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The Seattle Mariners promoted Franklin Gutierrez from Triple-A Tacoma and will bat him second in Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, according to the Seattle Times. The Mariners purchased his contract and will give him a shot at an important spot in the lineup. He will have Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz hitting behind […]
Full Story »Tommy Milone (SP, MIN) - Waiver Wire Analysis
BALLER MOVE: Stream in deeper leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: The trade that brought Tommy Milone to the Twin Cities may not have been a blockbuster, but his improvement this season has served Minnesota well. Milone is 4-1 with a 3.59 ERA and 1.34 WHIP for the surprisingly competitive Twins. Milone […]
Full Story »Drew Hutchison (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team leagues; stream for home games OWNED IN: 29% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Drew Hutchison currently has a record of 7-1 with a 5.33 ERA. How is this possible? Hutchison currently leads all of baseball in average run support, with 7.27 runs supplied per start by the Jays' sluggers. Hutchison […]
Full Story »PGA DFS: Fantasy Golf Sleeper Picks and Advice for the Travelers Championship
Editor’s Note: Our Partner DraftKings is hosting a HUGE Fantasy Golf tournament this weekend . The PGA Travelers Championship will pay $300K in prizes with $100K to first place, and best of all it's just $3 to enter! If you Sign up and make a deposit now, you’ll get a 100% bonus on your first DraftKings deposit. We’ll also […]
Full Story »Three Sluggers to Sell, Three Stars to Buy in Week 12 Fantasy
In the past few weeks, there have been a ton of home runs in the MLB from an unlikely cast of characters. Well, not completely unlikely. In the meantime, the guys you expect to be slugging homers have been cold at the plate. I'm here to tell you how to make the most of these […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers & Advice for 6/24/15
As with every Wednesday we're looking at another full slate of baseball. There's five early morning games on June 24th, so double-check lineups before 12:10 if you plan to play in an all-day league. Big price items include Chris Sale ($11,600) and Gerrit Cole ($11,000). Hard to argue either isn't worth it, so I'll try […]
Full Story »Braves Place Freddie Freeman (Wrist) On 15-Day DL
The Atlanta Braves placed Freddie Freeman on the 15-day DL with a right wrist contusion, retroactive to June 18, according to MLB.com. It’s a major loss for a Braves team that was creeping back in the race for the NL East crown. The 25-year-old is batting .299/.367/.520 with 12 HR and 41 RBI over 66 […]
Full Story »Jose Fernandez (Elbow) Shines In Rehab Start: One More Before MLB Return
Jose Fernandez shined during his latest minor league rehab start on Monday by allowing one run through seven innings, according to the Sun-Sentinel. The Miami Marlins ace is in the middle of a rehab assignment with High-A Jupiter while he works his way back from Tommy John surgery. On Monday, the 22-year-old threw 90 pitches and […]
Full Story »MLB Ready Prospects: Top 30 Rankings for Fantasy (Week 12)
Just a quick heads up about two of the names on this list. Domingo Santana is still listed even though he's on the active roster. He's expected to be sent down once Jacob Marisnick returns from a short DL stint. It's a similar story with Kyle Schwarber. He will be sent down on Monday. To be clear, […]
Full Story »Francisco Cervelli (C, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Two-Catcher Leagues Ownership: 18% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: So far this season, Francisco Cervelli has been consistently underwhelming, but that consistency has him currently ranked as the 12th best backstop for fantasy purposes. His season slash line currently sits at .311/.389/.400, which accurately portrays what fantasy managers can expect from the Pittsburgh catcher. Even […]
Full Story »Juan Lagares (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues Ownership: 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Juan Lagares has bounced back from a lousy May, hitting .309 with a .811 OPS thus far in June despite nursing an elbow injury that is limiting him in the outfield. Overall, he’s got a solid .271 batting average and 30 runs scored, with five steals […]
Full Story »Mike Pelfrey (SP, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in AL-Only and Deep Mixed Leagues Ownership: 19% Yahoo!, 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It’s becoming the same old story with the Sox this season. Stream a pitcher against them knowing that their offense is poor right now, but their bats could wake up at any moment. Something like that has probably been written at […]
Full Story »FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 6/23/15
We're back to a full slate tonight on FanDuel. Below you'll find my MLB DFS picks for June 23rd, 2015. Editor's Note: If you play on FanDuel, you should also check out RotoBaller’s DFS Partner DraftKings - they're hosting a one-day Fantasy Baseball league tonight. It's FREE to enter and pays out $110,000 in cash prizes! […]
Full Story »2015 Tiered Dynasty Rankings: Wide Receivers (WR), Tier 1
As the Football season starts to close in, we’re starting to roll out fantasy football content for Dynasty and Redraft leagues. Fantasy Football expert Bill Dubiel takes a look at the tier 1 wide receivers. We’ve already looked at Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tiers 3 & 4 for 2015 Dynasty Running Backs and Dynasty Quarterbacks as well. Here we’ll take […]
Full Story »Minor League Spotlight: Top Fantasy Prospects from Week 11
That trade between the Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks is very odd to me. In case you missed it, The DBacks traded an injured and old Bronson Arroya and 19 year-old pitching prospect Touki Toussaint for utility man Phil Gosselin. That Diamondbacks must have seen something that most people don’t in Gosselin. Or maybe they […]
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