Streaming Pitchers To Fill The Void in 2019

To say that the starting pitcher position has been underwhelming to start the year is an understatement. What was hoped to be a strength for many teams has yet to come to fruition. Part of the reason is that starters haven’t been as effective as desired. That frustration will potentially get rectified once the weather […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers - Buy or Sell for Week 7

Welcome back to the pitching strikeout rate risers and fallers article series! Each week we will take a look at two K% risers and two fallers, analyze what is behind those changes, and then decide if they are actionable. A pitcher can best control their fate by generating swings and misses, so this exercise holds […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Monday May 13th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 13th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/13/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

As the Major League Baseball season hits mid-May, pitchers have put together enough of a track record that those that are struggling can be targeted in daily fantasy and those that are dominating can be avoided, if need be. There is only about a half slate of games on Monday, seven in total, and there […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/13, 5/14)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Monday, May 13th) and tomorrow (Tuesday, May 14th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/13/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today's main slate begins at 6:35 pm eastern and covers seven games. Since it's Monday, we have a shortened schedule, but as always we'll try to find you the best plays of the day in this space. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/13/2019. With […]

James McCann (C, CHW) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of leagues ANALYSIS: After a 2017 season that seemed to pack plenty of promise for the future, James McCann took a massive step back last year in his fifth season as a Detroit Tiger. Maybe he just needed a change in scenery though, as he has already […]

Raimel Tapia (OF, COL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: 25-year old Raimel Tapia was once a highly ranked prospect, and for good reason. He accumulated 13 home runs, 39 stolen bases (in 47 attempts), and an OPS of .872 in 801 AB across three seasons at Triple-A Albuquerque. Now, after a string of […]

Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to mid-May, Premium RotoBallers. There's little time to waste, as my Saturday's been quite hectic and I want to dive into this exciting player pool! This time of year is so much fun. Everyone's still questioning what's real and what isn't, and we […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 7

We are just over a month into the fantasy baseball season and it is a prime time to buy in on players whose production could be legit/should be better or hop off a heater before the floors caves in. As we all should know, baseball is a game of ebbs and flows. When there is […]

Merrill Kelly Posts Quality Start on Saturday

Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly tossed a quality start on Saturday in a loss against the Atlanta Braves. Kelly went seven innings, allowing three earned runs on eight hits to go along with five strikeouts. He was stuck with the loss, however. The righty pitched out of several jams on Saturday and bounced back after […]

Fantasy Baseball Op Ed - Game of Thrones Edition

Now that I've already spoiled Avengers: Endgame on Youtube (hey, the Russo brothers said it was OK), it's time to pivot to the other most topical item in 2019 pop culture: Game of Thrones. I admit I'm not an avid viewer of the show, so don't take this as a love letter to the series. OK, […]

The Cut List (Week 7) - Time to Let Go?

The 2019 season is now one-fifth over for every team in MLB, and one-quarter over for some. By the end of the month in just under three weeks time, it'll be one-third finished. If you've hung on to a certain player in a certain roto league, depending on how often you played or benched them, […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/12, 5/13)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Sunday, May 12th) and tomorrow (Monday, May 13th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Week 7 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

Mid-May marks the fantasy baseball season's quarter pole, which can be exciting as data becomes robust, but also frightful for pitching as warmer air leads to long flies. Are you keeping tabs of park factors, team stats and pitchers tweaking with their repertoire? Well, we here at RotoBaller are, with the aim to ease your […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/12/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Today's main slate begins at 1:05 pm eastern and covers eight games. Since it's Sunday, the all day slate is filled with all 15 matchups and also starts at 1:05 pm. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/12/2019. The lineup picks will range from some […]

Alex Avila Activated From Injured List

The Arizona Diamondbacks have activated catcher Alex Avila of the injured list prior to Saturday's game versus the Braves. Avila rejoins a crowded catching depth chart with Carson Kelly, Blake Swihart, and John Ryan Murphy, but he should still find some playing time behind the dish and the occasional start at first base. Across six […]

Rest of Season First Base Rankings (May Update)

The next stop in our Rest-of-Season rankings update is first base. Recently, RotoBaller writers and rankers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel updated their 2019 fantasy baseball rankings, available on our dashboard. We always give our readers the very latest rankings, which are continually updated based on injuries, playing time, and performance trends. […]

H2H Category Streamers - Week 7 Waiver Wire

There are plenty of strategies that fantasy managers explore in hopes to get an advantage over their opponent. Heavy lineup, heavy starting pitchers, no catcher, all (or mostly) reliever staff, no reliever staff, etc. Even if you play a balanced lineup, injuries can cause holes. A few weeks without a key player won’t kill a […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers: Week 7

Well, seven weeks in and I'm already struggling to come up with a decent intro. I'm calling a mulligan on the intro this week and let's just get into the recap of the last two weeks. Julio Teheran is the winner in Week 5 despite going 0-1 in his two starts. After allowing four runs […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for May 11th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 5/11/19  Note: We will be […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/11, 5/12)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Saturday, May 11th) and tomorrow (Sunday, May 12th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Zack Greinke Looks to Stay Hot on Friday

Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke will look to add another win to his resume when he takes on the Atlanta Braves at home Friday. Greinke has won five straight decisions after getting thumped on Opening Day and has posted six straight quality starts. The veteran has dominated the Braves in his career, going 4-1 with […]

David Peralta Smacks Game-Tying Home Run Thursday

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta went 2-for-5 with a game-tying solo home run on Thursday in an eventual 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. Peralta crushed a hanger from Braves closer Luke Jackson into the right field seats with two outs to keep the game alive. The outfielder is hitting .316 on the season and […]

Rest of Season Second Base Rankings (May Update)

We are five weeks deep into the 2019 MLB season, so we're whipping it around the horn for a Rest-of-Season update of our mixed rankings analysis. RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Bill Dubiel and Scott Engel want you to crush the competition and know that rankings can't end on draft day. Check out our […]

Luke Weaver Sharp In Thursday's No-Decision

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Luke Weaver allowed one earned run, three hits and two walks with six strikeouts over seven innings in a no-decision on Thursday against the Atlanta Braves. He threw 64 of his 104 pitches for strikes in the quality start, and he hit a batter. Weaver also had first-pitch strikes to 16 […]

Alex Avila Continues To Make Progress

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Alex Avila (quadriceps) is "getting close" to a return from the 10-day injured list, manager Torey Lovullo said Thursday. He has been catching in games earlier this week during extended spring training, although he got the day off to rest on Wednesday. Carson Kelly and John Ryan Murphy continue to hold down […]

Taijuan Walker Scheduled For Bullpen Session

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (elbow) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Friday, manager Torey Lovullo said. He is making his way back from elbow surgery, and he is continuing to build up strength. There is still no official word on when he'll be ready to return to game action. For now, […]

Today and Tomorrow's Starting Pitcher Rankings (5/10, 5/11)

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of the projected starting pitchers for today (Thursday, May 9th) and tomorrow (Friday, May 10th). The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up our daily pitcher rankings, which will hopefully help you make your start/sit lineup decisions for both season-long […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Friday May 10th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for May 10th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]