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With the Houston Astros recently promoting both SS Carlos Correa and SP Vincent Velasquez and breakout performers Cameron Maybin, Chris Heston and Chi Chi Gonzalez getting attention, there are plenty of interesting names out there to for waiver hawks. It is always tough deciding who to drop. Whether you need to activate a player off […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 6/13/15
Below are my FanDuel lineup picks for Saturday, June 13th. 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 […]
Full Story »Jake McGee (RP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed and AL-Only Leagues Ownership: 11% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With Brad Boxberger taking a few days to rest his ailing forearm earlier in the week, Jake McGee may have found the opportunity he needed to reclaim the Rays’ closer role he held in 2014. McGee locked down his first save of […]
Full Story »Avisail Garcia (OF, CWS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Mixed / AL-Only leagues OWNERSHIP: 42% ESPN ANALYSIS: Long touted for his power potential, Chicago White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia has 3 HR in his last seven games to go along with 7 RBI, a .217 AVG, and 1 SB. While the average may not be stellar, the young outfielder […]
Full Story »Steven Matz (SP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Keepers & Stash in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: With the arrivals of Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Noah Syndergaard, and Carlos Rodon, there have been a lot of major league debuts to look forward to this season. It is hard to believe that there is yet another top […]
Full Story »Joe Smith (RP, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Saves+Holds Leagues. OWNED IN: 8% of Fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: So many teams in MLB would kill for a solid closer, and a guy like Joe Smith is stuck behind Huston Street in Los Angeles. The good news is, Joe Smith not being a closer means he will accumulate holds for […]
Full Story »Jace Peterson (2B, ATL) – Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues & NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Jace Peterson may be the second baseman of the present and future for the Atlanta Braves, but he still has quite a ways to go before he's fantasy relevant in shallow mixed leagues. For now, he's a solid middle […]
Full Story »Why You Should Watch The Copa America
The Copa America Has Begun...Start Paying Attention The chances are, you probably watched the World Cup last year or kept up with it. But more than that, you are likely to have enjoyed it and why not? You saw how Argentina and Brazil dominated games, Colombia stealing the show while Chile won over many admirers […]
Full Story »MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch For 6/12
One of the this season's best closers hit the disabled list this past week, crippling the saves output for many fantasy teams. Hopefully Andrew Miller's fantasy owners were able to snag Dellin Betances as a handcuff option earlier in the season. For those not so lucky, there are still other free agent options remaining on […]
Full Story »Champs or Chumps: Lucas Duda, Sonny Gray, and Clay Buchholz
Nearly everyone now agrees that sabermetrics have a use both in MLB front offices and in the fantasy arena, but the extent of this belief still varies. The Boston Red Sox have a league average starting rotation according to the advanced metrics, and are therefore still a popular postseason pick in some analytical circles. Their […]
Full Story »New Orleans Saints: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook
Heading into the season, Fantasy Football Expert Frankie Soler will take an early look into each NFL team’s fantasy potential in 2015, keying into some depth chart changes and battles for starting jobs. In our second part of the series we look at the New Orleans Saints. All previous Team Previews can be found here. The New […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 6/12/15
Well, the losing streak continued. I changed my mind from Edinson Volquez to Trevor Bauer at the last minute thanks to the positive weather update. I really wish I hadn’t done that. Oh well. It’s time to win some bankroll back on Friday. Friday night slates are fun. We do have one afternoon game on […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 6/12/15
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. He's a compilation of players I like when choosing a lineup for Friday, June 5th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - […]
Full Story »Week 10 Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat (6/11)
Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller writer Ross Wiliamson will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Thursday June 11th at 9:00 PM EST. Lineup concerns, add/drops, trades, DFS questions – you name it, we cover it! Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 6/11/15
Fantasy baseball has been a game that I distanced myself from for nearly my entire fantasy career. I thought, who can keep up with all the games and the lineup changes, and the difficulty to put together a winning lineup was even more outlandish with my minimal knowledge of the MLB. Since the NBA playoffs […]
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