Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/9: Capital Ace

Who's the Ace of the Nationals this season. Not Stephen Strasburg, not Gio Gonzalez, but none other than the underappreciated Jordan Zimmermann has taken the ball every five days and commanded the strike zone. Zimmermann’s duel with Anibal Sanchez was pushed to Wednesday due to a Tuesday rain out; Zimm came into the game with […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/8: Good as Gold

The date was February 26th, 2011; a friend and I were watching a Spring Training game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. In the bottom of the ninth inning a large man who definitely looked like he belonged on a ball field stepped to the plate with two on and delivered a mammoth 3-run […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/7: Inside the Parker

The Oakland A’s kicked off a four-game series against the Indians on Monday night in Cleveland. Jarrod Parker took to the bump, looking to build off of his last start in which he defeated the Angels. But he took some lumps instead, allowing four home runs to the Indians, all solo shots. Cleveland’s middle infield […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Close to Closing?

A look at the future of the futile position we love to hate. Boston Red Sox Current Closer: Joel Hanrahan, no, wait...Andrew Bailey, ummm Joel Hanrahan...Houston, Boston...we have a problem. Andrew Bailey was given the job after Joel Hanrahan's season started off with an ERA eclipsing nine and a bout with a strained hamstring which […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/6: Starling Silver

In our Daily Fantasy Baseball Update, RotoBaller brings you the latest news and analysis on a daily basis. Starting Marte had two hits over the weekend series as the Pirates hosted the Nationals. Both were home runs. Marte drove in three and stole a base as well, padding his already fantastic numbers. He now sits above Justin […]

Fantasy Baseball Market Watch: Buy and Sell Targets, One Month In

A full month of baseball is in the books. Every April a new crop of off-to-the-races, hot-starting players arises. Likewise a few perennial studs limp into May with below-average stats encouraging anxious owners to make hasty moves. What May indicates for "sharky" owners is opportunity to pounce on the weak and bolster their roster for […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/3: Hunger for Games (Light Schedule Round-Up)

In our Daily Fantasy Baseball Update, RotoBaller brings you the latest news and analysis on a daily basis. With a light schedule today, fantasy rosters were emptier than the home opener at Marlin’s Stadium. Nevertheless, there was plenty of fantasy-relevant news coming out of the day's action. Rocky Mountain Roy? Roy Oswalt is a now with the […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/2: Napoli-onic Complex?

Mike Napoli (1B/DH, BOS) led the Majors in RBI through April with 29. Apparently he didn't get the memo or possibly neglected to change his calendar yesterday, because he stayed warm and blasted two home runs in the Rogers Centre. The two shots were absolutely demolished at an estimated 472 and 467 feet, respectively.  Napoli finished […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 5/1: Don't Bail on Bailey

In our Daily Fantasy Baseball Update, RotoBaller bring you the latest news and analysis on a daily basis Red Sox RP Joel Hanrahan was activated today from the DL. Despite what most “experts” thought, Red Sox Manager John Farrell is likely to keep Andrew Bailey at Closer as he said on MLB Network Radio Tuesday. Hanrahan was less than […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update 4/30: Giancarlo's Hammy Worrisome?

Miami Marlins Giancarlo Stanton finally begins to find his offensive groove and BAM, a swinging bunt leads to a blown hammy. The Marlins and Mets took a wild tie game into the 15th, but with one out in the 10th, Stanton hit a slow chopper in front of home plate and pulled up lame a few strides […]