Whit Merrifield (2B/OF, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: To call Whit Merrifield a pleasant surprise would be an enormous understatement. The 27-year-old utility man has filled in at second and third base, as well as in the outfield, and has impressed to the tune of a .320/.336/.461 line. He has also added […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/24/16): MLB DFS Advice

The Rockies will be playing in Coors tonight, and they get a great matchup against Archie Bradley. The over/under is set at 12 runs, and these two teams should put up some fireworks tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/24/16. The DFS […]

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, […]

Alex Gordon (OF, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Clearly the news has not yet spread that Alex Gordon is less than a week away from returning to action for the Royals. After a pesky wrist sprain kept the veteran outfielder sidelined for more than a month, Gordon has begun […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 12 (American League)

June has brought with it a fair share of unforeseen injuries. Injuries to very important, integral players. Jose Bautista, J.D. Martinez, Steve Pearce and Yu Darvish are among those recently added to the DL. Others like Juan Uribe and Taijuan Walker have been day-to-day recently with their injuries. If you need to fill an unexpected roster […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire: Catchers

We're in Week 12 of the season. A dozen. Wow. It's actually appropriate that we're at this number since only 12 catchers are at 70% or higher ownership in Fleaflicker. Then the dropoff is steep... with the next one at 46%. Yikes. The thing is, aside from people like Jonathan Lucroy, Salvador Perez, and Wilson […]

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 […]

Danny Duffy (SP, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned in: 48% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Despite offensive struggles, starting rotation chaos, and catastrophic injury woes, the defending World Series Champion Royals currently sit at 38-31 which is good for the second AL wild card spot and a mere game behind Cleveland in the AL Central. One of […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups: Outfield

Just when you think these guys are down for the count, they find a way to claw themselves back to fantasy baseball relevance. This week's column features three aging outfielders who appeared left for dead in the early going of 2016. Here's the thing - although veterans' bodies may begin to fail them in their […]

Week 12 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Top 5 Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 12

A wise fantasy baseball manager never rests. He is never satisfied with his team and is always on the hunt for the player that can help in both 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 this every week, […]

Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 12

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 available in more than half of Fleaflicker leagues and have attractive […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (6/18/16)

Welcome to the weekend, Rotoballers. It's a scorching hot day throughout the country, but unfortunately the streaming options aren't as fire. Don't worry though, I'll help you navigate the rough waters. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 6/18/16. These […]

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 […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/17/16): MLB DFS Advice

This is a very competitive slate tonight. There are very strong starting pitchers and very weak starting pitchers. The stacks are far from obvious, and the pitching does not include some of the premier aces in the league. It is the perfect slate to read this article and get a leg up on the compeititon. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/16/16): MLB DFS Advice

Congratulations to Ichiro! Truly one of the best hitters of all time, and seemingly one of the most respectful and grateful players off all time as well. I can't wait to see him hit 3,000 hits in his MLB career. With just a small, spread out three games making up the early slate, I'll be focusing on […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 11 (American League)

The year's biggest video game event, E3, is going on during Week 11 of the fantasy baseball season, bringing with it more than its share of surprises. A new Spider-Man game, a game starring The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus called Death Stranding and a new Dead Rising game all took this writer by surprise. The […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Here we go again with the latest edition of the SP Waiver Wire guide, where we plead with the fantasy baseball gods to grant us the wisdom and opportunity to unearth gold. In other words, where we look at sabermetrics and utilize the ol’ eye-test to analyze some low-owned options who can help you. We're […]

Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 6/15/16

Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. Several contests needed extra innings to be decided, leaving us with some wacky stat lines to discuss. Here's a quick look at those who impressed on Wednesday, and those who want to pretend the day never […]

Week 11 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

Another week above water for Buy/Sell! I might just be getting the hang of this fantasy baseball thing. Owners finally sat up and took notice of Danny Duffy after his 10-strikeout performance against the White Sox. He’s among the most added players across all the major platforms over the last few days. Jake Lamb had […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (6/16/16)

Welcome back, Rotoballers. It's a smaller slate today with 10 games on the docket. There aren't any aces on the board, but there is plenty of juicy streamers! In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 6/16/16. These streamers will range […]

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 […]