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RotoBaller writer Chris Lacey highlights a handful of players on most of your waiver wires to keep track of. You can find many of these players and recommendations, along with many more, in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Pickups List. STANDARD MIXED-LEAGUE VIABLE PICKUPS Will Venable. Venable is having a good season with a .254 average, but […]
Full Story »Kolten Wong (2B, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Kolten Wong, one of the Cardinals' top prospects, has arrived. He's debuting to open up a weekend series against the rival Cubs. Well, if you haven't been informed yet, Wong has impressive abilities with the bat. He's a plus-contact hitter with above-average speed. Assuming he stays in the […]
Full Story »Mark Reynolds (1B, 3B, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: The Yankees have made their second significant transaction-- first they acquired Alfonso Soriano, and now it's Reynolds. After witnessing Soriano's impact post-trade, the former Indian third baseman figures to earn a starting gig. Even with A-Rod healthy, Reynolds should still find a spot in the lineup on most […]
Full Story »Chia-Jen Lo (RP, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting (add if desperate for saves) ANALYSIS: The Astros may be the worst team in baseball, but even terrible teams need a guy to close games, and at the moment, that guy seems to be Chia-Jen Lo. Lo hasn't officially been named Houston's closer, but he seems to have the trust of […]
Full Story »A Dynasty League Trade-off: Prospecting for Success
For seasonal league owners and in some cases for keeper league owners, the goal is always to win now. Well in dynasty leagues, however, the key to success is to take a much more patient approach. You have to at least let your players develop; that mean it's okay if your players struggle mightily in […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis August 16: The Wong Way - TGIF
Friday is upon us like a warm soft blanky, nursing us to sleep so gingerly into weekend oblivion. I have a fantasy football draft this weekend, which I am 100% unprepared for, so tonight is going to be some serious cramming my last chance to study up. Baseball is winding down and playoffs are creeping […]
Full Story »2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 150
This article is an introduction to RotoBaller’s 2013 fantasy football rankings. Today we’ll be taking a look around the NFL at the top 150 players for fantasy football, and give you our fantasy analysis. RotoBaller.com’s team of writers will be releasing more of their fantasy football rankings, sleepers and analysis over the next few weeks […]
Full Story »Buy Low and Sell High: Just Drop 'em and Waiver Targets for Week 20
It’s likely the trade deadline has passed in your fantasy baseball league, and now you need to take some advice for the home stretch. There's still plenty of time to make a stretch run at that league title. Sell – You need someone to tell you it’s alright to drop certain players, as much as […]
Full Story »Marco Estrada (SP, RP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Marco Estrada was an interesting draft pick going into the season, but he failed to impress before getting injured in late May. The Brewers' rotation has been scuffling with injuries recently, but the right-hander finally appears healthy again. In two starts since coming off the D.L., all Estrada […]
Full Story »Emilio Bonifacio (2B, OF, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: Emilio Bonifacio has not offered mixed-leaguers much production, but all of that could change soon. He is no longer a Blue Jay, as he has been acquired by the Royals. The speedster has hit for a measly average (.218) while failing to steal bases at respectable clip (1 SB for […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis August 14: Goldy-Locked-In
The porridge has been just-right all year. Whether it's playing late-inning hero, being the driving force behind an otherwise average team, or just plain fantasy awesomeness, D'Backs' first baseman Paul Goldschmidt has been fantasy-tastic! Goldschmidt is a serious MVP candidate with his .297 average, an NL-leading 29 home runs with 93 RBI, and an added bonus […]
Full Story »MLB Lineups Advice for Daily Fantasy Baseball (Fanduel) - August 14, 2013
What a night last night - we took down a qualifier and a GPP, while posting the highest score on Fanduel! Let's keep the good MoJo going today! We have some enticing day games going with the hot-swinging Tigers, and a game in Coors! […]
Full Story »Andrew Lambow (OF, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues (Add Immediately in NL-Only Leagues) ANALYSIS: Unable to acquire a corner outfield bat at the trade deadline, the Pirates have promoted outfield prospect Andrew Lambow. In 117 minor league games this year, Lambow was hitting .284 and tied for the minor league lead with 31 HR. He's an instant must-add […]
Full Story »Roy Halladay (SP, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Phillies former ace Roy Halladay is on the mend from shoulder surgery and is scheduled to make his first rehab start this Thursday. Rumor has it that he'll need only two rehab starts before rejoining the big club around the last week of August. Prior to the injury, […]
Full Story »2013 Fantasy Football: Evaluating NFL Rookie Running Backs (Part 2)
If you like this article, check out the rest of our fantasy football analysis: rankings, sleepers, running backs, wide receivers, quarterbacks and of course our live fantasy football chat, the best football chatroom on the internwebs. RotoBaller will be releasing more fantasy football content daily to help you prepare for the 2013 NFL Fantasy Football season so stay tuned! In Part […]
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