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BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Justin Smoak has been pretty terrible this year, but we saw him put up a very nice stretch in 2012, and it seems he's finding his groove at the plate just in time for the 2nd half. Over the last 8 games of the 1st half, Smoak had […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Prospects Analysis: All-Star Break Edition
Welcome to the weekly Fantasy Prospect Primer. This article is to inform you on prospects that might be contributing in fantasy in the near future or has been called up to the majors. Especially good for Keeper Leagues, you’ll want to check-in weekly to get the latest news and advice for the coming week regarding […]
Full Story »Home Run Derby Special Edition: YO KNOWS the Long Ball
SPECIAL EDITION: Home Run Derby: YO KNOWS the LONGBALL On a day without any fantasy implications, we all get to sit back and enjoy the glorious wonders of power hitters and the one thing chicks (and grown-ass-men) dig more than anything: the long ball. With a star-studded lineup of power-hitting prowess, this year’s Home Run […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis July 15: Staying Power
Staying Power OK, so by now everyone knows what Chris Davis and Miguel Cabrera are doing. Davis’s 37 homers before the break are the second-most all time, second only to Barry Bonds's 39 in 2001 (the year he broke the single-season home run record with 73 dingers in a season). However, when Bonds hit 73 HR, […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Outfield (July Update)
The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the outfield rankings we initially published in April and have updated in May and June. All the ranks […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up for Week Sixteen
With fifteen full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise heading into Week 16: 1) Kyle Seager (2B/3B, SEA): Up through mid-June, Seager played up to his draft position. Recently he’s taken off, playing himself into a higher […]
Full Story »Wily Peralta (SP, MIL)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Peralta followed up his dominant CG shutout against Cinci with a great 7 IP 8 K 2 BB 1 ER effort vs. the D'Backs. He's pitching as well as he ever has in his young career, and considering he was one of the more highly touted young pitchers […]
Full Story »Chris Archer (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Archer threw the best game of his career last night with a CG shutout vs. the Astros. He had 8 Ks, 0 BBs while allowing just 5 hits en route to the W. Archer hasn't allowed more than 3 ER in 8 starts, is striking out more batters […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Musings: Ryan Braun's Risk, B.J. Upton and More
Do yourself a favor: stop thinking about what will happen to Ryan Braun and dump him today! We’ve heard anywhere from a 50-game suspension to a lifetime ban as potential punishment for the wide-eyed Brewer. I don’t own Braun in any of my leagues (we were all given a heads up on his situation in […]
Full Story »Martin Perez (SP, TEX)
BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: Perez has pitched well for the Rangers with a 2.08 ERA in 30.1 innings pitched. He has only surrendered two home runs while striking out 16 and allowing just two runs in his last 18 innings pitched. The opposition is hitting .279 against him this season, though lefties are hitting […]
Full Story »Wily Peralta (SP, MIL)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Peralta has not looked very good this season, with an ERA of 4.82 in 19 games. He has thrown 106.1 innings with a WHIP of 1.50 for Milwaukee. The right-hander is holding righties to a .267 average, while lefties hit him at a .291 clip. However, he is […]
Full Story »Marlon Byrd (OF, NYM)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Byrd is having a career renaissance with the Mets this season. He has hit 14 HR to go along with 49 RBI, and he’s on pace to set career highs in both categories. Byrd isn’t quite hitting for a robust average at .268, but his OPS is solid […]
Full Story »Michael Saunders (OF, SEA)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Saunders is having a difficult season to say the least, with him only hitting .220 in 214 at-bats to go along with only five HR and 21 RBI. He does have 10 stolen bases, so that’s certainly a positive. Over the last two weeks, though, he has gotten […]
Full Story »Torii Hunter (OF, DET)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Hunter is having a good season for the Tigers, with six bombs and 42 RBI in 341 at-bats. The power part of Hunter’s game looks to be completely gone this season, but he is a solid run-producer and he scores a fair amount of runs, as well, hitting […]
Full Story »MLB Closers and Saves Update (Week 15)
Mid-Summer Homerun Derby Before I get into my normal column about the soap opera of closers, I wanted to take a few moments to at least acknowledge the Classic Homerun Derby. And I might be in the minority on the homerun derby, but I happen to enjoy watching this event. Every year we hear the […]
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