DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/20/16): MLB DFS Advice

Pitchers can make or break your night, on the field and for Daily Fantasy lineups. It's a no brainer to target guys like Clayton Kershaw and Chris Sale, but if you can avoid breaking the bank on a pitcher, then that's what you should do. Drafting affordable pitchers who have favorable matchups will free up […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/20/16

Welcome back FanDuelers! We have a full slate of games today, with early games starting at 12:35 ET along with the main slate at 7:05 ET. Keep that in mind as you choose tourneys and select your players. Nothing worse than guessing whether you're fringe player will get a start. The theme for today is […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Starting Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/20/16)

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. Regular season basketball is officially over which means it's all baseball here on out. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/20/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced […]

MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (4/19/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks

It doesn't take an expert to tell you to play Bryce Harper against right-handed pitching. It is much more difficult, however, to sift through the cheap options for the right value plays that can help you fit in the studs you want and put your lineup over the top. That is the purpose of this article -- […]

Overrated and Underrated Shortstops: Week Three

If you have not yet started fretting about your team's underperformance, good for you. But it'll likely sink in soon -- this sinking feeling that you're losing ground with no way to catch up. And the guys pulling you like quicksand, in a series panicked transactions, will be the first to go. Fortunately, some of […]

Using Hard Hit Rates to Win Your Fantasy Baseball League

Welcome to this little crash course on hard hit rates. Use this helpful tool in the battle for fantasy baseball supremacy. Hard hit rate relates to several things: the velocity at which a baseball leaves the bat after contact is made, the hang time, the angle at which it is hit, amongst others involved in an algorithm […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/19/16

We've got a real gem of a schedule today, with a wide range of possibilities at pitcher and a wealth of lineup options thanks to 15 games. Milwaukee at Minnesota is the lone day game of the slate, so get your lineups locked and loaded early if you have your eyes set on any Brewers […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies (Week 3)

How about the surprise performances from these rookies? Trevor Story and Corey Seager should be less surprising than most (though I’m sure Story surprised a lot of people by just how much he mashed early), but other guys like Jeremy Hazelbaker and Tyler White have proven to be very productive rookies for both their major […]

Week 3 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Welcome to Week 3, RotoBallers! A lot happened in Week 2: Vince Velasquez's 16-strikeout gem (you're welcome for the recommendation to start him, by the way); Jaime Garcia's one-hitter (got that one); Chris Sale's shutout (nailed that one, too). One way to take advantage of matchups is to pick out the strong pitchers against the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/17/16): MLB DFS Advice

It will be another busy day around MLB today, as every team will once again be in action. Games will start in the early afternoon, with a historic rivalry finishing off the day in primetime when the Giants face the Dodgers.  Several teams get very favorable matchups today in hitter-friendly parks, meaning that several top options will make good […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/16/16): MLB DFS Advice

Saturdays during the MLB season typically mean that there are games going on all day. Such is the case today, as start times range from 1:05 p.m. until 9:10 p.m. With all the different start times, not all players may be available depending on the DraftKings contests you choose to participate in. With the pitching rotations […]

Top Two-Start Pitcher Streamers and Sleepers for Week 3

A wise fantasy baseball player never rests. They’re never satisfied with their team and are always on the hunt for the player that can help them in 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 […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/16/16

We have a split slate on Saturday with eight games in the afternoon and seven in the evening. There are a handful of elite pitching options on both slates  combined with some nice value plays to make it easy to pay up for talent. As of writing this the weather looks pretty solid all around […]

Wilson Ramos (CA, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Wilson Ramos has stormed out of the gate, hitting .367 so far this season. This could be the Ramos that Nationals fans have been hoping would return. He hasn't hit any homers and has driven in just three runs, but it’s still […]

Week 2 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Hey there, RotoBallers! You've survived your first week of fantasy baseball. Surely you drafted Trevor Story and Tyler White and Ross Stripling. No, you didn't? Neither did most of us. (Now is the time when all of those guys who did draft one of those guys gets to gloat.) Even if you didn't draft those guys, […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Starting Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/15/16)

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. Regular season basketball is officially over which means it's all baseball here on out. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/15/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced […]

Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week Two

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire for Week 2 of the fantasy baseball season.  The more likely a team is to win, the more likely a pitcher will be eligible to earn the holds that could be […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/15/16

  The New York Mets have been terrible, but c'mon FanDuel! They are entirely too cheap. The same goes for the Baltimore Orioles. Let's see who else is slightly too cheap tonight! In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/15/16. The DFS lineup […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Depth Charts for Fantasy Baseball: Week 2

To see our tiered staff rankings for starting pitchers, head over to our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. You can easily filter and export all sorts of rankings and tiers - mixed leagues, points leagues, top prospects, and more! Starting pitchers get you 40% of the key stats in 5x5 leagues, and are sometimes even more important in H2H and points […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/14/16

There are twelve games on the schedule, which is quite a bit for a Thursday. You may be able to find some day games available for your workday pleasure, but this post will just concentrate on the five games that start at 7:05 EDT or later. Looking at the lines made available for the night games, […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Starting Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/14/16)

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. Regular season basketball is officially over which means it's all baseball here on out. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/14/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups: Catcher

You'll notice that there are fewer catchers on this list than last week's edition. I decided to pare down the list to six overall and sent the other four catchers back home, just like on shows like "The Bachelor/Bachelorette." No, I didn't give any of them a rose and I don't think any of them […]

Ryan Zimmerman (1B, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 50% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: For those of you with Zimmerman already on your roster, what to do, what to do? Zimmerman is off to a slow start in regards to production, but for someone who has hit 20+ home runs six times in a career, it's only a matter […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Starting Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/13/16)

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/13/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced / low-ownership options, and will be sleepers and value picks for your cash games […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/13/16

Welcome back to another full day of Daily Fantasy Baseball. We have a full slate today with tourneys starting at 1:10 ET. The majority of pitching options on the docket aren't No.1 ace material, which should lead to a fun day of offense. It's officially MLB season, and with that comes all sorts of fantasy […]

NL-Only League Waiver Wire Pickups for Week Two: Hazelbaker, Smith, Stripling and more

The first week hype is over and fantasy managers have finally had a chance to evaluate their talent over a small sample size. Single leagues create the unique challenge of limiting waiver options available throughout the season. That's why if you don't pick up every single one of these players right now, they will be gone before […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/13/16): MLB DFS Advice

In making lineups for Daily Fantasy, I'm inclined to check out past production. How a batter has faired against a team or pitcher last season. Location is also key, as places like Yankees Stadium, Rogers Center, and Coors Field are all favorable hitters ball parks. A stadium like Citi Field, despite recent opponent performances, typically […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (4/12/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

There are a few early games, but the majority of the games tonight are for a late slate. That means there will plenty of great options to fit into your lineups tonight. Who's ready to get down to business for the MLB season? In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/12/16): MLB DFS Advice

In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball MLB lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/12/16. The DFS lineup picks will range from high-priced to low-priced options and identify options who will out-perform their expectations, including sleepers and value plays on FanDuel. We've got a pretty full slate today, with 12 […]

Aaron Nola (SP, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Mixed Leagues OWNED IN: 39% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Aaron Nola hype train has been rumbling since last year, when the 22-year-old made his debut in late July. In 13 starts, he gave up four runs or more just four times. He finished with a 6-2 record, but surprisingly, he hasn’t […]