Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 25: Youth Movement Part 2

Youth Movement The major leagues used to be a place where young players had to pay their dues and rot away in the minors, regardless of their talent. Normally, a player drafted would go through multiple levels of the minors and have to wait for an injury or a retirement to make an impact early […]

Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (June 25, 2013)

With a light night Monday in the MLB, my regular daily league focus shifts to Tuesday for this week as we get ready for a jam-packed Tuesday night with all 30 teams in action under the lights this evening. There are plenty of options to be sure, so make sure to check your lineup carefully […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 24: El Toro Scorching

El Toro Powers Up Pedro Alvarez was the biggest baller in the majors this weekend. The Pirates' super-streaky slugger is on one of his scorching-hot streaks at the moment, having homered in four straight games and collecting multiple-hit performances in all four of those contests. Thursday, Alvarez plated five runs with a 3-for-4 game, including […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Confessions of a Trade Junkie 6/22/13

Take one look at Yasiel Puig’s CBSSports.com Player Profile and you’ll see that a mere two-and-a-half weeks of Trout-like production from the 22-year-old Cuban phenom has fetched some pretty stellar names in 1-for-1 CBS league trades over the past week.  Dustin Pedroia.  Paul Goldschmidt.  Stephen Strasburg.  Josh Hamilton.  AL Cy Young contenders Yu Darvish and […]

Buy Low and Sell High: Trade and Waiver Targets for Week 13

Are you looking to trade?  If your answer is “yes”, then the RotoBaller.com Buy/Sell Weekly Article is where to find five players of the week to Sell High and five players to Buy Low. You trade for one of two reasons: You need a shortstop, have an extra third baseman and someone has as extra shortstop.  You […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 12 Closer Update - Mark it Zero

Yeoman’s Work There are some fantasy draft experts that believe a good strategy for drafting closers is to pay very little on draft day, or even to completely abandon the idea of drafting closers altogether, in the hopes of picking a few up via free agency during the first weeks and months of the season. […]

Daily League Advice: Scott's Daily Dish: June 21, 2013

We've switched things up a little bit in our Daily League column:  Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys.  There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded-- the idea here is to give you an overview of […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 20: Crush Davis Double Dips

Can’t Stop the Camden Crusher Orioles’ first baseman Chris Davis is having a dream season. The realization of power, the sweet stroke, the insane average and the run production keep piling up for Davis with every game. The one-time Texas Rangers prospect whom some tabbed as “quad-A” even before his 26th birthday has found a home […]

Real Talk Raph's Riches: Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (June 20, 2013)

We've switched things up a little bit in our Daily League column:  Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys.  There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded-- the idea here is to give you an overview of […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 19: Harvey-Wheeler Day

Harvey dominates and Wheeler deals The New York Metropolitans have a new-look rotation in 2013. Rookie ace Matt Harvey has burst onto the scene with dominant command and has become an instant fantasy star. Waiting in the wings all season long has been uber-prospect Zack Wheeler, and yesterday the Mets got a chance to do something […]

Fantasy Baseball Analysis: Checking in with Some of Our Favorites

We're midway through Week 12 and some pitchers are starting to cross the 10-win mark.  The more prolific sluggers are approaching and surpassing 20 HR, too, and so it seems like as good a time as ever to take the temperature of some of our favorites so far this year at RotoBaller.  Some of these […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 18: He’s Baaaaaack

He’s Baaaaaack Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton was responsible for every ounce of offense the team could muster on Monday. Stanton rocked a two-run moon-shot to left off Patrick Corbin in the seventh to tie the game at two apiece, and then hit his second bomb of the game off closer Heath Bell. The second would […]

Arizona Diamondbacks' Josh Collmenter: Savior of The Bullpen

The Arizona Diamondbacks have started off great in 2013, and they're surprising people by how well they've played, even through sustained injuries to key players like Eric Chavez, Aaron Hill and Adam Eaton.  They hope to see something from all three players this year, with some projecting to be back by the end of June, […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Analysis: Week 12

Welcome to the weekly Fantasy Baseball Prospect Primer.  In this space, we will inform you about prospects that have recently been called up or who might become fantasy contributors in the near future. Especially good for Keeper leagues, you'll want to check in weekly to get the latest news and advice for the coming week about prospects of […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three up for Week Twelve

With eleven full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise heading into Week 12: 1) Max Scherzer (SP DET): It seems a bit odd to start praising a pitcher with a 10-0 record as a player on the rise, but […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Undervalued Starting Pitchers Week 12

In this piece, RotoBaller will highlight a selection of starting pitchers owned in less than 60% of both CBS and Yahoo leagues that have favorable matchups in the upcoming week. Whether you’re suffering from injuries, poor performance, or your league’s fantasy baseball waiver wire is barren, these undervalued pitchers could prove useful in the days ahead. 6/17: Bud […]

Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (June 17, 2013)

Don’t dread Monday—it just means another great week of fantasy baseball is ahead of us! Each Monday, I give you my breakdown of my daily league lineup with options to help you put together the perfect roster to claim your prize in today’s daily league action. Throughout the week, my posts can be found at […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 12 Starting Pitcher Outlook & Rankings

In this edition of the weekly pitching outlook, I'll attempt to rank the top 75 starting pitchers for the week, from Monday to Sunday. Use this ranking as a "sit / start" guide.  Guys in the top half of the rankings are high-end starts.  Guys in the bottom half are more questional but some of […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 11 Closer Update - It's all Uphill from Here

Yeoman’s Work Dealing with closers can be very frustrating at times, especially if you're the owner of a closer that is about to lose his job.  What can be more frustrating is to trying to predict which closer is next to go, whether it is because of injury or pure ineffectiveness, but hey-- that's why […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 14: Damaged Goods

Damaged Goods Troy Tulowitzki came into Thursday with a .347 batting average, 16 HR and 51 RBI while leading the National League in slugging percentage (.635) and OPS (1.048). Tulo has always been a top offensive producer from the shortstop position when healthy, and he’s been reasonably healthy this year after missing four months with […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Mid-Week 11 Waiver Wire Review

RotoBaller writer Chris Lacey highlights a handful of players on most of your waiver wires to keep track of.  You can find all these players and recommendations, along with many more, in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Watch List.     STANDARD MIXED-LEAGUE VIABLE ADDS Kenley Jansen (RP, LAD) - With Brandon League blowing his fourth save, […]

Fantasy Baseball Analysis: The Big Story of Week 11 - Ten-Win Starters

First To 10 It’s a five-horse race.  Three pitching thoroughbreds from the National League and two from the American League are each looking to become the first ten-win starter of the 2013 season.  Going into the season, three of these guys were top-flight pitchers with lofty expectations.  Adam Wainwright (9-3), Jordan Zimmermann (9-3) and Max Scherzer […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 13: Gee, Whiz!

Gee’s Up, Mows Down Cards Mets' pitcher Dillon Gee has been very impressive over his last three starts. The 27-year-old Gee has gone 3 – 0 over that span of 20.3 innings, with only a single earned run allowed in each of those performances. All three starts have come against formidable offenses, as he’s faced the Yankees, […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis: June 12: Chillin' Out Max-ing

Chillin' Out Max-ing Max Scherzer has quietly been the Tigers' best pitcher statistically. He is leading all Detroit starters with a perfect 9-0 record over 90.1 innings racking up 106 strikeouts, only 57 hits allowed and a 0.87 WHIP. With Scherzer’s win over the Royals on Tuesday, he became the first Tiger starter to begin […]

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Shortstops (June Update)

The first two months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and we’ve gotten a good look at which players are off to hot starts and which guys are struggling in the early going. RotoBaller has been updating our positional rankings over the past few days, and today we’re revisiting the outfield […]

Three Fringe Waiver Picks for the Coming Weeks

In this piece, RotoBaller delves deeper into three players who are currently in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Watch List that you should look to own over the next few weeks. These are fringe players, available on the waiver wire in many leagues, who could have an immediate impact on your team. If you invest a roster spot in […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Analysis: Week 11 Primer

Welcome to the weekly Fantasy Baseball Prospect Primer.  In this space, we will inform you about prospects that have recently been called up or who might become fantasy contributors in the near future. Especially good for Keeper leagues, you'll want to check in weekly to get the latest news and advice for the coming week about prospects […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis June 11: Don't You Want Some Donkey to Love?

Don't You Want Some Donkey to Love? Adam Dunn was the offensive standout across fantasy baseball on Monday, going 4-for-4 with 2 HR, 5 RBI and a walk. This is what you get with Adam Dunn: He is going to discourage you with his horrid batting average but will reward with ridiculous power numbers and […]

RotoBaller Monthly Rankings (June Update): Outfield

The first two months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and we’ve gotten a good look at which players are off to hot starts and which guys are struggling in the early going. RotoBaller has been updating our positional rankings over the past few days, and today we’re revisiting the outfield […]