BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Garrett Jones is not a flashy exciting player with a lot of potential. We've seen the best that Jones can be in 2012 when he hit .274 with 27 HR and 86 RBI. Or perhaps in 2009 when he hit 21 HR in just 82 games. Either way, Garrett Jones […]
Full Story »Rick Porcello (SP, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: For the last few years, Tigers fans have been waiting for a breakout season from Rick Porcello. It looks like this might be the year. Porcello, a ground-ball pitcher, is off to a 4-1 start for Detroit with a 3.66 ERA. After a strong outing against Kansas City, […]
Full Story »Rajai Davis (OF, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Davis is off to a scorching start for Detroit this year. In years past, Davis' value has come strictly on the basepaths. While he is still a speed demon (11 steals in 13 attempts), he has been far from a one-trick pony up to this point. His slash line […]
Full Story »Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups: First Base (1B) & Third Base (3B)
The 2014 MLB season is about a month old, and while it is getting tougher to find players on the waiver wire that can upgrade your team across the board, the pool of available talent and sleepers is far from dried up. At the corner infield positions in particular, there are plenty of players that […]
Full Story »MLB Fantasy Baseball DFS Fanduel Lineup Picks for 5/6
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 prizes and can enter FREE MLB Contests where you […]
Full Story »MLB Power Rankings: The Top & Bottom
Below I will take a look at the top 5 teams in MLB after the first few weeks of the season, and the bottom 5 teams as well. These teams have either gotten off to fast starts and look to be legit contenders, or are not performing well and look like they may be in […]
Full Story »10 Bold Predictions for the Rest of the MLB Season
May 1st is the unofficial date in fantasy baseball where "small sample size" turns into something a little bit more. We are a little more than 1/6th of the way through the season so its time to look at the underlying trends and make some projections based on what we've seen so far. I tried […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Your Team (Week 6)
Hot Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Targets Each week I'll look at some good Starting Pitcher waiver wire pickups you should look to add to your fantasy baseball team. These sleeper waiver wire targets will span shallow and deep leagues, and may include some two-start streamer pitchers. Each pitcher will be dissected sabermetrically to truly […]
Full Story »MLB Fantasy Baseball DFS Fanduel Lineup Picks for 5/5
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 prizes and can enter FREE MLB Contests where you […]
Full Story »Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups (NL Edition): Part 2
As we do each week, yesterday we brought you some deeper league pickup options from the National League going into the sixth week of the season. Every few weeks, we'll add a second article to this series to review some of our national league picks who should be owned in all NL-only and deep leagues, but for […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Streamers For Week 6 (Part 1)
This is the first article in what will be a weekly two-part series highlighting some of the best starting pitcher streamers for the week. Part 1 each week will focus on Monday to Wednesday games. Part 2 (to be published Thursday) will focus on Thursday to Sunday games. From late January to early March this […]
Full Story »Travis Wood (SP, CHC) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Here are the only two things you need to know about Travis Wood. 1) He is a dominant pitcher. 2) He's somehow only owned in 50% of leagues. Go pick him up, immediately! Then come back and read this.....ok, now that Wood's ownership % is up a tick, here's why he's so […]
Full Story »Nathan Eovaldi (SP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Yordano Ventura made waves in the preseason with his blazing fastball and after a quick start he is owned in almost every league out there. Are you upset that you missed out on him? Well lucky for you the second hardest throwing SP in the league has better control, […]
Full Story »Tyler Skaggs (SP, LAA) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Going into last year, Tyler Skaggs was a Top 20 prospect in all of baseball. Unfortunately Skaggs struggled at AAA and then looked subpar in a brief stint in the majors. In the offseason he was traded to the Angels in the 3-team trade centered around Mark Trumbo. With a […]
Full Story »Week 6 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
There are some great two start pitchers for Week 6 (Scherzer, Greinke, Ventura), and lots of other solid starting pitcher matchups as well. As always, analyzing weekly matchups can help uncover SP sleepers off the waiver wire and some potential streamers for your fantasy baseball teams. Below we are taking a look at the entire […]
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