Analyzing the First Round of the MLB Draft - Part 1 of 2

Welcome everyone to the first part of my analysis of the first round of the MLB draft! In today's segment, I will be going over picks 11-30 made by teams in the first round of the draft. Tomorrow, I will go over the top 10, delving into slightly more detail with those 10 players. These […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 16

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, June 16th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB matchups […]

Waiver Wire Points Leagues - Week 11

Week 11 is here and I've had to revisit some players that I've put on this list in the past. Didi Gregorius and Yuli Gurriel have both been on this list before, and as usual, my goal is to get them to that ownership number where I won't have to put them back on the […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 15

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Thursday, June 15th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB matchups […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire Watch List

Welcome to Week 11 of The Watch List. Each week we’ll be updating this list full of players who you maybe aren’t quite ready to pick up (depending on league size, of course), but who need to be on your radar regardless. We’ll look at several players in-depth each week and keep tabs on players […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire: Outfield

Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 11 outfield waiver wire pickups. We're getting a bit deeper into the season now, but there are still plenty of guys who can help you floating around […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 14

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, June 14th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB matchups […]

Bradley Zimmer (OF, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Bradley Zimmer hasn't taken long to adjust to the majors. Zimmer has jacked four homers, stolen three bases, and driven in 14 runs over his first 21 games. Zimmer isn't a power hitter, never hitting more than 15 HR in a minor league […]

Hunter Renfroe (OF, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Rookie Hunter Renfroe is living up to his billing as a masher. Renfroe has gone deep four times in the last two weeks, giving him 13 HR and 30 RBI on the season. While he's nowhere near Aaron Judge territory, he is making a case […]

Most Traded Hitters: The Hit & Run with Joe Pisapia

In this "Hit and Run" video, industry veteran Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) tells you which end of the deal you want to be on regarding the most traded hitters in fantasy baseball. 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 […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire: Deep Points Leagues

Points leagues are a different beast compared to rotisserie leagues, as you are looking for someone who can fill the whole stat sheet, and when you can find some of those guys on the wire, they are golden. Here are a few guys who can contribute in deep points leagues, one at each position to […]

Week 11 Cut List: Players on the Chopping Block

Welcome back to the Cut List. Each weekend from now until the end of the season, I’ll be offering my thoughts on players who don’t deserve to keep drawing a nonexistent salary on your fake baseball teams. In addition to the players on the Cut List, we'll also spotlight a player on the Hot Seat: […]

Champ or Chump: Edinson Volquez & Justin Smoak

Fantasy owners frequently limit their knowledge of the MLB player pool to only those who may be interesting from a fantasy perspective. Guys who stay in the majors without producing fantasy-relevant stats are generally assumed to have retired until we see them in a game. At that point, we say, "Player X is still active!?" […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 13

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, June 13th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB matchups […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 11

The grass isn't always greener on the other side. My uncle used to tell me that all the time. Then again, he was color blind so I'm not sure how sage that advice really was. A change of scenery doesn't always make for positive results, at least not right away. This week, we'll look at […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 11): Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back, RotoBallers! As a reminder, in this piece we're looking for weekly streamers in head-to-head leagues, which means players who are 50% owned or less in Yahoo! leagues and who have seven or more games in the week. These players could provide great value off the waiver wire, particularly in head-to-head leagues, for week […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 12

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Monday, June 12th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB […]

Mallex Smith (OF, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in AL-only, Deep Mixed Leagues OWNED IN: 12% Yahoo! ANALYSIS: After spending the better part of the last two months in Triple-A Durham, Mallex Smith rejoined the Rays on Friday, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored, two runs batted in and three stolen bases against the Athletics. The 24-year-old […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 10

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Saturday, June 10th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB […]

Power Risers and Fallers for Week 10: Buy or Sell?

Welcome back to this investigative piece where we examine players who have seen some notable changes in their power profiles -- for better or for worse -- in 2017. As usual, you don’t need me to tell you that Miguel Sano or Aaron Judge are strong or that Jarrod Dyson and Billy Hamilton are toward […]

Week 10 Rookie Roundup: Recently Promoted Prospects

Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Recently Promoted Prospects! Here I discuss some recently promoted prospects and what to make of their production for fantasy owners. We are getting closer and closer to the Super Two deadline for many players in the minors. In the coming weeks, we could start to see guys like […]

Digging Deeper: Week 10 AL Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome back to Digging Deeper! I'll be taking a look at some deeper AL waiver wire options for Week 10 of the fantasy baseball season. The first week of June has come and gone, and if your teams are anything like mine, injuries have become even more of an issue than they were in May... Which […]

Champ or Chump: Whit Merrifield & Marco Estrada

At this point of the season, available players tend to fall into one of two categories. The first is a breakout performer on a weaker club no one is paying attention to, such as Whit Merrifield of the Kansas City Royals. The second is a boring veteran player who seems to be performing as he […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 10)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. We are less than a week away from the start of the […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers - Week 10

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are now in the midst of the MLB season, so it's a good time 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, leading […]

Waiver Wire Points Leagues - Week 10

Double digit week! It's already week 10 and this season is just flying by. We're almost approaching the halfway mark of the season for most leagues, and there are still many diamonds to be found in the waiver wire rough. This week I went off the 30 to 50 board and gave out a few […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for June 8

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to improve upon your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Thursday, June 8th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP matchups data (Batter vs. Pitcher) PvB […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire: Deeper Points Leagues

Points leagues are a different beast compared to rotisserie leagues, as you are looking for someone who can fill the whole stat sheet, and when you can find some of those guys on the wire, they are golden. Here are a few guys who can contribute in deep points leagues, one at each position to […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire: Outfield

Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 10 outfield waiver wire pickups. We're getting a bit deeper into the season now, but there are still plenty of guys who can help you floating around […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire Watch List

Welcome to Week 10 of The Watch List. Each week we’ll be updating this list full of players who you maybe aren’t quite ready to pick up (depending on league size, of course), but who need to be on your radar regardless. We’ll look at several players in-depth each week and keep tabs on players […]