BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues, AL-Only Leagues ANALYSIS: Some might see the name Dallas Keuchel and immediately disregard him as a waiver wire option because of his lowly team and past performance. In a 12-team or deeper league this would be a mistake. Despite some rather ugly numbers on the surface last year, Keuchel made some […]
Full Story »Matt Joyce (OF / DH, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues Ownership: Yahoo - 28%, ESPN - 51% ANALYSIS: Matt Joyce is a veteran outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays that is off to a hot start in 2014, and should be considered off the waiver wire. Joyce plays the corner OF spots as well as DH, all in a platoon situation. […]
Full Story »Top 5 Hitter Streamers For Week 6: Waiver Wire Targets
Fantasy Baseball Streamer Bats for Week 6 It's time for another installment of my weekly position player streamers article. As always I'll limit my search to players owned in less than 50% of leagues and I'll try to give some variety in position types. You all should know the rules by now though so […]
Full Story »Buy Low and Sell High High Hitters for Week 5
Sleeper Hitters & Overachieving Hitters Our fantasy baseball seasons are in full swing at this point and like most of you (except that guy who drafted Jose Abreu in the 12th round), my team needs some work. I have lived on the waiver wire to try and replace my draft picks that haven’t quite […]
Full Story »Eye On The Minors: Top Prospects On The Horizon
With April over and teams jockeying for position in their divisions, it is nearing the time where teams will pull the trigger on some of their top prospects. While most teams will wait until June to ensure their players don’t get “Super Two” status, others may not have that luxury as the young guys are […]
Full Story »Your Fantasy Baseball DFS Fanduel Lineup Picks for 5/1
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 prize and can enter FREE MLB Contests where you […]
Full Story »Probing the Waiver Wire Deep for Starting Pitchers (AL Edition)
American League Waiver Wire - Deep Leagues This is the third installment of my weekly deeper league waiver wire pickups and sleepers from the American League. To clarify, these players are not just AL-Only pickups, but they are more for the deep crowd: 14 teams and over, or the deep roster leagues. Sometimes there […]
Full Story »Aaron Harang (SP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ANALYSIS: After starting the season owned in 4% of leagues, Aaron Harang is now taken in 79% and is barely considered a ‘Waiver Wire player’ at this point. His last start may have been his best, going 6 innings, giving up only 1 run while striking out 11. It’s […]
Full Story »Drew Hutchinson (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in deeper leagues ANALYSIS: Hutchinson is pitching admirably early on for the Blue Jays. He's boasting an above average K rate of 11.4% with 33 punch-outs over 26 IP and just nine free passes issued. Hutchinson has struck out nine in both of his last two outings and is gaining steam for […]
Full Story »Waiver Wire Pickups For Second Base (2B) & Shortstop (SS)
Middle Infield Waiver Wire Options So how’d you do in week 4? Whether you came out of the gate strong or stumbled at the start, your team can always use a shot in the arm…or in this case, the roster. Here’s a look at some middle infielders who could be useful in the early […]
Full Story »Your Daily MLB News & Analysis for 4/30: Jose y Jose
Daily Dose of All the MLB Action from April 29th The reigning NL Rookie of the Year Jose Fernandez hasn't just picked up where he left off, he's improving vastly with each outing in 2014. The Marlins' 21 year-old ace came into Tuesday's match up with the Braves with a tidy 1.99 ERA and 0.92 […]
Full Story »FanDuel Bargain Bin - DFS Lineup Picks for 4/30
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 prize and can enter FREE MLB […]
Full Story »Marcell Ozuna (OF, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues ANALYSIS: Although his offense has cooled off a bit and he hit for a lowly .217 BA last week, Marcell Ozuna is still batting over .300 for the season and remains on pace to score more than 80 runs and drive in over 70 runs. At just 23 years […]
Full Story »Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Targets For Week 5
This weekly column will look at some good Starting Pitchers you should look to add over the next month. The quality of the pitchers will range between thin and deep leagues, and may include some two-start pitchers, in order to reach the largest spectrum of players and potential sleepers. Each pitcher will be dissected from […]
Full Story »Your Daily MLB News & Analysis: The Rule of Thumb...Injuries
Daily Dose of All the MLB Action from April 28th Sliding headfirst incorrectly has claimed another victim. Josh Hamilton is in the midst of recovering from a UCL tear in his thumb due to a headfirst slide into first base, Dustin Pedroia struggled last season due to a similar injury, and now the Nationals […]
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