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Friday’s slate of MLB games is pretty cut and dry. All 30 teams are playing at night with a lot of aces going, which should make for a fun day of DFS action on DraftKings. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based […]
Full Story »DeGrom Strikes Out 11 On One Hit Against Cards
Jacob DeGrom might have just had the best performance of his young career on the mound for the New York Mets Thursday. DeGrom (4-4, 3.21 ERA) pitched eight innings of shutout ball against the St. Louis Cardinals, which gave the team a split in the four-game set against the N.L.’s best team. The best part […]
Full Story »Week 7 Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat (5/21)
Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller writer Ross Wiliamson will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Thursday May 21st 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 our […]
Full Story »Miguel Gonzalez (SP, BAL) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting OWNED IN: 58% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: His sterling 4-2 record and 2.93 ERA look appealing on the surface, but the underlying statistics suggest that Gonzalez is likely to regress in a big way. His 7.12 K/9 isn't bad, but represents a leap of a full strikeout from his 2014 figure of 6.28. […]
Full Story »Curtis Granderson (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 39% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Old dogs can learn new tricks even if they have been prone to make similar mistakes of the past. Over the last seven days, Granderson is batting .281 with 2 HR, 1 SB, 4 Runs and 3 RBI. Curtis Granderson has been an […]
Full Story »Maikel Franco (3B, PHI) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Let the youth movement in the City of Brotherly Love begin! Maikel Franco is the first of a laundry list of talented players within the Philadelphia Phillies organization to make it to the show in 2015. What is there to like about Mr. […]
Full Story »Alex Colome (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Leagues Owned In: 5% Yahoo!, 4% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: For a team that is fourth in the league with 185 runs scored, there seem to be a plethora of A's box scores that end up with two or fewer runs. The 26-year-old Alex Colome has taken his command to a new level with […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 7 (Part 2)
Something happened at the start of this week that not even great baseball journalist Tim Kurkjian has ever seen happen before. Coming off a 6-0 loss in which they were almost no-hit and on the heels of a 16-22 record, Marlins GM Dan Jennings fired manager Mike Redmond. As the rest of the baseball world […]
Full Story »MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Waiver Wire, Injury News & Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice
Waiver Wire Targets 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 of DraftSmashers Radio […]
Full Story »Nathan Karns (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Nate Karns may still need some work on his command and his changeup - a pitch he may or may not have in his repertoire yet - but I think he has good value in AL only leagues this season. So far, […]
Full Story »NFL Appraisers Find Value Of Super Bowl Championship To Be $1 Million
FOXBORO, MA In a stunning turn of recent events, NFL disciplinary appraisers found that the value of a Super Bowl championship was only around one million dollars (plus or minus some draft picks), and fined the New England Patriots accordingly for their involvement in the Deflategate scandal. The scandal began when Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson […]
Full Story »James Paxton (SP, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Ignore in shallow formats; Stream in 12+ team mixed formats OWNED IN: 21% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Overall, Paxton has pedestrian numbers: 2-2 with a 3.59 ERA and 6.99 K/9. These middling numbers mask a massive month to month split, however, as his April ERA was an inflated 5.74 while the May figure […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/21/15
RotoBaller’s Partner FanDuel is hosting a great tournament tonight with the biggest prize pools around. The MLB Rally Tournament is just $5 to enter with $50,000 up for grabs! If you’re a new FanDuel user, sign up through the above link and get a sweet bonus on your deposit. Long time no see, RotoBallers! I’m […]
Full Story »Danny Espinosa (2B, WSH) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Short Term Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 12% Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Second base is always a thin position in the world of fantasy baseball. The emergence of Danny Espinosa’s offense makes for a temporary fix for a team’s fantasy season that can’t seem to find the right player to plug into the 2B […]
Full Story »Ben Revere (OF, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All leagues OWNED IN: 52% Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: You need stolen bases or a player who is turning his season around? Outfielder Ben Revere is the man for you. The 27-year-old Philadelphia Phillies player is hitting the prime of his career. His dreadful start is the reason he’s available in half the leagues […]
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