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 Jeremy Guthrie SP, KC - Guthrie is pitching well for Kansas City with a 3.96 ERA […]
Full Story »Bruce Chen (SP / RP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: To day Bruce Chen has quietly put together a great year, with a 2.03 ERA / 1.09 and 45 K in 57 2/3 IP. He's mostly worked as a reliever for the Royals this year, but was recently added to the rotation. Since that time he's continued to […]
Full Story »2013 Fantasy Football Advice - Draft Day Duds
Fantasy football season is upon us, fellow RotoBallers! Admittedly, I’m still in fantasy baseball mode since all three of my teams are performing well, but as my email becomes stockpiled with fantasy football league invites, I’m getting more excited by the minute for virtual pigskin drafts. By now, you've probably scoured the internet for the latest […]
Full Story »LaTroy Hawkins (RP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Bobby Parnell recently hit the DL, and LaTroy Hawkins has been filling in as the Mets closer. Yesterday Hawkins converted his 2nd save in 3 days, and will continue to see the save opportunities until Parnell is ready to return. Hawkins has solid numbers for the year, rocking […]
Full Story »Darin Ruf (1B, OF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Darin Ruf has become the Phillies' everyday 1st baseman with Ryan Howard on the shelf. The Creighton product has recorded a hit in 11 out of 13 games, since receiving everyday at-bats. Today he went 2-for-4 with a HR, 2 RBIs and 2 Runs. Over the last 14 […]
Full Story »Danny Duffy (SP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: The former top prospect has been recovering all season from Tommy John surgery, but he will get the call to start against the Twins this evening in Kansas City. With strong strikeout numbers in his rehab stint (11.0 K/9) and acceptable WHIP, Duffy could be in line to […]
Full Story »So You're Playing for Next Year: Keeper League Values Around the Diamond
We've come to the point in the fantasy baseball season when, especially in roto leagues, it's all but clear which teams are contending for the money spots. In keeper and dynasty formats, it's important for those teams that are out of contention to make some transactions with an eye toward next year. This means evaluating […]
Full Story »Top 10 Fantasy Prospects for the Playoff Push
As we enter the dog days of summer, prospects become an ever more important part of the fantasy landscape, as injuries and roster expansions mean that teams are beginning to make roster moves to call up their young guns. In this article, RotoBaller's Joseph Berger examines the top ten prospects for your late-season fantasy run. […]
Full Story »2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Later Round Running Backs (RB)
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! Drafting Impact Running […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis August 8: Completely Harvey
Completely Harvey What else does this kid have to do to show us that he’s the best young pitching star in baseball? Wednesday evening Matt “The Real Deal” Harvey, as Dwight Gooden refers to him, dominated the Rockies. Harvey allowed just four hits, struck out six and posted a goose egg in the walk column […]
Full Story »MLB Daily League Lineups: Exclusive Picks & Results from 8/6
Earlier this season, RotoBaller.com launched an exclusive Expert Picks of the Day newsletter service. The goal of this service is to provide our readers with expert player analysis, recommendations, and picks to assist them in setting their MLB daily league lineups. Our fantasy baseball picks are delivered right to subscribers' email inboxes, so they can easily set their lineups and win on […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis August 7: Verlander? Is that you?
The Detroit Tigers have won ten games in a row and now have a five-game lead over the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central. They've been in control of the division for most of the year and have done so without Justin Verlander putting up the numbers we've come to expect from one of the […]
Full Story »2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Wide Receivers
This article is an introduction to RotoBaller’s 2013 fantasy football sleepers. Today we’ll be taking a look around the NFL at sleeper wide receivers (WR) to give you our fantasy analysis. 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 […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Second Base (August Update)
The first four months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are complete, and we've gotten a good look at which players are establishing themselves as contributors and which guys are struggling. Every month, RotoBaller updates our original preseason rankings at every position. Today, we’re going to look at second basemen, a position where we’ve seen some significant changes in […]
Full Story »Alex Avila (C, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: After his game-winning, three-run shot against the Indians, Avila has now amassed three home runs in his last five games. With Miguel Cabrera hobbling and Prince Fielder slumping, the Tigers have discovered their newest offensive weapon. His .325 BA since the start of his recent hot-streak may be […]
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