Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1

The season has officially begun and managers are already ravaging through the waiver wire for various reasons. Some are overreacting and contemplating rash decisions. Let us help you before you do anything drastic. Aside from stars and scrubs, there hasn’t been enough time to determine if your current options in the outfield will provide the production […]

H2H Category Streamers - Week 1 Waiver Wire

There are plenty of strategies that fantasy managers explore in hopes to get an advantage over their opponent. Heavy lineup, heavy starting pitchers, no catcher, all (or mostly) reliever staff, no reliever staff, etc. Even if you play a balanced lineup, injuries can cause holes. A few weeks without a key player won’t kill a […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 1

The 2019 season is officially underway! After months of preparing for drafts, now owners will turn their attention to finding the best values off the waiver wire. Owners looking for two-start pitchers in this first week of the season are going to have to dig their way through the back end of team's rotations. While […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups - After The Draft

Howdy, RotoBallers, and welcome to our all-encompassing waiver wire piece that is meant to follow your drafts and beat the mad rush to the WW grocery store once games start. In light of this, join me as we go position-by-position and look at players whose Yahoo ownership rate is 30% or under. I'll highlight some […]

Shin-Soo Choo Could Play A Lot In Coming Days

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was not in the starting lineup against a left-handed pitcher on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, but he delivered a big two-run single in the seventh inning against another southpaw reliever. Manager Chris Woodward said he has a lot of trust in Choo, and he said the veteran outfielder might […]

Drew Smyly Readies For Long-Awaited Return To Mound

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Drew Smyly will face the Houston Astros in Monday's series opener. It will be his first action in the major leagues since 2016 since he was with the Tampa Bay Rays, working his way back from Tommy John surgery in June 2017. The 6-foot-3 southpaw has managed a 31-27 record with […]

Asdrubal Cabrera Fitting In Nicely With Rangers

Texas Rangers third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and three RBI in Sunday's 11-10 victory against the Chicago Cubs. It was a nice opening weekend for Cabrera with his new teammates, collecting five hits over the past seven at-bats with homers in consecutive games. No one is going to forget […]

Lance Lynn Tattooed, Bailed Out By Offense

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Lance Lynn allowed seven earned runs, 10 hits and no walks with five strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs. Lynn had trouble with his location, throwing 63 of his 103 pitches for strikes, and when he did hit the plate the Cubs were […]

Delino DeShields Posts Grand Slam Against Old Teammate

Texas Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields posted a grand slam with a walk in his four at-bats in Sunday's 11-10 wild victory against the Chicago Cubs. That's not what we're used to seeing from DeShields, but fantasy owners will take it after a rough start out of the gate. His first hit of the season in the […]

Shin-Soo Choo, Ronald Guzman Out Sunday

The Texas Rangers have made a couple of changes to their starting lineup as they get set to face former Ranger, Cole Hamels. Veteran outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is once again getting the day off from his familiar DH spot as Hunter Pence gets another nod batting fifth. Starting first baseman Ronald Guzman also gets the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/1/19): MLB DFS Lineups

For Monday's slate of Major League Baseball games, I'll focus on the evening contests (first pitch of 7:07 PM EST and later). Be sure to double-check the weather and the lineups before finalizing your roster. Weather is not expected to be a problem, with three games being played in stadiums with retractable roofs or indoors, […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/1/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got three slates on FanDuel today. The early only slate starts at 1:05pm eastern and covers the Cardinals-Pirates and White Sox-Indians matchup. The main slate starts at 7:05pm and covers nine games. There is also an all day slate that includes all matchups. I'll be covering players across all slates. In this article, I […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/30/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Saturday brings about a split slate for DFS players, giving everyone double the fun and double the chances to win. The first six will make up the games starting between 1:05 pm and 2:07 pm, and the second six stretch from the 3:05 pm starts through to the 7:40 pm starts. This article will touch […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (3/30/19): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have four games in the early window and six games on the main slate, with a few in between those. Let's take a look at some options on the entire day so you can have some choices regardless of what slate you are playing. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

Hunter Pence Hits Fifth In Season Opener

Texas Rangers outfielder Hunter Pence occupied the fifth spot in the lineup against the Chicago Cubs on Opening Day. Pence lined up in the designated hitter spot, which belonged to Shin-Soo Choo for much of last season. This lineup would indicate that Pence and Choo could be in a straight platoon for the DH spot […]

Nomar Mazara Marks Opening Day With A Home Run

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara kicked off his 2019 season with a monster home run against the Chicago Cubs. Mazara's home run was the longest of opening day at 482 feet, and demonstrates just how much underlying power the still young outfielder has. Mazara hit 13 of his 20 home runs last season in the […]

Opening Day Observations

When are we going to finally get around to making MLB Opening Day a national holiday? I can tell you the only thing that kept me from calling in sick was the fact that technology allows me to stream live games in HD on my cell phone while I sit at my desk waiting until […]

Elvis Andrus Off To a Blazing-Hot Start

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus collected three hits, including a two-run homer off of Jon Lester, in Thursday's 12-4 home loss against the Chicago Cubs. Apparently Andrus was the only Texas hitter who remember to pack his hitting shoes from spring training, as the rest of the Rangers lineup managed just three other hits. The […]

Mike Minor Humbled In Opening Day Start

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Mike Minor allowed six earned runs, five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in Thursday's Opening Day loss against the Chicago Cubs. Minor managed to throw just 44 of his 76 pitches for strikes, serving up a solo homers to Javier Baez, one of the slugger's two homers. Minor also […]

Shin-Soo Choo Sits On Opening Day

The Texas Rangers opted to start outfielder Hunter Pence as the designated hitter on Opening Day over fellow veteran Shin-Soo Choo against the Chicago Cubs. Choo, a left-handed batter, was benched in favor of an extra righty against the lefty starter. Rangers manager Chris Woodward specifically said Pence was with the club to help against left-handed […]

What's In Your Wallet? My Most-Owned Players in 2019

After a difficult 2018 season, I took stock of what had gone wrong and identified one potential source of trouble: Too many leagues across too many platforms. So, naturally, this is how I responded to that revelation this year: Me in January: Remember not to do too many leagues on too many different sites again, […]

Finding Under and Overvalued SS Using Expected Draft Values

We've been rolling out our Expected Draft Values series, starting with Nick Mariano's look into some undervalued players and overvalued players.As draft season winds down today, we're going to give you some undervalued and overvalued players who qualify at shortstop. As a quick primer, Expected Draft Value is the value you would historically expect, on average, from […]

Updated Relief Pitcher Rankings - 5x5 Roto (Mixed Leagues)

We're back up on the bump for this edition of our mixed rankings analysis, and not a moment too soon. The 2019 baseball season is already here! RotoBaller writers Nick Mariano, JB Branson, Bill Dubiel, Pierre Camus, and Scott Engel want to make sure you are prepared for last-minute drafts, so they have given their […]

Updated Catcher Rankings - H2H Points Leagues

As we enter the final stretch for drafting it is time to take a look at the latest iteration of points leagues rankings from our amazing hard working rankings staff. Few things in fantasy baseball are more miserable for many than discussing catchers, with perhaps just injuries and suspensions taking the crown. However, getting the […]

Updated First Base Rankings - H2H Points Leagues

The RotoBaller Head-to-Head rankings review series winds down with a view of first base through the lens of our three-man expert panel of fantasy accuracy champ Nick Mariano and premier staffers JB Branson and Bill Dubiel. The top tier could conceivably have a new kingpin at any point, and not all of our experts believe […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (3/28/19): MLB DFS Lineups

Opening Day is finally here! The baseball season officially got underway last week in Japan but for all intents and purposes this is Opening Day for most fans. Of course that also means the return of daily fantasy baseball. The Opening Day main slate kicks off at 3pm ET with the Houston @ Tampa Bay […]

Zack Granite Optioned, Ben Revere Released

The Texas Rangers optioned outfielder Zack Granite to Triple-A Nashville and released outfielder Ben Revere on Tuesday. Granite hit just .214 (6-for-28) with no homers and no RBI, but he did steal four bases. He'll serve as organizational depth and can give the Rangers speed off the bench at some point this year. The 30-year-old […]

Updated Shortstop Rankings - H2H Points Leagues

The RotoBaller Head-to-Head rankings review series continues with a view of shortstop through the lens of our three-man expert panel of fantasy accuracy champ Nick Mariano and premier staffers JB Branson and Bill Dubiel. The position is well-stocked with useful starters, but as you get deeper, the H2H negatives will get exposed more. Near the […]

Updated Starting Pitcher Rankings - H2H Points Leagues

We are continuing our updated analysis of points league tiered rankings with a final look at starting pitchers. In H2H points leagues, starting pitchers are the lifeblood of a fantasy team. The more innings and strikeouts a starter can rack up, the further it carries your team toward a championship. There is a solid core […]

Starting Pitcher Busts Due to Bounce Back In 2019

Every fantasy team needs starting pitching to compete, and this year’s crop offers an exciting mix. There is a clear top-three in a tier alone, with 12-15 more names claiming to be “fantasy aces.” Past the top few tiers, the pitching pool turns into a mixture of similar options, with small differences that could amount […]