Batting Average Fallers - 2018 MLB Season Recap

The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! One of the main stats for measuring batters’ success is batting average. Surprisingly, Jose Altuve is the only player that was a holdover in the top 10 of batting average from […]

Batting Average Risers - 2018 MLB Season Recap

The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! One of the main stats for measuring batters’ success is batting average. Surprisingly, Jose Altuve is the only player that was a holdover in the top 10 of batting average from […]

Giants Pick Up Options On Madison Bumgarner, Pablo Sandoval

The San Francisco Giants exercised the 2019 options on starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner ($12 million) and corner infielder Pablo Sandoval ($555,000) on Monday. Bumgarner will have a very team-friendly one-year deal next year, but there's no guarantee he remains with the team through next season. The veteran left-hander has a 3.03 ERA through the first […]

Arizona Fall League Preview - Prospects to Watch

As October baseball begins, fantasy fanatics shift their attention to the next season, which means diving into prospects and performances. Luckily for fantasy players, the Arizona Fall League (AFL) offers the perfect chance to check-out top prospects, and how they look against other high profile players. While many of these names are a year or […]

Hunter Pence Hopes To Play Next Season

San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is hopeful to continue his career next year. Pence, 35, struggled this year with a .226 batting average and four home runs and also battled injuries. Pence is aware that Sunday was his last game with the Giants, but given his strong locker room presence, a rebuilding club may […]

Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers (9/24 - 9/30)

Welcome back, RotoBallers. For those of you still playing - we're here to try and help with your  lineup decisions, and of course bring him those championship trophies! I'm filling in for the regular @Roto_Dubs this week, as he has "real life" stuff to attend to. For those who aren't familiar, this is our fifth year now […]

Fantasy Baseball: #2EarlyMock, Rounds 11 - 20

As I mentioned last week, I'm one of more than 100 fantasy analysts participating in this year's #2EarlyMock. It’s been a fun way to run out the clock on a 2018 season that has been forgettable for me in terms of both my personal fantasy performance and the IRL collapse of my preferred team. As […]

Hunter Pence To Lead Off To Close Out The Season

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said outfielder Hunter Pence will hit leadoff for the final four games of the regular season. Pence homered and scored three runs in the extra-inning win over the Padres on Tuesday and has hit .255 with two homers and five RBI in 17 games this month. On the season, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/26/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There are 15 games total today, but only 12 on the main slate. That's still a large number of options to choose from, and we will have a plethora of ways to build lineups tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/26/18. The lineup […]

Joe Panik is Out on Tuesday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres. Panik will receive a day off on Tuesday against the left-handed starter. Abiatal Avelino will bat eighth and play second base versus lefty Robbie Erlin. Avelino can be avoided for fantasy purposes.

NL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 26

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to […]

Statcast Pitcher Risers/Fallers - Early 2019 Sleepers and Fades (Week 26)

Welcome back to Rotoballer’s series using Statcast to extrapolate, dig into, and commiserate over data to examine pitching performances. The weekly series utilizes the myriad tools and information provided by Statcast to pinpoint encouraging and worrying trends underneath the hood of headline numbers. Well, we’ve reached the endgame. Week 26 marks the last of the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/24/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 12-game slate on Monday night, so the player pool options aren’t too scarce. However, only two games have an over/under of at least nine total runs. The leading matchup is PHI/COL at 10.5 total runs. As for pitching, three games have an over/under below eight total runs. Three teams are heavy favorite […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Baseball season is winding down, but we're still here to help you churn out some cashing lineups. Though lineups and probable pitchers are a nightmare to follow at this stage, I will be targeting the Phillies-Rockies matchup at Coors Field tonight. While Coors isn't playing as the hitter's haven it has in the past, both […]

Peter O'Brien (1B/OF, MIA) - Week 26 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins outfielder/first baseman Peter O'Brien completely evaded my radar until I spun up my usual tools for finding and picking out waiver wire adds. However, while I usually would just chalk up a line like .294/.375/.647 and three dingers over his […]

Week 26 Outfield Waiver Wire Targets

RotoBallers, I’ll dispense with the nonsense this week. The vast majority of you will be skipping the few paragraphs of color I offer prior to getting to the good stuff. If you’re here, you’re playing for dollars, belts, and glory. If you do read this, then let me once again put forth my impassioned plea […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It's Week 3 of the NFL season, which means time to load up on baseball DFS! We've got an 11-game slate on the penultimate Sunday of the season. SEA @ TEX has the highest expected total at 10.5, with NYM @ WAS the next highest at 9.0. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Derek Holland (SP, SF) - Week 26 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: If you are looking for strikeouts, then San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Derek Holland is your guy. He has struck out about a batter per inning this season and that trend will likely extend through this week. He will face the Padres and […]

Two-Start Starting Pitcher Streamers: 9/24-9/30

Well, this is it, the final two-start streaming pitcher write-up of 2018. Thank you for being part of this ride and I hope I’ve helped you all, for at least a week or two. Now, let’s try to get you that championship! This week’s pitchers are a little more reliable. Typically, I aim for pitchers […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 26

Welcome back for another week of advice for points league waiver wire moves. This segment will include waiver wire adds, drops, and streaming pitchers for the upcoming week. This article will be geared specifically toward points leagues. Every points league is different, so keep that in mind. Walks and extra base hits are more valuable, […]

Brandon Belt Still Sidelined on Friday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt (knee) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. This will be the sixth straight game that Belt has missed. At this point it sounds like Belt has already played his last game of the 2018 season. Aramis Garcia will play first […]

Week 26 MLB Closers and Saves Report

Congrats on (probably) making it through the first week or two of the playoffs! I got knocked out in the first round because almost all of my hitters decided to pretty much take a week off from being on base. My closers did great though, so I'm still qualified to create this week's Closers and […]

Champ or Chump: Blake Snell and Javy Baez

The Tampa Bay Rays would be leading three of baseball's six divisions with their current record, success largely the result of the successful "opener" strategy and Blake Snell's breakout campaign. It'll probably take fantasy owners all winter to figure out how to use openers to our advantage, but Snell's skills should be easy enough to […]

Brandon Belt Could Have Surgery Soon

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt (knee) is heading back to San Francisco for another MRI exam on his knee, and he could have surgery soon. Manager Bruce Bochy acknowledged that Belt's season is likely over. Belt has been out of the lineup more often than not down the stretch, so this shouldn't come […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

As is the case most Wednesdays, we have games that are broken down into two slates. There is a smaller early slate with a 10 game late (main) slate. The larger later slate is the one we will be focusing on here. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup […]

Chris Stratton (SP, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Chris Stratton most recently fired off a brilliant complete-game shutout against the Rockies (in San Fran, not at Coors) with seven strikeouts. He scattered two hits and two walks throughout the affair and has now tossed four […]

Week 25 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

With only a couple of weeks left in the fantasy (and regular) baseball season, I'm sure you can all see the light at the end of the tunnel. This grueling marathon is almost over. But you need to finish strong! Whether you're locked in a head-to-head battle for the championship or trying to climb the […]

Week 25 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 25! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 25, and […]

Joe Panik is Sitting Out on Tuesday

San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres. Panik will sit out against the left-handed starting pitcher. Chase D'Arnaud will bat second and play second base versus lefty Joey Lucchesi. d'Arnaud can be avoided for fantasy purposes.

Brandon Crawford Will Sit Out on Tuesday

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres. This is a rest day for Crawford who has played in eight straight games. Kelby Tomlinson will lead off and play shortstop versus lefty Joey Lucchesi. Tomlinson can be avoided for fantasy purposes. Lucchesi […]