BALLER MOVE: Add in All Formats ANALYSIS: Gordon Beckham seems to have found his form with the White Sox this season. The sure-handed second baseman is one of this year's post-hype sleepers, and has hit safely in 19 of his last 21 games and in each of the last eight, making him a waiver wire pickup […]
Full Story »Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9
This week's Deep League Wavier Wire Pickups is mostly focused on arms that can still be considered starting pitcher sleepers. The pool of available pitchers is enticing for owners looking for an upgrade or injury replacement in deep leagues. All ownership %'s from Yahoo! Brandon McCarthy - SP, ARI - 10% Owned The stuff is on […]
Full Story »NBA Playoffs Podcast: Home Court With Jon & Kia
Game 4 Analysis: Heat vs. Pacers NBA fanatics Jon & Kia give their own unique breakdown of the NBA playoffs, as they sit down and watch the Indiana Pacers take on the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the series while discussing the keys to the Pacers coming back and who is "due" for both […]
Full Story »Rookie Wide Receivers with 2014 Fantasy Football Value
As we kick off RotoBaller's 2014 NFL and fantasy football analysis, we'll start by taking a look at wide receiver rookies from the 2014 NFL draft. These are rookies to know and be on the look out for your 2014 draft season, and some of them can even be fantasy football sleepers for your teams. RotoBaller will be […]
Full Story »Buy Low and Sell High Starting Pitchers for Week 9
So you want to buy a pitcher but you don’t want to pay a lot for him? Join the club, so does everyone else. What is your advantage? You were smart enough to click the link that brought you to this article and you’ve got me on your side. I’ve found four new buy low […]
Full Story »FanDuel Bargain Bin - DFS Lineup Picks for 5/28
Editor's Note: For those of you hardcore fantasy baseball gamers, Fanduel has an exclusive offer for RotoBaller members. Register through this link and you will be given a free 100% bonus on your first deposit up to $5,000 AND a free month of our exclusive In-House DFS Lineup Picks! You'll also be invited to free contests with cash prize and can enter FREE MLB Contests where you […]
Full Story »Checking in with the Los Angeles Dodgers: Late May Update
It has been an eventful couple of weeks in Dodgertown, as they got back franchise player Clayton Kershaw, saw their multi million dollar investment (Alex Guerrero) get a piece of his ear bitten off during a minor league contest by one of his own teammates (Miguel Olivo), and watched their bullpen continue to struggle, at […]
Full Story »Bronson Arroyo (SP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in NL only and deeper leagues ANALYSIS: Much like the rest of his career, Arroyo continues to puzzle fantasy owners with his hot and cold streaks. This season, the velocity on his fastball is down a bit, his changeup has gotten quicker and he's been relying on his sinker a lot more. […]
Full Story »Brian Roberts (2B, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: Not only is Brian Roberts an injury liability- he has yet to play more than 77 games in a season since 2009- but he has been mediocre at best this season with 2 HR, 11 RBI, 20 R, a .241 AVG and .311 OBP. Including his 2-for-5 "breakout" performance in last […]
Full Story »MLB Closers and Saves update May 27th
Your Latest News from the Back End of the Bullpen We keep a close look on all the closers, saves and bullpen news and analysis twice a week so you can focus on the rest of your fantasy baseball teams. Find all the information you need on the back end of MLB bullpens right here […]
Full Story »Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups (NL Edition): Week 9
It's hard to believe that Memorial Day has already come and gone. For many, the day signifies the unofficial beginning of summer, but for fantasy baseball owners it signifies the first "mile marker," so to speak, to gauge what their players are doing. In other words, while there still is plenty of time left for underachieving players […]
Full Story »MLB Fantasy Baseball DFS Fanduel Lineup Picks for 5/27
As always, remember to check your players to make sure they are in their MLB starting lineups before lineups lock, and make sure you are doing your own research too for optimal performance. The most successful daily leaguers are grinders who are constantly tweaking their lineups as the day goes on and fantasy news gets released. Good luck today, RotoBallers! […]
Full Story »Chris Owings (SS, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues, Continue Scouting In Deep Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: Coming into 2014, it was unclear whether Didi Gregorius was still going to be the starting shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was flawed against left handed pitching and not overwhelming with the bat in general. In came charging was Chris Owings, a […]
Full Story »Alex Avila (C, DET) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues, AL-Only Leagues (if you're desperate) ANALYSIS: Let's be very honest here for a second - Alex Avila hasn't done squat to warrant him a good fantasy baseball reputation, or a waiver wire pickup, since his one outlier season in 2011 when he hit .295 with 19 HR and 82 runs […]
Full Story »Kolten Wong (2B, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Wong has 4 SB and 5 Runs and is 10 for his last 27 since he's been recalled. He is hitting like the Cardinals expected him to when they handed him the 2B gig out of the gate in 2014. Wong is setting the table in the Cardinals lineup and […]
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