Day two of the 2015 Major League Baseball season is in the books, with seven of Tuesday’s scheduled eight games played. The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago was postponed due to inclement weather. With Monday’s scheduled day off, the two teams will square off again after […]
Full Story »Top Five Dynasty / Keeper Third Basemen
In a surprising turn of events, no veteran third basemen made the Top Five Dynasty/Keeper list. Veterans like Evan Longoria, Chris Davis, Todd Frazier and Josh Donaldson are too old to crack my top five. Much respect to those guys, but a new generation of third basemen has arrived. Let's take a look. The Fantasy Future […]
Full Story »Chris Owings (SS, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep NL-Only Leagues ANALYSIS: The Diamondbacks gave the starting shortstop job to rookie Nick Ahmed, but Chris Owings seems to have locked down second base. As a result, Aaron Hill has been placed on the trade block. Owings has become a reliable hitter, and has the potential for decent power for […]
Full Story »NBA DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – FanDuel Advice for 4/8/15
Premium DFS Lineup Tools RotoBaller's Premium NBA DFS Tools help you win your head-to-heads and GPPs. With a 1-Day Free Trial of our NBA DFS Premium Pass, you can even test drive these DFS tools for free for 24 hours: Player vs. Player Comparison: Compare up to five players' recent FanDuel fantasy points to […]
Full Story »DraftKings DFS – NBA Fantasy Basketball Advice & Value Picks (4/8/15)
Premium DFS Lineup Tools RotoBaller's Premium NBA DFS Tools help you win your head-to-heads and GPPs. With a 1-Day Free Trial of our NBA DFS Premium Pass, you can even test drive these DFS tools for free for 24 hours: Player vs. Player Comparison: Compare up to five players' recent FanDuel fantasy points to find […]
Full Story »Angel Pagan (OF, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Target for 10+ Team Leagues ; FAAB Bid: $8 ESPN: 11.6% Owned ; Yahoo: 16% Owned; Fleaflicker: 15% Owned ANALYSIS: The season is underway and it’s time to start scouring the waiver wire for the goodies owners left on the table on draft day. Enter Exhibit A: Angel Pagan. Pagan is an excellent […]
Full Story »Mike Zunino (C, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in all Standard/Deep Leagues/ AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 46% Owned in Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In only his third major league season with the Seattle Mariners, Mike Zunino is starting to come alive as a full fledged contributor to a playoff contender. He showed promising power numbers in 2014, launching 22 HR and collecting […]
Full Story »Nick Markakis (OF, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper / 5 Outfielder Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Nick Markakis, 31, right fielder, is coming off his worst season in his nine-year career with the Baltimore Orioles. His RBI totals dramatically tailed off over the last three seasons, as well as his extra base totals. Still, Markakis is […]
Full Story »Chris Hatcher (RP, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Don't pay for saves... ever! Fantasy baseball experts around the world yell this every season and for good reason. Saves are volatile, closers are unpredictable, and managers for whatever reason don't like to give fantasy owners much insight on who they plan to […]
Full Story »MLB Opening Day Games Recap - News & Notes (April 6 Recap)
All 30 MLB teams have now played their first game, as 14 games were completed Monday. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs played their opener on Sunday. For those of you who missed it, I previously provided my rundown of some interesting MLB Opening Day Statistics and Historical Notes. You can check that our […]
Full Story »Mets Place Jenrry Mejia On 15-Day DL With Elbow Inflammation
The New York Mets have placed their closer, Jenrry Mejia, on the 15-day DL after dealing with elbow soreness while warming up before he was supposed to come into the ninth inning. The 25-year-old right-hander underwent an X-ray, MRI scanes and was given a cortisone injection after leaving the season opener on Monday against the […]
Full Story »Week One Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat with Max Petrie (4/7)
Tuesday Evening - Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller Max Petrie will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives to help you prep for your fantasy baseball drafts on Tuesday April 7th at 8:00 PM EST. Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do our best to answer […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 4/7/15
There is a somewhat healthy slate of baseball on day two of the 2015 regular season with 8 games scheduled for Tuesday April 7th, 2015. Unfortunately there aren't any daytime games slotted, but that gives DFS participants more time to analyze and select a team, especially if you always like being able to pick players […]
Full Story »CJ Cron (1B, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues OWNED In: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues; 12% of Yahoo! Leagues Analysis: Cron, 25 years old, has one tool that stands out. His power is for real and he can hit the ball out of any ballpark. Unfortunately for Cron, and Cron owners, hitting for power is really his only tool. Luckily, Josh Hamilton's […]
Full Story »Norichika Aoki (OF, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues. OWNED IN: 5.4% of ESPN leagues; 12% of Yahoo leagues; 34% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Nori Aoki was perpetually the guy hanging around the top of the waiver wire as a member of the Kansas City Royals in 2014. Occasionally, he would find a home on someone's roster […]
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