Mike Foltynewicz (SP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Mixed Leagues, Add in NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 12% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Mike Foltynewicz is now 4-0 over his last six starts, over which he’s posted a 3.72 ERA and solid 1.16 WHIP with 30 strikeouts. Owners can’t necessarily rely on Atlanta’s offense to score runs, nor its bullpen to hold […]
Week 23 Waiver Wire: First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)
Less than a month remains before the end of another baseball season. Where does the time go? Hopefully, for you, it’s gone into providing some TLC to your fantasy squad that has you in position for a championship. After all, we don’t want no scrubs. But if you’re still chasing waterfalls, here are some players […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/6/16): MLB DFS Advice
Happy Tuesday, daily fantasy players! Hope everyone had an awesome Labor Day weekend. Let's win some cash on this lovely 15 game Main slate that begins at 7:05 EDT tonight. Before we jump into my selections, let's take a look at a few Vegas lines that are of interest. The games with the highest over/under […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/6/16): MLB DFS Advice
Does it surprise anyone else that the San Francisco Giants have the worst record in the MLB since the All Star Break? I would have guessed a team like the Tampa Bay Rays or Atlanta Braves, but the Giants have been on a downward spiral recently. In this article, I will be providing you with […]
Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 23: September Call-Up Edition
Whether it’s because of an injury or poor performance, there are always opportunities to stream players off the waiver wire. The best players to stream are those who are under-owned and face appealing match-ups for the upcoming week. Here are five players who are readily available in Fleaflicker leagues and have attractive match-ups during the […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/5/16): MLB DFS Advice
Happy Labor Day! Although the baseball regular season has entered its final month, there's plenty of action remaining. Every team is playing today, so their are plenty of targets to choose from. With games starting in the afternoon DraftKings has several contests to participate in. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/5/16): MLB DFS Advice
Happy Labor Day RotoBallers! Hopefully you are not laboring today and have your day dedicating to winning some contests on FanDuel. All 30 teams are in play with first pitch at 1:05 ET, with plenty of tournaments for early, main, and all-day formats. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/4/16): MLB DFS Advice
There is only one more day until Labor Day. Enjoy it with some fantasy baseball! The slate tonight is large and all day long, so there will be plenty of time to sweat out a victory. Find the best stacks and pitcher below. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]
Week 23 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers
In just a month, baseball’s regular season will be over. More importantly, the fantasy baseball season will be over. This is the definition of crunch time. What you do right now defines you as a person. Will you be that team that fizzles out down the stretch? Or will you finish by skyrocketing upwards faster […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/3/16): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome back to another full Saturday of daily fantasy baseball. Today we have a split slate with four early and 11 evening games. Both slates have elite pitching options mixed in with some nice value options and another day with a high run projection in Coors Field. Let's take a look at a few top plays […]
Diamond in the Rough: Matt Wisler
Matt Wisler isn't a top prospect and he's struggled to stay in the rotation for the cellar-dwelling Braves this season. Yet, at times he has been their best pitcher and is starting to resemble that again in the final month of the season. It's easy to forget, unless you're a die-hard Braves fan (or a […]
Week 22 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball
With time running short on the 2016 season, it behooves us to pay extra attention to short-term trends and the favorability of matchups. At this time of year, the long view can often be a suboptimal approach. This is particularly true if you’re in desperation mode. Any hitter on a hot streak and any pitcher […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/2/16): MLB DFS Advice
After that brief four-game slate yesterday, the monster of a slate tonight is a breath of fresh air. It is baseball time again. The Arizona Diamondbacks are traveling into Colorado to face off against the Rockies, so obviously, keep an eye on that game. Who else makes for a great stack? Read on to find […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/2/16): MLB DFS Advice
The Mets have really been heating up recently, and they are back in the Wild Card race! It hurts that Neil Walker was lost for the season, but they are a team that have been dealing with injuries all year, and they could make a push in the playoffs if they can get there. In […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/1/16): MLB DFS Advice
This is an odd slate. There are only four games, one of which is early. The positive to take away from this is that DraftKings allows for late player swap, something that FanDuel users are going to cry over tomorrow. There are some valuable options tonight, so read on to discover who those players […]
Mike Foltynewicz (SP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Mixed Leagues, Add in NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Mike Foltynewicz flashed his upside again on Aug. 27 against the Giants, limiting them to one run over 7 2/3 innings while posting a sub-1.00 WHIP and striking out six. While his prior three starts weren’t all that pretty […]
Ender Inciarte (OF, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of Fleaflicker Leagues EXPERT ANALYSIS: The majority of Ender Inciarte's counting stats are easy to ignore for fantasy purposes, but he is quietly starting to score runs at a high rate. In the last 28 days, he has scored 21 runs and is hitting .346 in that span as […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/31/16): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome back RotoBallers. We've got a fun day on tap, with all 30 teams in play and six day games starting at 1:10 ET. There's another Coors contest and four pitches vying for the AL Cy Young (Justin Verlander vs Chris Sale, Aaron Sanchez, Corey Kluber) all scheduled to toe the rubber. This is gonna be fun. In this […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/30/16): MLB DFS Advice
There are just a handful of these full-slate Tuesdays left in the 2016 regular season. It makes me a little sad, but rather than sulk, I'm going to embrace it and create a roster or 17. We've got a few upper-tier pitchers on the mound today, a Coors game and after that, a whole lot of uncertainty, […]
MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 22)
Welcome back RotoBallers. This will be last Top 30 fantasy prospect rankings columns before rosters expand, and will likely be one of the last article series formatted like this until the offseason. As I mentioned in the last article, there are some players who definitely have September value and most of these guys will be valuable to […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/30/16): MLB DFS Advice
It's always a fun night when Max Scherzer is on the mound, especially against a team with a weak offense like the Phillies. Let's set his strikeouts at 10 tonight. Who is going over and who is going under? In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks […]
Week 22 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers
Wasn't it just yesterday that we were discussing how Kenta Maeda and Aaron Sanchez made for good pickups? Wait...that was four and a half months ago? Get outta townnnn. Oh, you're serious? Yes, August is almost over people. September is right around the corner, and with it, the home stretch of the fantasy baseball season. That means […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/27/16): MLB DFS Advice
A full day of baseball action kicks off today with some early afternoon games that will lead into the evening slate. DraftKings is offering several different contests that use different combinations of the games. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/27/16. The […]
Jim Johnson (RP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 45% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Veteran closer Jim Johnson has generated 56.8% ground balls this year. His 93.1 MPH two-seam fastball and 78.8 MPH curveball are getting the job done with about a strikeout per inning. Additionally, opponents are hitting just .239 against Johnson. The rebuild […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/26/16): MLB DFS Advice
The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing another fun series in Arizona against the Cincinnati Reds. That'll be interesting to watch. What other match-ups are worth looking into? Find out below. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 8/26/16. The DFS lineup picks will […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/26/16): MLB DFS Advice
A few teams seem to have their divisions all but locked up, while other teams are locked in tight battles. Sure, a team could fall apart, but it doesn't seem likely that a team playing as well as the Nationals is going to fall out of the playoffs. Other teams, such as the Red Sox […]
Bullpen Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 21
With the trade deadline in the rear-view mirror, buyers and sellers have made the moves to thrust their team in their respective directions. While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men that have proven to be closer candidates to target off the waiver wire […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/25/16): MLB DFS Advice
It is a fairly small slate tonight, so the fantasy options are limited. It takes a special kind of skill to find the value plays on a limited slate. Either that, or you can read this column. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on […]
Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 21 (American League)
We are one week away from the September 1st roster expansion date, when all teams bring up a ton of new players into the fantasy baseball player pool as everyone makes a mad dash for the finish line. Before that influx of talent clouds our attention, here are some players surging into September, most of […]
Mitch Haniger (OF, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 2% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Mitch Haniger demolished his way through the minors, posting a monstrous .325/.423/.588 line with 24 dingers, 10 steals and a whopping 86 RBI across two levels. Now, in eight games with the Diamondbacks, the 25-year-old has gone 8-for-30 with two doubles, a triple […]