Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 27

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop guide for streaming and waiver wire advice. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Thursday, April 27th. 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 data (Pitcher vs. […]

Contact Rate Risers and Fallers: Week 4

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. Each week […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 4)

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. What a crazy week for prospect promotions it has been thus far. […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 26

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily resource for streaming and waiver wire advice. This is a one stop guide for all of your categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Wednesday, April 26th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball […]

Cody Bellinger (1B/OF, LAD) - Prospect Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 12% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: According to Dodgers beat reporter Ken Gurnick, super prospect Cody Bellinger has been called up today: Source: Cody Bellinger is being called up by Dodgers. — Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) April 25, 2017 For now, we are recommending adding him off the waiver wire for […]

Taylor Motter (SS/OF, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: What was supposed to be a stop-gap appearances until Jean Segura heals has turned into a successful audition for playing time. Taylor Motter hit a grand slam on Sunday, giving him five home runs and 12 runs batted in over 51 at-bats. Motter hit as […]

Trey Mancini (DH/OF, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, Monitor in All Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of Yahoo! leagues ANALYSIS: It took a pair of two-HR, four-RBI games to get our attention, but Trey Mancini is now on the fantasy radar. He barely saw the field the first week of April, but has been in at DH most nights since […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/25/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

It feels like baseball never left us. Arguably the best pitcher in the world is ready to take the mound, while an old rivalry, consisting of some of the game's newest talent, kicks off this week as well. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for Yahoo on […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Watch List

Welcome to Week 4 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 aren’t quite ready to be picked up (depending on league size, of course), but who need to be on […]

Points Leagues Waiver Wire - Week 4

As we close in on the last week of the first month of the season, let's remember one thing: there is a lot of baseball left to be played! A lot of waiver wire guys are out there for a reason, so let's try to find some diamonds in the rough. Maybe some of these […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/24/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

Happy  Monday morning, or whenever you happen to be reading this. In any case there are zero afternoon games and nine evening games for a total of nine games on the slate. Math is fun. I'm going to focus on the evening games that are connected to the large guaranteed prize pools.  Yahoo has some great value options to […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire - Outfield

Welcome back to the Outfield Waiver Wire, where we take a look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 4 outfield waiver wire pickups. Any and all advice at this point in the year carries the implicit caveat of "It's April." Don't get carried […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 25

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of streaming and waiver wire advice. This is a one stop guide for all of your categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Tuesday, April 25th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy baseball […]

Waivers for Week 4: The Hit and Run with Joe Pisapia

In this "Hit and Run" video, Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) ells you what players to spend on and which ones to avoid wasting FAAB this week 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 find […]

Trey Mancini (OF/DH) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Welcome to the show, Trey Mancini. Not only are you mashing, but you are also officially outfield eligible in some fantasy baseball formats (with five games played at the position). So far this year, the rookie masher has slugged five home runs with 11 RBI […]

Taylor Motter (SS/OF, SEA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: For a team looking to rebuild with youth, you'd think the Rays wouldn't be so keen to give away power-hitting infield prospects before the season even started. Nick Franklin and Taylor Motter were both ditched by the team and may find themselves with successful […]

Ender Inciarte (OF, ATL) – Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 53% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Though he has flashed limited power in his first few seasons, Ender Inciarte has already hit four home runs this season. This is due in part to a fly ball rate a full 10% above his career rate and thanks to the […]

Champ or Chump: Robert Gsellman & Luis Severino

It is Sunday again, meaning that fantasy owners in leagues with weekly lineup changes are scouring the waiver wire for arms scheduled to make two starts. This is a fine strategy, as the extra work can give you a boost in counting stats such as wins and strikeouts. It can also blow up in your […]

Week 4 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. We’re looking at a […]

Week 3 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 […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 24

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of streaming and waiver wire advice. This is your one stop guide to address lineup holes, stream pitchers, or target categories of need. Below are your pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Monday, April 24th. Let's get to it.Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 3)

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. Talk about some big news on just a normal Tuesday, Starling Marte […]

Kevin Kiermaier (OF, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED IN: 30% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Kevin Kiermaier had a bit of a slow start to the season, but he's been able to raise his average to just below the .300 mark. With his numbers, and a spot in the top third of the Tampa lineup, Kiermaier is worth a roster spot […]

Hitter Steamers (Week 4): 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. I usually stick to players who have seven games, but because I do […]

Week 3 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 continuing to go over prospects who debuted this season with their big-league club (with the exception of one outfielder from Pittsburgh). There will be likely one […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 4

At this juncture, two things are becoming very clear: Eric Thames was a bargain in fantasy drafts and Byron Buxton is an albatross on your team. If you bought low on Thames or managed to snag him off the waiver wire, congrats. If you've had the misfortune of watching Buxton rack up Ks in your […]

Starling Marte Solutions: The Hit & Run with Joe Pisapia

@JoePisapia17 examines the best ways to handle Starling Marte's 80-Game Suspension in different fantasy formats. 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 or on demand, SoundCloud and on iTunes under RotoBaller Radio […]

Steven Souza (OF, TAM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 42% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Steven Souza Jr. delivered some category juice in his first two big-league seasons, totaling 33 homers and 19 stolen bases despite only playing in 230 games due to myriad injuries. However, contact issues made him a significant liable in batting average. Thus far in 2017, he's hitting […]

Week 4 Head-to-Head Category Pickups

Playing in weekly head-to-head category leagues requires a different strategy than other formats. Depending on your league size, you can tip the balance of your lineup week after week by making shrewd pickups off the waiver wire. In some leagues, a difference of one or two, say, steals can win the category for the week. […]

Power Risers and Fallers: Week Three

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 […]