Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base (July Update)

The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the first base rankings we initially published in April and have updated in May and June. All the […]

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Prospects (July Update)

July Fantasy Prospect Rankings In this article, we will regularly take a look at MLB prospects who have the potential to make the biggest fantasy baseball impacts in 2013. There are a lot of great prospects in the minors, and some have more long-term upside then guys listed here, but in this space we will […]

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 […]

Daily League Fantasy Baseball: Exclusive Picks and Results from July 9th

A few weeks back, RotoBaller.com launched an exclusive Expert Picks of the Day newsletter service.  The goal of this service is to provide our readers with expert player recommendations, analysis and picks for daily leagues - delivered right to their email inboxes! How does it work? Your subscription entitles you to exclusive research and analysis performed […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Analysis: Week 15 Primer

Welcome to the weekly Fantasy Baseball Prospect Primer.  In this space, we will inform you about prospects who 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 Rankings: Catchers (July Update)

The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the catcher rankings we initially published in April and have updated in May and June. All the ranks […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis July 9: Hollywood Hanley

A Happy Hanley is a Hittin' Hanley Hanley Ramirez went 3-for-5 with an RBI on Monday, extending his hitting streak to 20 games. After spending six-and-a-half years in an abysmal Florida Marlins organization which had a winning record only twice while Ramirez was there, he finally seems interested again. Hanley often was labeled as a […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis July 8: Rays of Hope

Rays of Hope     Desmond Jennings has recently taken over as the Rays' leadoff hitter, and he's responded by terrorizing the base-paths. The 26-year-old center fielder hit .413 (12-for-29) with a homer, nine runs scored, six RBI and was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts over the last week.  The hot week pulled his average up to […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three up for Week Fifteen

With fourteen 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 15: 1) Eric Hosmer (1B, KC): Up until several weeks ago, Hosmer was a leading candidate for biggest bust of 2013. At the end of May, he […]

Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (July 8, 2013)

As we get started with the last week before the All-Star break, Major League Baseball has a full slate for a Monday night with 12 games across the country all in the evening window giving you plenty of options tonight as you try to assemble your lineup for tonight. There are a number of aces […]

Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (July 7, 2013)

We have a very tough slate of games this Sunday with a bunch of stud pitchers going and a bunch of marginal starters with great splits in their favor.  There also isn't a lot of BvP data to go on so I had to dig DEEP to discover some advantageous hitting match ups. Turns out there are a lot of bellow […]

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Closers (July Update)

The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the relief pitcher rankings we initially published in April. All the ranks below are compared to the FantasyPros […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis July 5: Will The Real Matt Kemp Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Matt Kemp please stand up? Y’all act like you've never seen a hurt person before! For owners of Matt Kemp, this season has been a disappointment, to say the very least. A sure-fire first round pick or a $30-plus investment in auction leagues, Kemp has largely underwhelmed through the first half. His lack of production […]

Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (July 4, 2013)

I'm not gonna lie: today might just be my favorite day of the year.  We have BBQs, hot-dog-eating contests, and over twelve hours of baseball games to watch!  First pitch is an early one at 11:00 AM EDT, so get them lineups in ASAP!  As always, check lineups and weather before first pitch!   SP: Julio Teheran ($7500) Teheran comes into today's game vs the […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis July 3: Homer with No-Hits

No Hits, Just Homer Reds' starter Homer Bailey tossed the 2013 season’s first no-hitter on Tuesday. It was Bailey who tossed the seventh and final no-hitter of the 2012 season, during which it seemed every week we were on no-hitter alert. Bailey was perfect until a leadoff walk to Gregor Blanco in the seventh inning; Blanco […]

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Starting Pitchers (July Update)

The first three months of the 2013 fantasy baseball season are in the books, and now we’re really starting to get a feel for the fantasy baseball landscape. RotoBaller will be updating our positional rankings over the next week. Today, we’re revisiting the starting pitcher rankings we initially published in April and have updated in […]

Fantasy Baseball Musings: Half-Full Glasses

Rants from the seat of my pants: The Joe Mauer episode “I saw a commercial that said, "forget everything you know about slip covers!" So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slip covers, but I didn't know what the hell they were.” – Mitch […]

Real Talk Raph's Riches: Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (July 2, 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 […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Analysis: Week 14 Primer

Welcome to the weekly Fantasy Baseball Prospect Primer.  In this space, we will inform you about prospects who 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 […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis July 1: Summer of Crush

Summer of Crush I tried to come up with an opening paragraph which did not pertain to either Chris Davis or Yasiel Puig. I really did think long and hard on the subject, but I ultimately concluded that there really are no better storylines from the past month. I mean, Chris Davis totally obliterated the […]

Fantasy Baseball Daily League Analysis (July 1, 2013)

Monday night is a limited schedule, but it still presents a nice opportunity for daily fantasy baseball players to get a successful lineup locked in with six games in the evening window. There are some of the lesser-known teams in action tonight, meaning it's a great night to flash your fantasy know-how and build your […]

Fantasy Baseball Musings: Against Streaming, or In Defense of Averages

I don’t know if a tool to thwart this madness exists, but for the sake of parity I would love to see one implemented. If you know of one, especially on Yahoo!, please yell at me, pronto. Otherwise, stand up and scream if you are in a points league and you detest pitcher “streaming.” There’s […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Week 13 Closer Update - Nailz

Yeoman’s Work Before I get into my normal article about the wonderful world of closers, I wanted to take a few moments to write about a pitcher that I am completely enamored with and that is the one and only Jose Fernandez.  I am in a 16-team, roto, auction-style keeper league and I was very […]

Buy Low and Sell High: Trade and Waiver Targets for Week 14

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: Mid-Week 13 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 Wil Myers (OF, TB) Myers finally got a chance to show why he is billed as a […]

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 Advice: Three up for Week Thirteen

With twelve full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise midway through Week 13: 1) Jay Bruce (OF, CIN): It’s was only a matter of time before Bruce ended up in the Three Up list. He is a prolific power […]

Fantasy Baseball Prospects Analysis: Week 13 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 of […]

Daily League Advice: Scott's Daily Dish: June 28, 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 […]

Custom Fantasy Baseball Advice: Encarnacion or Domonic Brown in Keeper Leagues?

The following article was written by RotoBaller.com’s team of expert analysts, in response to a question asked by one of our RotoBaller readers.  You can click here for more info if you’re interested in having RotoBaller’s experts answer a custom fantasy baseball question. Question Submitted to RotoBaller I am in a keeper league and am throwing in […]