KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/13/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome, RotoBallers to my second KBO DFS slate preview. I didn't get hear any complaints, so I'm guessing y'all like what you see so far.  Sorry about the "y'all," that's my Southern background peaking out its head.  It drives my kids, who grew up in the North, crazy. I'll be honest with you however, it […]

ERA Lie Detector: Finding 2019 Underachievers with SIERA (Part 2)

Welcome back RotoBallers to my Lie Detector mini-series (you can read part one here). Skills-Interactive ERA (or SIERA) has been around since 2011 when it was introduced at Baseball Prospectus by Matt Swartz and Eric Seidman before moving to its current home at Fangraphs. Much like xFIP, SIERA attempts to quantify the skills that underpin […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/12/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS column. If you haven't signed up for the RotoBaller Premium Slack chat, it's a great space to chat during the day about the lineups. You can also follow me and the other Rotoballer writers on Twitter. In particular, @efhatch1990dfs has his personal KBO DFS Cheat Sheets which you will now […]

Braves Go With An Arm In Jared Shuster In First Round

The Atlanta Braves selected Wake Forest pitcher Jared Shuster with the 25th overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft on Wednesday. Shuster made a huge leap in his stuff in the last year, vaulting him into the first round. The 21-year-old southpaw had a rough 6.79 ERA in his first two seasons in college but […]

Major League Baseball 2020 Mock Draft

The 2020 MLB amateur draft takes place later tonight and it will be unlike any draft we’ve seen. With owners crying poor and minor league systems set to be permanently compressed, the draft has been slashed from the normal 40 rounds to just five — although teams will be able to sign undrafted players as […]

Fantasy Baseball Insider Report: Shortened Season Alters Strategies

The award-winning Fantasy Baseball Insider Series continues on RotoBaller, this time with in-depth takes on the shortened season from a former MLB executive and current broadcaster. Every year, Scott Engel talks to prime MLB sources to get exclusive nuggets of information. On the condition of anonymity, former and current players, executives, scouts, media members and […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/10/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Well if going winless isn't a terrible way to start the week off, I'm not sure what is. I went with the public on Hanwha and Lotte and it totally flopped. I expected KT's offense to comeback to form but they really look to be struggling right now. Meanwhile LG seems to be a one-trick […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/10/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS column. If you haven't signed up for the RotoBaller Premium Slack chat, it's a great space to chat during the day about the lineups. You can also follow me and the other Rotoballer writers on Twitter. In particular, @efhatch1990dfs has his personal KBO DFS Cheat Sheets which you will now […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/9/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

On Sunday, we finally tailed NC to a RL win for the first time in what feels like the entire season. Then KT decided to sit their DH who had been hitting .380 on the year, so not only were they without several starters due to injury, they only had one or two regular producers […]

Diving Into Pitch Counts For a Shortened Season

Pitchers who produce a ton of innings are a rare commodity in today’s game, with those who consistently put up 200 or more innings becoming increasingly valuable. However, with a potential shortened 2020 season and no innings limits, will this playing field be leveled? At first thought, one might think that pitchers with assumed limits […]

How to Approach MLB Rookies in 2020 Re-draft Leagues

While the players and owners continue to trade demands for getting the 2020 season on its feet, we're going to turn our attention to fantasy. This article will specifically look at players who have yet to make their major league debut (or come up for more than the proverbial cup of coffee) and how fantasy […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/7/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Saturday was salt in the wound. While the NC under wasn't a great call, LG blew a seventh inning 4-0 lead before eventually losing 5-4. Then SK gave up two runs to Samsung in the top of the ninth to flop on the under pick. Bad beat central and really a heartbreaking day when we […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/7/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome RotoBallers to my inaugural KBO DFS column. Hopefully you like my writing style. If so, let me know. If not, then don’t! Just Kidding! Love it or hate it, I do want the feedback. And while this is my first Rotoballer article, this is not my first time at the proverbial rodeo. I've done […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/6/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

You had to know it was coming at some point. I've had losing days, winning days, and sweeps, but I haven't been swept across my picks yet. It was a tough card to gauge, and following a 3-0 Thursday, I was pressing myself and that's never a good thing with sports betting, especially with a […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/6/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS column. I can't believe we're a month into the KBO season! We are starting to get bigger sample sizes for both our pitchers and hitters and allow us to see who are more reliable arms and bats are on a nightly basis. New to KBO? DraftKings and FanDuel […]

Marcell Ozuna Injures Himself in Domestic Incident

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna suffered a facial laceration on Friday after his wife struck him with a soap dish, according to Andy Slater of Fox Sports 640. The injury is quite minor, and will not hamper Ozuna as he continues to prepare for the 2020 season. The 29-year-old had a productive 2019 season, despite […]

Talking Pitching With Nicklaus Gaut - Benched with Bubba (Episode 292)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by RotoBaller's own Nicklaus Gaut (@NT_BurtReynolds). The guys chat about the Chris Archer injury, some pitchers that have over/under achieved when looking at ERA and SIERA, and then hit some listener questions. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel […]

Mike Zunino (C, TB) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~500s CURRENT ADP: ~629 overall ANALYSIS: There is no hidden meaning to find in his .165/.232/.312 slash line; Mike Zunino was very bad at the plate last year. However, two things are working heavily in his favor in 2020, with the first being that 2019 seemed more like an aberration for the […]

Fantasy Baseball ADP Risers - Head-Scratching Trends?

Welcome to Part Two of the ADP Risers and Fallers series, where I will examine key changes from March to the present day. If you missed Part One, where I evaluated injured players and prospects, you can read it right here. Those were the easy risers and fallers. In this article, we will delve into […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/5/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS pick column. If you haven't signed up for the RotoBaller Premium Slack chat, it's a great space to chat during the day about the lineups. You can also follow me and the other Rotoballer writers on Twitter. In particular, @efhatch1990dfs has his personal KBO DFS Cheat Sheets which you will […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/4/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Wednesday was another day where money was made and you can't complain about that. NC dropping five runs in the first inning was a great way tot start the day, their team over eventually cashed in the fourth. Meanwhile, Samsung and LG were going toe-to-toe early before the Lions pulled away in a high-scoring affair. […]

Overvalued and Undervalued Starting Pitchers

Spring training is often the time when players start climbing up or freefalling down draft boards. This year, however, without a full spring training to draw from, there is less talk of a pitcher with a new and improved change-up, and fewer managers blowing smoke, influencing fantasy owners. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of value […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 6/3/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS pick column. Today is actually my debut DFS column for RotoBaller, but rest assured that I have been covering baseball extensively and have been digging into the KBO for a few weeks before taking on writing duties.  If you haven't been following the other Rotoballer writers on Twitter,  then […]

KBO Betting Picks (6/2/2020) - Moneyline, Totals, and Runlines

We had a beautiful way to end last week with a sweep and now we keep chugging along on the KBO train. One thing I will say from last week, is that if there is a team that can get their pitching under control and make a nice run through the season, it is the […]

ERA Lie Detector: Finding 2019 Overachievers With SIERA (Part 2)

Welcome back RotoBallers to my Lie Detector mini-series (you can read part one here). Skills-Interactive ERA (or SIERA) has been around since 2011 when it was introduced at Baseball Prospectus by Matt Swartz and Eric Seidman before moving to its current home at Fangraphs. Much like xFIP, SIERA attempts to quantify the skills that underpin […]

KBO Betting Picks (5/31/20) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

We had another cash day on Saturday but I can't help but feel like it should have been a sweep. NC really dropped the ball by getting smoked 9-1 by Samsung. No one can or should expect them to win every series, but everything lineup for them to take down that game. Luckily we had […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 5/31/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS column. I can't believe we're almost a month into the KBO season! We are starting to get bigger sample sizes for both our pitchers and hitters and allow us to see who are more reliable arms and bats are on a nightly basis. New to KBO? DraftKings and […]

KBO Betting Picks (5/30/20) - Moneylines, Runlines, and Totals

Nothing like some Friday morning gambling sweat. Every single piece of action came down to the wire, with Doosan winning by two and Samsung graciously walking off on NC and not letting the game go to extra plus cashing the under. However, the Kiwoom Heroes really let me down, not being able to push across […]

KBO Betting Picks (5/29/20) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

There was never a doubt for Thursday's slate. Casey Kelly was getting overlooked by Warwick Saupold but the numbers just didn't add up. Kelly was the guy to target and he showed that by spinning a gem against Hanwha. Then Kia and KT had an early offensive bout that saw the over cash in the […]

Marcell Ozuna (OF, ATL) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~ 80 CURRENT ADP: ~95 overall ANALYSIS: Marcell Ozuna is a fresh face on a new squad in 2020; yet, his draft stock remains modest despite the upgrade in surroundings. After five years as a Marlin and two as a Cardinal, Ozuna is Atlanta’s likely cleanup hitter just as their youth […]