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BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Two-Catcher Leagues Ownership: 18% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: So far this season, Francisco Cervelli has been consistently underwhelming, but that consistency has him currently ranked as the 12th best backstop for fantasy purposes. His season slash line currently sits at .311/.389/.400, which accurately portrays what fantasy managers can expect from the Pittsburgh catcher. Even […]
Full Story »Juan Lagares (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues Ownership: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Juan Lagares has bounced back from a lousy May, hitting .309 with a .811 OPS thus far in June despite nursing an elbow injury that is limiting him in the outfield. Overall, he’s got a solid .271 batting average and 30 runs scored, with five steals […]
Full Story »Mike Pelfrey (SP, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in AL-Only and Deep Mixed Leagues Ownership: 19% Yahoo!, 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It’s becoming the same old story with the Sox this season. Stream a pitcher against them knowing that their offense is poor right now, but their bats could wake up at any moment. Something like that has probably been written at […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 6/23/15
We're back to a full slate tonight on FanDuel. Below you'll find my MLB DFS picks for June 23rd, 2015. Editor's Note: If you play on FanDuel, you should also check out RotoBaller’s DFS Partner DraftKings - they're hosting a one-day Fantasy Baseball league tonight. It's FREE to enter and pays out $110,000 in cash prizes! […]
Full Story »2015 Tiered Dynasty Rankings: Wide Receivers (WR), Tier 1
As the Football season starts to close in, we’re starting to roll out fantasy football content for Dynasty and Redraft leagues. Fantasy Football expert Bill Dubiel takes a look at the tier 1 wide receivers. We’ve already looked at Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tiers 3 & 4 for 2015 Dynasty Running Backs and Dynasty Quarterbacks as well. Here we’ll take […]
Full Story »Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Prospects from Week 11
That trade between the Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks is very odd to me. In case you missed it, The DBacks traded an injured and old Bronson Arroya and 19 year-old pitching prospect Touki Toussaint for utility man Phil Gosselin. That Diamondbacks must have seen something that most people don’t in Gosselin. Or maybe they […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 12 (Part 1)
This weekend, Max Scherzer was one pitch away from baseball immortality. Instead, he had to settle for his first career no-hitter. With two outs in the ninth inning, Scherzer plunked Jose Tabata on a 2-2 count to get the first baserunner of the day for the Pirates. Mad Max was able to pull himself together […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 6/23/15
We're back to a full slate of games this Tuesday and there's a lot of pitchers hurling today to take advantage of. Here are my lineup picks for DraftKings DFS for June 23rd, 2015. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - they're hosting a one-day Fantasy Baseball league […]
Full Story »Yunel Escobar (3B / SS, WAS) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It’s almost July and Escobar is still hitting the daylights out of the ball. He’s batting .329 /.380/.408 as the regular number three hitter for one the best offense in baseball. As hard as it might be to believe, he’s stepped up his game […]
Full Story »MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 6/22/15
With seven games on Monday, June 22nd, the options are only slightly limited. In making the first draft of my lineup, I managed to have a remaining balance of $5,000. This is due to the number of solid value options that are available. The players I recommend consist mainly of infielders, as only one outfielder stuck […]
Full Story »Chris Parmalee (1B / OF, BAL) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Parmelee burst onto the scene with a vengeance this week. After being called up the Orioles, he made his season debut by going 4/6 with two home runs, three Runs scored, and two RBI. He’s hit another home run since then and is batting […]
Full Story »Mitch Moreland (1B / DH, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Moreland has continued to hit his way up the Texas Rangers‘ batting order. Thanks to his impressive play, Manager Jeff Banister has entrusted him with cleanup duties twice in the last three days. Most notably, these outings have come against Zack Greinke and Carlos […]
Full Story »Brock Holt (1B / 2B / 3B / SS / OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Holt was a last-minute cut from last week’s column after news of Byron Buxton’s promotion broke. Since then, his ownership rate has tripled. A combination of injuries and ineffectiveness on the part of his teammates has allowed Holt to carve out consistent playing time […]
Full Story »Kevin Pillar (OF, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Though his overall numbers are still recovering from a vicious slump in May, Pillar has been an unsung hero in the Jays’ leviathan lineup of late. This month has been much kinder to the rookie, as he’s hit .403 with four homers and three […]
Full Story »Joey Butler (OF, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Butler is a 29 year old rookie with a 40/5 K/BB ratio and a .420 BABIP. Skepticism is merited here. But as the season wears on, waiver bargains become more difficult to find and teams begin to fall back from the pack, and it […]
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