Week 4 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

Starting off on the right foot is great. That’s exactly what happened with this column, as both sell recommendations (Carlos Gomez and Aaron Sanchez) have struggled and Domingo Santana has performed well in the past week. Zack Greinke didn’t fare well in his start, but at least he got a win. Still buying him long-term […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Four

It's Week Four and the days are definitely starting to heat up while the nights remain cool in many areas. Speaking of remaining cool, there are a lot of fantasy owners who are turning up their noses at many more-than-serviceable catchers on the waiver wire. Don't be snobs, guys. All of you can't have Buster […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Lineup Updates for DraftKings and FanDuel - 4/28/16

DFS players looking for a stack may want to grab lefties against Rubby De La Rosa. The 27-year-old has been hammered by southpaws his entire career, and has opened 2016 by allowing a .375 wOBA against his opposite hand. Those looking for a safe value play/SP2 option on this short and (potentially) rainy day could try […]

Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Four

When searching for viable options on the outfield waiver wire, it's in one's best interest to get a little creative. While all of your leaguemates may be looking at who has been hitting the most home runs or stealing the most bases recently, you can snag a consistent hitter who is poised to return from […]

Domingo Santana (OF, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add him in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Despite a fairly low batting average, Domingo Santana continues to perform in the way that the Milwaukee Brewers desire. And then some. Leading off, Santana has maintained an OBP around .350 for a majority of the month. While fantasy owners are likely waiting […]

Khris Davis (OF, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12+ team leagues Owned In: 38% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: While Khris Davis's initial 2016 slash line of .200/.257/.308 may make it seem like he forgot to eat his spinach this season, the fate of a player who crushed 27 HR in just 392 Brewer at-bats in 2015 may not be […]

NL-Only Waiver Wire Pickups for Week Four: Conley, Blair, Plawecki and more

This week a couple of catchers join the list for waiver wire eligibility. One returning from injury, the other an injury replacement. As we get deeper into the season, the pickings get slimmer, but savvy owners will check here frequently to get ahead of the game. The following players are owned in 25% or less […]

Chase Anderson (SP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 14+ team leagues Owned In: 14% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: With the unfortunate luck of pitching in Arizona and Milwaukee, Chase Anderson has always been HR prone with a career mark of 1.2 HR/9; and has also always shown fantastic control of the strike zone since his standout rookie season with […]

Jimmy Nelson (SP, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 26% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After a 2015 season that lacked stability and consistency, Jimmy Nelson remains a tough puzzle to solve. He began his season with what remains his best start of the year, but after three consecutive quality starts, he had his worst start […]

Overrated/Underrated Week 4: First Basemen

Week three has come and gone. Whatever dread you may have felt about your team's standing has either tapered off or multiplied, the latter of which feels especially horrible so early in the season. Remember that we all get off to slow starts sometimes. Anthony Rizzo is batting .185 thanks to a .128 batting average on […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire: First Base and Third Base

We’re already coming up on the end of the season’s first month, which seems crazy given that this offseason lasted about 14 years. Based on games played, though, there’s still almost 90 percent of the season in front of us. There’s still plenty of time to rebound from a rough start. Here are a few […]

Chris Carter (1B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues. OWNED IN: 31% of Fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: Chris Carter has always had a ton of power that has translated into big HR numbers when he's had significant playing time. In 2015 Carter had 24 HR despite only posting 460 plate appearances across 129 games. In 2014 Carter had 572 at bats […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Week 3 is almost in the books and we are here to look at some pitchers who might be available as you hunt for your next fix-err I mean, savvy pickup. Protocol dictates sticking to players who are owned in <50% of leagues. Starting pitchers have the most rollover during the season and the incredible depth of […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 4

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 […]

Risers and Fallers - Week 3: Lamb, Latos, Ellsbury, Archer and more

Week 3 is nearing its completion and there are plenty of bats and arms to tickle your fancy. It's not all good news though, as some highly-regarded players are not getting the job done at the moment. As is usually the case, you must strike quick in some cases and be patient in others. Without […]

Top Two-Start Pitcher Streamers and Sleepers for Week 4

Wise fantasy baseball managers never rest. They’re never satisfied with their team and are always on the hunt for the player that can help them in 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 […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/23/16

There is a nice split slate on Saturday with six games in the afternoon and nine more on the main slate. It should be another exciting offensive game in Coors Field after the 12 run affair last night. Two pitchers(Maeda-LAD, Chatwood-COL) who have had terrific starts will go head to head in the most non friendly pitchers park […]

Aaron Hill (2B/3B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ team leagues OWNED IN: 1% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: With a slash line of .186/.239/.256 in 43 AB to start off the first 14 games of the season, an ownership percentage of 1% shouldn't be too surprising for Aaron Hill. However, there are some subtle and encouraging indications for his level of play […]

Bryan Holaday (C, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two Catcher leagues, deep AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Robinson Chirinos will be out for another two months, which means regular playing time for the first time in Bryan Holaday's career. The Rangers are standing pat with their current roster, so the idea of Jonathan Lucroy or Derek Norris taking over is not […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/22/16

  It is always great when the Colorado Rockies come back to Coors Field! The Dodgers and Rockies are both fantastic options tonight. Attack that game as much as possible. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/22/16. The DFS lineup picks will […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/21/16): MLB DFS Advice

We have a boat load of pitchers to deal with on Thursday. I'm assuming no one is playing the all-day slate, so you get to pick two of the following in the early slate: Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, and David Price. And two of these in the late slate: Gerrit Cole, Jake Arrieta, and Dallas […]

NL-Only League Waiver Wire Pickups for Week Three: Nicasio, Chacin, Moss, Upton and more

As we enter week three of the MLB season, most of the hot prospects and sleepers have likely been picked over in fantasy leagues. Now is the time to take advantage of the overlooked players and apparent busts that owners may have given up on. Several players have seen their ownership rates drop dramatically after […]

Chris Carter (MIL,1B) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 21% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: So Chris Carter is your prototypical all-or-nothing hitter. He will either hit a ton of bombs, or miss so badly the only thing the defense will worry about is catching a cold. For reference, Carter's K-rate has been over 30% in […]

Week 3 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

This early in the season, most of my advice boils down to, “Be patient.” The fantasy baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. Nobody wants to fall behind early, but overreacting to small samples is a good way to make sure you stay behind. That doesn’t mean there aren’t moves to be made. Savvy […]

Domingo Santana (OF, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED IN: 32% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: After being traded to Milwaukee at the deadline last season as part of the package for Carlos Gomez, Domingo Santana hit eight homers and stole four bases in just 187 plate appearances. That performance garnered him some buzz as a potential sleeper, particularly after news […]

Analyzing the Average Exit Velocity Leaders So Far

Welcome one, welcome all, to this look in at the leaderboard for hitter’s average exit velocity as of the beginning of April 19. Hopefully you've already read about hard hit rates, if not please click this! This is going to be a quick hitter, and some of these names can be presented with little comment. […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 3)

How about the surprise performances from these rookies? Trevor Story and Corey Seager should be less surprising than most (though I’m sure Story surprised a lot of people by just how much he mashed early), but other guys like Jeremy Hazelbaker and Tyler White have proven to be very productive rookies for both their major […]

Week 3 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Welcome to Week 3, RotoBallers! A lot happened in Week 2: Vince Velasquez's 16-strikeout gem (you're welcome for the recommendation to start him, by the way); Jaime Garcia's one-hitter (got that one); Chris Sale's shutout (nailed that one, too). One way to take advantage of matchups is to pick out the strong pitchers against the […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Week 2 is almost in the books and the fantasy baseball madness is in full swing. That means we’re all out here frantically panning for waiver wire gold. Starting pitchers have the most rollover during the season and the incredible depth of pitchers that are going across the league mean there are almost always candidates […]

Top Two-Start Pitcher Streamers and Sleepers for Week 3

A wise fantasy baseball player never rests. They’re never satisfied with their team and are always on the hunt for the player that can help them in 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 […]