Buy Low / Sell High Candidates for Fantasy Baseball The season may still be young, but it's never too early to start scoping out your opponents' teams for a nice buy low candidate or shipping off one of your own over-performing players for a good return. I've found the early season to be the […]
Full Story »Five Outfield Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5
Hit the Waiver Wire for these Hot Week 5 Pickups The first month of the season is nearly in the books and fantasy owners everywhere are battling hard to stay atop the standings. The free agent market is slim this time of year and it can be tough to find quality additions on the […]
Full Story »Mark Melancon (RP, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Jason Grilli has be struggling this year, and hit the DL today after blowing a couple of saves. If you're looking for closers off the waiver wire, Mark Melancon may still be available in your league as he will be filling in as the Pirates closer and can be added […]
Full Story »Joe Smith (RP, LAA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ANALYSIS: Mike Scioscia named Joe Smith the new Angels closer earlier today, making him an immediate waiver wire pickup and one of those short-term sleepers for leagues that value closers and saves. Ernesto Frieri has been removed from the role, after a few disastrous outings and blown saves. He may get […]
Full Story »Top 4 Two-Start (SP) Streaming Options: Week 5 Waiver Wire
This will be a season-long, weekly piece on under-the-radar, two-start pitchers whom you should consider picking up for the following week of play. In weekly leagues, we know your attention turns to the next week as soon as lineups lock on Monday – this post will always be published well enough in advance to give you […]
Full Story »5 Setup Men To Own: Waiver Wire Pickups for Holds Leagues
The Hold - Baseball's Unheralded Stat It is very difficult to rely on one pitcher on your roster as the Holds specialist. Unlike the closer there is no such thing as the holder. Specialist relievers that get one batter out or an eighth inning setup man expected to be the final part of the bridge […]
Full Story »MLB Fantasy Baseball DFS FanDuel Lineup Picks for 4/25
Editor's Note: For those of you hardcore fantasy baseball gamers, FanDuel has an exclusive offer for RotoBaller members. Register through this link and you will be given a free 100% bonus on your first deposit up to $5,000 AND a free month of our exclusive In-House DFS Lineup Picks! You'll also be invited to free contests with cash prize and can enter FREE MLB […]
Full Story »Eye On The Minors: RotoBaller Prospects Road Trip!
This week, I am going to depart from my usual format and review the Minor League road trip I’ve been on for the past week. On Thursday, I left on a 2,500 mile drive from Scottsdale, Arizona to Andover, New Jersey. Normally, that drive can be done in two REALLY long days or three pretty […]
Full Story »Fantasy Baseball Q&A Session on Reddit
Yesterday RotoBaller participated in an awesome Q&A session on Reddit. Over 250 questions were posted by readers, and each one was answered by the RotoBaller team. We talked about recent MLB news, waiver wire pickups, sleepers and even a Stanley Cup prediction or two. You can click here to read a full transcript on Reddit […]
Full Story »Drew Smyly (SP, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Drew Smyly is owned in only 34% of Yahoo! Leagues. If you play in the other 66%, consider yourself lucky. What you have here ladies and gents is a bonafide breakout candidate. If you want to look at other RP turned SP and know what to expect, the absolute […]
Full Story »Alfredo Simon (SP, CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add only in Very Deep Leagues ANALYSIS: Simon has been quite impressive filling in for the injured Mat Latos and there's really no reason you shouldn't keep running him out there until the wheels fall off. Wait...the wheels are going to fall off? Yes, oh yes they will. Simon is currently sporting a 1.30 ERA […]
Full Story »Daily MLB Roundup: Foreign Substance Abuse
Is that Old Spice? I sure am glad I didn't draft Michael Pineda in my Fantasy Integrity League. Just a week removed from a pine tar incident while facing the Red Sox, Yankees starter Michael Pineda was tossed from the game Wednesday for having a puddle of pine tar on his neck. Yeah, his neck. […]
Full Story »Waiver Wire Pickups For Second Base (2B) & Shortstop (SS)
So how’d you do in Week 3? Whether you came out of the gate strong or stumbled at the start, your team can always use a shot in the arm - or in this case, the roster. I will be analyzing potential SS and 2B sleepers off the waiver wire all year long, for different […]
Full Story »MLB Fantasy Baseball DFS Fanduel Lineup Picks for 4/24
Editor's Note: For those of you hardcore fantasy baseball gamers, Fanduel has an exclusive offer for RotoBaller members. Register through this link and you will be given a free 100% bonus on your first deposit up to $5,000 AND a free month of our exclusive In-House DFS Lineup Picks! You'll also be invited to free contests with cash prize and can enter FREE MLB […]
Full Story »Top 5 Hitter Streamers For Week 5: Waiver Wire Targets
It's once again time for what I know has become one of your favorite parts of the week: my latest position player streamer article. Some of these players can be sleepers off the waiver wire, depending on your league format and depth, including AL-Only and NL-Only leagues. As always, each player mentioned will have an […]
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