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 […]

Champ or Chump: What to Make of Heston, Fiers, and Iwakuma

The no hitter. Few events in sports can make a stadium root against the home team, but a no-no can. There is a virtual guarantee of a great defensive play to preserve the effort, adding to the excitement of the event. Like a championship, these gems live on well after their season has faded into […]

Burnett (Elbow) To Throw Bullpen Session Tuesday: Eyeing September Return

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher A.J. Burnett is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. An elbow injury has kept Burnett out since July 30. It’s going to take over a month for the right-hander to return from a flexor strain in his right elbow. The 38-year-old received a platelet-rich […]

Buy Low and Sell High Starting Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball (Week 21)

R.A. Dickey has allowed 20 hits and 10 runs in 10 innings since I recommended him in last week's column, and Patrick Corbin lasted just two innings in his most recent start. At least Jimmy Nelson kept things from being a complete disaster on the buy side with a solid showing. The sell suggestions were […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 8/25/15

As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Tuesday, August 25th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - […]

Kevin Gausman (BAL, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 17% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: The young fireballer for the O's has started to put everything together of late. In his last 40 innings, he's only allowed 16 earned runs. Aside from the bomb he gave up to Miguel Sano on Sunday, he was lights out the […]

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 […]

Tyler Duffey (MIN, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues / Matchup Streamer OWNED IN: 2% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: We're digging deep here, so AL-Only owners listen up. Perhaps owners are scared off by the 4.60 ERA and 1.47 WHIP, but there's more to Duffey than meets the eye. Duffey debuted at Toronto and allowed five earned runs in just two innings before getting […]

Jerad Eickhoff (PHI, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team / NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: I wanted to include Eickhoff in last week's article but considering you couldn't even add him for his debut in most leagues, I decided to hold off. We ended missing out on an excellent debut - six scoreless innings with a 5/1 K/BB ratio and […]

Wade Miley (BOS, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / Matchup Streamer OWNED IN: 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: One week after I discussed a player I was frightened of (Garza), it's only fitting I feature another play that makes my stomach turn. Jokes aside, Wade Miley has earned our attention. In the month of August, Miley has put together […]

Kris Medlen (KC, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: As I predicted, Medlen has found his way back into the rotation after replacing Jeremy Guthrie for Kansas City. Medlen has a 2.51 ERA in seven relief appearances this year, but it needs to be noted that all of those runs were in his […]

Charlie Morton (SP, PIT) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues / Matchup Streamer OWNED IN: 19% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite having an up and down season, Charlie Morton has hit quite a high the past few starts. After striking out nine Mets, he followed up with another eight over a combined 13 innings while only giving up two earned runs in […]

Week 21 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

What’s up RotoBallers. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 21, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have a link to our Premium Starting Pitcher Daily Matchups, Streamers & DFS Tool. For those who aren't aware, our in-house […]

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

What's up RotoBallers. Below are my DFS lineup picks for Monday, August 24th's games on DraftKings. As always, I will try and identify players for your DFS lineups to help you win on DraftKings. Good luck! Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - they're hosting a one-day Fantasy […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 21 (Part 1)

It’s not easy being a statistics nerd. It’s even rougher being a baseball nerd. Talking baseball with family and friends is difficult. All a baseball nerd wants to do is talk wOBA and hate on a guy for his weighted run creation against lefties. Talking baseball with significant others is even more frustrating. An extraterrestrial […]

Top Two Start Pitcher Streamers and Sleepers for Week 21

Quality over quantity. Every fantasy owner knows this. But when looking at the starting pitcher free agent waiver wire for the coming week, ideally you’d like to have a guy that is going to be on the mound more than once. Most teams are going to have a couple of starters pitching twice in a week. This […]

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 […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 8/23/15

Below are my FanDuel lineup picks for Sunday, August 23rd. 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 be sleepers, but we are always looking for players that have a chance to return the greatest value […]

DraftKings DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 8/23/15

As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on pricing and matchups data. Here's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Sunday, August 23rd. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - […]

Week 21 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire: Medlen, Miley, Eickhoff, Duffey

Welcome to Week 21. If you've been following along with this series all season, you know the drill. If not, this article is to help you uncover starting pitcher options that may have been overlooked in your league or dropped after a poor start. As always, included are options for both shallow and deeper leagues. I also add my […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Pitching Prospects from Week 20

Mike Fiers could be one of the best under the radar trades at the deadline. And I’m not just saying that because of the no-hitter, though that may have some influence on why I am now discussing him. If you all recall, Fiers dominated last season with the Brewers throwing 71.2 innings with a 2.13 […]

Ivan Nova (SP, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The New York Yankees have had nothing short of a remarkable year. The return of Ivan Nova came just in time. Since Nova returned in late June, he has posted a 3.72 ERA with a 2:1 K/BB ratio and 4 QS. He's helped to […]

Raisel Iglesias (SP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues. OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues. ANALYSIS: How is this guy available in 90% of leagues right now? How is this possible? Raisel Iglesias has been on an absolute tear as of late, and he is pulling off the best Rodney Dangerfield impression going today. "I don't get no […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 8/22/15

As always, Saturday has a full slate of games coming our way including prime match-ups pitting the Giants at the Pirates and the Astros at the Dodgers. A red hot Blue Jays team also travels to Los Angeles to face the Angels in a battle of two teams fighting for first place in their divisions. […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 8/22/15

Below are my FanDuel lineup picks for Saturday, August 15th. 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 be sleepers, but we are always looking for players that have a chance to return the greatest value […]

Recent Prospect Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Values (Lamb, Duffey, Velasquez, Chi Chi)

Hello and welcome to another edition of the prospect call-up watch. I am Brady Grove writing live from McDonald's because the wifi in my condo isn't working. Today we will be discussing four young guns on the move (for better or worse), their opportunity, and how this affects fantasy baseball managers. All of the prospects […]

MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Hamilton, Franco, Puig and more

Wow. You really don't realize how many fantasy baseball relevant players are currently experiencing injury issues until you start writing the weekly injury update article. To be clear, because there are so many players currently battling their own bodies, we will be focusing on those with the utmost relevance to fantasy baseball managers. Stay tuned […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 8/21/15

We have another full slate on Friday, August 21st, and once again the Cubs will play an afternoon game, eliminating them from my analysis. They will take on the Braves at Wrigley Field at 4:05. As far as the rest of the field, we have plenty of top pitching options to choose from, and I’ll […]

Daniel Norris (Oblique) Placed On 15-Day DL

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Daniel Norris has been placed on the 15-day DL with an oblique injury. Norris suffered a right oblique strain in his start Wednesday night at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. The left-hander couldn’t get out of the fifth inning because of the injury. He allowed three runs on four hits […]

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, […]