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The baseball season is a long one. Fantasy owners need to keep this in mind when looking at their rosters during the first week of April, contemplating whether or not to drop a wily veteran for a young stud that comes out of the spring training gates firing. Guys in the majors are the best […]
Full Story »MLB Closers and Saves Waiver Wire Watch for 4/9/15
Editor's Note: Bookmark our MLB Closers & Saves Depth Charts for the latest look at all the current closers, setup men, longshots and relief pitcher waiver wire adds. Waiver Wire Saves & MLB Bullpen Report for 4/9/2015 The season isn't even a week old yet, but we already had one major trade involving a closer and a […]
Full Story »MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Sit/Start Advice, DFS & Injury Updates
Fantasy Baseball Sit/Start Advice & DFS Play 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 »Tigers Place Joe Nathan On 15-Day DL: Soria New Closer
After an opening day save, Detroit Tigers closer, Joe Nathan, has been placed on the 15-day DL with a right flexor strain in his pitching elbow, according to HardballTalk. The 40-year-old, 15-year veteran, was hoping to bounce back from a really bad season. Nathan pitched in 62 games last season with Detroit. He finished with […]
Full Story »Joakim Soria (RP, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Immediately OWNED IN: 13% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Joakim Soria is now the closer in Detroit. Run to your league's waiver wire and pick him up immediately. In standard 5x5 leagues that preciously value saves, Soria is worth a pretty penny of your FAAB budget. Joe Nathan was placed on the DL with […]
Full Story »Day 2 Recap: MLB News and Notes for April 8th
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 […]
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