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BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Solarete just keeps on hitting, and keeps playing full-time, and not enough fantasy baseball owners are paying close enough attention. Look, this isn't the sexiest or best known option ever invented off the waiver wire (i.e the year I snagged Jose Bautista off the waiver wire in late April and […]
Full Story »Your Daily MLB News & Analysis for May 20th
Daily Dose of All the MLB Action - May 20th First off, I apologize for my hiatus. Between working two jobs and coaching little league I have been hard pressed to find time to sit down and enjoy baseball, let alone write about it. With last night's schedule I wanted to take a moment […]
Full Story »Top Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 8
This weekly column will examine some starting pitchers you should consider adding off the waiver wire over the next month, as they may be sleepers depending on your league format. The quality of the pitchers will range between thin and deep leagues in order to reach the largest spectrum of owners. Each pitcher will be […]
Full Story »Velocity Gain: How Does It Affect Starting Pitchers?
Last week I took a look at players who've experienced a marked decline in fastball velocity between this season and the last. Today I'll be doing the reverse, breaking down which players have opened the year throwing harder than in seasons past, and examining the fantasy implications of this change if any. Velocity Gain […]
Full Story »MLB Closers and Saves Update for May 20th
Your Latest News from the Back End of the Bullpen We keep a close look on all the bullpen news and analysis twice a week so you can focus on the rest of your fantasy baseball team. Find all the information you need on the back end of bullpens right here at Rotoballer.com, and be […]
Full Story »MLB Power Rankings Week 8: The Top and Bottom Tiers
The weekly power rankings are out and the members of the top tier have clearly separated themselves thus far. I'm still not completely sold on the Brew Crew, but they have earned their place with an impressive start. Much like the elite, the bottom is getting all too comfortable with their standing. The Top […]
Full Story »MLB Fantasy Baseball DFS Fanduel Lineup Picks for 5/20
As always, remember to check your players to make sure they are in their MLB starting lineups before lineups lock, and make sure you are doing your own research too for optimal performance. The most successful daily leaguers are grinders who are constantly tweaking their lineups as the day goes on and fantasy news gets released. Good luck today, RotoBallers! […]
Full Story »Sean Doolittle (RP, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Jim Johnson has lost his closers job in Oakland, maybe even permanently, and Sean Doolittle looks like the waiver wire pickup. Currently only owned in 31% of Yahoo leagues, he can be considered another one in the list of recent sleepers for leagues that count saves. Even though he's a lefty, […]
Full Story »8 Starting Pitcher Streamers For Week 8 (Part 1)
Below are some of my Week 8 picks for starting pitchers to consider streaming off the waiver wire. Some of the pitchers may be two start pitchers, and all of these SP options can be considered sleepers for your team depending on the league format and depth including NL-Only, AL-Only and head-to-head formats. 1. […]
Full Story »Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups (NL Edition): Week 8
Waiver Wire Targets from the National League Week eight is here, and while it's still not time to panic, we are approximately a quarter of the way through the season. For guys with proven resumes, like say, Prince Fielder, patience is still the way to go. For other guys, especially anyone you may have […]
Full Story »MLB Fantasy Baseball DFS Fanduel Lineup Picks for 5/19
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 »A.J. Pollock (OF, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues ANALYSIS: Indians outfielder Michael Brantley is one of those sleepers who caught the fantasy world's attention this year with an uptick in power. If you missed out on him, you can still the get the player that is essentially the 2012-2013 version of Brantley off the waiver wire. That of course […]
Full Story »Getting A Grip: Waiver Wire Pickups for Holds
Navigating The Holds Category Is Not Always Easy While the holds statistic is hard to determine and prepare for, since you never know if a player will enter a game in the right situation, you will notice that the players featured in this article include some power arms and some pitchers that might seem like […]
Full Story »Week 8 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
As is the case for most weeks of fantasy baseball, there are some solid two start pitchers available and some starting pitcher sleepers and streamers to consider for Week 8. We believe that it's key to analyze every SP matchup each week, to help determine which pitchers to start/sit, and to hopefully find some hidden […]
Full Story »Velocity Loss: How Does It Affect Starting Pitchers?
C.C. Sabathia isn't the pitcher he used to be. A former workhorse who was as good a lock as any player in the game for 200+ innings a year, has now been shut down by the Yankees and sent to the DL with what team doctors are calling a 'degenerative knee condition.' Even before his […]
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