RotoBaller's 2016 Fantasy Baseball Awards

We are gathered here today to hand out the 2016 RotoBaller Fantasy Baseball Awards. I’m your host, Nick Mariano, and I'll be your Sherpa for the festivities. In case you want to see where things stood at the All-Star break before reading on, check out our Midseason Awards column. I know this is weird, we've had day-in, day-out […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (10/01/16): MLB DFS Advice

It's the final Saturday of the regular season, meaning that time for daily fantasy baseball is running out. With a full slate today you'll have a full compliment of players to choose from. There's plenty of value to go around today, and that's reflected in the suggested targets. In this article, I will be providing […]

Champ or Chump: How'd I Do?

The point of Champ or Chump is to use every metric imaginable to try to predict how a player will perform in the future. It's not always right, as true talent levels change while luck plays a role in every play's individual outcome. Historically, I conclude the analysis based on what I see as the […]

Lessons Learned From Our Deeper Waiver Wire Adds (American League)

With the season wrapping up this weekend, I wanted to take a moment in this final entry in the column this year to reflect on the 2016 fantasy season in terms of deep AL-only cuts. Quite a few fantasy relevant players made their way into this column this season, including more than a handful that transformed […]

Arizona Fall League Preview: 2016 Salt River Rafters

The Salt River Rafters are filled to the brim with batting prospects worth watching. Likewise, they lack any rotation worth noting. They are similar to the Surprise Saguaros in nature without the obvious ace in Michael Kopech. The thing that sticks out the most about the Rafters is that two of the four players to watch […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/29/16): MLB DFS Advice

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to the last Thursday regular season day of MLB DFS. We've been hashtag blessed with a 12 game schedule, with 10 of the games taking place in the evening in the Main slate. For anyone unfamiliar with Thursday schedules, that's a whole lot of night games for a day that is […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/28/16): MLB DFS Advice

It's a full slate of MLB games on DraftKings for Wednesday's contests, as there is one game in the early afternoon and the remaining 14 contests take place in the evening. Because there's (can be) only one day game (Highlander) I'm going to focus on the evening games so that you can apply this advice to all of the evening and […]

Arizona Fall League Preview: 2016 Surprise Saguaros

Though Yoan Moncada is without a doubt the best player in the league, I have to question the quality of the Surprise Saguaros rotation and bullpen. Past Mat Kopech, there isn't anything worth noting long term as viable big league options. The Surprise Saguaros, however, may be the most fun team to watch. What they lack […]

Champ or Chump: What to Make of Tillman, Hanley, and Gary Sanchez

As we head toward the season's final week, chances are your fantasy fate has been decided. Even if it hasn't, adding players for this year only holds so much potential value. Your process may be flawless, but the tiny sample size remaining can ruin the best laid plans. My favorite story to that effect is from […]

Week 26 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Well, here we are. Congratulations to you who are still reading, as you've made it this far. We’ve officially reached the final week of the fantasy baseball season, and there is no more critical time of the year outside of the draft. Championships are won and lost here, with those battling for a spot on […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/24/16): MLB DFS Advice

Some expensive pitchers will be on the mound today, meaning that finding several value hitters will be key. With a full slate of games, starting in the afternoon, ther are plenty of DraftKings contests to participate in. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/24/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back to a terrific Saturday for daily fantasy baseball. Today we have a split slate with four early games, five if you count the 6:10 p.m. ET game, and 10 games on the main slate. Both  slates are packed with high end pitching meaning we will have to be smart about  finding our value […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/23/16): MLB DFS Advice

Tonight is a very interesting slate. The season is winding down and injuries are taking place. Who will start for Steven Matz? Is it worth picking on the New York Mets. Who are the best stacks? How about pitchers? Get all the answers you need below. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/23/16): MLB DFS Advice

The NL Wildcard race is as close as it gets right now. The crazy part is that I am a Mets fan and my brother and dad are Giants fans. It would be a real heartbreak at this point if the Cardinals end up winning into the playoffs through the wildcard. In this article, I […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/22/16): MLB DFS Advice

Ten games - all at night - on a Thursday in September? What's not to love? Relative to a normal get-away-day, 10 games is healthy number and as a DFS guy that likes to have his fair share of player options, every game being played at night is dreamy. As for Vegas lines, there isn't […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers in Week 25: Start or Sit?

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 […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/21/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to our Wednesday edition of FanDuel picks on Rotoballer. We have another full slate as playoff races are coming down to the wire, with first pitch at 3:10 ET. There are three games in the early-slate, so for this edition I will focus on the main slate and sprinkle in early options. In this article, I […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 25 (American League)

The Athletics may have one of the worst records in the Majors this year at 66-84 going into Tuesday, and they may be 22.5 games behind the first place Rangers. But with the team striking gold multiple times this year with inexperienced and rookie players during the second half--including third baseman Ryon Healy, starting pitcher […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/20/16): MLB DFS Advice

How did everyone do in the second week of NFL? Because you read all of RotoBaller's top-notch fantasy football analysis, you're of course sitting at 2-0 - right? Excellent. So after another fun weekend of football action, it's time to get back to the grind of MLB DFS during the week. In this article, I […]

Week 25 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

It's crunch time, 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 25, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/19/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to our Monday edition of FanDuel picks on Rotoballer. Perhaps you're looking to capitalize on your NFL winnings or need your baseball fix because you're team missed the playoffs. Have no fear, because we have all 24 teams are in play with first pitch at 2:20 ET, so there are plenty of contests to enter and […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/17/16): MLB DFS Advice

    In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 9/17/16. The DFS lineup picks will range from high-priced to low-priced options and identify options who will out-perform their expectations, including sleepers and value plays on FanDuel.   DFS Lineup Stacks to Target for […]

Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 25

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 (9/16/16): MLB DFS Advice

Once again we're coming off a great night of football! Well, any night with football is great, in my opinion. Now we're set for a large slate of MLB, and there will be plenty of elite plays tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/15/16): MLB DFS Advice

It is a semi-short slate tonight for major league baseball, likely because NFL recently started again. It is smart to have the bigger baseball days on non-football days. Anyway, it is still a great night for a little bit of fantasy. Why not play both football and baseball? I'm here to help you out. In […]

Week 24 Waiver Wire: Catchers

The baseball season is winding down. Scary, isn't it? It felt like I was just writing up Spring Training sleeper picks. Now I'm trying to help you possibly win a championship or at least first place in your roto league. Sadly, I can't come up with as gripping material as the division/ wild card chases […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/14/16): MLB DFS Advice

There are 10 MLB games in play at DraftKings for Wednesday evening's contests. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/14/16. The DFS lineup picks will range from high-priced to low-priced options and identify options who will out-perform their expectations, including sleepers and value […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 24 (American League)

With the fantasy season coming to a close, the waiver wire for many a league is in the middle of a dry spell. But just because the well is low on water doesn't mean our rosters don't thirst for fresh innings and at-bats. Below are some names to consider to help fill some holes between […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/14/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to back Rotoballers to another wild Wednesday of FanDuel contests. If you followed my Monday picks, your account is in good shape to keep it going today. Perhaps you're looking to capitalize on your NFL winnings or need your baseball fix because you're team missed the playoffs. Have no fear, because we have all 30 teams are […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/12/16): MLB DFS Advice

How did everyone do in NFL yesterday? There were a few great games and a few games that tend to ruin DFS, but I'll save that for a rainy day. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/12/16. The DFS lineup picks will […]