DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/22/17): MLB DFS Advice
It's the start of a new week and a time to either keep the winning going from the weekend, or try to start fresh by cashing in some DraftKings contests. There is a small slate, with just nine games scheduled, so the player pool is drastically smaller than usual. The weather looks good for the most part, but the […]
Week 8 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher Matchups
Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 8, and will be updated as more starters are announced. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against […]
Week 8 Cut List: Players on the Chopping Block
Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. A column like this can be a tricky thing so early in the year. While the sample sizes […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/21/17): MLB DFS Advice
Good Morning RotoBallers! We have 10 games on today's main slate, so plenty of options all across the board. Right now, there are three games, COL @ CIN, PHI @ PIT, and WAS @ ATL, who all have some weather concerns. Be sure to check in on that before first pitch, and avoid if need […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 22
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop resource for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. We're back after taking an extra day off last Thursday. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Monday, May 22nd. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/20/17): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome to the weekend RotoBallers. We have a full 15 games today, per usual. DraftKings has split them up into an eight game early slate featuring Max Scherzer and the best stacking options, and a seven game main slate. Weather could have an impact for four of todays games. KC-MIN, MIL-CHC, and SFG-STL all have rain […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/20/17): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome to the weekend RotoBallers. We have a full 15 games today, per usual. FanDuel has split them up into an eight game early slate featuring Max Scherzer and the best stacking options, and a seven game main slate. Weather could have an impact for four of todays games. KC-MIN, MIL-CHC, and SFG-STL all have rain […]
Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire & Pickups for Week Seven
While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire for Week 7 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could […]
Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Relief Pitcher (RP)
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Digging Deeper: Week 7 AL Waiver Wire Targets
Welcome back to Digging Deeper! I'll be taking a look at some deeper AL waiver wire options for Week 7 of the fantasy baseball season. There's plenty of speculation to be had about the players around 20% or lower in Yahoo! leagues this week. I have three hitters and three pitchers below who all possess some […]
Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Starting Pitcher
The time for chalking things up to “just April shenanigans” has come and gone, and we here at RotoBaller felt that it was time for a rankings update with roughly 20 percent of the season in the books. Of course, now we’re closer to 25 percent but don’t worry -- we’ll always bring you the […]
Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (5/17/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks
Happy Wednesday morning, or afternoon, or whenever you happen to be reading this. There are 15 games on the docket Monday with 11 of them happening in the evening. All 11 of the night games are connected to the GPP's so they're the ones that I'll be focusing on as a result. It's unfortunate that the Clayton Kershaw and Johnny Cueto matchup at AT&T Park is […]
Week 7 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers
Wow, we’re already past the middle of May. Time flies when you’re…confused. We're still bumbling through some early storylines and wondering what to make of folks like Jason Vargas, Andrew Triggs, A.J. Griffin, Ervin Santana, Mike Leake, etc. But for right now, all we can do is look at what else is available and pad […]
Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Outfield (OF)
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/17/17): MLB DFS Advice
We have an 11 game main slate to get us through the middle of the week, and there are plenty of good options. Pitching isn't super strong, as there are no players over $10K, but some have plenty of upside from strikeouts. Also, plenty of viable stacking options, so might want to take a shot […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 17
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop resource for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, May 17th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform and […]
Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Shortstop
The time for chalking things up to “just April shenanigans” has come and gone, and we here at RotoBaller felt that it was time for a rankings update with roughly 20 percent of the season in the books. Kyle Bishop and I felt that the world needed to know what we thought after a month-plus of […]
Week 7 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)
Welcome to week 7 of the fantasy baseball season. We’re continuing our mission to find you the best and brightest players with second base and shortstop eligibility. As is always the case, we will say hello to three new names, while this week we bid adieu to three players all by way of the Cut […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/16/17): MLB DFS Advice
We have a huge slate tonight, and DraftKings is featuring "Arcade Contests." They look interesting if you are looking for huge scoring nights. This article should be used for the normal games, though. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 5/16/17. The DFS lineup […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 16
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, May 16th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform […]
Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (5/15/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks
Happy Monday morning, or afternoon, or whenever you happen to be reading this. There are seven games on the docket Monday with all of them happening in the evening. Unfortunately only six of the seven games are connected to the GPP's so they're the ones that I'll be focusing on as a result. It's unfortunate because the one game that is withheld […]
Yunel Escobar (3B, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Yunel Escobar is a solid addition in points leagues due to his lack of strikeouts and ability to hit for average. He has hit over .300 each of the past two seasons to go along with a 11.8% K%. This season his […]
Week 7 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)
Small sample sizes have now become reasonably big enough for us to make some informed decisions. It's unlikely you'll find any potential 30-HR bats still available on the waiver wire at this point, but streaming the right players each week can be extremely helpful even if you aren't in a head-to-head league. The corner infield […]
Updated May Rankings and Tiers: Third Base (3B)
The comedian Lewis Black has a fantastic bit about the dumbest thing he’s ever heard in his life. After relaying the thing in question, he cautions the audience, “Don’t think about that sentence for more than three minutes, or blood will shoot out your nose.” This is more or less how it felt trying to […]
DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (5/15/17): MLB DFS Advice
The new week kicks off with a small slate of games, as there are just a total of eight scheduled for the day. DraftKings has four different contests groups for the night, with the first one starting at 6:10 with the Rays taking on the Indians. Of course, there are some night and late night […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/15/17): MLB DFS Advice
We have a seven game slate tonight, and the pitching doesn't look that great. There are no pitchers over $9k, and no true aces on the mound. This leaves you plenty of options for hitters, and you will be able to get plenty of bats into one lineup. Could be a good day for some […]
Week 7 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups
Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 7, and will be updated as more starters are announced. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against […]
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 15
Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Monday, May 15th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball draft tools and resources: Fantasy baseball draft kit Fantasy baseball rankings Team Sync platform […]
Week 7 Waiver Wire: Deep Points Leagues
Points leagues are a different beast compared to rotisserie leagues, as you are looking for someone who can fill the whole stat sheet, and when you can find some of those guys on the wire, they are golden. Here are a few guys who can contribute in deep points leagues, one at each position to […]
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers (Week 7): Head-to-Head Leagues
As a new week is upon us, it's time to get rid of that bench bat or middle reliever you have hanging around. Instead, maximize your roster slots with some pitchers who have two starts this week and are probably still available in your league. Here are the top two-start pitchers to stream for Week […]