Stefan Crichton (RP, ARI) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: With a week of the season left, if you are in need of saves you will be willing to take them from wherever you can get them. So the fact that a team's closer is available in 82% of leagues is pretty staggering. […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/19/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Get ready for another Saturday of MLB action! It's a good day to pay a premium for pitching with a D-Backs' ace on the board. We'll be going cheap at pitcher and targeting some value Rays to allow us to fit in Luke Voit, Mookie Betts, and Cody Bellinger. In this article, we'll identify players […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the September 19th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/19/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We head into Saturday night with an 11 game slate on tap. After another evening with offense galore we have to navigate the high priced bats, which you will need some of, and the strong pitching options as well. There are some high priced arms, but also some value that may open up some bats. […]
Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With the final week of the fantasy baseball season upon us, it's time to put matchups under a microscope and look for viable hot streaks in good environments. It will be chaotic, but you must trust your process and not get tilted by the […]
Must-Add Category Streamers for the Final Stretch
Sadly, just 10 days of baseball remain in the MLB regular season and the fantasy season. At least the commissioner was nice enough to let everyone into the postseason, so there'll be plenty more ball games on the tube to watch. Unfortunately, fantasy leagues don't work that way. You're in the last leg of the […]
Ketel Marte Scheduled To Take Batting Practice Sunday
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Ketel Marte (wrist) will take batting practice on Sunday. The 26-year-old has not appeared in a game since Sept. 8. If things go well, Marte could return before the end of the season, but there is no rush as the Diamondbacks are firmly out of the playoff race. If he does come […]
Eduardo Escobar Out Of Friday's Lineup
Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eduardo Escobar is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Houston Astros. It has been a dismal 2020 campaign for Escobar, as he has slashed .194/.263/.320 across 175 at-bats. In his absence, Josh VanMeter will start at third base and bat second at Zack Greinke. VanMeter and his […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/18/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We had only a small 6-game slate on Thursday night, so it's like Christmas morning looking at this 12-game slate tonight. There are a couple of top-end arms and a few main bats to focus on. We still have Coors in play as well which may lower the amount some of the other strong offenses […]
Hitter Streamers for Fantasy Baseball Week 10
Welcome back to another installment of the hitting streamers column! This edition is for September 21 through September 27. As will be the case every week, I will offer a couple of worthy streamers for each position (catcher, corner infield, middle infield, outfield) based on the number of games the players have for the upcoming […]
Closers and Saves Report - Week 9 Waiver Wire
It feels like the season just started. Remember drafting your team? Remember how excited you were about your roster? Well, I hope you're still excited, because it's time for playoffs (in most leagues). This has been a weird season and 40-something games was not nearly enough to determine what fantasy managers deserved an appearance in […]
Daulton Varsho Leading Off On Thursday
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder/catcher Daulton Varsho is slotting in as the leadoff hitter for the first time this year in Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. Varsho has primarily hit in the lower-third of the Diamondbacks lineup when active this year. He batted ninth in Wednesday's game. The versatile Varsho has bounced between catcher and […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the September 17th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]
Targeting Categories Down The Stretch - Bases Loaded Pod
Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) rolls solo. With only 10 days left in this fantasy baseball season, he discusses players to target for categories you might be hurting at. Subscribe to the Bases Loaded podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on […]
From to Farm to Roster: Potential Call-Ups for Week 9
We're almost to the end of the fantasy season, and there is only one FAAB period left to help get our teams over the finish line. With that in mind, there are far fewer impact players that have yet to be called up. I'll still discuss players on a team's Taxi Squad or Alternate Site […]
The Baller Ranks: Top 200 Hitters Weekly Rankings (Week 9)
Last week I wrote that the schedule had begun to have an outsized impact on value. At this point, it's not impacting projected value even more than recent performance. There are exceptions to that, but that's the overarching rule this week. Paul Goldschmidt's value has been buoyed by this aspect for much of the season. […]
Eduardo Escobar Primed For Poor Game On Wednesday
Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eduardo Escobar is unlikely to hit well against Dylan Bundy and the Angels on Wednesday as he tends to struggle against changeups (.599 OPS against this season) and sliders (.676 OPS against this season) -- Bundy’s two preferred secondary offerings. Escobar has struggled all season with a .606 OPS coming into […]
The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Relief Pitchers Weekly Rankings
We're already on the back nine of September, barreling towards the end of fantasy baseball, which means the Week 9 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks are here for a weekly dive into how the top 101 RPs stand for the home stretch. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. […]
Top 50 Prospects for Fantasy Baseball Redraft: Week 9 Rankings
It’s been a crazy ride this summer. The shortened 2020 fantasy season is winding down with less than two weeks remaining before the Major League Baseball playoffs begin. This will be our last update of the Top 50 redraft prospects for the year. It was a challenging season, to say the least, with no minor […]
Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the September 16th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Wednesday 9/16
We are rounding third base and on our way to finish this 2020 sprint season. Every move made is magnified immensely, and the slightest transaction wins categories. So without any further adieu, let's get to those streamers to help us win big in 2020. When choosing my daily hitter streamers, I examine their platoon splits, […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/16/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
Tonight's main slate features nine games to choose from. There are plenty of high-end starting pitching options available, which feels like a rare sight at this point in the season. There aren't too many chalky stack options to pick hitters from, so there will be plenty of hitter combinations to get creative with. I'll be providing […]
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/16/20 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/16/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap tonight. There are some aces pitching in Jacob deGrom, Lucas Giolito, and Gerrit Cole, as well as […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/16/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
It's a nine-game slate tonight and we have four aces ready to take the mound, all of which have average to above-average matchups. It gets dicey at pitcher after the top tier, though, so making the right selection at SP2 will be a difficult yet crucial endeavor. There are plenty of gas-can pitchers for offenses […]
Statcast Starting Pitcher Leaders - wOBA Underachievers
The last days of the baseball season are almost upon us. Those who are still here reading up on advanced sabermetrics are undoubtedly scouring for the best information to make a final push to win their fantasy leagues (thanks to Rotoballer!) or are simply baseball junkies. Either way, I'm glad you're here. As usual, this […]
The Baller Ranks: Top 101 Starting Pitchers Weekly Rankings
The penultimate week of the 2020 fantasy baseball season is here, meaning you need the Week 9 Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks to help analyze where the top 101 SPs stand moving forward. You can check out my weekly Top 101 Relief Pitcher Baller Ranks as well. David Emerick rolled out an introduction to our Baller Ranks […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/15/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We have a sizeable 12-game slate on DraftKings as the MLB season continues to roll on after the madness of the first NFL weekend has been subdued. There are a few elite pitching options today to go along with a handful of appealing stack options, while we have another Coors Field game coming in with […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/15/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We head into Tuesday night with a 12 game slate on tap. It's a really strong slate with some decent pitching options and a lot of places to use bats. There is plenty of value to incorporate some studs as well. Make sure to listen to MLB DFS Quick Hits to get a full rundown […]
FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/15/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
After one of the quirkier schedules that we’ve seen all season during 2020 on Monday, we return Tuesday with a slate chock full of options. Yu Darvish headlines a pitching slate that is more upside than safe floor. With a Coors Field contest on the slate, fantasy managers will, as always when the hitter's haven […]
H2H Points League Pickups, Waiver Adds: Week 9
The end is nigh. If you're reading this, then congratulations! You're probably in the playoffs. But that doesn't mean you can take the foot off the gas. With the possibility of games being suddenly canceled still hanging over the final few weeks of play, you always have to be ready to quickly sub in replacements. […]