon Byrd’s strange late-career renaissance refuses to end. Since the start of the 2013 season, Byrd’s 57 home runs are 20th in all of baseball. A putrid April has yielded to a torrid May, as […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/17/15

Below are my FanDuel DFS lineup picks for Sunday, May 17th. Daily fantasy baseball leagues (DFS) are becoming the thing to do, and here at RotoBaller we are excited to help our users build their bankrolls. I’ll be covering FanDuel lineup picks, sleepers and general advice every Saturday and Sunday. I’ll also be putting my money where […]

DraftKings DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 5/17/15

Here are my MLB DFS lineup picks for May 17th 2015. Always remember to check lineups before finalizing your lineup. My goal with these DFS picks, as always, is to try and identify MLB players who will outperform their expectations today, based on their matchups and DraftKings prices. These players can be high-cost players, or […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/16/15

Daily fantasy baseball leagues (DFS) are becoming the thing to do, and here at RotoBaller we are excited to help our users build their bankrolls. I’ll be covering FanDuel lineup picks, sleepers and general advice every Saturday and Sunday. I’ll also be putting my money where my mouth is by entering my final lineup (at […]

MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Puig, Myers, Segura, Reyes, Jansen, Price, More

Week 6 MLB Injury Report for Fantasy Baseball Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They're the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can't ever really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. Like […]

DraftKings DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 5/15/15

My goal with these DFS picks, as always, is to try and identify MLB players who will outperform their expectations today, based on their matchups and DraftKings prices. These players can be high-cost players, or they can be value pick sleepers, but we are always looking for players that have a chance to return the […]

Austin Jackson (OF, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / AL-only Leagues as DL Stash OWNED IN: 55% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Austin Jackson has the ability to be one of the best leadoff hitters in the game, but has never been able to really put it all together. This season, he had a decent start but […]

Kelly Johnson (3B / OF, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Leagues as a DL Stash OWNED IN: 11% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Kelly Johnson is owned in just 19% of Yahoo leagues, but he’s putting together a solid first month and a half to the season now that he’s back in Atlanta. Maybe it’s the southern comfort that has afforded Johnson […]

Champs or Chumps: Will Hanley, Bartolo, and Vogt Maintain Their Hot Starts?

It seems like the season has just started, but in many ways we are well into it at this point. It is becoming increasingly necessary to focus on this year's production, leaving 2014 in the rear view mirror. This week we look at a Boston "outfielder", a Mets pitcher that might make more sense for […]

Buy and Sell These Hitters for Fantasy Baseball in Week Six

It's week six and it's raining Bryce Harper home runs! Harper homers, as they are affectionately called in our nation's capital. Now, if you're expecting a passage on how to get the most out of Harper's sky-high value, you're out of luck. This is not a fluke. Of course, one shouldn't expect the young Harper […]

MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Week 6 Waiver Wire and Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice

Waiver Wire and Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Wednesday night at 9:30 PM EST, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano (follow him on twitter) will be […]

Andre Ethier (OF, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 17% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Andre Ethier is taking full advantage of his new found playing time. Thanks to a few injuries to Dodgers' outfielders - namely Carl Crawford and Yasiel Puig, who's hamstring rehab isn't going as quickly as Don Mattingly had hoped - Ethier […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/13/15

Another full slate of games today to choose from. You all know the drill; we provide you with some sleepers and must plays, you win some coin. My goal with these DFS picks, as always, is to try to choose players who will outperform their expectations. These players can be high-cost players, or they can […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Prospects from Week 5

I have been very neutral in both of the Bryce Harper debates that have gone on between this season and last season. Last season, people were saying that he was overrated and will never be a great hitter. I knew that was too harsh on him considering his youth and still blossoming career (he is younger […]

Deeper League Waiver Wire: AL Edition (Morrison, Rosario, Hardy, Hamilton, Gibson)

Hey RotoBallers. Welcome to my Week 6 rundown of valuable waiver wire options for AL-Only fantasy baseball leagues. It’s always a challenge to stay ahead of the curve in deeper fantasy formats, so it is important to know which players are performing well now and which will play well all season long. Whether your team is […]

Fantasy Baseball Stock Watch: Surging Sluggers To Target in Week 6

May is where deals that can make or break a fantasy roster typically occur. Most fantasy owners look to cash in on hitters off to hot starts with limited track records, while others finally decide to cut bait on hitters with a long track record of success and a lack of recent performance. Week 6's edition […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/12/15

RotoBaller is hosting a special MLB DFS Q&A today at 6pm. Scroll to the bottom of the post to find the chatroom and ask your question or click the link above. We have a full slate of games Tuesday, May 12th, but not a single one will be played in daylight. The part of me […]