Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 25 (National League)

This is the end... my only friend, the end... For some fantasy baseball owners, the season was a brutal mix of frustration and disappointment. If you're reading this, however, you're still grinding and looking for a chance to pull out a late-season victory. Good luck the rest of the way! This list represents players who […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/21/16): MLB DFS Advice

It's a full slate of MLB games on DraftKings for Wednesday's contests, as three games take place in the early afternoon and the remaining 12 contests take place in the evening. Because there are so few day games I'm going to focus on the evening games so that you can apply this advice to all of the evening and late […]

Week 25 Waiver Wire Pickups: Outfield

It's Week 25, also known as the final week of the season for the two teams contending for the championship. The waiver wire is sparse with talent that will truly push a team over the final hill. After all, you're going up against the best team in your league (aside from your own, of course). […]

Week 25 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

It's crunch time, 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 25, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also […]

Week 25 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

There are only two, count them, two, weeks left in the fantasy baseball season. These are the “championship weeks”, with many head-to-head leagues starting their two-week finals matchups while others are battling down the home stretch of rotisserie leagues. Jockeying for position in each and every category is precious, so let’s see what pitchers we […]

Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 25

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 […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 24 (American League)

With the fantasy season coming to a close, the waiver wire for many a league is in the middle of a dry spell. But just because the well is low on water doesn't mean our rosters don't thirst for fresh innings and at-bats. Below are some names to consider to help fill some holes between […]

Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups: Outfield

In the playoffs, every category counts. You could be dominating the major columns like batting average and ERA, but have your success undermined by saves and stolen bases. Remember, if your teams hits 30 more home runs than your opponent, it's just as valuable as winning the stolen bases category by a margin of 2-to-1. […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/13/16): MLB DFS Advice

Good morning, DFS folk. We've got an interesting slate on our hands tonight. The schedule has 15 games in store for us - all at night - and there aren't a lot of differences in the projected run totals for many of these games. How should you interpret that statement? Well, I like to think […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/12/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to our Monday edition of FanDuel picks on Rotoballer. Perhaps you're looking to capitalize on your NFL winnings or need your baseball fix because you're team missed the playoffs. Have no fear, because we have all 30 teams are in play with first pitch at 4:05 ET, so there are plenty of contests to enter and […]

Week 24 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

There are only three weeks left in the fantasy baseball season. Let that sink in. It's okay to freak out a little, but stave off that existential crisis until you can at least eat some comfort ice cream out of your trophy. And while we all know that football kicks off tomorrow in earnest, all […]

Week 24 Waiver Wire: First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

If you play in a head-to-head league, chances are you’re entering into the first week of the playoffs today. Your entire season hangs in the balance. Those of you in rotisserie leagues have a bit more runway to work with, but as the end of the year approaches, every at-bat takes on added importance. Fortunately, […]

Week 24 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 24, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have […]

Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 24

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 […]

Week 23 Waiver Wire: Catchers

Yes, I know that it's playoff time for a lot of you guys out there. You're trying to get an edge that will help you win your championship. I'll get to that. I promise. But first I'm gonna celebrate that Yadier Molina is now at 70% ownership in Fleaflicker. Since he hit the cutoff, he's […]

Blake Snell (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Blake Snell just dominated Toronto in a much-needed bounce-back start on Sept. 3, throwing six innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts and only four baserunners. He’s got a great talent if he can only be consistent with his control. He’ll look […]

Week 23 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

You may be surprised to see the names listed under “Sell” this week. But as Dan Fouts once said (before repeating it several times): Last game of the year, Brent, can’t hold anything back now. With so many owners in do-or-die mode, anything and everything is on the table. Editor's Note: Purchase a full season NFL […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/8/16): MLB DFS Advice

  It is a short slate tonight, making it quite difficult to pick the perfect MLB fantasy team. However, you are in luck. I am here to help out with all the best plays over on DraftKings. Read on, young DFSer. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 23 (American League)

For many fantasy players like myself, the playoffs are starting this week. As a member of a head-to-head league, my next two weeks are against the same team, one that employs the opposite theory on pitching I do. I always carry it in abundance and rotate my staff, while his staff is equal part starter, […]

Alex Cobb (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 19% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Alex Cobb’s debut had “be afraid” written all over it, as it was his first game-action in the Major Leagues since 2014 and it came against a very powerful Toronto lineup. So what did he do? He struck out seven of them […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/5/16): MLB DFS Advice

Happy Labor Day! Although the baseball regular season has entered its final month, there's plenty of action remaining. Every team is playing today, so their are plenty of targets to choose from. With games starting in the afternoon DraftKings has several contests to participate in. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

Week 23 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

In just a month, baseball’s regular season will be over. More importantly, the fantasy baseball season will be over. This is the definition of crunch time. What you do right now defines you as a person. Will you be that team that fizzles out down the stretch? Or will you finish by skyrocketing upwards faster […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/3/16): MLB DFS Advice

Saturday baseball means some afternoon games to get your DraftKings action started a bit earlier than normal. With a full schedule of 15 games there will be plenty of targets to look at. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for DraftKings on 9/3/16. The DFS […]

Top 5 Two-Start Pitcher Streamers For Week 23

A wise fantasy baseball manager never rests. He is never satisfied with his team and is always on the hunt for the player that can help in both 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 week, because […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/3/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back to another full Saturday of daily fantasy baseball. Today we have a split slate with four early and 11 evening games. Both slates have elite pitching options mixed in with some nice value options and another day with a high run projection in Coors Field. Let's take a look at a few top plays […]

Week 22 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

With time running short on the 2016 season, it behooves us to pay extra attention to short-term trends and the favorability of matchups. At this time of year, the long view can often be a suboptimal approach. This is particularly true if you’re in desperation mode. Any hitter on a hot streak and any pitcher […]

Alex Cobb (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 12% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Alex Cobb’s latest Triple-A rehab start saw him allow only one run in four innings. He also proved his control was under him by throwing 44 strikes on 58 total pitches. Assuming no setbacks befall him in as he recovers from […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/31/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back RotoBallers. We've got a fun day on tap, with all 30 teams in play and six day games starting at 1:10 ET. There's another Coors contest and four pitches vying for the AL Cy Young (Justin Verlander vs Chris Sale, Aaron Sanchez, Corey Kluber) all scheduled to toe the rubber. This is gonna be fun. In this […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/30/16): MLB DFS Advice

There are just a handful of these full-slate Tuesdays left in the 2016 regular season. It makes me a little sad, but rather than sulk, I'm going to embrace it and create a roster or 17. We've got a few upper-tier pitchers on the mound today, a Coors game and after that, a whole lot of uncertainty, […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 22)

Welcome back RotoBallers. This will be last Top 30 fantasy prospect rankings columns before rosters expand, and will likely be one of the last article series formatted like this until the offseason. As I mentioned in the last article, there are some players who definitely have September value and most of these guys will be valuable to […]