Hitter Streamers (Week 3): Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back, RotoBallers! The streamers are off to a good start thus far, and the week three options are looking even better. As a reminder, in this piece we're looking for weekly streamers, which means players who are less than 50% owned in Yahoo! leagues and who have a good chance to play a full […]
Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 3
After two weeks, we're starting to get a sense of which players had a couple of good games early on and who is legitimately off to a hot start in 2017. I'm all in on the Reds at the moment, but since I've already advocated for Eugenio Suarez and Jose Peraza plenty, I'll look for […]
Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/15/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks
Every team in the MLB is playing today. This should be a fun and interesting slate. There are a couple higher priced pitching options, as well as some lower priced pitching options. Let's get down to business. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for Yahoo on 4/15/17. […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/14/17): MLB DFS Advice
Happy Friday to us, my fellow Rotoballers. Let's kick this weekend off right, and by "right," I mean above the cash-line. On deck for today we have a 15 game slate. There is an Early Only contest with two games, starting at 2:20 Eastern, as well as the All Day contests starting then as well. The […]
2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 2)
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. The season is still young, but already there have been some major […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/14/17): MLB DFS Advice
Friday is another full day of baseball that will include some afternoon games. With several different contests being offered on DraftKings, you'll have lots of different lineup options. For our purposes, the following picks have been made for contests running all day. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 14
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. Use this column to plug lineup holes, stream H2H pitchers, or target categories of need. DFS lineups can be built using the information here as well. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, April 14th. We'll have a full […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/12/17): MLB DFS Advice
There's a really strong 10-game main slate today. With no standout ace on the mound, there will be plenty of pitchers to try and attack. There are great options at every position, whether you are looking for cash game options or GPP stacks. Always be sure to check twitter to verify you players are in […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 12
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. Here are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, April 12th. Since it's a full slate, most of the focus will be on pitchers. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 11
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. Here are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, April 11th. 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 Draft Assistant Fantasy […]
Week 2 Waiver Wire - Outfield
First, a programming note: This feature will now be published on Mondays, rather than Wednesday as it was last week. The content, of course, remains unchanged. In this space, we'll take a look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 2 outfields waiver wire pickups. […]
Week 2 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
Did you survive the first week of games? Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 2, 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 […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/8/17): MLB DFS Advice
What a beautiful slate we have today. Full 15 games for the All-Day, and a fat 10 game Main slate on FanDuel for the first Saturday of the 2017 MLB season. We have a plethora of big name pitchers, including the best in the business, and the power-hitting Madison Bumgarner. The weather looks promising across […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/8/17): MLB DFS Advice
What a beautiful slate we have today. Full 15 games for the All-Day, and a fat 10 game Main slate on Draftkings for the first Saturday of the 2017 MLB season. We have a plethora of big name pitchers, including the best in the business, and the power-hitting Madison Bumgarner. The weather looks promising across the […]
Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 1
The first week of the season is nearly at its end. Are you ready to cut bait on some of those later round picks already? Dying to scoop up that utility player off to a hot start? Itching to grab that setup man next in line for saves once the closer loses his job? It […]
Week 1 Waiver Wire Watch List
Welcome to the Week 1 Waiver Wire Watch List. Each week we’ll be updating this list full of players who may not be quite ready to be picked up (depending on your league size and format), but who need to be on your radar. We’ll look at eight players each week and keep tabs on players […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/5/17): MLB DFS Advice
It's always interesting to see how Coors changes teams owned percentages. For example, the Rockies had a great matchup last night, and they were only owned around 10-15%, but they always seem to be owned closer to 40% in Coors. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/5/17): MLB DFS Advice
Huge 12 game slate today, and we have tons of options at every position. Some big name pitchers going along with some stud batters in every spot. Good mix of cash options along with GPP options, so you can diversify your exposure. Look to target games with high run totals, and be sure to check […]
2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 1)
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. We are officially underway in the 2017 Major League Baseball season! Who […]
Mike Foltynewicz (SP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed, NL-only Leagues OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The former first-round pick hasn't quite lived up to the hype, but Mike Foltynewicz has improved every season in the big leagues. He also seems to have developed his changeup into a viable third offering, which should allow him to stick in […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 5th
Over the offseason, there was much ado about the home run surge of 2016. Would it continue into 2017 or was regression looming? One game into the MLB season, and we already have 30 home runs - a 5,400 home run pace. Yasmani Grandal, Rougned Odor, and Khris Davis have already popped two apiece, as has […]
Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/3/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks
Happy opening day! Hooray for baseball! This is going to be a very exciting season, especially with the huge increase in homers we saw in 2016. How will that play out this year? We'll watch and see. Today, Yahoo has some great value options to choose from for DFS games. Let's get down to business. In […]
Week 1 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
We're back Rotoballers! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 1, 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 […]
Week 1 Waiver Wire: 0-25% Owned Pickups
Baseball is finally back. In light of this, let's give that free agent pool one last look over before the stats start flying. Here are the best players who are owned in 0-25% of Yahoo leagues. You can see our column on 25-50% owned players as well. These are your deeper Week 1 waiver wire pickups and […]
Baseball Award Predictions that (Probably) Won't Come True
My least favorite type of baseball articles to read are preseason predictions for awards. Nobody in their right mind is going to pick against Mike Trout for AL MVP and there's a very narrow population of players that are considered in the NL. It's not exactly informative to hear someone say, "Clayton Kershaw has a […]
Turning Two: Who Will Earn 50 Saves in 2017?
Welcome back to our sixth edition of Turning Two. We've now discussed candidates for 50 HR, .350 BA, 300 K, 20 W, and 20/20 campaigns for the 2017 season. This week's topic focuses on the one position we have yet to cover, the most mystical of fantasy players, closers. Reaching 50 saves is an impressive, yet not rare, feat. Since […]
Deep League Closer Handcuffs
"Don't overpay for saves." As dedicated fantasy baseball players, we've heard it a million times. When you start to see closers fly off the boards in your draft, however, it's tough not to pull the trigger so you don't get stuck with Jim Johnson as your lead fireman. There's no need to panic though. Given […]
American League Outfielders: Overvalued and Undervalued
With the MLB season right around the corner, we are in high-season for fantasy baseball drafts. Before you enter your draft room this year, it would behoove you to check out our ADP analysis pieces here at RotoBaller. We will ensure you have a good working knowledge of how players are being viewed, when to grab […]
Michael Brantley (OF, CLE) - 2017 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers & Values
BALLER MOVE: Target ~140 CURRENT ADP: ~183 ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners and Cleveland Indians' fans alike would tell you that 2016 was about as disappointing of a season as possible for Michael Brantley. Coming off of two stellar seasons in 2014 and 2015, Brantley managed to stay on the field for only 11 games and was unable […]
Starting Pitcher (Part 2): Updated March Rankings and Tiers
We rolled out our final update on 2017 rankings this past weekend. While there haven’t been seismic shifts, some players have naturally seen their stocks rise or fall since our initial valuations were made in December. We’re gathered here today to look at part one of our outfield rankings, tiers, and auction values, which have certainly seen some […]