BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed or AL-Only Leagues Owned In: 27% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Josh Hamilton is back in a Rangers' uniform after a two year stint with the Angels. In his first game on Monday, he was slooted into the five hole, behind sluggers Prince Fielder and Adrian Beltre. Hamilton went hitless […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 5/26/15
Click here for our FanDuel DFS Lineup Picks for Wednesday May 27th Click here for our DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Wednesday May 27th We are back to a full slate of games for today, May 26th 2015, and every single one of them will be played under the lights. That means there are many options, and many options means there's […]
Full Story »Mike Napoli (1B, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Leagues Owned In: 44% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Mike Napoli is a streaky hitter, and after an ice cold start, he swatted four homers last week. Despite normally missing a chunk of games, Napoli has averaged 31 homers per 162 games for his career. While he has struggled this year, he has […]
Full Story »Dynasty / Keeper Deeper Dive: Aaron Judge
You be the Judge I remember a time when the Yankees farm system was among the most barren out there. Today it's still not quite the best, but it does have some nice pieces. The Yankees are going to need those prospects to live up to their potential to compete. Once such player is the […]
Full Story »Buy and Sell These Hitters for Fantasy Baseball in Week Eight
Every good salesman knows that buyers love excitement. The naive buyer will pay a lot to discover what lies behind door number three, often going against his or her best interest. Why should fantasy baseball be any different? Kris Bryant represents the epitome of this concept. Without receiving a single major league at-bat prior to […]
Full Story »MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week Eight)
I feel like I need to clarify a name that can be found later on this list, each week that I do this Fantasy Prospects Power Rankings series. That would be Jameson Taillon. Taillon has yet to throw a pitch at any professional level since early 2014 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Prior to […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 5/26/15
Below are my MLB DFS lineup picks for Tuesday May 26th, 2015. Always remember to check the MLB starting lineups, to see who is starting and sitting today, before finalizing your DraftKings 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 […]
Full Story »Roenis Elias (SP, SEA) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Elias was a sneaky play in fantasy in the second half of 2014, and he’s maintained that success to since joining the rotation in the end of April with a 2.76 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and a 25/9 K/BB ratio. He’s yet to allow more than three runs since July […]
Full Story »Carlos Rodon (SP, CWS) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The call up of Carlos Rodon went under the radar a bit due in large part to that other prospect that was called up to the Majors, but make no mistake, this guy is a future ace. Rodon was drafted with the third […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 5/25/15
** These are FanDuel DFS lineup picks for Monday, 5/25. To see today's lineup picks for FanDuel, Tuesday 5/26, just click here ** Happy Memorial Day everyone! We've got a nice slate of baseball games scheduled for today. I'm going to focus on the late afternoon and night matchups, for my tournament and cash game […]
Full Story »Tsuyoshi Wada (CHC, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only / Deeper Mixed Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Wada was a personal favorite of mine for streaming purposes in 2014. In his 13 starts, he compiled a 3.25 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, and 57 K over 69.1 innings. Wada, who just returned from a groin injury and will be replacing Travis […]
Full Story »Kyle Hendricks (CHC, SP) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Hendricks earned himself a spot this week after his masterful complete game at San Diego. It was his first start to eclipse six innings this season while he finished with no walks and seven strikeouts. This was more along the lines of what […]
Full Story »Tanner Roark (SP, WAS) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Roark was the odd man out coming into 2015 in the loaded Nationals rotation. Early on, we thought it would be Stephen Strasburg who would suffer an injury to open a spot, but it’s Doug Fister who has made Roark an asset once […]
Full Story »Danny Espinosa (2B/SS, WSH) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Espinosa is playing regularly at second base for the Nationals, and as the team has heated up so has he. In his last 15 games, he’s hitting .317 with eight RBIs and a whopping 13 runs scored. He does still strike out at […]
Full Story »Maikel Franco (3B, PHI) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Considering that I was never a big fan of Franco's while he was coming up as a prospect, I must say I've been impressed by how he's handled his time in the big leagues this year. Against the toughest competition he's ever faced, […]
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