Week 22 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago by completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked […]

Points Leagues (H2H) Waiver Wire Adds and Streamers - Week 22

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, […]

Matt Duffy Scores Twice Thursday Versus The Royals

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy scored twice Thursday versus Kansas City. He would record two hits, a walk and two runs scored. The two hits raised Duffy's batting average to .295. The second of the runs scored came on an error. Duffy lacks power (four homers) while not compensating with a high steal […]

Jake Bauers Scores Twice Versus Kansas City Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jake Bauers scored twice Thursday versus the Royals. He would record two hits and his second run scored was the walk-off winner on an error. Bauers had recorded only one hit and one run scored over his past nine games played so it is quite apparent that he has been […]

Tyler Glasnow With Decent Outing Thursday Versus The Royals

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow was mediocre Thursday versus Kansas City. He lasted five innings and allowed three runs against the lowest scoring team in the majors. Glasnow did strike out eight to continue to show his high potential in terms of his stuff. He is an extremely talented pitcher so he could […]

Sergio Romo With The Win Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Sergio Romo continues a strong finish to the season Thursday versus Kansas City. He would pitch a scoreless ninth inning to finish out a season sweep of the Royals (7-0 on the season) and pickup the win. Romo now has 18 saves, three wins, and he's opened five games this season. […]

Willy Adames (2B/SS, TBR) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays infielder Willy Adames had a rough start to his rookie season, but he has looked much better since the calendar flipped to August. In 15 contests so far this month, the 22-year-old has slashed .354/.418/.604 with three homers and […]

Jake Bauers is Back in the Lineup on Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jake Bauers is back in the starting lineup after sitting out during Wednesday's contest. Bauers has been in an awful slump over the last week, but still remains in the third spot in the order versus lefty Danny Duffy. DFS players can avoid Bauers for this contest, but hopefully he'll […]

Tommy Pham Took Swings on Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Tommy Pham (finger) took some swings with the bat on Thursday. He is still experiencing some soreness in his dislocated finger, but hopes to play in the next couple of days. He's only played eight games since joining the Rays, but is expected to play everyday once healthy.

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got nine games across four slates on DraftKings today, with the main slate starting at 7pm eastern. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 8/23/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. You can […]

Week 21 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

I hope you're all ready to do whatever it takes in these last six weeks of the season to win. It might mean dropping a big name for a streamer or, if you still have trades, "losing the trade" to win the league. Don't be shy about your needs and don't be ignorant of how […]

Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 21)

With the fantasy playoffs looming around the corner (or, in some instances, in full swing), rookie impact becomes less and less important due to the fact that there simply aren't any great stashes remaining. A top prospect being promoted for a cup of coffee can make a huge impact, but there does not profile to […]

Power Risers/Fallers for Week 21: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Week 21 of the 2018 MLB season and a new week of our investigation into the steepest power trenders in baseball, whether those trends are positive or negative. As the season has progressed well into August and the MLB trade deadline has passed, the window of opportunity to snag a surging slugger or […]

Champ or Chump: Nick Williams and Tyler Glasnow

We're taking a closer look at two names who would be nearly universally owned if they put up their current numbers earlier in the MLB season. The 24-year-old Nick Williams has looked like a hitter for Philadelphia, slashing .264/.332/.454 with 17 long balls in 383 PAs on the season. His peripherals don't quite support that […]

Mallex Smith Drives In Two Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Mallex Smith drove in two runs Wednesday versus Kansas City. He would drive in two (including the eventual game-winner) and scored once. Smith was involved in the last three runs for the Rays in the 6-3 victory. The RBI were a rare occurrence as even with the two Wednesday, he only […]

Carlos Gomez With Rare Productive Game Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez contributed in multiple categories Wednesday versus the Royals. He would score twice while driving in one. Gomez also stole his 10th base of the season. Wednesday was a rare day of production for Gomez has been in a slump this month along with no longer having an everyday starting […]

Sergio Romo Earns 18th Save Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Sergio Romo continued his fine recent work Wednesday versus the Royals. He allowed two hits but still held Kansas City scoreless over an inning to close out the 6-3 victory. The save was his 18th of the season. Romo not only has saved 18 but he opened five games this […]

Jake Bauers is Out, Matt Duffy Back in on Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays first base Jake Bauers (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Kansas City Royals. C.J. Cron will serve as the first baseman and bat cleanup versus righty Jake Junis. Matt Duffy is back in the starting lineup after sitting out of Tuesday's contest. He'll bat second and […]

Tyler Glasnow (SP/RP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow squared off with the Red Sox and impressed more than the box score shows. Though he allowed five runs (four earned) over 6 ⅔ innings, he fought through poor control with three straight walks in the […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/22/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Happy hump day, Rotoballers. We've got a nifty 10-game slate on deck this evening, with a handful of solid and intriguing (see also: risk + upside) pitchers toeing the rubber under the lights. There should be some solid competition, too, as this is the first Wednesday slate I can recall in a while where there […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 21: Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average […]

2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 21)

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. It just doesn’t seem right. The rain comes in and ends Michael […]

Willy Adames Homers Tuesday Versus Kansas City

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames opened the scoring for Tampa Bay Tuesday versus the Royals. He would hit a long solo blast to make it 1-0. He would end up racking up three hits in the game. Adames has only played 52 games so far this season so his counting stats are a bit […]

Sergio Romo With 17th Save Of The Season

Tampa Bay Rays closer Sergio Romo closed out another game for the Rays Tuesday versus the Royals. He did not get to the end smoothly as he allowed two baserunners which allowed the tying run to come to the plate but he survived. He now has 17 saves on the season. This comes a night […]

Blake Snell Earns 15th Win Tuesday Versus Kansas City

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Blake Snell continued his breakout season Tuesday versus the Royals. He went six innings allowing only one run while striking out 11 as he earned the win. He has been increasing his pitch count over a series of starts after returning from injury. He was able to throw 101 pitches […]

Tommy Pham Productive, Then Leaves Game

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Tommy Pham was involved in two key offensive moments Tuesday versus Kansas City before leaving the game. He would score on the eventual game-winning triple and would later knock in the final run of the game. He also left the game with a finger injury but they were able to pop […]

Matt Duffy is Sitting Out on Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals. It appears this is a rest day for Duffy who has struggled with the bat over the last week. Joey Wendle will bat third and play third base against righty Glenn Sparkman. Wendle […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/21/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There was a sizeable Monday slate last night, and we now have 15 games for the slate tonight. We have plenty of options on all pricing levels, and there are multiple ways to create lineups tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 8/21/18. The […]

Are You For Real? Surprising SP Starts (Week 21)

Welcome to our surprising starts series. Every week we’ll be going over a few surprising starting pitcher performances around the majors to determine whether these starts were smoke and mirrors or something more. With the season winding down there aren't as many waiver wire options that haven't already been covered, and boy was there a […]

Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers (8/20 - 8/26)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, hopefully all your teams are right in the thick of things as we prepare for the fantasy baseball home stretch! As always, we're here to try and help with your daily/weekly lineups. 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 […]