Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 8

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the difference between winning or losing in your fantasy league. Based on […]

Week 8 Buy and Sell Pitchers for Fantasy Baseball

Last week’s Buy/Sell column was published the morning of the 16th. That didn’t give you time to trade Mike Leake before he got destroyed by the Giants that afternoon (while wearing that Reds/2015/05/16/giants-vs-reds-may-16/27471573/">horrendous jersey, no less), but hopefully you were persuaded to bench him. Meanwhile, Michael Wacha and Julio Teheran tossed gems. I encourage you […]

Deeper League Waiver Wire: NL Edition (Ziegler, Burgos, Bolsinger, Franco)

I had planned on making this week's Deep League Waiver Wire: NL Edition piece focused on decent pitchers, but I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a bat worth pointing out too. He might even be a guy you select as a keeper heading into the offseason. Editor’s Note: to read about even more waiver wire […]

MLB Injury Updates for Fantasy Baseball: Martinez, Ellsbury, Dickerson, Travis, Pujols, Crisp

  Week 8 MLB Injury Report for Fantasy Baseball Sprains, strains, and surgeries. These three words make chills run down the spine of even the most hardened fantasy player. They’re the little “what if” clause hanging over every fantasy season, that thing you just can’t ever really predict no matter how much pre-draft research you do. […]

Fantasy Baseball In-Season Tools: Matchups, Streamers, Sleepers & More

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Enrique Burgos (ARI, RP) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Addison Reed was officially been removed from the closer's role last week, and Enrique Burgos looks to be the man now. After the announcement of Reed's demoition, Burgos proceeded to nail down saves two nights in a row. Brad Zeigler got the save last […]

Shawn Tolleson (RP, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Shawn Tolleson looks to be the new closer in Texas, at least for now. Neftali Feliz hasn't been great in the role all season, and Tolleson has now converted save chances on back-to-back nights. He's sporting a solid stat line on the season […]

Lance McCullers (SP, HOU) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only / Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: If you don't know who Lance McCullers is, don't fret. This guy went undrafted and if it wasn't for his major league debut the other day, there might not even be a picture of him on the internet. In McCullers's first […]

Fantasy Baseball Week 7 Stock Watch: Prospect Stash List

Prospects are an essential part of any keeper or dynasty league. Keep in mind - they are also a valuable commodity in re-draft leagues if you have a keen awareness of which prospect's value is on the rise and can make an immediate fantasy impact once he gets the call. This week's edition of the […]

Champs or Chumps: What to Make of Utley, Samardzija, and Bryant?

You know the drill by now. Each week we will check out three players, and break them down in sabermetric detail to determine if they are "Champs" or "Chumps". We help you cut through the fog to understand what's really going on with a player and whether or not their performances are sustainable (if they're […]

MLB Closers And Saves Waiver Wire Watch for Week Seven

Two closers who have struggled all season were removed from their ninth inning duties this past week: Addison Reed and Neftali Feliz. Neither team's manager has officially named a new closer, instead suggesting a closer by committee approach. However, both of the relievers who have been given the first shot at save opportunities for the […]

Raisel Iglesias (SP/RP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues OWNED IN: 4% Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Do you need an 8th inning pitcher with a potential for holds? Are you looking for a solid back-end rotation starter who has much more talent and potential than most back-end rotation starters? It is still unknown which one Raisel Iglesias will become long […]

Dynasty / Keeper Deeper Dive: Jesse Winker

There are some exciting outfield prospects out there. I already introduced you to Joc Pederson, whom has been tearing it up so far in the majors. I'm sure you know by now about Byron Buxton, and maybe someday I'll write an article about him. However, I'm not sure if you know about Jesse Winker. He […]

2015 Tiered Dynasty Rankings: Running Backs (RB), Tier 1

As the Football season starts to close in, we're starting to roll out daily fantasy football content for Dynasty and Redraft leagues. Fantasy Football expert Bill Dubiel takes a look at the running backs starting with the highest tier. You can also take a look at his previous rankings of dynasty Quarterbacks here. Just because […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/22/15

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DraftKings DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers, and Advice for 5/22/15

Friday’s slate of MLB games is pretty cut and dry. All 30 teams are playing at night with a lot of aces going, which should make for a fun day of DFS action on DraftKings. As always, my goal with this article is to help you identify viable options to insert into your DraftKings lineups, based […]

DeGrom Strikes Out 11 On One Hit Against Cards

Jacob DeGrom might have just had the best performance of his young career on the mound for the New York Mets Thursday. DeGrom (4-4, 3.21 ERA) pitched eight innings of shutout ball against the St. Louis Cardinals, which gave the team a split in the four-game set against the N.L.’s best team. The best part […]

Week 7 Q&A: Live Fantasy Chat (5/21)

Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Baseball Q&A RotoBaller writer Ross Wiliamson will be fielding all grounders, flies and line drives on Thursday May 21st at 9:00 PM EST. Lineup concerns, add/drops, trades, DFS questions – you name it, we cover it! Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy baseball lineup, waiver wire and sit/start questions answered. We’ll do our […]

Miguel Gonzalez (SP, BAL) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Continue Scouting OWNED IN: 58% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: His sterling 4-2 record and 2.93 ERA look appealing on the surface, but the underlying statistics suggest that Gonzalez is likely to regress in a big way. His 7.12 K/9 isn't bad, but represents a leap of a full strikeout from his 2014 figure of 6.28. […]

Curtis Granderson (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 39% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Old dogs can learn new tricks even if they have been prone to make similar mistakes of the past. Over the last seven days, Granderson is batting .281 with 2 HR, 1 SB, 4 Runs and 3 RBI. Curtis Granderson has been an […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Let the youth movement in the City of Brotherly Love begin! Maikel Franco is the first of a laundry list of talented players within the Philadelphia Phillies organization to make it to the show in 2015. What is there to like about Mr. […]

Alex Colome (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in Deep Leagues Owned In: 5% Yahoo!, 4% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: For a team that is fourth in the league with 185 runs scored, there seem to be a plethora of A's box scores that end up with two or fewer runs. The 26-year-old Alex Colome has taken his command to a new level with […]

Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 7 (Part 2)

Something happened at the start of this week that not even great baseball journalist Tim Kurkjian has ever seen happen before. Coming off a 6-0 loss in which they were almost no-hit and on the heels of a 16-22 record, Marlins GM Dan Jennings fired manager Mike Redmond. As the rest of the baseball world […]

MLB Podcast on RotoBaller Radio: Waiver Wire, Injury News & Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice

Waiver Wire Targets 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 of DraftSmashers Radio […]

Nathan Karns (SP, TB) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Nate Karns may still need some work on his command and his changeup - a pitch he may or may not have in his repertoire yet - but I think he has good value in AL only leagues this season. So far, […]

NFL Appraisers Find Value Of Super Bowl Championship To Be $1 Million

FOXBORO, MA In a stunning turn of recent events, NFL disciplinary appraisers found that the value of a Super Bowl championship was only around one million dollars (plus or minus some draft picks), and fined the New England Patriots accordingly for their involvement in the Deflategate scandal. The scandal began when Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson […]

James Paxton (SP, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Ignore in shallow formats; Stream in 12+ team mixed formats OWNED IN: 21% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Overall, Paxton has pedestrian numbers: 2-2 with a 3.59 ERA and 6.99 K/9. These middling numbers mask a massive month to month split, however, as his April ERA was an inflated 5.74 while the May figure […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 5/21/15

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Danny Espinosa (2B, WSH) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Short Term Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 12% Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Second base is always a thin position in the world of fantasy baseball. The emergence of Danny Espinosa’s offense makes for a temporary fix for a team’s fantasy season that can’t seem to find the right player to plug into the 2B […]

Ben Revere (OF, PHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All leagues OWNED IN: 52% Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: You need stolen bases or a player who is turning his season around? Outfielder Ben Revere is the man for you. The 27-year-old Philadelphia Phillies player is hitting the prime of his career. His dreadful start is the reason he’s available in half the leagues […]