Digging Deeper: Week 6 NL Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome back to our Week 6 edition of Digging Deeper, our weekly column where we will focus on deep league waiver wire options. My counterpart Tom Bellucco will be handling the American League while I focus on the National League. For those that have played in limited size leagues, you are well aware that at-bats and innings are the […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 6)

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. Based on a combination of different reasons, including the fact it is […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers - Week 6

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We now have a decent enough sample size in the early MLB season 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 to […]

Kevin Pillar (OF, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 38% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Toronto’s offense was nothing short of terrible to start the year. However, they have picked it up as of late and are averaging 4.7 runs per game in their last seven. In a suddenly good offense, Pillar is a real asset. […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (5/9/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

Happy Tuesday morning, or afternoon, or whenever you happen to be reading this. There are 16 games on the docket Tuesday with two afternoon tilts and the rest happening in the evening. All 14 of the evening games are connected to the GPP's so they're the ones that I'll be focusing on as a result. The start times range from 7:05 to 10:10 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 10

Welcome to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, May 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) […]

Week 6 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: The Hit & Run with Joe Pisapia

In this "Hit and Run" Video, industry veteran Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17)  gives you a bat, a speedster, a rookie and a reliever that are worth adding to your rosters. 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 […]

Michael Conforto - Budding Superstar or Extraordinary April?

We all know the timeless adage, "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me... you can't get fooled again.” At least that's the version I learned from George W. Bush. As of May 1st, 2016, Michael Conforto was sporting a 196 wRC+ fueled by a 1.118 OPS, a .411 BABIP, and 6.9% […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (5/8/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

Happy Monday morning, or afternoon, or whenever you happen to be reading this. There are 10 games on the docket Monday night and the start times range from 7:05 to 10:10 EST. All 10 of the evening games are connected to the GPP's so they're the ones that I'll be focusing on as a result. Yahoo has some great value options to choose from […]

Week 6 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 6 outfield waiver wire pickups. It’s still early, so you may want to avoid getting too carried away with making too many major changes to your roster […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Watch List

Welcome to Week 6 of The Watch List. We have had a few iterations already, but here’s a friendly reminder for those who forgot: 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 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 9

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, May 9th. 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. […]

Champ or Chump: Jay Bruce & Ryan Zimmerman

Fantasy baseball owners tend to roster two types of players. The first type is the flavor of the moment, whoever is hot lately or has scouts drooling over their potential. The second type is the boring veteran whose track record is so consistent he has to be valued highly. This approach frequently leaves the players […]

Week 6 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 […]

Scott Schebler (OF, CIN) – Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 41% of Leagues      ANALYSIS: Schebler has already smacked eight home runs this season. His metrics indicate this jump in power is no accident as his flyball rate is up from 29% last season to 44% this season and his HR/FB% has jumped from 15.8% to […]

Brandon Drury (2B, 3B, OF, ARI) – Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 45% of Leagues      ANALYSIS: Drury has created a new, and somewhat surprising, fantasy profile to this point in the 2017 season. His average is over .300 thanks to a .384 BABIP. While that is quite a high BABIP, Drury has sprayed the ball to all […]

Week 6 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. A column like this can be a tricky thing so early in the year. While the sample sizes […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 8

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. Use this column to bolster your neediest categories. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Monday, May 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. […]

Brett Gardner (OF, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: Brett “The Hitman” Gardner didn’t even have a run batted in on the season prior to April 29 -- when he launched two homers. He then went powerless in his next two games before smashing two more rockets on May 2. […]

Hitter Streamers (Week 6): Head-to-Head Leagues

Welcome back, RotoBallers! As a reminder, in this piece we're looking for weekly streamers, which means players who are less than 50% owned in Yahoo! leagues and who have a good chance to play a full complement of games in the week. There are a lot of teams with seven games this week, so I […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 6

It seems that Thames Fever has been replaced by Marwin Mania! In the same way I chose not to go into detail on Eric Thames, I won't regurgitate what has been said about Marwin Gonzalez on numerous waiver wire and streamer posts already. My simple advice: grab him if you can, then sell quickly. Moving on […]

Sell High Candidates - The Hit & Run with Joe Pisapia

In this "Hit and Run" Video, industry veteran Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) targets some "Sell High" candidates that you need to move before you regret it. 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 find new weekly podcasts on BlogTalkRadio live […]

Keon Broxton (OF, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: A popular pre-season sleeper, Keon Broxton's bat hasn't quite woken up yet. A line of .234/2/5  may not seem worth rostering a month into the season, but Broxton has the speed and potential to make for a sneaky stash. Broxton started out even slower […]

Podcast: After Hours With RotoBaller Radio - Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups

RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss Week 5 fantasy baseball waiver wire targets and general team management strategy. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday and Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. You can also find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on […]

Power Risers and Fallers: Week Five

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 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 5

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming and waiver wire advice. Use this column to address your neediest categories on Cinco de Mayo. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, May 5th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball trade analyzer BvP […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (5/4/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

Happy  Thursday morning, or whenever you happen to be reading this. There are 13 games on the docket Wednesday, but the start times range from 12:35 to 10:10 EST. Only the five evening games are connected to the GPP's so they're the ones that I'll be focusing on as a result. Yahoo has some great value options to choose from for DFS […]

Digging Deeper: Week 5 AL Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome back to Digging Deeper! I'll be taking a look at some deeper AL waiver wire options for Week 5 of the fantasy baseball season. The search for upside continues! As injuries pop up and long cold streaks turn into concerns of permanent regression, winning the waiver wire upside battle becomes crucial. You may feel like […]

Champ or Chump: Joey Gallo & Aaron Judge

The old saying "Chicks dig the long ball" applies to fantasy baseball owners as well. Billy Hamilton is frequently criticized for offering nothing outside of steals, yet similar players who provide nothing but bombs are not only rostered, but taken inside the top 100. Hamilton goes high too, but at least two owners in every […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 5)

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. So we’ve been able to see some of Cody Bellinger over the […]