Nick Mariano's Waiver Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. September's here, and with it come expanded rosters and tantalizing upside. Be wary of playing time variance for all as managers have deeper benches to fiddle with matchups -- don't be surprised by those red "X" marks piling up as fringe players rest more. […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Saturday, September 7th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 7th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

Points Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 24

Welcome to the RotoBaller waiver wire column that skews towards points league. Yes, there is positive correlation to standard 5x5 scoring but in our format, specific categories matter less and the accumulation of total stats is the ultimate objective. After a multi-week hiatus exploring the amazing-but-baseball-free country of Kenya, your author is back and ready […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Saturday, September 7th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Willie Calhoun Hits Two More Homers

Facing a home run pitcher in a home run park, Texas outfielder Willie Calhoun continued his powerful rookie year, hitting two home runs in a 7-6 Rangers victory on Friday night. Calhoun started the scoring off in the first inning, hitting a two-out solo shot off of Baltimore starter Dylan Bundy. Then with the Rangers […]

Nick Solak (2B, TEX) - Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: The Texas Rangers made a very public challenge to veteran second baseman Rougned Odor by calling up prospect Nick Solak. Solak is a contender to take Odor's job permanently in 2020, and for now he's doing everything he can to earn regular […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for September 6th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 9/6/19  Dinelson Lamet vs Colorado […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Friday, September 6th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/6/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got another exciting Friday full of baseball ahead of us with all 30 teams in action! Tonight's main slate starts at 7:05 pm eastern and includes all 15 games. Be sure to also check out all the Vegas Odds for today's slate. You can also read more DFS advice and lineup picks for sites like FanDuel, and other sports too. If […]

Top 20 Impact Prospects for Redraft Leagues (Week 23)

That’s all she wrote, ladies and gentlemen. The minor league’s regular season is kaput for another year. And as always, it’s been a blast watching the rise and fall of prospect values throughout the 30 teams’ systems. With September 1 came the roster expansion around MLB, and a significant number of key prospects from last […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 23 - Buy or Sell?

Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 23! 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 […]

Jose LeClerc Notches 10th Save

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jose Leclerc pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Baltimore Thursday to earn his 10th save of the season. LeClerc made things interesting after allowing a leadoff double and a walk in the inning but was able to get out of trouble with the two-run lead intact. LeClerc's 4.22 ERA and astronomical […]

Nick Solak Homers Thursday

Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run against the Orioles Thursday. Solak also walked in the game and scored two runs. The rookie is off to a hot start to his MLB career batting .321 through his first 16 games. Solak has great plate discipline for a young player […]

Kolby Allard Improves To 4-0

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Kolby Allard allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings and picked up his fourth win this season Thursday against the Orioles. It wasn't all good for the rookie southpaw as he allowed eight hits and two walks while only striking out two on the evening. Allard improves his ERA to 3.78 […]

Nomar Mazara Remains Out on Thursday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara (oblique) remains out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. Mazara continues to be bothered by an oblique issue that sidelined him in the end of August. Shin-Soo Choo will bat leadoff and play right field versus lefty John Means. Choo has been in a rough […]

MLB DFS Top Value Plays for Thursday, September 5th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for September 5th, 2019. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. These are daily outlier value plays or lesser thought of guys. They normally lay outside of the main pool of players that […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for September 5th, 2019 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason, a few hours before games begin that day.   Top Avoids of the Day for 9/5/19  Kolby Allard vs Baltimore […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Thursday, September 5th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/5/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Thursday baseball! I know football is kicking off tonight, and I'm excited as anyone. However, there is still plenty of money to be made in baseball and FanDuel has dropped some big contests for us tonight. There is also some football money on the sites, so we may see some dead baseball lineups […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/5/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Thursday once again brings us a bit split slate, with five games on the early slate and seven on the later slate. The later slate is where the money is slightly more slanted too, and therefore, that is where our attention will focus today. The late slate has two favorites who are below -200 in […]

Nick Solak Collects Two Hits Wednesday

Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak went 2-for-4 against the Yankees Wednesday night. It was another quiet night for the Texas offense, but Solak has been a bright spot down the stretch of another losing season. Since being called up on August 20, Solak is batting .304 with a whopping .418 on-base percentage. The average […]

Lance Lynn Takes Loss Against Yankees

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Lance Lynn allowed three runs over five innings but took the loss Wednesday in New York. Given the difficult matchup, it was a good start for Lynn who struck out seven batters in the contest. Lynn's ERA rises to 3.81 but his peripheral numbers have been even better. His FIP is […]

Nomar Mazara Battling Oblique Tightness

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara is dealing with oblique tightness, which has forced him to miss his last two games. He has already missed time due to an oblique strain this season, but he returned from the injured list on Monday. It seems that the Rangers are playing it safe with their young slugger, but […]

Power Hitting Risers & Fallers for Week 23 - Buy or Sell?

Crunch time it is as September has arrived. Once again, that means unpredictable playing time, and the need for quick roster turnover where required. Fortunately, one can use the standings and the degree to which a player is already a known quantity to try and predict the playing time. As for roster turnover, one thing […]

Nomar Mazara Gets Rest Day Tuesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees. Mazara recently returned from the injured list, but is getting the night off here against the left-handed starter. Shin-Soo Choo will bat leadoff and play right field versus lefty James Paxton. Choo has been average […]

Rougned Odor Sits Out on Tuesday

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees. Odor has been in a rough slump basically all season, but finally collected some hits over the weekend. He'll sit out on Tuesday against the left-handed starter. Logan Forsythe will cover second base and […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (9/3/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome to Tuesday baseball on FanDuel. With football on the minds of most, there is still plenty of money to be made in baseball. As for tonight, we're working with 12 games on the main slate. There are plenty of pitchers worth considering and it'll be extremely important to nail your SP on a one-pitcher […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the Tuesday, September 3rd edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss […]

Delino DeShields Breaks Homer Drought

Texas Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Monday at the Yankees. It was his first homer since July 13 as the 27-year-old outfielder has struggled in the second half. Since the All-Star break, DeShields has just a .652 OPS and has struck out 41 times in 35 games. 20 stolen bases […]

Mike Minor Dominates Yankees

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor was brilliant Monday in the Bronx firing 7 1/3 shutout innings while earning his 12th win of the season. Minor scattered five hits and one walk while striking out five on a rain-soaked afternoon in New York. It was a nice bounce-back effort from the veteran lefty after he […]