Matt Shoemaker was dominant on Thursday in his return to the Angels rotation as he allowed one hit over 7 1/3 innings during the 2-0 victory. It was a duel on the mound between Shoemaker and Randy Wolf. Shoemaker struck out five and allowed one walk during his dominant performance. Wolf allowed one run on […]
Full Story »Span (Back) Sits Out Already Thursday After Two Games Back
Denard Span will sit out Thursday’s game for the Washington Nationals against the San Diego Padres because of back soreness, according to CSNMA. The Nationals centerfielder will miss a game after only two games since his return from a back injury that had him sidelined since July 7. Washington will manage Span throughout the final […]
Full Story »Adam Jones Leaves Game Early With Unknown Injury
Adam Jones left Thursday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, according to The Baltimore Sun. The star Baltimore Orioles outfielder ran into the center field fence while trying to catch a ball off the bat of Ben Zobrist in the first inning. Jones stayed in the game until he was replaced in the third inning. […]
Full Story »Top Tight End Targets Leaders From Last Year & Their 2015 Projections
The Tight End. A revolutionary position that, over the past twenty years, has undoubtedly played a huge part into the transformation of the NFL to a more pass happy league. Gone are the days when tight ends flanked the offensive line to provide extra blocking for running backs and here are the days when Jimmy […]
Full Story »Week 21 Q&A: Live Fantasy Baseball Chat (8/27)
Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller writer Ross Wiliamson will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Thursday August 27th 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 »Week 4 English Premier League Saturday Predictions and Fantasy Advice
Week 4 in the English Premier League and the European Games along with Capital One Cup ties will ensure that a lot of teams will have been playing midweek. The transfer window saga continues with John Stones and Saido Berahino making the headlines as transfer requests are rejected by both of their clubs. However, we still expect […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 21 (Part 2)
Poor Justin Verlander. On Wednesday, he was three outs away from pitching his third no-hitter of his career. That was the second time he had a no-hitter broken up in the ninth. This means that Verlander could potentially have four no-hitters under his belt for his career. As for 2015, he has really come on […]
Full Story »Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A with Zach Wilkins (8/27)
Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and Lead NFL columnist Zach Wilkins (@LopsidedTrades) will be answering all of your fantasy football questions and talking football every Thursday night until the end of the NFL season. Tonight's chat is happening Thursday August 27th at 8:00 PM EST. Draft Prep, sleepers, rankings, dynasty questions -- Ed has been […]
Full Story »Derek Norris (C / 1B, SD) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The San Diego Padres made a ton of moves this year including bringing over Derek Norris from Oakland to replace Yasmani Grandal who went to Los Angeles. Norris was brought it to get everyday playing time and be a hitting presence behind the plate. […]
Full Story »Wilson Ramos (C, WSH) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Ramos possesses a true power threat from the C position on a team such as the Nationals with loads of offensive talent up and down the lineup. The issue with Ramos is staying healthy as he has not eclipsed the 100 games played mark […]
Full Story »Miguel Montero (C, CHC) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Talk about a guy who is hitting the cover off of the ball. Miguel Montero has come alive! Over the past few weeks Montero has hit 4 HR, collected 10 RBI, hit over .300 and has an OPS near 1.200. Montero’s first season on […]
Full Story »Travis Shaw (1B, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Travis Shaw is just another example of a guy being in the right place at the right time to seize an opportunity to prove how good he can really be. The Red Sox have been quite frankly a mess all season […]
Full Story »Nathan Eovaldi (SP,NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Nathan Eovaldi has been on an absolute tear as of late and for those fantasy owners looking for a huge boost in their pitching department they can look no further than the services of Eovaldi. Over his last 10 starts, Eovaldi has […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 8/27/15
Well, I knew it was coming. As hot as I was last week and the week before, the cold streak has hit hard. I withdrew some money from my FanDuel account, and since then I have lost 25% of my remaining bankroll. Well, I guess that’s what this game is about. We have a little […]
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