Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 5/31/16
Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. If you rolled a pitcher out there on Tuesday, it was a lot like juggling hand grenades. Sure, the event may have went off without a hitch with no casualties to report, but it just […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/1/16): MLB DFS Advice
Welcome to the beginning of another fun month of baseball. There's a full slate with games starting at 1:10 ET, which means there is Early Only, All Day, and Main Slate contests for your choosing. Plenty of aces on tap (Felix Hernandez, Max Scherzer, Jon Lester, Jacob deGrom) so value bats will be key. As […]
MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 9)
This could be one of the last weeks for a lot of the names on this list. With June right around the corner, many of the players on this list will be promoted as soon as the Super Two deadline passes. Guys like Jameson Taillon and Trea Turner will be promoted in an effort to […]
Week 9 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 9, 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 Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 9
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 […]
Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 5/30/16
What an awesome Memorial Day it was. Like Sunday all over again, we had day games and night games spread out accordingly. With the Penguins in the Stanley Cup and the Warriors and Thunder battling in Game 7, I didn't have nearly enough TVs last night. Here are some of the MLB players who succeeded […]
MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (5/31/16)
Welcome to Starting Pitcher Patrol. Today's slate has a lot of talented pitchers to choose from. We shall see if Jake Arrieta can bounce back from his worst start of the season while Jose Fernandez gets a tough test against a Pirates offense that has been solid this year. Corey Kluber will try to cool […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/31/16): MLB DFS Advice
There's a full slate of games to choose from today with all 30 teams taking the field. Three late afternoon games split the contests up a little, giving you the option to play Early Only, All Day, or the Main contest, which has 12 games. Aces Jake Arrieta, Gerrit Cole and Jose Fernandez all take the […]
Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 5/29/16
It was a rainy Sunday across many parts of the U.S.A., but that didn't stop teams from getting their games in. It's tough to beat a day filled with 15 MLB games, especially when they're spread out like they were on Sunday. There was plenty of excitement and depression for MLB players on Sunday, so […]
Overrated/Underrated Week 9: Sell Martin, Buy Cervelli
Week 1 (OF/SP) | Week 2 (OF/SP) | Week 3 (SS) | Week 4 (1B) | Week 6 (SP) | Week 7 (2B) | Week 8 (SP) * * * We're about a third of the way through the season, which puts us at about the 40-percent mark for leagues with playoffs. The light at […]
RotoBaller Experts League Breakdown: Two Months Down
Welcome to the inner circle, as we here at RotoBaller invite you to peek behind the veil and look at the state of our Experts League as May comes to a close. As a quick reminder, this is a traditional 5x5 roto league with two catchers, a CI, an MI, five outfielders, nine pitchers and […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/30/16): MLB DFS Advice
Happy Memorial Day, RotoBallers. I hope you have enjoyed your extended weekend thus far. As you enjoy your day of relaxation, baseball, and grilling, please take a moment to reflect on what today's holiday is intended for. Today is meant to be a day of remembrance for the brave and courageous 625,000 killed in the […]
MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (5/29/16)
It's always an interesting day in daily fantasy sports when the best in the business is on the mound. Do you join the masses and start Kershaw so you are not left in the dust when he pitches yet another gem? Or do you separate yourself with a courageous contrarian play that will leave you […]
MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (5/28/16)
Another fun Saturday is on tap for you DFS lovers. It's a full slate with plenty of pitching, including Madison Bumgarner, Noah Syndergaard, and the 2016 debut of Yu Darvish. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 5/28/16. These […]
Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 5/27/16
Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. Friday reminded us how amazing (and frustrating) baseball can be, as a can't-miss prospect struggled, while an undrafted 29-year-old continued his resurgence. Here's a quick look at those who impressed, and those who want to […]
Francisco Cervelli (C, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 34% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Francisco Cervelli’s batting average and ownership numbers keep going down a bit (he was at .267 before Wednesday's game), but he should have no problem turning things around. With the lower quality of catching stats, you should be taking a bit more of […]
Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 5/26/16
Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. Only seven games were played, but there were still plenty of performances worth highlighting. Here's a quick rundown of those who impressed on Thursday, and those who want to pretend the day never happened. Editor’s […]
Week 8 Waiver Wire: Catcher
It's kind of appropriate that it feels like summer as I write this today. The temperature's in the red and so are the ownership levels of catchers on Fleaflicker. Week Eight is not great. It's like a bad day on the stock market - there's red all over as people seem to be cutting catchers. […]
NL-Only Leagues: Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week Eight
Some familiar faces return to the list this week. Several players who were identified as sleepers as early as week one in this series are still contributing in fantasy leagues. Suffice to say, most of these players are not five-tool guys or elite prospects. Rather, they are role players or category specialists who may fill […]
Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 5/25/16
Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. There were several high-scoring games and a couple of pitchers' duels. 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 read […]
MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (5/26/16)
Welcome back, readers. We have a smaller slate for this Thursday with eight games on tap. But that doesn't mean there isn't pitching to be found, with aces Jose Fernandez and Gerrit Cole both slated to take the mound. Find out who I like below. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/26/16): MLB DFS Advice
We have a mere eight games on Thursday, and three of them are part of an "early" slate. I have acted as if you might play an all-day slate as far as my picks go, so use them to your own advantage with whatever slate you decide to play. The pitchers are interesting tonight, as […]
MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 8)
Colin Moran was finally promoted in an effort to actually provide some positive production out of the third base position. He is by no means a must-own prospect and could actually himself be replaced by Alex Bregman who is absolutely tearing up Double-A right now. But based on his track record, Moran could provide fantasy […]
Week 8 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 8, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have […]
Chris Herrmann (C, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 21% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Chris Herrmann was a limited source of offense as a backup catcher in Minnesota the last couple of years. He seems to be enjoying the Arizona climate a great deal more. The former Miami Hurricane has jumped into fantasy relevance with a few […]
Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 5/23/16
Monday night was an interesting collection of games, but the Pirates started at noon and we had a consistent flow of action until past midnight on the east coast. Can't argue about that. Oh, and Miguel Cabrera is still really, really good. Here's a quick rundown of those who impressed on Monday, and those who […]
MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 8
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 […]
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (5/24/16): MLB DFS Advice
We've got a monster schedule for Tuesday with 14 night games. FanDuel is offering an All Day slate as well, but for the purpose of this article, I'm going to focus on the main slate. This slate features a heavy dose of games with projected run totals of 8.5 or more. As for the heaviest […]
Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 8
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 […]
Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 5/22/16
Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. It's important to keep close tabs on what's going on around the league, especially early in the MLB season, and that's what we are here to help out with. Here's a quick look at those […]