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Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (June 12 - June 18)
We're back again with starting pitcher starts/sits for Week 12 of the fantasy baseball season – Monday, June 12 through Sunday, June 18. For 11 years running, we have been writing this Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits series every week right here at RotoBaller. I'm Jon Anderson, back for my second year of handling the […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoBreakout Hitters Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Luke Raley, Keibert Ruiz, and More
I'm a day late on the breakout hitters as I've been traveling a bit, but I'm here to bring you a few more names popping out in the data! If you're new here, every week I give 3-5 hitter names that seem to have sustainable improved production this season. Most of these names will be […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoAll-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/9/23
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hey everybody! It's Jon Anderson, and today will be my last DFS piece on RotoBaller. I have decided to just focus on my own individual writing, so you can follow me on Twitter to learn more about all of that. But I leave on […]
Jon Anderson PREMIUM 2 years agoStarts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (June 5 - June 11)
We are barreling towards warmer weather and full data samples! I'm growing more and more confident with my SP grades with each new start added to the database every day. In this article, you'll find our starting pitcher starts/sits for Week 11 of the fantasy baseball season – Monday, June 5 through Sunday, June 11. […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoAll-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/6/23
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Tuesday! I'm Jon Anderson back to take you through another great MLB DFS slate. I've got the projection model fired up and we're ready to spit out some DFS picks. If you missed it last Friday, we're doing things a little bit differently […]
Jon Anderson PREMIUM 2 years agoStarting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 11
I missed last week, but I'm back! It's been tough sledding for many SPs, but there have been plenty of helpful young names coming up and pitching pretty well at the highest level. A lot of these names are now unavailable to us, but there are still some league's clearly lagging behind the curve and […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoJack Flaherty - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of leagues ANALYSIS: We have a long way to go before feeling confident in Flaherty again, so I'll be brief here. It's been another bad year for the once highly-touted prospect, with his poor 11.8% SwStr% and 12.6% BB%. However, over his last four […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoBryan Woo - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: We don't know much about Woo, as he came up to the Majors straight from the AA level to pitch on Saturday. That start aside, we know that Woo has some definite upside in the long-term as he's managed a 34.3% […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoMichael Soroka - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 45% of leagues ANALYSIS: We have seen very, very little of Soroka in the Majors over the last few years, but he made his long-awaited return to the Braves rotation last week and pitched decently well in his return, giving up four runs on five […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoJP Sears - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: This isn't a streamers piece, but it is worth noting that Sears gets a two-start week this week against the Pirates and Brewers, so that is reason enough to pick him up. But, in my view, he has proven to be good enough […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoReese Olson - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Tigers young righty debuted on Friday night and pitched quite well, delivering six innings of two-hit, two-run ball with six strikeouts. The most interesting thing about Olson is that he came out confidently with his slider, throwing it a start-high […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoBrayan Bello - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: We had five pretty solid starts in a row from Bello there before a dud last week. What has me still holding on is the above-average 12.8% SwStr% that goes with his elite 60% GB%. If you can manage an above-average […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoLouie Varland - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS: Louie V is going through a brutal patch of his schedule right now, recently having faced the Angels and now being scheduled to take on the Blue Jays and Rays for his next two. Because of that, maybe it's best to leave […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoLogan Allen - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: Allen's ownership seems to have topped out around 40%, which is pretty surprising given the 2.72 ERA he has posted in the Majors so far. His strikeout rate has fallen off significantly from the 34% he posted in the minors this year, […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoEdward Cabrera - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 11
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 49% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cabrera is hovering right around the 50% ownership mark, and he's certainly not available in many leagues deeper than 12-teamers, but he's under the threshold at this moment so I want to mention him. We have long known that Cabrera has elite […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoAll-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 6/2/23
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Friday! I'm Jon Anderson back to take you through another great MLB DFS slate. I've got the projection model fired up and we're ready to spit out some DFS picks. I'm going to do things a little bit differently from here on. You'll […]
Jon Anderson PREMIUM 2 years agoStarts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 29 - June 4)
We are barreling towards warmer weather and full data samples! I'm growing more and more confident with my SP grades with each new start added to the database every day. In this article, you'll find our starting pitcher starts/sits for Week 10 of the fantasy baseball season – Monday, May 29 through Sunday, June 4. […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoBreakout Hitters Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Leody Taveras, Riley Greene, Seiya Suzuki
It's Wednesday, so we have a handful more fantasy baseball breakout hitter picks for you. This post has been a lot of fun for me to write every week, and I hope some people out there are enjoying it! If you're new here, every week I give 4-6 hitter names that seem to have sustainable […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoStarts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (May 22 - May 28)
We are barreling towards warmer weather and full data samples! I'm growing more and more confident with my SP grades as we get more and more starts in the database every day. In this article, you'll find our starting pitcher starts/sits for Week 9 of the fantasy baseball season -- Monday, May 22 through Sunday, […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoAll-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/26/23
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Friday! I'm Jon Anderson back to take you through another great MLB DFS slate. I've got the projection model fired up and we're ready to spit out some DFS picks. Let's get into this bad boy, here are your top plays, values, fades, […]
Jon Anderson PREMIUM 2 years agoBreakout Hitters Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Brett Baty, Ryan Noda, and More
It's Wednesday, so we have a handful more breakout hitter picks for you. This post has been a lot of fun for me to write every week, and I hope some people out there are enjoying it! If you're new here, every week I give 4-6 hitter names that seem to have sustainable improved production […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoAll-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis for 5/23/23
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have a ten-game slate on our hands here on this Tuesday night, and it is a big night for pitching. Jon Anderson is here on the keyboard to take you through it all, let's get cracking! Top Pitchers for 5/23/23 Each day, […]
Jon Anderson PREMIUM 2 years agoStarting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Baseball - Week 9
It's a new week and we're back to try to accomplish the tough task of finding SP help on the waiver wire. The league ERA sits up above 4.30 right now, almost half a run higher than a year ago. We need to change some of our expectations from pitching because of that and set […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoTylor Megill - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: He has not done a fantastic job in the Mets rotation this year with a 3.88 ERA and a rough 1.42 WHIP. The K-BB% is also down low at 6.0% with his 17% K% and 11% BB% – but things are […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoJack Flaherty - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: It feels dirty to do this, but Flaherty has done enough to get himself some fantasy consideration back. In his last outing, he racked up 17 whiffs and struck out ten Brewers through seven innings. It was a fantastic start. His […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoMichael Wacha - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS: There's something to be said for the old boring veteran. They have proven to be able to stay in the rotation and deliver good starts often enough to help the team. That is Michael Wacha in a nutshell. He currently sits […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoJP Sears - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: He has pitched his way into this piece, most recently going six strong innings against the Astros while putting up a 7:1 K:BB ratio and a 1.00 WHIP. It had been a great month of May even prior to that gem against […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoBrayan Bello - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: Bello got a vote of confidence this week as the Red Sox sent Nick Pivetta to a bullpen role. That gives him the chance to stick in a rotation that currently looks like this: Chris Sale Corey Kluber James Paxton Garrett Whitlock […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoJames Paxton - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: It feels weird to be writing this, but Paxton is back and pitching well! He deserves some recognition in fantasy leagues. Here's the pitch mix breakdown for the year: The 11.9% SwStr% is low, but it's right around the league average. […]
Jon Anderson 2 years agoReid Detmers - Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of leagues ANALYSIS: I don't want to ever react very much to one start. Detmers has been up and down and mostly frustrating for his short MLB career, but seeing what he did on Friday night does have been bumping him up a bit. He […]
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