Using Weather Reports and Vegas Odds to Analyze DFS Slates (Premium Content)

The absolute first place you must look any day you are setting an MLB DFS lineup is at the weather forecast and Las Vegas projected run totals for the slate of games. After combing through that information first, you can start looking at specific player analysis, but you will surely be relying on this data […]

The Cut List (Week 22): Players To Consider Cutting Bait On

What's up RotoBallers. There are only six weeks left in the regular season, meaning the playoffs are either starting or only a couple of weeks away. Needless to say, it's no time to hold onto guys out of sentimental value. And with that, if you have someone who is really becoming a waste of roster […]

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 […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/29/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back RotoBallers. It's another week, another dollar on FanDuel. There is plenty of action with 13 games on the board, with everything getting started at 7:05 ET. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 8/29/16. As for Vegas insights, the heavy moneyline favorites tonight are the Cubs (-260), Nationals […]

Week 22 Waiver Wire: First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

It’s crunch time! For head-to-head owners, there are just a few weeks left to jockey for playoff positioning. In roto leagues, owners are scratching and clawing for every point possible. As always, RotoBaller is here to help. In addition to the players we’ll cover in this space, our waiver wire wizard is updated daily and […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/27/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back for another day of DFS baseball. Saturday brings us a split slate with four afternoon games followed by an 11 game evening slate. There are a couple possible weather issues in Detroit and Chicago but it appears at this point that chance of precipitation during game time is under 50% for both cities. It will be […]

Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 22

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 […]

Week 21 Waiver Wire: Catchers

We're in the last full week of August. Soon the talk will turn to Autumn and pennant races. Halloween gear will be in stores before we know it. Oh, who are we kidding? Stores have already started pushing the giant bags of trick or treating candy, knowing that we'll probably pig out on them well […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/24/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back RotoBallers. We've got a fun day on tap, with all 30 teams in play and five day games starting at 12:35 ET. Since Astros-Pirates is only available in All-Day formats, I will be leaving that contest out of this article. There's plenty of aces on board though, including Jose Fernandez, Yu Darvish, Johnny Cueto and […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/23/16): MLB DFS Advice

Oh, were do I even begin discussing Tuesday's slate? I guess I'll start with the schedule and layout. Every single team is in action today (15 games) and every single game will be played under the lights - AKA the optimal DFS night. Looking at the matchups, well, there's the good, bad and everything in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/23/16): MLB DFS Advice

We have a full slate on a Tuesday night! There are elite pitchers throwing, but also scrubs that it would be wise to use offenses against. This should be a great, high scoring night of fantasy baseball. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/22/16): MLB DFS Advice

Only eight games are on Monday's slate, so options at certain positions, particularly pitcher, will be a bit limited. Still, DraftKings has contests using all of the evening games, or just the later ones. Note that the afternoon game between the Dodgers and the Reds is not included in the DraftKings contests. In this article, I […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/22/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back RotoBallers. It's another week, another dollar on FanDuel with nine games on deck, although Dodgers-Reds is at 12:35 ET and only featured in all-day formats. For the purpose of this article, I will be focusing on the main slate starting at 7:05 ET. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 21)

What a week for prospects! Dansby Swanson was promoted by Atlanta, Yulieski Gurriel was promoted by Houston and Alex Bregman is starting to look like a stud again. Obviously there are going to be some owners scared of Gurriel just because every Houston Astros’ prospect promoted this season has struggled early, but the recent hot […]

Week 21 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

What’s up 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 21, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/20/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to another edition of Saturday baseball. It is a bit of a weird day with two mid-late afternoon games, and 13 games in the evening. FanDuel is offering an all-day slate, and a main slate tonight. You can often gain an edge playing the all day slate if you pay attention to the news as […]

Jorge Soler (OF, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 30% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: I bet the Chicago Cubs are pretty happy they didn't trade Jorge Soler to the Yankees right about now. In just 119 AB through April and May, he had a BA of just .202, five HR, and OPS figures of .610 […]

Poetry in Motion: The Development of Robbie Ray

The NL strikeout king next season could turn out to be a player with a 6-11 record and 4.47 ERA. (Let's just assume Clayton Kershaw is still hurt in 2017 for this exercise). In the last 30 days, basically the entire second half to this point, Arizona Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray has more strikeouts than […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/19/16): MLB DFS Advice

Oh, boy. The Cubs have one of the best offenses in the MLB this season, and they will be heading into Coors tonight. Everybody better tune in, because there should be some fireworks! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/19/16. The DFS […]

Week 20 Waiver Wire: Catchers

We're now in Week 20 of the season. This also means that most leagues have passed the trade deadline. It's definitely starting to get late early now. So... if you didn't emulate the Texas Rangers and make a bunch of trades trying to solidify a postseason run, then you might be hoping to grab some […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/17/16): MLB DFS Advice

It's a full slate on DraftKings for Wednesday's contests, as all 15 games are eligible to be used. There are five afternoon games and ten evening games today, and they are all included in the all day contests. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/17/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to another action-packed Wednesday of FanDuel contests. I can feel your excitement through the screen, no need to hide it. It's a full slate with five early games starting at 1:05 ET, so should you choose an early format there's plenty of options available. Let's get going. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 20 (American League)

With the September 1st roster expansion only a couple short weeks away, this column is about to get a huge influx of talent and names. While most of the call-ups won't push the fantasy needle either way, there will be some lottery tickets that hit pay dirt, rewarding their owners with that sweet, sweet loot. […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/16/16): MLB DFS Advice

Thanks to a double-header at the Friendly Confines, we've got 16 games scheduled for Tuesday. For those interested, FanDuel has a couple All-day contests, but I'm going to focus this column on the Main slate that begins tonight at 7:05 EDT. There are a number of stacking opportunities that I like today, but we'll get […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 20)

Geez, Mookie Betts. That guy is too good. In general, just how about that Boston Red Sox outfield? They’ve got Betts in right field who can do everything imaginable. They’ve got Jackie Bradley Jr. in the midst of a breakout season, who can also do everything. And they also have Andrew Benintendi who has yet […]

Week 20 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

What’s up 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 20, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/14/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to the end of another great week on DraftKings. As always it's a full slate with things kicking off at 1:05 ET, so get those lineups in early before tourney's fill up! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/14/16. The DFS […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/14/16): MLB DFS Advice

FanDuel has yet to fix their pricing on some of these players. Read on to see who is too cheap, who is worth playing in tournaments, and who is the best on the mound. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 8/14/16. The […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/13/16): MLB DFS Advice

DraftKings has several slates to participate in since there's plenty of afternoon baseball to go around Saturday. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/13/16. The DFS lineup picks will range from high-priced to low-priced options and identify options who will out-perform their […]

Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 20

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 […]