Buy and Sell These Hitters for Fantasy Baseball in Week Eight

Every good salesman knows that buyers love excitement. The naive buyer will pay a lot to discover what lies behind door number three, often going against his or her best interest. Why should fantasy baseball be any different? Kris Bryant represents the epitome of this concept. Without receiving a single major league at-bat prior to... Read More

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week Eight)

I feel like I need to clarify a name that can be found later on this list, each week that I do this Fantasy Prospects Power Rankings series. That would be Jameson Taillon. Taillon has yet to throw a pitch at any professional level since early 2014 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Prior to... Read More

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 5/26/15

Below are my MLB DFS lineup picks for Tuesday May 26th, 2015. Always remember to check the MLB starting lineups, to see who is starting and sitting today, before finalizing your DraftKings lineup! My goal with these DFS picks, as always, is to try and identify MLB players who will outperform their expectations today, based on their matchups... Read More

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 5/25/15

** These are FanDuel DFS lineup picks for Monday, 5/25. To see today's lineup picks for FanDuel, Tuesday 5/26, just click here ** Happy Memorial Day everyone! We've got a nice slate of baseball games scheduled for today. I'm going to focus on the late afternoon and night matchups, for my tournament and cash game... Read More

Top Hitter Streamers for Week 8: Head-to-Head or Weekly Leagues

Coming off wildly successful week 7 of hitter streaming options, below are my top MLB hitter streamer options for Week 8 of the fantasy baseball season. All players listed here are under 50% owned in fantasy leagues, and play seven or eight games this week. Streaming hitters is a great way to increase production and fantasy stats... Read More

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 8 (Part 1)

When is it too soon to start talking about contenders and pretenders? Memorial Day represents roughly one-quarter of the baseball season completed as most teams are around the 45 games played mark. It’s important to iterate that no team is knocked out at this point in the season, but one can get the feeling that... Read More

First Base / Third Base Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week 8

Hunting for values on the waiver wire is one of the most fun, and most challenging, parts of any fantasy season. This can be especially true at the infield corners, an area where the stars are readily scooped up. Finding a low cost alternative can be often difficult. Here at RotoBaller, we're always looking for... Read More

Week 8 Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Analysis (Roark, Hendricks, Elias)

Digging Deep and Buying Cubbies Welcome to week 8. With Memorial Day upon us, we have reached the point where the standings tend to take shape in fantasy. You should have a sense of where you stand in the thick of things. If you've been following along, hopefully you've grabbed some solid guys for your rotation. If... Read More

Week 8 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

What’s up RotoBallers, Happy Memorial Day weekend. I love writing this article weekly, and I hope you enjoy it too. A couple of quick things thought before we get started -- first of all, the site's MLB editor approached me this week. He said "Hey Unc, we are going to make this a Premium article... Read More

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 5/24/15

Below are my MLB DFS lineup picks for Sunday May 24th, 2015. Always remember to check the MLB starting lineups, to see who is starting and sitting today, before finalizing your DraftKings lineup! My goal with these DFS picks, as always, is to try and identify MLB players who will outperform their expectations today, based on their matchups... Read More

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/23/15

Below are my FanDuel lineup picks for Saturday, May 23rd. My goal with these DFS picks, as always, is to try to choose players who will outperform their expectations. These players can be high-cost players, or they can be sleepers, but we are always looking for players that have a chance to return the greatest value on... Read More

Week 8 Buy and Sell Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball

Last week’s Buy/Sell column was published the morning of the 16th. That didn’t give you time to trade Mike Leake before he got destroyed by the Giants that afternoon (while wearing that Reds/2015/05/16/giants-vs-reds-may-16/27471573/">horrendous jersey, no less), but hopefully you were persuaded to bench him. Meanwhile, Michael Wacha and Julio Teheran tossed gems. I encourage you... Read More

Fantasy Baseball In-Season Tools: Matchups, Streamers, Sleepers & More

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Fantasy Baseball Week 7 Stock Watch: Prospect Stash List

Prospects are an essential part of any keeper or dynasty league. Keep in mind - they are also a valuable commodity in re-draft leagues if you have a keen awareness of which prospect's value is on the rise and can make an immediate fantasy impact once he gets the call. This week's edition of the... Read More

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/22/15

Play on FanDuel? Try RotoBaller’s Partner DraftKings - they're hosting a one-day Fantasy Baseball league tonight. It's FREE to enter and pays out $100,000 in cash prizes! Sign up Now and get a 100% bonus on your first deposit. We'll also give you free access to RotoBaller's Premium DFS Lineup Picks and Tools to help you win big on DraftKings and... Read More

DraftKings DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 5/22/15

Friday’s slate of MLB games is pretty cut and dry. All 30 teams are playing at night with a lot of aces going, which should make for a fun day of DFS action on DraftKings. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based... Read More

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 7 (Part 2)

Something happened at the start of this week that not even great baseball journalist Tim Kurkjian has ever seen happen before. Coming off a 6-0 loss in which they were almost no-hit and on the heels of a 16-22 record, Marlins GM Dan Jennings fired manager Mike Redmond. As the rest of the baseball world... Read More

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/21/15

RotoBaller’s Partner FanDuel is hosting a great tournament tonight with the biggest prize pools around. The MLB Rally Tournament is just $5 to enter with $50,000 up for grabs! If you’re a new FanDuel user, sign up through the above link and get a sweet bonus on your deposit. Long time no see, RotoBallers! I’m... Read More

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/20/15

RotoBaller's Partner FanDuel is hosting a great tournament tonight with the biggest prize pools around. The MLB Rally $5 Dollar Entry is just $5 to enter with $125,000 up for grabs! If you're a new FanDuel user, sign up through the above link and get a sweet bonus on your deposit.     Another full... Read More

Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Prospects from Week 6

The Astros and the Cubs are eerily similar right now. Both are looking like they are on the verge of a potential postseason run for the first time in several years. They are loaded with young talent, both especially on offense, with just enough pitching to get them through games. The Astros have more pitching... Read More

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/19/15

RotoBaller is hosting a special MLB DFS Q&A today at 5pm. Scroll to the bottom of the post to find the chatroom and ask your question or click the link above. A small slate of games is fine every once in a while, but I'm glad we're back to 15 games tonight. First pitch is... Read More

DraftKings DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 5/19/15

RotoBaller is hosting a special MLB DFS Q&A today at 5pm. Scroll to the bottom of the post to find the chatroom and ask your question or click the link above. We have a full slate of games Tuesday, May 19th, with all the action being at night. Below you'll find our DraftKings MLB DFS... Read More

Video: Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 7

  Every Sunday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and MLB /NBA writer and contributor Sam Nedimyer break down the top 10 waiver wire pickups for the upcoming week of the fantasy baseball season. Be sure to download our free waiver wire app in the iTunes store, read our daily updating waiver wire list and check out... Read More

Week 7 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

What’s up RotoBallers. Below are all of the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 7, including our recommendation on whether to start or sit them for your fantasy baseball teams. Next to each matchup below, we also have a link to our Premium Starting Pitcher Daily Matchups, Streamers & DFS Tool. For those who aren't aware, our in-house tool... Read More

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/18/15

For the first time this season, today's slate truly feels like slim pickins. Only 14 teams take the field today, and with six of the seven games taking place at night. I'm going to ignore the one day game to help make building a roster a less time sensitive thing. I figured you'd understand. Editor’s... Read More

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 7 (Part 1)

After a month and a half into this young baseball season, the team with the best record in the American League is….the Houston Astros!? Wasn’t 2016 supposed to be their year? Houston used a ten game winning streak a few weeks ago to catapult into first place in the AL West and have built a... Read More

The DL Edition: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups and Analysis (Week 7)

I’ve decided to switch things up this week's edition of my starting pitcher waiver wire column. This week’s article will feature pitchers currently on the DL who are expected to return sometime this year, and who I believe can be fantasy assets for pitcher needy squads or teams with open DL slots. I’m a huge... Read More

Five Two-Start Pitchers for Week Seven

When trying to create a working formula for winning a fantasy baseball league, owners must often search for hidden gems on the waiver wire. Whether they are looking for a piece to last them the rest of the season, replace an injured starter, or just want a pitcher with a favorable matchup in a week, the fantasy... Read More

Top Hitter Streamers for Week 7: Head-to-Head or Weekly Leagues

Below are my top MLB hitter streamer options for Week 7 of fantasy baseball. This week, the recommendations are for some older players who have declined who I am hopeful can be rejuvenated by good park factors and having 7 or 8 games.  All five players listed here are 50% owned or less in Yahoo leagues and... Read More