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In our Daily Fantasy Baseball Update, RotoBaller brings you the latest news and analysis on a daily basis. Coming into Monday’s game in Anaheim, Royals DH/1B Billy Butler had been 2 for his last 16 with one homer and one run batted in. Butler came into the game with a sub-par .228/.350/.377 slash line, and had not been driving […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/13: Back in Zack?
Zack Greinke has been out of commission since failing to sidestep raging bull Carlos Quentin in his second start of the season. Oley! Greinke will never be a matador in Spain. What he could be however, is back in the Dodgers rotation sometime this week. Greinke threw a bullpen session Sunday and could be joining […]
Full Story »Daily League Fantasy Baseball Lineup Card: May 13, 2013
In the preseason, we brought you Daily League Strategy Part 1 and Part 2. Now, all season long, I will be giving you my advice on whom to start in your daily fantasy lineups. For now, this advice and pricing will cater to those who play on Fanduel. They offer some of the best gaming options for beginners, […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up for Week Seven
With six 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 7: 1) Anthony Rizzo (1B, CHC): One of the lone bright spots on a horrendous Cubs team, Rizzo is performing at or above his projected 2013 ceiling. […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Same Same, but Different
Living in Asia, I’ve come across many entertaining phrases but one of my favorites is the Tinglish, “Same same but different.” The meaning is just what you think and pretty straightforward, but the contexts in which people use (especially with Westerners) are endless. For example: Chris asking about a Rolex at a street market: “Is […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Mid-May Starting Pitcher Review
Let’s talk pitching. First up, what will the Reds do about their rotation situation when Johnny Cueto returns? Cueto pitched a rehab start in Dayton on Thursday and will soon be returning to Cincinnati. When he went down, Tony Cingrani burst onto the scene. Cingrani has pitched so well, it’s impossible to imagine him being […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Undervalued Starting Pitchers Week 7
In this piece, RotoBaller will highlight a selection of starting pitchers owned in less than 50% of both CBS and Yahoo leagues that have favorable matchups in the upcoming week. Whether you’re suffering from injuries, poor performance, or your league’s fantasy baseball waiver wire is barren, these undervalued pitchers could prove useful in the days ahead. 5/13: Hector […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Confessions of a Trade Junkie 5/11/13
“PLZ HELP! NEED TRADE ADVICE!” I’d be willing to bet that you’ve seen this exact post on your favorite fantasy baseball message board. I, for one, have seen it hundreds (thousands?) of times over the years and I’ve always been one to click on the post and offer my take on the potential deal. Perhaps […]
Full Story »Daily Leaue Fantasy Baseball Experts Challenge: RotoBaller vs. TheFakeBaseball - May 10, 2013
RotoBaller has been providing our daily league fans with lineup advice every day. But today is a special event: the second of many fantasy baseball expert challenges RotoBaller will engage in with other fantasy baseball sites. Today's foe represents TheFakeBaseball. TheFakeBaseball is a popular fantasy baseball website, but for tonight, we hope to make them look like daily fantasy […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Digging Deeper into Fringe Pitchers - Hughes and a Few Fish
My NY wife loves the Yanks, and so I've adopted them as my AL team, but I had to let her know it was likely going to be a tough year for both her team and the rival Red Sox. In fact, I almost tried to wager the farm on the under 87.5 preseason win […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/9: Capital Ace
Who's the Ace of the Nationals this season. Not Stephen Strasburg, not Gio Gonzalez, but none other than the underappreciated Jordan Zimmermann has taken the ball every five days and commanded the strike zone. Zimmermann’s duel with Anibal Sanchez was pushed to Wednesday due to a Tuesday rain out; Zimm came into the game with […]
Full Story »Daily League Fantasy Baseball Lineup Card: May 9, 2013
In the preseason, we brought you Daily League Strategy Part 1 and Part 2. Now, all season long, I will be giving you my advice on whom to start in your daily fantasy lineups. For now, this advice will cater to those who play on Fanduel. They offer some of the best gaming options for beginners, intermediate, and […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: The Under-24 Fantasy All-Star Offense
Head’s up dynasty league captains: this story is for you. Conventional wisdom used to say that a hitter’s prime year will arrive in his age-27 season. If that’s the case with this group, 2016 and beyond are going to be banner offensive years for fantasy owners. You may own one or a handful of the […]
Full Story »Daily League Fantasy Baseball Lineup Card: May 8, 2013
In the preseason, we brought you Daily League Strategy Part 1 and Part 2. Now, all season long, I will be giving you my advice on whom to start in your daily fantasy lineups. For now, this advice will cater to those who play on Fanduel. They offer some of the best gaming options for beginners, intermediate, and […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/8: Good as Gold
The date was February 26th, 2011; a friend and I were watching a Spring Training game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. In the bottom of the ninth inning a large man who definitely looked like he belonged on a ball field stepped to the plate with two on and delivered a mammoth 3-run […]
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