Top Hitter Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 12

Whether it’s because of an injury or poor performance, there are always opportunities to stream players off the waiver wire. The best players to stream are those who are under-owned and face appealing match-ups for the upcoming week. Here are five players who are available in more than half of Fleaflicker leagues and have attractive […]

Poetry in Motion: The Ageless Wonder of Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki is still fantasy-relevant. That's probably the least bold statement I've made to start any article in this weekly series, but it's still quite surprising if you fully understand the context. Ichiro has been all over the news this week and rightfully so. His 4,257 hits as a professional baseball player (yes, Pete Rose, […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (6/18/16)

Welcome to the weekend, Rotoballers. It's a scorching hot day throughout the country, but unfortunately the streaming options aren't as fire. Don't worry though, I'll help you navigate the rough waters. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 6/18/16. These […]

3 Players To Target in 2016 MFL10s: Marcus Mariota, Devonta Freeman and Travis Benjamin

In this article, as stated in the title, I will be discussing my 3 of my top MFL10 targets and why I think they are good values at their ADP. For those unfamiliar, MFL10s are a draft-only format offered by myfantasyleague.com. In these leagues, you draft a team and throughout the season your top scorers […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/18/16): MLB DFS Advice

It's another full day of MLB action, meaning that you'll have several DraftKings contests to participate in. Most notably, the weather looks good for most of the country, so that's one variable you shouldn't have to worry about when setting today's lineup. Some very intriguing matchups today, paired with the return of a former Cy […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/18/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to another busy Saturday in daily fantasy baseball. The early slate gives us nine games leaving us with a small six game evening slate. There are some elite pitching options in Max Scherzer, Zack Greinke, Jon Lester, and some excellent second tier and value options as well giving us a ton of ways to […]

MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (6/18/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks

Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers. Today we have a rather strange full slate, split up between nine early games starting at 2:10 pm ET and five late games starting at 8:15 pm ET. Yes, if you did quick math, you would have noticed that only equals 14 games. This is because the CWS-CLE game, starting […]

The Stretch Four is Dead - Long Live the Switch Four

The NBA Finals are a Funeral for the No-D Stretch Four Whoever ends up winning in Sunday's Game 7 of the NBA Finals, there's one lesson to be taken from these Finals. Slow-footed, three-point shooting big men who are minuses on defense, like the Cavaliers' Kevin Love and Channing Frye, might be exciting floor-spacing options […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers in Week 11: Buy or Sell?

RotoBallers, as always, we’re constantly trying to come up with new features that will help you dominate your fantasy leagues. Recently, we’ve built a tool that identifies the biggest trends in contact rate over the last seven days. The tool can be found here. Keep in mind, any statistic being viewed in such a small sample size […]

MLB Starting Pitcher Patrol: The Best SP Streamers for (6/17/16)

Welcome back, Rotoballers. It's a fantastic Friday as we wrap up the week with a full slate of games. There's plenty of aces (Jake Arrieta, Cole Hamels, Joe Ross, Matt Harvey) along with some great streaming plays. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and […]

Bullpen Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 11

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men that have proven to be closer candidates to target off the waiver wire for Week 11 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely a team is to win, the more likely a pitcher will be eligible […]

Mid-Season Dynasty Rankings: Catcher

For the longest time, if you could find a shortstop who could hit, you found a rare commodity. Nowadays, the shortstop who can hit is starting to become much more common and the offensive-minded catcher is becoming extinct. If a catching prospect can hit, more often than not his defense is going to be poor. […]

Cody Reed (SP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in all leagues Owned In: 1% of Fleaflicker Leagues Analysis: When Johnny Cueto was dealt, the Reds got in return Brandon Finnegan, pitcher who debuted with the Royals in the World Series shortly after being drafted; John Lamb, a former top pitching prospect; and Cody Reed, a relative unknown. Finnegan and Lamb […]

2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper - Tight End Will Tye

Once starting tight end Larry Donnell went down for the Giants during week eight of the 2015 football season, Will Tye was called upon to step in, and the Giants didn’t miss a beat. From week nine on Tye finished with 34 receptions, 387 yards, and 3 TDs. Coming into this season Tye enters a […]

2016 Fantasy Football Dynasty Leagues - Deep Tight End Rookies

Over the past month we've analyzed a ton of 2016 NFL Rookies at all positions for keeper and dynasty leagues. To cap off the series, we'll be looking at some deeper dynasty rookies who should be on your radar for 2016 fantasy football.  Here are two tight ends selected in the 4th round or later to […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/17/16): MLB DFS Advice

There is a solid slate of pitchers tonight, but it is headlined by guys like Michael Fulmer and Zach Davies, who no one even knew before the season. There are other top options, as well, such as Matt Harvey and Jeff Samardzija, but it's interesting to see some of the newer guys priced this high […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/17/16): MLB DFS Advice

This is a very competitive slate tonight. There are very strong starting pitchers and very weak starting pitchers. The stacks are far from obvious, and the pitching does not include some of the premier aces in the league. It is the perfect slate to read this article and get a leg up on the compeititon. […]

NFL Podcast On RotoBaller Radio - Breshad Perriman and the Danario Alexander Curse

RotoBaller is very excited about the start of year two on very own radio station. You can now find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. You can also find our fantasy football podcasts on SoundCloud. Every week, esteemed NFL and fantasy football analyst Matt Kelley @fantasy_mansion of RotoBaller Radio will be discussing the most […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (6/16/16): MLB DFS Advice

Congratulations to Ichiro! Truly one of the best hitters of all time, and seemingly one of the most respectful and grateful players off all time as well. I can't wait to see him hit 3,000 hits in his MLB career. With just a small, spread out three games making up the early slate, I'll be focusing on […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11 (National League)

Call-up season is in full effect. The big names have been out there for a while, but some lesser known players are also making their Major League debuts this time of the year. This list represents players who haven't yet garnered a great deal of attention in mixed-leagues, streaming options suitable only for deeper leagues […]

Checking In: Top MLB Prospects from Week 11 and Their Fantasy Baseball Outlooks

What's up RotoBallers? Welcome back to our weekly column on MLB prospects, where we take a look at some of the top rookies in the minors and how they've been performing recently. This week, we check in on some prospects that have been having extremely good seasons. Josh Bell and Brandon Nimmo are very well […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 11 (American League)

The year's biggest video game event, E3, is going on during Week 11 of the fantasy baseball season, bringing with it more than its share of surprises. A new Spider-Man game, a game starring The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus called Death Stranding and a new Dead Rising game all took this writer by surprise. The […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire: Catchers

This season continues to be a grim one for those who need good catchers on their team. Sure, Buster Posey just had a good series against the Brewers and is showing signs of actually being Buster Posey, but it literally took until the middle of June for any catcher to break double digits in home […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups: Outfield

I want to put Ichiro Suzuki on this list so badly. After most critics thought it would be a race with retirement to reach 3,000 MLB hits, Ichiro is batting .350 this year in a backup role with the Marlins. At the ripe age of 42, he's still a menace on the basepaths. Though he's […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire: First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)

With one exception, today we’ll be looking exclusively at players who can be slotted into both middle and corner infield positions. That kind of flexibility is plenty valuable, especially for owners who are dealing with a rash of injuries. If you count yourself among that unfortunate group, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s dive […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire: Starting Pitchers

Here we go again with the latest edition of the SP Waiver Wire guide, where we plead with the fantasy baseball gods to grant us the wisdom and opportunity to unearth gold. In other words, where we look at sabermetrics and utilize the ol’ eye-test to analyze some low-owned options who can help you. We're […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire: Second Base (2B) and Shortstop (SS)

Over the course of the season I’ll be giving you two players at second base and shortstop per week who I think can help your team. These players are usually widely available in any format, and should turn nice profits in the weeks to come. As always, feel free to reach out to me directly […]

Yesterday's Studs and Duds: Fantasy Baseball Recap from 6/15/16

Every day, we will be taking a quick look at the best and worst fantasy baseball performers from yesterday's games. Several contests needed extra innings to be decided, leaving us with some wacky stat lines to discuss. Here's a quick look at those who impressed on Wednesday, and those who want to pretend the day never […]

Week 11 Buy and Sell for Fantasy Baseball

Another week above water for Buy/Sell! I might just be getting the hang of this fantasy baseball thing. Owners finally sat up and took notice of Danny Duffy after his 10-strikeout performance against the White Sox. He’s among the most added players across all the major platforms over the last few days. Jake Lamb had […]