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BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately. ANALYSIS: Rafael Betancourt was placed the DL today, retroactive to 7/15. It doesn't sound like he will miss much more time than needed, but Rex Brothers will serve as the fill-in closer until Betancourt is back. Brothers has put up elite numbers this year, with a 1.11 ERA / 1.16 WHIP […]
Full Story »Juan Francisco (1B, 3B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: We already know that esteemed and highly official RotoBaller Editor In Chief @JiffyKlein (Junkay) recently told you to "continue scouting" the big slugger, but last night Juan Francisco blasted his 12th home run of the season and he just continues to rake against the right handed split and […]
Full Story »Andre Ethier (OF, LA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In Deep Leagues (Immediately if not sooner) ANALYSIS: The platoon prone outfielder has really picked his game up in the month of July, hitting .360 (18-for-50) with 1 bomb and 5 RBI. With Matt Kemp due to return to the lineup at some point soon, it will be interesting to see how […]
Full Story »Felix Doubrount (SP, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately ANALYSIS: Doubront was nasty again last night vs. the Yankees going 6.1 IP with 5 K, the W, and just 6 baserunners and 1 ER allowed. Just to summarize, this marks 10 straight starts in which Doubront hasn't allowed more than 3 ER, and in 8 of those 10 he's allowed […]
Full Story »Brad Miller (SS, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: It's tough ignore a highly-touted prospect when he gets the call to the majors and has a 2 HR, 5 RBI game. Miller did just that last night, and now has a .273-.351-.500 triple slash line in the majors. Miller is batting leadoff in the surprisingly productive Seattle […]
Full Story »Buy Low and Sell High: Trade and Waiver Targets for Week 17
Are you looking to trade? If your answer is “yes”, then the RotoBaller.com Buy/Sell Weekly Article is where to find some players of the week to Sell High on, and bunch for you to Buy Low. You trade for one of two reasons: You need a shortstop, have an extra third baseman and someone has as extra […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 16 Closer Update - All-Star Break Edition
All-Star Rants and Raves First rant: last week I mentioned that I enjoy watching the Home Run Derby, and in a way I still do, but Chris Berman is tired. Am I in the minority on this topic? I can’t stand this dude-- he sounds like he smokes two packs a day, and ESPN needs […]
Full Story »Pitchers You Want in the Second Half: Underperformers, Waiver and Trade Targets
The All-Star Break presents fantasy owners with an opportunity to catch their breath after a crazy first few months of baseball; the truly savvy owners, on the other hand, will use the break as a chance to evaluate their lineups, assess areas where they can make up ground and identify potential pickups to prime their squads […]
Full Story »Henry Urrutia (OF, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore has called up their touted OF prospect, and he will be starting tomorrow. Urrutia is an interesting player– not unlike Markakis and Machado, he’s a gap-power-type doubles hitter. Currently he has a .365 BA with 7 HR and 43 RBIs in Triple-A, so if he can sustain […]
Full Story »RotoBaller Mid-Season Fantasy Baseball Awards
Mid-Season Fantasy Baseball Awards: Let's have a little fun in the final hours before baseball resumes, shall we? Without further ado, here are RotoBaller's Mid-Season Fantasy Awards! Most Productive Fantasy Team: Detroit Tigers – The sluggers Miggy and Fielder, the speedster Austin Jackson, and the producers Peralta and Hunter to go with the four-headed pitching monster […]
Full Story »Brandon Belt (1B, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Brandon Belt has quietly emerged as one of the more productive (11th-ranked) first basemen in the last week of live action. He has recorded a hit in each of his last five games dating back to July 9, while sporting a .stellar .353 BA and .529 OBP. Just […]
Full Story »J.P. Arencibia (C, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: In case you owned J.P. Arencibia at any point during the 2013 season while he was surging at the plate, then you know just how giddy checking your stats at night and seeing him hit yet another dinger or drive in some runs on a double can make […]
Full Story »Eric Young - (NYM, OF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Young has been blazing hot lately. His line over the past two weeks is: .300-0-3-12-7. No power, but enormous speed, very solid BA, and high-end run production. Young has performed like a 2nd round player over the two weeks before the ASB, and if you need speed going […]
Full Story »Danny Salazar - (CLE, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Salazar was great in his first start for the Tribe, going 6 IP with 7 K, just 1 ER and 3 baserunners allowed. He throws ridiculous gas in the upper 90s and has very solid, above average control. Considering his K-rate in the minors was over 10 per […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis July 18: The Not-Roundup
Lunch-time, Deadline Crunch-time Today marks the beginning of trade-talk crunch-time for MLB teams looking either to unload contracts or to upgrade before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. We've heard names galore, player A going to team X, Y or Z. For mixed-league fantasy purposes, these trades usually mean little more than a possible shift […]
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