Fantasy Baseball Analysis: The Big Story of Week 9

Wacha Gonna Do? The St. Louis Cardinals are finally calling up top prospect Michael Wacha for Thursday’s match-up with the Kansas City Royals.  Wacha was a first-round pick for the Cards in the 2012 MLB Draft, and coming into 2013, he was ranked in the top 100 by both Baseball America and MLB.com.  Last season […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Analysis May 30: Bombs Away; It's Hittin' Season

Well, okay then. That was a fun day of baseball. It seems some days that gravity is just a little weaker for some guys, or maybe the ball looks like a beach ball out of the pitchers’ hand. Then, there's the days where both occur at the same time, creating an alternate universe where baseballs […]

Daily League Fantasy Baseball Lineup Analysis: May 30, 2013

We have switched things up a little bit in our Daily League column. Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys.  There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded... the idea here is to give you some […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Digging Deeper into Fringe Catchers

It's about that time of the season when fantasy managers will start to cut bait on underperforming catchers and look to the waiver wire for some replacements.  Whether you're in a shallower single-catcher league seeking a short-term upgrade, or a two-catcher league looking to replace a guy like Jesus Montero, RotoBaller has got you covered […]

RotoBaller Live Chat: Fantasy Baseball Advice (5/29) – Kemp, Hart, Yelich, Gausman, Franklin & More

The following are the transcripts from the RotoBaller Live Chat that took place on March 29th, 2013.  RotoBaller staff expert Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe) talks fantasy baseball, waiver wire, and more with RotoBaller.com readers. As always, you can get some LIVE quick hit advice in RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball advice chat room.  Let’s win some leagues!   13:35Ryan […]

Daily League Fantasy Baseball Lineup Analysis: May 29, 2013

We have switched things up a little bit in our Daily League column. Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys.  There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded... the idea here is to give you some […]

Daily Fantasy Analysis May 29: The Camden Crusher

Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 17th home run off Nationals' spot-starter Nate Karns on Tuesday. Davis now is batting a strong .344 with 47 RBI to go along with his league-best home run total. Slugging .728 with a .437 OBP, Davis is among the league leaders in most batting categories. After a hot start Davis […]

Three Fringe Waiver Picks for the Coming Weeks

In this piece, RotoBaller delves deeper into three players who are currently in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Watch List that you should look to own over the next few weeks. These are fringe players, available on the waiver wire in many leagues, who could have an immediate impact on your team. If you invest a roster spot in […]

Daily Fantasy Analysis May 28: A Salute to the Troops and a Full Slate

I hope everyone had a happy Memorial Day. As a former Marine, this day means a lot to me and my brothers and sisters in the armed forces. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do. Let’s not allow the true meaning of this day be overshadowed. Thank a service member today, […]

Daily League Fantasy Baseball Lineup Analysis: May 28, 2013

We have switched things up a little bit in our Daily League column. Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys.  There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded... the idea here is to give you some […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up for Week Nine

With eight full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise heading into Week 9: 1) Everth Cabrera (SS SD): Cabrera was drafted in the late rounds, primarily to boost your speed production. And he is doing that better than you […]

Stras-tastic! Daily Fantasy Baseball Roundup & Analysis (5/27)

Stras-tastic! I had the joy of watching Stephen Strasburg square off against division rival Cole Hamels and the Phillies on Sunday at Nationals Park in the Nation’s Capital. What a joy it was. Strasburg was fantastic, capitalizing on a weak lineup, as he struck out nine on a day the Phillies were without Utley and […]

RotoBaller Live Chat: Fantasy Baseball Advice (5/25) – Leonys, Weeks, Carpenter, Garza & More

The following are the transcripts from the RotoBaller Live Chat that took place on March 25th, 2013.  RotoBaller staff expert Uncle Leo (@Uncle__Leo) talks fantasy baseball, waiver wire, and more with RotoBaller.com readers. As always, you can get some LIVE quick hit advice in RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball advice chat room.  Let’s win some leagues!   12:41Baller […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Undervalued Starting Pitchers Week 9

In this piece, RotoBaller will highlight a selection of starting pitchers owned in less than 50% of both CBS and Yahoo leagues that have favorable matchups in the upcoming week. Whether you’re suffering from injuries, poor performance, or your league’s fantasy baseball waiver wire is barren, these undervalued pitchers could prove useful in the days ahead.   […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Roundup May 25: Sanchez Nearly Unhittable

Anibal Sanchez was absolutely fantastic on Friday as he carried a no-hitter one out into the ninth inning as the Tigers hosted the reeling Twins.The no-hitter killer Joe Mauer struck again as the Twins catcher broke up a no-no for the 3rd time in his career. That's a clown move bro. Sanchez definitely has electric stuff and completed the […]

Majoring In The Minors: MLB Prospects & Call-Ups

As the calendar days of May trickle to a slow drip, fantasy baseball season is heading into it’s ninth week and exciting times are upon us as prospects are beginning to get their chances. It isn’t all fun and games however, as some teams seem to prefer mediocrity as opposed to giving a younger, more […]

Who to Trade, Who to Acquire? Baltimore O-verachievers & Other Surprising Studs

If you haven’t checked out our Three Up Three Down series, I strongly encourage you to do so. In addition to this week’s featured players, I took a look at some other hitters I’d think hard about moving or trying to acquire. The basis for my sample was the most surprising names in the top […]

Daily League Fantasy Baseball Lineup Analysis: May 24, 2013

We have switched things up a little bit in our Daily League column. Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys.  There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded... the idea here is to give you some […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Roundup May 24: History in the Making

The Platinum Era Growing up, depending on our age bracket, we idolized the likes of George Brett, Mike Schmidt, Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Bo Jackson, Ricky Henderson, Ken Griffey Jr and the list goes on… Now as adults, far removed from our childhood short-comings as wanna-be pro athletes, we are relegated to being office-chair-managers […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Agree to Disagree Week 8

This article is designed to compare and contrast what the major roto sites advise readers to do. I will take a look at their player recommendations objectively and either agree or disagree with their tutelage. The majority of the players I discuss are deep-league relevant guys who could be completely irrelevant in shallower standard leagues.  By […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Roundup May 23: Liriano loving the N.L.

Well today is slated to be one of the lightest days of baseball this season so I’ll try to make this interesting so you at least have something to ponder while you twiddle your thumbs between the one early game and the late games. Luckily for us baseball always seems to find a way to […]

Q&A: Trade Lester and Shields for Braun?

The following article was written by RotoBaller.com’s team of expert analysts, in response to a question asked by one of our RotoBaller readers.  You can click here for more info if you’re interested in having RotoBaller’s experts answer a custom question.   Question Submitted to RotoBaller >>Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools […]

Daily League Fantasy Lineup Analysis: May 22, 2013

We are going to switch things up a little bit in our Daily League column. Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys.  There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded... the idea here is to give […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Roundup May 22: Trout Fills the Score Sheet

Trout Cycles for Halos Angels’ 21-year-old phenom Mike Trout did the coolest thing a batter can do in baseball on Tuesday as he hit for the cycle. His cycle began with a single, then an RBI triple in the fourth, followed by a bases-clearing 3-run double in the sixth, capped off by a solo homer […]

Three Fringe Waiver Picks for the Coming Weeks

In this piece, RotoBaller delves deeper into three players who are currently in our Daily Updated Waiver Wire Watch List that you should look to own over the next few weeks. These are fringe players, available on the waiver wire in many leagues, who could have an immediate impact on your team. If you invest a roster spot in […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Down for Week Eight

With seven full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are struggling heading into Week 8: THREE DOWN: 1) Rickie Weeks (2B, MIL): Weeks is a perennial in the underperforming list. 3 HR, 10 RBI, 51 Kand a .170 BA is where he currently stands. […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Roundup May 21: Diamondback in the Rough and Super Mo

If you ask the average fantasy owner who the current top five starters are, you'll probably get a list including Clayton Kershaw, Matt Harvey and Yu Darvish. The aficionado may even get the #4 guy, Jordan Zimmermann. The name you most likely will not hear anyone say is the name that rounds out the top five. That […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Three Up for Week Eight

With seven full weeks of the 2013 season in the books, today RotoBaller casts a critical eye on three players who are on the rise heading into Week 8: THREE UP: 1) Mitch Moreland (1B, TEX): The Rangers full-time 1B has spent the last two weeks mashing and now has 10 HR and 22 RBI, […]

Daily League Fantasy Lineup Analysis: May 20th, 2013

We are going to switch things up a little bit in our Daily League column. Instead of giving you an exact lineup, we'll be sharing top positional plays with quick analysis about why we like these guys.  There is no set budget for these picks, so they may be star-studded... the idea here is to give […]

Fantasy Baseball Advice: Digging Deeper into Hitters - Chavez, Grandal, Profar, Gordon and more

3B - Eric Chavez – When I pulled up Chavez’s 2013 numbers, I thought the cursor may have accidentally been set to 2004 when he posted a career best wOBA of .384. But no, here we are in 2013 and after going an impressive 9 for 16 over his last 5 games, the 35 year-old […]