DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/8/16): MLB DFS Advice
What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to Monday's DFS slate, and our daily column with our favorite players to use in your lineups. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/8/16. You can also see our FanDuel DFS lineup picks for 8/8/16. The DFS lineup […]
K-Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 19: Buy or Sell?
RotoBallers, as always, we’re constantly trying to come up with new features that will help you dominate your fantasy leagues. Recently, we’ve built a tool that identifies the biggest trends in a pitcher's strikeout rate over the last thirty days. The tool is for Premium subscribers only, and can be found here. Missing bats is the #1 way a […]
Week 19 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 19, 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 Pomeranz, Beltran, and Lucroy
The non-waiver trade deadline has officially passed, and baseball fans were treated to a number of last second deals. Unfortunately for my purposes, most of them are RPs that I evaluate by whether they get saves. Washington's Mark Melancon and Chicago's Aroldis Chapman earn Champ tags from me as they figure to continue earning saves. […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/6/16): MLB DFS Advice
Is anyone else surprised by the downfall of the San Francisco Giants? They had the best record in the MLB heading into the All Star Break, and while I didn't think they were THAT good, I would have never guessed they would have been this bad coming out of the break. In this article, I […]
Top Two-Start Pitcher Streamers For Week 19
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, […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/5/16): MLB DFS Advice
There have been a few major surprises in terms of standings this season. The Royals are over five games under .500, while the Indians are in first in that division. Who would have guessed that at the beginning of the season? In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/4/16): MLB DFS Advice
I have to say, twelve games on the slate is pretty pleasing for a Thursday. I'd love a few more to be on the Main contest, but a five-seven split makes things pretty interesting for both slates - and FanDuel has an All Day option as well. As far as any insights we might pull […]
Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 18 (American League)
While the August 1st trade deadline has come and gone, the dust isn't about settle as the ramifications of all the moves as just starting to materialize. What the big ticket waiver wire additions players such as new Rangers additions catcher Jonathan Lucroy and reliever Jeremy Jeffress and starting pitcher Francisco Liriano will impact is […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/3/16): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome to another wild Wednesday on FanDuel. It's another full slate with things starting at 2:20 ET, so be aware of the short day slate. We've got some aces on the mound including Chris Sale, Max Scherzer, Johnny Cueto, and Cole Hamels, so this should be an exciting day with lots of scoring. As for Vegas […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/2/16): MLB DFS Advice
I can't believe the trade deadline has come and gone and we've already reached August. The baseball fan in me is excited as this is when the pennant races really start to heat up, but the daily fantasy player in me is a little sad we've got roughly 8-10 Tuesdays left. Tuesday, in my opinion […]
Cam Bedrosian (RP, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 14+ team leagues Owned in: 11% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: The Angels are a mess, but at least they realized the mess to its true extent and dealt some pieces at the trade deadline. With Huston Street struggling horribly and Joe Smith being dealt to the Cubs, all eyes should be […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/2/16): MLB DFS Advice
Yesterday was the MLB Trade Deadline, and what a day it was. There were a few teams that made some moves that puts them in contention, but teams also had to give up quite a bit to get those game changing players. Who do you think made the best moves at the deadline? Tweet your […]
Week 18 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers
August is here. Woah. Alright so technically it’s July 31 but the overall point is that there are officially two months remaining in the fantasy baseball season. The trade deadline is also bearing down with runaway speed. Stoves are red-hot and there are several players who could find themselves in new unifoms come Monday night. […]
Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 18
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 […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (7/28/16): MLB DFS Advice
As the trade deadline nears, exciting call-ups and big name trades will effect lineups up until game time. Be sure to check your lineups before lock to avoid any surprising scratches or additions. Sometimes, these events are unavoidable. But sometimes a simple check of Twitter or Reddit can save you a few bucks. With just […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (7/28/16): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome everyone to another edition of MLB Thursday daily fantasy. There are nine games scheduled today, but with just two this afternoon, this column will focus on the seven game main slate. What are the Vegas lines trying to tell us today? For starters, there are two games with relatively high over/under run totals - Royals […]
Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 17 (American League)
As the August 1st trade deadline approaches, the internet has been abuzz with all the rumors and whispers regarding which players could be on the move. These moves are particularly of interest to single-league owners, where trades potentially bring in new players to the waiver wire. Trades also create new opportunities for different players to […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (7/27/16): MLB DFS Advice
Wednesday is typically a big day for daily fantasy baseball players thanks to plenty of daytime baseball. You'll be able to choose several different contests on DraftKings to participate in. There's plenty of value to go around today, so be sure to choose the right pitchers to build your lineup around. Some top pitchers like […]
Week 17 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 17, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have […]
Week 17 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers
Boy howdy, we’re now into the latter part of July, with little room for enduring or excusing poor performances anymore. August approaches and some of you are racking up streams for the playoff push, some are still looking for stashes, while others look to maximize the efficiency of innings remaining. Either way, we’ve got you […]
Champ or Chump: What to Make of Kepler, Pujols and Strasburg
It's the first full week of MLB action after the All-Star Game, and plenty of stories have emerged. Max Kepler is lighting waiver wires on fire with a scorching hot start to his MLB career. Albert Pujols is celebrating like it's 2006 with two multi-HR games this past week. With the unfortunate injury news on […]
Top 5 Two-Start Pitcher Streamers For Week 17
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 17
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 […]
Checking In: Top MLB Prospects from Week 15 and Their Fantasy Baseball Outlooks
What's up Rotoballers? I'm back with a check-in on some prospects doing some damage recently in the minors, and to tell you what you can expect from them the rest of this season or even beyond. So listen up dynasty leaguers... this one's for you! Also be sure to check out all of RotoBaller's MLB […]
Hector Santiago (SP, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 40% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Hector Santiago has won three straight, with five of his last six starts resulting in a QS. His latest victims were the White Sox, whom he has always dominated, with a notable bonus here being that this was his first start of […]
The Cut List (Week 16): Players To Consider Cutting Bait On
So we're officially into the second half of the season. Those fantasy pennant races are heating up, and it's no time to coast. Every win matters and there's no point in hanging on to dead weight anymore. If you have someone who is really becoming a waste of roster space, it's time to get rid […]
Week 16 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. Below are my recommendations for Week 16. As always, feel […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (7/19/16): MLB DFS Advice
It feels good to be back! It's only been two weeks since my last column, but in the DFS world, that's, like, four years almost. Tonight we've got a packed slate and tons of good options. All 30 teams are taking the field and will be doing so under the lights, so every player is fair […]
2016 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Relief Pitcher Rankings: Midseason Edition
It’s time to embrace the chaos that is the ninth inning. Yes, we’re here to discuss the relief pitcher midseason rankings here at RotoBaller. Okay, so this isn’t strictly about closers, but even just reading the words “ninth inning” elicits some serious drama. We’ve seen some injuries, plenty of turnover, and a looming trade deadline […]