FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/25/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got a nice medium-sized slate Monday, featuring a number of interesting pitchers and highlighted by Justin Verlander, Blake Snell, and Mike Clevinger. This article will feature a few other options, but if you want to build a lineup around a premium pitcher, Verlander is the cash game play. Meanwhile, some standout stacks on the […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 26

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Trading Up - Mike Trout

It is universally understood among fantasy managers that Mike Trout is the best player in baseball. There was some speculation about Trout versus Mookie Betts earlier this year, and a few articles before the 2017 season about Betts or Jose Altuve as alternative number one picks. Many analysts offer the guidance that you never want […]

Statcast Hitter Risers/Fallers - Launch Angle

Launch angle is one of the most commonly referenced Statcast results these days. Some stadiums even display these statistics on each batted ball for the most casual fan to see during a ballgame. Taken in isolation, it doesn't tell the whole story of a batted ball's progress, but it can be a valuable tool to […]

AL-Only Waiver Wire Team of the Week: MLB Week 13

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 […]

Week 13 Start/Sit Matchups - Starting Pitchers

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 13! 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 13, which […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For June 25

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Delino DeShields Jr. (OF, TEX) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: After dealing with injury and ineffectiveness throughout 2018, Texas Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. is starting to do some things. The season line of .227/.329/.305 inspires little confidence despite the respectable 15 steals, but over the last couple of weeks the 25-year-old […]

Elvis Andrus Out Sunday

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is out of the lineup on Sunday. Andrus was recently activated off the disabled list and this is his first day off since. Jurickson Profar gets the start at shortstop in his absence.

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/24/18): MLB DFS Lineups

There is a twelve game featured slate on DraftKings today, with a few high priced pitchers and high expected run totals among the slate of games. Predictably, MIA @ COL boasts the biggest total with an 11.5 O/U. DET @ CLE is next with a 9.5 O/U, and four other games have a 9 O/U. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got an 11 game slate on FanDuel this Sunday. This slate omits the Coors Field game, which allows for more flexibility and strategies. DET @ CLE and BAL @ ATL have the two biggest expected totals with a 9.5 O/U each. Four other games have a 9.0 O/U, and everywhere else is at 8.5 […]

Week 13 Outfield Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome to Week 13, RotoBallers. Over the season, inclusion in the weekly RotoBaller Outfield Waiver Wire Targets roundup almost guarantees a sharp increase in ownership. For example, just a mention on our prestigious column, and Joc Pederson has seen his rate jump by more than 20%. Johnny Field's percentage increased by 100%!! But unfortunately, our powers are […]

Joey Gallo Leaves Saturday's Game

Texas Rangers first baseman/outfielder Joey Gallo left Saturday's game with left hamstring tightness. Gallo had drawn the start at first base but did not return to the field to begin the bottom of the third. Ronald Guzman replaced Gallo at third and will likely see more regular playing time if Gallo is out for an […]

Ronald Guzman Sitting Saturday

Texas Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzman will sit for the second time in two days Saturday. The Rangers currently have at least 10 hitters they want to get regular at-bats, meaning someone is going to miss out every day. It is interesting to see left-handed hitter Guzman sitting for a second time against a right-handed […]

Jesse Chavez Locks Down Save Friday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jesse Chavez got a two-inning save on Friday. Chavez came into the game in the eighth with the Rangers leading 4-1. He pitched two scoreless innings, striking out one, as the offense added four more runs to win the game 8-1. Chavez's role in the bullpen is generally as the long […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/23/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a split slate of games which is normal for a Saturday and gives us 10 games in the early slate which starts at 2 pm and a four-game night slate. Solid options across the board, so I'll try to hit on a few from each slate. In this article, I will be providing you […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/23/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got 15 games today and four different slates on DraftKings, with the featured slate starting at 7:15pm eastern. There's also an all-day slate starting at 2:10 that covers all 30 teams. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 6/23/18. The lineup picks will range […]

Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets for June 24

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire all season long. This article, now in its second year, runs seven days a week. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be available on […]

Buy or Sell - Undervalued and Overvalued Players for Week 13

You can pore over stats for days, analyzing leaderboards and recent trends, but there is no substitute for watching the game itself. While you can't quantify spin rate or exit velocity with the naked eye, you get a true sense of how a player performs in key situations and the eyeball test sometimes proves truer […]

Martin Perez To Begin Rehab Assignment Monday

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez (elbow) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment at Low-A Hickory on Monday. Perez threw live batting practice on Wednesday, which is a positive sign for him. He's been out since late April and has a 9.67 ERA in five starts this season. Fantasy owners can leave him on […]

Chris Martin Activated From Disabled List

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Chris Martin was activated from the disabled list Friday. Martin could slot back into a setup role in the Rangers bullpen, and he could potentially be third in line behind Keone Kela and Jake Diekman for save opportunities. Martin does not have much fantasy value outside of leagues which count holds […]

Jurickson Profar's Turn To Sit Friday

Texas Rangers utility infielder Jurickson Profar will take his turn to sit against the Minnesota Twins on Friday. Joey Gallo, Rougned Odor and Ronald Guzman have all taken their turns on the bench, and it appears as if those four are rotating through three lineup spots. When Profar is in the lineup, he offers both […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/22/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've got an interesting 14 game slate on our hands. The pitching options are intriguing, but they're all fairly mid-tier guys with no true aces in good spots tonight. That should make the playing field a little more even and those who are playing tournaments can hopefully spend less time worrying about ownership and more […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 23

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be […]

Too Good To Be True - Starting Pitchers Due for Regression

This article aims to highlight starting pitchers who, based off of advanced statistics and predictive analytics, are primed to regress from their early-season fantasy value.  These pitchers currently boast sparkling, yet misleading ERAs with a few of them being aided by distorted Win/Loss records as well.  Cole Hamels, Julio Teheran, Junior Guerra, and Jhoulys Chacin […]

MLB Closers and Saves Report - Week 13

Busy bullpen week this time, with big names going on the disabled list and of course committees taking shape, not to mention a big name switching teams early in the summer. Hunter Strickland punched his way out of the ninth inning in San Francisco, Brandon Morrow dressed his way out of the ninth in Chicago, […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire RP Pickups for Holds

Greetings Rotoballers! Your regular host Ryan Nakada is taking a week off and handpicked yours truly to give you the best names to know in relief. Apparently, my work in the Outfield and Middle Infield are getting noticed. You’re welcome Rotoballers, you’re welcome. Holds are notoriously tough to predict, especially since scorers are particularly picky […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire: H2H Category Streamers

I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago 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 roster […]

DraftDaily Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/22/18): MLB DFS Lineups

In preparation for today's freeroll on DraftDaily, below you can find my recommended lineup picks. If you've never played on DraftDaily before, it is fairly similar to the other sites, but you tend to lose more points. Points are taken away for strikeouts and home runs allowed, but you also earn points for sacrifice flies. […]

Jake Diekman Gets Second Save Wednesday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jake Diekman got his second save of the season Wednesday. The opportunity arose for Diekman, as Keone Kela was unavailable after picking up saves Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Kela remains the primary closer for the Rangers, but it appears as though Diekman is the next man up. Diekman is a useful […]