Starting Pitcher Sleepers: Waiver Wire Pickups for Deep Leagues

Three Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Sleepers Editor’s Note: RotoBaller's famous fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups list is another great resource for your fantasy baseball teams, and is updated every single day. Our awesome writers bring you analysis on hot or emerging starting pitchers, and also all other fantasy positions. You can download our waiver wire iPhone app as well for free, and easily stay […]

Fantasy Baseball ROS Rankings: July Update

  RotoBaller Fantasy Baseball Rankings for July 2014 Clayton Kershaw, Andrew McCutchen, J.D. Martinez and Billy Hamilton stole the fantasy baseball headlines during the month of June.  Kershaw put up one of the best pitching months in recent history, while J.D. Martinez came out of nowhere to revive many lucky fantasy owners hopes if they picked […]

Clay Buchholz (SP, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add Immediately in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Clay Buchholz looked like his old self in his latest start Tuesday, giving up one earned run on five hits in 6.1 innings pitched. This coming a week after a dazzling debut after being activated from the disabled list, where he allowed three runs in the second […]

Mookie Betts (SS, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues ANALYSIS: Can't you just hear the Fenway faithful chanting for Mookie Betts now? "MOOOOOOOKIEEEEEE, MOOOOOOOKIEEEEEE" And who can blame them? Betts was the 51st ranked prospect coming into this season according to MLB.com and has been one of the hottest hitters in the minors all season, adding him to our list of waiver […]

Brandon Workman (SP, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting / Streamer in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Brandon Workman's six-game suspension for throwing at Evan Longoria late in May ended Tuesday. With Clay Buchholz also returning to the rotation from the DL this past week, the Sox rotation is now overcrowded. Felix Doubront has apparently been demoted to the bullpen for the time […]

5 Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers for Week 14

This weekly piece focuses on the best two-start pitchers and streamer waiver wire pickups for the upcoming week of fantasy baseball. These under-the-radar, two-start pitchers can be sleepers off the waiver wire depending on your league format, including NL-Only and AL-Only formats, and you can consider adding them to your head-to-head and daily-league lineups. These pitchers are near […]

Buy / Sell Week 14: Fantasy Baseball Hitters To Target In Trades

Your Gooaaalll Is To Stay One Step Ahead I know it has been hard for most of us to sit and watch a baseball game with all of the heart stopping World Cup action happening.  The good news is that your league has most likely done the same.  Be alert during the next few days […]

DFS Lineup Picks for 6/27: FanDuel, DraftKings & DraftStreet Advice

Are you just sick and tired of seeing your fantasy baseball team at the bottom of the standings? Can’t seem to make up ground even though you watch the games every night, and are very active on your league’s waiver wire (and even downloaded RotoBaller's FREE iPhone waiver wire app)? Have no fear, we have the perfect […]

Five Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

This week's outfield waiver wire list focuses on the need for speed. Here are five outfield sleepers that steal bases and score runs. I believe these players are undervalued and worth picking up off the waiver wire, if they are still available in your league, including NL-Only and AL-Only formats. At the very least, these […]

Brock Holt (1B / 3B / OF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL only and Deeper Leagues ANALYSIS: More than most MLB players, Brock Holt, 26 years old, is likely elated just to be playing in the major leagues. His “dirt-dog” mentality and hustle are evident throughout his game. It wasn’t the plan but his 21 R, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 5 SB, .338 […]

Third Base (3B) and First Base (1B) Waiver Pickups for Week 12

There is a healthy mix of new blood fantasy baseball sleepers, and veterans, headlining this week's list of waiver wire options at the hot corner. Perhaps more importantly, there are a few potential pickups that have a chance to help out in several offensive categories and not just one or two specific departments. Of course, […]

DFS Lineup Picks for 6/13: Fanduel & DraftKings Advice

Hello fellow RotoBallers and daily fantasy sports enthusiasts! Every Friday morning for the rest of the fantasy baseball season, we will be publishing this short piece detailing two recommended daily league player recommendations and sleepers, from two or three of our favorite DFS sites. This week's featured expert analysis will include lineup value picks from Fanduel and DraftKings. If you […]

Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups (AL Edition): Week 11

In this week's installment, I will revisit a couple of sleepers that I touted earlier in the year, as they are still sitting on most waiver wires, and still producing. I will also introduce a couple of young sleeper pitchers flying under the radar as the NL currently has the spotlight when it comes to young […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. (CF, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: After Jackie Bradley Jr. initially lost the Center Field position battle to Grady Sizemore, the young Boston prospect has since been recalled, survived the activation of Shane Victorino from the DL, and has now been made the everyday CF. Owned in only 5% of Yahoo leagues, Bradley is hurt […]

Félix Doubront (SP, BOS) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting; Add in AL-Only leagues ANALYSIS: Félix Doubront can be a useful pitcher in the right format. With a superb offense and an above average defense behind him, he is one of those sleepers that can pick up some wins for you. And he's shown the potential to be an above average strikeout […]

Grady Sizemore - Must Own Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups

  Grady Sizemore (OF, BOS) - Must Own Waiver Pickup It was announced prior to the Boston Red Sox Opening Day that Grady Sizemore had won the starting Center Field job from prospect Jackie Bradley Jr. After not playing in a major league game since 2011, Sizemore, 31, will have the responsibility of filling the […]

2014 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects: Fantasy Baseball Analysis

The defending World Series champs boast one of the deepest farm systems in baseball-- and therein lies the problem. Boston's top prospects have some pretty stiff competition, both from each other and from the 25 men that form the roster that took home baseball’s biggest prize last October. Beyond the two youngsters slated for starting […]

Boston Red Sox Pitching Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball

In the aftermath of a disastrous 2012 campaign, the Red Sox pitching staff was characterized by fried chicken, beer, and a whole lot of question marks. Well one year  and one Duckboat parade later, can we now say the Sox staff is characterized by consistency and depth? Perhaps we can. After seasons of perpetual upheaval, […]

Top 5 Rules For Auction Leagues: Draft Strategy

Many fantasy baseball players are hesitant to use the auction format during draft season because it is an admittedly more complicated and strategically focused format than your standard snake draft. By removing the natural randomness inherent in a snake draft, having a proper fantasy draft strategy is more important than ever. This level of control […]

Boston Red Sox Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep

The 2013 Red Sox led the majors in Runs, On Base Percentage, Slugging Percentage, wOBA, RC+. By virtually every offensive metric, from basic to advanced, the Sox fielded the best offense in baseball and it wasn’t that close. So why was it that they had only 2 players that ranked among the top 5 at […]

AL East Preview & Rankings: Who Rises, Who Falls

The MLB offseason is winding down, which means it’s time to evaluate which teams made the right moves and which ones got caught sleeping. Although there are still some big names out there that could help some teams whose rosters are lacking (Matt Garza, Ervin Santana and Ubaldo Jimenez come to mind), let’s take a look at […]

Red Sox Hot Stove: MLB News & Fantasy Baseball Analysis

  2014 Boston Red Sox - Team Preview For the first time in what seems like decades, the Red Sox have managed to stay away from offseason headlines almost entirely. Such is a luxury afforded by a team that wins the world series and has been granted a temporary reprieve from the pressures of a […]