Travis Shaw (BOS, 1B/3B) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 46% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: After usurping the starting job from Kung Fu Panda, Travis Shaw continues to hit. Shaw has hit safely in 10 of the last 11 games and is hitting .333 on the season. His BABIP is a lofty .435 so it indicates […]

Overrated/Underrated Week 4: First Basemen

Week three has come and gone. Whatever dread you may have felt about your team's standing has either tapered off or multiplied, the latter of which feels especially horrible so early in the season. Remember that we all get off to slow starts sometimes. Anthony Rizzo is batting .185 thanks to a .128 batting average on […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire: First Base and Third Base

We’re already coming up on the end of the season’s first month, which seems crazy given that this offseason lasted about 14 years. Based on games played, though, there’s still almost 90 percent of the season in front of us. There’s still plenty of time to rebound from a rough start. Here are a few […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/25/16): MLB DFS Advice

I realize this defeats the purpose of rolling out my picks one by one, but I suspect there will be a bajillion runs scored in Colorado on Monday night. Soft tossing lefty Jeff Locke (7.24 ERA) will face right-hander Chad Bettis (84.6% medium-to-hard contact rate) in a game that, as of this writing, Vegas hasn’t […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Week 3 is almost in the books and we are here to look at some pitchers who might be available as you hunt for your next fix-err I mean, savvy pickup. Protocol dictates sticking to players who are owned in <50% of leagues. Starting pitchers have the most rollover during the season and the incredible depth of […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 4

To see our tiered staff rankings for starting pitchers, head over to our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. You can easily filter and export all sorts of rankings and tiers - mixed leagues, points leagues, top prospects, and more! Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/23/16

There is a nice split slate on Saturday with six games in the afternoon and nine more on the main slate. It should be another exciting offensive game in Coors Field after the 12 run affair last night. Two pitchers(Maeda-LAD, Chatwood-COL) who have had terrific starts will go head to head in the most non friendly pitchers park […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/23/16): MLB DFS Advice

Yet another Saturday brings us another very busy day around Major League Baseball as every team will be in action. With afternoon start times as well as evening games, there will be plenty of contests for you to participate on DraftKings. When looking at the probable pitchers today, no real aces are on the mound, meaning that […]

MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (4/22/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks

It doesn't take an expert to tell you to play Bryce Harper against right-handed pitching. It is much more difficult, however, to sift through the cheap DFS options for the right value plays that can help you fit in the studs you want and put your lineup over the top. That is the purpose of this article […]

Christian Vazquez (C, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Leave on the Waiver Wire OWNED IN: 25% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Prior to the start of the 2016 season, the starting catcher position in Boston belonged solely to Blake Swihart because of his bat and improving defense. But the early struggles of Boston's pitching staff fell on Swihart, ultimately demoting him to Triple-A. Known more […]

FanDuel Daily MLB Lineup Picks (4/21/16): Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

We have a rare 13 game Thursday slate scheduled for today, which is quite a treat early in the season. There are two different start times (12:10 ET and 7:05 ET) and three different groupings - Early Only, All Day and Main. The odds-makers in Vegas have pegged the following games as the one they […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/21/16): MLB DFS Advice

We have a boat load of pitchers to deal with on Thursday. I'm assuming no one is playing the all-day slate, so you get to pick two of the following in the early slate: Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, and David Price. And two of these in the late slate: Gerrit Cole, Jake Arrieta, and Dallas […]

AL-Only League Waiver Wire Pickups For Week Three: Mazara, Shaw, Holland and More

Regardless of your feelings about the superhero extravaganza known as Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (I enjoyed it, despite the flaws), the movie is quickly fading away from theaters. At the end of the day, history will see it financially as a huge starter with no longevity, a superstar held down by its own […]

Travis Shaw (BOS,1B/3B) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 38% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Right now it appears that the only thing Travis Shaw can't do better than Pablo Sandoval is breaking belts...sorry I had to. Seriously though, Travis Shaw seems to have cemented his hold on the starting third base job for the BoSox. […]

Analyzing the Average Exit Velocity Leaders So Far

Welcome one, welcome all, to this look in at the leaderboard for hitter’s average exit velocity as of the beginning of April 19. Hopefully you've already read about hard hit rates, if not please click this! This is going to be a quick hitter, and some of these names can be presented with little comment. […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/20/16

Welcome back FanDuelers! We have a full slate of games today, with early games starting at 12:35 ET along with the main slate at 7:05 ET. Keep that in mind as you choose tourneys and select your players. Nothing worse than guessing whether you're fringe player will get a start. The theme for today is […]

MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (4/19/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks

It doesn't take an expert to tell you to play Bryce Harper against right-handed pitching. It is much more difficult, however, to sift through the cheap options for the right value plays that can help you fit in the studs you want and put your lineup over the top. That is the purpose of this article -- […]

Overrated and Underrated Shortstops: Week Three

If you have not yet started fretting about your team's underperformance, good for you. But it'll likely sink in soon -- this sinking feeling that you're losing ground with no way to catch up. And the guys pulling you like quicksand, in a series panicked transactions, will be the first to go. Fortunately, some of […]

Using Hard Hit Rates to Win Your Fantasy Baseball League

Welcome to this little crash course on hard hit rates. Use this helpful tool in the battle for fantasy baseball supremacy. Hard hit rate relates to several things: the velocity at which a baseball leaves the bat after contact is made, the hang time, the angle at which it is hit, amongst others involved in an algorithm […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Lineup Updates for DraftKings and FanDuel - 4/19/16

DFS players missed the chance to stack against Alfredo Simon on Monday, but they will get another shot Tuesday against the Rockies. Simon has been walloped in three games (two starts) this season, and doesn't fare particularly well against either side of the platoon. Alex Wood could make a nice value play or SP2 option. […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (4/19/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There's a large slate of MLB games tonight, which means we will have plenty of games to choose from. Who's ready to get down to business for the MLB season? In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/19/16. The DFS lineup picks will […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 3)

How about the surprise performances from these rookies? Trevor Story and Corey Seager should be less surprising than most (though I’m sure Story surprised a lot of people by just how much he mashed early), but other guys like Jeremy Hazelbaker and Tyler White have proven to be very productive rookies for both their major […]

Week 3 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Welcome to Week 3, RotoBallers! A lot happened in Week 2: Vince Velasquez's 16-strikeout gem (you're welcome for the recommendation to start him, by the way); Jaime Garcia's one-hitter (got that one); Chris Sale's shutout (nailed that one, too). One way to take advantage of matchups is to pick out the strong pitchers against the […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Week 2 is almost in the books and the fantasy baseball madness is in full swing. That means we’re all out here frantically panning for waiver wire gold. Starting pitchers have the most rollover during the season and the incredible depth of pitchers that are going across the league mean there are almost always candidates […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Starting Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/18/16)

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. Regular season basketball is officially over which means it's all baseball here on out. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/18/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/17/16): MLB DFS Advice

It will be another busy day around MLB today, as every team will once again be in action. Games will start in the early afternoon, with a historic rivalry finishing off the day in primetime when the Giants face the Dodgers.  Several teams get very favorable matchups today in hitter-friendly parks, meaning that several top options will make good […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/17/16

  Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some Mookie and Samardzija too. Who else should we play tonight? Sing on to find out. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/17/16. The DFS lineup picks […]

Top Two-Start Pitcher Streamers and Sleepers for Week 3

A wise fantasy baseball player never rests. They’re never satisfied with their team and are always on the hunt for the player that can help them in the present and future. For this article, we’ll focus on the present, as we present the top pitcher streamers who’ll be making two outings this week. We do […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/16/16

We have a split slate on Saturday with eight games in the afternoon and seven in the evening. There are a handful of elite pitching options on both slates  combined with some nice value plays to make it easy to pay up for talent. As of writing this the weather looks pretty solid all around […]

Week 2 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Hey there, RotoBallers! You've survived your first week of fantasy baseball. Surely you drafted Trevor Story and Tyler White and Ross Stripling. No, you didn't? Neither did most of us. (Now is the time when all of those guys who did draft one of those guys gets to gloat.) Even if you didn't draft those guys, […]