Digging Deeper: Week 8 AL Waiver Wire Targets
Welcome back to Digging Deeper! I'll be taking a look at some deeper AL waiver wire options for Week 8 of the fantasy baseball season. Not to toot my own horn, but if you've been following this series thus far, you should have found a diamond in the rough by now. Some of the names that […]
Week 8 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects
Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Recently Promoted Prospects! Here I discuss some recently promoted prospects and what to make of their production for fantasy owners. Another top-100 prospect was promoted! . . . and he got injured. Unfortunately, we only got to enjoy Anthony Alford for a little bit in the majors before […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/25/17): MLB DFS Advice
Today is broken into two slates that are similar in size. Neither slate is very big, but there are plenty of plays on the early and late slate, though. This article focuses on both of these slates. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/24/17): MLB DFS Advice
We have another big slate, but there is a smaller early slate, as well. This article will use picks from both slates, as there are enough games to comfortably make lineups. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/24/17. The DFS lineup picks will […]
Digging Deeper: Week 8 NL Waiver Wire Targets
Welcome back to our Week 8 edition of Digging Deeper, our weekly column where we will focus on deep league waiver wire options. My counterpart Tom Bellucco will be handling the American League while I focus on the National League. For those that have played in limited size leagues, you are well aware that at-bats and innings are […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 25
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop resource for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Thursday, May 25th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and […]
2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 8)
Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. I hope you all have enjoyed the start of conference tournaments in […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 24
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop resource for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. We're back after taking an extra day off last Thursday. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, May 24th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/23/17): MLB DFS Advice
As is the case most weeks, we have a huge Tuesday slate. There are 15 games, which leaves us with multiple stacking options to go along with plenty of pitching options. Surprisingly, there aren't many value pitching options, but there are plenty of value bats to take advantage of. In this article, I will be […]
Week 8 Waiver Wire Watch List
Welcome to Week 8 of The Watch List. We have had a few iterations already, but here’s a friendly reminder for those who forgot. Each week, we’ll be updating this list full of players who you maybe aren’t quite ready to pick up (depending on league size, of course), but who need to be on […]
Week 8 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)
Small sample sizes have now become reasonably big enough for us to make some informed decisions. It's unlikely you'll find any potential 30-HR bats still available on the waiver wire at this point, but streaming the right players each week can be extremely helpful even if you aren't in a head-to-head league. The corner infield […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 23
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop resource for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. We're back after taking an extra day off last Thursday. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, May 23rd. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy […]
Week 8 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher Matchups
Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 8, and will be updated as more starters are announced. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 22
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop resource for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. We're back after taking an extra day off last Thursday. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Monday, May 22nd. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy […]
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers (Week 8): Head-to-Head Leagues
As a new week is upon us, it's time to get rid of that bench bat or middle reliever you have hanging around. Instead, maximize your roster slots with some pitchers who have two starts this week and are probably still available in your league. Here are the top two-start pitchers to stream for Week […]
Hitter Streamers (Week 8): Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back, RotoBallers! As a reminder, in this piece we're looking for the top hitters to add and stream in Week 8 of the fantasy baseball season. We will simply evaluate weekly streamers, which means players who are 50% owned or less in Yahoo! leagues and who have seven games in the week. With that […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/20/17): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome to the weekend RotoBallers. We have a full 15 games today, per usual. DraftKings has split them up into an eight game early slate featuring Max Scherzer and the best stacking options, and a seven game main slate. Weather could have an impact for four of todays games. KC-MIN, MIL-CHC, and SFG-STL all have rain […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/20/17): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome to the weekend RotoBallers. We have a full 15 games today, per usual. FanDuel has split them up into an eight game early slate featuring Max Scherzer and the best stacking options, and a seven game main slate. Weather could have an impact for four of todays games. KC-MIN, MIL-CHC, and SFG-STL all have rain […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/19/17): MLB DFS Advice
Happy Friday, my fellow Rotoballers. Besides having an awesome slate and the weekend on deck, it's finally feeling like Summer here in the northeast. Three reasons to be excited. Let's add some DFS cash to the mix and make it even better one, shall we? There are 14 games in the Main contest slate tonight. […]
Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Relief Pitcher (RP)
The comedian Lewis Black has a fantastic bit about the dumbest thing he’s ever heard in his life. After relaying the thing in question, he cautions the audience, “Don’t think about that sentence for more than three minutes, or blood will shoot out your nose.” This is more or less how it felt trying to […]
Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Starting Pitcher
The time for chalking things up to “just April shenanigans” has come and gone, and we here at RotoBaller felt that it was time for a rankings update with roughly 20 percent of the season in the books. Of course, now we’re closer to 25 percent but don’t worry -- we’ll always bring you the […]
Week 7 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers
Wow, we’re already past the middle of May. Time flies when you’re…confused. We're still bumbling through some early storylines and wondering what to make of folks like Jason Vargas, Andrew Triggs, A.J. Griffin, Ervin Santana, Mike Leake, etc. But for right now, all we can do is look at what else is available and pad […]
Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Outfield (OF)
The comedian Lewis Black has a fantastic bit about the dumbest thing he’s ever heard in his life. After relaying the thing in question, he cautions the audience, “Don’t think about that sentence for more than three minutes, or blood will shoot out your nose.” This is more or less how it felt trying to […]
2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 7)
Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. I was happy to have to do a little re-ordering of my […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/17/17): MLB DFS Advice
We have an 11 game main slate to get us through the middle of the week, and there are plenty of good options. Pitching isn't super strong, as there are no players over $10K, but some have plenty of upside from strikeouts. Also, plenty of viable stacking options, so might want to take a shot […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/17/17): MLB DFS Advice
Today is broken into two slates. There is a large late slate, but also a four game early slate. This article will focus on both slates, as there are more than enough options to be used regardless of which slate you're playing. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 17
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop resource for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, May 17th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/16/17): MLB DFS Advice
After yesterday's mess of pitching options, it's a relief to have some real studs on the mound on this 15 game Tuesday. Two games are taking place today in the late afternoon, so FanDuel has a few options for us today: Early Only (2 games), All Day (15) and Main (13), which begins at the […]
Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Shortstop
The time for chalking things up to “just April shenanigans” has come and gone, and we here at RotoBaller felt that it was time for a rankings update with roughly 20 percent of the season in the books. Kyle Bishop and I felt that the world needed to know what we thought after a month-plus of […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 16
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, May 16th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform […]