Week 12 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article where I examined the recently promoted prospects and gave analysis on the value they would have for fantasy owners. I am officially rebooting that article series and it will now become a weekly article. This week, since I have not done the article in a while, […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/23/16): MLB DFS Advice
A pretty typical nine game schedule of baseball today with a few teams playing early before traveling for their respective weekend series. FanDuel has this broken into three contests - All Day (9), Early Only (4) and Main (5). Let's get to the good stuff. As usual, I like to call out any games that […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/23/16): MLB DFS Advice
I'll tell you what, most days I wake up wishing I was an MLB player. This morning, I'm just glad that I'm no Michael Taylor. Five strikeouts and the game-ending error on a ground ball under his glove in center field. Ouch. With a fairly split day today, we have two slates to potentially worry […]
Week 12 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball
After a couple of weeks on the positive side of the ledger, regression was inevitable. Jayson Werth didn’t offer much in the way of category juice over the past week, though he did continue to collect hits and lift his batting average back toward respectability. Jon Gray turned in a solid effort against the Marlins […]
Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12 (National League)
Call-up season is in full effect. The big names have been out there for a while, but some lesser known players are also making their Major League debuts this time of the year. This list represents players who haven't yet garnered a great deal of attention in mixed-leagues, streaming options suitable only for deeper leagues […]
Willson Contreras (CA, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 45% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Willson Contreras made his major league debut on Sunday, and crushed a home run on the first pitch he saw. The Cubs’ No. 2 prospect has gone 3-for-8 with one home run and three RBI through three games. Miguel Montero is struggling to the tune […]
MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Top 15 ROS Rankings, Hot Waiver Wire Sleepers Blake Snell, Melvin Upton, Pete O'Brien And Trevor Bauer
RotoBaller is very excited about the start of year two on very own radio station. You can now find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Also stay tuned for more shows being added as the season goes on. Every Tuesday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano of […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/22/16): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome back, Rotoballers. It's another wild Wednesday on FanDuel with all 30 teams in play, plus day baseball! Games start at 12:10 pm so keep that in mind when assembling your lineups. As for Vegas insights, the heavy moneyline favorites tonight are the Cubs (-285), Rangers (-205) and Mets (-180). The contests with the highest over/unders are the White Sox-Red […]
Dynasty Review: Deep Fantasy League Advice for Week 12
It's the buying low edition. This week, I'll cover a couple good players who were recently optioned. Their owners may be eager to replace them with major league talent - enough so that they could come at a huge bargain. I'll also turn my eye towards a handful of normal prospects. Cubs catcher Willson Contreras […]
Mid-Season Dynasty Prospect Rankings: Second Base
The second base does not quite get enough credit for some of the talented players it has produced. Guys like Robinson Cano and Dustin Pedroia have been outstanding leaders at the position while others like Jason Kipnis, Brandon Phillips and Ian Kinsler have quietly also provided very solid value for both their teams and fantasy […]
Starting Pitcher Playbook: Week 12 Fantasy Baseball Planner
Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points leagues. Our starting pitcher depth charts have a special fantasy baseball focus, to let you know which pitchers are worth owning and which aren't. MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance all […]
MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 12)
Wow! What a flurry of promotions all made over one week! Jameson Taillon was promoted and is likely up for good; Blake Snell was called up for good (probably); Cody Reed was called up for good; Jose Peraza was called up (could return to the minors, though unlikely) and Willson Contreras was promoted (more than […]
Overrated/Underrated Week 12: Pick Up Duvall, Davis, Taylor
The landscape among outfielders has changed quite a bit since the season started. Half the battle in fantasy baseball is navigating the waiver wire and surviving injuries the best you can. Some marquee outfielders have hit the disabled list recently. Jose Bautista, Hunter Pence, Yasiel Puig, Josh Reddick, Jorge Soler... the list goes on. Fortunately, […]
Week 12 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 12, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have […]
Champ or Chump: What to Make of Wright, Lackey and McCutchen
Last week's column was kind of a downer, harping as I did about my least favorite MLB player. This week I figured I should do the opposite and profile three of my favorite players. I'm a sucker for a good knuckleballer (or even a bad one), so Steven Wright continues the trend of a Red […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/19/16): MLB DFS Advice
It is an interesting slate tonight. There are quite a few pitchers to attack, and FanDuel has some fixing to do when it comes to the prices of a few players. To find out who is entirely too cheap, and also who to attack, read on. Editor's Note: RotoBaller has the best Premium MLB Subscription for only $1.99 per week. […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/18/16): MLB DFS Advice
It's another full day of MLB action, meaning that you'll have several DraftKings contests to participate in. Most notably, the weather looks good for most of the country, so that's one variable you shouldn't have to worry about when setting today's lineup. Some very intriguing matchups today, paired with the return of a former Cy […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/18/16): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome to another busy Saturday in daily fantasy baseball. The early slate gives us nine games leaving us with a small six game evening slate. There are some elite pitching options in Max Scherzer, Zack Greinke, Jon Lester, and some excellent second tier and value options as well giving us a ton of ways to […]
MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (6/18/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks
Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers. Today we have a rather strange full slate, split up between nine early games starting at 2:10 pm ET and five late games starting at 8:15 pm ET. Yes, if you did quick math, you would have noticed that only equals 14 games. This is because the CWS-CLE game, starting […]
MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (6/17/16)
Welcome back, Rotoballers. It's a fantastic Friday as we wrap up the week with a full slate of games. There's plenty of aces (Jake Arrieta, Cole Hamels, Joe Ross, Matt Harvey) along with some great streaming plays. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and […]
Mid-Season Dynasty Rankings: Catcher
For the longest time, if you could find a shortstop who could hit, you found a rare commodity. Nowadays, the shortstop who can hit is starting to become much more common and the offensive-minded catcher is becoming extinct. If a catching prospect can hit, more often than not his defense is going to be poor. […]
Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (National League)
Call-up season is in full effect. The big names have been out there for a while, but some lesser known players are also making their Major League debuts this time of the year. This list represents players who haven't yet garnered a great deal of attention in mixed-leagues, streaming options suitable only for deeper leagues […]
Week 11 Waiver Wire: Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)
Over the course of the season I’ll be giving you two players at second base and shortstop per week who I think can help your team. These players are usually widely available in any format, and should turn nice profits in the weeks to come. As always, feel free to reach out to me directly […]
Javier Baez (2B/SS/3B, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 26% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It seems Javier Baez has finally locked down a full-time role with the Cubs, and so far he's thrived. In his last 14 games played, he's hit .311 with three homers and 12 RBI. Baez's power has always been his main attribute, […]
MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 11)
A couple of pretty good prospects were called up this week. One was sent down just as soon as he came up, and another looks like he is here to stay. The one brought up and then down: Jameson Taillon, who started against the Mets, only to be demoted right after that start. The one to […]
Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 6/13/16
Well, it was a great day for MLB hitters on Monday. Nine of the 20 teams in action scored seven or more runs. So, that also means that we saw some struggling pitchers too. But don't worry, there were still a few impressive pitching performances to mention. Here are some of the MLB players who […]
MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 11
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 […]
Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 6/12/16
Every MLB got their game in on Sunday, and the results were awesome as always. We had some excellent pitching displays countered with some powerful hitting performances. ESPN even broadcasted two games from the right field bleachers, which would be awesome if they had some talented commentators. Let's recap. Here's some players who played like a […]
Week 11 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 11, 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 (6/13/16): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome to Week 11 of MLB on DraftKings. It's a brand new week on DraftKings and another chance to hit it big. We have a smaller slate on tap (10 games) starting at 7:05 ET. The pitching isn't deep, so offensive stacks will be all the rage. As for Vegas insights, the only heavy moneyline favorites tonight are the […]