Week 12 Waiver Wire: Catchers

We're in Week 12 of the season. A dozen. Wow. It's actually appropriate that we're at this number since only 12 catchers are at 70% or higher ownership in Fleaflicker. Then the dropoff is steep... with the next one at 46%. Yikes. The thing is, aside from people like Jonathan Lucroy, Salvador Perez, and Wilson […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12 (National League)

Call-up season is in full effect. The big names have been out there for a while, but some lesser known players are also making their Major League debuts this time of the year. This list represents players who haven't yet garnered a great deal of attention in mixed-leagues, streaming options suitable only for deeper leagues […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/22/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back, Rotoballers. It's another wild Wednesday on FanDuel with all 30 teams in play, plus day baseball! Games start at 12:10 pm so keep that in mind when assembling your lineups. As for Vegas insights, the heavy moneyline favorites tonight are the Cubs (-285), Rangers (-205) and Mets (-180). The contests with the highest over/unders are the White Sox-Red […]

Dynasty Review: Deep Fantasy League Advice for Week 12

It's the buying low edition. This week, I'll cover a couple good players who were recently optioned. Their owners may be eager to replace them with major league talent - enough so that they could come at a huge bargain. I'll also turn my eye towards a handful of normal prospects. Cubs catcher Willson Contreras […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/21/16): MLB DFS Advice

While I miss not having the opportunity to sneak in some day game watching at my desk, a 15 game Tuesday slate where every game's first pitch is at night is a beautiful thing for DFS. We have that situation tonight with every team in action under the lights. There are quite a few games […]

Starting Pitcher Playbook: Week 12 Fantasy Baseball Planner

Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points leagues.  Our starting pitcher depth charts have a special fantasy baseball focus, to let you know which pitchers are worth owning and which aren't. MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance all […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 12)

Wow! What a flurry of promotions all made over one week! Jameson Taillon was promoted and is likely up for good; Blake Snell was called up for good (probably); Cody Reed was called up for good; Jose Peraza was called up (could return to the minors, though unlikely) and Willson Contreras was promoted (more than […]

Week 12 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

What’s up RotoBallers. As always, we are here to help with pitcher matchups every week of the season and help win some leagues. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 12, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Here we go again with the latest edition of the SP Waiver Wire guide, where we plead with the fantasy baseball gods to grant us the wisdom and opportunity to unearth gold, or at the very least not pick up a ticking time bomb. In other words, we're looking at sabermetrics and utilizing the ol’ […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/19/16): MLB DFS Advice

It's Father's Day, so that means it's a perfect day for MLB action. Of course, there are plenty of different contests to participate in on DraftKings. All you need to do is figure out if you want to use games from the entire day or just part of the afternoon. Choosing the right pitcher is […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/19/16): MLB DFS Advice

It is an interesting slate tonight. There are quite a few pitchers to attack, and FanDuel has some fixing to do when it comes to the prices of a few players. To find out who is entirely too cheap, and also who to attack, read on. Editor's Note: RotoBaller has the best Premium MLB Subscription for only $1.99 per week. […]

Top 5 Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 12

A wise fantasy baseball manager never rests. He is never satisfied with his team and is always on the hunt for the player that can help in both the present and future. For this article, we’ll focus on the present, as we present the top pitcher streamers who’ll be making two outings this week. We do this every week, […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (6/18/16)

Welcome to the weekend, Rotoballers. It's a scorching hot day throughout the country, but unfortunately the streaming options aren't as fire. Don't worry though, I'll help you navigate the rough waters. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 6/18/16. These […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/18/16): MLB DFS Advice

It's another full day of MLB action, meaning that you'll have several DraftKings contests to participate in. Most notably, the weather looks good for most of the country, so that's one variable you shouldn't have to worry about when setting today's lineup. Some very intriguing matchups today, paired with the return of a former Cy […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/18/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to another busy Saturday in daily fantasy baseball. The early slate gives us nine games leaving us with a small six game evening slate. There are some elite pitching options in Max Scherzer, Zack Greinke, Jon Lester, and some excellent second tier and value options as well giving us a ton of ways to […]

MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (6/18/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks

Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers. Today we have a rather strange full slate, split up between nine early games starting at 2:10 pm ET and five late games starting at 8:15 pm ET. Yes, if you did quick math, you would have noticed that only equals 14 games. This is because the CWS-CLE game, starting […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers in Week 11: Buy or Sell?

RotoBallers, as always, we’re constantly trying to come up with new features that will help you dominate your fantasy leagues. Recently, we’ve built a tool that identifies the biggest trends in contact rate over the last seven days. The tool can be found here. Keep in mind, any statistic being viewed in such a small sample size […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (6/17/16)

Welcome back, Rotoballers. It's a fantastic Friday as we wrap up the week with a full slate of games. There's plenty of aces (Jake Arrieta, Cole Hamels, Joe Ross, Matt Harvey) along with some great streaming plays. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (National League)

Call-up season is in full effect. The big names have been out there for a while, but some lesser known players are also making their Major League debuts this time of the year. This list represents players who haven't yet garnered a great deal of attention in mixed-leagues, streaming options suitable only for deeper leagues […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire: Catchers

This season continues to be a grim one for those who need good catchers on their team. Sure, Buster Posey just had a good series against the Brewers and is showing signs of actually being Buster Posey, but it literally took until the middle of June for any catcher to break double digits in home […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups: Outfield

I want to put Ichiro Suzuki on this list so badly. After most critics thought it would be a race with retirement to reach 3,000 MLB hits, Ichiro is batting .350 this year in a backup role with the Marlins. At the ripe age of 42, he's still a menace on the basepaths. Though he's […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Here we go again with the latest edition of the SP Waiver Wire guide, where we plead with the fantasy baseball gods to grant us the wisdom and opportunity to unearth gold. In other words, where we look at sabermetrics and utilize the ol’ eye-test to analyze some low-owned options who can help you. We're […]

Week 11 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

Another week above water for Buy/Sell! I might just be getting the hang of this fantasy baseball thing. Owners finally sat up and took notice of Danny Duffy after his 10-strikeout performance against the White Sox. He’s among the most added players across all the major platforms over the last few days. Jake Lamb had […]

Peter O'Brien (OF, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 9% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Since being called up last week, Peter O'Brien has gone 1-for-14 with six strikeouts. Obviously that's not incredibly reassuring. There is good news, though. His one hit was a three-run homer, and his minor league numbers have been stellar this year. In 51 games with […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (6/15/16)

Welcome back, Rotoballers. We've got a full slate this Wednesday with games starting at 3:10 ET. There's plenty of big names (Clayton Kershaw, Stephen Strasburg, Chris Sale, Corey Kluber, Noah Syndergaard) along with some juicy streamers that I will list below. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for […]

Chris Herrmann (C, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in Two-Catcher leagues Owned in: 25% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Chris Herrmann of the Diamondbacks is 28-years-old and has never had more than 157 AB in an MLB season which he did with the Twins in 2013. This season in Arizona, Herrmann has already reached 98 AB and has a .286/.355/.561 slash […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 11)

A couple of pretty good prospects were called up this week. One was sent down just as soon as he came up, and another looks like he is here to stay. The one brought up and then down: Jameson Taillon, who started against the Mets, only to be demoted right after that start. The one to […]

David Peralta (OF, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED IN: 61% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: David Peralta was supposed to combine with A.J. Pollock to give the Diamondbacks one of the most dynamic outfields in the league. So much for plans. While Pollock's season is in question, Peralta missed almost an entire month and just recently returned on June […]

Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 6/13/16

Well, it was a great day for MLB hitters on Monday. Nine of the 20 teams in action scored seven or more runs. So, that also means that we saw some struggling pitchers too. But don't worry, there were still a few impressive pitching performances to mention. Here are some of the MLB players who […]

Peter O'Brien (OF, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 14+ team leagues Owned in: 9% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Peter O'Brien has a pretty standard M.O. at the plate. Swing really hard, and either strikeout or hit a HR. That will likely be his approach when he is called up to the big leagues. He has had just […]