Contact Rate Risers and Fallers: Week 4

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We now have a decent enough sample size in the early MLB season to look at some key offensive trends. Among those trends we will follow each week is contact rate. A sudden increase or decrease in contact rate could signal the beginning of an extended hot or cold streak. Each week […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 4)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. What a crazy week for prospect promotions it has been thus far. […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/25/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

It feels like baseball never left us. Arguably the best pitcher in the world is ready to take the mound, while an old rivalry, consisting of some of the game's newest talent, kicks off this week as well. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for Yahoo on […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Watch List

Welcome to Week 4 of The Watch List. We have had a few iterations already, but here’s a friendly reminder for those who forgot. Each week we’ll be updating this list full of players who you aren’t quite ready to be picked up (depending on league size, of course), but who need to be on […]

Points Leagues Waiver Wire - Week 4

As we close in on the last week of the first month of the season, let's remember one thing: there is a lot of baseball left to be played! A lot of waiver wire guys are out there for a reason, so let's try to find some diamonds in the rough. Maybe some of these […]

Five Fast Starters Who Could Fade Out Over Time

As mentioned here, it can be quite easy to overreact to a player’s early season production— or lack thereof. While some players take time to adjust to the new season, others explode out of the starting gate, only to fade away as time passes. These five players often play their best baseball in April, and […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

Believe it or not, April is almost coming to an end. Before it does, we'll look at some of the men at first and third base who have made a good early impression, but are still underowned in fantasy leagues. The corner infield positions traditionally offer power with the potential for high averages, so you […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 25

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of streaming and waiver wire advice. This is a one stop guide for all of your categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, April 25th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball […]

Champ or Chump: Robert Gsellman & Luis Severino

It is Sunday again, meaning that fantasy owners in leagues with weekly lineup changes are scouring the waiver wire for arms scheduled to make two starts. This is a fine strategy, as the extra work can give you a boost in counting stats such as wins and strikeouts. It can also blow up in your […]

Week 4 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 4, 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 […]

Starlin Castro (2B, NYY) – Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 59% Fleaflicker   ANALYSIS: Castro has gotten off to a hot start to 2017 as he already has four home runs and has driven in 13 runs. The power isn’t a huge surprise given that Castro hit 21 last season. However, he has shown progress with his plate […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 3)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. Talk about some big news on just a normal Tuesday, Starling Marte […]

Chase Headley (3B, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 59% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The window to add Chase Headley is quickly closing. The veteran third baseman is off to a torrid start this season, hitting over .350 and slugging over .600. Many owners were likely slow to add Headley given his recent history of struggles and .264 career average, […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/22/17): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers. Today we have 15 games, split into a five game early slate and a 10 game main slate. The only weather concern on the forecast today is the first game of the slate in Cincinnati. It will more than likely be delayed due to rain, making Jake Arrieta a risky play in […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/22/17): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers. Today we have 15 games, split into a six game early slate and a nine game main slate. The only weather concern on the forecast today is the first game of the slate in Cincinnati. It will more than likely be delayed due to rain, making Jake Arrieta a risky […]

Week 3 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects

Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Recently Promoted Prospects! Here I discuss some recently promoted prospects and what to make of their production for fantasy owners. We are continuing to go over prospects who debuted this season with their big-league club (with the exception of one outfielder from Pittsburgh). There will be likely one […]

Strikeout Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 3: Buy or Sell?

We’re constantly trying to come up with new features that will help you dominate your fantasy leagues. Last year we 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. With our sample size being so small this early in […]

Power Risers and Fallers: Week Three

Welcome back to this investigative piece where we examine players who have seen some notable changes in their power profiles -- for better or for worse -- in 2017. As usual, you don’t need me to tell you that Miguel Sano or Aaron Judge are strong or that Jarrod Dyson and Billy Hamilton are toward […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 21

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. This is your one stop guide to address lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, April 21st. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and […]

Digging Deeper: Week 3 AL Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome back to Digging Deeper! I'll be taking a look at some deeper AL waiver wire options for Week 3 of the fantasy baseball season. Once again, I'm going to try to find some low-owned players in the American League that you deep-league players can look to add to your fantasy baseball rosters. Whether you […]

Luis Severino and Jimmy Nelson: The Hit and Run with Joe Pisapia

Two pitchers have risen from the ashes! @JoePisapia17 will tell you if you can believe in hot starts of Luis Severino and Jimmy Nelson in this RotoBaller Hit and Run video. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday and Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/18/17): MLB DFS Advice

Tuesdays and Fridays during the MLB season are beautiful. Well, there going to be, and here's why. We get to spend them together, making lineups, pocketing some cash and hopefully each and every one of us ends up cashing one of those big, goofy, Happy Gilmore-like checks. Before I get into player stacks and individual […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 19

Happy tax day and welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. This is your one stop guide to plug lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, April 19th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/18/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

Happy  Tuesday morning, afternoon or whenever you happen to be reading this. In any case there is a full slate of games on Tuesday. That's a total of 15 games on the slate as the whole league is in action.  Yahoo has some great value options to choose from for DFS games so let's get down to […]

Points League Waiver Wire Week 3

Let's look for some Easter eggs this week! Week 3 is where we're beginning to get that point in the season where you can see who is poised for a breakout, and who is just a flash in the pan. Now, since we're looking at points leagues, we don't mind those flashes in the pan, […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Watch List

Welcome to Week 3 of The Watch List. We introduced this piece last week, but here’s a friendly reminder for those who forgot. Each week we’ll be updating this list full of players who you aren’t quite ready to be pick up, but who need to be on your radar. We’ll look at eight players […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

As we get into the thick of things this April, the injuries are starting to pile up. Fortunately, some of the lesser-owned players are starting to heat up and show that fantasy value can always be found if you look hard enough. The corner infield positions traditionally offer power with the potential for high averages, […]

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

What's up RotoBallers? We are back with our weekly starting pitcher matchup recommendations. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 3, and our recommendation on whether you should start or sit the pitcher. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 18

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. This is your one stop guide to plug lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, April 18th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/17/17): MLB DFS Advice

Even with a shorter slate this Monday, there are plenty of intriguing games to watch, including an 11:05 AM eastern time start in Boston. With several different contests being offered on DraftKings, you'll have lots of different lineup options. For our purposes, the following picks have been made for contests running all day.  In this article, […]