Power Risers and Fallers for Week 12: Buy or Sell?

Welcome back to this investigative piece where we examine players who have seen some notable changes in their power profiles -- for better or for worse -- in 2017. As usual, you don’t need me to tell you that Miguel Sano or Aaron Judge are strong or that Jarrod Dyson and Billy Hamilton are toward […]

Fight Night 112: MMA Main Card Predictions and DFS Picks

What's up RotoBallers. In this column, I will be taking a look at the main card for Fight Night 112. Our analysis will help you with your DraftKings MMA lineups. We will be keeping track based on picking winners and losers. We will also predict how the fight will be finished, but that will not […]

Jed Lowrie (2B, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: A’s second baseman Jed Lowrie has quietly had himself a very solid season, and his spot hitting third in the lineup everyday has yielded some surprising fantasy value for the 32-year-old. Always an injury risk, Lowrie has managed to stay healthy all […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire: Catchers

Don't adjust your laptops, tablets or phones. There wasn't a Week 11 Catchers column, but I'm here for Week 12. I'm looking forward to helping you pick out some catchers who can boost your -- HEY! Wake up! It hasn't been THAT long since the last one: As for catchers who still high ownership numbers, […]

Week 12 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects

Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Recently Promoted Prospects! Here I discuss some recently promoted prospects and what to make of their production for fantasy owners. The month of June has been a big one for prospect promotions. We have seen Derek Fisher, Lewis Brinson, Jacob Faria, Sean Newcomb, Francis Martes and many more […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (6/22/17)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (June 22nd). We have been publishing this column for three weeks now, and so far the feedback has been pretty good. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Champ or Chump: Kyle Scwarber & Jonathan Lucroy

There are two viable approaches to the catcher position in fantasy. The first is to accept mediocrity, secure in the knowledge that most of your competitors will not be getting much from the position either. The second is to pay a premium for one of the few catchers who can actually hit, likely hurting your […]

Five Potential Quick Risers from 2017 MLB Amateur Draft

With the 2017 MLB Amateur Draft in the books, it’s time to begin to look at the players who could make a fantasy impact sooner rather than later. Since 2010, only Chris Sale and Brandon Finnegan debuted in the same year in which they were drafted, but plenty of players have made the jump the […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/22/17): MLB DFS Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings

With many of the aces going earlier in the week, there are some lower priced options on the mound as no pitchers on FanDuel are priced over 10,000 and only two reach that mark on DraftKings. That leaves some possibility to squeeze in the most obvious stack of the day, which is the Arizona and […]

Jacob Faria (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 40% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Jacob Faria has continued to strike hitters out at the Major league level after posting ridiculous strikeout numbers in the minor leagues. Faria has now made three starts with the Rays, going 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a very […]

Mike Zunino (C, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Mike Zunino has had an absolutely torrid month of June, and his stock is continuing to skyrocket in the wake of his power surge. Zunino has slashed .366/.435/.902(!) over his last 12 games with seven home runs, 16 RBI and nine runs […]

Brad Peacock (SP, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Owned in: 40% of Fleaflicker Leagues Baller Move: Add in 12+ Team Leagues Analysis: Before the 2017 season, 29-year old Brad Peacock held a 4.57 ERA and 7.9 K/9 for his five year career. This season, his fifth in Houston, he has exploded for an ERA of 2.82 and K/9 of 13.3, both of which […]

Josh Harrison (2B / 3B, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Owned in: 53% of Fleaflicker Leagues Baller Move: Add in 12+ Team Leagues Analysis: Some things change in Pittsburgh, and Josh Harrison is not one of these things. Over the last four seasons of his MLB career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Harrison has averaged a cumulative BA of .29. This year he has remained in […]

Digging Deeper: Week 12 Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome back to Digging Deeper! Max and I decided to combine forces, so now you get both AL and NL deep waiver wire picks in one convenient article. Next week you'll be lucky enough to get Max's thoughts, but for week 12, you're stuck with yours truly (I'm still slowly chasing down Max and his first place […]

Tim Anderson (SS, CWS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Owned in: 34% of Fleaflicker Leagues Baller Move: Add in 14+ Team Leagues Analysis: 23-year old Tim Anderson may have his issues at the plate for the Chicago White Sox, but in addition to his competence in the field, he has waded through his plate approach woes to some solid production in terms of power […]

Scott Schebler (OF, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Owned in: 59% of Fleaflicker Leagues Baller Move: Add in 12+ Team Leagues Analysis: Once the quickly dismissed final asset acquired by the Reds from the Dodgers in the 2015 three-team deal, Scott Schebler has wasted no time in putting his bat to work in the young and talented Cincinnati outfield. Schebler has managed a […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers

You know the deal by now: You need pitchers, I need to gab. It’s Week 12 and we’re roughly one week away from the season’s halfway point, which means all of us will blindly look at the numbers, double them and then go off about what everyone's pace is. It's fun to speak about first- […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (6/21/17)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (June 21st). We have been publishing this column for three weeks now, and so far the feedback has been pretty good. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 12)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. We begin today’s weekly update with disappointing news regarding one of the […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers - Week 12

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are now in the midst of the MLB season, so it's a good time to look at some key offensive trends. Among those trends we will follow each week is contact rate. A sudden increase or decrease in contact rate could signal the beginning of an extended hot or cold streak, leading […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/21/17): MLB DFS Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings

We have a four game early slate, and an 11 game late slate on this hump day. Some obvious big names arms on the mound, means you will need to find a bit of savings if you want to squeeze them into your lineups. As of now, there are on major weather concerns in any […]

Daily Fantasy Golf DraftKings Picks (PGA DFS): Travelers Championship

Brooks Koepka tied the lowest score in U.S. Open history (-16) winning by four strokes over Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama. Koepka claimed his first major win and second win on the PGA Tour. While Erin Hills was beautiful and all, the course was a joke. There is no reason 30 players should be under-par […]

Are You For Real? Week 11 Pitcher Standouts

In fantasy baseball, owners can often spends weeks or months preparing for the draft. Many will pore over websites and lists and spreadsheets and forums and magazines for hours upon hours to ensure they make the right choices. But once draft day comes and goes, what’s next? As the saying goes, you can’t win your […]

Week 12: Waiver Wire: Deeper Points Leagues

Points leagues are a different beast compared to rotisserie leagues, as you are looking for someone who can fill the whole stat sheet, and when you can find some of those guys on the wire, they are golden. Here are a few guys who can contribute in deep points leagues, one at each position to […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

Welcome to week 12 of the fantasy baseball season. We’re continuing our mission to find you the best and brightest players with second base and shortstop eligibility. As noted last week, the own percentage of players are beginning to settle in, so this list may begin to have a bit less turnover, allowing us to […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (6/20/17)

Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (June 20th). We have been publishing this column for three weeks now, and so far the feedback has been pretty good. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round up […]

Fantasy Spin - Eric Decker to the Titans

After playing three seasons with Gang Green, veteran wide receiver Eric Decker was released on June 12 by the New York Jets in what has been an offseason of cleaning house for general manager Mike Maccagnan. Despite a rather unproductive 2016 season where he played only three games due to a partially torn rotator cuff, […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 23

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, June 23rd. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/20/17): MLB DFS Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings

We have a large Tuesday slate, which has been the pattern for the majority of the MLB season. That means we can tackle lineup construction in multiple different ways, as you can fill your lineup with mid-priced options or use a stars and scrubs type of lineup. In this article, I will be providing you […]