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Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 12 (Part 1)
If you plan on streaming starting pitchers this week, you've come to the right place. Scoring has gone up over the last two weeks of MLB play, so it’ll be that much more important for you to find the correct matchup over the next week of fantasy baseball. Below are some of my Week 12 picks for […]
Full Story »Rookies and Rookie Sleepers to Target in Fantasy Football Drafts
We had previously looked at the impact coaching changes around the NFL might have on fantasy football, here and here. Now that the 2014 NFL draft has concluded, let's take a look at some of the NFL rookie sleepers for 2014 fantasy football who are in the best situations to succeed this year. 2014 Fantasy […]
Full Story »Getting A Grip: Waiver Wire Pickups for Holds (Week 12)
While the holds statistic is hard to determine who will enter the game in the right situation, the sleepers noted today feature some overlooked relief pitchers and some looking to reclaim glory they once had. The more likely their team is to win, the more likely the following players will be eligible to earn the holds that […]
Full Story »Danny Santana (SS / 2B / OF, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / AL-Only, Continue Scouting in Shallow Leagues ANALYSIS: Danny Santana has burst onto the scene with a .340 average, 12 runs scored, 15 RBIs, and 5 steals (without being caught for those of you in NSB leagues) in only 107 at-bats to date, adding him to our list of recent waiver wire […]
Full Story »Neil Ramirez (RP, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues (that value saves) ANALYSIS: Neil Ramirez is the latest Cubs reliever to rack up some saves, immediately making him a viable waiver wire pickup and another in the list of saves sleepers for fantasy baseball. This afternoon Ramirez nailed down the save for the Cubs, his second in 3 days as […]
Full Story »Week 12 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
There are some very solid two start pitchers (Teheran, Hamels, Cueto, Tanaka, Hammel, Keuchel, Ryu) in Week 12, and also some viable starting pitcher sleepers and streamers (Arrieta, Stroman, Floyd, Danks, Garcia, Floyd, Morton) to consider off the waiver wire, depending on your league size and format including AL-Only and NL-Only leagues. Here at RotoBaller, we believe […]
Full Story »Top 5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 12
Week 12 Lineup Tools: Two Start Streaming Options This weekly piece focuses on the best two-start pitchers and streamer waiver wire pickups for the upcoming week of fantasy baseball. These under-the-radar, two-start pitchers can be sleepers off the waiver wire depending on your league format, including NL-Only and AL-Only formats, and you can consider adding them to your head-to-head […]
Full Story »Top 5 Hitter Streamers For Week 12: Waiver Wire Targets
Week 12 Lineup Tools: Hitting Streaming Options There are risks Associated with streaming hitters but there can also be great rewards. The art of streaming hitters, much like with pitchers, is all about opportunity and maximizing the skill set of the players you have available to you. In order to find the best waiver wire sleepers, […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Hitters to Buy and Sell for Week 12
In this week's buy / sell, we look at some sleeper hitters who can very likely be bought cheaply right now, as well as some overvalued hitters you should consider trading away. But first, there will be a little gloating over last week's buy candidate, who went off in a historic way... Hopefully You Listened To […]
Full Story »Yonder Alonso (1B, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In Deep NL Only Leagues, Ignore In All Mixed League Formats ANALYSIS: Consider the following analysis as more of a waiver wire deterrent than an recommendation, but let's see if we can help someone out with the Padres great Yonder Alonso. First of all, this guy has never lived up to the tiny bit of hype […]
Full Story »Michael Bourn (OF, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 12+ Team Mixed Leagues, Must Own in AL-Only Leagues ANALYSIS: At a very marginal 47% owned in Yahoo fantasy leagues, the casual fantasy baseball fan / player has missed out on some potentially valuable counting stats that the once must-own Indians outfielder has been providing of late. In the last 30 days, Michael […]
Full Story »Chase Anderson (SP, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues, Deeper Mixed Leagues ANALYSIS: Anderson was never an incredibly highly-regarded pitching prospect, but has finally found his way to the majors after being drafted by the D'backs in the ninth round of the 2009 draft. He had a rough go at Triple-A in 2013, posting a 5.73 ERA in 88 […]
Full Story »Jacob deGrom (SP, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Very Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Jacob deGrom is killing the ball to the tune of a .455 AVG, emerging himself as one of the best hitters in the Mets' lineup. Unfortunately, in fantasy baseball, those stats don't count for a pitcher. The 25-year-old righty has been an effective pitcher, as well, contrary […]
Full Story »Ruben Tejada (SS, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting ANALYSIS: Generally speaking, players who lack power, the ability to consistently get on base and everyday at-bats are not enticing fantasy options. Ruben Tejada is no exception. Especially when you consider that, despite once being praised for his base-running abilities, he has never swiped more than five bags in a single […]
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