FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/14/16): MLB DFS Advice

Fifteen games slated for Tuesday but we'll go ahead and concentrate on the fourteen that start tonight. If you're interested in playing the early only or the all day contests, Philadelphia at Toronto is a very early start, 12:37 EDT. I'm not sure if there was an announcement I may have missed from FanDuel regarding prize pools […]

Using Pitch Velocity and Usage Patterns to Win Your Fantasy Baseball League

Pitching is a beautiful monster. It's such an elegant art that presents us with a nearly endless stream of data points to pick apart. On the one hand, this gives us a lot to explore and discuss, on the other hand it means there’s plenty of digging to do. We’re here today to talk about […]

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 […]

Danny Duffy (KC, SP) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: That's three straight quality starts in a row for Danny Duffy. Just saying quality starts doesn't even tell the whole story. Duffy's last start was a gem. Against the White Sox, Duffy pitched six shutout innings. He struck out 10 and only […]

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 […]

Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 6/11/16

Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. Saturday was a letdown if you had guys like Aaron Nola going, whereas usual suspects Manny Machado and Kris Bryant tore it up. Here's a quick rundown of those who impressed on Saturday, and those […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/12/16): MLB DFS Advice

It's another full Sunday with DraftKings contests going on all day. The action culminates with a great primetime rivalry matchup between the Giants and the Dodgers. With some expensive pitchers on the board today,finding value at the other positions will be at a premium. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

Top 5 Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 11

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 11

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 matchups for the upcoming week. Here are five players who are readily available in Fleaflicker leagues and have attractive matchups during the […]

MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (6/11/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks

Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers. I have good news, and some bad news. Always go bad news first. Unfortunately, there are no pricing typos on DFS today, like the one that left Kike Hernandez at a whopping $220 on yesterdays crazy FanDuel slate. But the good news is that I have found eight options that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/11/16): MLB DFS Advice

Saturday means that you won't have to wait all day for some great baseball action. With eight games starting during the  early afternoon slate, DraftKings has several contests to participate in. You'll be able to do all day, early afternoon, a turbo in the late afternoon, or just look at the evening games. No matter […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/11/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back for another exciting day of daily fantasy baseball. It's Saturday and that means day baseball. There are nine games in the afternoon today leaving us with just six in the evening. Another great spot to get your Rockies/Padres stacks in at Coors Field. The Padres came from behind to stun the home on […]

Danny Duffy (SP, KCR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15 percent of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Danny Duffy’s supposed breakout in 2014 was a mirage, built primarily on the back of an unsustainable BABIP. He was more or less the same pitcher last year, but when that number normalized, his ERA rose by a run and […]

Week 10 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

Last week’s recommendations worked out pretty well. On the buy side, Joey Votto hit .318/.464/.727 with two homers and three (!) stolen bases. Scott Kazmir had his outing against the Braves cut short by leg cramps and didn’t post great ratios. He still struck out a batter per inning and got a win, though. Moving […]

Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 6/8/16

Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. Every team was in action last night, so there's plenty to discuss. Here's a quick look at those who impressed on Wednesday, and those who want to pretend the day never happened. Editor’s Note: To […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 10)

Just to answer a question I have received a lot right at the top: I do not know when the exact Super Two deadline is. The day varies each year and no one has released a specific date for it. Just so you have a general date to keep in mind, last season Carlos Correa […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/8/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back everyone. Hope your week is off to a good start and you didn't use Joe Ross yesterday. As for today, we have plenty of intrigue on tap, including a David Price-Madison Bumgarner duel and Jameson Taillon making his debut versus Noah Syndergaard. Games start at 1:05 ET, so keep that mind. As for […]

Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 6/7/16

Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. Lots of good stuff to cover in this one: brawls, tanks, and red commie pinkos galore. Well, no commie pinkos I suppose, but Reds, certainly a few Reds to cover. Let's get started. Editor’s Note: […]

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

With the Mets and Pirates game postponed, we were left with a nine game slate for Monday night. Still, there was plenty of excitement to go around. Let's jump right in. Here are some of the MLB players who succeeded Monday... and some who didn't. Editor’s Note: to read about even more waiver wire options, […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/7/16): MLB DFS Advice

We've got a lovely 15 game schedule this evening with every contest set to begin at 7:05 EDT or later. That's a DFS junkie's dream, seeing as we'll have every player at our disposal and you can spend more time constructing lineups and less worrying about ownership percentages. In terms of aces taking the bump […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 10

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 […]

Week 10 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 to identify solid, and not-so-solid, […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-only leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Most fantasy players will look at major categories to value a player's worth. Most fantasy owners will also overlook players who are solid hitters but contribute more in the real game than in the fantasy one. But then the perfect storm of […]

Will Harris (RP, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 33% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Will Harris was essentially an unknown coming into the year, at least in terms of fantasy appeal. With incumbent closer Luke Gregerson still on the roster and the Astros spoiling the Phillies with young talent in exchange for Ken Giles this offseason, the thought of […]

Week 10 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 10, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have […]

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

Welcome to week nine everyone. At this point Memorial Day has come and gone and things are in full swing. The early season surprises have been scooped up, but that's not to say quality plays are not to be found. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily […]

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

Welcome back, Rotoballers. It's a brand new week on FanDuel 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, but there's gems to be found. As for Vegas insights, the only heavy moneyline favorites tonight is the Cubs (-245), making Jon Lester a […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/4/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back for another full day daily fantasy baseball. Today we have nine games in the afternoon leaving us with six games in the evening. If you plan on playing an all day slate we suggest only doing so on DraftKings where you have the ability to late swap your players in the later games. […]

Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 6/1/16

Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. They were low-scoring affairs for the most part, with a couple of slugfests thrown in. Here's a quick look at those who impressed on Wednesday, and those who want to pretend the day never happened. […]