Contact Rate Risers and Fallers in Week 23: Buy or Sell?

RotoBallers, as always, we’re constantly trying to come up with new features that will help you dominate your fantasy leagues. Recently, we’ve built a tool that identifies the biggest trends in contact rate over the last seven days. The tool can be found here. Keep in mind, any statistic being viewed in such a small sample size […]

Dynasty Review: Deep Fantasy League Advice for Week 23

Yoan Moncada was the big prospect promotion since we last met. Raimel Tapia is up at Coors Field too. These big name guys have undoubtedly been owned in your dynasty league for years. But September gives us other opportunities including looks at lesser known talents. Let's stick to Coors Field for the first one... Editor's […]

Top MLB Prospects to Claim Off the Waiver Wire in Week 23

Well guys. We’ve made it to September. The MLB Ready Top 30 Prospects list is over because rosters have officially expanded. Now, it is time to tell you who is in the big leagues that needs to be added. In another article, I will cover 10 other names who have yet to be promoted who […]

Week 23 Waiver Wire: First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

Less than a month remains before the end of another baseball season. Where does the time go? Hopefully, for you, it’s gone into providing some TLC to your fantasy squad that has you in position for a championship. After all, we don’t want no scrubs. But if you’re still chasing waterfalls, here are some players […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/6/16): MLB DFS Advice

Happy Tuesday, daily fantasy players! Hope everyone had an awesome Labor Day weekend. Let's win some cash on this lovely 15 game Main slate that begins at 7:05 EDT tonight. Before we jump into my selections, let's take a look at a few Vegas lines that are of interest. The games with the highest over/under […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/6/16): MLB DFS Advice

Does it surprise anyone else that the San Francisco Giants have the worst record in the MLB since the All Star Break? I would have guessed a team like the Tampa Bay Rays or Atlanta Braves, but the Giants have been on a downward spiral recently. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 23: September Call-Up Edition

Whether it’s because of an injury or poor performance, there are always opportunities to stream players off the waiver wire. The best players to stream are those who are under-owned and face appealing match-ups for the upcoming week. Here are five players who are readily available in Fleaflicker leagues and have attractive match-ups during the […]

Week 23 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

What’s up RotoBallers. As always, we are here to help with pitcher matchups every week of the season and help win some leagues.Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 23, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/5/16): MLB DFS Advice

Happy Labor Day! Although the baseball regular season has entered its final month, there's plenty of action remaining. Every team is playing today, so their are plenty of targets to choose from. With games starting in the afternoon DraftKings has several contests to participate in. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/5/16): MLB DFS Advice

Happy Labor Day RotoBallers! Hopefully you are not laboring today and have your day dedicating to winning some contests on FanDuel. All 30 teams are in play with first pitch at 1:05 ET, with plenty of tournaments for early, main, and all-day formats. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball […]

Week 23 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

In just a month, baseball’s regular season will be over. More importantly, the fantasy baseball season will be over. This is the definition of crunch time. What you do right now defines you as a person. Will you be that team that fizzles out down the stretch? Or will you finish by skyrocketing upwards faster […]

Champ or Chump: What to Make of Peraza, Prado, and Tyler Anderson

Thanks to the new splits tab on Fangraphs.com, we now have access to BABIP data by batted ball type for pitchers. This is a useful tool for determining whether a speedy batter has been fortunate, and I expect this new data to tell us how much a pitcher is benefiting from or being hindered by […]

Top 5 Two-Start Pitcher Streamers For Week 23

A wise fantasy baseball manager never rests. He is never satisfied with his team and is always on the hunt for the player that can help in both 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 this every week, because […]

Diamond in the Rough: Matt Wisler

Matt Wisler isn't a top prospect and he's struggled to stay in the rotation for the cellar-dwelling Braves this season. Yet, at times he has been their best pitcher and is starting to resemble that again in the final month of the season. It's easy to forget, unless you're a die-hard Braves fan (or a […]

Yoan Moncada (2B, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 39 percent of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: It's not every day that the consensus best prospect in baseball is promoted to the major leagues. Yoan Moncada's arrival has been eagerly anticipated since he signed with the Red Sox out of Cuba as a teenager two years ago. Moncada […]

Week 22 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

With time running short on the 2016 season, it behooves us to pay extra attention to short-term trends and the favorability of matchups. At this time of year, the long view can often be a suboptimal approach. This is particularly true if you’re in desperation mode. Any hitter on a hot streak and any pitcher […]

Bullpen Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 22

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men that have proven to be closer candidates to target off the waiver wire for Week 22 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely a team is to win, the more likely a pitcher will be eligible […]

Week 22 Waiver Wire: Catchers

It's September 2nd, and there are several scenarios in the news involving Tropical Storm/Hurrican Hermine. One of them could have some heavy rains and winds but nothing too bad whereas others could be the Harbinger of Doom for many areas. The same could be said of your fantasy leagues now. Gary Sanchez is a hurricane […]

Week 22 Waiver Wire Pickups: Outfield

We've officially entered into the last month of the fantasy baseball season. It's the home stretch, and it's time to bring home the bacon. This is no time to be hanging onto dead weight - underperforming players, those mired in slumps, or anyone else who can potentially cost you a championship. Below are some outfielders to consider […]

2016 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Columns (Archive)

Below is a list of RotoBaller's 2016 fantasy baseball rankings articles and analysis. Categories include tiered staff rankings for mixed leagues and points leagues. Also included are impact prospect rankings, dynasty prospect rankings, keeper value rankings, dynasty league rankings and team prospect rankings.   2016 Mid-Season Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings Top 450: Mid-Season Fantasy Baseball […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (9/1/16): MLB DFS Advice

  This is an odd slate. There are only four games, one of which is early. The positive to take away from this is that DraftKings allows for late player swap, something that FanDuel users are going to cry over tomorrow. There are some valuable options tonight, so read on to discover who those players […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 22 (National League)

September looms and another wave of call-ups is imminent. It's time to take a chance on some players that may or may not see an extended look the rest of the way. If you're in a deeper league, you can afford to keep an eye on the transactions list on Thursday to see who is worth […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers in Week 22: Buy or Sell?

RotoBallers, as always, we’re constantly trying to come up with new features that will help you dominate your fantasy leagues. Recently, we’ve built a tool that identifies the biggest trends in contact rate over the last seven days. The tool can be found here. Keep in mind, any statistic being viewed in such a small sample size […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 22 (American League)

With the final full month of baseball about to begin, it's time to scrap up together the best roster one can muster to either hold off or fuel any last minute runs at the crown or to prepare for the impending fantasy playoffs. Here are some names to consider before the big prospect rush when […]

Potential September Call-Ups and Their Fantasy Baseball Outlooks: Part 3

Welcome to the third and final edition of September call-ups and their fantasy outlooks. Throughout the course of the year, I’ve spoken about household names like Lucas Giolito, Josh Bell, etc. as well as some guys like Ryan Schimpf, who have remained under people’s radars. Let’s take a look at some guys that haven’t been […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/31/16): MLB DFS Advice

It's a full slate of MLB games on DraftKings for Wednesday's contests, as six games take place in the early afternoon and the remaining nine contests take place in the evening. Because of the split I'm going to offer options from both the early and evening games so that you can apply this advice to all day […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/31/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome back RotoBallers. We've got a fun day on tap, with all 30 teams in play and six day games starting at 1:10 ET. There's another Coors contest and four pitches vying for the AL Cy Young (Justin Verlander vs Chris Sale, Aaron Sanchez, Corey Kluber) all scheduled to toe the rubber. This is gonna be fun. In this […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/30/16): MLB DFS Advice

There are just a handful of these full-slate Tuesdays left in the 2016 regular season. It makes me a little sad, but rather than sulk, I'm going to embrace it and create a roster or 17. We've got a few upper-tier pitchers on the mound today, a Coors game and after that, a whole lot of uncertainty, […]

Using Weather Reports and Vegas Odds to Analyze DFS Slates (Premium Content)

The absolute first place you must look any day you are setting an MLB DFS lineup is at the weather forecast and Las Vegas projected run totals for the slate of games. After combing through that information first, you can start looking at specific player analysis, but you will surely be relying on this data […]

The Cut List (Week 22): Players To Consider Cutting Bait On

What's up RotoBallers. There are only six weeks left in the regular season, meaning the playoffs are either starting or only a couple of weeks away. Needless to say, it's no time to hold onto guys out of sentimental value. And with that, if you have someone who is really becoming a waste of roster […]