Contact Rate Risers and Fallers: Week 3

Welcome, fellow RotoBallers! We now have a decent enough sample size in the early MLB season 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. Each week […]

Dynasty Stock Watch for 2017 - WR (Part 1)

The game of dynasty fantasy football is very much like the stock market. Dynasty players attempt to buy low and sell high on players throughout the year as they try and find the perfect times to buy and sell. In order to do this, it is important to identify when significant changes are made in […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 20th

Happy tax day and welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. This is your one stop guide to plug lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Thursday, April 20th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/19/17): MLB DFS Advice

We have 15 games on the slate today, which means every team is in action. I'll be covering picks from the early and main slate, just to hit on all the points. Some top aces on the mound today, so if you are going to try and fit them in, you will need some savings […]

Luis Severino and Jimmy Nelson: The Hit and Run with Joe Pisapia

Two pitchers have risen from the ashes! @JoePisapia17 will tell you if you can believe in hot starts of Luis Severino and Jimmy Nelson in this RotoBaller Hit and Run video. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday and Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/18/17): MLB DFS Advice

Tuesdays and Fridays during the MLB season are beautiful. Well, there going to be, and here's why. We get to spend them together, making lineups, pocketing some cash and hopefully each and every one of us ends up cashing one of those big, goofy, Happy Gilmore-like checks. Before I get into player stacks and individual […]

Are You For Real? Week 2 Performances by Shields and Severino

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 […]

Dynasty Stock Watch for 2017 - RB (Part 1)

April is a fantastic month for dynasty gamers, as the 2017 NFL Draft is upon us.  While we wait for perhaps the NFL's most significant offseason event, there are plenty of current NFL players to talk about, namely running backs. Here is a look at the running backs who saw a significant change in their dynasty […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire - Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

Another week in the books, and now is the time you can start to contemplate parting ways with that 20th-rounder who is hitting a paltry .087 on the season (not to name names or anything, Jose Reyes.) It's the time when struggling hitters may be sent to the DL and roster spots begin to open […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 19

Happy tax day and welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. This is your one stop guide to plug lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, April 19th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/18/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

Happy  Tuesday morning, afternoon or whenever you happen to be reading this. In any case there is a full slate of games on Tuesday. That's a total of 15 games on the slate as the whole league is in action.  Yahoo has some great value options to choose from for DFS games so let's get down to […]

Antonio Senzatela (SP, COL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: A pair of rookies dispelled the myth last year that you can't start Rockies pitchers at Coors. This season it has been another unexpected rookie who is continuing the trend. Antonio Senzatela was a surprise addition to the rotation late in the spring, […]

Asdrubal Cabrera (SS, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, Monitor in All Leagues OWNED IN: 42% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: The Mets have gotten off to a hot start offensively and Cabrera is no exception. While he isn't leaving the yard at the same rate as his teammates, Cabrera has driven in nine runs and scored nine times. Cabrera quietly […]

Ender Inciarte (OF,ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 43 % of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: Is Ender Inciarte the next Brady Anderson? Nostalgic reference aside, Inciarte has shocked everyone, probably himself included, by jacking four home runs in a four-game span. For context, he hit three all of last season and has a single-season career high of six. […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (4/18/17): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Welcome to a special playoffs edition of NBA Tuesday daily fantasy competition. My name is Kevin, and I'll be your guide through this three-game slate we have on deck tonight. Opening tip of the first game - Bucks at Raptors - is set for 7:00 EDT, so get those lineups locked and loaded before you're […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/18/17): MLB DFS Advice

We have a huge 15 game slate tonight. DraftKings also has the massive $444 Home Run, which features $700,000 in prizes, including $100,000 to first. It's one of the biggest tournaments of the year, and it's always a fun sweat if you're in it.  In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

Yahoo Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Picks (4/18/17): NBA DFS Advice

We're finally into the NBA playoffs, which leaves us with small slates on a nightly basis. That does not mean there isn't enough value to play, though. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for Yahoo on 4/18/17. The DFS lineup picks will range from some of the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Picks (4/18/17): NBA DFS Advice

Three games on the slate for tonight's NBA playoff action and there are some good options out there. All three home teams are down 1-0 in their series, so you might want to look at players on those teams, because they need their players to step up. With that said, I tried to give some […]

Matt Bush (RP, TEX) - Fantasy Baseball's Next Elite Closer?

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: After getting torched repeatedly to start the season, and blowing multiple games, the Rangers have finally done something about it by placing Sam Dyson on the disabled list. This is the best possible situation for most folks involved. Dyson can have time to work out his […]

Steven Souza, Jr. (TAM, OF) – Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 18% of all leagues ANALYSIS: The injury bug and poor plate discipline have prevented Steven Souza, Jr. from becoming that elite power/speed combo outfielder the Washington Nationals dreamed of when they drafted him in 2007. Since being traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2014, the story hasn't […]

Two-Start Pitchers for Week 3: The Hit and Run with Joe Pisapia

In this "Hit and Run" video, Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) reveals some two-start arms worth streaming in Week 3. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday and Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. You can find new weekly podcasts on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, SoundCloud and on iTunes […]

Points League Waiver Wire Week 3

Let's look for some Easter eggs this week! Week 3 is where we're beginning to get that point in the season where you can see who is poised for a breakout, and who is just a flash in the pan. Now, since we're looking at points leagues, we don't mind those flashes in the pan, […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire: Outfield

Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we take a look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 3 outfield waiver wire pickups. Any and all advice at this point in the year carries the implicit caveat of "It's April." Don't get carried […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Watch List

Welcome to Week 3 of The Watch List. We introduced this piece last week, but here’s a friendly reminder for those who forgot. Each week we’ll be updating this list full of players who you aren’t quite ready to be pick up, but who need to be on your radar. We’ll look at eight players […]

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

As we get into the thick of things this April, the injuries are starting to pile up. Fortunately, some of the lesser-owned players are starting to heat up and show that fantasy value can always be found if you look hard enough. The corner infield positions traditionally offer power with the potential for high averages, […]

Fantasy Spin - Brock Osweiler to the Browns

Brock Osweiler did not help one single fantasy owner win a championship this past season. For an encore, he might even have less fantasy value next season. In today’s pass-happy NFL, even though he played in 15 games last year for the Houston Texans, Osweiler did not pass for 300 yards in any game, nor […]

Week 3 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

What's up RotoBallers? We are back with our weekly starting pitcher matchup recommendations. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 3, and our recommendation on whether you should start or sit the pitcher. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 18

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. This is your one stop guide to plug lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, April 18th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools […]

Trey Mancini (DH, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues, Monitor in All Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Trey Mancini has gotten off to a record breaking start at the plate to begin his career. On Easter Sunday against the Orioles, Mancini got the start at first base and went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI. Dating […]