It's nearly the end of week 3 for fantasy baseball, and nearly 10 closers have either lost their jobs or appear on the verge of losing their job. Below we'll highlight the names you should be aware of right now. If your league counts saves, then staying on top of the current closer situations around […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 3 (Part 2)
There is a saying during the NBA playoffs: "It ain’t a series until the home team loses," or something like that. There is a similar saying for MLB that goes, “it ain’t a season until a manager melts down.” Okay maybe that saying doesn’t exist. But it sure feels like it does. Recently, Reds manager […]
Full Story »DraftKings DFS - NBA Fantasy Lineup Advice and Value Plays (4/23/15)
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 »MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Waiver Wire Targets and 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 »Fantasy Baseball Strategy: 7 Tips to Avoid Early Season Jitters
For Long-Term Success, Don't Overreact Early in the Season Perhaps more than at any other point in the season, fantasy owners are prone to overreaction in April. Everybody wants to get off to a good start, and correctly identifying breakouts and busts as early as possible can go a long way toward determining who […]
Full Story »First Base / Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Three
Hunting for values on the waiver wire is one of the most fun, and most challenging, parts of any fantasy season. This can be especially true at the infield corners, an area where the stars are readily scooped up and finding a low cost alternative can be often difficult. Here at RotoBaller, we're always looking […]
Full Story »Alex Cobb To Throw First Bullpen Session Friday Since DL Stint
Alex Cobb will throw a bullpen session Friday for the first time since he was placed on the disabled list right before the start of the 2015 MLB season, according to the Tampa Bay Times. This is big news for a Tampa Bay Rays team that has dropped four games in a row before Wednesday’s […]
Full Story »Jose Bautista Could Land On DL With Shoulder Soreness
Jose Bautista could land on the 15-day DL because of a sore shoulder, according to a report by Sportsnet. The Toronto Jays outfielder may have aggravated an already hurt shoulder on Tuesday when he attempted to throw Delmon Young out at first base from right field, according to the tweet by Sportsnet reporter, Barry Davis. […]
Full Story »Jake Marisnick (OF, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues; Monitor in All Other Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Marisnick is already on his third organization, though he turned just 24 a few weeks ago. He was part of that mammoth Blue Jays-Marlins trade that broke the Internet back in 2012. Miami is known for aggressively promoting their […]
Full Story »Miguel Gonzalez (SP, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep (14+ Team) Leagues or AL Only OWNED IN: In 21% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Gonzalez has been sneaky effective for Baltimore, posting a 2.07 ERA since the All-Star break of last season. He was tremendous in his second to last start, setting a career high in strikeouts (10) while limiting the Yankees to […]
Full Story »Shane Greene (SP, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 57% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: I’ll admit, I was not ready to buy Greene in shallower leagues after his first start vs Minnesota. Unfortunately owners in my leagues did not need his second start at Pittsburgh to make the move. Greene was dominant against the Pirates, pitching eight innings of scoreless […]
Full Story »Luis Valbuena (2B/3B, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: It’s about time Jose Altuve got a bit of help in the Astros lineup. Eventually George Springer will get going and find his niche once again, which lies in the form of eye-opening power. But until he gets hot, Luis Valbuena is virtually the only […]
Full Story »Will Middlebrooks (3B, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: If you need a third basemen, or corner infielder, to provide some production in the coming weeks, take a look at the Padre’s Will Middlebrooks. Middlebrooks has been a valuable fantasy player at times throughout his short career but has also had long slumps […]
Full Story »Nori Aoki (OF, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues OWNED IN: 50% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It's an odd-numbered year, so of course the Giants are struggling. Most of them, anyway. Aoki's doing quite well for himself in the early going, hitting .344/.408/.438 with four stolen bases. He's only scored seven runs as San Francisco has been held to two […]
Full Story »Archie Bradley (SP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Mixed Leagues OWNED IN: Owned In 26% of Fleaflicker! Leagues ANALYSIS: Archie Bradley was a heavily-touted prospect in 2014, with many fantasy pundits labeling him as a can’t-miss player. Fast forward to Spring Training of this year and it was looking like he’d be the odd man out until Arizona dealt Trevor Cahill […]
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