MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Impact Prospects, Waiver Wire & Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice

Impact Prospects and Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Wednesday night at 9:30 PM EST, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano will be discussing the most […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 6/18/15

As the MLB slowly takes the reigns as the premier professional sport of the summer, highlight reels will be filling up with diving catches, innovative double plays, precise pitching, and of course, home run shots that would make Mark McGwire look like he was playing in a little league. Ok, that last part is not […]

Daily Fantasy NASCAR: DraftKings DFS Quicken Loans 400 Recap

NASCAR Quicken Loans 400 Race Recap The Quicken Loans 400 saw four red flags during the race and eventually NASCAR officials called the race at the 138 lap mark. Kurt Busch ended up winning the rain shortened race for his second win on the season. Kurt grabbed the lead on lap 133 when Kyle Larson […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers - DraftKings Advice for 6/17/15

Typically, Wednesdays will feature early day games and night games giving DFS players plenty of options to no pay attention at work and at home. With so many two-and-two interleague series this week, a good amount of games on Tuesday were played during the day, leaving Wednesday as a primarily evening slate. Rotoballer is here […]

Chris Coghlan (OF, CHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in deep mixed and NL Only leagues OWNED IN: 7% of ESPN Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite playing in a platoon role for the majority of 2015, Chris Coghlan has still managed to maintain strong value in NL-Only fantasy leagues. In his last 15 games, the 29-year-old outfielder has managed a .310 AVG with 1 HR […]

DraftKings PGA DFS: Fantasy Golf Sleeper Picks and Advice for the U.S Open (Part 2)

On Monday in part 1, we looked at the U.S. Open links style course in detail, and discussed the high priced golfers who might be great picks this weekend. Today we will look at the mid-priced and lower priced DFS PGA picks for this weekend's Fantasy Golf U.S. Open and help you identify the key sleepers to […]

Roto Never Sleeps: Week 10 Fantasy Baseball Recap Featuring Pence, Scherzer, Hamilton, Felix, and More

Here's your breakdown and around-the-league roundup from the past week... MLB & Fantasy Baseball Week 11 Player Recap Hunter Pence (SF – OF) hit the disabled list this week, frustrating weekly fantasy owners in the worst way possible after saying that a return on Tuesday was likely. Pence is finding himself on the DL for […]

Fantasy Baseball Week 11 Stock Watch: The Next Generation of Fantasy Studs

It's never too early to look ahead to next season, especially if the current fantasy campaign has been a profound disappointment. If you're floating at the bottom of the standings in a re-draft league, your odds of making a playoff push are slim at this point. Sure, you can play daily fantasy, but this is […]

FanDuel DFS Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 6/17/15

What's up everybody. Another full slate of games on Wednesday, June 17th with everything getting started at 7:05 PM. That means ownership should be spread out among players pretty evenly. There are tons of aces out there (Kershaw, Cueto, Price, Felix, Bumgarner), but unfortunately four of them are playing each other (DET v CIN / SF v […]

Cameron Maybin (OF, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Coming off a solid May in which he hit .290 with 5 HR and 17 RBI, Cameron Maybin has continued his strong season into June. The 28-year-old outfielder has driven in 10 runs with 4 SB in only 11 games this month, all the while […]

Jose Fernandez Says 2015 Debut Will Be July 2

Jose Fernandez announced during the Miami Marlins broadcast on Monday that he will make his 2015 debut on July 2, according to the Miami Herald. The Marlins ace has been making his way back from Tommy John surgery and his anticipated debut against the defending World Series champions, San Francisco Giants. The right-hander has allowed […]

Jose Fernandez to Start for Triple-A New Orleans; Will Return July 2nd

We are another step closer to seeing one of the most dynamic pitchers back in the major leagues, and we now have a return date. After two starts with High-A Jupiter, Marlins ace Jose Fernandez will be joining the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs, making his first start with the team on Wednesday. Appearing on the team's […]

David Wright Could Return By All-Star Break

David Wright could return to the New York Mets main roster as soon as the All-Star break, according to NJ.com. The 32-year-old Mets captain has been out since late April. It was originally expected it wouldn’t be too long of a stint on the DL, but thanks to a few setbacks to his back and […]

Rafael Soriano (RP, CHC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Monitor in Most Leagues Ownership: 9% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Veteran reliever Rafael Soriano signed a minor league deal with the Cubs and is expected to be brought up to the big leagues in the near future. While there is not an exact date yet, he is certainly a player on whom to keep an […]

Ubaldo Jimenez (SP, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Mixed and AL-Only Leagues Ownership: 50% Yahoo!, 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Ubaldo Jimenez has been eerily effective this season, as he has improved his K and BB rates while allowing fewer home runs as compared to last season. Strangely, hitters are actually hitting better off of him than last season and his HR/FB […]

MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 11)

Wow. What a week for prospects. To start things off, Carlos Correa got called up and performed well in his first start ever against Chris Sale. Then it was announced that Byron Buxton, surprisingly, would be called up. Then it was Francisco Lindor getting called up, just a few hours after the Buxton announcement. If you have been […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks and Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 6/16/15

As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based on pricing and matchups data. Here are my DFS picks for DraftKings for Tuesday, June 16th. Editor's Note: If you play on DraftKings, you should check out our Partner FanDuel - they're hosting a one-day […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 6/16/15

Back to back days with 15 games scheduled. I could really get used to that. There are five games being played in the afternoon, so I'll make sure to have some DFS player suggestions for the mid-day and night groups. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to […]

MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch For 6/14/15

A couple of major injuries have shaped this weeks closer news, while most of the elite ninth-inning arms just keep on dominating. Veteran closer Rafael Soriano has been signed and could add some value off the waiver wire in the near future. Editor’s Note: to read about even more waiver wire options for pitchers, be sure to […]

Dynasty / Keeper Leagues: Potential Impact Prospects from the 2015 MLB Draft

There are about 1,200 players drafted every year in the MLB draft. For the vast majority of these prospects, we are able to put their names in our back pockets for three to five years until we see if they were able to develop into big league quality players. For a very special handful of […]

Padres Fire Bud Black After Nine Seasons

The San Diego Padres have fired Bud Black on Monday after nine seasons as the skipper for the club, according to MLB.com. After a great start to the 2015 season, the Padres have dipped below .500 with a 32-33 record. They are now six games out of first in the NL West. The man who […]

Tampa Bay Rays Sign Grady Sizemore To Minor League Contract

The Tampa Rays signed Grady Sizemore to a minor league contract on Monday, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The outfielder was released by the Philadelphia Phillies on June 1 after a slumping .245/.288/.296 batting line with not a single homer in 39 games. Sizemore will report to the team’s spring training complex in Port […]

Mets Designate Dillon Gee For Assignment

The New York Mets designated starting pitcher Dillon Gee for assignment on Monday. The right-hander has drawn the small straw when it comes to the Mets starting rotation. After allowing eight runs on Sunday in only 3 2/3 innings pitched, he won’t be on the main roster 24 hours later. The 29-year-old now has an […]

Carson Smith (RP, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Smith has been a recommended grab for weeks, but now that Fernando Rodney has been at least temporarily removed from the closer’s role to work on his mechanics, Smith becomes a must add for all owners looking for saves. His second save of […]

Maikel Franco (3B, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It’s about time something went right for the Philadelphia Phillies. Franco has been putting on a show this June, slashing .425/.465/.850 with four home runs and eight RBI. He’s been so good in fact that Manager Ryne Sandberg has even experimented with […]

Williams Perez (SP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team / NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Told you we were going deep. Perez has performed respectably after climbing through the Atlanta farm system, compiling a 2.78 ERA over 32.1 innings albeit with a 1.42 WHIP and a 29/17 K/BB ratio. If you dig a bit deeper you'll see that […]

Jordy Mercer (SS, PIT) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Mercer’s overall numbers are still abysmal for the year, but he has truly picked it up in the last two weeks, putting himself back on the radar in deeper leagues. Over his last 15 games, he’s hitting .342 with a pair of jacks […]

Billy Burns (OF, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Burns has cooled off since the calendar turned to June, but he’s still reached base in all but one game so far this month. He remains a good source of runs and steals as long as he maintains his grasp on the leadoff […]

J.T. Realmuto (C, MIA) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Formats / Most Two-Catcher Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: The Miami Marlins surprised a lot of people earlier this year when they DFA’d Jarrod Saltalamacchia. He had two years and $15 million left on his contract, leaving a lot of fans scratching their heads. The 24-year-old Realmuto wasn’t complaining, however, as he was promoted to the […]

Wandy Rodriguez (SP, TEX) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Wandy the Wizard just doesn't want to leave the fantasy landscape. Now 36, Rodriguez put together a solid spring for Atlanta until they surprisingly released him to roll with Eric Stults. Texas was happy to scoop him up on a minor-league deal and […]